GI Joker Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 The search function either isn't working for me or hasn't turned anything up and the official FAQ has nothing to say on the matter so my question is this: if I make a Terminator carrying a Thunder Hammer and Storm Shield an apothecary, does he loose his Storm Shield? The entry just says that the narthecium replaces the Power Fist but makes no mention of anything else that he may have in his left hand. Does that mean that there must be a Power Fist to replace in the first place or it won't work? Or if he has a Storm Shield he gets to keep it? I can read it both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elphilo Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Yep, the power fist is needed for the Narthecium to replace it. So in order to have an Apothecary you can't upgrade/change your powerfist. So you're stuck with it. It sucks I know (my apothecary model has a TH/SS), but this is the way new codices work out sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GI Joker Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 That's what I was afraid of. Mine is also doing the TH/SS thing. Oh well, time to pop off some arms. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsev Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Yep, the power fist is needed for the Narthecium to replace it. So in order to have an Apothecary you can't upgrade/change your powerfist. So you're stuck with it. It sucks I know (my apothecary model has a TH/SS), but this is the way new codices work out sometimes! but could he have an ass can? as its the stormbolter you swap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank05 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 i dis agree... the option for apothecary comes before the th/ss option. so by order of options, you replace the power fist with the narthecium, and exchange all weapons for th/ss. the narthecium is wargear and not a weapon. iirc the options in list entries are ordered in a specific way (ie c:ig where it says as the last option for a squad, '' ..any models that have not taken an upgrade from the above list...'') I hope what i said makes sense >_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 The way I read it is that the model is upgraded from a Deathwing Terminator to a Deathwing Apothecary. It doesn't matter what equipment does or doesn't get replaced, he is no longer a Deathwing Terminator and may not take any options for Deathwing Terminators because he no longer qualifies as such (hence the separate stat line denoting Character with the specific name). I don't necessarily agree with it, but as written, that's how I read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upstartes Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 You know what I think is weird? The PA apothecary trades his shooting weapon for his narthecium, but the terminator apothecary trades his melee weapon for the narthecium. What's up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onisuzume Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 They're probably some sort of medical savants which either know how to wear power armour, hit stuff and heal people, or wear TDA, shoot stuff, and heal people, with no room for any knowledge about shooting/hitting left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank05 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 i retract my earlier statement, i didn't even think of it that way. i agree with bryan blaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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