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Whoa, must be serious, Hissy and the sisters have even sprouted wings for this one!

My money is on Swarmy being the deciding factor in this one, while the stealers jump all over stompy and Hissy fights the sisters. Swarmy will start laying the smack down with his crackling bone sabres and psychic might!

Ratiussssss.....

Good lord, Hi Hissy!

What is thisss 8th Hissy been hearing about?

It's a new edition of Warhammer Hissy. Like remember when you played back in 1995, that was 2nd edition.

Hissy sssstill here.

Oh don't we know it.

So is Hissys Hive getting huge buffssss and abilitiessss?

No info yet Hissy, GW is drip feeding us stuff atm. Hopefully though we can get to use some of the more unloved genus, like Warriors, Hormies and Triggy.

Yessss, Hissy was close to shooting them out airlock to be honesssst.

Ah Hissy, come on now.

What new kitssss for Hissy and the Hive?

No news again Hissy. We kinda ran out of stuff to do at the end didnt we?

No Ratiusss. YOU ran out of thingssss to do. Hissy still spawning away.

Well thats not an image Im dwelling on.

Get some gamesss going for 8th so Ratiusss?

Definitely Hissy, we'll playtests some stuff once it drops.

Good. Hissys Hive hungry. Put us up firssst against stupid old Ghazghull and hisss delicious fungi.

Yes Oh High Queen, your wish is my command.....

Hissy is still doing better than me.

I havent actually played a game since 3rd edition :/

Get back on that horsssse WeaponPrime. Tassssty marines for Hissy to eat

 Ratius wrote:
Get back on that horsssse WeaponPrime. Tassssty marines for Hissy to eat

Y-you're right!

I can do it!

If Hissy believes in me then anything is possible!

I just have to believe too, and trust in my dice!

*rolls all ones*

No!

I rolled ones! I ROLLED ONES!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Good to see Hissy alive and kicking. 8th looks to be a good time, hope everything works out for the Hive in the transition.

Woohoo Hissy has taken a break from spawning to grace us mortals with her presence again. I wondered if 8th might get her attention.

Nice to see you again Hissy and Ratius, shall we get on with consuming the galaxy?

I've missed this blog. Hopefully we'll see more activity after 8th Ed drops

EDC

Yo Hissy, look at some of this juciyness for the Hive when 8th comes:

Oh boy, do I get a nice buff in 8th?

You certainly do Swarmy!

I’d be remiss if I didn’t start out with my all time favourite Tyranid unit: the Swarmlord. He is an absolute beast now, as he should be! With a Toughness value of 6, 12 Wounds, a 3+ save and a 5+ invulnerable save (increased to a 4+ invulnerable save in melee) he is not easily taken down. This can be further enhanced by casting Catalyst on him (and did I mention he’s a potent Psyker, too?) to give him a 5+ save vs Wounds suffered.


But it’s not just defence, oh no, Mr. Swarmlord brings the pain in combat as well. With a base of Strength of 8, 7 Attacks, hitting on a 2+, with an AP value of -3 and D6 damage a pop, the Swarmlord can lay low even Titanic units in a single round of combat. Truly a fearsome adversary.

However, his ability that I have found to be most useful is Hive Commander, which allows a friendly unit to move in the Shooting phase. This is incredibly powerful for the sudden added mobility. For Hormagants, with their blisteringly quick Movement of 8″, this means a potential 16″ move before attempting a charge. Or he could simply use it on himself and move up to 18″…

Oh that looks great, I havent been off the shelf in quite a while.....

Very goodsss. Hissy is pleassed with this as Swarmy was always her favourite Ally.

And oursss.

Yes he is oursss.

Get out of here right now Sistersss. Hissy wil blow you out the airlock or render you back down into goo.

Well I guess even with a new edition some things never change in the Hive

Hissy you wont like this next one though. LunchStealers got a huge buff so keeping them and Broodlord under control in the Hive might be waaaay more difficult.

Genestealers, who are the iconic Tyranid unit in my eyes, are absolutely lethal. Not only are they incredibly fast with an 8″ Move themselves, they can also charge after advancing. With their shiny new 5+ invulnerable save, they’re also hardy, and I often cast Catalyst on them too, because I am a mean, mean man.

But to really crank the power up to 11 with Genestealers, take them in units of 10 or more to trigger their Flurry of Claws special rule, bumping them up to 4 Attacks each. Combo this with the Broodlord (who is also, utterly deadly in melee) to also give them a +1 to hit in the Fight phase. That means a full unit of 20 has 80 Attacks hitting on a 2+. With their Rending Claws – which bump up to AP -4 on a 6 to wound – very few units in the game can withstand a full strength Genestealer charge!

Filthy, rotten LunchStealers. Hissy remembersss..... Do not worry, Hissy will simply use them as shock troopsss as they should be used. Then Hissy wade in and take all glory

Good girl Hissy!

And finally no more cowardly gaunts running away Hissy!

And Synapse, hmm, what type of benefit does that provide? Nothing less than immunity to morale for friendly Tyranids units within range. Bring on the hordes of little gribblies!

A gloriousss time for the Hive

Hail, oh High Queen, hail to thee.....

Oh, High Queen Hissy! How good it is to see you grace the interwebs again...

(psst! Ratius! Don't worry, the Angels of Vengeance haven't forgotten you! hang in there Brother!)

Hissy's back boys and girls! Its a glorious day to be alive!

There once wasss a man called Ratty
Who Hissy thought wasss quite batty
He gave up on her Hive
So ssshe ate him alive
And now shesss all happy and fatty

Hello tasssty readersss and welcome to Hissy blog. Not Ratiusss blog. Hissy blog.
Ratiusss has been sent to the reclamation pools for digessstion. Bye bye Ratius. Good ridance Ratius.

(Please send help quick peeps, call the Deathwatch if you have to).

So Hissy back with update of blog sssince Ratius give up.

Hissy spawn new bio formsss in war to take over known Galaxy.
Here sssome to see.



Hissy get filthy hormagants to make sssuch creaturesss for her. Hissy not lower herself to such worksss.



Hissy even ssspawn extra bitsss for her creations so she can have more Neurothropes (see ssspine piece?)



So Hissy now have three of thessse lovely creaters and two of these faithful beastsss. Good no?



Hissy even fight other filthy Galaxy dwellersss since disssgraceful Ratius now in pools. But you wait until next episssode of Hissy Hive to see winner.



Bye bye.

(Help get me out of here peeps, we cant let her go on like this..... )

Well thank goodness, Hissy. That Rattius guy had clearly given up, so it's good to see you've picked up the blogging/acidic etching.

Good riddance, Rattius! *waves at nutrient pool where Rattius was dumped*

--B.

YAY! The queen has returned! I think you may need to have the hormagants check the digestion pools. Your ex-jester is still making obnoxious noises.

The return of the Queen! Praise Hissy!

Hissssssssss!

Hi Readersss

Hissy back with update. Hive continue to grow and evolve with thessse three new bio forms.



Hissy going to proxy them as Hive Guard with cannons or shocks and add them to thisss old group. Hissy not discriminate between old bio genusss and new genusss.



Hissy also has Hive working on getting new bio forms ready for battle. See how nice and fresssh they all look. Cold in Ireland. Hissy not really like cold.



Observant readersss will notice how Hissy's powerful and inventive mind make 3 Neurothropes from only one box. Hissy smart. Hissy good.



Hissy continue working on Hive thisss week.

Hissy also find strange writing on wall of Ratius cell. Poor Ratius. Good riddance Ratius.

Day 1.
Hissy has locked me into some sort of holding cell. The smell is atrocious and I can see no latrine facilities. Hissys idea of a joke I assume.

Day 2.
Hissy thought it would be amusing to throw a giant Ripper into my cell this morning. It sits in the corner simply leering at me. It smells too.

Day 3.
Hissy is either racist or ignorant. I believe the former. She has taken to feeding me nothing but mashed potatoes.

Day 4.
I have managed to get a message on dakkadakk asking for a rescue or better yet Deathwatch team to help me.

Day 5.
Still no sign of a rescue and that Ripper thing is edging closer every day.

Do you hear the voices too??? Eerrrmm wait i now don't hear them anymore?

I also would like to know the magic for the neurotrophs

Thanksss for interest not online. Hissy not add you to digessstive pools quite yet.
Hissy make extra Neuros by cannibalising extra partsss from biomass chambersss.

Hissy take spike from Harpy tail piece for one Neuro and stick to back of head.
Hissy take tail toxin spike from Trygon kit for other Neuro and stick to back of head.
Hissy do good no?
Then Hissy find ssspikey bits from random biomass and stick to forehead of both Neuros.

Hive now hasss two old Zoanthropes and three Neurothropes for maximum ssssmite spam.
Hissy happy.

*stares at obvious chaos corruption.

I draw the line at animal abuse.

I'd say that worked well enough

Nice evolution Hissy. Where there is will and biomass, there is a way.

Ratius: I’ll try to prioritize some Deathwatch in my painting queue. Although at the rate I paint, you might want to look into other escape options...

The 31. Searches for frontline soldiers ratius.
Of course how do you feel about our Lord on saviour khorne?

Hush you Ratius. Might have sent you a Titan group to help sooner, but you were quiet too long Nd now the genestealer cults have infiltrated everywhere. You should have warned us earlier, now all the defense we can muster must protect the dorito supply chain .

Hail hydra.....I mean Hive Queen Hissy

Day 6.
Hissy continues to feed me nothing but potatoes. Sometimes mashed, sometimes boiled. Always horrible.

Day 7.
The giant Ripper seems to have lost interest in me and has taken to rolling around the cell hissing and grunting. Cant sleep.

Day 8.
Still no sign of a rescue. My faith in Dakkadakka has deserted me.

Day 9.
The Ripper has disappeared. I feel sort of empty without its constant hissing.


SHUT UP DOWN THERE RATIUSSS. SHUT UP!

Hi tasssty Readers.

Hissy has done very well thisss week. Look at what ssshe get Hive to paint.



Hissy now have 3 more creaturesss to proxy as Hive Guard and extra Smite ssspam. Hissy happy.

And look at new style of basesss. Ratius alwaysss so lazy with basing. But Hissy do better. Much better.



Hissy also thank tasssty readers for support. Ratius never give Hissy enough support.







Hissy continue making progresss with Hive and be back soon with more to ssshow.

Bye tasty Readersss!

You never really understand how Genestealer Cults start, until you realize you've been rooting for the Hive Tyrant.

--Brian

 Briancj wrote:
You never really understand how Genestealer Cults start, until you realize you've been rooting for the Hive Tyrant.

--Brian

They start the same way as all GW armies (cults).
1. I’ll just buy one to paint, I’m not building an army .
2. Wow, I liked that, maybe I’ll buy a kill team worth, so I can have diversity when I play that game.
3. Might as well make a small detachment, it’s just a few more models.
4. Wow , the that model is bonkers cool, I’ll never use it, but it will look great with my detachment.
5. With that model I’m almost at 1000 points, might as well grab enough as the FLGS is running a 1000pt league.
6. That model that looked cool for the league isn’t performing well, and for the sake of my gaming manhood I need to buy the win, so I’ll get the ugly overpriced model with killer rules to show them who’s boss.
7. Escalation league? Well I’m at 1230pts now might as well buy 20more points to get me to the next point level.
8. Next round of escalation is 1500points. Might as well bump my psyker pool up a bit.
9. I already have enough, but the start collecting boxes are going up $5, so I’m going to double down even though I only need one model in there.
10. Pictured in White Dwarf magazine for having 30,000points. Would thank his wife, kids and friends for their support, but never got married/been on a date and it’s tuesday so “friends” haven’t bathed in a week so just goes to check DakkaDakka to see a really cool figure for a new faction that he’s definitely not going to start buying, but just wants to paint it up for fun

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Ratius, the ripper disappeared?

We’ll keep an eye on you to make sure you don’t begin to act strangely. They’ve been known to lay eggs in people. Like the zombie wasps.

Hi again tasssty Readers.

Hissy has dilemma today.
Hissy has enough biomass from this



to make more powerful unitsss.

Hissy has option to make brother for lovely Swarmy or another Hive sister on foot or with wingsss. Hissy not really want more annoying sssiters though. Sisssters infuriate poor Hissy.
Look at how they annoy poor Swarmy



What tasssty readers think Hissy should do?

Thankfully no noissse from Ratius today. Maybe he finally fell into digessstive pool.....

From a command perspective, which ever would be most valuable on the battlefield.

From a chunk of biomass touched by chaos, which ever would throw the delicate balance of power over there most out of whack.

So at a guess, fly-rant sister for tactics, and for personal entertainment a brother for Swarmy thus terrorizing your sisters into rashly engaging in a foolish course of action doomed to failure.

Hissy should (in my humble unevolved and undigested opinion ) , make sister with wings. She will look up to Hissy. Adore Hissy . If not Hissy can pluck off her wings and throw her into that reclamation pit with old Ratius...... forgot not to mention him as he’s been safe for a bit. Stupid inner dialogue hasn’t been working since those two guys with three arms knocked at my door and gave me pamphlets about universal truth .

In my humble opinion, Little things are only as useful as the ammount of Flagbearers you have.