This may sound like a silly topic but I am curious on thoughts from other players.

What are your general thoughts/house rules on helmets in conjunction with psychic hoods?

I have seen pictures in various books (some models and some drawn) where librarians have helmets and hoods, while some only have the hoods. Unless of course it is the typical "distinguish the rank of the model by wearing a helmet or not having one". I would think they wear helmets along with them for the obvious benefit of not having there head blown off as well as the sensory benefits.

Also the weight listed is 15 in the core book and by the looks of some of the pictures it is attached directly to the armor, "wired in" so to speak. Seems a bit cumbersome to me.

I am reading the Horus Heresy series now. In the Dark Angel books Zahriel and Isfrael have helmets and the hood from the description are simply puled over as need, sort of like a robe hood from what I gather, any thoughts?

Zin said:

Typically, in the case of modeling and art, most librarians are shown sans helmet. However, they can and will wear helmets with the hoods. The hood is shown to extend over the head by some significant height. It should be quite possible to wear ones helm under it. Otherwise, Librarians would never be able to participate in a void-based mission and utilize the hoods.

An exception to the above and standard DW rules being the Space Wolf Rune Priests, who do not use hoods at all; but their Rune Weapons work as both a standard Force Weapon and a Hood, as far as nullifying others psychic powers go.

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This seems to show how psychic hoods and helmets work.

http://web.archive.org/web/20070216205534/uk.games-workshop.com/spacemarines/bloodravens-indexastartes/assets/index-astartes-blood-ravens.pdf

In that Blood Ravens entry on page 2 it has a Librarian wearing a helmet with an integral psychic hood.

Thanks folks, appreciate the help.