Greetings all.

I was planning to have my group run into Squats and i was wondering what would be the appropriate stats and equipment for those guys.

for the Squats themselves i thought +10 Toughness,+10 Strength, -10 Perception, -10 Fellowship, Unnatural Toughness (x2).

as for weapons they would most likely be using standard IMp weapons... but maybe something new.

Please come with Ideas and revisions and such.

Those sound alright, but I wouldn't go with Unnatural Toughness. I'd give them additional talents/skills, like Dark Sight (they'd have adapted to see better in dark tunnel conditions) and the like.

Make sure their Tech has an Archeotech feel to it.
Think of Exo Suits (Power Armour) with a lot of visual runes.

WS: 30+2d10
BS: 20+2d10
S: 30+2d10
T: 30+2d10
Ag: 15+2d10
Int: 25+2d10
Per: 20+d10
WP: 30+2d10
Fel: 20+2d10

Wounds: 1d5+2

Trait: Dark Sight

Skill: Choose 1 Trade (Miner, Armourer, Remebrancer)

Just have them take a Class (Arch Militant, Explorator being the most prominant, perhaps Voidmaster adapted to ground vehicles)

Did he say Squats? WOW! And he survived the post? I can recall a time when the mention of Squats would bring tirades against the poster. It is good to see times are changing.

Oh, I still think Squats were awful, and I'm glad to see them all dead (to be replaced by the Demiurg, who seem a lot better), but that doesn't stop me helping someone with house rules. It's just the whole "bring back the Squats!" gang who want GW to officially start supporting them again and retcon the whole "the Tyranids ate them all" wipe-out of the Squats that tend to annoy people.

I'd suggest giving them all Die Hard - they're meant to be tenacious little things, hard to keep down. Equipment wise, even if you don't go a more archeotech route, everything they have - from weapons to chronos - should be at least Good quality.

Oh, and don't forget Hatred: Orks, just in case it comes up.

Thanks for all the input guys.

Didnt know this was such a heated topic.