Codex: Rak'Gol

[phayze]

Hey all, I've been working on this project of mine in my off time from work and games, and thought you might be able to help me streamline this out.

I've been in the development of a homebrew codex for the Rak'Gol, a rather untouched piratical and salvaging race known for their brutality, merciless slaying, and cybernetic augmentation. That, and that their technology is somehow worse than the orks.

Look them up on 1d4chan if you've got the time, while there's nothing much there, it does give you a general idea of where to go for these lizard-insect things!

Anyways, give this a good reading, and let me know what you think, what you would change, add, or remove.

Points are somewhat in place, but all units need unit sizes and points, some special characters, and maybe one or two more interesting rules.

Anything is up for this, so please have at it, and let me know what you think so I can improve it.





EDIT: UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!

New file developing for 8th Edition is down below, give it a read-through and post suggestions here!

Codex Rakgol 8E v5.pdf (776.28 KB)

[phayze]

Already found one myself, actually. Fell Stinger is supposed to give Rak'Gol blades rending, not barbed tails. that was an older weapon.

[swarm492]

I'm looking at the images of these things and wondering..Why are these not minis?

[phayze]

Dec 1, 2015 22:26:41 GMT swarm492 said:

I'm looking at the images of these things and wondering..Why are these not minis?

No clue. They are a money-grab. An entirely new faction, like the AdMech was to 40k, where they could fluff whatever they wanted without people getting butt hurt about canon.

These things could be awesome, there's not much else like them in any setting, they are genuinely unique.

Thoughts on the rules?

[glitchrr36]

I'll check when I get home. Is there any chance you can put it on google docs? The site is blocked on my school wifi for PR0N

[phayze]

OK, it's on Google Docs now. I've updated a ton of suggestions, points, unit sizes, etc. I still need special characters, cybernetic upgrade points, and another fluffy special rule. Still open to criticism and suggestions.


Doc is HERE

[glitchrr36]

Hm... As it's not in the main book, what does rad poisoning do?

[phayze]

It's detailed at the end of the weapons list.

Rad-poisoning: a weapon with this special rule always wounds on a 4+ regardless of toughness, unless a lesser result would be needed. In addition, any unit that suffers one or more unsaved wounds from a weapon with this special rule treats their toughness as one less until that controlling player's next turn.

You get wounded in my turn, it stays till my next turn. You get wounded in your turn, it stays until your next turn.

[dawnblade]

Link Didn't Work

[phayze]

I'm recovering from a nasal surgery, I'll see if I can find my file for it. Might take me a minute, I'm a bit loopy. Still need big suggestions for this.

[phayze]

OK, here's version 3 of the codex. Still needs Warlord Traits, a Unique Force Organization, Formations, point costs for Cybernetic Augmentations, and a tweak here or there.

[doomlemming007]

hi love the codex please resubmit 3.0 also i have questions
can we get some more info on: stalkers, integrators, clutchkin, incubators these non-official members need a bit more details to work with
I'm designing a playable version for a more combat focus rogue trader leaning heavily on their loose ties to chaos, most of these fit well within my custom lore but if i could get a bit more lore to work with, I tried building a leveling tree but I'm just not sure where to put incubators. I kinda figured stalkers and clutchkin could be carver evolution's but i really need more to work with

[phayze]

Wow, its been well over a year since I've even THOUGHT about this project. It just kind of stagnated for me; no one in my group wanted to take several hours hashing out scenarios and games to test the codex and assign points values.

I'm sure I have a copy of the most recent pdf around here somewhere. I'm away from my pc until the weekend rolls around, but if I can find my mobile work in progress file I'll post it for you.

[phayze]

doomlemming007

Let's hope this link works. Here's the most recent file I can find. Excuse the poor formatting, this was my phone editing copy.

drive.google.com/file/d/0BxzI_Q1rcpBrUXBFTkFXZThDN0E/view?usp=drivesdk


Now as for unit descriptions I have a couple of ideas.

Easy way to explain the Rak'Gol hierarchy is by size is might. An abomination is head of its own ship, with multiple incubators under their watch, dozens of broodmasters and techno-shamans applying various cybernetic enhancements, hundreds of Carvers and Marauders, and thousands of newly hatched scuttling clutchlings ready to tear into foes.

Rak'Gol reproduction is unknown to the imperium, but several sources report eggs (or loosely described as eggs) giving way to a group of around 20 clutchlings per pod. These newborns are given little in the way of education or love, tossed under the care of incubators to fight for their survival. A fallen clutchmate provides a meal for the rest. The weakest are weeded out, and the surviving group bonds together in a unique way. Their clutch will grow and fight together until they are all killed by the enemy or each other.

After clutchlings survive their first raid, they are called carvers. Discarded weapons of their fallen foes are picked up and used until they break down. As the group of carvers loses clutchmates, they steadily grow until they are large enough to receive cybernetic enhancements.

This gives way to the Marauder clutch, denoted by their single augmentation. Some clutches choose the same augmentation, some are varied. The creatures continue to grow and raid until one of 3 things happens: The brood develops a liking to salvaging, scouting in the darkness, or full on assault, the brood is entirely wiped out, or a single Rak'Gol from the clutch survives.

The single Rak'Gol is either taken in by the Techno-shamans or Broodmasters to lead raiding parties and grow even larger.

The remaining broodmasters fight for power and size until they believe themselves strong enough to face their ship's abomination. As size is might, the abomination must keep his place by force. If a broodmaster challenges their abomination, a duel to the death ensues. This duel can take place anywhere and at any time, be it a battlefield or on their ship. The loser is taken away by the Techno-shamans, lobotomized, and turned into a render or an incubator.

That is the final stage for most Rak'Gol.

[phayze]

I spent the afternoon tidying up the PDF and making it somewhat more readable.

I still need some suggestions on points costs and critiques on rules. Especially for the Cybernetic Augmentations.

I know 8e is just a month away, so I might try and reorganize this into an alternate 8e codex. But as it is now, I will keep this as a 7e codex for simplicity and balancing.


drive.google.com/open?id=0B5sHipLBbs8OTXdvUzNhT2hkLTg