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What was GW thinking?

He comes equipped with a laspistol and close-combat weapon and... get this... can take a shotgun for free.

What was the point of not including it in his basic wargear again?

It's also funny how it's also the only weapon not listed in the reference at the back.

GW's like "derp...autogun? AM doesnt have that."

Has GW made such hiccups in other codexes?

WYSIWYG is the only real reason I suppose.

Yewh its the same as regimental advisors being able to swap their chainswords for laspistols for free which you should always do and they should have had in the first place.

 Sir Arun wrote:
What was GW thinking?


Has GW made such hiccups in other codexes?

Yep in CSM codex you may take "Veterans of long war" for Dark Apostle for free. This rule cost for any other model.

An extra attack in melee? Maybe you're the kind of player who uses their priests for the smash war hymn?

That's why the option exists.

 Ignatius wrote:
An extra attack in melee? Maybe you're the kind of player who uses their priests for the smash war hymn?

In the imperial guard codex the autogun doesn't replace any thing, you can just choose to take it for free

Speaking of which, who here has been running a Ministorum Priest and which model have you been using for your IG?

 Whiskered wrote:

 Sir Arun wrote:
What was GW thinking?


Has GW made such hiccups in other codexes?

Yep in CSM codex you may take "Veterans of long war" for Dark Apostle for free. This rule cost for any other model.

It's free because it does nothing for the Apostle, he already hates everyone and has max Ld.

 Vespid wrote:

 Ignatius wrote:
An extra attack in melee? Maybe you're the kind of player who uses their priests for the smash war hymn?

In the imperial guard codex the autogun doesn't replace any thing, you can just choose to take it for free

Oh that's... Interesting.

Now I understand the point of the thread

 Trickstick wrote:
WYSIWYG is the only real reason I suppose.

The model I have actually has a small autogun on the backpack, and thats from their website, Soooo why isnt it just part of the wargear?

I think it has to do with the inquisitorial and sisters priests having krak grenades, while the imperial guard priests don't.
However inquisitorial and sister priests have to swap a weapon for the autogun.

Ghaz wrote:

That's why the option exists.

No, that's a special character who has a special (S4 AP4) shotgun. :p

Its so that people who build their own priests can create priests without autoguns, rather than trying to source a (actually rather difficult to acquire) bit.

SYKOJAK wrote:
Speaking of which, who here has been running a Ministorum Priest and which model have you been using for your IG?

Paulus von Phyrra by Kromlech miniatures. Love the guy.

Real priests uses shotguns, flamethrower and/or eviscerator. Any other weapon are not metal enough.

There is of course a specific exception for giant flaming thurible morning star/flail/…

SYKOJAK wrote:
Speaking of which, who here has been running a Ministorum Priest and which model have you been using for your IG?

While I play Sisters, not IG, this guy is probably my favourite priest model:

 Furyou Miko wrote:

Ghaz wrote:

Spoiler:

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That's why the option exists.

No, that's a special character who has a special (S4 AP4) shotgun. :p

Its so that people who build their own priests can create priests without autoguns, rather than trying to source a (actually rather difficult to acquire) bit.

Urian Jacobus is not a special character in Codex Astra Militarum. The option allows the model to be used WYSIWYG as a Ministorum Priest from that codex.

 Ghaz wrote:
Urian Jacobus is not a special character in Codex Astra Militarum. The option allows the model to be used WYSIWYG as a Ministorum Priest from that codex.

I don't think that's the reason they made Jacobus any more than they made any other Special Character for your to proxy him as another model in another army.

 Purifier wrote:

SYKOJAK wrote:
Speaking of which, who here has been running a Ministorum Priest and which model have you been using for your IG?

While I play Sisters, not IG, this guy is probably my favourite priest model:

You obviously aren't familiar with the Redeemer:

 Purifier wrote:

 Ghaz wrote:
Urian Jacobus is not a special character in Codex Astra Militarum. The option allows the model to be used WYSIWYG as a Ministorum Priest from that codex.

I don't think that's the reason they made Jacobus any more than they made any other Special Character for your to proxy him as another model in another army.

I didn't say that's why they made Jacobus, but why they gave the Ministorum Priest the option to take a shotgun.