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The Apothecary's defining wargear is the narthecium and reductor — the tools of medicae recovery and gene-seed. He takes a boltgun, bolt pistol and chainsword to hold his own in the line, but no special or heavy weapons; his work is keeping the crusade manned, not adding another gun to it.

No heavy weapons. The High Marshal leads the charge, not a gun line, so it takes any bolt basic, pistol and special weapon and the full melee rack right up to the power fist and thunder hammer. The Sword of the High Marshals and the Tabard of the Eternal Crusade are its alone — Leader-only relics of the Chapter, borne by no lesser brother. It may wear any mark up to the 2+ Terminator plate, and it leans behind the storm shield the Templars favour.

The Centurion buys nothing from the shared racks. Its twin heavy mount and the Assault siege drills are warsuit-scoped — bolted to the chassis, fixed in place. On the Templars the pattern is the Assault siege-breaker: a warsuit that walks its guns forward and cracks the wall the charge cannot climb.

The Chaplain fights with the crozius alone in melee — the warrior-priest's own weapon — and takes a bolt or plasma pistol for ranged work; no Basic, Special or heavy weapons find their way into his hands. He carries the Crusader Seals that ward the crusade against sorcery, and may take the Terminator mark to fight at the front of the deepest press.

Nothing here comes from the shared racks. A hull weapon and the Dreadnought fist are walker-scoped, fixed to the sarcophagus chassis and part of it. On the Templars the pattern leans to close combat — a walker that spearheads the charge rather than holding a lane, that wades in and tears.

The Emperor's Champion always carries the Black Sword and always wears the Armour of Faith — the two relics define the chosen and cannot be set aside. A bolt pistol is his only other ranged option, and he takes no Basic, Special or heavy weapons. He may take the Terminator mark to carry the duel into the heaviest fighting.

No heavy weapons for the Castellan. It leads a wing of the charge, not a gun line, so it takes any bolt basic, pistol and special weapon, and the melee rack up to the power fist and thunder hammer. It may carry the Crusade Banner that deepens the active Vow. Lean the storm shield the Templars favour, wear any mark up to the 2+ Terminator plate — the Castellan goes to war kitted for the front rank.

The Initiate carries the crusade's broadest list. It may buy any bolt basic, both pistols, and a flamer, meltagun or plasma gun, plus a single Devastator-spec heavy for the line's fire-support brother — though a force built to close takes fewer heavies than most. In melee it takes a chainsword or power weapon and the leaned combat shield, and wears Power or Gravis plate.

The Redemptor takes nothing from the shared racks. Its macro plasma incinerator, hull weapon and crushing fist are walker-scoped, fixed to the super-heavy chassis and part of it. The Templars aim the thing at the heart of the enemy line — guns and fist together breaking open whatever the charge is thrown against.

The Neophyte takes a boltgun, bolt carbine or shotgun, with a bolt sniper rifle for the marksman among the apprentices, and a combat knife or chainsword in melee. Frag grenades only, and carapace only — the apprentice is not yet in power plate. No plasma and no heavy weapons come to his hands until he takes the black.

The veteran melee rack is his: power fist, thunder hammer, lightning claws or power weapon, paired always with the signature storm shield. At range a boltgun or storm-bolter combi answers, and nothing heavier — no special or heavy weapons. He wears the Power or Terminator mark. The latter is for the deep-strike Sword Brethren, the ones who teleport into the enemy's heart and start cutting.

Boltgun, bolt pistol, and two specials — the meltagun and grav-gun he favours for anti-armour work, nothing else. The power fist stands in for the servo-arm's crushing grip. The signum and servo-skull round out his kit. He carries no heavy weapons, for his craft is the walkers and the relics, not a gun slung on his back.