Expanded Archetypes

Expanded Archetypes is a project to add new abilities and talents to the existing character class archetypes in Rogue Trader. The goal is to provide novelty, added variety, and more interesting build decisions.

The goal is to add abilities and talents to each of the original four tier 1 archetypes. I am trying to loosely theme these around the idea of trees, related features that build out a clear but missing niche for those paths. I am focused on tier 1 as I feel that is where broader choices belong while tier 2 is intended for specialization.

The Soldier gets a shotgun tree and heavy weapons talents.

• []The Pistol Whip ability lets a ranged weapon-equipped soldier mix in some melee up close with the ability to stun the target.

  []The Butt Strike talent gives additional damage to Pistol Whip when using a two-handed ranged weapon.

  []The Street Sweeper talent makes pushbacks on shotgun blasts occur even on a miss.

  []Shearing Shots adds an additional 50% overpenetration.

  []The Gut Shot talent makes shotgun attacks on adjacent targets automatically hit.

  []Big Guns adds 10 armor when wielding a heavy weapon.

  []Suppressing Fire slows targets hit by heavy weapons.

  The Operative gets a sneaky tree and a broader foundation to build on:

  • []The Disengage ability lets the operative safely extract themselves from melee and lower their target priority

    []The Backstab talent increases damage while the Operative is the lowest priority target

    []The Marked Target talent leaves one exploit intact when abilities would otherwise remove them all

    []The Vanish talent expands the Perfect Spot ability by making the operative the lowest priority target when Perfect Spot is used

    []No Scope reduces the cost of deadeye shots.

    []Additional attributes and skills added to level-up to allow for more diverse characters.

    The Officer gets a heroic self-buff tree.

    • []Deeds Not Words is an ability that gives a full stat buff based on Fellowship.

      []The Shield of Courage talent is a Deeds upgrade that adds armor to the buff

      []The Guide My Hand talent is another Deeds buff that makes attacks automatically hit.

      []The Audacity talent lets the officer substitute Fellowship for Agility in calculating Dodge.

      The Warrior gets a flamer tree and two-handed weapon talents.

      • []Fuel for the Fire is an ability that triggers instances of burning on nearby targets.

        []Pyromaniac is a talent that refunds 1 ap the first time a flame or melta weapon is used in a turn.

        []Conflagration is a talent that adds stracks of burning based on ballistic skill.

        []Enveloping Flames is a talent that increases the minimum damage of flame and melta weapons based on ballistic skill.

        []Cleave Through does damage to an adjacent opponent following a kill while wielding a two-handed melee weapon.

      • Overhead Smash increases armor penetration while wielding a two-handed melee weapon.

        You may need to respec to see changes.

        This is still a work in progress. Feel free to use the comments to suggest more additions to archetypes in the future.

        Installation:

        You will need to install MicroPatches version 1. 17. 4+ for this mod to work.

        The easiest way to install it would be to use Modfinder.

        If not using ModFinder, you will need to unzip the folder into your Game's Modifications folder. The path will be similar to C:\Users\Me\AppData\LocalLow\Owlcat Games\Warhammer 40000 Rogue Trader\Modifications

        Once the folder is there, you may need to edit your OwlcatModificationManagerSettings.json file. This is one level up from the mod's folder. It needs to look something like:

        {"$id":"1","SourceDirectories":[],"EnabledModifications":["ColdTraderOccupation","BigFlagship","jhExpandedArchetypes"],"ActiveModifications":["ColdTraderOccupation","jhExpandedArchetypes"],"DisabledModifications":[]}

        You will need to add the two entries for jhExpandedArchetypes following the format above. Once this file is edited you can start your game and you should see the mod in the in-game mod tool (not the built in Unity Mod Manager)