Trade

Commerce and Mercantilisma

A Measure of Wealth

For the enterprising Rogue Trader, wealth is the least of their concerns—something so banal as keeping track of individual finances is beyond them. Thus it is easier and more accurate to describe the wealth of a dynasty, of a Rogue Trader, in terms of profit factor.

Unlike sums of thrones, which the Rogue Trader shall be in possession of in excess, the measure of a dynasty and its head is through their business relations, their holdings, what reputation they wield, and so on. They measure prosperity by a list of contacts and partners with which they might broker trade deals, obtain vast sums of resources or even the weight of requisition needed to raise entire armies to do their bidding. Thus it is impossible to quantify or even put a noticeable dent into the coffers of a dynasty and its Lord Captain unless something on a truly grand scale afflicts the dynasty.

In theory, even the poorest Rogue Trader has an almost infinite source of wealth as the common folk might understand it and thus never need worry about individual procurements of items, weapons, armor or the like.

Reputation

Greater than the measure of a dynasty’s wealth, than the coffers of a Rogue Trader, is the weight of their name and the reputation it carries. Whether they are fair and generous or if they are cruel and callous, each plays a factor into the grander sphere of the Koronus Expanse. Sometimes much more so than any amount of wealth could hope to achieve. Thus making the culmination of a mighty, reliable reputation with a particular merchant or series of merchants often more valuable than gold, platinum or even the Writ of Trade itself. But reputation is a far more fickle thing than mere commerce, so much that it is often confusing for people to try and understand it.

First and foremost, you can gain the trust of vendors in the Koronus Expanse by providing them with cargo you find on your journeys. Armor, weapons, books and so much more. This will increase your reputation and expand the vendor's stocks. Doing so will unlock your ability to procure greater and greater items with the appropriate Profit Factor, as merchants and factions come to trust you as a business partner more and more. And once you have found your footing after the first chapter of the game, you will be able to access all the trade contacts you have met in your journey from the High Factorum on your voidship’s bridge.

     

However, the reputation garnered with one merchant or faction will not carry sway with another—competitors to the end.

In the game, there are five major factions with which you can engage in commerce and build a reputation as well as numerous unaligned merchants. These factions are as follows: the Cult of Saint Drusus, the Explorator Fleet, the Kasballica Mission, the Fellowship of the Void, and the Imperial Navy.

Please see the Reputation page to check which items are unlocked with different reputation levels, and how to gain reputation with different factions.

Drusians

 

Explorators

 

Kasballica Mission

 

Fellowship of the Void

 

The Imperial Navy

An ancient and monumental organisation with the power to shatter star systems and destroy entire civilisations, the mightiest star fleet in the galaxy, yet stretched thin across the vastness of the Imperium. Here in the Koronus Expanse, Commander-Captain Servus Thorfast, Squadron Leader of the Imperial Navy, is pleased to see a mighty Rogue Trader somewhere in the void of the Furibundus System.

Profit Factor

Once a rapport is built up with a contact, it comes time to open one’s coffers and pull forth from your assets to procure what has caught your eye. But for the Rogue Trader, individualistic purchasing of gear, items, weapons or anything lower than their loftier dynastic commercial endeavors could never hope to dent their bank account. Of course, to keep track of what assets they have and can bring to bear on a purchase, the method to measure one’s wealth can be described in the simple term of Profit Factor.

Profit factor (PF) is a measure of a Rogue Trader's wealth and power, the aggregated value of their income, loans, treasury reserves, and exalted status. Profit factor acts as a replacement for conventional currency and is used for all of the Rogue Trader's purchases from grenades to planetary improvements. Buying items does not reduce your profit factor. Rather, its value serves as a threshold that determines your access to certain purchases and opportunities.

Profit factor is a numerical value that can increase or, on rarer occasions, decrease.

• PF can never drop below 0.
• If an action requires you to reduce your PF below 0, that action becomes unavailable.
• PF has no upper limit.

You can increase your profit factor by:

• Completing story quests
• Selecting certain dialogue options
• Fulfilling contracts
• Completing colony projects

You can cause your profit factor to decrease by:

• Completing story quests
• Selecting certain dialogue options
• Fulfilling contracts
• Launching colony projects

 

 

 

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