I don't much
like the idea of Deathwatch Captains. I quite dig Watch Masters
because not only is the model awesome I do acknowledge that there
should be an ultimate authority who can be deployed for particularly
big and nasty engagements. However, I'm not as fond of Captains.
To me there
are two sorts of Deathwatch deployment: there are missions utilising
a Kill-Team or two and then there are enormous deployments which
would require the Watch Master to enter the field. I don't really
imagine there being much of a grey area between the two.
That being
said...
There is a
figure in the Deathwatch background, specifically from the old
Fantasy Flight pen and paper RPG books, that the Captain profile is
really suitable for:
The
Kill-Marine.
The
Kill-Marine is a single agent deployed as a scout and outrider by the
Deathwatch. They operate for years at a time on their own even
bartering for transport between worlds. They are independent and
highly skilled individuals, which excuses the use of a high ranking
officer's profile. It also means he'll be quite survivable. Since he
has the Imperium keyword he can be deployed in any Imperial army
without sacrificing your battle forged status (if I understand that
rule correctly). He can make a nice flavour piece for an Imperial
Guard or Inquisition army, a single character you can really go to
town converting.
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