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So my Deathwing needs a second HQ to accompany Belial...what to take?

-Librarian. Basic DA libby is only LD9 which nerfs the Psychic hood somewhat. Powers seem kinda lame compared to uber-cheese what the newer books have, though I suppose Force Barrier could be useful in soaking up Lascannon wounds etc. Also kinda costly, though stats are better than Codex Marines variant. BS5 is nice for ever-useful combi weapons.

-Chaplain. Obviously he would boost the termies close combat abilities, for quite reasonable cost. I'm also tempted to take jump pack, in the case I need to detach the Chaplain for some solo work.

-Interrogator-Chaplain. Chappy with a Termie armour and extra wound...but more cost too.

-Ezekiel. Table-wide Ld10 Psychic Hood? Oh yeah! But his powers don't seem that great and man, his wargear is hella-weak. 170 points for Master-Crafted bolt pistol?

-Azrael. Well, he does seem like decent CC character. I also think that the mini is awesome. But the points cost is way high for me.

So at this point, I'm thinking about Chaplain with a Jump-pack and Combi-weapon, but I'm open to other ideas. I don't plan to get any Ravenwing, so Sammael is out, though.

Don't really know how effective a jump chaplain would be...

I would take an Interrogator Chaplain.

My Deathwing friend has used a various mix of characters alongside Belail and so far the Libby has been by far the most annoying. Not from my point since my Orks kumped him My Eldar player however hated him - every good termi-killing shot was put on the libby who passed his tests/saves. Soaked up wounds like a sponge.
The other one was the Interrogator Chaplain in Termi armour. Quite potent with a "Command" squad type termi squad. Very evil to dry and beat down alongside the rest of the unit.

The 2 I have used are the Librarian and Sammael for the Dual Wing... Even if the Hood isn't as good as the other books, having ANY psychic defense is a good thing, especially with the GK hitting the tables... But, yeah, the powers are pretty lackluster at best...