Monday, 28 May 2012

Fervian Death Cult Elite Advance Scheme


With the events of sessions #12-13 and Darien's accidental enrolement within a Death Cult, and their likely continued involvement in the campaign, I decided we'd best have an established Elite Advancement scheme for any player who wanted to join.

The cult is one of many that have originated on the isolated feudal world of Fervious (High Gothic: Vasenrule). It is connected to the Dairy farmers but is not exclusive to them, nor is it the only death cult that is connected to the Syndicate.

The cult is called "The Uniq" and, as far as most observers are aware membership is open to any who can defeat, and kill, a current member in ritual combat. The winner usurps the rank of the defeated member and thus this is also the method of promotion within the sect. It appears that there are three ranks: Chee-ken (rank & file member), Hum-phree (cell leader) and Ern-eee (high master). Darien is currently, for all intents and purposes a Hum-phree.

Restrictions: Members of existing cults or sects (priests, redemptionists, other death cultists, tech-priests etc) cannot join and a prospective member must ritually defeat an existing member in order to enter into the ranks of the cult.

Advance cost: 200xp

Effect: You gain the Secret Tongue (Death Cult) (Int) skill, Melee Weapon Training (Primitive), Thrown Weapon Training (Primitive) and access to the following Advances:

Advance
Type
Cost
Prerequisite
Chem-use(Int)
S
300
Cipher(Death Cult)(Int)
S
200
Cipher(Death Cult)(Int) +10
S
300
Cipher(Death Cult)(Int)
Forbidden Lore(Death Cult)(Int)
S
200
Forbidden Lore(Death Cult)(Int) +10
S
200
Forbidden Lore(Death Cult)(Int), Cult Rank: Hum-Phree
Forbidden Lore(Death Cult)(Int) +20
S
200
Forbidden Lore(Death Cult)(Int), Cult Rank: Ern-Eee
Intimidate(S)
S
300
Logic (Int)
S
300
Secret Tongue(Death Cult)(Int) +10
S
100
Secret Tongue(Death Cult)(Int) +20
S
100
Secret Tongue(Death Cult)(Int), Cult Rank: Hum-Phree
Blademaster
T
800
WS30, Melee Weapon Training (any). Cult Rank: Hum-Phree
Disarm
T
500
Exotic Weapon Training (Chain-sticks)
T
500
Lightning Attack
T
800
Swift Strike, Cult Rank: Ern-Eee
Quick Draw
T
300
Sure Strike
T
800
WS30. Cult Rank: Hum-Phree
Swift Strike
T
800
WS35, Cult Rank: Hum-Phree


Special: The following items of gear are of common availability to members of the cult:

Armour: Fervian Banded Armour (Body, arms & legs, Primitive, AP3)
Weapons: Long-sabre ( Melee (two handed), 1d10+2R, Pen 2, Balanced, Primitive) Chain-Sticks (Melee, 1d10+1I, Pen 0, Fast, Toxic, Primitive), Throwing Stars (Thrown, 5m, S/-/-, 1dR, Pen 0, Primitive)
Gear: Caltrops (Dark Heresy: Inquisitor's Handbook pg 102), Powder bombs (Dark Heresy: Inquisitor's Handbook pg 103),


2 comments:

  1. Interesting Elite Advance Scheme, though I'm not sure what the players really get out of it, as in, what are the benefits of beign part of this death cult?

    Though for RPing purposes, highly appropriate. :D

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  2. The key advantage is that it can potentially it gives access to talents and skills earlier in the character's career than they would normally get them. The majority of the advances are background specific but if the players want to deal with these people it's best to know them and speak their language.

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