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A '''Master-crafted weapon''' is used by the [[Imperial Guard]] and is so ornate and perfectly designed that it stands out from the other weapons in a regiment and is part of the [[Imperial Guard Armoury]].
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A '''Master-crafted weapon''' is used by all of the Imperial armies, including the [[Imperial Guard]], [[Space Marines]], [[Daemonhunters]] and [[Witch Hunters]]. It is a blanket term for any weapon somehow enhanced, either in design or increased power, and that stands out from the other weapons used by other units.
  
 
==Effects and Distribution==
 
==Effects and Distribution==
Making a weapon master-crafted is to make it increadibly ornate and decorated ('''1'''), while also improving its functionality. Any weapon may be master-crafted ('''2''') and due to the improved design of the weapon, it has a higher change of hitting the target ('''3'''). A grenade cannot be master-crafted ('''4''').
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Making a weapon master-crafted is to make it increadibly ornate and decorated while also improving its functionality. Any weapon may be master-crafted and due to the improved design of the weapon, it is more likely that a target will be hit by attacks from this weapon. A grenade cannot be master-crafted.
  
 
==Examples of Use==
 
==Examples of Use==
[[Commissar Yarrick]]'s master-crafted [[Storm Bolter]] ('''5''') and [[Ibram Gaunt]]'s master-crafted [[Power Sword]] ([[Sword of Heironymo]]) ('''6''') are examples of the use of master-crafting.
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===Imperial Guard===
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*[[Lord Commander Solar Macharius]]' master-crafted [[Bolt Pistol]] and [[Power Weapon]]
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*[[Commissar Yarrick]]'s master-crafted [[Storm Bolter]]
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*[[Ibram Gaunt]]'s master-crafted [[Power Sword]] ([[Sword of Heironymo]])
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==Space Marines==
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*[[Kayvaan Shrike]]'s master-crafted [[Lightning Claws]], the [[Ravens Talons]]
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*[[Captain]] [[Lysander]]'s master-crafted [[Thunder Hammer]], the [[Fist of Dorn]]
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*[[Chief Librarian]] [[Tigurius]]' master-crafted [[Force Weapon]], the [[Rod of Tigurius]]
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*[[Marneus Calgar]]'s master-crafted [[Power Fists]], the [[Gauntlets of Ultramar]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
*('''1''') - "......suitably ornate weapon..." - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P35
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*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]
*('''2''') - Nowhere it specifices which weapons can and cannot be master-crafted
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*[[Codex: Imperial Guard]]
*('''3''') - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P35
 
*('''4''') - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P35
 
*('''5''') - "'''Wargear:''' Master-crafted storm bolter" - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P52
 
*('''6''') - "'''Weapons:''' master crafted power sword" - [[Codex: Imperial Guard 3]] P53
 
  
 
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[[Category:Imperial Guard and PDFs]]
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Revision as of 21:55, 16 June 2006

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A Master-crafted weapon is used by all of the Imperial armies, including the Imperial Guard, Space Marines, Daemonhunters and Witch Hunters. It is a blanket term for any weapon somehow enhanced, either in design or increased power, and that stands out from the other weapons used by other units.

Effects and Distribution

Making a weapon master-crafted is to make it increadibly ornate and decorated while also improving its functionality. Any weapon may be master-crafted and due to the improved design of the weapon, it is more likely that a target will be hit by attacks from this weapon. A grenade cannot be master-crafted.

Examples of Use

Imperial Guard

Space Marines

Sources