Hey internet, (and Brents Unicorns)… Duke here, taking a break from the inferno to bring you a little nugget that gave me a good perspective on where the fluff we know and love started.
Not too long ago I decided to get out my copy of the Rogue Trader Rule book and give it a little read. The greatest thing about this book is all of the weird fluff that is no longer present, not to mention the little things that Mr. Awesome, aka Rick Priestly would put in the book as side jabs. I might do an ongoing article on cool little thing I find in here (and if you all like it).
1. In the Equipment section under “musket,” Rick describes Birmingham: “Birmingham -aka the Black Planet- receives almost no light and as a result no-one wants to go there. Its inhabitants have become linguistically and culturally isolated.” Sounds like he really doesn’t think too highly of his neighboring city, lol.
2. “The presence of a group of savages in the imperial army may encourage overall discipline and loyalty.” Again, speaking from experience Rick?
3. “Land raiders of differing designs are built by planetary governors and some aliens.”… WHAT?! Aliens have Land Raiders! And Planetary Governors can build them at will!? Soo many fluff bunnies are going to be pissed, lol
And my personal Favorite:
The Legions Astartes – “Young recruits are subjected to many hours of intensive training and indoctrination, leading to physical and mental changes.” Really? Many hours! Holy moly batman… I didn’t know it was that hard. So the schedule looks like this?
08:00-12:00 indoctrination
12:-13:30 Lunch (It is a little longer cause they are hungry from all the surgery)
13:30- 17:30 Intense training (Mental Changes… I think they play Jenga and Sudoku)
17:30-19:00 Dinner (Again, still hungry)
19:00-21:00 Intense Training (Physical Changes… FSM?, lol!)
Anyhow, that is it for now. Hope you enjoyed this little piece of history.
What are some of the gems you remember from this book?
