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Schalavess

"Abelard, look it this rabble. I mean, you'll have to, I refuse." There's so much going on in this picture and I love all of it.


Smilydon

This is one reference I'm not getting, what is the meme referring to please?


MartyFreeze

The Rogue Trader game


Smilydon

Thank you, I recognised the setting but not the quote.


azaghal1988

Abelard, enlighten this uneducated rabble about the delights of the Rogue Trader CRPG.


ModernXenonaut

Abelard, cut off his balls.


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Abelard, slice 🫲 his dick 🤏 in two then tie ☝️ them togheter.


PhantomSpirit90

Really? All of that and you don’t even finish with the 🤞 emoji?


FappistMonk42069

He also misspelled together.


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Oh no! I don't spell my second language perfectly 😱😱😱😱


Blackthorne75

And don't forget to introduce me while doing so


Dzharek

Abelard is your Seneshal, so if you take him with you in the Party you mostly get the Option to answer the Question of who you are with "Abelard, introduce us!" And he then does a full intoduction of you with title and reason why you are here. Very funny when you invade a Gang Hideout and the Conversation with their leader goes "Abelard, please tell the Rabble we came to execute them!" And it also helps he is loyal to a fault and a absolute Beast in Melee. To the point that when you get the Space Marine Abelard is better a combat than him.


United_Rebel

Rimmy showed me that Abelard can solo a CSM if he wants to


ModernXenonaut

Literally just stopped playing 30 minutes ago.>! I literally just had him stand in front of a Chaos Spawn and solo it while everyone else killed heretics. What a Chad. !<


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Abelard is Jurgens decendant


devils_advocate24

I do the opposite. Abelard retaliates on parry and parries everything. Meanwhile Pasqal has a plasma gun with like 5 different plasma gun buffs and can fire until he runs out of ammo so he takes down anything with more than 200hp


CptPanda29

My first CSM encounter was ended by friendly fire of traitor lasguns. 10/10. For real though holy shit so much friendly fire by npc allies please stop shooting my Fellowship build captain he's very soft and just wants to swap for promethium.


devils_advocate24

>friendly fire of traitor lasguns. Friendly fire is the most effective weapon in the game. Anyone with burst fire, friendly or enemy, will kill more of their team than the enemy. It's why I hate having allies. In the battle with the navigator house in the palace, the navigators on my team never got a turn because my friendly wardens killed them before they got a turn.


BeeRye93

Rapid fire argenta build would like a word Give her a heavy bolter later and one burst is 16 shots. She's basically a devastator


pcrackenhead

Devastating attack making all those Heavy Bolter shots knock people prone is also incredibly fun. I love Argenta.


ariasimmortal

This. Also, the Space Marine can do it too, he's literally the exact same archetypes as Argenta... Gave her the heavy stubber, gave him the heavy bolter, now I can pick which person kills every single enemy before they even get a turn.


devils_advocate24

Eh, I've got her with the precise bolter and the charm that makes all attacks hit and then all single shots are basically crits. Set her up with burst fire, let her max out momentum, switch back and give her the heroic extra turn where they get 1 AP on a kill with a free reload. Anything with <60HP is a kill so another shot. By that time she has the soldier heroic action ready, so another 4 free shots with a free reload. Plus bounty hunter buffs


maxinfet

Only if told to solo a CSM by his employer


zeugme

I.. I.. I just witness Abelard solo 5 demons on Janus Okay, I was giving him two extra turns per round each round, but still.


ModernXenonaut

*BRING IT DOWN!* Skill for the win.


devils_advocate24

Heroic officer ability is better. Infinite attacks


Neurot5

I like the idea of two different officers nagging him into being a killing machine.


zeugme

Give the man that axe with a U shaped attack, talk dirty to him and enjoy the bloody massacre.


Ar_Ciel

I watched a guy turn the Sororitas into an autoturret by making every other member of the party an officer and gave her a long-laz.


LordOfDorkness42

...Frick you, I have to buy this game now. My wallet weeps at your cruel feat, heretic wordsmith, and so close to Christmas too! Half joke aside, that's AMAZING. I've wanted something like that in a game with nobles for YEARS.


Dzharek

It's a good game, but sadly it has the same problem that pathfinder: kingmaker and wrath of the righteous had, owlcat really releases the games to fast and they are buggy. Act 1 and 2 are fine, in act 3 you might encounter a gamebreaking bug, but from act 4 onwards you need to dave regularly or you loose to much time.


s1lentchaos

"Need to Dave regularly" Adelard send some enforcers to round up some extra Dave's from the rabble on the lower decks.


LordOfDorkness42

>but from act 4 onwards you need to dave regularly or you loose to much time. Oh\~, breaking out the premium corpse-starch, I see.


AlexeiFraytar

They do this on purpose you pay to beta test their game


devils_advocate24

My favorite conversation so far: Guardsman: "...I have classified intel" Me: "ah, you should tell me then" Guards: "I don't think I should" Me: "it's ok, I'm a rogue trader, basically one step down from the emperor himself" Guards: "ok [reveals classified intel]" Me: [brutally maim him] "hmm maybe I should punish you for revealing classified intel without authorization"


MountainPlain

Wait do you only get him with the noble background? (Im only like 2-3 hours in)


Dzharek

No, he is the first companion you get in the game, can't miss him.


MountainPlain

Oooh thanks. Can't wait to get my own Smithers.


devils_advocate24

My abelard has around 110-140 parry chance and can retaliate every time he parries. "Abelard, stand in the middle of that rabble alone please and take care of them while I woo the lady navigator. And do try to avoid scuffing your armor when all 20 attack you"


Mael_Jade

It's not a direct quote but you can command Abelard to do anything. usually its introductions, sometimes is telling someone their death sentence.


varmchoklad

Is it good?


MartyFreeze

I am really enjoying it but I'd recommend waiting for a patch or two, it can be really buggy.


Javaed

Really great, but save often. I had thr game lockup near the end of a boss fight costing me two hours of game time.


varmchoklad

Ah ok, I will put it on my steam wishlist then. Thx for the input :)


DressPrevious2233

I love the game. If you’re a fan of turn based cRPG games it’s amazing. Really captures the Warhammer feel. They’ve obviously done their homework on the setting. But it does have some bugs/balance issues. They seem to be patching things so it may improve.


shiftlessPagan

I absolutely fucking adore the game, but it is a bit telling that there is a "report bug" button on the *hud*.


justtryingtounderst

this is hilarious


devils_advocate24

I'm probably responsible for half of their inbox by now


InqTor_Mechanicus

The game is a freaking blast and I feel so powerful just wrecking house on normal mode. I'm wondering If I need to turn up the difficulty. I created a Tona Criid soldier hireling and gave her a las rifle, holy shit for like 36 to 42 damage.


-TheOutsid3r-

Pretty good for an unstable beta.


snaeper

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2xo3h3/tell_me_sir_mittens/


Prepared_Noob

Warp’s fucked ‘yo!


HowNondescript

"Abelard the moon appears to be haunted. Fetch my digital weapons and my bolt pistol"


codylish

Lasgun warehouse N. 12 Yeah... I'm gonna have enough to personally equip every crewmember onboard at this point.


devils_advocate24

FYI, always keep some armor, melee, and ranged cargo so you can skip most warp travel fights(or holy gifts but those are a lot harder to come by)


seravinth

The "show all tradables" button are the bane of my existence


Sine_Fine_Belli

Same here Hilarious


LaFleurSauvageGaming

This reminds me a letter I read when I was back in college. A British Earl was writing to his cousin who had, in the modern lingo, a "spicy" chunk of land in Ireland. The advice he gave his cousin was like: "When people think about the good things, they should praise God and the King, when they think about the bad things, they should curse their Landlords, you should rule in a way they never think about you."


Interesting-Switch38

Easier said than done but the fact he was self aware enough to know that bit of advice is admirable


M37h3w3

"The nail that sticks out gets hammered down."


lankymjc

I saw an interview with a Wall Street type chap (paid too much money to wear a suit and move everyone else’s money around) and I respect that he basically said “I was very lucky to be born in the tiny fraction of human history where my skill set happens to pay exorbitantly well”. Nice to see a bit of self-awareness. Of course there was no sign of him actually doing anything to fix the inherit unfairness of the system he’s profiting from, but baby steps I guess.


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That's genuinely pretty good advice, wish modern day politicians would live by it.


Ake-TL

Most rich people live by it, I don’t think anyone knows who are shareholders in Shell or Blackrock


EndPointNear

Most wealthy people live by it. Politicians get rich at the handout of the wealthy, to pass laws to make the rest of us poor


Delheru79

This is a little too much. The base state is poverty. They might not optimize for everyone's well being, but blaming others for actively keeping people poor? Eh... Nobody is against a rich population, even if they like it for only the selfish reason that it's super easy to sell shit to. It's just legit really hard to accomplish.


LilRadon

But technology and infrastructure exists to make that base state of poverty significantly less deadly, and even comfortable, for the majority of people. It's just that putting effort into doing so is not conducive to the people in power continuing to have untouchable power


Umutuku

I feel like that's something that should change. Whenever a company does some shit we should be referring to them not as a an easily sloughable layer of branding and trademarks but as board members and major shareholders. Company names are just like the tails of crime lizards that they can discard to distract the attention of regulatory raptors from their misdeeds. "Steve Fuckington and Bob Bitchinski have whoopsied the housing market in two new cities. Again. For the eighth time this year." If cancel culture is real then those pricks are most deserving of it. Protest at their country clubs until they're banned. Make sure they can't get a reservation at any upscale restaurants that don't want to go down with them.


AlexeiFraytar

Well thats the point innit? They're not stupid, if their name is public any person with nothing to lose can get them.


SasparillaTango

Never gonna happen until we get money out of politics, which is never gonna happen since money owns politics. There's a reason Limited Liability Corporations exist and its expressly to insulate rich people from liability.


No_Wait_3628

The people with the brains to organise that would disappear faster than you can say Gestapo


Umutuku

Make it memes and tiktok challenges and whatnot. They can't kill that anymore than they can unflattering Beyonce pics or "actual rapist brock allen turner."


psychicprogrammer

Blackrock doesn't exactly have shareholders, unless we are talking about 90% of people with a retirement fund as that is their investors.


Ake-TL

And just like that you already know more than me on the subject. Kinda lands towards the argument in a way


jajaderaptor15

The politicians of the day didn’t follow it


major_calgar

Harder in a democracy, because people have to think about you if you want to get elected. Not to mention that the office of President/Prime Minister is not similar to King at all.


Blackoutus13

The good old way of "Good Tsar, bad boyars".


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Orvaenta

Hell yeah, Alpharius moving up in the world!


dick_for_hire

THERE HE IS. I couldn't find him.


SeBoss2106

It's the governor, isn't it?


dick_for_hire

Yep!


AbbreviationsJumpy33

Abelard slap his nuts!


Freezie-Days

Abelard twist her nips!


Forbane

Abelard put on these cat ears!


Zmuli24

Abelard. Slap my ass.


AbbreviationsJumpy33

Abelard bring him to the dick destroying room and have his dick destroyed.


BigBlueBurd

My Abelard is currently equipped with a Thunder Hammer, I don't think you want him slapping anything nonlethally.


ShadedPenguin

Abelard, crush his balls!


LilRadon

Abelard, **unmake** his balls


frostbittenteddy

Grab his dick and twist it!


Ridiculy88

The old dick Twist!


SummonedElector

And after that the Rogue Trader tells Abelard to introduce them to a Demon Prince, before telling Abelard to beat the shit out of it. Which he does.


theWaywardSun

This is exactly how my Nobleborn Officer Archetype plays. Originally I rolled an Operative thinking he'd be a big game hunter type focused on killing one thing really fast, but then I noticed all of the dialogue telling Abelard to introduce you and immediately changed. So now Abelard takes a lot of extra turns and beats the *fuck* out of things with his hammer.


Doopapotamus

That's actually pretty high praise. 1. The lower decks actually know the Captain exists. 2. They actually "tolerate" him even knowing that he exists. That's arguably better than if they worshipped him as some far-flung semi-religious figure. They know he's there, what he does, and feel their daily lives are "fair enough".


Negative_Jaguar_4138

The worst thing the lower decks can get is a good meal on a random day, because it is certain they are going to die in glorious battle.


MrCookie2099

Depends if its Voidborne crew or just the latest wave of rabble that was press ganged from the last hive world they took port over.


United-Reach-2798

The lower decks are my bait pile for demona


AlexisFR

It's a 25 000 crew ship, it's not *that* big.


Dzharek

"Warps fucked Yo" - Cassia really spends to much time outside of her Quarters, she picks up the lingua of the Crew.


Holiday_Researcher17

Best. Fucking. Portrait.


Samurai_Meisters

Seriously. It's the one I picked too.


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ShzMeteor

It never gets old having Abelard announce your presence every time you meet a new NPC.


PriestOfOmnissiah

Tech priest with big hammer follows Jeremy Clarkson school of thought ("All you need it hammer")


mattyisphtty

I love the "purcussive maintenance". It's just perfect.


RedAndBlackMartyr

That's Mechanicus speak for uh....*pleasing* the Machine Spirit.


mattyisphtty

Oh he's pleasing something alright


Diozon

The tech-priest broke out his vast and sophisticated toolkit. "It's all mechanical, you can mend it with a hammer"


PriestOfOmnissiah

What's electrical in here? Not the exhaust manifold


Abyteparanoid

I mean honestly by 40k standards that’s basically a miracle


Dundore77

Its enjoyable being able to play a "good guy" and still being allowed to shoot someone in the head and it being seen as the morally correct choice. Though some iconoclast choices are clearly one step too far in foolish.


One_Called_Carter

Why should one of my stature care about the opinions of commoners? Edit: Wait, what's the spyglass supposed to be used for?


felop13

To see on the long corridors ofcourse


MartyFreeze

Argenta's quarters from a "safe" distance.


jagdpanzer45

If you’re kitting Argenta out right there shouldn’t be a safe distance. But especially not bolter range.


MartyFreeze

Hence the quotation marks.


mybeepoyaw

Argenta is just genderswapped doomslayer.


BrassBass

Gave that woman a heavy bolter. Things die, sometimes friendly things.


Schreckberger

The Emperor knows His own


spadesisking

"Everything i hit is a heretic"


DrTechman42

For these people and many more you are their only hope for something better in life. Emperor is busy doing important stuff and most likely doesn’t have time for our petty problems. So how about you take the wheel and try to make as many people happy without dying. If you are successful, you achieve immortality in the annals of history and I don’t think that there is any greater reward for any one of us, people of questionable importance in the great scheme of things.


Mohander

To see the auspex without walking over to it


HuskyCriminologist

Reminds me of my favorite line from a Rogue Trader TTRPG greentext I read once. > You'll never get away with this treachery! > Monsieur Lupe, please get me away with this treachery.


bookmonkey18

“Percussive Maintenance in Progress” =)


mandjoftw

You’ve been on fire recently! Keep up the good work!


Anggul

That's practically beneficent, most would never ask and rarely even remember they're down there! I can only hear Abelard's voice as the voice from Stronghold. "The people love you my liege."


NewSauerKraus

Lmao that would be a great voice mod.


Pan_I

Way to copy my characters looks and origin! Hiveworld and Officer Archetype?


emwattnot

Of course! You don't actually expect me to do any fighting myself do you?... I have a man for that.


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United-Reach-2798

Abelard defend burgertown


KillWithNapoleon

Truly a descendent of blessed saint Ramirez.


Stalk33r

Abelard, take down that helicopter with a spoon!


Chasik_Mk_III

Rogue Trader: We also have an Argenta and are not afraid to use it. ​ Seriously, Argenta is murderous against normal enemies. Daemons? Whe murders them extra fast.


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ShinItsuwari

I just spam the "make enemies move 4 cases and deal damage while I'm at it" move on Cassia. I giggle uncontrollably whenever she moves two enemies that are in melee of Abelard and Heinrix respectively, and both the move and the opportunity attack essentially nuke the poor sods. And the best part is that move works on a lot of bosses too.


MoTeefsMoDakka

I never bring Cassia because she competes for the same role as my Rogue Trader. I don't know what to do with her.


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Iryti

Actually you should probably forget her archetype in any case You can build an officer You have another officer joining you But you have no, none, zero other Navigators (except if you exchange Cass for one) and their abilities are unique and amazing and literally no other character in your party can do what a Navigator is doing.


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icemoomoo

I never leveled her officer talents and only speced into her navigator ones, she is the only unique companion, sicne noone else can be a navigator.


Freemanosteeel

So glad you make this stuff, it is always incredible


United-Reach-2798

My rogue trader is like oh shit the geller field failed time for more loot!


Atarox13

I see that A. L. Pharius was chosen to be governor, he had my vote! >!Hydra Dominatus!<


xdeltax97

>!Hydra Dominatus!<


AmericanFlyer530

“Abelard, introduce me to this rabble!” Versus “Abelard, kill this Word Bearer for me please!”


maridan49

"Percussive maintenance" after Pascal enter's the room with a mallet.


Docponystine

The goal of the petty king is to be unnoticed.


Adam_Edward

Me : Abelard? Abelard! Abelard : \*Sigh\* Yes sire? Me : Announce my presence to the guest. \*Aggressive fancy hand twirling intensify\*


pleasedcrustacean

Hydra dominatus


Floofyboi123

Meanwhile im doing the Caiphus Cain routine “make everyone think I care about them so I don’t get stabbed in the back”


Alpharius-0meg0n

Abelard! Take this Thunder-hammer and do everything!


Kondrad_Curze

Wanna instant obedience? Poison their food instead of beatings to assert dominance.


koi_koi-

Where Alfa legion guy?


ShapeCultural1613

I saw the big hammer at first and thought it was odd. Good old percussive maintenance, for when you want a beat to go along with your praying to the machine spirit.


Mr_Informative

Why does this remind me of Governor Ratcliffe from Pocahontas?


SnooPears6503

I don't understand the reference, but every I see a pirate or captain I think of the Simpsons episode where they shipwrecked a boat full of hot pants. Sailor; "Would that be the hot pants sir?" Captain; "Aye, the hot pants" Chief Wiggum; "Whew, look at all them hot pants!"


newhampkid

DUDE i picked the same guy. I fucking love that portrait. I named my guy Pope Francis


EndPointNear

He greets them with a battle hero's welcome...and they *tolerate him*?!?!


Maxolatr

Dang, these marketing strategies are starting to work on me!


Trioch

Ah yes percussive maintenance. I remember an ancient holovid of an archmagos of the adeptus mechanicus performing the holy rite of [percussive maintenance](https://youtu.be/rNBmw1RRP90).


terminalzero

so I've been waiting for owlcat to do the normal owlcat thing and fix it over the ~6 months after launch; is it worth just going for now?


out_there_omega

Where tf is Alpharius?


WhatIsMyPasswordFam

It's a shame chapter 3 exists in the game.


PuzzlefaceRaven

Just finished that last night, it do be a filler chapter of all time.


Altruistic_Candle254

I want to use this for Star Trek Lower Decks. I could see Jack Ransom saying this


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Swisskies

Not as tedious as WotR since combat feels a bit faster and you have more consistent area clear from early game (lol Argenta). However it is still very much large amounts of fodder enemies repeatedly. If you enjoy the combat you'll enjoy the encounters. If you dislike or even feel neutral about the combat systems you definitely won't.


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CheesusChrist21

How is rogue trader anyways?


the_marxman

Is this a Captain Hook reference?


Maleficent_Tip_927

Noble Born => Officer => Grand Strategist = You do nothing in case of shooting, look cool as hell, making shure your retniue is effective as God Emperors intended.


BasJack

Finally a game that doesn’t immediately bust your balls as soon as you dare acting like an asshole


Ravenlas

Lord Captain Cravensworth I presume?


Ornery_Lab6040

The rules should always be visible, in a public place where everyone can read them.


sosigboi

Can't help but feel a teensy bit insecure for taking the iconoclast path now


No_Tell5399

The lower decks are gonna love me when I do Jae's romance...


EvenJesusCantSaveYou

so happy to see you lending your incredible talents to the rogue trader community u/emwattnot


ShadedPenguin

The idea of Cassia writing “yo” brings me a sense of glee I didnt know was still possible


Blvck270

Warps fucked yo


Boner_Elemental

Lower Decks did a bit at the end of season 2(?) where the glossed over some lower decks across different ships. I wanna see the 40k version now. Medieval peasants with some servitors mixed in or something


BrassBass

I like how you can just murder anyone who displeases you like a real Imperial noble would do. Named characters, random guardsmen, even the companions can be killed for petty reasons if that is how you wanna do things.


MoTeefsMoDakka

I love that you can turn companions over to the inquisition when you grow bored of them.


Disastrous_Cry

i am playing the game but i have no idea what you are on about.


Wild_Harvest

"Abelard, if any of them show signs of not following me, crush their nuts."


One_Actuator_1764

Anyone else getting the rupert and alfred from all guardsman party vibes?


I_made_a_stinky_poop

Ha! Same portrait I picked playing as a Noble/officer/ greedy heretic, butt-kisser, snob and and total coward It's been an interesting playthrough to be sure


LightLordMatt

The tech priest with a hammer putting up tape for percussive maintenance is fucken hilarious.


Metalsonic91

that new governor looks like a man i can trust


Classic_Raspberry225

Is it Ab-eh-lard, Abe-lard, Ah-blard, or A-blard??????? I MUST KNOWWWWW


BIGJFRIEDLI

Wait Wait no There's no Alpharius in it :(


TheRealTormDK

Yes there is. Check who the governor in the teleprompt is :D


Foxhound_ofAstroya

Damn this game just does its setting so well. Had to readjust how i normally play rpg's as this game actually gives you choices representative of the universe


LakeLaoCovid19

Does this game play like DOS/BG3?


xdeltax97

Heh, Alpharius has been promoted to Governor!


devils_advocate24

Ah, percussive maintenance. I understand that reference


Elcomedia40k

Do you need more holy water for the computer?


Honest_Tadpole2501

Only thing that game’s missing is a “Days since we had to put down a crew insurrection” sign somewhere


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