Promethium Relay Pipes & Pyrovores

[malabui]

I've bought a pack of Promethium Relay Pipes and was wondering about trying to use them with some Pyrovores guarding them.

What do people think about this idea? Would it be good points-wise for games or just fun to do?

How do you think that the Pyrovores would realistically tap the pipes for the gas?

[yowster12]

May 5, 2015 22:01:09 GMT malabui said:

I've bought a pack of Promethium Relay Pipes and was wondering about trying to use them with some Pyrovores guarding them.

What do people think about this idea? Would it be good points-wise for games or just fun to do?

How do you think that the Pyrovores would realistically tap the pipes for the gas?

Just for fun


Realistically they would eat through the pipe and drink the promethium.

[blackrainbow]

And that is the whole thread - we just eat it. +1 hahaha!

[Jabberwocky]

For the cost you could simply add more Pyrovores. Torrent range is nice if you *need* to hold the unit back but unless you have a void shield network to go with it, it's a bit pointless.

[gingerwerewolf]

Although it makes me wonder what a Tyranid version of Promethium pipes would look like. Intestinal like tubes that cover the land? Veins / Arteries?

[abraxxas]

Could stick a tervigon with ESG and a venom behind it for back field synapse. Good cover save and torrent haywire could be useful...or at least fun

[aythir]

I do not think you can torrent Electro Grubs. It is just a template attack and I am pretty sure the pipes only work on things that are "flamer"

[abraxxas]

Ah, right. Don't have my book with me, I forgot the distinction between flamer and template, my bad. Still...it was a fun thought.

[dcoy]

Pipes don't work with any of our models. We don't use "flamers."

[Hive Bahamut]

Flamespurt sure is fire. A heavy flamer at that.

I do find it ironic that we have the most templates out of any army, and only 1 uses fire.

Drool Cannon- acid
Strangleweb- web
Electroshock- bugs
Dessicator- bugs
Shreddershard- bugs
Acid Spray- acid
Flamespurt- fire

Eat the prometheum then belch out flames? I'm visualizing a Pyrovore hitting the pipe like a big bong.

Smoke everywhere.. Eating everything.. Are we sure Nids aren't just stoner from another galaxy?

[hiveminded]

The pipes give more than torrent, they also provide your models with a 4+ cover save. Add shrouding and your pyrovores are torrenting with a 2+.

My issue with these is the same as my issue with all the imperial fortifications....just doesn't feel Tyranidy to me.

[yowster12]

Whenever I use fortification I think the same. Took it in the battle before. XD

[drakiskier]

i was at my local GW today and we were talking about the promethium relay...

and i realized something TERRIFYING to all of our wonderful gribbles....

a tau commander with two flamers joins 3 crisis suits with 2 flamers each and sits on a promethium relay... thats EIGHT torrent flamers...

the only thing worse was when someone else mentioned 10 burna boys on it... but STILL.

not the most effecient of uses for a commander and crisis team... but terrifying all the same. possible to see in a campaign...


EDIT

i just looked up point costs.... not including the pipes or commander... for three suits with flamer/flamer/target lock... its only barely over 100 points...

torch up to three units that come into range of you... thats terrifying...