Psychophage Diet Speculation

[jesses]

Do you think that the Psychophage is specifically an anti-Chaos evolution? I'm curious if it will be able to convert daemons into some sort of usable biomatter. This would be a really interesting take on the lore.

[infornography]

I think it is more likely a response to psykers in general, but yeah, if that means it can eat daemons, that would be an important shift in the lore.

[acehilator]

It's a weird design decision anyways, to include this strange anti-psyker angle. Historically, other factions psykers aren't doing so hot in the presence of Nids anyways. And then they are doubling up with the Neurotyrant, and in the same box no less.

Weird doesn't even begin to cover it.

[jesses]

Which is why I'm thinking it's a response to the Circatrix Maledictum or whatever. Just seems to make more sense that way.

[infornography]

The starter set fight is going to go poorly for that librarian in terminator armor.

Don't know how the rest will shake out but the deck is stacked against that lone librarian.

[Hive Bahamut]

I mean a Dread that will pick up a monster it looks at and a 10xD6 S5 Flamer squad to barbecue an entire gaunt squad should lean it the other way.

Space Marine Player: "Oh no my 100 point character blew up! Ok pick up half your army."

[jesses]

May 2, 2023 21:31:53 GMT infornography said:

The starter set fight is going to go poorly for that librarian in terminator armor.

Don't know how the rest will shake out but the deck is stacked against that lone librarian.

For sure, haha. Between SitW being enhanced by the Neurotyrant, and the Psychovore wanting to eat his delicious brain, that Librarian is basically effed. His best bet is to Perils in his armour-pants to lighten the load and then run away.

[gauntlet]

I cannot see how the psychopage will get into combat with psykers, even it gets a free 6 inch move towards any use of a psychic ability. Especially if is gets anti-psyker 2+ combat attacks. The psyker will just hide behind conventional troops.

I could see potential in a rule, if it creates a free psychoclastic torrent whenever it is within 12 inches of the use of psychic power. Then players would naturally be motivated to move it towards psykers without needing to get into combat.

It reminds me of Pyrovore, great concept art, with no means to get it into combat with intended target.

[jesses]

We don't know anything about it's rules, I was just speculating about the lore for it.

[hivefleetkerrigan]

I'm wondering if someone embeds a psyker in a unit of non psykers (ie librarian terminator in with non-librarian terminators) that the whole unit will count as a psyker. If so, anti psyker capabilities could shred through units with embedded psykers.

[joysan76]

may be may be... it have some kind of ability triggered when within x" from enemy psichers, also only -1 to wounds to any weapon/attack with psichic/psionic key

[gauntlet]

Psychophage in official 10th Ed battle report. www.youtube.com/@officialwarhammer/videos
D6 attacks Antipsyker, Destating Wounds.
Psychoclastic Torrent has no Antipsyker keyword.

[acehilator]

Looking pretty nice. I hope the datasheet for regular play holds up as well. Love the model.