Equip-Legality11

The narthecium defines the Apothecary — the tool of medicae recovery, and the augmetics that turn a wound into an upgrade. Over standard armour it carries a boltgun, bolt pistol and chainsword for self-defence on the line. It may fit heavy bionics beneath its own plate. No special or heavy weapons: its work is rebuilding the line, not bolting another gun onto it.

The Captain carries the command arsenal of the Iron Council. It may wear any mark up to the 2+ Terminator plate and saturate with bionics as far as the Bionic Exemplar master-relic; from the racks a boltgun or storm bolter, any pistol, the flamer, meltagun or plasma gun, and a chainsword, power sword or power fist. It takes no heavy weapons — the commander anchors the line and ranges it with the bolter, not the Devastator rack.

The Centurion's armament is warsuit-scoped. Twin heavy weapons fit to the chassis rather than the hand — heavy bolter, lascannon or multi-melta, or integral siege drills swapped in for a melee-lean. The warsuit itself is iron over flesh made a chassis, and the machine cult fields it readily, the infantry expression of its whole creed.

In melee the Chaplain carries the crozius and nothing else — the priest's badge, and his weapon. A bolt or plasma pistol answers for ranged work. It may take the Terminator mark to stand at the front of the grind. No basic, special or heavy weapons: its real trade is the cold resolve of the creed, not the gun.

The Dreadnought's armament is walker-scoped — the twin mount and the Dreadnought close-combat weapon are part of the chassis, chosen from the heavy bolter, multi-melta or lascannon, never purchased from the shared racks. On the Iron Hands the interred hero is revered above the living and kept walking by the Techmarine's machine cult.

In melee the Librarian bears the force weapon alone — the psyker's blade. A bolt or plasma pistol serves at range. It may take the Terminator mark to deep-strike into the grind. No basic, special or heavy weapons: its true armament is the psychic discipline it commands.

The Lieutenant carries a broad command arsenal a step below the Captain's. It may wear any mark up to the Terminator plate and fit heavy bionics; from the racks a boltgun, a bolt or plasma pistol, the meltagun or plasma gun, and a chainsword, power sword or power fist. It takes no heavy weapons — the officer holds and ranges a stretch of the augmetic line, not the Devastator rack.

The Marine carries the broadest common arsenal in the strike force. Over standard armour it may take the Gravis or Terminator marks and fit heavy bionics — the whole line runs saturated with iron. From the racks a boltgun or storm bolter, any pistol, the full range of specials, and a chainsword or power fist for a sergeant. The heavy bolter, multi-melta and lascannon are Devastator-spec, reputation-gated for the brothers who anchor the fire.

The Redemptor Dreadnought's armament is walker-scoped — the macro plasma incinerator or gatling and the Redemptor fist are part of the chassis, drawn from the heavy mounts rather than the shared racks, with a chassis fragstorm launcher besides. On the Iron Hands it is the greatest of the revered dead, kept alive battle after battle by the Iron Father's machine cult.

The Scout wears the carapace mark alone — the neophyte's plate — and carries a boltgun, bolt carbine or shotgun, a bolt pistol, and a knife or chainsword. Its single special is the sniper rifle, the forward marksman's weapon; it takes no heavy or power weapons. This is the cheap forward tier, its flesh only beginning its iron.

The Techmarine fights with the servo-arm — modelled as a power fist — in melee, and takes the melta or grav specials for its anti-armour work. It may field a single heavy bolter as a Tarantula-class emplacement rather than hand-carry it. Above all it bears the Iron Father's relics: Gorgon's Wrath, the servo-harness, and the Ironstone that keeps the walkers alive, alongside the servo-skull and signum of its craft.