Autumn 2024: can Transcendant C'tan get Crusade upgrades now?

[N1SB]

Hi guys, we're ramping up to a Pariah Nexus campaign in my local Warhammer Store.  I'll be representing Necrons.

 

My question: can Transcendant C'tan get Crusade upgrades now, like Tank/Monster Hunter or Weapon Buffs?

 

I ask because of a few things I THINK still hold true:

 

• Epic Characters, like Nightbringer C'tan, cannot get Crusade upgrades
• The Transcendant C'tan is NOT named, but is also prevented from getting Enhancements
• And I think last edition and/or a Balance Dataslate, things went back and forth on the Trans C'tan a bit

 

So I'm just checking up on the state of the rules right now, if Trans C'tan can get Crusade upgrades, as it's always in flux.  Thanks.

[ThePenitentOne]

So first off, let me say I'm so sorry it's taken nine months to reply. But this is probably an even more relevant discussion now than it was originally posted, because as I understand it, the more recent campaign books HAVE allowed Epic characters to be included and to receive Crusade upgrades. As I understand it, they don't get a full four battle honours like generic units do, but the one or two upgrade powers that they do qualify for are pretty powerful, and their effects tend to extend beyond the character in question.

 

I'm not sure how I feel about it; I like that generic characters become as well developed as named characters over the course of a campaign, and I think including options for Epic Character Crusade upgrades just undermines that, creating a pinnacle within the progression system which will forever remain unavailable to any of YOUR DUDES and only ever apply to GW's own characters.

 

Having said that though, I know very little about Necrons, and I don't have any of the campaign books except the original Tyrannic War book.

 

I do look forward to learning more about Necrons; with the upcoming Tombworld Terrain, Necron Kill Team and the KT box with the new plastic Nightbringer, I think it's time.