Q. Does the Honorifica Imperialis effect a
model’s special rules or equipment? What effect
does it have on a model with a better profile
than a Heroic Senior Officer?
A. When a model has the Honorifica Imperialis it
adopts the new profile entirely but saves,
equipment and special rules are unaffected. A
Techpriest Enginseer
would still have his power
armour, (3+) for example. This does mean there is no
point in giving the Honorifica to a model with
superior capabilities.
Source:
http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_...th_Edition.pdf
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