Editing Warhammer 40,000/9th Edition Tactics/Space Marines (section)

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*'''Watch Master:''' Your 'Chapter Master', with natural 2+ save and +1W (so 6) on top of his usual stats, including the ability to give full re-rolls to a single unit in the command phase (he doesn't have the chapter master keyword ''and'' his ability is renamed to match his own, so he won't qualify for the Chapter Master warlord trait or relic). A contrast in a flexible force, his wargear is fixed to the Vigil Spear, which is a force sword in melee and a captain's master-crafted bolter with dw SIA at range.  That costs you 130 points - if you were able to just upgrade a Captain to be a Chapter Master, he'd be 125, jumping to 135 if you bought him a storm shield as the only legal way to give him a 2+ or 130 with a power sword (which the spear is slightly better than), so technically the Watch Master is a bargain even if dw special issue ammo counts as a free upgrade.  The technically is because building your own would not only let you grab a better melee weapon, it would let you grab a jump pack - this guy ''has'' to catch a ride on a transport.

======Special Characters======

*'''Watch Captain Artemis:''' Hailing from the days of Inquisitor, Artemis is our only special character. Regular Watch Captain with a master-crafted power sword (meaning he hits ''harder'' in melee than a Watch Master) and a weird dw combi-flamer whose flamer mode is S2 Poisoned (2+).  He also has a third grenade, a once per battle weapon that fires 1 shot at 6", and if it hits, it inflicts 1d6 mortal wounds.  He also has a 6+++ fnp.  That all costs 20 points more than a standard captain, which is... ''ok''.  Make sure you put him in a Blackstar or something to ensure you get value out of that grenade, since you're definitely paying points for it.
*'''[[Ortan Cassius|Chaplain Cassius]]:''' Took a time machine and now back in Deathwatch. Merely a chaplain with +1A and +1Ld, +1 to making his litany go off, 1 better AP on his crozius (turning it into a master-crafted power axe), and he's locked to a bolt pistol, but it fires SIA, mitigating the nerf to his dakka compared to grabbing a normal bolter on a normal Chaplain.  He costs 15 points more than a normal dude and can't take a jump pack, power fist, pistol, combi, or bolter, but that +1 to Litany rolls is a rock solid buff by itself, and there's nothing wrong with his superior melee if you put him on a transport.
*'''[[Jensus Natorian|Codicier Natorian]]:''' Named Librarian, with a Deathwatch bolt pistol (which is inferior to a normal Librarian gun, but not ''as'' inferior, thanks to the SIA), an AP-4 force sword that swings at an upgraded WS2+, and +1 to cast Smite and Witchfire psychic powers; he's locked to Xenopurge, which means his +1 works on Smite and Psychic Cleanse. All of this costs 10 points more than the dude he's replacing. Problem is he doesn't have an invulnerable save, so it'd probably be a better idea to keep him out of melee, and he has neither a jump pack nor a terminator suit, so you'll have to give him a ride to get him anywhere.