Space marine commander

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**akkados**

Quick question, can a commander have a storm bolter then change to a power weapon in CC? Or is he locked to having a 2-handed storm bolter even in CC? Is a commander allowed to have both even?
Note: his not in a terminator armor.

**Th3ee Legged Dog**

What codex?

**akkados**

Black templars

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Anyone??

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Guess no one knows??

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Guess you can since there are pictures of them everywhere

**Destrado**

There's nothing stopping him from using his Power Weapon in Close Combat.

**MechaEmperor7000**

It's assumed that after he shoots with the storm bolter he just drops it and charges into melee with his power sword, having it either hang on his belt or retrieving it later after combat is done. The Two-Handed Weapon classification only indicates that it takes up your alotted one Two-Handed Weapon choice from the armoury.

**Jaon**

More or less, 2 handed weapons have nothing to do with ranged combat, and im not sure about black templars, but generally the 2 handed rule should be ignored in 5th edition armies.

**akkados**

Thx guys, allso got it confirmed that he can infact have both! and since his storm bolter is an *assault 2* weapon, he can shot in his assault then go into CC and do normal attack on top of that. or am i wrong?

**nosferatu1001**

Yes, he can assault after firing it, even after moving, as it is "assault" weapon.

When in combat you only use his attacks stat, nothing to do with the ranged weapon. If you're arming him with a pwoer weapon you may want to give him a bolt / plasma / other-pistol as he then gets 1 extra attack in close combat - see Page 42, normal and a special close combat weapon.

**akkados**

Thx dude will do

**Th3ee Legged Dog**

Believe he comes with a pistol for free anywho.

**akkados**

well in the black templar codex it doesnt say anything he starts out with only that he can be given any items from BT armory, guessing I use points on wargear that i give him aswell

**Kommissar Kel**

Correct most BT characters have no weapons to start; and can purchace any 2 weapons from the armory, providing no more than 1 of those weapons are 2 handed.

For those characters that already have weapons(and access to the armory), they can still buy 2 weapons, only 1 of which may be 2-handed; and will keep their original weapons(the rules for armory purchases, and replacement of original weapons was found in the BRBs for 3rd and 4th editions).