tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881836975902910782.post1053273010556312428..comments2023-12-13T03:27:42.814-08:00Comments on Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader Blog: The Art of Rogue TraderOrlygghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881836975902910782.post-73049280853710288412017-08-26T12:54:40.565-07:002017-08-26T12:54:40.565-07:00Great stuff, thanks for posting all in one placeGreat stuff, thanks for posting all in one placeSiph_Horridushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159625883822754521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881836975902910782.post-77146308114129821682016-02-25T12:13:50.606-08:002016-02-25T12:13:50.606-08:00Sibbick's cover sold me on 40K so long ago. Y...Sibbick's cover sold me on 40K so long ago. Your right, it has NEVER been matched!<br /><br />BrianWeird WWIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808434475629751337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881836975902910782.post-2241120426355429442016-02-17T15:53:18.553-08:002016-02-17T15:53:18.553-08:00Thanks for posting that, a fascinating insight int...Thanks for posting that, a fascinating insight into a big part of my childhood :-)James Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833167691027179197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881836975902910782.post-38418331067930281292012-07-29T07:36:38.289-07:002012-07-29T07:36:38.289-07:00I worked at GW HQ in Lenton for about five years, ...I worked at GW HQ in Lenton for about five years, quite often closely with the design studio and picked up a lot of 'rt folklore'<br /><br />A few things that might enlighten you.<br /><br />Most the original chapter names were based around irreverant jokes. Rainbow Warriors were named after the Greenpeace ship that had made the news being sunk the year before, 'ultramarine' are an obvios joke, Dark Angels were named after the poem (the chapter master being the author) and the 'crimson fists' allegedly take their symbol from a US gay rights movement!<br /><br />There were no missing legions. Rick saw some historical records of Roman Legions and for dishonour in battle some were 'expunged from imperial records'.. they just carried this over to 40k... no one has ever known who they are because its just a 'nod' to Imperial Rome. :)<br /><br />The art preceded the miniatures... the sculptors were given concept art from which to create their designs. Over time you begin to see (around WD107) more artwork where the artist copies *directly* the miniatures pose, weapons etc. Much of the art in Adepts Titanicus did this. <br /><br />Some of the artwork directly references the miniatures. The Ultramarine in camo stalking the beaked guy behind the tree is the first line of marines 'brother stalker' miniature (all the early marines were named after either police men, detectives or batman actors) hunting down an early 'mercenary' range figure called 'worldburner' Its a beaked helmet hes wearing.<br /><br />The two guys at the bar are just human renegades from imperial law... back in RT days anyone could wear power armour not just marines.<br /><br />The marine with tracks is supposed to be a cyborg as far as i'm aware and the squats are penal legion troops. Penal legion and human bombs were a big part of the guard until terrorisms higher profile made it very un PC<br /><br />when RT was written there were no models for ages and most of the playtest games were done using stand ins. Thats why loads of fantasy models are included in the stat line and bestiary at the back.<br /><br />The thing to remember is that Rogue Trader was originally written as a 'catch all' sci fi game that would let you play flash gordon, star wars, or *any* book or film you loved.. thats why there are odd reference to things like Dr WHo. It was also written to be able to use all the minis currently in production (thats why the arbites are there so you could use your judge dredd minis).<br /><br />It also *originally* was going to be a star ship combat game... the whole grim dark imperium background was very much an afterthought, thats why at times it seems very disjointed.<br /><br />Somewhere the real first mention of Rogue Trader is a small ad on a GW mail order flyer around 1985 that goes on about galactic space circuss!<br /><br />http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sj9b2lF-_OA/TqhHH3ltIlI/AAAAAAAAB-s/Ag9XuHdU5bo/s1600/citcomp1059-01.jpg<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Gareth/Poniff/Mjr Hazzard from 'talesfromthemalestrom' blogpontiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008372708669998524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881836975902910782.post-41305283137188745012012-06-27T14:45:12.626-07:002012-06-27T14:45:12.626-07:00Echoing Mr Smith, a great selection of artwork; mu...Echoing Mr Smith, a great selection of artwork; much of which I've never seen before. A friend of mine owns RT and we did actually play it once or twice about a decade ago and I enjoyed the vibe infinitely more than modern incarnations of 40K. Focusing on third edition WFB at the moment, but would certainly love to revisit RT in a more thorough manner!Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486311422850536804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881836975902910782.post-43384098275881074242012-06-26T13:17:21.829-07:002012-06-26T13:17:21.829-07:00Hi!
Excellent choice of imagery there! The almost...Hi!<br /><br />Excellent choice of imagery there! The almost print like quality of the full page illustrations like the Emperor was one of the really fascinating things about Rogue Trader for me along with the comic by Carl Critchlow in there too really got my imagination going back when I picked it up as a pimply youth!<br /><br />The sheer wildness of illustration style and the definite comic book influence along with the subtle humour in the early 40k stuff is brilliant and its a real shame that newer editions seem to be lacking it as it just seems to be too Grimdark!<br /><br />Cant wait to see what you post next!<br /><br />All the best!SpacecowSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526363535587059611noreply@blogger.com