>>1480477
>Create 4 warriors, and 1 Heavy warrior

have two tanks, and 4 more agile killers

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>>1480477
Let's pull a compromise and create 6 warriors, my reasoning is that we're bottled up with a limited number of hosts and eventually we'll have to capture a ship if we want any chance to escape. We need to be able to kill a greater fraction of hostiles than they kill of us, which means we need units that can both soak up some punishment but also deal out some damage, while being numerous enough that losing a few won't represent a massive loss of resources.

Also before the end of this thread I will post a pastebin or google doc of the available mutations and molts available. But if you feel like suggesting something feel free to toss it up whether its a unit type, mutation or tactic.

>>1480523
I'll do my best to create something tonight Quest-sama!

>>1480477
4 drones, 2 warriors, and 1 heavy warrior

Rolled 2 (1d3)

1. 4 warriors 1 heavy warrior

2. 6 warriors. Zergmode.

3. 4 drones. 2 warriors. 1 heavy warrior

>>1480569
AND THE DICE GODS HAVE SPOKEN.

You secure the Humana securely the walls of the fledgling hive. Your Queen growls softly, sniffing over the offerings as eggs begin shifting, the scuttle of bony digits in the darkness prompting fresh screams of terror before they are smothered by grasping legs and choking tails...

>The next day.

Your group of new warriors standby ready, cleaning themselves of bits of flesh and fluid after their molt from their cocoons. After they had feasted on their hosts they turned their ravenous hunger on the remaining humans, tearing them to pieces and feeding until they were fit to burst.

>6 warriors gained. Warriors are the basic frontline units of the hive. These are beasts bred and shaped to kill. Next to the drones they are by far the most malleable of the hive, their bodies and minds suited to reshaping for new tasks.

>who are you and how many minions will accompany you

>Shadow-Runner adaptation, the hives Assassin and scout unit.

>Predalien- a beast of muscle and predator fury, the hives close combat master.

>>1480616
Switch to shadow, take the new warriors with you. We should see if there are any more parts of the station left to explore. Do the warm living bipeds have a queen like the un-living bipeds? Are they servants of yet another queen of metal and silicon, or are they subservient to another living biped? Where do they coordinate their activities from?

>>1480645
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR FUCKING EVER. THANK YOU SPOOK

>>1480616
>>1480645
+1

>Shadow and 6 warrior strike team confirmed.

Roll me 1d100+6 for Search for Station Leadership

Rolled 18 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1480710
>>1480710

Rolled 13 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1480710

Rolled 70 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1480710
Dice!

You growl happily as your new warriors follow you into the ductwork. As you crawl along you peer the occasional grate, watching the increasingly sparse humans as they go about their work. Many are armed with shock poles or small pistols.

The androids have pulled back to the upper level labs, Mess halls and Dormitories, life support and Backup power, setting up barricades and killzones with the heavier weapons from the main armory. Human scientists and workers have joined them, the fidgety and sleepless looking humans sitting by in groups when not hard at work.

As you crawl higher the security increases, armored androids marching in patrols, armed with bulky rifles and shotguns.

Eventually the ducts narrow to the point that you cannot continue and you resort to simply watching as the humans and machines mill about.

A human with an escort of armored androids confronts a group of technicians, the woman's voice ringing through the halls

"What are you ingrates doing out here? Coffee break? Smoke break? We have Contagions loose on maintenance and cargo decks, main power is down, our shuttle bay is completely fucking SPACED!!!! And you fucks are on COFFEE BREAK??? If the Director even thought you shots weren't doing your jobs he'd have you fed to those monsters on Beta Deck!! Now get the FUCK back to WORK!!!"

The technicians scatter, rushing to get back to whatever gets them away from the irate assistant.

>In the upper reaches of the heavily fortified Alpha Section is the Facilities Director. Expect a small army of Security armed with military level gear.

>Sabotage a system (D100+6)

>Scout Station (D100+6)

>Gather Food (D100+6)

>Force a mutation on a Hive Member

>Improve Nest (D100+6)

>Attack a Fortified Area (D100+6)

>Other

Rolled 59 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1480877
Let's take another crack at sabotaging the ventilation system. Continue sowing confusion and dramatically reducing the number of enemies while minimizing our own losses. The biped's little queen is one of them, none of their frail bodies can function outside a very narrow range of atmospheres, we have a distinct advantage here.

>>1480877
>Gather Food

Find the least guarded humans and bring back some snacks for the hive. Maybe snag a live one and create another Heavy.

...I forgot how to roll

>>1480896
In this case it would be "dice+1d100+6".
You'd put that in your options bar.

Rolled 28 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1480899
Thank you.

>>1480896

Rolled 83 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

Did i do it

>>1480919
I also want to sabotage the ventilation systems by the way

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>>1480477
>>1480722
>>1480877
>>1480888
>>1480899
>>1480900
Lots of dubs tonight, lads. Drink them in.

Also, can we get a seduction type unit. I know it sounds insane, but it could be a viable distraction tactic. Have it vocalize like a wounded woman in a low light/high ambient noise area to trick other humans into approaching its location then BAM! tackled from the side by a drone.

Pic somewhat related.

>>1480941
Actually that sounds kinda cool I wouldn't just have it have female voices though

>>1480965
I get you. Make it excel in vocal mimicry and observed body language. If it can sound and move like its wounded, that would net you a few humans until they caught on. But then the psychological damage is done for now everyone is paranoid about going anywhere and trying to save anyone because it could be a morph.

Psych warfare mutant strain.
Fucking fund it.

>>1480965
An infiltration unit would be pretty neat, some form that could perhaps kill a person and then replicate them by molting. It could retain their recent memories (a few days perhaps) and with upgrades could retain more and more till consuming a person gives the spy-morph all their relevant and important memories.

>>1480991
Vocal mimicry will be allowed as a mutation

>>1480994
Physical mimicry is a bit much

>>1481015
Got it. I guess I know what perks I'll be writing up at the end of this quest!

>>1480991
>>1480994
If we end up getting a "Spymorph" and say it get a scientist's memories would we be able to do experiments/control Androids then?

I don't think Cursed would let us get such an overpowered unit

Does the queen get any mutations?

>>1481037
All of the perks I wrote up are in the previous thread, I don't know if QM is also making his own or not.

>>1481068
Qm is definitely making his own list. The queen gets mutations to egg production and hive control.

>>1481027
That is a bit overpowered

Here's some more perks, I've got others for the hive coming along, but I'll keep perk posts to clusters of two, since I can't fit three average sized lists into the character limit.

(Psychological Warfare Perks)
>Distress Mimicry
You’ve heard enough humans in pain to capably mimic these noises! Mimic them so you can manipulate them.
+1 to Ambush rolls

>Advanced Distress Mimicry
You’re learning now! You have a capable understanding of when and how to string together sets of human noises to convey basic concepts.
+2 to Ambush rolls

>Adept Linguist
You understand how to translate your complex experience into the simple grunting of humanity, deftly lead them to their doom with contradictory and incorrect instructions while impersonating important humans!
+3 to Ambush rolls

(Combat perks 2nd degree)
>Tetradontiforme
Specialized glands in fingertips, toes, and tail produce small quantities of tetrodotoxin which gather at the cutting edges of claws and the tail spike. Injuries inflicted by these Xenomorphs lead to difficulty breathing, convulsions, heart failure, paralysis, coma, and possibly death.
+Increased damage in combat
-1/4th of humans violently subdued die

>Bioregenesis
Xenomorphs develop an organ system specialized for self-repair and can more rapidly replace damaged cells and regenerate lost blood, tissue, and carapace.
+increased health
+reduced stealth

>Pressurized circulatory nodes
Killed Xenomorphs final act is to use specialized muscle groups and valves to spray as much of their caustic blood as possible in the general direction of whatever killed them, they might kill you, but they won’t do it cleanly.
+injures all hostiles within mele range
-reduced health

Still alive Qm?

>>1481392
Yes im quite alive but was enormously sleepy and crashed on the couch. >>1481295
Excellent list. These are definitely in :)

>83+6. Sabotage Ventilation system

As you scuttle through the ductwork back towards your stronghold in the cargo deck you detect a faint gust of cool air moving through the ducts. As the cool air filters through the grates the humans sigh in relief.

"Fucking finally. Damn air conditioning has been on the fritz since main power got knocked out"

You clack your teeth. Cold air is no benefit to the hive. The hive prefers humidity and heat to grow. This "air conditioning" must be stopped.

Following the gusts of cool air you clamber through the ducts, your warriors following close behind. You push aside gently spinning fans, worming your slick form through the gaps. Eventually the gusts strengthen to a breeze and then a near hurricane howl as the ducts grow wider, forcing you to dig your claws into the metal to prevent from being pushed back.

You rip your way through a tiny hatch in the ducts and find yourself in a small room overlooking a cylindrical chamber filled with large spinning fans. A pair of human technicians step back in shock as your squad if warriors follow you through the hole.

>Kill them. (D100+6)

>Subdue them (D100+6)

>Toss them into the Ventilation fans (D100+6)

>>1481997
>>Toss them into the Ventilation fans (D100+6)

Rolled 47 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1482000

Rolled 66 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1481997
Subdue them.

Rolled 97 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1481997
>Toss them into the Ventilation fans (D100+6)
Need to get rid of the cool air

>97+6. Excellent success!

You snarl, gesturing with a claw at the terrified technicians, the men are backed against their consoles, eyes white and pants wet, the stink of ammonia in the air.

Your warriors approach, gripping them by the arms as they shrink away in terror. The powerful aliens turn and lift, flinging the men against the glass of their viewing station again and again. The material spiderwebs and cracks, shattering on the third toss, the shrieking technicians falling into the abyss of the ventilation shaft, their bodies rent into pieces by the spinning blades.

Far below the sound of rending metal reaches you, it seems the impact of a technicians body bent one of the fans, the powerful motors insistence on moving tearing the shaft to pieces. Alarms and klaxons begin blaring as the chain reaction crawls up the shaft.

Your squad dashes into the ducts and crawls away rapidly as the control station is annihilated by a wave of spinning metal, the massive fan blades shredding the room into metal confetti.

>Ventilation is down. Lower reaches of the station will become uninhabitable to humans due to air quality dropping. Temperature and humidity will rapidly increase, making nest improvements much easier.

>Gather food (D100+6)

>Improve nest (D100+6)

>Attack a fortified area (D100+6)

>Gather Hosts (D100+6)

>Mutate a hive member (Write in)

>Other

Rolled 83 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1482054
>>Improve nest (D100+6)

Rolled 18 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1482054
We should hit the armory now, sneak in via vents and maybe do something like spill acid on whatever we find. If I'm not mistaken there are heavily armed guards outside so we quietly destroy the armory and then leave the normal way, surprising them from behind.

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>1482068
I'll second

>>1482062
Whats your plan to improve the nest? Make it bigger/ expand from cargo hold/etc

>>1482079
Yep, we'll grow the hive to cover the rest of the lower levels.

Rolled 73 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1482062
I like this plan

Has anyone done a predator quest before?

>>1482147
I don't think I've ever seen one, but that would be pretty fucking neat.

>>1482147
Yes. You can find a bunch here:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Predator
I personally recommend Predator Quest

>83+6. Improve nest. All your basement are belong to us.

Over the next days, the entire bottom reaches of the station fall to the creeping black resin that makes up your hive. Walls, ceilings, floors, ducts, all are covered in layers of the glossy black substance. The ever increasing humidity condensates and drips from the ceiling and runs down the walla, collecting on the floors in murky puddles. Isolated maninenace androids are cemented to the walls, their plaintive voices echoing throughout the midnight halls.

Pockets of technicians and laborers are found as they attempt to escape the foul air, dragged back to the nest screaming and clawing, their cohorts fleeing towards what they perceive as safety. Your presence is most definetly known and there is nothing that they can do to stop you.

A visible demarcation can be found as an Android stronghold at an abandoned lab houses several humans along with their synthetic guardians. Your hive can advance no further until they are dealt with.

>Lower Station Levels are Now hive territory. The stifling heat and choking humidity are as effective a defense as your own teeth and claws. Humans will be hard pressed to advance into your territory.

>9 hosts found.
>23 eggs

>Sabotage systems (D100+6)

>Attack the Android strongpoint (D100, how many hive members you bring)

>Gather food (D100+6)

>Mutate a hive member

>Other

Should we take another pass at the Armory?

>>1482165
It couldn't hurt.

>>1482157
>>Mutate a hive member
Can we get a second stealth specialist like Shadow?

>>1482169
Of course you can. You can get a shadow or a hunter or a ripper or any other drone/warrior/runner variant

I think we should lend the shadow the ability to mimic humans, perhaps we can trick the remaining station crew into sending a sizable force down into our hive. At that point we can ambush them when they're out of their element and deal enough of a blow to their forces that we can steamroll the rest with practically no resistance.

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>1482157
I'll support another pass at the armory, couldn't hurt to try and cut them off from it.

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>1482157
Let's get those facehuggers on the new hosts while we build a force to take the stronghold.
>Attack the Android strongpoint (D100, how many hive members you bring)

>>1482189
Backup force*
Although I don't think we'll need it with that 99

>>1482157
>>1482189
I'll change to support this, but I think we should bring EVERYONE

>>1482189
Supporting, if we keep pushing we might just sweep the enemy past the armory and cut them off from it anyways.

>>1482200
This has my vote

>99. Excellent success! Attack the android strongpoint!
>Bringing everyone. 4 drones, 1 heavy warrior, 1 Predalien, 6 warriors, a Shadow and a partridge in a pear tree.

The Androids manning the defenses of the Strongpoint, a heavily reinforced abandoned lab on Delta level, scan the darkness of the nearby corridor with their pistols. The flashlights beams illuminate the inky darkness and the scored holes in the walls show where they had taken potshots at the encroaching XenoMorphs. If synthetics could be nervous, these two would be terrified.

"Hostile lifeform detected"
"Opening fire"
A flash of inky black carapace in the darkness prompts a barrage of gunfire, the bullets sparking from the metal as the XenoMorph scurries away with a furious screech.

"Contact lost"
"Network connection error. Pursuit canceled. Returning to Guardian protocol"

The synthetics turn to resume their patrol around the labs outer defenses but are met by a towering wall of muscle and Chitin. The Predalien and a pair of your warriors growl softly as the Androids process the situation.

"Hostile liform detect-"
"Opening Fi-"

A single swipe of the Predaliens scythelike tail rends both of their heads from their shoulders, their bodies twitching spasmodicaly as their mouths work without voices.

Inside the lab behind barricades of tables and chairs sit several human technicans, some crouched by themselves and others huddled in groups, darting their eyes about at the exchange of gunfire that had been uninvestigated by the remaining Security. You peer through a slat in ceiling, growling softly as you watch the Androids vigilantly watch the doors and man the barricades, weapons trained and eyes unblinking.

Yet they are facing the wrong way. With a screech you rip through the flimsy metal, dropping upon a Security android, followed by four of your warriors and all of the drones.
"hostiles detected! Hostile detected! Opening fire!" repeats the pinned synthetic before you jam your claws into its head, pulling back until the twitching ceases. Your warriors and drones leap upon the nearby technicians and Security, bowling them over and mauling with tooth and claw. Across the room the remaining androids turn their weapons upon your group, several shots crashing into the walls and furniture, a unlucky drone being caught in the midsection with a growl of pain and a spurt of acidic blood.

>cont

>>1482254

But in turning their attention to you they seal their fate as lumbering footsteps turn into a thundering charge. The flimsy barricade is smashed aside by a arm the size of your body. The androids standing nearby can do nothing but be smashed to pieces by the lumbering might of your heavy warrior. Behind its bulk comes the rest of your forces, falling upon the increasingly outnumbered security like wolves.

Eventually the shooting stops with the sound if ripping synthetic flesh, the last shell casings falling to the floor amid puddles of blood and synthetic fluid. Your hive has won its first assault and proven their superiority.

>2 Drones mildly wounded. 1 warrior mildly wounded.
>8 security Androids destroyed.
>3 humans killed
>6 humans captured.

>15 human captives total
>23 eggs.

>Implant how?

>>1482257
2 warriors, 1 heavy warrior, the rest into drones. Workers will help us with defensive measures and sabotage.

>>1482263
At least 1 shadow, we can't have only 1 pure stealth unit.

>>1482287
>>1482257
true enough, changing vote to
>2 shadows, 1 heavy warrior and the rest drones.

>>1482294
Supporting

>>1482294
So are you voting to create a new pair of Shadows or just another Shadow to bring our number up to 2.

>>1482345
creating a new pair

>>1482347
>>1482294
Agree with this

>>1482294
Makes sense to me

>2 Shadows. 1 Heavy Warrior. 8 Drones.

Your freshly captured humans are cemented to the resin walls of the nest, your hivemates chattering in pleasure as eggs begin stirring, the fleshly petals releasing the next generation of the hive...

>The next day.

Your entire hive surrounds the newly molted XenoMorphs, smelling and prodding, inspecting and welcoming them into the family. The pair of new Shadows clamber onto the walls, chattering happily as the the new Heavy Warrior pushes its head against its older siblings, their mighty muscles straining. Already the new drones fret over the eggs and hive, eager to work for their family.

>Hive count.
>One Queen
>1 Alpha Shadow (Needs name)
>Predalien (Needs name)
>2 shadows
>2 Heavy Warriors
>6 warriors
>12 Drones.
>8 eggs.

>Sabotage target (D100+6)

>Attack a Strongpoint (D100+6)

>Gather Hosts (D100+6)

>Gather Food (D100+6)

>Mutate a hivemate (Write in)

>Scout station (D100+6)

>Other

>>1482403
>Mutate a hivemate (Write in)
give alpha shadow voice mimicry mutation

>>1482403
Didnt we get a thumpermorph for extra bulk is he just a heavy Warrior

>>1482412
Seconded. We need to start leveling up this ability as much as we can.

>>1482403
>>1 Alpha Shadow (Needs name)
>>Predalien (Needs name)
Newt and Dutch

>>1482412
Supporting since mind fuckery sounds cool

>>1482426
No that just unlocks the Mutation.

>>1482426
The Thumper was eaten by the Queen to unlock the Mutation. Forgot to mention that.

>>1482434
I see

>>1482434
how many mutations can we invoke at once?

>>1482434
Could we give the heavy Warriors that mutation then or is it for new ones only?

>>1482463
Three. After that it will count as a new class. You can improve a current mutation multiple times without affecting their class

>>1482466
Yes you can. The heavy warriors will add the Bulky Mutation to their own bodies and gain more health and increased strength at a cost to even more movement speed

>>1482470
I was more thinking to invoke mimicry in the alpha shadow, and the bulk in the two heavy warriors.

>>1482475
Give extra bulk to the 2 Heavys and Dutch then vocal mimic to Newt

>>1482490
I think dutch needs to remain more mobile, he IS a predalien, ya know. Of course if multiple people support that, I won't be upset.

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>>1482491
I agree. Predaliens are crazy fucking tough already, compacted into stealthy frames despite that. Let's not fuck around with a good thing.
Dutch ain't Ox Mk II, he'll come later

>>1482475
Just do this then

>Mutate Alpha shadow (Newt) with Mimicry lvl1 and Heavy Warriors with Bulk.

You grab half of a human, the upper half you think, its hard to tell with all the gashes and pieces missing and drag it to a secluded corner as the Heavy Warriors gorge on refuse and chunks of meat and bone. You tuck into the juicy meal and stuff your belly, following your queens wishes and feeling her presence guiding your body...

>Hours later.

You emerge from your slumber, yawning and stretching happily as your claws sink into the soft material of the hive. You growl and are surprised when the noise comes out...different. Its less harsh, more of a mammalian sound than the grating voices of the hive.

As you rejoin your family you note that the Heavy warriors are lumbering up as a pair. Their carapace are thicker and stronger, bristling with ridges and plates of armor. Their bodies bulge with muscle and tissue, each limb thicker around than your body. They growl deeply, vibrating the air as they drop to all fours, shaking the ground slightly as they whip their heavy tails around.

>2 Bulky Heavy Warriors Gained
>Newt Has gained Mimicry ability. Can now imitate a humans cry for help or scream of pain. Can lure humans into ambush.

>you are?

>Newt. Alpha shadow, Assassin, Saboteur, Scout.

>Dutch. Predalien. Commando unit, close combat master and a born leader.

>>1482714
Newt. I want to try out his new ability.

>>1482714
>Dutch. Predalien. Commando unit, close combat master and a born leader.
if he's a born leader, he can probably direct the others better during operations.

>>1482714
>>Dutch. Predalien. Commando unit, close combat master and a born leader.
Let's go get some skulls

>>1482714
Newt

Rolled 1 (1d2)

1. Newt.

2. Dutch

You are Newt, the hives stealth specialist and Alpha shadow. You curl atop a resin coated cargo container, looking over your family as they go about their day.

You watch as the latest batch of eggs is carefully inspected, moved to safe locations within the center nest and your beloved queen is well tended by the drones.

You need to gather some of them for your next task however...

>what will your squad be?

>Your shadows and 4 warriors/Drones

>Your shadows

>Warriors (How many)

>other

>>1482914
Snag the shadows and a pair of warriors.

>>1482914
>>1482914
>Your shadows and 4 warriors/Drones
2 warriors, 2 drones

>>1482936
>This

>>1482936
Voting for this

>>1482936
Supported

>Shadow Squad plus 2 warriors and 2 Drones.

You make your way among the freshly resigned hallways and rooms, your hive already having much more space than they need. The humidity and heat continue to rise, condensation dripping from the ceiling like endless rain.

Perfect.

With your companions following you decide to...

>Sabotage a system (D100+6)

>Capture hosts (D100+6)

>attack a StrongPoint (D100+6)

>Scout the station (D100+6)

>Gather Food (D100+6)

Rolled 56 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1483520
Let's scout the station first and see if there's anything juicy happening (no way the owners of this facility would just leave all of its research after one breakout)

Rolled 39 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1483556
Seconding this.

Rolled 66 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1483520
>>1483556
+1

Rolled 89 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1483556
this

Rolled 56 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1483556
Agreed. Seconding.

>

>66+6. Scout station. Investigate new activity.

With your new team following you through the dank tunnels of the lower section of the station. You wriggle into the ductowrk and begin clambering up into the upper reaches of the station.

As you climb you can't help but notice the strongpoints set up by the androids. Fortified labs and dormitories are common, the humans herded behind barricades and guarded by the ever vigilant synthetics.

You press against a grate and attempt to push into an empty room only to find strips of steel welded over the grate. It seems the humans have wished up to your strategy and blocked your main point of ingress.

As you continue on you hear the regular thump of booted feet. A steady stomp of heavy figures marching along a corridor. You maneuver through the vents and finally manage to catch sight of a group of heavily armed and armored androids, nearly twenty strong, marching into the Freight elevator. They are led by a team of men with large backpacks, a small antenna extending from one.

>Android KillTeam is on its way down to the cargo hold.

>Rally the troops. Meet them head on (D100+6)

>Ambush them in the hive proper (D100+6)

>See if you can attack them before they leave the freight elevator (D100+6)

>Other

>>1486281
Sorry for my absence last night guys. I had to go deal with some personal problems and didnt get back till late.

>>1486281
Can we sabotage the elevator by cutting off the cables?

>Ambush them in the Hive Proper

Have Dutch hold at first and find the leader/handler/VIP of any sort.

Rolled 46 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1486281
I always manage to wake up right when this quest is starting.
Ambush them once they enter the hive proper.

>>1486286
>>1486281
Switch my vote to this:
>Ambush them in the hive proper
Also make sure we use our turf and launch multiple surprise attacks

Rolled 6 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1486328
>Forgot to roll

Rolled 99 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1486288

>99+6. Ambush in hive proper.

The androids step from the freight elevator, weapons raised and sweeping the corners as they advance. Their human controllers stand within the center of the formation and guide them via verbal orders and small wrist mounted displays.

Your squad pulls back to the depths of your hive, spreading out as Dutch moves forward, taking a position near the entrance.

"LT.. what is this shit on the walls? Its some kind of... Yeeuck please tell me that's not their shit" one says, shying away from the slick walls. Their glass helmets are connected to a series of oxygen tanks on their backs.

"Jeez boss. Look at the temperature and humidity down here. 137.8 Fahrenheit and 97% Humidity. Jesus fuck. Reminds me of home" says another, grateful for their climate controlled suits.

"Both of you shut the fuck up. These things are probably already watching us. You've all seen the security footage. Theyre SMART. Damn smarter than you Micheals so keep your heads out of your asses and the bots moving." snaps the third, an older looking human with several stripes on their armored suit.

The first pair of androids approach Dutch's position and he snarls in vicious glee as they walk obliviously closer. They are armed with bulky rifles, bodies encased in a thick, polymer armor.

>No rolls required for first attack.

>Drop into their Front ranks, Hive attacks from the sides

>Wait for them to pass, attack from the rear with full force

>Destroy the front troops, lead them into the hives waiting jaws.

>Other

>>1486452
>Other
Dutch hangs from the ceiling, half our forces attack from the front, the other half from the rear, as the humans contract into a bunch Dutch falls into their center and lets loose.

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>>1486463
Oh yes

>>1486463
>>1486452
+1

>Ceiling drop.

Dutch clambers to the ceiling as the androids and their human handlers approach, weapons raised and lights sweeping the shiny black corners.

"Negative contact"
"No hostile lifeforms detected"
"Continuing search. Seek and destroy protocol engaged"

The first Squad of androids move forward, a staggered formation allowing them to cover each other and move as a unit.

It matters not one bit.

"1st squad has contact!"

"Enemy lifeforms sighted. Engaging"
"Opening fire"
"Opening Fi-"

Your first group of warriors and drones falls upon the first group of androids, bullets whistling by as they leap and dodge in the near perfect darkness. The androids deaths are illuminated by muzzle flashes as claws pierce through armor and rend synthetic flesh. Tailblades sweep arms and legs from torsos, opening body cavities and piercing skulls. Soon the 1st squad lies rent and twitching, bodies littered in pieces throughout the hall.

"LT 1st squad is down. Theyre all fucking down sir." yelps one of the humans, rapidly checking his wrist display.

"Five armored Security Androids... Down in seconds! Fuck LT! FUCK!"

"Ok ok.. Lets fall back a bit. Let these shits come to us"

The group begins pulling back through the tunnel, weapons fixed on the maw of your hive as they desperately attempt to gain ground.

They walk directly into the claws of your remaining forces.

"Hostile lifefor-"
"Enga-"

They have only the briefest moment to react before they are hit from both sides by your warriors, drones, shadows and heavy warriors. The heavy warriors simply shrug off the bullets, the high velocity rounds sinking into their thick tissue. They swat aside security androids and grind them into paste under heavy claws.

Your drones leap from the walls and ceilings, tackling the synthetics and bearing them to ground, claws slashing wildly as milky white fluid sprays into the air.

The humans are caught within the center of a ring of their android servants, firing to little effect in all directions. Directly beneath you.

>Drop into their center, go for the leader (D100+3)

>Drop onto them, crush them into the floor (D100+3)

>Drop behind them, subdue them (D100+3)

>Other

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>Drop into their center, go for the leader (D100+3)

Don't kill the leader, just subdue him and use our vocal mimicry to fuck with the rest of them by saying something spooky.

Rolled 20 + 3 (1d100 + 3)

>>1486611
>>1486602
I like it. Supporting.

Rolled 94 + 3 (1d100 + 3)

>>1486611
Supportan.

>>1486611
What shall we have Newt say?

>>1486667
Take your pick. I like these.

"I bet you taste good"

"You smell scared"

"Your going to die"

"Can't stop us."

Something like these to cause maximum pants pissing.

>>1486667
"Let me touch the inside of your skin."

>>1486667
Nothing. To me there is nothing more unnerving than complete silence.

>>1486667
"It's been long since I've had Human"

>>1486719
Maybe then Newt can do a shushing sound before ripping his head off?

>>1486726
>be strike force
>Fighting off hordes of unidentified hostiles
>radio command for orders
>midway through his command, a ghastly shushing is heard on his end
>followed by his screams
fucking do it.

>>1486726
>>1486747
Do it QM, fucking do this.

>Sorry for the delay, been planting Day Lilies for my Grandma.
>94+3. Shhh no tears. Just dreams now. And rape.

The humans cluster up, their android guardians firing into the swarming Xenomorphs, rounds sparking off of the walls or rarely releasing small spurts of acidic blood.

The leader of the humans keys his communication relay in panic. The teams of his superiors and coworkers in the security headquarters are treated to the live video feed from his rifle camera and the squad leaders terrified voice.

"Command! We're experiencing heavy resistance! Up to-Get back you fuck!(Gunfire) Back! Up to 60% casualties! We're surrounded! Repeat! We- MICHEALS! NO!(Gunfire and A unintelligible scream) WE NEED SUPPORT! THERE'S TOO MANY!! Oh god NO!(Gunfire followed by a pained scream)

The security team hold their breath, gripping their desks tightly as the video feed shows only the small section of floor illuminated.

The whispering voice of the squad leader comes shakily over the comms
"Ple-please.... Come get us.... They... They killed Micheals... Dragged Thomasson off... Please...."

His voice cuts off with a terrified scream of agony with a wet rip of flesh. A bony clawed hand flips over his lifeless corpse, Newts dripping maw hovering over the camera.

"Shhhhhhhhh...."

The camera feed cuts out into flickering static as the lense is destroyed.

"Did that fucking thing just talk?"

"See if you can find a way to signal our escort. We need backup for this shit"

>Android Killteam destroyed.
>2 humans killed
>1 human captured
>5 Drones lightly wounded
>1 warrior moderately wounded.
>Sstation security is SPOOKERED.

>Gather food (D100+6)

>Attack a strongpoint (D100+6)

>Gather hosts (D100+6)

>Mutate a hivemate (D100+6)

>Improve nest (D100+6)

>Other (D100+6)

Rolled 92 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1487643
>>1487643
>Gather food (D100+6)
heal up, maybe gather some info from their talking before we grab them

>>1487671
Sssupporting.

Rolled 70 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1487748
Also dice!

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>1487671
ROLLEO

>92+6. Gather food.

With the android menace dealt with for now your wounded Hivemates drag themselves to the nest and curl into balls, letting their efficient bodies repair the damage dealt to them.

You lead your group of Xenomorphs back up the wide open Freight elevator, crawling through the hatch on the roof of the car into the dimly lit corridor of the next level.

You think you may be able to catch some humans for food if you're careful.

Yet you may also he able to find some lab animals and bring them back to the nest

>Catch Humans

>Find Lab Animals

>Other

>>1488282
Catch Humans. The payoff is too great

>>1488282
>Catch Humans

>>1488282
Catch humans, animals after all cannot operate weapons or oppose us in an organized manner. The humans haven't reproduced even once to our knowledge, so every one they lose is one they can't replace. We'll wear their numbers down with attrition while swelling our own and then overwhelm them.

>>1488282
Also QM do we know anything about the disposition of the human and android forces on the station? Do we have an idea of how many of them are left?

>>1488282
> Find Lab Animals.
> Attempt to tame some of them.
If we can start breeding, say, rats or rabbits, it'd be a steady source of food for our youngest members, rather than wasting potential human hosts.

Also, we should try and nab some of those caged alien predators, try and pick up some more mutations.

>>1488453
The humans are reduced to several dozen and there are easily over a hundred androids remaining, concentrated on the other levels.

>Catch Humans.

You creep along the walls, sticky pads of your feet giving you firm purchase as you search for any remaining humans. Your pack stalk along behind you, maws dripping clear slaver.

"I don't know Whats going on ok? None of us do!"

"Command issued some kind of lockdown and told us to stay here! Apparently some specimens got loose and started breeding in the cargo hold"

"That killteam must have sorted them out right?"

"I heard up on Beta deck they rigged a lifepod with some kind of beacon and jettisoned it. Are our main comms still down?"

You growl happily. It seems a small group of humans have remained on this deck, dutifully following the orders to remain at their "secure" station.

You pull loose a panel from the ceiling, slithering into the narrow space while your warriors adhere themselves to the wall. You creep ahead, following the humans voices into a nearby Dormitory, its door blocked from the inside.

The humans huddle around a small terminal, one is elbow deep in its wiry guts, possibly attempting to fix it as the others discuss what is possibly going on.

Well. No rest for for the wicked and they will learn soon enough.

You smash your claws into the ceiling panel and it falls inward, the heavy sheet of metal shearing off one humans leg as he kneels to hand the technician a tool. The others scatter, some running to the door and throwing away the flimsy barricade before dashing into the hall. Their screams of terror cutting off abruptly as your warriors snatch them.

You leap upon a human advancing with a large chunk of metal, the foolish biped assuming the weapon will frighten you off. Your tail blade pierces his chest and your momentum sends the man flying, his chest split open and organs falling free.

Your drones pour in through the open door, leaping upon the remaining humans, bearing them to the floor and smashing their heads into the metal.

The technician has barely had time to push himself from his station before you grip his head in both bony claws, lowering your toothy jaws to his face.

"Oh god WHAT THE FU-"
*CRUNCH*

Gore and thick Grey matter splatter the wall behind the unfortunate man. Your hive gathered much food and even some live hosts. A job well done.

>8 human corpses
>5 live Humans

>Implant hosts how?

>Food surplus. Mutate/molt a hivemember yes/no

>>1490183
Implant four, but we should use at least one to set another trap. It will probably be tough to coax another strike force into the hive, but I think it's worth a shot.

>>1490198
>Set up a trap
This. Maybe we can do a fakeout where the captive has his mouth shut so he can't warn the others it's a trap while Newt uses his mimicry.

>>1490203
Sounds like a plan, anything to draw the station security into disadvantageous situations and completely decimate their numbers.

How do you want to implant the 4 hosts?

And roll me a 1D100+6 for trap laying

Rolled 85 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1490223
I have no ideas

>>1490227
With your food surplus you could create 4 warriors, 3 heavy warriors, 4 drones and mutate some hive members. Lots of options.

Rolled 14 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1490223
What will we do once every consumable thing on the station is gone? Could we learn to control it or a support ship perhaps?

>>1490223
2 warriors 2 drones

>>1490233
Hehehe you'd like to know my plans wouldn't you? ;)

Rolled 67 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1490223
3 heavies, fuck it.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

1. 2 warriors. 2 drones.

2. 3 Heavy warriors.

>Gained 2 Warriors. 2 Drones.

Deep within Alpha Deck, a group of Security Personell cluster around a flashing terminal. They wave over a older human male to show him the alert

"What's going on?"

"Micheals locator beacon! Its activated and... And its moving! Its in.... The upper level of Delta deck? How the hell has he gotten there?"

"Who gives a fuck HOW he got there! He got away from those... THINGS! Get me Barracks on the comm!"

"This is Chief Baker! I want two fully armed Sweep Teams on... Deck 9, Lab 11C Delta Deck fucking NOW! We've got a man down there!"

"YES SIR! Barracks out!"

>Delta Deck

Micheals groans, struggling against his resent restraints as you and a pair of warriors secure him to a chair, his arms glued to the armrests and his feet secured to the floor. The flashing beacon is jammed in his pocket as he attempts to wriggle away.

Your troops secret themselves into the floor and ceiling, remaining statue still as the elevator doors at the other end of the deck open.

>Mass assault as they approach

>Wait for them to enter the lab Micheals is in

>Use mimicry, scream for help

>>1490340
>>Use mimicry, scream for help

>>1490350
This

>>1490350
This. Make sure you stutter and scream for help

>Scream for help

The Sweep teams step from the elevator, weapons raised and ready. Some even carry rectangular polymer riot shields, small shotguns poking through the slots in their centers.

There are well over forty of them, surrounding their human handlers, the men clad in armored climate suits, wildly swinging their rifles about, trying to illuminate the inky darkness.

"He-HEEEELLLLPPPP!!! HELP!!!! HELP ME!!!!"

"What the fuck! That must be Micheals! Where the hell is it coming from!"

"Up ahead! Keep your eyes on the motion tracker Zhang, don't want these fuckers creeping up on us!"

"Gotcha boss. No bugs are getting by us"

Humans pull forward, their android guards struggling to keep up as they turn one corner, then the next. They push open the door, dashing past several of your warriors without notice, unable to distinguish carapace from resin.

They pull to a stop as as they enter the lab, the back of Micheals head visible over the top of the chair.

"Micheals? You ok buddy? We're here to get you. Come on man, youre safe now"

The Security officer steps forwards, spinning the chair around as Micheals groans and shakes his head

"Fuck! What's that shit on his face? Is he... Glued to the chair?"

"Chief what the fuck is going on here? You guys seeing this?"

"Boss... If his mouth was covered who the fuck was screaming?!"

The first officer manages to get the resin from Micheals mouth and the terrified man sucks several desperate breaths before screaming
"GET THE FUCK OUT! RUN! THEYRE STILL HERE!!!"

A wet gurgling whisper comes from the nearby hallway

"Shhhhhh...."

"Oh god.. Oh god just fucking shoot me man just shoot me don't let them get me again shoot me shoot me shoot me"

"shut the fuck up Micheals! Well get you out of here!"

"Hostile lifeform sight-"
"Opening Fi-"

"Oh god no theyre here..."

>Humans are Trapped in the lab with Androids scattered out through the halls.

>Cut off their retreat with heavy Warriors (D100+6)

>Cut into the lab with Dutch and all available Warriors (D100+6)

>Pick off Androids and Staff one at a time (D100+6)

>Psychological warfare, make them run, hit them in transit (Write in, D100+6)

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>1490430
>Psychological warfare, make them run, hit them in transit (Write in, D100+6)

>>1490447
Shit....

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>1490447
All i gotta do is roll a 100 to counterbalance it. EZ PZ

>>1490449
Do we still have a spare 100 to use?

>>1490472
Yes we still have a banked crit to negate a crit fail.

Rolled 26 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1490447
Jesus christ. Also don't forget your sixes guys.

>>1490465
Thanks for saving our collective ass Anon.

Rolled 84 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1490430
>Psychological warfare, make them run, hit them in transit (Write in, D100+6)

Use banked crit to counteract crit fail?
Y/N

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>>1490493
No prob, m8

>>1490524
Y, with this big of a force opposing us I don't think we can afford to fail.

Rolled 23 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1490447
Hoping to cancel this out

>>1490557
>my own highest roll so far
>>1490524
Y, don't want to ruin our successes so far.

>Banked Crit Spent. Crit fail negated
>86+6. Run you fools.

The isolated androids continue to fall. Your warriors striking from above, below, behind, striking from the walls themselves and fading away like shadows.

You creep slowly along the ceiling grate as they manage to get Micheals loose from his resin restraints, taking the exhausted mans arms over their shoulders they begin advancing toward the door, weapons ready.

"We gotta-gotta go... Gotta... Get out of here. Theyre.. Theyre gonna get us Zhang... Gonna... Gonna get us all."

"Hush man, well be fine. We just gotta get to the elevator"

"Reynolds, how many Bots do we have left?"

"32 sir. Fuck wait. 29. 27. Fuck! Theyre dropping like flies!"

"Form em up around us. We're getting out of here"

A wet, rasping voice echoes from the ceiling
"Runnnn.... Dieeee.... DIEEEEEEE"

A flurry of shots answer, bullets punching neat holes into the metal of the ceiling. A screech of fury echoes as claws scrape along the metal.

"Did that fucking thing just fucking TALK!?! What the fuck are these eggheads cooking up here!?!"

"We need to get the fuck out NOW!!"

"Micheals NO! Don't do-"

*BANG*

Micheals lifeless body slumps to the floor, blood gushing from his temple. He had lunged And snatched the pistol from the nearby Zhang, splattering the walls with his brain.

"Oh god man OH FUCKING GOD WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE"

Several of the team break and run, desperately fleeing toward the elevator. Their teammates attempt to catch up, drawing the tight formation into a long scattered line.

Perfect.

Your warriors fall upon the android guards nearest the elevator, the androids simply unable to react fast enough and promptly disemboweled by slashing claws, milky white fluid splattering the walls and running in thick streams along the floor.

The first members of the team round the final corner, starting in shock at the sight of their guards being mauled to pieces. Before they can even lift their rifles they are swatted aside by the heavy warriors, bones audibly splintering as they impact the walls.

All along the scattered formation your warriors and drones attack, a Android or human that strays from the other is pierced through and left twitching or dragged screaming into the dark.

Dutch wades into the clump, shrugging off fire as he lays about with his claws and tail, his massive strength cleaving heads and crushing bone.

After several minutes the screaming finally stops. The last bullet casings clatter to the floor among puddles of blood and android fluid. Your hivemates secure the new captives and lick their wounds, growling happily at this great victory

>44 androids destroyed
>3 humans killed
>10 humans captured
>3 Drones mildly wounded
>1 Drone moderately wounded
>2 Warriors mildly wounded
>Dutch mildly wounded

>9 human hosts available
>24 eggs

>implant hosts how?

>>1490642
Yep, we need numbers. We've reduced the android forces by what sounds like about a third, but if I'm not mistaken they still outnumber us. Also I think we should really start thinking about some stat improvements. Maybe the humans store food somewhere we can raid for easy energy surplus.

>>1490642
Let's make only 2 warriors

>>1490679
And do what else with the other hosts?

>>1490682
>Hive count.
>One Queen
>1 Alpha Shadow (Newt)
>Predalien (Dutch)
>2 shadows
>2 Heavy Warriors
>8 warriors
>14 Drones.
>24 eggs.

>>1490690
Cant we store them? For a while at least, since maybe in the future we could need them for something

>>1490696
Due to the inhospitable conditions of the hive you will be unable to keep captives alive for long. But yes you can store them.

>>1490682
2 warriors rest drones

>sorry for the delay, had to go do Farm boy stuff. Any of you beautiful bastards still here?

>>1491192
Still here cursed

>>1491192
We're here, just waiting.

>>1491192
Here and ready for /qst/ing

>>1491192
Yep.

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>>1491192
I am are always here!

>>1480477
Oi, Cursed. Wanna join the Qtng server? Got a lot of Qms and active readers in here. Can tell people about updates and things.

https://discord.gg/XsQTvaj
Pop in if you want. The readers here to if you want.

>2 Warriors. 7 Drones gained.

Your wounded hivemates pull back to the nest, dragging the corpses of the fallen humans to the nest to begin feeding the new arrivals when they hatch from their hosts.

You growl in savage delight as your tailblade spears down, nailing a crawling android to the floor, the skewered synthetic wriggling like a fish on a spear as its fluids drain out. With a wrench and twist its head is sheared from its shoulders, bouncing along the floor.

>Sabotage a system (D100+6)

>Attack the upper level (Claim hosts and additional space (D100+6)

>Gather hosts (D100+6)

>Mutate/molt a hivemate

>>1491427
>Sabotage a system (D100+6)
then
>Mutate/molt a hivemate
Can we make more heavy hitters?

>>1491454
You can mutate warriors into heavy warriors and add 2 more mutations. You can increase the damage they do, their armor, increase the number of limbs, etc etc. Literally any idea for a mutation is good as long as its not TOO op

>>1491516
You can also mutate warriors into close combat specializations (aka Reavers and Maulers)

Rolled 44 + 6 (1d100 + 6)

>>1491427
>Attack the upper level (Claim hosts and additional space (D100+6)

>>1491516
Well time to go brainstorm

>>1491551
Feel free. I'm waiting for at least 1 more roll before I start writing.

Should I repost some of my mutation lists? Should I throw some new ones up?

>>1491570
can we make an asymmetrical alien warrior, built like the riot shield-stanced security that we just fought? If so voting for guardian-warriors

Rolled 95 (1d100)

Rollan

>>1491595
to add onto this, using their tails and bodys like old roman and greek spear and shield warriors

>>1491601
Supporting. Hoplite aliens when?

>>1491629
Great name for it. Use these aliens to block doorways by themselves, or entire halls in groups.

>>1491594
Feel free :)

>>1491595
Yes you can. How many would you like to make?

>>1491600
What are you rolling to support?

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>>1491629
>>1491601
>>1491595
>Hoplite Xenomorphs

>>1491651
I'd say 5 of these Guardian/Hoplite warriors. Not enough to run us completely out of food, but could block a hallway as needed.

>>1491651
How many warriors do we have? Let's take all the wounded ones, plus however many more it takes to reach 4 total. That should be enough to block a hall, plus gives them time to heal.

>Tetradontiforme
Specialized glands in fingertips, toes, and tail produce small quantities of tetrodotoxin which gather at the cutting edges of claws and the tail spike. Injuries inflicted by these Xenomorphs lead to difficulty breathing, convulsions, heart failure, paralysis, coma, and possibly death.
+Increased damage in combat
-1/4th of humans violently subdued die

>Bioregenesis
Xenomorphs develop an organ system specialized for self-repair and can more rapidly replace damaged cells and regenerate lost blood, tissue, and carapace.
+increased health
+reduced stealth

>Pressurized circulatory nodes
Killed Xenomorphs final act is to use specialized muscle groups and valves to spray as much of their caustic blood as possible in the general direction of whatever killed them, they might kill you, but they won’t do it cleanly.
+injures all hostiles within mele range
-reduced health

(Hive perks)
>Hive nodes
Drones can rapidly disgorge a self-sustaining nodule of hive material which will begin to grow new swathes of hive over time. Hive nodes can detect living creatures which move close to them.
+you can detect shit without having to be physically present
+expands hive territory and all corresponding bonuses over time
>Hive bioregenisis
Hive material and hive nodes produce clouds of regenerative spores which confer the bioregenesis perk to all Xenomorphs within the hive proper or close to a hive node. Xenomorphs within the hive proper or close to a hive node recover more quickly from injuries.
+hive and hive nodes buff Xenomorphs
>Aggressive terraforming
What you call home is a far cry from the soft and friendly climates of weaker creatures, your hive and hive nodes pump out heat, spores, and caustic vapors. You couldn’t be happier but other lifeforms will be hard pressed to remain alive in such a vicious environment.
+Enemies who enter your hive or hang around your hive nodes suffer from reduced health
+You are warm and cozy

Here's some combat and hive perks, since a distress signal did get away, I'll be working up some more hive fortification perks and combat perks.

Could we get Bioregenisis on the Hoplites? If so that and a hive anodes are my vote, if we have the food to upgrade them right now.

>>1491670
We have 8 warriors and 2 Bulky Heavy warriors.

Do these hive-wide perks require food, some other research, or can we apply them whenever you give us the option to apply a mutation?

>>1491698
You do have food what with the rotting corpses you have hanging around. Enough to easily upgrade your warriors and a drone to builder to begin upgrading the actual hive.

>>1491676
As always, your lists are better than my own ideas:)

>>1491712
In that case, I vote for those upgrades. We need to roll?

>>1491730
I draw from about two years of playing and replaying AVP:Extinction, to this day I pray that some kind of sequel will be created.

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>>1491712
>>1491699
Hoplite Xeno'll look something like this, using regular warriors.

So the consensus is to mutate 4 Warriors into Guardian Warriors. They will be larger than average, slow moving with a one forearm covered in a large, thick chitin shield and the claws of the other arm extended into long, slashing claws. Their tailblade will be narrowed into a piercing point with no edge.

Yes?

You also have enough food to mutate a Drone into a Builder to begin improved Hive Upgrades

>>1491743
Oh god that would be the best game ever made

>>1491754
>builder
Absolutely yes! As far as Hoplite see pic here>>1491749

>>1491741
No, Mutation is a action that requires only necessary food. 1 corpse per mutation depending on the size of the Xenomorph

>>1491754
Do it.

>>1491754
this sounds pretty hype. yes to builder and hoplites

>>1491759
Ive got drawings in my thread! (Squees internally)

>>1491775
Couldn't help myself, got really into the idea of a xeno that simply marches forward through fire until it impales the shooter on tail

>WRITING

>>1491775
I might go back to drawing when my PC is back on it's feet, but I'm a lazy faggot so I'll probably not be able to pump out drawings like I do perks.

>>1491815
they don't have to be great. I literally googled alien queen head, and quick sketched the shield from that.

>95+6. Amazing success. Attack next deck. Claim hive space.
>4 Guardian Warriors created. 1 Builder created.

A group of your warriors rip their way free from cocoons of Resin and flesh, stretching their newly shaped limbs as fluid and scraps of tissue fall away. They are hulking beasts, nearly as tall as your heavy warriors. Their head is wide and short, a dome of carapce protecting their heads and necks like a helmet. Their chests and legs are thick and heavy, coated in layers of overlapping chitin as hard as iron. One entire foreclaw has been shaped into a massive shield of chitin, the glossy black surface sloping away into rough edges nearly four feet across. Their other claw consists of thick fingers extending into long, razor sharp claws stretching twice their original length. Their tail curls over their shoulders, long and thin it ends in a needle sharp point of hardened chitin perfectly shaped to punch through the enemies of the Hive.

Nearby a drone pulls itself from a similar cocoon, stretching its limbs and chittering in displeasure at all the work that hasn't been done yet. It is bulky, stronger than an average drone with a small pair of secondary arms extending from its torso. These are small, with delicate fingers well suited for intricate work. It immediately commandeers a group of drones and sets off to extend the hives holdings.
>Builder gained. HIVE upgrades are now possible. Upgrades to Hive structures and even Biomechanical structures/weapons can now be created.

Your warriors and drones begin massing at the freight elevator, chittering for the fresh battles to come from above.

>Tactics time. No rolls required for first hit.

>Full assault from the freight elevator. They are unprepared and you can cut them off from the armory and shuttle bay if you move fast.

>Enter the ducts. Attack from everywhere as you force them open while your heavies attack from the elevator.

>Sweep and clear. Move as a unit, clear each room one at a time. May lose potential hosts as they flee.

>Other

>>1491815
Hey man you do great work :) your perks are literally ten times better than mine

>>1491882
>Enter the ducts. Attack from everywhere as you force them open while your heavies attack from the elevator
Let our Hoplites march out first. yell out "For the Hive!" to terrify the meal, then scamper into the vents to gank.

>>1491889
Such a good quest demands that I contribute something.

Also sweep and clear, make full use of our new oper8r Xenos.

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Modified claws for your description.

>>1491939
Very nice!

Here are some class mutations. More hive perks and structures up next.

>Ravagermorph
Derived from: Standard praetorian
The ravager class of Xenomorph is an unrivaled engine of slaughter, completely forsaking the functionality of it’s normal hands, it’s forearms develop into massive scythe like monomolecular chitin blades capable of cutting through starship hull metal, heavy vehicle armor, all grades of body armor, and flesh with equal ferocity.
+Does massive damage in close combat
+Incredible health
-Sacrifices armor of similar sized morphs for raw damage
-Ravagers cannot subdue targets, only slaughter them
-Ravagers are HUGE, cannot effectively into stealth

>Hammermorph
Derives from: Standard Praetorian
The Hammermorph is the tankiest tank that ever tanked, coated from clawed toes to dripping fangs in superheavy chitin plates, the Hammermorph’s oversized fists fuse together to form crushing bludgeons of bone and armor. While it cannot inflict the same kind of carnage as the Ravagermorph, it compensates with an incredible capacity for absorbing injury.
+Absorbs massive damage in close combat
+Incredible health
-Sacrifices raw damage of similar sized morphs for protection
-Hammers are HUGE, cannot effectively into stealth

Scissormorph
Derives from: Standard Warrior
The Scissormorph wields twin blades similar to those of a Ravager, but at a much smaller scale. Monomolecular chitin can cleave through human-sized body armor almost as easily as the flesh beneath it, but simply lacks the weight and force required to inflict that same damage on heavier or more robust armor.
+Straight upgrade to warriors, they inflict more damage in close combat with human sized targets

Castermorph
Derives from: Standard Drone
The Castermorph sacrifices the functionality of one arm to develop a novel organ which is capable of lobbing exceptionally caustic blobs of acid to long distance with pressurized gas. While not as caustic as Xenomorph blood, and thus incapable of hulling ships or stations, acid projectiles are more than capable of dissolving body armor and flesh with gruesome efficiency.
+Ranged combat
-weak in close combat with the use of only one arm

>>1492009
OUT-FUCKING-STANDING

You see this? This here is a good anon!

Rolled 2 (1d2)

1. Death from the ducts

2. Sweep and Clear.

>>1492047
Full assault it is. Can we keep the battle cry?

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>>1492009
Here you go, have a 10minute sketch

>>1492086
Neat! When I can I'll base my own sketch off of this!

>>1492104
this one inspired me, because putting these behind the Hoplites would be absolutely devestating.

>>1492111
That was my thought. Forming shield walls gives me all kinds of of ideas about mixed unit actions.

>>1492129
I'm a big fan of mixed unit combat (Thanks AoE!)

>Tactical xenos
>turn imperial to a degree
>clean-up squad expects bestial behaviour, ambush tactics
>get AD VICTORIAM instead
>"audere est facere" says the xeno

>Sweep and clear.

If the android guards remaining on the main deck had the initiative to guard the main elevator they would notice the massive claws emerging from the gaps in the door, muscles straining as the doors are bent inwards, easily forming a large gap. Inky black figures swarm through as the massive figures emerge. Several of them sporting massive shields of chitin move to the front of the group, overlapping their shields into a walking wall of black carapace.

The first Strongpoint is a reinforced mess hall, the occupants having formed crude barricades from the metal tables. Their android guards open fire as your warriors break the door down, advancing inside as the humans scramble behind cover. The first of your guardians reaches the synthetics and smashes one against the wall with its shield, tail whipping out to pierce another that attempts to fire at its back. Your heavy warriors burst through the formation, smashing aside the barricades and crushing several humans and androids under the hastily welded tables. massive claws sweep down, slashing and crushing synthetic and natural bone with ease.

You leap onto the ceiling, using your momentum to carry you into the back of the androids formation, one of your shadows plucked from the wall by a hail of bullets, its squeal of pain accompanying your own howl of rage as you drive your claws into a androids eyes, ripping its face apart before leaping to the next.

Behind you comes Bruce, impaling a android on one claw and using it as a shield to advance upon the nearest group. His large claws and heavy tailblade shear through their bodies, leaving them to topple to the floor in pieces. The bullet riddled android is flung into the wall with such force it hangs in the dent, fluid dripping down the wall.

Only when the last of the synthetic guardians lies bisected on the floor do you calm, chittering in glee as the remaining human captives are bundled in resin and pile near the elevator.

>2 Drones mildly wounded.
>1 Shadow Heavily wounded
>1 Warrior Mildly wounded

>16 androids destroyed.
>5 humans killed.
>6 humans captured.

Your builder expresses interest in these "human weapons " and claims it can possibly improve the hive with study.

>Bring a pistol
>Bring a Assault rifle
>Bring a shotgun
>The hive doesn't need puny human weapons

>Also, continue assault or gather forces and implant new host

>>1492163
Idk why my phone autocorrected Dutch to Bruce

>>1492163
Scattergat.

Also let's just bind the living humans to the floor or walls and have the builder plant a hive node here, then we can just hatch five eggs and have the facehuggers move up to that position behind our continuing assault.

>>1492163
>bring it a shotgun
>Gather forces and implant new hosts
Let the humans feel fear from our new ability to defy their firearms.

>Builder Gets a shotgun
>Hive Node Built on Main Deck.
>Bring up Facehuggers, implant on Main deck.
>Creating Warriors or what?

>>1492218
We should create five drones, then have them eat the five corpses necessary to molt into casters.

>>1492218
Let's do two warriors and one shadow witht he rest being drones.

>>1492236
Actually change to
>>1492234

>>1492218
We're at the point where shadows aren't as useful, since quite a bit of this station is ours, so we need more warriors and drones.

>>1492245
I'd agree with this, shadows are great for a probing offensive and spying through vents, but they're going to suffer when forced to fight side by side with various combat forms in direct confrontations.

>>1492163
I know i could/would be a waste but can we and implan some humans and then send them back to the other survivors we might be able to sneak into a room during the confusion when the little guys emerge like 2 bodies would be fine

>>1492281
This is actually a pretty neat idea. I'll throw my support to it.

Also how many humans have climate controlled suits on could we get something like poison gas Hive mutation or get a poison gas mutation on a Xenomorph

>>1492281
Just one. Don't want to waste valuable resources, and if there's more than 1 survivor it'd be suspicious.

>>1492306
The thing is though we could get more people if it's successful that is

>>1492303
I made a hive upgrade for that a while back. I'll create a dedicated AOE debuff Xenomorph in a short while.

>Aggressive terraforming
What you call home is a far cry from the soft and friendly climates of weaker creatures, your hive and hive nodes pump out heat, spores, and caustic vapors. You couldn’t be happier but other lifeforms will be hard pressed to remain alive in such a vicious environment.
+Enemies who enter your hive or hang around your hive nodes suffer from reduced health
+You are warm and cozy

>>1492316
we've left no survivors from offensives so far, if more than one makes it out their commander(s) may sense a trap.

>implant humans and release 1 to sow chaos once it hatches. Y/N

>>1492320
I want our builder to make this now. More intensive the closer to the Queen they get