What is your fav alignment and what would you recommend for a second play??

[Irinka]

Hello everyone! I just finished my first playthrough of Rogue Trader, and what an incredible journey it was! I went with the Iconoclast alignment, and I have to say, it felt thrilling to embrace that benevolent nature while navigating the complex politics and chaos of the game. Even though some of the choices felt a little bit naive sometimes it still made for some intense decisions, and I loved every moment of it

Now, I'm curious to hear from all of you, because I really don't know if I should go heretic or dogmatic for the second one. What alignment did you choose for your playthrough, and why was it your favorite? How did it shape your experience of the game? And if you've done multiple playthroughs, which alignment do you think would be a great follow-up to the Iconoclast path? I'm eager to try something new for my second run, so I'd love to hear your thoughts on what might provide a fresh challenge or a unique perspective!

[Razer]

Dogmatic was pretty good. You obviously have roleplay a little zealous for it, but I ended with 4 ranks of dogmatic, 2 ranks of iconoclast and 1 rank of heretic.

[Irinka]

Originally posted by Razer:

Dogmatic was pretty good. You obviously have roleplay a little zealous for it, but I ended with 4 ranks of dogmatic, 2 ranks of iconoclast and 1 rank of heretic.

I was thinking about going dogmatic but I feel like my playtrough would be similar in some ways to iconoclast, while heretical would be totally different. I also read on some posts that the heretical path is kinda not very well done so idk. I will still play both probably

[Shield]

Originally posted by Irinka:

Originally posted by Razer:

Dogmatic was pretty good. You obviously have roleplay a little zealous for it, but I ended with 4 ranks of dogmatic, 2 ranks of iconoclast and 1 rank of heretic.

I was thinking about going dogmatic but I feel like my playtrough would be similar in some ways to iconoclast, while heretical would be totally different. I also read on some posts that the heretical path is kinda not very well done so idk. I will still play both probably

I'm personally gonna play a heretical route once all the DLC and shizz is out.

As you said, it's currently undercooked and I need a good future reason to replay RT once all the DLC have come through.

So I recommend dogmatic, it's sufficiently different enough imho.

[Razer]

Originally posted by Irinka:

Originally posted by Razer:

Dogmatic was pretty good. You obviously have roleplay a little zealous for it, but I ended with 4 ranks of dogmatic, 2 ranks of iconoclast and 1 rank of heretic.

I was thinking about going dogmatic but I feel like my playtrough would be similar in some ways to iconoclast, while heretical would be totally different. I also read on some posts that the heretical path is kinda not very well done so idk. I will still play both probably

I roleplay. So that means that I have a specific character in mind and how they would respond to a certain situation. This stuff is hardly ever black and white. So if I play Heretic, I will likely also have Iconoclast. There's really no reason to go all-out on a Conviction because "conviction". Your character and role play enjoyment are most important. And you will get a result of that in your conviction. Max conviction requirement for dialogue is Rank 4. There's no Rank 5 dialogue options anywhere as far as I've seen. And even with the ranks I had in the other 2 I was still able to get nearly maxed interactions with Dogmatic. I was 1 rank off I think for the interaction with the Inquisitor, but all that gives you is a different ring and slightly altered dialogue. Not important at all.

[Shield]

Originally posted by Razer:

Originally posted by Irinka:

I was thinking about going dogmatic but I feel like my playtrough would be similar in some ways to iconoclast, while heretical would be totally different. I also read on some posts that the heretical path is kinda not very well done so idk. I will still play both probably

I roleplay. So that means that I have a specific character in mind and how they would respond to a certain situation. This stuff is hardly ever black and white. So if I play Heretic, I will likely also have Iconoclast. There's really no reason to go all-out on a Conviction because "conviction". Your character and role play enjoyment are most important. And you will get a result of that in your conviction. Max conviction requirement for dialogue is Rank 4. There's no Rank 5 dialogue options anywhere as far as I've seen. And even with the ranks I had in the other 2 I was still able to get nearly maxed interactions with Dogmatic. I was 1 rank off I think for the interaction with the Inquisitor, but all that gives you is a different ring and slightly altered dialogue. Not important at all.

Roleplaying is probably the best way to enjoy cRPGs, so if you have it in you, I second this.

I like roleplaying too but admittedly the way convictions are done in this game feels antithetical to that. I'm glad to hear doesn't compromise much, but that it compromises anything at all makes me think of RT the same way I think of ME. They're Renegade or Paragon playthoughs, not "my Shepherd," necessarily, even if only a little content is lost.

Though... I do like the idea of a normal Imperium citizen who slowly falls to heresy once they're gifted with the freedom a Rogue Trader is.

[Razer]

Originally posted by Shield:

Originally posted by Razer:

I roleplay. So that means that I have a specific character in mind and how they would respond to a certain situation. This stuff is hardly ever black and white. So if I play Heretic, I will likely also have Iconoclast. There's really no reason to go all-out on a Conviction because "conviction". Your character and role play enjoyment are most important. And you will get a result of that in your conviction. Max conviction requirement for dialogue is Rank 4. There's no Rank 5 dialogue options anywhere as far as I've seen. And even with the ranks I had in the other 2 I was still able to get nearly maxed interactions with Dogmatic. I was 1 rank off I think for the interaction with the Inquisitor, but all that gives you is a different ring and slightly altered dialogue. Not important at all.

Roleplaying is probably the best way to enjoy cRPGs, so if you have it in you, I second this.

I like roleplaying too but admittedly the way convictions are done in this game feels antithetical to that. I'm glad to hear doesn't compromise much, but that it compromises anything at all makes me think of RT the same way I think of ME. They're Renegade or Paragon playthoughs, not "my Shepherd," necessarily, even if only a little content is lost.

Though... I do like the idea of a normal Imperium citizen who slowly falls to heresy once they're gifted with the freedom a Rogue Trader is.

You can definitely go that route. Note that the initial rank requires 15 points for each and the subsequent ranks require an increasing amount of points. The beginning of the game sets you with an option (you'll know it when you see it) where you gain 15 points right off the bat for your chosen conviction. I actually went with heretic on that one for some reason even though my character was dogmatic. There's multiple choices later on and you can spread out things across all convictions, but do note there's only enough points in the game to max one single conviction. So it's best to prepare for that going in. If you for instance go 3 Iconoclast, you will not be able to get rank 4 heretic after since it requires too many points. And at that point you're probably meta gaming to get where you want to be which is going to ruin the entire experience. So if you want to go heretic and start iconoclast (example) then don't go too far into iconoclast for the optimal experience.

Iconoclast is great though for party buffs, Rank 1 gives RT and 2 random team mates temporary wounds at battle start.

[Don Lord]

If you're into roleplaying, deffo skip the heretic.

After a certain point it makes no sense why most of the party members stick with you when you're doing your thing.

[Traveler]

I'm doing Iconoclast but I can't see that it makes much difference.