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First of all, I want it well documented that I think no. I'm asking on behalf of a friend. He played a new 40k player recently. He's just started with CSM. He took a terminator squad. He paid for a power weapon upgrade on each guy, and claimed that each power weapon was a power scourge.

Now I was under the impression that when you pay 12 points for a PW it allows you to select from the PW section in the rule book. And as a scourge costs a helbrute a great deal more than 12 points it doesn't seem logical.

What I'm after is written rules so I can prove it's not allowed rather than my very simple argument of 'no, of course that's not right'

My only argument at the moment is that if a unit can take a scourge, it specifically states it in their entry?

The only models to my knowledge that can take Power Scourges are the Helbrute and Defiler.
The main rule book details which weapons are classed as "Power Weapons" and the Power Scourge is not one of them.

That's what I thought.....

Chaos space marine terminators get power weapons for free at no extra cost... not sure where your 12 point cost came from unless you are talking about a power fist.

But yes a Power Scourge is not something you could take as a power weapon since it isn't listed as one in the main rulebook under power weapons.

Types of power weapons: axes mauls swords and lances, THEY are the only types of "power weapon" based on model. i dont have the BRB page number, but its under the above types of power weapons heading. i pulled it up in my digital csm dex.

No. Scourges are not power weapons.

Power weapons are defined in the BRB.

 Khaine's Wrath wrote:
First of all, I want it well documented that I think no. I'm asking on behalf of a friend. He played a new 40k player recently. He's just started with CSM. He took a terminator squad. He paid for a power weapon upgrade on each guy, and claimed that each power weapon was a power scourge.

Now I was under the impression that when you pay 12 points for a PW it allows you to select from the PW section in the rule book. And as a scourge costs a helbrute a great deal more than 12 points it doesn't seem logical.

What I'm after is written rules so I can prove it's not allowed rather than my very simple argument of 'no, of course that's not right'

My only argument at the moment is that if a unit can take a scourge, it specifically states it in their entry?

Possibly you have made a mistake, just checked the chaos codex and it is 12 points for a chain fist (Doubles your strength, gives you AP 2 and Armourbane). Is this what he bought? Regular power weapons come for free on chaos terminators.