warsmith Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hey all, I've a couple of questions about wolf priests (who seem to be a little popular now!); 1. Do they have any apothecary rules/equipment - I'm sure Ive seen reference to it and giving some form of save, though I might be thinking back to the previous edition? 2. Wolf Priests aren't part of any given company within the Wolves right? Thanks in advance. Dan Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256140-wolf-priests-a-few-questions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 1. Do they have any apothecary rules/equipment - I'm sure Ive seen reference to it and giving some form of save, though I might be thinking back to the previous edition? Fluff-wise Wolf Priests fulfill the function of both Apothecary and Chaplain. As such they are equipped with a Reductor equivalent called the Fang of Morkai. It doesn't give Feel No Pain likein C:SM, but Fearless. They are also equipped with a Wolf Amulet which gives them a 4+ Invulnerable save. 2. Wolf Priests aren't part of any given company within the Wolves right? Correct. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256140-wolf-priests-a-few-questions/#findComment-3116469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendrik Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 2. Wolf Priests aren't part of any given company within the Wolves right? Correct. wrong, the dreadnoughts,runepriest and wolfpriests are all part of the company of the great wolf. It's a great company yet it doesn't act like any other great company. think of it as a support company that spreads out it's forces over all the other companies Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256140-wolf-priests-a-few-questions/#findComment-3116481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswanick Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 2. Wolf Priests aren't part of any given company within the Wolves right? Correct. wrong, the dreadnoughts,runepriest and wolfpriests are all part of the company of the great wolf. It's a great company yet it doesn't act like any other great company. think of it as a support company that spreads out it's forces over all the other companies Meh, that's open to debate. But that's not how I read the question - a Wolf Priest fielded with a company isn't "a part" of that company, or the Great Company it is drawn from (even though that's not what was asked). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256140-wolf-priests-a-few-questions/#findComment-3116495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostclaw222 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 The Priests belong to the Company of the Great Wolf. The Great Wolf's a Wolf Lord (with his own Great Company already) that is elected by his peers to become Great Wolf. The Priests (whichever Great Company they served in under the previous Great Wolf--who is even now being replaced or has already been replaced by his elected replacement) leave the previous Great Wolf's Company and join the newly-elected Great Wolf's Company. Technically, they're part of the trappings of the office. Think of it as a very large command staff--it's yours while you hold down the office. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256140-wolf-priests-a-few-questions/#findComment-3117315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon950 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 They used to have equipment in the old codex that allowed them to ignore wounds from shooting. Would be nice in the next codex to have a upgrade to give them feel no pain. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256140-wolf-priests-a-few-questions/#findComment-3117317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hey all, I've a couple of questions about wolf priests (who seem to be a little popular now!); 1. Do they have any apothecary rules/equipment - I'm sure Ive seen reference to it and giving some form of save, though I might be thinking back to the previous edition? 2. Wolf Priests aren't part of any given company within the Wolves right? Thanks in advance. Dan Wolf Priests Where other Chapters have both Apothecaries and Chaplains, the Space Wolves have their Wolf Priests. The Wolf Priests are amongst the most revered men of the Chapter and are responsible only to the Great Wolf himself. They are hard, grim men, knowledgeable in the sagas of the Chapter's history. They recruit new brothers, oversee their training and minister to their spiritual needs. Wolf Priests are also wise in the ways of medicine. In battle they use these skills to ease the suffering of wounded comrades. They are responsible for performing the benedicto ultimatus and removing the geneseed of fallen Space Wolves. Wolf Priests are chosen from the ranks of the Long Fangs. Becoming a Priest means severing all ties with their former pack-brothers and Great Company. It is a great loss, and they are mourned as dead by those they leave behind. To symbolise this they take on a new name when they don the sacred skull-embossed armour. This is important, for the Wolf Priests must be seen as impartial for they arbitrate in any dispute among the Companies. A convocation of Wolf Priests advises the Great Wolf on matters of Chapter law and discipline. The Wolf Priests guard the Chapter's genetic seed, bio-culturing new implants and maintaining the vigour of the strain by weeding out any weakness or mutation. Their knowledge is deep, and for many centuries they have studied the effects of the cursed Wulfen gene helix in a search for a way to modify it and make safe the Chapter's genetic seed. However, their efforts have only succeeded in preventing the curse spreading, and it is unlikely that the damage can ever be repaired completely. At least one Wolf Priest always stalks the surface of Fenris seeking promising new candidates to recruit into the ranks of the Space Wolves. Wolf Priests perform the ritual implanting of the geneseed and supervise every aspect of training the aspirants. Wolf Priests are the first Space Marines any new recruit has dealings with, and they sternly supervise their development. During training, Space Wolves gain an almost religious respect for these grim old men that never leaves them. A brawl between drunken Space Wolves can be broken up by a single word from a Wolf Priest. It is said that a Wolf Priest's face is the first and last that Space Wolves ever see. They look on it for the first time when they are recruited and for the final time when the Wolf Priest performs the benedicto ultimatus. WD 246 Wolves of Fenris Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/256140-wolf-priests-a-few-questions/#findComment-3117343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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