Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Tabletop Gaming/@comment-6078851-20140504164135/@comment-6078851-20140507002600

Shas'o'Kais wrote: The only fluff explanation I can see for this is that a Techmarine is not strictly part of the Ravenwing, but is an asset assigned to it, in a similar way to how a Librarian or Chaplain can attach themself to a force, and because of this he is only issued with a standard Space Marine bike rather than a Ravenwing bike. that is the case, but with the whole 'inner circle' structure of the dark angels i've always thought that for a techmarine to be assigned to the death or ravenwing he would have to be part of the inner circle, and as such if he had a vehicle it would be a death or ravenwing vehicle - a techmarine assigned to the deathwing on a bike would have to be a deathwing bike as the entire 1st company is deathwing, and the same for the ravenwing.

the games i play are more for the narrative feel, and fun, rather than sticking ridgidly to the rules (the rules manual itself mentions that the rules are more of a guideline), and it just feels odd, narratively, for a techmarine in the 1st or 2nd company to be on a bike that doesn't match his respective company (i don't actually see this as an issue with any chapter other than the D.A's and their successors), plus surely of any marine the techs are gonna have the best out-fitted vehicles :), although i do stick to rules if there's an issue.

and forgive my denseness if it seems as such but what's RAW?