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In IA seige of vraks part 2 it says that playing as the red scorpions space marine chapter you have the option of upgrading the squads sergeant to an apothocary for every tactical squad. Does this mean all of my squads can have feel no pain and a 3+ armor save. Seems a little broken to me. the relevant page is page 123 & 124. IA 6

If the Apothocary gives FnP, and he can be taken in every squad, then every squad can have FnP. IA isn't really balanced for regular 40k. If you think 3+ FnP is broken, you'd quit if you knew Plague Marines had that and T(5) standard.

And couldn't termies get T5 and FNP in the 3rd edition chaos 'dex?

Plague Marines are awesome. Highly undervalued in this edition of the game.

Yes but Red Scorpions cost 16 pts and all it takes is a 25 point upgrade to give the entire squad FnP.

So they're 18.5 points a piece.
As opposed to T(5) Fearless, Blighted, 2 Specials under 10 wielding 23 point models.
Or the 18 point WBB Gaussing warriors (ok they're better than these....)

It's fine.
Nothing a dreadnought / havoc squad / seekers pack / nob mob / genestealer brood / banshee squad / Russ couldn't take care of.
Feel no guilt, especially if your painting up some slick models.

And if someone gives you flack, just to they to shut up and charge they squad with that defiler already...

or put a vindicator shell into it :-)

Paintbrushturkey wrote:or put a vindicator shell into it :-)

Or a battle Cannon. T4(5) Still dies to S8.