Alien Hives Add-On: Xeno Parasites (Facehuggers!)
Jan 19, 2022 5:04:23 GMT
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Post by shmandy on Jan 19, 2022 5:04:23 GMT
Hi all,
I've got a small gaming group wanting to start playing Grimdark Future, and while I don't have any of the models from OPR or the game that inspired it, I do have a rather large collection of Xenomorphs from the Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps game and the old AvP: The Hunt Begins board game from a few years ago. The natural choice to use them would be the Alien Hives, but I wanted to add a little extra something, to give my Aliens that authentic "perfect organism" flavor.
So with that in mind, I set about making some stats and rules for the Alien Eggs, Facehuggers, and Chestbursters. Partly to make them a little different than your standard tabletop bugs, and partly so I can get some use out of the minis I have.
I'm looking for feedback, so I can workshop these into something playable. I might expand out and do whole lists for the various factions in the Alien and Predator universe(s), but for now, I want to see if this proposed add-on actually works and sounds like fun to play.
NOTE: Obviously, Facehuggers wouldn't be able to impregnate non-living units like tanks or robots, but until I can come up with a decent distinction between what is and isn't infect-able that can apply across all factions, for the moment I'd say to just use common sense and have both players agree on what's off-limits before the start of the game.
I've got a small gaming group wanting to start playing Grimdark Future, and while I don't have any of the models from OPR or the game that inspired it, I do have a rather large collection of Xenomorphs from the Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps game and the old AvP: The Hunt Begins board game from a few years ago. The natural choice to use them would be the Alien Hives, but I wanted to add a little extra something, to give my Aliens that authentic "perfect organism" flavor.
So with that in mind, I set about making some stats and rules for the Alien Eggs, Facehuggers, and Chestbursters. Partly to make them a little different than your standard tabletop bugs, and partly so I can get some use out of the minis I have.
I'm looking for feedback, so I can workshop these into something playable. I might expand out and do whole lists for the various factions in the Alien and Predator universe(s), but for now, I want to see if this proposed add-on actually works and sounds like fun to play.
NOTE: Obviously, Facehuggers wouldn't be able to impregnate non-living units like tanks or robots, but until I can come up with a decent distinction between what is and isn't infect-able that can apply across all factions, for the moment I'd say to just use common sense and have both players agree on what's off-limits before the start of the game.
Xeno-Parasite Eggs
Size: 5
Quality: 6+
Defense: 6+
Equipment: n/a
Special Rules: Immobile, Shrouding Mist, Spawn Face-Grabber, Tough (3), Trap
Upgrades: Upgrade one model with Royal Jelly (+50 pts)
Cost: 285
Spawn Face-Grabber (Trap Action): When this model's Trap ability is activated, roll 1d6. On a result of 1, nothing happens. On a result of 2-5, replace this model with 1 Face-Grabber. On a result of 6, replace this model with 2 Face-Grabbers.
Trap: If an enemy unit comes within 6", this unit automatically activates its Trap Action, interrupting the enemy unit's activation. Once the Trap Action is resolved, if the enemy unit has not been destroyed, it may complete its activation.
Royal Jelly (Upgrade): A Xeno-Parasite Egg upgraded with Royal Jelly produces Royal Face-Grabbers instead of regular ones.
Quality: 6+
Defense: 6+
Equipment: n/a
Special Rules: Immobile, Shrouding Mist, Spawn Face-Grabber, Tough (3), Trap
Upgrades: Upgrade one model with Royal Jelly (+50 pts)
Cost: 285
Spawn Face-Grabber (Trap Action): When this model's Trap ability is activated, roll 1d6. On a result of 1, nothing happens. On a result of 2-5, replace this model with 1 Face-Grabber. On a result of 6, replace this model with 2 Face-Grabbers.
Trap: If an enemy unit comes within 6", this unit automatically activates its Trap Action, interrupting the enemy unit's activation. Once the Trap Action is resolved, if the enemy unit has not been destroyed, it may complete its activation.
Royal Jelly (Upgrade): A Xeno-Parasite Egg upgraded with Royal Jelly produces Royal Face-Grabbers instead of regular ones.
Face-Grabbers
Size: the number of Xeno Parasite eggs that successfully complete their "Spawn Face-Grabber" Trap Action.
Quality: 6+
Defense: 6+
Equipment: Ovi-Positor (A1, AP[2], Deadly [3])
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Dormant, Fast, Impregnation, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Acid Blood: When this model takes a wound in melee, the attacker takes 1 hit.
Dormant: This unit cannot activate until the Xeno-Parasite Eggs carrying them activate their "Spawn Face-Grabber" Trap Action.
Impregnation: When this model uses its Ovi-Positor attack, it is immediately killed without triggering its Acid Blood. If its attack kills an enemy model, roll 1d6. On a result of 5-6, replace the enemy model with a Burster. Otherwise, remove the enemy model from play as normal. Impregnation cannot be used on an enemy model with a Tough ability of (12) or higher.
Size: The number of Xeno-Parasite eggs with the Royal Jelly upgrade that successfully activated their "Spawn Face-Grabber" Trap Action
Quality: 4+
Defense: 4+
Equipment: Ovi-Positor (A2, AP[2], Deadly [6])
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Dormant, Fast, Royal Impregnation, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Royal Impregnation: Royal Face-Grabbers can use the Impregnation ability on enemy units with a Tough of (12) or higher. When this model uses its Ovi-Positor attack, it is killed immediately. If it kills an enemy unit with its attack, roll 1d6. On a result of 5-6, replace the enemy unit with a Royal Burster. On a result of 2-4, replace the enemy model with a regular Burster. On a result of 1, remove the enemy unit from play as normal.
Quality: 6+
Defense: 6+
Equipment: Ovi-Positor (A1, AP[2], Deadly [3])
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Dormant, Fast, Impregnation, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Acid Blood: When this model takes a wound in melee, the attacker takes 1 hit.
Dormant: This unit cannot activate until the Xeno-Parasite Eggs carrying them activate their "Spawn Face-Grabber" Trap Action.
Impregnation: When this model uses its Ovi-Positor attack, it is immediately killed without triggering its Acid Blood. If its attack kills an enemy model, roll 1d6. On a result of 5-6, replace the enemy model with a Burster. Otherwise, remove the enemy model from play as normal. Impregnation cannot be used on an enemy model with a Tough ability of (12) or higher.
Royal Face-Grabbers
Quality: 4+
Defense: 4+
Equipment: Ovi-Positor (A2, AP[2], Deadly [6])
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Dormant, Fast, Royal Impregnation, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Royal Impregnation: Royal Face-Grabbers can use the Impregnation ability on enemy units with a Tough of (12) or higher. When this model uses its Ovi-Positor attack, it is killed immediately. If it kills an enemy unit with its attack, roll 1d6. On a result of 5-6, replace the enemy unit with a Royal Burster. On a result of 2-4, replace the enemy model with a regular Burster. On a result of 1, remove the enemy unit from play as normal.
Bursters
Size: number of Face-Grabbers successfully used their "Impregnation" ability
Quality: 6+
Defense: 6+
Equipment: Toxic Bite (A1, Poison)
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Advanced Life Cycle, Fast, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Advanced Life Cycle: If this model survives until the end of the following round after it had spawned (i.e. at the end of Turn 3 if it spawned during Turn 2), replace this model with a non-Upgraded Grunt, with the following exceptions:
-If the enemy unit from which this model spawned had the Flying ability, replace the Burster with a non-upgraded Winged Grunt.
-If the enemy unit had a Tough of (3) or more, replace the Burster with a non-upgraded Hive Warrior.
-If the enemy unit had the Hero ability, replace the Burster with a non-upgraded Prime Warrior.
-If the enemy unit had more than one of these abilities, choose one.
Quality: 6+
Defense: 6+
Equipment: Toxic Bite (A1, Poison)
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Advanced Life Cycle, Fast, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Advanced Life Cycle: If this model survives until the end of the following round after it had spawned (i.e. at the end of Turn 3 if it spawned during Turn 2), replace this model with a non-Upgraded Grunt, with the following exceptions:
-If the enemy unit from which this model spawned had the Flying ability, replace the Burster with a non-upgraded Winged Grunt.
-If the enemy unit had a Tough of (3) or more, replace the Burster with a non-upgraded Hive Warrior.
-If the enemy unit had the Hero ability, replace the Burster with a non-upgraded Prime Warrior.
-If the enemy unit had more than one of these abilities, choose one.
Royal Bursters
Size: Number of Royal Face-Grabbers that successfully used their Impregnation ability.
Quality: 4+
Defense: 4+
Equipment: Toxic Bite (A1, AP[2])
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Fast, Royal Life Cycle, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Royal Life Cycle: If this model survives until the end of the following round after it had spawned (i.e. at the end of Turn 3 if it spawned during Turn 2), replace this model with a non-upgraded Prime Warrior, with the following exceptions:
-If the enemy unit from which this model spawned had a Tough of (12) or higher, replace this model with a non-upgraded Hive Lord.
-If the army already has a Hive Lord that has not been killed, replace this model with a non-upgraded Carnivo-Rex.
-If the enemy unit had a Tough of (18) or more, replace this model with a non-upgraded Tyrant Beast.
Quality: 4+
Defense: 4+
Equipment: Toxic Bite (A1, AP[2])
Special Rules: Acid Blood, Fast, Royal Life Cycle, Stealth
Upgrades: -
Cost: -
Royal Life Cycle: If this model survives until the end of the following round after it had spawned (i.e. at the end of Turn 3 if it spawned during Turn 2), replace this model with a non-upgraded Prime Warrior, with the following exceptions:
-If the enemy unit from which this model spawned had a Tough of (12) or higher, replace this model with a non-upgraded Hive Lord.
-If the army already has a Hive Lord that has not been killed, replace this model with a non-upgraded Carnivo-Rex.
-If the enemy unit had a Tough of (18) or more, replace this model with a non-upgraded Tyrant Beast.
