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Lets assume that you are a rogue trader in the 40k universe with access to a vast array of alien and imperial technology. What weapon would you choose provided price and imperial law were no obsticals for a trader such as yourself? Personally I would have to go with a tau pulse rifle. High strenght long range, reasonably portable, no chance of melting your own face off. Whats not to like?

A warscthe of a Pariah. Gives me a punch in Close combat for bording action, allows me to cut doors and vehicles open to get at stuff inside that I want. Oh, and so I can flay peoples faces of if they look at me funny.

What more could you want from a weapon?

a towel.

Never go anywhere without your towel kids.

... I have no idea whats going on...

Fusion Blaster and teddy Hey, you can't get better then AP1 Never forget teddy.

Laser target designator.

Other weapons are bigger, but the old imperial 'markerlight' is excellent for pinpoint orbital bombardment.

You are Rogue Trader, so dont play fair. You bring knives, they bring guns, so you bring lance batteries.

oh man.

I think I would go for a Combi-melta, a Witchblade and Tau technology. Exo-suits and drones. oh yeah. I keep the Shuriken weapons in the trunk.

Law and price are no object?

Exitus Rifle and Pistol
Power Armour
Gun Drones
The beat to Funky Town (to get me through any doors)

Plenty of rouge!

Definitely lots of rouge...how else would I be able to trade for anything a rogue trader would need?

GAH! DANG YOU SPEEL CHEEK!

Terminator armour with an assault cannon on one arm and a heavy flamer on the other. Stuff combat, you're burning biatches. I'll also take a crap load of gun/shield drones, a servo arm, a shadowfield and a vortex grenade.

Dire Avenger Shuriken Catapult

Little recoil
No muzzle flash that can give away my location
Abundant ammo storage

Also I believe shuriken catapults are relatively reliable weapons, bolters, hell guns, and probably tau weapons need a lot of maintenance to function.

If I wanted to go crazy I would upgrade to a shrieker cannon- it is an assault weapon so I can still fire it on the move. And it makes my enemy explode.

Oh yeah,

Vortex Grenade - it is a little risky, but if I had a carnifex breathing down my neck it would be a definite asset

edit - Greebynog beat me to the vortex grenade - sorry

reedit- But at least I would be able to throw. Greebynog were you planning one bringing along a dozen tech priest to maintain all that equipment. You would be an explosion waiting to happen – one minor malfunction and ka-boom!

If one were enterprising enough, one could probably make a very effective shotgun style for a boltgun.. Give me that and a lightning claw, oh, and whatever biological or cybernetic enhancements needed to be able to fire said super shotgun without dislocating my shoulder! Then a Dark Eldar drug dispenser.. This is the 41st millennium, I doubt my life expectancy will be to greatly impacted by the introduction of powerful stimulants..

Here is my ultimate setup:

Dire Avengers shuriken catapult (or Shrieker Cannon) – reasons stated above
Shadow Field – 2+ invulnerable save - much better than terminator armor. After I take one wound I’m fleeing the battle anyway.
Aspect level mesh armor – the plates are cool and it provides the best protection without restricting movement or making me a bigger target
Chameleoline cloak - +1 to cover saves, I plan on hiding a lot.
Hell Mask – LD test to hit me in combat
Fusion Pistol – str. 8 melta pistol anyone who gives me a dirty look gets vaporized quick draw style
Agonizer – power weapon that wounds on a 4+; plus I sure it stings like crazy
Vortex Grenade - Throw it and run

As many grenades I can get. I would probably stick to haywire grenades so I don’t accidentally blow myself up.

A Wraithguard – The wraith cannon can take out anything, its fearless, I could hide behind it, and if it freezes due to wraithsight it gives the enemy something to hack up while I make a run for it.

Feel free to call me a coward, but with all this equipment I have a lot to live for.

ok what to take i'd take Maugetar (from Maugan Ra)
, Shokk Attack Gun, XV22 battle suit and i should be set ... oh and an iron halo for the win

In addition to my previous post:

A Land Raider Crusader with crew. And forget one wraithguard give me seven. We would all ride along in the raider and I would get to fire the twin-linked assault cannons. Anything big gets in my way the wraithguard hop zap it untill it's occupying the warp, all the while I'm monitoring the battle's progress from my comfy chair (specially installed). Plus how cool would it be to scream ramming speed while sitting in a land raider?

And maybe swooping hawk wings – battle doesn’t go my way off I go

And if anyone says I can’t count wraithguard as wargear; there was an old Warhammer 40K book, Into the Eye, I think it was called, in which a human trader was accompanied by a wraithguard which he was going to sell to a buyer.

Oh come on now, as long as we're packing LRCs, why not have an entire chapter of the Astartes being genetically engineered in your cargo bay?

Back on topic - I'd totally dig having a pet Wraithguard.

My vortex grenade is thrown by the servo arm. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Hey be grateful I was a reserved as I was.

I could have gone up to war machines; I bet my comfy chair fits just as well in a Warlord Battle Titan

To Quote foil7102
“What weapon would you choose provided price and imperial law were no obsticals for a trader such as yourself?”

Even that (the titan- edit for clarification) seems somewhat restricted - "Go down to the planet and fight a hundred or so orks, I don't think so- schedule the Exterminalus (Sp?)"

My point you can't present a blank check to gamers and expect it not to get abused. And by the way I win the most cheesiest abuse of this post.

Greebynog wrote:My vortex grenade is thrown by the servo arm. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Yeah that doesn’t support my previous statement about you being an explosion waiting to happen or anything.

And in defense of my ownership of a LRC; aren’t Land Raiders a dedicated transport for inquisitors and chapter masters. If they get to ride around in their own personal Land Raider I don’t see why I can’t.

Grot Blasta. I know my place.

a pet carnifex that was commanded by my thoughts
and the stay puffed marshmallow man

Back to the spirit of the post
Here’s 2nd Edition for you:
Power Maul
Graviton gun
Web pistol
Hallucinogen Grenades

That’s right I’m going non-lethal.
A graviton gun will stop anything it hits, than I could web it up, smack it around with my power maul a few times, and then finally hit with a hallucinogen grenade. Aren’t I just the best example of a humanitarian you ever seen?

Here is a bunch I just thought of:

I would take the swooping Hawk wings with their feet grenades. I would just fly around drop those pie-plates on the enemy. I sure I could think of other things to drop on them as well.

Stealth suit and a dark reaper tempest launcher – “You guys go fight the enemy I am going to hide in seclusion bombing the enemy indiscriminately – try my darnest not to hit any of you”. The way blast and guess range weapons reduce the need for decent BS I wouldn’t even have to be sober to carry this out – I can’t see my hand in front of my face but I’m scoring direct hits on the enemy every 1 out to 3 shots.

Terminator armor: I won’t wear it, I would leave it on the battlefield in plain sight of the enemy. When they rush it I trigger the demo charges I stuffed it with.

Teleporter Homer: Not for my army, for my enemy’s; I would just leave it in a latrine pit.

A friendly orgryn I could ride like Master-Blaster

Polymorphine – I would take the form of a man wearing a red sweater and cap while my ship took orbital surveillance photos of battle. Afterwards I would have my surviving crew play "Where’s Waldo".

Combat Drugs – not for me, for my ratlings

Scokk attack gun- instead of grotz I would use the above mentioned ratlings

Mega-armour – just for the shock value

Neural Disruptor- I’m not even going to get started I what I would do with one of these.

An Inquisitor’s Symbol – that little metal “I” talisman they carry around and use to boss around planetary governors and chapter masters. I won’t abuse it though.

Stuff I could keep hidden under a trenchcoat
Like
A bolt, ripper, or exitus pistol
A Fusion Pistol
And a knife from Catachan, like a Fang
maybe some grenades
anything else is overkill and, though undoubtedly great fun to use, will mark you out as an obvious and serious threat.
Better to stay discreet in my opinion

Besides, you can always keep the big toys in the trunk for when you really need them.

But now that I think about it, a golden throne and a few thousand legions of Astartes might not be too bad....
Do you guys think that the Emperor would haggle?

Personally I'm packing an pair of chainfists with built-in heavy flamers. Borrowed from the Angry Marines of course, and I would hire a Sorcerer to summon my own personal harem of Daemonettes.