Q: Must I have a deep knowledge of general 40k general lore and of ork specific lore to participate in this?

A: It obviously would help, but no. You don't need to be an expert on 40k just to play

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Q: Would we all have to be the same or could we mix and match? Would we all have to be the same, I.e everyone is a shoota boy or could we have a mixed mob?

A: Yes, everyone can be a different kind of boy

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Q:Do we have to be orks? Could we instead be grots?

A: If you really want to be a gretchin then sure, whatever floats your boat

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Q: If so, do we have to be basic grots, or can we have special gear? Examples in order of potency: mortars, grot tanks, killa kans.

A: short answer, no. You wont have any of those things

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Q:Would we be allowed to be kommandoz? How about an odd boy? Loota?

A: You aren't restricted to just slugga or shoota boyz, though you are more than welcome to pick either of those. Basically the main restriction is that no one is going to be the equivalent of an elite unit, like a nob, mega nob or a big mek. You can still be a mek if you want, just a regular (little) mek, painboy, burna, loota etc For the most part we're looking at basic types of boyz. But you still have options.

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Q:Orks come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes on the table top, but truth be told they're like most other races. Most variants of ork are just boyz with different varieties of shooty/stabby kit. So, what are we allowed in our selection of weapons/wargear?

A:I'm aware of the variety inherent to ork kit. Yes you can select your own wargear, I don't care if you have a choppa or a slasha, or a basha. Nor do I care if your shoota is single barrelled or double. Or if you run around with a rokkit launcha. You can freely customize the look of your equipment, no skin of my nose.

However, if your thinking of taking a shokk attack gun, power claw, power stabba, extensive cybork parts, etc, than that is another matter entirely. Run those kinds of requests by me first. I'd rather not have players start with higher end equipment as it gives something to work towards and earn as a reward.

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Q version of orks are we going for here? Will these orks be the grim-dark war mongers of death and destruction type, or the goofy, dumb-funny joking type of orks? Are we going to be monsters like a large percentage of the cannon would describe orks as, or the joke that their codex makes them out to be?

A:As far as i'm concerned those are two halves of the same coin. This won't be a comedy game, but at the same time orks and their schemes to have an inherent degree of silliness which is what makes them so appealing. Even Ghazghkull himself, the biggest meanest and most seriously evil ork there is once sat on (and killed) his personal gretchin mascot. You're orks, your monsters, your not nice people, you're cunning and evil and you will undoubtedly do some truly evil shit, at the same time your not all mega geniuses with IQs of 180+, the occasional laugh or stupid moment isn't a bad thing.

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Q:As a group, will we have worked together before? Are we an existing mob that has been together for a while, or will we be just random boyz who decided to group up because we could?

A:The second, a random mob that's formed together from those who haven't picked a side.

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Q:With that said, What about in-fighting? Orks are well known for vying for power, especially within their own groups. Will we be depicting the typical ork traits, and thus constantly sparing with each other? Will our group be special, and more effective because of a surprising level of co-operation? Or will there just be a nob among us who krumps our heads once and awhile to keep us in line?

A:I don't want this to game to derail or otherwise break apart because the PC's start stabbing each other in the neck the moment the game starts. Yes orks are rowdy, and if the players want to get into a fistfight now and again I wont complain. But if people start trying to off each other just for the hell of it than ya, ill put the brakes on it. Nothing kills a game faster than the PC infighting. So I hope you guys are going to be a group with an above average level of co-operation. I don't want to have to make a nob NPC whose sole job is to babysit the players and stop them from violently murdering each other.

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Q:How are we going to handle group equipment? For example, if our mob has a truk, who gets to drive? Who gets to use the guns? Will we decide as a group what kind of equipment is on the trukk, or will the one designated the driver be considered the 'owner' who gets to make the final decision on what happens to it? Or, will there just always be an NPC driving us where we need to go in whatever the plot demands we be riding in?

A:This is up to the group. If your group comes into possession of a Trukk (That wont be very hard), then for Something like a trukk I imagine will be a collective property. I don't want to give total control over to one person. Same with upgrading and pimping it out, talk amongst yourselves. If everyone is involved everyone will have a reason to be interested and care.

As for driving, shooting, etc. I'd rather have you guys work this kind of thing out on your own as deciding who drives and who shoots is ultimately a very minor thing. If you would rather me just make some NPC to do the driving part than that's ok too.

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Q:When the game begins, will there be something stopping us from gaining power/abilities/gear?
For example If the group has a mek and a painboy, then it's entirely reasonable that cybork upgrades and powerklaws could be attached to various group members. Assuming we end up co-operating more than normal, we could feasibly elect a leader among ourselves. Would the leader then grow into a nob, as ork leaders tend to?

A:Yes, you can over time get fancy new gear, collect resources, gain experience and favours or just loot things off corpses. but if your question is, 'by the time this is done will I be a meganob' or ' Can I stomp about in a meka-Deffdread', then probably not.

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Q: Do I haz to talk all orky in all me postz?!

A: I can easily see how that would get annoying for people. So no you don't I am willing to pretend translate your words into propha orky speak. But if you want to go that extra mile than that's cool to.

Name: Wot's iz ya name, ya stupid Grot!

'Rank'/Type: "Well, yer gots yer Boyz, ‘den you gots yer Oddboyz, see? ‘Dey’s called ‘dat ‘cause dey’s, well, a little off in ‘der head if you knows wot I mean. Dey can still loot an’ krump wit’ ‘da best uv ‘em, tho."

Age: Ow long as 'e been fightin' for? It goes without saying that most orks can expect to live a very brief existence, but you don't all need to be 'yoofs'

Klan: Every ork has a klan, unless their freebootaz. Then they just don't care. The kalns themselves are primarily for roleplay purposes. A goff is probably going to be a little stronger than the other klans, and a Badmoonz might be louder and more boisterous, etc. You have freedom to work these klan differences into your character by all means. But if you pick Deathskullz just don't go too hogwild with their famous 'good-luck'

Appearance: A written description of your character's appearance. You can use a picture as long as it isn't anything anime or some other weird shit. Tell uz about is shooty and choppy parts as well, an any spikey bitz 'e might have for 'protection'.

As far as size and height, most orks are actually a little shorter/equal height to the average humans(mostly because of poor posture), though obviously much bulkier. Oddboyz tend to be smaller than regular boyz, and skarboyz tend to be on the larger end of the spectrum. Orks from the goff klan tend to be larger in general as well.

Personality: All orkz is different under that green skin, init?

Equipment: What do they bring with them/carry on their person? Be sensible when deciding, as weight and wealth are both an issue.

Name: Tuttuk

'Rank'/Type: Painboy

Age: 20

Klan: Bad Moons

Appearance:

(I couldnt find any good pictures of painboys.)

Personality: Tuttuk has a strange feeling of compassion for his fellow orks. He was put in the role of painboy for this exact reason. Because of his smaller build he does not look to climb the ladder of hierarchy.

Equipment:
Killsaw
Urty Syringe
Mad Dok Grotsnik on his shoulder to help with hur... I mean helping his fellow orks, even tho grotsnik is not great at his job

Name: Trarkrod Ironkrakah

'Rank'/Type: Mek Boy

Age: Lotz (about a decade)

Klan: Deathskullz

Appearance: As big as the average boy, he's built up more bulk than the average mek boy by constantly running into battles to gather loot. In keeping to his klan's superstition, he paints all of his equipment luck-blue. He has also taking to wearing a wrench symbol, both on his helmet and as a banner on his back, so other boyz who need help with their gear on the battlefield can come find him. His teeth and claws tend to be noticeably more beat up than the average ork, a side-effect of using them during his work.



Personality: Trarkrod is a mekboy who likes to live on the battlefield. Unlike most mekboys, he never set up a shop to work out of, and has no grots running around helping him. He always felt his best inventions got made during the middle of combat, when the boyz need something special to get them out of trouble and back to the fight.

Equipment:
Kustom Buzz-Choppa: A large circular saw Trarkrod has modified with a harness and a few orky-bitz. While a bit unwieldy compared to a traditional choppa, it is much better for harvesting loot on the battle field. While its cutting capacity is comparable to a space marine chainsword, the larger blade enables for deeper cutting.

Kustom Burna: Smaller than the traditional burna, its actual purpose is as a cutting and welding torch. However, by switching the nozzles and upping the output, he can use it as a one-handed burner. Doing so burns through his fuel fairly quickly, though, and and is only about as effective as an imperial hand-flamer.

Blast-Mask and Harness: The traditional strap system and helmet used by burna boyz. Modified for Trarkrod's purposes, it has some spare clips on his belt for his mek tools and a small container on the back for holding particularly valuable loot.

Promethium Tank: Necessary for holding the fuel he needs to power his torch, he's slapped some layers of armor plating to make it more resilient to solid munitions fire. He fills it before every outing with his own special blend of promethium and squig oil, mixed specifically to produce the hottest flame possible.

Mek Tools: The traditional wrenches, hammers, and the like a mek needs to loot and build with. While thicker and heavier than humans would need, his are light weight for an ork. This lets him carry them around a bit easier on a clip at his belt.