GreatWyrmGold's Patented OOC-Exclusive Post
"Oh, and it's Miyamoto. Mi-ya-mo-to. Or just Miya."
Tell the Grate what happened, then release him, sans pill machine.
((I was wondering how long it would take you to correct him.))
((Why you little! He's only had 1 permadeath under his direct command, or 2 if you include Grate.))
((How many times would we count Grate?))
The Tyranids would also probably do poorly. Again, The Altered cheat.
((But as has been said before, Tyranids cheat to. So I guess it comes down to either having scientific plausibility, in which case the Nids win by a large margin, or having a cool enemy but throwing believability to the wind, in which case it's anyone's guess. Can't have your cake and eat it too after all.
((I was about to make another comment about the scientific plausibility of everything in WH40k, before realizing that when it comes to the Altered and stuff, ER is even worse. Especially since the 'Nids are one of the less reality-screwing factions.))
Really, if the Altered are even more powerful than depicted up till now (like in battle of Hexbarax), and even on par with the Tyranids, then I am very curious what kind of trick (aka spess magick) the UWM pulled to eradicate them.))
((The pill machine had to come from
somewhere, didn't it?))
since digestive juices aren't exactly organic matter
((Yes they are. The acids and peristaltics and the like involved in digestion aren't, but digestion is done in large part with digestive enzymes, which are biomolecules.))
((Last I checked, digestive juices had good amounts of water, acid, and stuff. The Altered would have a bit, but I think that the ratio of enzymes to fluid is low enough that the digestive pod has a fighting chance. Especially if they get a small enough piece.))
>Don't think of it as a shock chip. Think of it as a button I can push to stop you from doing something stupid. Because it's that or the explosive collars.
((Assuming he notices, of course.
...How did Steve not notice Grate making the pill?))
((Huh. How do they cheat, or is that spoilers?
((Who, the Tyranids? A few ways. I was referring to their ability to incorporate the DNa of things they fight into new 'nids; they can also make more soldiers from the corpses of the dead on both sides, including more "grunt troops" (capable of killing a typical soldier easily) than the enemy is likely to have bullets as well as large numbers of soldiers capable of soloing tanks with ease, plus they have a hive mind so strong it messes with WH40k's magic. And there's probably other stuff I'm forgetting.))
incorporate the DNa of things they fight
This will go extremely poorly for them.
((Oh?))
And thats all I'm gonna say on the matter since Jim appears to be cracking his knuckles in my general direction.
((Just bring back Grate Mk. III for a bit.))
((So...anyone wanna troll Jim with a crazy convo that drags on for pages and pages? 
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((I'd visit quantum vengeance upon Stephen Hawking, but I can't think of an IC justification.))
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