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This is a bit premature since the new codex is not out yet but apparently 40k radio have their hands on a new SM codex and one item caught my attention:

"a descendant chapter cannot use their parent chapter special character"

and

Q: In 5th Edition you were encouraged to use SCs as "Count-As" special characters to give you some new/interesting combinations. Is there anything in the new book that allows you to do this?
A: You can no longer do that due to Chapter Tactics.


How would you guys interpret this in terms of "home-brewed" chapters? For example: my SM chapter is themed around "the hidden descendants of the Black Templars", I call them the Crusaders, I use BT icons but a green/white/black paint-scheme. It seems that under the new rules I wouldn't be allowed to use Grimaldus or Hellbrecht or the Emperor's Champion for that matter, not even "counts-as" since that's also not allowed apparently... If that's true it kinda blows... What am I gonna do? Repaint everything to BTs?
It seems to really hinder the creativity and freedom that made SMs fun to build as an army.

What do you guys think?

I think you are panicking, this Q&A is very incomplete.

My interpretation is "no mixing SC of differente chapters". This blows also.

I would say your army can have all the units of its parent chapter and the SC rules with a different modle and use count as I think it is so I can't use Cato scarius with vulkan he'stan.

While i don't think it's entirely a bad idea, I'm really just upset that there is STILL no Iron Hands SC

I agree seeing the new trait system it seems that unless you field a chapter with a SC your losing out I think iron hands might get a supplement as Thay have alegedy gave them nothing different.