OGC Tyranid Codex

[Adoni-Zedek]

I think you may need to look at the costs of the weapons for the Raveners. It looks like the costs were just copied from the tyranid warriors, but those guys are giving up two 6-pt boneswords for those weapons.

What do you think?

[tturen]

Converted these guys a long time ago from 3rd so this is what I think:

Ravenor: M 8, WS 6, BS 4, S 4, T 5, W 2, I 5, A 4, LD 10.
Armor- 5+
Brood Size- 1-6
Geno Fixed
Non-Synapse

Weapons: Same as Warrior but no heavy weapons or whips.

Special Rules: Ignore difficult terrain and obstacles up to 2”s.
Cause Fear

Points Cost: 65 points per model.

[Adoni-Zedek]

Geno-fixed meaning no Biomorphs? How much do the weapon upgrades cost?

[tturen]

Yes geno fixed = no biomorphs.

The weapons cost the same as the warriors but they connot take heavy weapons.

[Yarlen Fireblade]

Our converted Ravener

M - 8
WS - 6
BS - 4
S - 5
T - 5
W - 2
I - 6
A - 3
LD - 10
Save 5+
Cost 65 points per model
Brood size 1-9 models

Weapons - May take upto 1 ranged weapon each, (Death Spitter, Devourer, Spine Fist) if armed with a ranged weapon the Ravener will have 2 claws, if not the Ravener will be armed with 4 claws.

Special rules, Immune to Psychology/Morale, Cause Fear.

Since we rewrote most/all the mutations we decided to let Raveners have access to most of them, In the end all Raveners are is faster Tyranid warriors with less effective shooting options.

Avaliable mutations
Exceptional Size +12
Adrenaline Glands +5
Gut Plasma +15
Regenerate +5
Sharpened Claws +8
Voltage Field +20
Hive Field +18
Acid Blood +5
Enhanced Senses +8
Hardened Carapace +4
Optic Membranes +3
Toughened Exo-Skeleton +5
Venom Sacs +3
Flesh Hooks +15.

[tturen]

Just about what I came up with. The reason I have Ravenors as biofixed is simply because thats exactly what they are in the newer editions. They are essentialy warriors morphed for speed already so they are not allowed further mutations.

In regards to strength they are also not as strong as a warrior in the newer additions.

[Yarlen Fireblade]

Sort of Tturen, i mean in 4th edition Raveners can deep strike, it's certainly not an ability i see Tyranid warriors ever having.

Most of the Biomorphs in 2nd edition are one of two things, 1) cost too much so noone ever takes them, 2) Far too cheap for what they do, and overpowered to say the least.
Just like 2nd edition Wargear! lol ;D

But since we rewrote and repriced all the biomorphs we left them in, simply put our Raveners are more interesting.

I remember fighting a tooled up Fex against my Eldar Avatar (just for something to do), the Carnifex couldn't lay a claw on the Avatar BUT the Carnifex had acid blood, eventually the carnifexes blood killed the Avatar, it was unbelievably stupid.

[Simon]

Been Tyraniforming recently and came up with this little creature (based off the carnifex kit and modelling putty)



I think I'll call it a Cyrafex

Proposing the following rules for it

M 8
WS 4
BS 5
S 7
T 7
W 7
I 6
A 3
Ld 10

Save 5+ on 2D6

Causes Terror, Bio Plasma, Large Creature, 1 Biomorph, Immune to pschology, Can move AND fire the bio plasma.

[James 40K Champ ***]

nice model

[tturen]

Wow! Thats an Awesome pose.

[Simon]

Conversion 2

[Adoni-Zedek]

Beautiful! (as in, "horribly terrifyingly beautiful") Is that a carnifex-based model? It doesn't look quite right for a Hive Tyrant. Where are the wings from?

[Simon]

It is a carnifex model with the wings of the Balrog (the only thing big enough without using those irritating dragon wings that every conversion always has).

[Adoni-Zedek]

How much do those Balrog wings set you back?

A flying Carnifex. Ouch! In my group we limited wings to Tyrants and Tyranid Warriors. And even those are still subject to change, as they haven't been tested yet. I'd REALLY hate to see that thing flying towards my lines! Do you guys allow the Carnifex to carry weapons other than BioPlasma?

[Simon]

Balrog Wings are £6

We don't allow carnifexes to have wings or weapons other than bioplasma, however we have got a hydrafex in our list that can have the weapons, but no wings. This was just a concept model for an entirely different creature, like a giant gargoyle.

[tturen]

My first thought when I saw it was that it looked like an enlarged gargoyle. Wonderful work on this!

[Charly]

the head looks a bit like that that rabit thing in donni darko...arghh flying rabit of dooom!

[Adoni-Zedek]

Just a question: when you add wings to a tyrant, does it take up two "arms," or do they take up the "legs" of the tyrant? Presumably it's still limited to six limbs, like all other tyranid organisms, right?