Introduction
Hi All,
As you’re viewing this thread, I thank you for supporting this effort, it makes me feel as if my time hasn’t been wasted! I spent quite a while writing this after the new Codex dropped and was going to share it, but held off upon hearing rumours of 7th. I waited and made some changes to coincide with the new edition, and here we are!
I’ll start if I may with a little introduction. I don’t dislike the current Tyranid Codex and have actually enjoyed playing with it since its release, but I do however view it as a missed opportunity. My other 6th edition
40k Army, Eldar, saw a host of new rules and facets with its most recent release (Battle Focus, Bladestorm, more wraith-goodness and Target Lock, to name but a few). I don’t enjoy using the Eldar Codex because it’s so good, I enjoy using it because there’s tons of things I can play around with.
This was the mind-set with which I attacked this project. I haven’t intentionally made it to a Codex that will stomp all other lists, but rather one that gives Tyranid players a variety of viable units and niche special rules with which to play around and add variety to their lists.
The Quality
I’ll admit now that I haven’t extensively play-tested this Codex, nor have I taken time to add lavish artwork. It is, more than anything, a demonstration of ideas. We ran three test games (three more than
GW?) which did outline one or two glaring faults (which have been fixed obviously) but this isn’t to say that there won’t be more mistakes. I’ll include an “
FAQ/Errata” in the spoiler below, and edit the Codex when a fair few points amass there. Also, I tend to be off with points costs at times so you may find things to be under or over-priced but, having both the current Tyranid Codex and its predecessor to use as a template, I think I’ve made good estimates across the board. I also apologise for any lapses in the layout - it's a massive pain trying to make it look neat sometimes!
Feel free to offer comments, improvements or suggestions on the Codex. I don’t intend to make this a full-on community project (I wouldn’t have written the Codex by myself first if I had) but am more than happy to let people contribute. And if anyone wants to add pretty pictures and page decorations, then they are more than welcome to do so!
I enjoy writing rules so, if you like what you see, there’s more where that came from! I have some decent ideas for
CSM and Black Templars if I find that I have a certain knack for creating half-decent rules.
Tl;dr, I hope you enjoy reading these rules and appreciate the initiative and ideas. Feel free to share your views and of course feel free to make use of it!
Summary of Significant Changes
Link to the Codex
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FAQ/Errata