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Is it really so you cant have your techmarine join a squad of Tactical Marines prior to the drop?? How silly is that? This is about the only use for this guy I can think of. With the Servohanrness he'd be a cool addition to a small tacsquads punch, both shooting and assault.

How about a Chaplain joining a squad assault marines wishing to deep strike?? What are the "official rulings"? My gaming group uses too much common sense for tournament legality

By the rules as written there is no way a techmarine can be in a drop pod (that I know of).

In fact, the only way an independent character can use a drop pod is if he takes a retinue (or is officially "attached" to a retinue of another IC).

Yes, so I thought. Bummer really...my techmarine will never see tourny action, it's not like he's a game winner anyway