Are Drednaughts teachers?

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**Kragura**

Just what It says in the title could drednaughts take on a teaching role to neopytes and scouts
It seems to make sence that the elders would teach the new kids on the block a thing or two about war.

**Corpsesarefun**

Possibly, there is no mention of this anywhere in the SM codex but as dreadnoughts often function as members of the chapter council i suppose other informative roles are likely as well.

**BEASTSOFWAR**

i could imagine a dreadnought with a little teachers cap and a cane in place of its power claw

keeping more on topic it would look odd, but plausable. Maybe they would be kept until initiates gain the black carapace and begin more advanced training?

BoW- John

**Grimpost**

I don't think they do. They are mostly kept dormant until there is a need for them in the fluff. In the books and other cannon they are ancient and revered almost to the point of sainthood. Also Corpse is right that they are on the higher chapter councils. I just don't see the chapter using such a highly regarded and valuable resource to train new troops. Mostly the Neophytes are trained by Sergeants and more experienced battle brothers.

**starbomber109**

Maybe if it was a Venerable Dread....or maybe he teaches the other dreads idk.

**barlio**

I'm thinking that if a Dread does any teaching it's on the battlefield. From my understanding of the two Dreads represented in the Horus Heresy series they are there and involved at times, but I couldn't see them taking active roles.

**Grimpost**

LOL.

Dread-"No, you are doing it wrong."
Neophyte-"What do you mean."
D-"You are aiming low."
N-"Like this?"
D-"Here let me show you."-Crushes Neophyte with CC weapon.
D-"Oops....NEXT!"

**Demogerg**

In Space Wolf fluff dreads are revered for their ancient knowledge of past deeds and sagas which are normally memorized by the Wolf Priests, so in a way, yes they are teachers, they ensure that the tales of old are kept accurate.

but no, they do not train new recruits. that would be inefficient in both terms of the training recieved, and in terms of wasting manpower (dreadpower) when it could be better used on the batttlefield.

**person person**

Dreadnoughts are teachers etc. theyre wise teachings teach all that listens.

**Canonness Rory**

person person wrote:Dreadnoughts are teachers etc. theyre wise teachings teach all that listens.

How very insightful.

**Dreadwinter**

The only thing I know of that mentions any Dreadnought teaching in any way is Bjorn the Fell-Handed being awoken for council of a Great Wolf and the telling of the story of Russ.

**Lord-Loss**

Im pretty sure some Chaptains will go for to them for advice on something.

Im pretty certain the magority of Smurf marines are smart, so lets assume a dreadnought is smart but with thousands of years of knowledge of warfare and stuff happening in the chapter.

I can imagine a Chapter master going to an Elder on advice about a certain thing that happened in the chapte.

**Silverthorne**

I think dreads are like ents, in that they have varying levels of awareness/wakefulness/activity. I imagine that the more spry ones do perform some instruction, but not to scouts, more likely people being elevated to sergeant, etc. Conversely, some very old, venerable dreadnoughts are probably only awaken two or three times every millenium, hardly ever by the same techpriest. I think it varies from Chapter to Chapter, and dreadnought to dreadnought.

**person person**

That makes sense to me.

**Orkeosaurus**

I think a dreadnought would be lacking on the physical ability to demonstrate what he's talking about.

"And you lift your arm up like this. No not like that! Like this... well, I mean, you have elbows, but pretend like I have elbows and a second arm and... oh, nevermind, go ask one of the veterans."

**person person**

I think his teachings are more like, tales of experience, and input to things like, 'Who should replace Cpt. Bellerphorn?', 'Does this Neophyte deserve to elevate to Battle-Brother?'

**General Stubbs**

"Back in my day, power armour was made of cardboard with batteries taped to it." - Dreadnought

**crazypsyko666**

"Back in my day, we marines had two sticks and a rock; we had to share the rock."

**Scott-S6**

I can't see them taking a class but I'm sure that at chapter booze-ups all the youngsters gather round to hear the dreads' stories (which everyone else has heard a hundred times)

**Arctik_Firangi**

Lord-Loss wrote:Im pretty sure some Chaptains will go for to them for advice on something.

Chaptains? I'm not sure which HQ option you've misspelled there... but you're obviously a heretic spy.

**Cheese Elemental**

Arctik_Firangi wrote:
Lord-Loss wrote:Im pretty sure some Chaptains will go for to them for advice on something.

Chaptains? I'm not sure which HQ option you've misspelled there... but you're obviously a heretic spy.

I think a Chaptain is an illegitimate child of a Company Captain and a Chaplain.

I wonder who's the mother? OH GOD RULE 34 INCOMING

**Dreadwinter**

Cheese Elemental wrote:
Arctik_Firangi wrote:
Lord-Loss wrote:Im pretty sure some Chaptains will go for to them for advice on something.

Chaptains? I'm not sure which HQ option you've misspelled there... but you're obviously a heretic spy.

I think a Chaptain is an illegitimate child of a Company Captain and a Chaplain.

I wonder who's the mother? OH GOD RULE 34 INCOMING

DON'T ASK DON'T TELL!

**Lord-Loss**

I was tired when i wrote this ok, i meant Chapter master.

**Demogerg**

Chaptain sounds better.

**Space_hoppo**

I know that in Dark Apostle, the marine gets advice from a Drednought about his dreams, however he does give pretty useless advice and then asks if he has seem Horus or Lorgar anywhere. So they prob can teach, but just like old people they prob wander off subject and/or fall asleep at random intervals.

**aflax1**

I'm not sure I would want a drednaught teaching me after all he did die, so why would I want the same "dead" tactics being taught to me?

**MarineFist**

Yeah lol, i can immagine it now
Dread: Now remember, dont shoot your plasma gun too much or it will blow in your face, like mine did, *sighs* oh it was a sad day.

(im not sure if dreads can sigh though)

Automatically Appended Next Post:
Yeah lol, i can immagine it now
Dread: Now remember, dont shoot your plasma gun too much or it will blow in your face, like mine did, *sighs* oh it was a sad day.

(im not sure if dreads can sigh though)

**Space_hoppo**

Remember young one, half the time you miss with the plasma weapons you will fry. If you were not a 28mm high model you would have the ability to drop the gun on the first sign of heat.

**Durandal**

Bjorn tests the rune priests knowledge of various sagas when he is awake, but other then that a Dreadnought's time awake is best spent crushing his foes rather then coddling some foundling scouts who don't know which end of a sniper rifle is up.