Topic: Tyranid and Warp question

[SaintofM]

Trying to come up with another story idea, this time during a nid invasion.

One is how would Dark Eldar react to it? I remember hearing they sometimes capture some for their arenas, but that assumes the ability to capture a few and escape. I am wondering how this would potentially work.

Another is the The Hive Mind tends to be so immense, it stops warp travel in and out of a sector. Would that include a rift from the warp by powerful beings within it to let out a chaos fleet of say Tzeentchens? Or if the two fleets enter the solar system at the same time would they halt some of the chaos ships from entering real space? If the latter I can already see a war ship getting cut in two because the hive minds just closes the tear into reality.

Abd another thought comes to mind: Daemons and other creatures born of the warp offer nothing to the Tyranids, but what of their mortal followers like chaos space marines, or those heavily mutated by the warp like Chaos Spawn or Obliterators?

[Gankom]

One is how would Dark Eldar react to it? I remember hearing they sometimes capture some for their arenas, but that assumes the ability to capture a few and escape. I am wondering how this would potentially work.

I have an exciting lore bit for you here. The Dark Eldar, being the crazy mad people that they are, once captured an entire planet full of Tyranids, moved it into the webway, and now use it to harvest bits of alien to graft onto other dark eldar as a fashion statement.

https://www.reddit.com/r/40kLore/comments/a7hdi9/excerpt_codex_dark_eldar_8e_the_prophets_of_flesh/

Another is the The Hive Mind tends to be so immense, it stops warp travel in and out of a sector. Would that include a rift from the warp by powerful beings within it to let out a chaos fleet of say Tzeentchens? Or if the two fleets enter the solar system at the same time would they halt some of the chaos ships from entering real space? If the latter I can already see a war ship getting cut in two because the hive minds just closes the tear into reality.

The warp is pretty funky, so essentially whatever you wanted to happen in the story could happen. I forget the broods name, but there is one branch of the tyranid invasion that seems to be specalizing in anti warp activity, and is used to attack and 'seal' rifts. Albeit with somewhat difficult effects.

[SaintofM]

One is how would Dark Eldar react to it? I remember hearing they sometimes capture some for their arenas, but that assumes the ability to capture a few and escape. I am wondering how this would potentially work.

I have an exciting lore bit for you here. The Dark Eldar, being the crazy mad people that they are, once captured an entire planet full of Tyranids, moved it into the webway, and now use it to harvest bits of alien to graft onto other dark eldar as a fashion statement.

https://www.reddit.com/r/40kLore/comments/a7hdi9/excerpt_codex_dark_eldar_8e_the_prophets_of_flesh/

Another is the The Hive Mind tends to be so immense, it stops warp travel in and out of a sector. Would that include a rift from the warp by powerful beings within it to let out a chaos fleet of say Tzeentchens? Or if the two fleets enter the solar system at the same time would they halt some of the chaos ships from entering real space? If the latter I can already see a war ship getting cut in two because the hive minds just closes the tear into reality.

The warp is pretty funky, so essentially whatever you wanted to happen in the story could happen. I forget the broods name, but there is one branch of the tyranid invasion that seems to be specalizing in anti warp activity, and is used to attack and 'seal' rifts. Albeit with somewhat difficult effects.

I forget the name too, but i know their lore. Red and Black color scheme, and other hive fleets will only eat half a planet so they have a chance to refuel and replenish their biomass.

Ok, so treat the warp as Timy Whimy Goblicgook that I can do whatever I need it to, including Diablo Ex Machina. Thanks for the link to the DE. Will check it out

[kevincalori]

Regarding warp travel, the Hive Mind's immense presence could sever a chaos fleet mid-transition, slicing ships apart as the rift closes. Powerful warp entities might force their way through, but they'd be weakened or damaged in the process.

Finally, while Tyranids can't use daemons, mortal followers like Chaos Space Marines or heavily mutated beings could still offer biomass, though the Hive Mind might handle them cautiously due to their warp-taint.