Termie weapons

By Frostfire, in Deathwatch Rules Questions

So, one of my players asked me today that if Terminator armor is supposed to be the top rung of armors, defiantely master crafted and such, should the weapons he puts on them be master crafted as well? From a game standpoint, I said no, and that I thoguht that the weapons mounted just had to be mounted specially, that they werne't inherently special in of themselves.

But I don't know. Thoughts?

I think you are correct here. While the suite is top-notch, it doesn't make the weapons master-crafted. I talked to someone who had a Terminator Armour wearing Space Marine in their kill-team,he stated that he had to pay for the master-crafted storm bolter(s) that he used while wearing the Terminator Armour. Also, since I am new to this game still; from my table-top knowledge (which I have earned through the many years of playing UltramarinesSpace Wolves) of Terminator Armour, you still had to pay for the master-crafted upgrade for weapons. The armour made you more resistant to damage but the weapons didn't benifit from the armour.

This makes sense when you break it down, as well; Terminator Armour is the armour not the weapons you choose to take. There are many different weapon fittings you can choose for a Terminatorto automatically allow them to be master-crafted is a dream. You put on your armourthen mount the guns appropriately. Here's another look into this, if you choose to use an assault cannonchainfist while in Terminator Armour,both weapons became master-crafted, who's to say that the next person to use a chainfist couldn't use the master-crafted one the Terminator just used?

Wearing a terminator suit doesn'tshouldn't mean that everything bolted onto it is better for free. I'd certainly concursay that weapons requisitioned for the suit are of 'normal' quality unless purchased otherwise.