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Gotz Da Ork, the FAQ's do say that a painboy can't take 'eavy armor. Its on page 4 of the games-workshop faq, right hand column, about a quarter of the way down the page.
I don't see how that matters though, the most recent edition of the codex shows that you do have to pay nob price for a painboy. (pg 82, do the math.)
And it doesn't really matter whether or not painboy is an upgrade. The book says one NOB may be a painboy. And to make your model a nob, you have to spend 20 points first. Painboy is a nob that can't take 'eavy armor is all. It kind of sucks, but I think the bonus he confers is better then the 'eavy armor anyways.
You can still give him a bike, 'cause the rules say the entire mob gets upgraded to Nob Bikers, same with stickbomz. Bikes become better armor then 'eavy armor anyways. Or at least, faster, more shooty armor.

Sorry missed that. Thanks for showing me, I totally looked over that.

I just checked AB and they have it wrong on there and I'm sure thats why I thought that.

What does the "Pain Boy" upgrade say about his equipment?

Is it "replaces all his stuff with 'Urty Syringe (and so on)" or is it "replaces Slugga/Choppa with 'Urty syringe (and so on)?

Haven't got my Ork codex available right now.



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"Painboy replaces slugga and choppa with dok's tools and 'urty syringe."

So if a Nob is given 'Eavy Armour, and THEN upgraded (or side-graded) to a Pain Boy....he would keep the 'Eavy Armour.

This would still be in compliance with the Ork FAQ as the Painboy wasn't given the 'Eavy Armour while having the status of Pain Boy.
The very same FAQ establishes that the order of upgrades is players choice, as long as no weapon is replaced twice and stuff like that.

Steelmage99 wrote:What does the "Pain Boy" upgrade say about his equipment?
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ITS OVER 9000!!!!!