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I wasn't sure where to put this, so I figured I'd dump it here!

I'm planning to build a Black Templar Command squad from bits that I'm ordering, but I'm struggling to think of what special roles would be needed. I'm trying to think outside the box from regular command squads, and lean more towards more specific roles a Crusade may need. Other than these:

-Marshall
-Castellan
-Standard Bearer

Any help would be greatly appreciated They don't need to be roles that necessarily "exist"

Firstly they are gonna want to be in a land raiser crusader...

Equip your marshal (now commander or chapter master) how you feel. Close combat is best tho.
Your command squad should then pack an apothecary, a champion with power sword or maul (as our 6's cause insta-death), a melta guy, a flamer guy, and as many other marines asyou can ttake according to the codex. Smash them in to anything in CC out of the LRC and watch them win...

Black Templar 6s in challenges do not cause instant death, they rend, and you get re-rolls to hit.

Decide what you want the Command Squad to do, then equip accordingly. Try not to equip them for too many jobs, since they become expensive fairly quickly.

The standard command squad for marines these days would be bikes, and five grav guns. They'll kill more with shooting than they ever would with combat.

If you want them to assault I'd suggest looking at a terminator squad instead, as hammernators are still solid in melee albeit melee isn't a particularly important part of the game anymore.

 ChaosCrusader wrote:
Firstly they are gonna want to be in a land raiser crusader...

Equip your marshal (now commander or chapter master) how you feel. Close combat is best tho.
Your command squad should then pack an apothecary, a champion with power sword or maul (as our 6's cause insta-death), a melta guy, a flamer guy, and as many other marines asyou can ttake according to the codex. Smash them in to anything in CC out of the LRC and watch them win...

Only Emperors Champion causes instant death on sixes. (Depending on battlestance)

Very good advice on all accounts, thankyou!

What about in a "fluffy" capacity?

Fluff wise, banner tucked in a landraider or by foot along with other masses of footslogging initiates and neophytes

Sounds good, thanks! I like me fluff