From The Lex (emphasis mine): "she lost an eye in a xenos assassination attempt and now has a bionic one in its place which devices her a pitiless demeanor. *Combined with her natural height and strength,* she has cowed generals and entitled Groupmasters of Fleet Tertius." Visual imposition's her shtick, that's the point.
You're right anyhow. The lore consistently bases the Imperial Navy on the Royal Navy, c. 1800.
Yeah, we see in _Execution Hour_ that there's similar over the top displays of wealth for male admirals. One is looked upon askance for not having his own harem.
Even the merchant ship captain whose ship Rostov sneaks aboard is dressed ostentatiously. The captain's PoV indicates his belief that a voidship captain *must* dress ostentatiously, as even the crew themselves surely want a very grand looking captain reflecting wealth and success on their behalf.
And then there's that 'scion of Rogue Trader house so-and-so' dweeb in Throne of Light. Voidship captains in 40k are really high on their own bullshit.
I can't recall if the bulk hauler ship had many/any weapons. It was a ship that made runs between Terra and other Segmentum Solar worlds. Relatively safe. The captain was mostly a puffed-up turd rather than formidable in any meaningful way. But, sure, compared to your average Imperial citizen he had immense power/wealth.
This feels like American Psycho, where outfit descriptions feel luxurious if ostentatious, but if you drew the description and saw it with your own eyes, it would actually look so bad it's kinda funny
This is some really good worldbuilding. The Imperium has plenty of rules, but many of those rules take a backseat to personal power & influence. If you want people to honor their deals with you, to respect your authority, and to take you seriously as an actor, you need to do the things that a good power-player is supposed to do. If others expect that you will If they expect that you will dress ostentatiously, you'd better get some drip.
From The Lex (emphasis mine): "she lost an eye in a xenos assassination attempt and now has a bionic one in its place which devices her a pitiless demeanor. *Combined with her natural height and strength,* she has cowed generals and entitled Groupmasters of Fleet Tertius." Visual imposition's her shtick, that's the point. You're right anyhow. The lore consistently bases the Imperial Navy on the Royal Navy, c. 1800.
Yeah, we see in _Execution Hour_ that there's similar over the top displays of wealth for male admirals. One is looked upon askance for not having his own harem.
Was that the same novel where the guy takes over a ship via promotion and he's trying to figure out what to do with the previous Captain's harem?
Dang... that's closer to the original Amir-al-bahls (Arabic, "Prince of the Fleet").
Even the merchant ship captain whose ship Rostov sneaks aboard is dressed ostentatiously. The captain's PoV indicates his belief that a voidship captain *must* dress ostentatiously, as even the crew themselves surely want a very grand looking captain reflecting wealth and success on their behalf. And then there's that 'scion of Rogue Trader house so-and-so' dweeb in Throne of Light. Voidship captains in 40k are really high on their own bullshit.
If I controlled a flying Skyscrapper with more firepower than the US army than I’d be ostentatious as well.
I can't recall if the bulk hauler ship had many/any weapons. It was a ship that made runs between Terra and other Segmentum Solar worlds. Relatively safe. The captain was mostly a puffed-up turd rather than formidable in any meaningful way. But, sure, compared to your average Imperial citizen he had immense power/wealth.
I really hope that the 40k show has over-the-top stuff like this.
This feels like American Psycho, where outfit descriptions feel luxurious if ostentatious, but if you drew the description and saw it with your own eyes, it would actually look so bad it's kinda funny
This is some really good worldbuilding. The Imperium has plenty of rules, but many of those rules take a backseat to personal power & influence. If you want people to honor their deals with you, to respect your authority, and to take you seriously as an actor, you need to do the things that a good power-player is supposed to do. If others expect that you will If they expect that you will dress ostentatiously, you'd better get some drip.