Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Roleplay/@comment-28917471-20150129223842/@comment-25177957-20150213055903

Well there's a couple of backgrounds which most Rogue Traders hail from I'll give you a list of the ones I see most commonly.

-Millitant Rogue Traders

-Political exile Rogue Traders

-Noble Rogue Trader

-Former Imperial Navy commander

And there's definenatly more Rogue Trader backgrounds to choose from, in my opinion, I think Millitant Rogue Traders usually aren't the best in all roleplays, they are also hard for the players to play correctly, I'd advise a political exile or former Imperial Navy commander, but again it's your choice so as long as it's something you can actually play.

And indeed, give a name, class and some story behind your Rogue Trader's flagship, maybe give general information on his fleet if he starts out with one, or it could be where he gains more ships throughout the RP, and starts out with only the Flagship, it's up to the game master to decide that rule.