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[zzapper]

Here's the lay down:

• I like Borg
  
• I like Warhammer 40,000
  
• So I have decided to create a Borg Codex
  

I am asking, pleading, demanding, begging, appealing to your ego, or what ever else I have to do to aquire your help (read: I'm requesting your help).

I have a basic stat line for a drone ready

Drone
WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | +*
Pts per model: 15
models per unit: 5-16
Equipment:
Assimilation Tubules. 1 out of every 4 drones may take a Tesla Appendage for +10 points
Special Rules:
Adaptive Shielding: For every casualty Borg Drones add +1 to their armor save, to a maximum of 3+.

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Armory
Tesla Appendage: Utilizing nanoprobes and bio-electricity, the Tesla Appendage kills by overloading the target's neural systems. Range 18" Str: 4 AP:4 Type: Assualt 2, Pinning

Anyhoo, any ideas you had would be welcome.

[romorini]

I don't know how that increasing invulnerable save would work, unless drones are ridiculously expensive. It might be better to either have it increase after each round of shooting from the same weapon, effective only against energy based weapons, or simply have it be a weak invulnerable to shooting.

I'd also drop their initiative, if I remember correctly they weren't terribly agile.

[Overread]

Drones were essentially mindless and (with the exception of locutus, seven and the queen) showed no signs of independent thought or action - they worked at a task till it was done and would not even attack unless attacked first most times.

As for the save - that is sick - lose 4 drones and your bulk of your army has a 2+invulnerable.
I think that is wayway too overpowered.
Possibly have some modifyers - such as reroll saves?

[zzapper]

The hive screws the format, they have I3.
If you view an Enterprise episode, you watch them act like ninjas. Normally they stalk around, but they are surprisingly agile.

The idea is that lets say a Gaurdsman shoots at a Drone. The drone dies, the rest of the drones get a 6+ inv save for the rest of the game.

Although in first contact picard takes out drones by firing the holodeck tommy gun at them, so make their inv only kick in against energy weapons (Plasma, Las, any other I'm not thinking of).

Anyhoo, next unit:
FA~Scout Pods
WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv
1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4+
Cost per model: 35
Models per unit: 1-4
Equipment:
The scouts are equipped with assimilation tubules and disruptor rifles.
Special Rules:
Scout: This unit is normally moves ahead of the main drone force, targeting key points for assmilitation.
Adaptive Shielding: Akin to the drones, these Scouts gain their armor saves when the drones do.

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Armory
Assimilation Tubules: Give their nature to pierce and known substance even forcefields, any unit equipped with these count as weilding a power weapon.
Disruptor Rifle: Fires a tightly focused pulse of Èerenkov radiation which is usally enough to disintegrate anything in its path. This weapon has a low profile, and doesn't make much sound lending it to be Sniper Weapon. Range: 36" Str:- Type: Sniper
*That is the right profile for a sniper type weapon, correct?*

[Virtual Falcon]

yeah, but aren't sniper weapons always having pinning as well?

[zzapper]

I didn't have my rulebook in hand so I was guessing.

NEW UNIT TIME!!!
HS~Assualt Mech
Front || Side || Rear
13 || 13 || 13
Tank, Skimmer
Cost per vehical: 300
Equipment: Assualt Mechs are equipped with a turret mounted Disruptor Cannon and 3 fixed EMP missle launcher, one per side.
Special Rules:
Regeneration: When this vehical is damaged, it will start auto-repairing. If an destroyed result is rolled for a glancing or penetrating hit, on the next Borg turn roll a D6. On a 6 the vehical is completely repaired and functions as normal. On a 5 it is repaired but it is immobilized, no re-rolls are possible.

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Disruptor Cannon: Akin to the smaller disruptor rifle, the vehical version is capiable of firing either a primary short-range power burst, or several less powerful-long range bursts.
Primary
Range: 24" Str: 8 AP: 3 Heavy 1, Large Blast
Secondary
Range: 60" Str: 6 AP: 4 Heavy 3

EMP Missle Launchers: Most effective against vehicals, the charge is a small-range pulse that can fry circuts, fuse armor, and even overload nuero systems.
Range: 36" Str: 5 AP:1 Heavy 1, Blast When rolling for penetration or glacing, you may roll 2D6 instead of the normal 1D6.

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Anyhoo, how's the new Borg Vehical. It would be roughly a pyramid with the top lopped off, hovering over the ground.

[genestealer1414]

borg?

[Enigma]

I don't play it, but I'm pretty sure they are a star craft race?

*Google "borg"* Nope, Star trek.

[zzapper]

Borg~
The Borg are depicted as an amalgam of cybernetically enhanced humanoid drones of multiple species, organized as an inter-connected collective with a hive mind, inhabiting a vast region of space with many planets and ships, and sophisticated technology. They operate towards one single-minded purpose: to add the biological and technological distinctiveness of other species to their own, in pursuit of perfection. This is achieved through forced assimilation, a process which transforms individuals and technology into Borg, enhancing individuals by adding synthetic components.

Yay copy paste wikipedia!!!
Anyway, tossing a teaser for tomarrow's unit (Monsterous Creature, HQ, Powerhouse)

[lazarus]

It does shock me a little that nobody noticed this, but you havent included attacks in any of your profiles!

[genestealer1414]

like CYborgs.... y not just call them that

[Enigma]

Wha... whoa. He didn't!

[zzapper]

...
(Monsterous Creature, HQ, Powerhouse)
HQ ~ Queen's Titan 0-1
WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | Ld | Sv
5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2+(4+)
Points: 275
Unit size: 1
Special Rules:
Monstorous Creature
Fearless
Terrifying: Most senient creatures would rather run, then to fight this walking nighmare of bio-technology, when a unit attempts to assualt this titan, they must take a Ld test if they fail, they are frozen in place until the next controling player's turn.
Equippment:
Assmilation Tubules, Twin-Linked Tesla Appendage, Takyion Pulse Cannon.

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Armoury
Takyion Pulse Cannon: This particular weapon is not seen much due to its "collateral" damage factor damaging new drones.
Range 48" Str: 8 AP:3 Type: Heavy 3, Blast

[zzapper]

HQ ~ Drone Nexus 1+
WS|BS|S|T|W|A|I|Ld|Sv
4 | 3 |5|6|3 |3|4|10|3+
Points: 90
Unit size: 1

Special Rules:
Fearless
Independant Character
Escort: The Drone Nexus must be a part of a drone unit if possible.

Equipment: The Nexus is equipped with Assimilation Tubules and a Twin-Linked Tesla Appendage. The tesla appendage may be replaced by a Disruptor Carbine at +10 points.

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Armoury

Disruptor Carbine: A smaller version of the disruptor rifle, used more as a defensive weapon. Range: 24" Str: 6 AP: 3 Assualt 3