/40krpg/ 40K Roleplay General: Xenos-Killing Flashlights Edition

Depends on the source.

What about space marines?

SoBs wouldn't make good wives in the first place, not for rogue traders nor for anyone.

The average female noble a rogue trader would marry is an augmented sex expert experienced in running an estate, interested in expanding it and prepared to give her children a crash course in surviving in the cutthroat world of noble politics. A Sob knows nothing and cares nothing about pleasing her man running his household or raising children. He couldn't even bring her to a fancy party because she would embarrass him by eating the space fish with the space fruit pork.

It sounds like you're confusing Rogue Traders with planetary Govenors. Think of them more as sanctioned Pirates that only does pirating stuff as long as it's in the name of the God-Emperor of mankind.

Their ship is their estate, their "politics" often end in having their Arch-Militant killing whomever is in there way. If the Rogue Trader is going to a posh party, it's only because his retinue is going through the rest of the house, stealing whatever isn't nailed down. Think "Inquisitor" except he has even more money, far less restrictions, and way, way more mobile.

Depends on the source. Most sources have them celibate without mentionning an interdiction.
One of the Ciaphas Cain books has a canoness in an affair with the schola's director, and Inquisitor Vail comments that despite the commonly held belief that sisters are forbidden from having sexual relationships, they don't actually take celibacy vows.
Also there are refences to (non sororitas) concubines for high-ecclesiarchy members in the fluff, so the Ecclesiarchy may take more from protestantism or early catholism than from post council of Nicaea (get the reference?) church.

One big problem is that sisters are forbidden from owning anything. They belong to their order. So marriage may be impossible in that regard. It doesn't prevent them from having a partner, though.

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>Their ship is their estate, their "politics" often end in having their Arch-Militant killing whomever is in there way.

what about all the dynastic holdings in the background? most rogue traders probably don't even keep their spouses and children around, they stay behind being normal asshole nobles

In the Catholic Church nuns and sisters are a different thing with different vows. The latter have simpler vows and could even leave the convent and marry, though it's very rare.

t. man with nun and sister aunts

>most rogue traders
Most? Where are you getting that from?

Every bit of lore that I've read about Rogue Traders say that they all have a warrent of trade that allows them to go where ever, do whatever, as long as they explore, spread the religion, and/or crush xenos in the name of the Imperium of Man (and most take full advantage of that because it comes with a free ship!). Now, they might in their later years retire of all of that, then yeah they might need a bride of worthy repute, but a SoB is a good wife for an adventuring Rogue Trader that has a zealous love for the big E.

Alright boys, I'm of a mind to get rich in DHe1. Not 'Rank 5 noble look at my 750 throne/month income' rich, not 'Can afford Best Craft Power Armour' rich, but 'Carelessly dropping 10mil on a shiny new Guncutter. I needed a personal launch for my starship' rich. I want the first billion to be a good start.

I know Ascension and especially RT's acquisition system is geared more toward this kind of wealth but I'd like to actually bridge the gap between counting thrones and influence/PF levels of wealth in more detail than
>We're spent a bunch of XP so we're moving to Ascension. You now have 40 influence.
We'll probably move into PF eventually just to spare us all some bean counting but I think having spent the time actually building up companies and interests will make that 40 PF feel much more meaningful than 40% chance to Acquire ExRare item X.

I think it could lead into interesting RP things long term too. I'm planning for my wealth to be 'real' in that it's actually legitimate and not just made of assets seized under Inquisitorial authority; then using the businesses I own as covers for inquisitorial work and the money I make to pursue inquisitorial interests. Sort of like hiding in plain sight but more hiding on a raised platform with a laser light-show.

Think RT's PF system to represent our buying power, including trying to set up trade routes and the like to increase it, but without the freedom of the Warrant to leave the Imperium, generally not give a fuck, etc. And from DH, working for the Inquisition, the power dynamics as you move from being an acolyte/interrogator doing what you're told into a peer of your former master trying to do what you can to keep the Imperium safe.

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