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Been looking at the Tyranid swarm set from GW and got me in abit of dilemma, as I don't intend to use the hormaguants its 40 models kinda wasted sitting on shelf, But to buy just the 40 termagants and carniflex its £104.50 where as the swarm set is £105.

Now my kinda proposed homebrew rule would be have tervigon spawn termagants or hormagaunts, the hormagaunts would be the basic no upgrades or anything.

Does this seem a viable option? as hormagaunts are only 1pt more then termagants.

Feedback appreciated.

Thanks

Not a bad idea! May I add to it?

Apparently the new Tyranid codex does not allow the rulebook's psyker powers. Maybe give it the option to take Biomancy as well?

My friend group allows Nids to take book Powers such as Biomancy still, we just saw it as a massive nerf to people who had spent LOADS of money on Tervigons and Hive Tyrants. FTR we also have a house rule made Doom, more expensive then the last codex but gained a mastery level and cataclysm is 2 WC's.

On the Hormagaunt thing, it should be an either or thing and not a choose between. Maybe make it a 15pt upgrade, but while you are on the subject of house ruling maybe include a 15pt upgrade to allow the Terv to pass on it's biomorphs to it's babies.

Alex

I think that allowing it to spawn Hormagaunts or Termagaunts (Choice each turn) would be fine as a 15 point upgrade - Hormagaunts aren't as useful as Termagants these days in most situations, but that one time it comes up... heh.

Losing Biomancy isn't that big a deal. These things are a already high-S, high-T.

Edit: and armies not getting the obvious powers for their species is a bit of a Thing for 6th edition (coughahrimandivinationcough).

the lose of biomancy is not a major blow, just trying to come up with something abit balanced around using 80 odd models ive got coming that other wise would sit on shelf