tl;dr Female Space Marines = No. Sure they were in Rogue Trader TT but then again, so were Squats. There's even a little box in the DW Rulebook that says "No female Spess Mahreens" So please stop discussing this because you're all boring me and there are better things for this forum to be used for. /endrant

The Dawn of War games give a good idea of how marines should talk. Soulstorm notwithstanding.

You just answered your own question. Techmarines are marines first and members of the mechanicum second.

I've always read it as N/A req items just being there so that players have the stats for the item.

Wargamer said: I've been considering throwing a fallen Dark Angel into my campaign as a recurring NPC/replacement for dead PC. Of course I currently have 2 Dark Angels in the squad already so things might get interesting if his background ever came out. First thought that entered my head when I read the Black Shields fluff was "Repentant Fallen Angels"

I've always been of the "GM vs The Players" school of thought. You should always be trying to kill off your players but at the same time give them a chance to get through the challenge.