The Tyranid Toxicrene is an enormous ole scorching mess of a mannequin that may most certainly have its bits utilized in some sort of conversion. Let’s get to work.

Woohoo – what sort of life should or not it’s to be the fraternal twin of the Maleceptor.  An enormous gross ball of gasoline that someway has Cthulu tentacles and a number of guidelines that simply don’t work within the present recreation. The worst factor about this mannequin is that its in a ridiculously sturdy codex Tyranids.  So it simply stays hidden, smelling its personal farts, and hoping for a day to shine within the solar.  Or no less than present up as one thing distinctive and nicely beloved on the tabletop.  But no – this pile of plastic mess simply sits. It is simply further bits of sprue that most certainly lives in a field with the opposite pile of bits you promised your self you’ll use sometime.

Tyranid Toxicrene 101

So this is sort of a huge Venomthrope of kinds that’s gassy, sassy, and an entire lot of meh.  It has a number of wounds, it hits alright, is Toughness 8, and might throw out a butt load of assaults.  In reality, that’s the solely cool factor is that its 12 tentacle assaults get to wound all non car/titanic issues on a 2+.  Too unhealthy the injury is 1 however hey – it will probably go hog wild in a unit of t-shirt-wearing guardsman they usually would possibly pee their pants a bit.  It actually is only a weirdly costly mannequin that permit’s it gassy facet give a -1 to hit when inside 3″. Plus it will probably do some mortal wounds in the event you get shut sufficient to it within the battle section.

Let’s Make It Scary

It must do extra with its poisonous gasoline than giving out some mortal wounds out and making you hit worse.  You ought to get extra results piled on. Heck, perhaps do a flip restrict as it’s busy busting out some gasoline as the sport goes on.  Turn one you might be -1 to hit and each unit inside 3″ takes a mortal.  Next, Turn 2 you might be -1 to hit and -1 power with everybody taking a mortal.  On Turn 3 you might be -1 to hit, power, and toughness plus the mortals get to d3 wounds when you find yourself inside 3″.  Turn 4 the minus’s proceed however you begin to take a flat 3 mortal wounds per unit close by.  From there whether it is nonetheless alive at flip 5 and you might be nonetheless alive it begins to do d6 mortal wounds and its aura of stank will get greater.  That is a scary factor and you already know you’ll have to kill it with fireplace as quickly as you may.

Make It Toxic!

Heck if that doesn’t get ya scared make these tentacle whips scary.  Let its capturing assault exit to 12 inches and make it a flamer like impact.  Or heck let it get higher the extra hits you get and improve the injury as you strangle your opponents together with your smelly wiggle arms.  This means it may be an aggressive little jerk that’s coming to take your sweet and replenish your rest room.

Why Not Let It Have Different Stinks It Can Do?

Maybe you may determine to have one thing completely different wafting out of this gross monster?  How about some anti Psychic impact?  Or one thing that drives the little bugs wild like loopy meth gasoline.  Or how about serving to its buddies be tougher to hit?  Let it grow to be a cool stank centerpiece to the military.

We know this mannequin is simply by no means going for use proper now – so why not juice it up a bit?  Let’s make it cool as hell so it may be the true smelly princess of doom it must be.

Let us know the way you’ll repair the unit, down within the feedback! 

Thomas Reidy, aka Goatboy, the ever-evil member of BoLS. I do arts, play 40k, and even paint a number of stuff. I’ve been enjoying Warhammer 40K because the Nineties, and have gained a number of nationwide occasions together with Adepticon and GW GTs. I’ve been writing for BoLS for 15 years. Look at my Instagram to see what I’m engaged on – or engaged on for somebody. I’m all the time doing one thing interest associated.

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