Character Classes

Guardsmen:

Heavy Gunner:
Heavy Gunners are Guardsmen who show a great affinity with the various heavy support weapons fielded by the Imperial Guard.

Medic:
Medics are essential to a squad; specially trained Guardsmen responsible for providing medical care on the field.

Operator:
Operators are given the duty of operating the many vehicles of the Imperial Guard.

Sergeant:
Trusted leaders and instructors, Sergeants lead the squad in the field with powerful rhetoric.

Weapon Specialist:
The baseline Guardsman; the one who does not care for leading, operating vehicles, or anything else but fighting for the Emperor.

Support Specialists:

Commissar:
A combination of a Morale Officer and Political Operative; Commissars keep a watchful eye on the Guardsmen under their care.

Munistorum Priest:
Looked upon as emissaries of the God-Emperor, Priests act as confessors, priests, and combatants.

Ogryn:
Powerful and Hulking sanctioned ab-humans. Ogryns are fiercely loyal to the Imperium and will wreak havoc on the enemy.

Ratling:
Small and Weedy sanctioned ab-humans. Ratlings operate independently acting primarily as spotters and snipers.

Sanctioned Psyker:
Never truly accepted in their regiment, Psykers are sanctioned by the sight of the Emperor but will always be looked upon with suspicion; always a step away from damnation.

Storm Trooper:
Trained beyond the rank-and-file of the Imperial Guard, Storm Troopers are elite soldiers regularly tasked with high value missions of various types.

Tech-Priest Enginseer:
Adeptus Mechanicus Tech Priests who specialize in maintaining the equipment of the Imperial Guard, while combat capable these people follow the religious dogma of the Mechanicum closely; most time valuing technology over the lives of their own squad-mates.

Every Player Character in ONLY WAR starts with 600 Experience Points (or 300 xp for Support Specialists) with which to buy Skills and Talents and improve Characteristics during Character Creation. These points reflect the character’s life experiences prior to being conscripted.