Using special character's rules for your own characters?

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**oolen**

So do you play with Lelith Hesperax, or use her rules for (insert your own creation here)?
Maybe you use Marneus Calgar as Geralt Caspius of the Black Dawn chapter that you created?

I usually use named characters only for their rules because I find it fun to create my own story as I play.
What about you?!

**purplefood**

Sicarius the **** has become Commander Iago Wynter of the Sentinels of Euphrateus.
Logan Grimnar is Kyrl Grimblood-saviour of Fenris.
That's it more or less...

**Melissia**

Using the rules for your own characters IS how they intended.

**oolen**

Melissia wrote:Using the rules for your own characters IS how they intended.

True. It encourages you to do so in the SM codex atleast.

While I could have worded that better, it's still a valid question IMO.

**MechaEmperor7000**

Personally I'd run the actual character where appropriate (in some cases I started a whole new army because I liked the character). However I do have a number of "Count As" characters as well, mainly because I dont want 10 different SM chapters.

**Brother-Thunder**

I run Lysander as Lysander, because I play Imperial Fists. Other than that, everybody is my own creation.

**Xca|iber**

I do both. I do a fair bit more "count's as" when I actually build my models though, so I guess I'm more "option 2."