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I was looking on Lexicanum and saw that there were some unidentified captains in the Salamanders Chapter. This led me to create my own captain....

Captain To'rus
Standard Captain Stats

Wargear:
Terminator Armor
2 Thunder Hammers (Hammers of Vulkan)

Skills of the Forge: Due to To'rus' skills as a blacksmith, he is adept at using hammers both in the forge and on the battlefield. To represent this, To'rus' thunder hammer attacks are dealt at intiative 3 (as opposed to 5). In addition, whenever To'rus joins a unit with thunder hammers, the unit resolves hits from their thunder hammers at half initiative (rounded up).

Your thoughts?

n0 haX0rZ pLz

lol.

I think it is stupid, to be honest, although him using his own at I4, similiar to the Chapter Master char is interesting. Or I3, rather. I like the Master-Crafted Thunder Hammers idea from the Space Marine book. The other option is I5/ I4 on the charge, I1 otherwise. Or maybe "always strikes simultaneously on the charge" would be a cool rule.

I am almsot postive the Chapter Master of the Salamanders or was it the Iron Fists wields dual thunderhammers.

I'd do it the way we did Calgar in our rules - on the charge he swings at standard Initiative, but after that he's back to I1 (so he's powerful at the start, but then he tires and swings normally).

It's really powerful, but it's a power that tapers off pretty quickly.

BYE

I would like to do away with the I1 rule for powerfists with a strikes last penalty as per great weapons. Using a second descending I order for attacks.

It means carnies strike before fists, but Calgar strikes before klaw nobs and most units (without frag grenades) when defending a building, as strikes last also applies to assaulting fortifications, rather than I1. This will make the I of a powerfist wielder somewhat more important than it currently is.