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Ahoj!
According to my 1st printing CSM Codex, Aspiring Champions in Rubric'ed Squads cannot take Veteran Skills. Does the same apply to ICs and Chosen?
If yes, where does it say so.
In my Codex the ban on Veteran Skills is listed in the Paragraph labelled "Chaos Space Marine Units", which in its entirety (?) refers to units with the Rubric of Ahryman.
I ask because in my area the practice is that the Mark of Tzeentch prohibits the wearer from taking Veteran skills. Yet I do not see this in the codex. 2nd/3rd printing change? FAQ (I don't see, but sometimes I'm blind)?
Borys

If the ban is on "Chaos Space Marine Units", then nothing can take Veteran skills. It is Codex: Chaos Space Marines after all, so all units should fall under that description.

In my 3rd printing, it's explained that any unit which is not Rubric is a Sorceror, and spends all their time studying Sorcery (so has no time to develop vet skills). Any unit which is Rubric, is just armour with a bunch of dust inside, so can't practice either.

The upshot is that, no model with any Mark of Tzeentch is allowed vet skills, sorry.

Yep that is it. No cigars this time around however you should spin it.

Ahoj!
Thank you.
Borys

Hence why Tzeentch blows.... Capt K

Agreed, though if you take a LaTD list, the mark of tzeench becomes altered (for champions of that list) so that they are allowed to take a vet skill. Cou could still field 6 Champions with a nice mutant-meatshield for instance...