And “Benevolentia” measures your fanatical devotion to not being a massive dickhead all the time.

So far, these alignments split the game’s dialogue choices between them in familiar ways.

In most RPGs, the third option would be the most boring.

The character creation screen in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader.

But Rogue Trader is different, because in Warhammer 40,000, the extremes areextreme.

Everybody who holds any kind of factional standing is some kind of arsehole.

The Imperium and Chaos are two revolting institutions pointed in different directions, each the shadow of the other.

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In such a polarised universe, the real “radical” playstyle is surely the middle ground.

How on earth will Owlcat pull it off?