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	[[File:Deathwatch_Epistolary_DWRB.jpg\|~~340px~~\|right\|thumb\|A Deathwatch Epistolary thinking to himself on which alien bitch he has to mind-slap out of existence.]]		[[File:Deathwatch_Epistolary_DWRB.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|A Deathwatch Epistolary thinking to himself on which alien bitch he has to mind-slap out of existence.]]

	The Deathwatch Epistolary is a special [[Deathwatch]] [[Librarian]] rank. While a normal Epistolary itself is the third rank of Space Marine Librarians, in which their primary role is chief communications officer, both on the battlefield and beyond. They are able to use their powers to project their mind through the warp, similar to the Astropaths of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, but without the need to endure the torturous ritual of soul binding that is otherwise required. More commonly, their abilities are used over shorter distances, coordinating attacks and battle orders. For the Deathwatch which have been [[Retcon\|Retconned]] from hating all [[Psykers\|psykers]] to hating ''only'' enemy psykers, the Deathwatch use their Librarians and thus Epistolary in a different way. More importantly, Deathwatch Epistolary uses their warp powers to combat and protect their fellow brothers from other enemy psykers, as the saying goes, fight fire with fire.		The Deathwatch Epistolary is a special [[Deathwatch]] [[Librarian]] rank. While a normal Epistolary itself is the third rank of Space Marine Librarians, in which their primary role is chief communications officer, both on the battlefield and beyond. They are able to use their powers to project their mind through the warp, similar to the Astropaths of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, but without the need to endure the torturous ritual of soul binding that is otherwise required. More commonly, their abilities are used over shorter distances, coordinating attacks and battle orders. For the Deathwatch which have been [[Retcon\|Retconned]] from hating all [[Psykers\|psykers]] to hating ''only'' enemy psykers, the Deathwatch use their Librarians and thus Epistolary in a different way. More importantly, Deathwatch Epistolary uses their warp powers to combat and protect their fellow brothers from other enemy psykers, as the saying goes, fight fire with fire.

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	Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[Chaos Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[Chaos Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

	An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.		An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.

	With their psychic defenses [[Troll\|bamboozled,]] aliens easily suffer a case of [[Squad Broken]] to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their artefacts and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful and [[NSFW\|even heretical,]] is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.		With their psychic defenses [[Troll\|bamboozled,]] aliens easily suffer a case of [[Squad Broken]] to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their artefacts and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful and [[NSFW\|even heretical,]] is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.

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	As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary specifically change their role from psychic support group to [[Ahriman]]-levels of psychic [[Dakka]]. In a sense, rather than murderfucking Xenos physically, they murderfuck them psychically. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] If the filthy Xenos somehow survive that torrent of psychic mind bullets, no problem! he/she would just end up meeting the sharpy and pointy tip of the Epistolary’s force weapon. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.		As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary specifically change their role from psychic support group to [[Ahriman]]-levels of psychic [[Dakka]]. In a sense, rather than murderfucking Xenos physically, they murderfuck them psychically. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] If the filthy Xenos somehow survive that torrent of psychic mind bullets, no problem! he/she would just end up meeting the sharpy and pointy tip of the Epistolary’s force weapon. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.

	Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[~~Chaose~~ Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[Chaos Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

	An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.		An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary ~~wields devastating powers capable~~ of ~~incinerating hordes of enemies and entire nests of aliens~~. ~~They bestride the battlefield with fire and wielding lightning with the power of an angry god~~. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] ~~Those few~~ that ~~can resist the~~ psychic ~~onslaught must face~~ the ~~terrible fury~~ of the Epistolary’s force weapon~~, a blade blazing with the white-hot certainty of his own will~~. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.		As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary specifically change their role from psychic support group to [[Ahriman]]-levels of psychic [[Dakka]]. In a sense, rather than murderfucking Xenos physically, they murderfuck them psychically. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] If the filthy Xenos somehow survive that torrent of psychic mind bullets, no problem! he/she would just end up meeting the sharpy and pointy tip of the Epistolary’s force weapon. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.

	Many alien species ~~boast~~ warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent ~~that make pacts and sell themselves willingly~~ to the ~~Ruinous Powers~~. Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent ~~dire threats~~ to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[Chaose Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

	An Epistolary can overcome the most potent alien psyker ~~coven~~ or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task. Their powers are channeled through the conductive wiring of a psychic hood, a piece of wargear linked directly into the Librarian’s brain. The psychic hood extends the wearer’s consciousness so that he can “feel” manipulation of the warp and counteract it. Augmetic crystals in the psychic hood help him to focus and enhance his strength in the battle of wills that follows.		An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.

	With their psychic defenses ~~stripped away~~, aliens easily ~~fall prey~~ to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their ~~artifacts~~ and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful and [[NSFW\|even heretical,]] is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.		With their psychic defenses [[Troll\|bamboozled,]] aliens easily suffer a case of [[Squad Broken]] to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their artefacts and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful and [[NSFW\|even heretical,]] is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.

	Such prolonged exposure to xenos also places particularly stringent demands on an Epistolary. ~~The gradual insinuation~~ of ~~alien thoughts and concepts~~ into the Librarian’s mind is an ever-present peril that must be guarded against. Every piece of knowledge won can bring with it the seeds of potential destruction in the form of memetic trap or a psychic poison~~. Any psychic contact with an alien mind, living or dead, can bring with it a subtle corruption, a tiny chink in~~ the ~~Epistolary’s mental armour~~ that ~~opens him to further attack~~. ~~Against these perils~~ the Epistolary must ~~match the power of~~ his ~~will and he must maintain a blinkered mind always closed to new concepts and alien designs. He must master his own mind and know it always to be his own, uninfluenced and pure to the end~~.		Such prolonged exposure to xenos also places particularly stringent demands on an Epistolary. As you can imagine, [[Greater Good\|peering into the heretical and borderline lewd thoughts]] of [[Tau\|''some'' Xenos race,]] could seep into the Librarian’s mind and is an ever-present peril that must be guarded against. Every piece of knowledge won can bring with it the seeds of potential destruction in the form of [[Just As Planned\|memetic trap]] or a [[Wat\|psychic poison]] (Whatever the fuck ''that'' means). So the Epistolary must buckle up his psychic chastity belt against [[Weeaboo\|such degeneracy.]]

	Alien Minds and Bond of Brotherhood are two psychic powers exclusive to the Deathwatch Epistolary.		Alien Minds and Bond of Brotherhood are two psychic powers exclusive to the Deathwatch Epistolary.

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	Alien Minds and Bond of Brotherhood are two psychic powers exclusive to the Deathwatch Epistolary.		Alien Minds and Bond of Brotherhood are two psychic powers exclusive to the Deathwatch Epistolary.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary wields devastating powers capable of incinerating hordes of enemies and entire nests of aliens. They ~~stride~~ the battlefield with fire and wielding lightning with the power of an angry god. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] Those few that can resist the psychic onslaught must face the terrible fury of the Epistolary’s force weapon, a blade blazing with the white-hot certainty of his own will. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.		As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary wields devastating powers capable of incinerating hordes of enemies and entire nests of aliens. They bestride the battlefield with fire and wielding lightning with the power of an angry god. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] Those few that can resist the psychic onslaught must face the terrible fury of the Epistolary’s force weapon, a blade blazing with the white-hot certainty of his own will. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.

	Many alien species boast warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent that make pacts and sell themselves willingly to the Ruinous Powers. Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent dire threats to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species boast warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent that make pacts and sell themselves willingly to the Ruinous Powers. Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent dire threats to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

1d4chan>Quindraco: /* Overview */

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary wields devastating powers capable of incinerating hordes of enemies and entire nests of aliens. They ~~bestrides~~ the battlefield with fire and wielding lightning with the power of an angry god. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] Those few that can resist the psychic onslaught must face the terrible fury of the Epistolary’s force weapon, a blade blazing with the white-hot certainty of his own will. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.		As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary wields devastating powers capable of incinerating hordes of enemies and entire nests of aliens. They stride the battlefield with fire and wielding lightning with the power of an angry god. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] Those few that can resist the psychic onslaught must face the terrible fury of the Epistolary’s force weapon, a blade blazing with the white-hot certainty of his own will. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.

	Many alien species boast warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent that make pacts and sell themselves willingly to the Ruinous Powers. Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent dire threats to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species boast warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent that make pacts and sell themselves willingly to the Ruinous Powers. Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent dire threats to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

1d4chan>Derpysaurus: /* Overview */

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary wields devastating powers capable of incinerating hordes of enemies and entire nests of aliens. He bestrides the battlefield with fire and wielding lightning with the power of an angry god. ~~Few foes~~ will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with ~~terror and webs of confusion~~. Those few that can resist the psychic onslaught must face the terrible fury of the Epistolary’s force weapon, a blade blazing with the white-hot certainty of his own will. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.		As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary wields devastating powers capable of incinerating hordes of enemies and entire nests of aliens. They bestrides the battlefield with fire and wielding lightning with the power of an angry god. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] Those few that can resist the psychic onslaught must face the terrible fury of the Epistolary’s force weapon, a blade blazing with the white-hot certainty of his own will. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.

	Many alien species boast warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent that make pacts and sell themselves willingly to the Ruinous Powers. Others, like the Eldar, have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry, dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent dire threats to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species boast warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent that make pacts and sell themselves willingly to the Ruinous Powers. Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent dire threats to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

	An Epistolary can overcome the most potent alien psyker coven or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task. Their powers are ~~channelled~~ through the conductive wiring of a psychic hood, a piece of wargear linked directly into the Librarian’s brain. The psychic hood extends the wearer’s consciousness so that he can “feel” manipulation of the warp and counteract it. Augmetic crystals in the psychic hood help him to focus and enhance his strength in the battle of wills that follows.		An Epistolary can overcome the most potent alien psyker coven or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task. Their powers are channeled through the conductive wiring of a psychic hood, a piece of wargear linked directly into the Librarian’s brain. The psychic hood extends the wearer’s consciousness so that he can “feel” manipulation of the warp and counteract it. Augmetic crystals in the psychic hood help him to focus and enhance his strength in the battle of wills that follows.

	With their psychic ~~defences~~ stripped away, aliens easily fall prey to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their ~~artefacts~~ and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful, is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.		With their psychic defenses stripped away, aliens easily fall prey to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their artifacts and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful and [[NSFW\|even heretical,]] is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.

	Such prolonged exposure to xenos also places particularly stringent demands on an Epistolary. The gradual insinuation of alien thoughts and concepts into the Librarian’s mind is an ever-present peril that must be guarded against. Every piece of knowledge won can bring with it the seeds of potential destruction in the form of memetic trap or a psychic poison. Any psychic contact with an alien mind, living or dead, can bring with it a subtle corruption, a tiny chink in the Epistolary’s mental armour that opens him to further attack. Against these perils the Epistolary must match the power of his will and he must maintain a blinkered mind always closed to new concepts and alien designs. He must master his own mind and know it always to be his own, uninfluenced and pure to the end.		Such prolonged exposure to xenos also places particularly stringent demands on an Epistolary. The gradual insinuation of alien thoughts and concepts into the Librarian’s mind is an ever-present peril that must be guarded against. Every piece of knowledge won can bring with it the seeds of potential destruction in the form of memetic trap or a psychic poison. Any psychic contact with an alien mind, living or dead, can bring with it a subtle corruption, a tiny chink in the Epistolary’s mental armour that opens him to further attack. Against these perils the Epistolary must match the power of his will and he must maintain a blinkered mind always closed to new concepts and alien designs. He must master his own mind and know it always to be his own, uninfluenced and pure to the end.

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	Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[Chaos Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[Chaos Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

	An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.		An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.

	With their psychic defenses [[Troll\|bamboozled,]] aliens easily suffer a case of [[Squad Broken]] to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their artefacts and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful and [[NSFW\|even heretical,]] is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.		With their psychic defenses [[Troll\|bamboozled,]] aliens easily suffer a case of [[Squad Broken]] to conventional kill-team tactics. Time spent in the Deathwatch offers a Librarian a unique opportunity to learn about alien psykers and to study their methods for manipulating the warp. A Deathwatch Epistolary is deeply knowledgeable about such matters, a veteran of many encounters with not just xenos creatures but their artefacts and structures too. The reading of xenos minds, while distasteful and [[NSFW\|even heretical,]] is acknowledged as an unpleasant art form in its own right that can expose the murky web of motivations and alien thought processes to full examination. Psychometry, the art of object reading, opens insights into the operation and purpose of things made by alien hands (or their equivalent) even long past their extinction. On many occasions looking at past relics has prevented future disasters by correctly predicting the resurgence of an alien threat at a specific site or by revealing a key weakness that can be used to bring about their doom.

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	As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary specifically change their role from psychic support group to [[Ahriman]]-levels of psychic [[Dakka]]. In a sense, rather than murderfucking Xenos physically, they murderfuck them psychically. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] If the filthy Xenos somehow survive that torrent of psychic mind bullets, no problem! he/she would just end up meeting the sharpy and pointy tip of the Epistolary’s force weapon. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.		As part of a [[Kill Team\|Kill-team]] an Epistolary specifically change their role from psychic support group to [[Ahriman]]-levels of psychic [[Dakka]]. In a sense, rather than murderfucking Xenos physically, they murderfuck them psychically. Not a lot of chumps will stand before the coming of an Epistolary as their minds fill with either [[Rage\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY DOES NOT FUCK AROUND!"]] or [[Troll\|"HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS FUCKING UP MY PRECOGNITION!".]] If the filthy Xenos somehow survive that torrent of psychic mind bullets, no problem! he/she would just end up meeting the sharpy and pointy tip of the Epistolary’s force weapon. The most important call made for a Deathwatch Epistolary is to take the field against xenos psykers.

	Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[~~Chaose~~ Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.		Many alien species usually bring in their own warp-dabblers and sorcerers of varying talent submitting to those [[Chaos Gods\|Warp Goblins]], [[Troll\|to purposefully fuck with the armies of the Imperium.]] Others, like the [[Eldar]], have their own esoteric methods to shape the warp to their will. Yet others have [[Zoanthrope\|innate psychic powers that can render them immune to conventional weaponry,]] dominate or stupefy Space Marines. All of these and more represent a ''very'' unpleasant case of [[Rape\|psychic fuckery]] to an unprepared Kill-team without psyker support. A Librarian can warn of such perils before they are encountered, or at least in time to act against them decisively with targeted attacks.

	An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.		An Epistolary can just say "FUCK THE NOISE!" and like a total [[This Guy\|bro,]] overcome the most potent alien psyker shenanigans and/or protect his Battle-Brothers from an overwhelming psychic miasma. With an Epistolary present, a battle is fought on two planes, both the physical and psychic, and Librarians are specially equipped for this task.