Tyranid Roleplay "Theme Ideas"

[Drexsun]

I was trying to think of a Roleplay Theme for my Tyranid Army. Like I know the basic story they live to eat and take over plants mainly to eat and kill a planet. But like from what I can see there is no like Super Tyarnid like a Brain/Smart Bug/Tyranid. Like for the Zerg they have the Overmind in "StarCraft" and from what I can tell they can't speak any form of lang. so how could I roleplay with a none Tyranid race.. besides like trying to eat them or something. Help me think of a good story and some ideas how I could make them interact with other races better.

I was thinking for the ally part that whatever race I was allied with that they took hold one of the leader Tyranid and they are forcing his Brood to do there bidding. That would be cool.. makes them slaves but still cool Roleplay Idea.. seeing if I really wanted I can turn on my ally out of Roleplay and I could make them have my leader on the bored and my ally has to have a troop choice. Sounds cool I may try that for my next team game.

[Hellbreaker]

... What?

Well Tyranids speak via psychic connection(telepathy) so it shouldn't be that hard... How did you imagine psychic scream? A high pitched scream? Nha I imagine it like that the tyranid using it is talking to the target and demotivating it.

We are the beast, we are your devourer style...

Probably the same with allies... Tyranids talk, people decide it makes sense(wtf?) and fight with them only to be eaten later...

Cheers!

[Drexsun]

lol Yeah I always thought that too.. that they talk though telepathness. But it would always be cool to give them a deep evilish voice. I still want to think of a cool roleplay theme or something or just like ways to interact with other players with my Tyranid without thinking of them as only food. lol. Know what I mean?

[w00teldar]

try looking at siege of delorion vi for an idea

[kamikazewatermelon]

they could be tyranids broken away from the hive fleet, and found that they are free of the hive mind and have free will.

[Interogator]

Well,if you played Halo 3,you notice that the Gravemind talks to you via mind.So,when his organisms come near you,you hear in your mind: "Did you think me defeated!?!" with a deep mean voice.

[Drexsun]

Jun 14, 2009 13:09:43 GMT kamikazewatermelon said:

they could be tyranids broken away from the hive fleet, and found that they are free of the hive mind and have free will.

That's not a bad idea.. Or maybe they could form a new Hive Mind or something and be a different Hive Fleet maybe not sure how that would work.

[Drexsun]

Jun 14, 2009 18:17:30 GMT Interogator said:

Well,if you played Halo 3,you notice that the Gravemind talks to you via mind.So,when his organisms come near you,you hear in your mind: "Did you think me defeated!?!" with a deep mean voice.

Yeah I may do that.. because being able to talk to someone like across the bored would be weird lol.

[Hellbreaker]

*The edit button is your friend. ^^

Well remember that regarding the flood the flood creatures themselves talk... *refers to The covenant on the last stages*

Cheers!

[xelmana]

well the way i RP with Tyranids is two different possible ways that could accutaly happen in the 40k universe
1: have 1 to 5 Hive Tyrant or Zoanthrope develop a more powerful mind to the point were it could think on its own (more intelegent Insticive behavior).(Look at the Night of the Dead Thread in the rp fourms and see how i did it)
2: like in StarCraft:Brood War and Dawn of War:Dark Crusade have a hybird speak for the army, force, etc.

but hey its your choice how to go about this the posiblity is endless if you put your mind into it.

[Drexsun]

I was just thinking about just having one building type unit as a Hive Mind. It does not move but it controls all the Tyranid. Then I can have lesser Hive Minds or I can make up another name for them.. that control broods of Tyrand on a planet. Like in StarCraft :3 I will just make them talk though your mind :3 lol

[Drexsun]

Me and my friend came up with an idea for me.. I think I am going to be a newly formed Hive mine and like only have a small number of Tyranid.. like two squads of Gaunts or something.. and a squad of warriors.. or just 1 warrior and make it an HQ Hive Tyrant but use that as the model to show he is new to the brood.. and he will be my main HQ the whole game.. and will grow as the game goes on.. :3 I think it will be fun. We are making a Campaign to go with my story. If you guys/girls want me to post the campaign story as it goes and how the battles play out I can so you can follow my Brood :3

[barkblast334]

Yah um, like w00teldar said already, try looking at my roleplay, the Siege of Delorien VI. I play a tyranid called Predator who is currently aiding the space marine force sent there to fight the chaos and orks and tau, and he is already friends with a semi/telepathic guy, played by Zrascak. My guy is a warrior, and can speak very basic english, but highly advanced telepathic. He is a mercenary, because meddling imperial scientists, after capturing him, subjected him to several experiments and---as he says---'cutting him from his mind', which refers to the hive mind, and 'away from blood-brothers' which refer to the 'nids, who now try to kill him as they cannot sense a psychic bond between him and the hive-mind. Just a thought, coz I already kinda did your idea.

[basalisk]

My hive fleet synapse creatures have a power like no other.

They have grown vocal cords. They have hive planets.

They can talk for a short period of time (30 seconds) then need to rest there cords. they can easily speak simple words like yes , no, defense, hill, river, turret, 74,etc

This allows them too communicate with other races.

A big surprise for them! Offered a peace treaty by the nids!

They have also evolved to a degree that that the fleet has "settled down" on a planet. With a ork-farm as a food source. There spreading from planet to planet without destroying them, but creating there army's within them. The only downfall is they can only "permanently" stay on a planet with a strong amount of orks before the invasion.

The near by elder are seeing the problem and attacking the taken planets. However after the nids take them they become a catacomb of underground mazes full of nids and caged orks! making it nearly impossible to kill. For the planets are the hive ships.
The first hive planets are born

Meaning the hive ships need not destroy planet after planet to feed. They can hold there ground. They have a base to defend.


This would make a nice rolplay! anyone wants to start it!

Edit: i might as well!

[Drexsun]

Jun 21, 2009 9:32:08 GMT barkblast334 said:

Yah um, like w00teldar said already, try looking at my roleplay, the Siege of Delorien VI. I play a tyranid called Predator who is currently aiding the space marine force sent there to fight the chaos and orks and tau, and he is already friends with a semi/telepathic guy, played by Zrascak. My guy is a warrior, and can speak very basic english, but highly advanced telepathic. He is a mercenary, because meddling imperial scientists, after capturing him, subjected him to several experiments and---as he says---'cutting him from his mind', which refers to the hive mind, and 'away from blood-brothers' which refer to the 'nids, who now try to kill him as they cannot sense a psychic bond between him and the hive-mind. Just a thought, coz I already kinda did your idea.

That's a cool idea.. but that Roleplay sounds like its a single Nid thing.. like one HQ and not an army.. o.o; But I like the idea.. I may use it later down the line..

Jun 24, 2009 7:14:10 GMT basalisk said:

My hive fleet synapse creatures have a power like no other.

They have grown vocal cords. They have hive planets.

They can talk for a short period of time (30 seconds) then need to rest there cords. they can easily speak simple words like yes , no, defense, hill, river, turret, 74,etc

This allows them too communicate with other races.

A big surprise for them! Offered a peace treaty by the nids!

They have also evolved to a degree that that the fleet has "settled down" on a planet. With a ork-farm as a food source. There spreading from planet to planet without destroying them, but creating there army's within them. The only downfall is they can only "permanently" stay on a planet with a strong amount of orks before the invasion.

The near by elder are seeing the problem and attacking the taken planets. However after the nids take them they become a catacomb of underground mazes full of nids and caged orks! making it nearly impossible to kill. For the planets are the hive ships.
The first hive planets are born

Meaning the hive ships need not destroy planet after planet to feed. They can hold there ground. They have a base to defend.


This would make a nice rolplay! anyone wants to start it!

Edit: i might as well!

Sounds like Necrons or Alien the movie o.o but not so bad I guess. I will take some ideas down and see what I can come up with.