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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon?  Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 9:23 am |
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Stunning looking model. Makes the old Epic Trygon look a bit stumpy. The 40k FW Trygen looks much more dynamic. ets hope that FW's "de-biggulator" is still working and then FW could make an Epic version....
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James
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:32 pm |
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Nice mini. Like a lot of Nid minis, the head has definite Alien influences. 
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:33 pm |
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Well, having read the rules for it in 40k, I pondered for a moment and came up with a set of rules as a possible starting point for an Epic version (be it in the main list or hard-to-find models section):
Type Speed Save CC FF
WE 15cm 4+ 3+ -
Weapons
2x Monstrous Claws (AW, MW, EA+1)
Scythe Tail (AW, EA+1)
Notes: DC2, Reinforced Armour, Fearless, Transport (may carry up to 8 units from the following list: Tyranid Warriors, Termaguants, Hormagants, Raveners; must deploy as soon as the Ravener arrives on the battlefield), Tunneller (Counts as Planetfall, but no spacecraft are required - choose a turn and area of arrival as normal)
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 5:25 pm |
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I'd thought of something similar.
Two other things
1/ a unit of TW must be included. So you can have 3 Tygrons per TW formation popping up together as one formation. transporting (8-1)x3 units.
2/ Possibly: Raveners should not count towards the transport total, i.e. they tunnel along side within synapse range.
Scott
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:55 pm |
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Very similar to what I designed in another thread NO-1, so great minds do think alike (or I'm still damn good at immitating).
Ferrumvir- I don't thing letting raveners tunneling aling side is a good idea. Evil players, such as muself on a good day, will just fill the trygons with termagaunts to use as bullet shields and also deploy a heafty amount of ravener as the main assault formation.
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:25 pm |
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| Quote (ferrumvir @ 28 Oct. 2005 (17:25)) | | 2/ Possibly: Raveners should not count towards the transport total, i.e. they tunnel along side within synapse range. |
Since they aren't really being "transported" but are "travelling along" having a transport limit that includes all possible "hangers on" should be okay, and it prevents certain un-fun things for the opponent from happening.
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:45 am |
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I did say possibly!
And ragnarok, Great minds think alike, however two fools never differ! But I prefer the first one too.
Scott
PS Another idea, Raveners take up 1 transport, TW,TG,HG take up 2 and then up the Transport capacity? (possibly)
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:06 pm |
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I like the variable transport idea. However I wouldn't increase its transport capacity to more than 8 raveners/4 others. Or possible use something similar to what the orcoids have.
May transport 4 of the following: Tyranid warriors, termagaunts, hormagaunts, gargoyles (not sure about these), raveners. May carry 4 raveners in addition to any other units
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:36 pm |
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I was thinking that, but the tunnel is large and gargoyles might be able to navigate them.
Do they fight inside bioships?
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Post subject: [Trygon] Bio-tanks: Trygon? Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:03 am |
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I picked 8 because it translated well from the "may carry a brood..." in the 40k version - a Hormagant or Gaunt brood consists of 8-32 creatures (assuming 4 models per stand, that's 2-8 stands). The idea of additional capacity for other creatures is a good one, though, but I think anything less than 8 is a little on the small side, seeing as this is a one-shot WE transport.
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