Recommended classes/backgrounds?

[Kuromiya]

New player, stuck at the start of the game because I can't figure out what origins I want for my character.

Mechanics AND lore implications are both tripping me up. I'm pretty sure I want to be an Operator, but I can't decide between Astra Militarum, Navy, Noble, or Crime Lord. (AM might be too generic, Navy might conflict with Operator, Noble looks like the skills will be worthless if I'm not a buffer, and Crime Lord seems like it might open interesting possibilities but I'm worried will be TOO HERETICAL)

Any advice is appreciated!

[robert.s_a]

Well, if you want to be an operator, Crime Lord is probably the best one. Noble is tailor-made for officers, Navy is best for warriors, and I have no idea what AM is good for because no one has ever played it.

I should point out you have a navy origin companion, so if you want your RT to be something unique then it might be worth giving that a miss.

If you are concerned about being heretical, you could play your CL as someone who was trying to get out of the pirate game. Or feels bad about it.

[Hidetsugu]

I have played forge world/astra millitarum sniper. It was good + the bonus of the high int & per with the calculated relations makes you good in like 80% of the skill checks.
In this game, I think no background goes into the heretical on its own, your choices are what matter and the main game reactivity is based on your convictions. About world pick reactivity - none. Background - slight, but nothing major (an additional dialogue option here and there), a bit more reactions/options if psyker. Archetype reactivity - none.

[Kuromiya]

OK, so, what I'm thinking right now is this:

Voidborn Crime Lord Operative

The child of a naval officer, orphaned and sent to a Schola Progenium, where he grew up and secured a place amongst the Tempestus Scions. Rising to command a small special forces detachment, he fought with distinction in numerous engagements around the Segmentum Obscurus, but eventually "went Ratling" when he realized that he and his men could put their skills to better use in the black market
- first to provide frontline Astra Militarum with critically-needed weapons and supplies denied to them by selfish and incompetent rearline officers.
- then to provide various luxury goods and entertainment to the AM, because hey why not? Work hard play hard?
- and eventually just flat out running whatever they wanted to whoever they wanted (mostly themselves and their network of dependents).

His unit became so good at "unsanctioned clandestine operations" that he became de facto ruler of a system, but on at least one occasion his flesh-trading spiraled so out of control that it resulted in an entire starbase falling to Slaanesh. He's been trying to Go Legit since then, due to the fact that as a voidorphan he hates Chaos more than he loves riches, and maybe Rogue Trading will provide the ideal opportunity to do this?

[Revan619]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rskX4sYcNm6Wqt4rtm8EQqRR4__yrEuxCEzjwoKlHOY a lot of options and information here