HIEROPHANT BIO-TITAN (v2.0) The Hierophant bio-titan is an immense, hideous creature, towering over the battlefield and bristling with spines, tendrils and symbiote weapons. They are amongst the largest bio-creatures yet encountered amongst the swarms of Hive Fleet Kraken. As well as its many razor sharp claws and spines, mounted along its body, around its head and on the end of its tail, the Hierophant is also armed with two long bio-cannons symbiote weapons which spew forth salvoes of highly corrosive poison crystals. The creatures belly is protected by many spiny tendrils which lash out in all directions, as if with their own will, to bind and entangle enemies which get too close. From rends in its armour plates and body the Hierophant constantly exudes a cloud of highly toxic poisonous spores. These are lethal to all non-Tyranid creatures, burning and choking those that dare approach the bio-killer. Like all Tyranid creatures the bio-titans seem to be able to mutate rapidly, evolving new weapons and defences. Bio-titans have been identified with huge claws and scythes, cluster spines and other bio-weapons. HIEROPHANT ***GENOFIXED SPECIES*** Pts Hierophant 835 WS 6 BS 3 S 10 T 8 W 5 I 3 A Ld 3(5) 10 Sv 2+
Brood: 1-3 Hierophants Bio-Weapons: It has two Scything Talons and two Bio-cannons. It is also surrounded by a poisonous spore cloud. Options: The Hierophant may be upgraded to take Lash whips. Lash whips cost +30 pts. Mass-Points: 3 Separate Detachment: A Hierophant must be taken as a second detachment of 1-3 Hierophants, like other war machines.
SPECIAL RULES Gargantuan Creature: As a Gargantuan creature all the rules for Tyranid Monstrous creatures apply to the Hierophant. As a gargantuan creature a Hierophant never has to fall back when in combat with a war machine, even if it didnt destroy the war machine. A Gargantuan creature can still be fired upon in the shooting phase when engaged in an assault with a non Gargantuan creature. Beast: The Hierophant moves using the Beast special rules. It may move 6, use the fleet of foot (claw) rules, and assault 12. The Horror: Any enemy unit wishing to assault the Heirophant must make a morale check. If the unit fails, then the unit quails before the horrifying psychic presence of the Tyranid hive mind and may not make an assault that turn. Warp Shield: The Hierophant is protected by a Warp Shield, giving it an invulnerable save of 5+ Poisonous Spore Clouds: The Hierophant is surrounded by a cloud of poisonous spores which spew from rends in its hideous body. These toxic, corrosive fumes effect anybody in base contact with the creature. Each model takes a hit with a strength equal to its toughness (so always wounded on a 4+) with AP-. Open topped vehicles take an automatic glancing hit. Other vehicles are unaffected. Lash Whips: Lash whips are spiny tentacles which writhing from the creatures body to entangle those close by. All creatures in base contact with the Hierophant reduce their attacks by 1, to a minimum of 1. Bio-cannon: Range 48 Str 10 AP 3 Type Assault1, Large blast
Notes on base contact: Establishing base contact with the Hierophant can be difficult., as it stands on four claws and could have a base of any size. To determine if an enemy is in base contact draw an imaginary line between the four feet and assuming anything that is in contact with that line is in contact with the bio-titan.

Tyranid Mass Point Rules The rules for Mass Points are part of the Tyranid Monstrosities A guide to spawning article from White Dwarf 255 which was reproduced in Chapter Approved 2002. As they are difficult to find, I have reproduced them here. Large creatures, which are the equivalent size of war machines, are referred to as Gargantuan creatures to distinguish them from Monstrous Creatures. To represent their immense bulk, Gargantuan creatures have Mass points. Mass points serve a similar purpose to War Machines structure points. When a Gargantuan creature is attacked, the weapon used may not be capable of inflicting serious damage to such a large creature. A Gargantuan Creatures mass points must be reduced to zero before any normal wounds can be lost. Mass points are lost by inflicting serious wounds. Each serious wound inflicts 1 Mass point of damage. A Titan-killer weapon inflicts D3 Mass points damage. The severity of a wound is only considered after a successful Wound roll is made and a saving throw (if any) attempted. Ordnance, massive or megaweapons with strength equal to or greater than the creatures toughness will always inflict serious wounds. Other weapons with Strength equal to or greater than the creatures toughness will inflict serious wounds on a 4+. In all other circumstances the wounds is serious on a 6. This is summarized on the Wound Severity table below. WOUND SEVERITY TABLE Ordnance, Massive or Mega-weapon Attacks strength is equal to or greater than targets toughness Attacks strength is less than targets toughness Always a serious wound Serious wound on a 6 Other Weapon Serious wound on a 4+ Serious wound on a 6
Once a Gargantuan creature has no Mass points remaining it starts to take wounds as normal.
Example: A Hierophant is hit by a battle cannon shot. It successful wounds the Hierodule, which fails its armour save. The battle cannons has a strength of 8, which is also the Hierophants Toughness. As the attackers Strength is equal to the defenders Toughness and the battle cannon is ordnance, it automatically causes a serious wound. The Hierodule loose one of its three mass points.