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 {{GameArmy book|Image =Rogue_Trader_FCover.jpg|Name =Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader|Image =Rogue_Trader_FCover.jpg|Image captionAuthor(s) =Book cover by [[John SibbickRick Priestley]]|Designer Editor(s) =[[Rick PriestleyGames Workshop]]|Manufacturer Cover Artist =[[Games WorkshopJohn Sibbick]]|Released Illustrator(s)= 1987|Scale Released =28mmSeptember 1987|Players Pages =2+287|Game timeISBN =1-869893-23-9|Preceded by =|Followed by =[[Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook]]

== General Structure ==The '''Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader''', sometimes just referred to as '''Rogue Trader''', was the first core rule book for the [[Warhammer 40,000]] game, . ==Description=='''Rogue Trader ''' was published in 1987 and written by [[Rick Priestley]], and was quite different to future versions of the game. Largely a cross between Role Playing Games and Table Top Battle Games, rather than an out and out Table Top Battle Game, Rogue Trader contained much more background on the wider universe, races and technology found in the Warhammer 40k universe than later editions did, and for this reason is considered a prized collectors' piece. The '''game''' is described as a fantasy game set in space, a sort of science-fantasy. The aim was to create a medieval attitude to the background : fear, supersistion, self-sacrifice, and common accdptance of death.{{Fn|1}}Combat follows the tried and tested Warhammer Fantasy Battle system, adapted for the technological weapons of the setting, but it can be played with a dozen of models, as opposed to the hundreds required for Warhammer Fantasy.{{Fn|1}}

The '''book ''' is considered much less imperio-centric than later editions, as it employed a much broader spectrum of views within the narration than was common in future versions and proactively encouraged mixed faction forces.

==Other Media= Publication Details ===*ISBN 1-869893-23-9 https://picclick.co.uk/Warhammer-40000-40k-Rogue-Trader-Rule-Book-142793334914.html#&gid=1&pid=1

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGqbJxDPCx0Youtube : Retrohammer 5: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Rulebook 1987] (2017)