The Battle for Oghram - Da Thread!

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**Overread**

Tsagualsa wrote:
That crouched Lictor is also rocking it, straight out of the 2nd edition codex. So far the star of this lineup.

I knew that pose looked familiar!

**Tsagualsa**

Lol, they got the kitchen sink: Infiltrate,Stealth, Lone Operative, Strike First, Precision.

**Overread**

Cripes the Neurolictor looks awesome too! Whoever sculpted the lictor block clearly had a seriously fun time and really went all in!

**Iracundus**

I hope they make the spike rifle and strangleweb actually more useful to make it worthwhile to even consider using them. Their previous stats from 2nd edition were not that great so a single spike rifle or strangleweb in a big brood of Termagants would not have made much difference.

Basically the spike rifle traded Strength in return for ASM and increased range compared to the Fleshborer.

For nostalgia's sake, the 2nd edition stats are (from my trusty 2nd ed. Codex):

Spike rifle:
Range: 24"
Strength 3
ASM -1

Strangleweb
Hand flamer template and anything under got hit on 4+
Webbed targets could not do anything except psychic powers. Attempt to break free by rolling D6+Strength. Scores of 9+ break free. Scores of 8 and under have to take an armor save or lose 1 Wound.

**Shadow Walker**

Neurolictor is a beauty except that headsting copied from the Deathleaper.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Neurolictor is fascinatingly gangly.

**Overread**

PYRO AND BIOVORES!!

Massive change in style and finally the biovore is not ugly duckling! It's a walking artillery tick!

**Tsagualsa**

Spidergun, Spidergun, probably not - a - good - un'...

**Gert**

Holy heck that's a glowup.

**Shadow Walker**

I love the new Biovore!

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

That’s a Biovore???

I love it!

**Overread**

I'm sorry Exocrine - the biovore is now my favourite bug with a big gun!

**H.B.M.C.**

Finally a Biovore that doesn't suck.

Now I'll buy a Biovore. I've avoided them for over 20 years.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

I want to put tiny googly eyes on the Spore Mines.

**Charax**

Can't see the Ork DNA in it anymore, vast improvement

**NAVARRO**

THis is going to be very very expensive! Biovores new design is long due and they NAILED it!

**Tsagualsa**

I feel they missed a trick by not giving it either giant hindlegs or forelegs, to dig in and brace for firing. Might need to rectifiy this with Tyrannofex parts.

**H.B.M.C.**

And Pyrovores that aren't FineCost.

Fantastic!

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

So far….just the one new unit on top of the handful from Leviathan…

**H.B.M.C.**

But they've cleared out all the old resin... I think... and all the oldest plastics.

Now some new things.

**Tsagualsa**

Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
So far….just the one new unit on top of the handful from Leviathan…

There's at least the Emissary coming yet.

**Shadow Walker**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
But they've cleared out all the old resin... I think...

Red Terror

**Overread**

Emissary is a Hive Tyrant on Steroids!

**Tsagualsa**

Okay, we need a Primaris Dreadnought or a Knight with a rocket-powered punch now to take care of this

**Overread**

Oh they said its taller than a Wraithlord!

**Iracundus**

Um, Hive Tyrants also have independent decision making capability. Sounds like the main difference is the Emissary is an assassin monster while the Tyrant is a battlefield commander.

I just wonder how one of those Norn Emissaries is supposed to have squeezed its way up an elevator shaft (as described in the recent background) with those exoskeleton spurs on its back.

**Charax**

Doesn't sound like it does much Emissarying...

**Iracundus**

Charax wrote:
Doesn't sound like it does much Emissarying...

It brings a message from the Hive Mind. This message is non-verbal and instead of sharp words, involves sharp limbs.

**Mad Doc Grotsnik**

Yes sir I like it!

**Gert**

Charax wrote:
Doesn't sound like it does much Emissarying...

Emissarying for the Norn Queen, just so happens that emissarying means death in this context.