Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader by Rick Priestley

by Rick Priestley

The original Warhammer 40K Rogue Trader Role Playing Game.

Genres: Science Fiction, Role Playing Games, Games, Gaming, 40k, Dystopia

Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Rick Priestley is a miniature wargaming designer.

Reviews

[skugga · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd forgotten how much of a hybrid RPG/Wargame the first edition was. And how much of the fluff in this 30yr old rulebook has influenced not only Warhammer 40k but gaming/popculture in general.

[Beau Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Welcome to gaming 101. If you played D&D back in the 80s, but wanted to dabble in something a little more challenging , then this is where you ended up.

A good mix of RPG & tabletop war-gaming. The rules were flexible enough to allow the end users to adapt them. And the stories (fluff) were fantastic.

This book is a rarity nowadays. If you see a copy, pay the asking price.

[Adam Durber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic, this book drips with rich themes and lore. Amazing how much of the modern day 40k was already present in this 1st edition, and also how much has been retconned. Some real cheesy old school role play sections and some amazing enticing concepts.

[William · Rating 3 out of 5]

1st Edition, I own this book, but I never played this edition. Compared to the most recent incarnation this is a backward and archaic version, completely unrecognizable to most players. Fun to look at but that is about it.

[Tim Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Re-reading was a nice stroll down memory lane.

[Mryare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun. Read it really just for the lore. WH 40K has come a long way.

[Michael Heitmanek · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is where it all started. Don’t ask me how much I paid for a mint copy but it was money well spent to be in my teenage years again.

[Ellen Schoener · Rating 4 out of 5]

Feeling nostalgia-
great to go back to where it all started.

[Emilio · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book taught me about Warhammer 40,000. It answered all of my questions, and I now have a solid understanding of how the game works.

[Thorbjørn Sølver Lange · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got me hooked on the WH40k franchise, setting and miniatures game back around 1990