>>1039999
>Scout farm (safest at night)

>>1039999
> Scout farm (safest at night)
That's our big juicy objective. With all those cows and humans, we'll be able to make more xenos and evolve them all.

>>1039999
> Scout farm (safest at night)
Start small and work our way up. Working at night, mostly.

>>1039999
>> Scout farm (safest at night)

>scout farm (nighttime)

Your goal in mind you curl back into the cuddle pile with Bob, visions of carnage and bloodshed dancing in your head. At night you will venture forth to the farm.

*fast forwarding till nighttime*

You venture out of the cave system, moonlight glinting off your claws and carapace. Bounfing forth between rocks and ravine edges you set a quick pace towards the isolated farm.
You slink over the nearby ridge and take note of the farms layout and potential opportunities.

You see-

-37 cattle
-one truck
-one car
-2 large barns
-Annies pen (prize cow)
-farmhouse-inhabitants- Pa, Mrs.Abel, Billy Abel, Duke (dog)

> Write in what do?

>>1040382
> take a few more cows

>>1040382
>>1040395
> also sabotage one vehicle

>>1040382
take out the dog first so it doesn't alert the family. Then slash the tires on the truck and car and finally harass the cattle so someone will come out and we can take down the family one by one.

>>1040407
changing to this

>>1040382
Kill amd take all the humans. Should be easy while they are asleep

> kill guard doggo, slash tires, cause chaos.

You creep forward, low to the ground as you advance toward the old dog resting on the front porch of the farmhouse. The elderly mutts ears twitch as you come near

> lunge!

> remain still

> write in

>>1040519
>remain still
we need this kill to be quite

>>1040519
>remain still

> remain still

Your stealth skills could make a shadow look obvious. You are instantly motionless, a faint black smear upon the landscape. Duke relaxes back into slumber with a tires growl and you resume your advance. A quick jab with your tail blade pierces the dogs skull. Only a faint crunch and some light twitching are audible. Continuing on your mission you begin looking for ways to disable the vehicles.

Roll me a d20 on vehicle sabotage

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1040673

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>1040673

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>1040673

> 19 excellent success!

You quickly set to work on the vehicles, slashing tires, ripping wires and even spewing resin into the engine. Theyre both completely scrapped. The farm is completely cut off until the farmhands return tomorrow morning.

What do?

>>1040753
> look into the house to see if anyone is asleep

>>1040753
sneak through the house and find out where everyone is sleeping.

>look in windows

You creep around the house, occassionally peering inside to check on the humans. The bottom floor is empty save for Pa Abel sleeping in a recliner. The top floor has Billy abel sleeping and the next bedroom has Mrs.Abel sleeping comfortably with the window open.

What do?

>>1040910

> Take Ma Abel

The kid and the dad will assume huan kidnappers after seeing the cars.

When they come looking.... we go snacking.

>>1040910
> Break Mrs. Abel's vocal cords and cripple her.

>>1040926
changing to this

>>1040910
sneak in through window and take out Mrs. Abel. (as in knocking her out or trapping her in resin) Our goal should be to catch all the humans before they know we're here and bring them all back to our cave.

>>1040957
good point.

> enter window, secure old lady

You crawl up the wall quickly and quietly, easing your frame through the frame without a sound. Mrs. Abel is sleeping so soundly she doesnt even wake from your resin coating her body and mouth until its already too late to escape. You have subdued Mrs.Abel! Do you..

> Retreat with your human prize

> go for broke, get billy and pa while youre at it!

Roll me 2d20 for stealth subdues

Rolled 12, 10 = 22 (2d20)

>>1041062

>>1041115
forgot my vote lmao, go for broke

Rolled 18, 7 = 25 (2d20)

>>1041115
> go for broke, get billy and pa while youre at it!

Rolled 16, 11 = 27 (2d20)

>>1041062
>> go for broke, get billy and pa while youre at it!
Fuck it

>>1041126
meant to quote
>>1041062
>>1041126

Rolled 7, 2 = 9 (2d20)

>>1041062

> 18, 11 good success!!

You quickly creep into Billy's room, securing the young man under a thick layer of resin before he even wakes up. One down! Creeping down the stairs you see Pa Abel is still where you last saw him. Sleeping on the recliner, as you creep toward him a floorboard squeaks loudly under your foot. The sharp noise wakes the crotchety old farmer who only has time for a horrified glimpsglimpse of your claws and fangs as hes bound head to toe in thick resin.

Congratulations! You have successfully subdued the Abel family. If you move quickly you can have all three of them back at the hive by sunup.

Slinging all three resin coated bundles over your shoulder you set off back towards the hive.

How do you want them implanted?

You have 3 drone eggs and 1 warrior egg.

The farm has 37 cattle remaining in its fields and barns.

The farmhands will return in the morning.

>>1041187
> give the last warrior egg to one of the humans and 2 of the drone eggs

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>1041196
Yup. Then with all the cows we can feed them. Tho I wonder if we will have the chance depending on the humans.

>>1041187
warrior egg for sure and then the rest with drones. I would like to keep an eye on the farm as well just so we know what the farm hands will do. Maybe not so much as to stop them but to be ready for whatever they do try and do.

>>1041187
>>1041196
second.

So. How do we get more eggs? Do we lay them like other queens or do we just have to find them?

> 2 drone eggs and 1 warrior

Securing the unfortunate humans to the wall you place eggs in front of them. The older, weaker humans receiving small eggs while the young healthy human is reserved for the warrior egg. Their screams of terror are quickly silenced by suffocating proboscises.

Twitch exitedly bounds closer to you, deftly leaping over the still sleeping Bob. He excitedly shows you his new form. His claws are large and hooked, perfect for ripping flesh while his tail spike is a vicious barbed hook. Spikes and spines adorn his carapace and his legs are swollen with muscle. Twitch has become a Hunter.

With a pained bellow the implanted bull draws your attention. The skin along its belly stretching to its limits.. and beyond them. With a gory rip the flesh gives way, spilling a thrashing young xeno onto the floor. Ox has been born!

Ox- heavy warrior
12hp
8pts armor
+Massive (6ft at the shoulder)
+Extremely physical strong (can destroy light vehicles and structures)
+Thick skin
-extremely clumsy (-3 against fast opponents and -2 on evasion rolls)
-cannot into stealth

What do?

>>1041400
let bob sleep and have ox guard the cave while we and Twitch keep an eye on the farm. Might be able to steal another cow or two before the farm hands show up and at the very least we'll be able to see what the farm hands will do when they find the family is gone.

>>1041400
>>1041429
Second.

Also that Moment when you want to find an elephant and see if you can make something that can destroy tanks.

>>1041429
>>1041437
These are good ideas.

>>1041331
Grimalkin will develop into a queen after her Praetorian stage (2 more molts).

My evolution/mutation plan is

Runner-Hunter-Shadow/Slasher

Praetorian
Drone-Warrior/Builder<Reaver
Hive architect

Heavy warrior/drone-Brute-Titan

But its up to you guys :)

>>1041437
Feed ox plenty and he shall grow to impress.

>>1041429
Ox is actuallt still a baby but he should be capable of standing guard.

>>1041465
one of the reasons I wanted him to stay home.

> scout farm with twitch

You stretch your limbs and gesture for Twitch to follow. Ox pulls his gore covered maw from the remains of his bovine host, looking at you hopefully. With a thought you direct the rapidly maturing warrior to stand guard at the entrance to the hive. Tearing a leg from the bull he hurries to do your bidding, eager to please.

Leaving the cave at a sprint you head straight towards the farm, racing the coming dawn.

You crest the last ridge within minutes it seems, Twitch settling beside you, tail twitching with nervous energy. You can see several vehicles coming from a good distance away. You may have time to secure a cow or 2 before they arrive.

D20+2

> specify if you want them alive or dead.

Rolled 8, 16 + 2 = 26 (2d20 + 2)

>>1041529
>dead

>>1041538
One d20+2. Ill count the 16.

>>1041545
ok sorry, didn't know if you wanted 2 or not.

Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1041529
>dead

Rolled 9 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1041529
>dead

Rolled 9 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1041529
Yeah dead. It will keep it quiet as well run away with them.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1041529
kinda need food at some point

Rolled 17 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1041529
dead

> 18! Great success!

You and Twitch dash down the hill as fast as you can. You head towards the nearby lot containg several fat healthy cows. As you near the fence Twitch leaps onto your back and springs forward, tail spike extended. One young bull looks up just in time to catch a foot of barbed chitin in the eye. He drops without a sound. You tackle a hefty heifer and make short work of her skull with your inner jaws. Hauling both corpses onto your back you make a VERY labored retreat toward the ridge. You barely clear the lip as the first vehicles pull into the farm.

Propping the bodies against a rock you and Twitch return to watching the Farmhands. 5 have arrived and are headed toward the farmhouse as a group.

What do?

>>1041703
Watch quietly

>>1041703
Watch Quietly and as opportunities rise kill them one by one

>>1041703
Is Duke still dead on the front porch?

>>1041743
Oh shit

>>1041743
Duke is still on the front porch with his skull split, the living rom and both bedrooms have thick globs of resin everywhere and the vehicles are visibly damages.

>>1041703
watch I guess, not much else we can do without more xenos

>>1041703
5 with no weapons? We can, if needed, have twitch rush to damage the new cars. Then we can pick them off or take them all one.

Tho with out burn this place some how. I doubt we can cover all our tracks.

> watch and wait

The 5 farmhands continue up to the house, occasionally loudly yelling for Mr.Abel. sudden shouts of alarm and horror sound as they find Dukes body, skull split open and lifeless. A panicked yell of "Mr.Abel, Billy, Ma'am?!?!" Is heard.

They begin searching the house. More cries of alaralarms and disgust are heard as they find the leftover resin and missing residents. They quickly file put of the house and begin searching the area. 2 head towards the barns, 2 head towards the Abel familys vehicles, 1 head towards the cattle lot near you. Theyre searching intently.

What do?

> Sit tight

> Fall back

> write in

>>1041899
Fall in kill the one heading towards cattle first

>>1041899
>> Sit tight

>>1041899
>Sit tight

>>1041899

> Sit tight

>>1041899
disable their vehicles if you can. just slash the tires. No trying to stop them from leaving so much as slowing them down so we can steal the rest of the cows before they come back with help.

> sit tight

You and Twitch fall into your time honored style of sitting still as statues, the wary farmhand counting the cows and circling the lot toward you. Suddenly he stops and inspects his boot. He has found a blood trail!

Looking around warily he follows the trail of blood up the ridge toward you.He is alerted to danger.

> ambush with twitch. D20+3

> Twitch, do your stuff d20+1

>send twitch to disable vehicles. Youve got this bumpkin d20

Rolled 9 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1042004
ambush with twitch. D20+3

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>1042004
>>send twitch to disable vehicles. Youve got this bumpkin d20

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>1042004
>send twitch to disable vehicles. Youve got this bumpkin d20

> 12 Slim success!

With a burst of thought from you Twitch bounds away, headed toward the farmhands vehicles. Meanwhile you burst out of cover just as the farmhand comes over the ridge.

"HOLY SHIT!" is a poor choice of last words but you arent one to judge. One powerful claw grips his throat and pins him to the ground. Hes too terrified to even struggle.

> kill

> restrain

> bait

Also roll me a d20+1 for twitches stealth vehicle sabotage

Rolled 13 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1042186
Bait

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>1042186
>> restrain
rather the others not know one of their's is down until we can pick off a few more

Rolled 11 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1042186
>restrain

Rolled 19 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1042186
> bait

> 18 great success!

You slam the Farmhands head into the ground with precise force, knocking him out cold. You quickly restrain him with resin over his mouth and his torso and legs. Hes not going anywhere.

You peak over the ridge and see Twitch but only barely. The elusive and speedy xeno darts and crawls between cover whenever eyes turn in his direction. He quickly reaches the vehicles and sets to work, his hooked claws and vicious tail spike puncturing tires and gas tanks. The farmhands are stuck here with you now.

4 farmhands remain. They are alert but not suspecting danger. 2 are still by the Abel's vehicles and 2 are inside the barn.

What do?

>>1042271
>Ambush the ones by the vehicles

>>1042271
the two in the barn are basically trapped. Grab twitch and take them out while the other two are still looking at the cars.

>>1042283
switching to this

>>1042280
>>1042283
Do you want them dead or alive? You only have 1 more egg so more hosts are useless right now.

>>1042293
dead

>>1042293
>Take them alive, Burn EVERYTHING.

>>1042293
alive if we can but I won't lose any sleep of it if they die. Mostly want the humans for the eggs and the cows for food.

>>1042340
but there's currently only one more egg

>>1042375
but this way we get to chose the best human to host the egg

> go for the barn pair, alive if possible.

Dropping to all fours you dash around the ridge, Twitch circling towards you you both take up positions at opposite ends of the barn. One of the farmhands is near you. He (for some reason) is armed with a rusty pitchfork and is gripping it nervously as he checks the stalls for traces of... you but thats ridiculous. You were never in there. Silly human. The other is up in the hay loft digging through piles of loose straw. Not a bright bunch these.

What do?

> two possible targets. Farmhand Dayle is ground level. Armed with a rusty pitchfork. Unaware of your presence. Farmhand Cletus is in the hay loft near Twitchs end of the barn. He is unarmed and distracted.

D20+3 for whatever action you suggest.

Rolled 4 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>1042403
> Strangle Dayle until he's unconscious

>>1042403
twitch can tackle the farm hand into the hay to cover himself and distract the floor level farmhand. When he turns to see what happened we'll jump him and take him out quick. Don't actually let them scram as their still are two more out there.

>>1042473
Care to roll for that lol
Good idea

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1042498
sorry

>8+3=11. WEW LAD

You quickly coordinate with Twitch. The stealthy xeno begins scaling the side of the barn. Climbing through the hay loft door he springs onto Cletus, pinning the farmhand into the hay while spewing resin onto his face and torso. The loud thump of Cletus' s impact prompts Dayle to spin around toward the noise. You take this golden opportunity and step forward, grabbing Dayle by the throat you squeeze tightly... perhaps TOO tightly as his neck snaps like a twig. Shit. Well 2/3 isnt that bad so far.

2 farmhands remain. What do??

>>1042557
>ambush the remaining farm hands

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>1042557
For dem.

>>1042569
Assuming you want them alive?

>>1042557
Tell Twitch to go wait in the vehicle that is closest to the last two.
Then we go and show ourselves to them, maybe waggling Doyles corpse at them in a rude gesture sort of way, try to scare the shit out of them so that they high tail it back to the vehicles, then Twitch can jump them in the confined space.

Or just bum rush them, but still throw Doyles corpse at one of them.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1042557
Watch em. They don't know what has happen. So we see what they are up to and hit when nether can get anyway.

Probably have twitch never any fast looking creature. For the off chance they ride it.

>>1042588
I personally don't care either way

>>1042590
*waves corpse rudely* that mental image man.

>>1042557
any spot that we could use to leap on the last two from above? Like the house or a garage? No one ever looks up so it would make it a nice easy way to to end this.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>1042597
Ya' know what I'll go with this guys suggestion.

>>1042621
The last 2 farmhands are quite close to the house. You are too large to easily sneak onto the roof in daylight. Twitch can do it easily. If you provide a distraction he will recieve a heavy ambush bonus.

>>1042653
Skreeeeeee loudly

>>1042653
We could put on Doyles clothes and blend in with them.

>>1042666
Hello fellow bipedals.

> didnt even require a roll but ill never ignore a 20. You are watching the FUCK out of those guys.

You settle with twitch at a knothole in the barn. Observing the two farmhands argue about what to do. One of them, cleaner than the other is very loudly demanding that they call "Col-Sec" to come "check this shit out". The other seems to agree and pulls a small device out of his pocket and begins tapping it.

> colony security is about to be notified. Do or die time

> get these dipshits (dead or alive)

> beat feet back home with your haul (2 live humans, 1 dead, 2 dead cows)

> Other

>>1042666
>>1042679
Guys this could work if they're dumb enough, and considering they're farm hands they might be

>>1042688
> colony security is about to be notified. Do or die time

Hopefully we can start a fire here.

>>1042688
> get these dipshits, dead

>>1042696
You can start a fire but it will be visible to the colony.

>>1042688
> Get these dipshits (dead).
> Burn this place, including the vehicles, to the ground. Make sure to eliminate any traces of evidence. As far as anyone will be aware, this was a tragic crime of arson by one or several criminals.

>>1042688
>> get these dipshits (dead

Use the already dead one as a projectile. At the one with the phonething.

> get these dipshits. DEAD

You quickly relay a battle plan to twitch. He scales the wall toward the roof and readies himself on the side farthest from the farmhands. Meanwhile you drop down to the ground floor and grab Dayle's body by a leg. You sprint around the corner nearest the Farmhand with the phone just as Twitch screeches and launches from the roof at the clean farmhand.

Roll me 2 d20 for twitchs WITNESS ME leap and Grimalkins corpse slinging skills.

>>1042688
>colony security is about to be notified. Do or die time
anything we can throw to distract them for a minute while twitch get's into position? I mean just throw something to distract them, have twitch get above them, then we can just walk out in plain daylight where they can see us because that sure as hell will get their attention and then twitch can jump on the two of them and we can rush in to help.

Rolled 11, 3 = 14 (2d20)

>>1042780
Witnessed

Rolled 11, 18 = 29 (2d20)

>>1042780

Rolled 16, 4 = 20 (2d20)

>>1042780
shiny chrome and new

Rolled 3, 6 = 9 (2d20)

>>1042780
well OK then!

Rolled 19, 19 = 38 (2d20)

>>1042780

>>1042790
>>1042787
Aw yeah, we good.

>>1042792
Fucking hell man Double 19.

Xenomorph baseball is a go?

>>1042818
the newest sensation sweeping the nation

> 16, 18. Noice.

The clean farmhand only has a moment to process the sight before him before Twitch impacts his torso like a hate fueled blender. Blood and organs landing for yards around as the unfortunate man is nearly torn in half by the energetic xeno. And HES the lucky one.

With all the immense strength of your upper body you sling Dayle at the Farmhand with the phone. You may not know your own strength as the horribly unlucky man recieces 200lbs of sweaty redneck crotch first at 80mph. Even if his head wasnt pulped by the impact hed probably beg for death.

You have successfully stopped col-sec from being notified. Your presence is still unknown. You have cleared the farm of hostiles. You can use straw from the barn and the fireplace in the house to start fires to eliminate evidence.

The farm has 35 cows remaining. Your haul is 2 live humans, 3 dead humans, 2 dead cows. Congratulations!

What to do?

>>1042847
Look over the two living humans and determine which of them is at least the healthier of the two, and use that one for the final egg.

Then we feast.

>>1042847
well it's going to be some time before people show back up here to see where everyone went so for now grab our prizes, (the humans and dead cows) and head back home. When we get some more drones to burst we can have them help us drag the rest of the cattle back to our cave to feed everyone up so they all can get bigger and then once we existence all this farm's cattle we can burn it down to hide our exist for a bit longer.

>>1042847
No one knows about the condition of the farm yet so we should capitalize on this.

For now, start taking as many cows as we can each day back to the hive. Once we clear the place out, burn it to the ground.

>>1042847
> Firstly, eat the bodies.
> Then, carry the captive humans back to the nest.
> Finally, we can return with Ox and the new hatchlings to shepherd the cows over to the hills surrounding our nest.

If we can learn some animal husbandry and hunt down the wild dogs in the hills, we will have a plentiful source of meat and/or hosts for some time.

>>1042858
this.

>>1042862
>once we existence all this farm's cattle
>existence
exhaust, I meant to put down exhaust.

>>1042872
...So we basically just took over farm duties is what you're saying?

>>1042872
also this

>>1042881
>>1042872
I'll support if we get a hat.

>>1042881
This is now Alien Cowboy Quest, yes.
> GUESS WHAT EVERYBODY! NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN!!

>>1042895
>"Hey, you guys seen the Abel's lately?"
>"Yeah what about 'em?"
>"Well I mean, don't they kinda' looks...different?"
>"What do ya' mean?"
>"Like, they're all black and shiny?"
>"Jesus Frank don't be racist."

> inspect live humans. Bring back booty!

You give each subdued human a thorough inspection. Poking, prodding and sniffing reveal the one you knocked out on the ridge is superior to "Cletus" in every way except fungus growth. You absently spear Cletus through the throat with your tail spike and begin loading up your haul onto your back. Twitch carries 2 human corpses and you carry 2 dead humans, 1 dead cow and 1 live human, dragging the largr dead cow behind you. You have a feast for your growing hive!!

Who is going to molt this time?

Grimalkin-Praetorian

Bob-Warrior/Builder

>>1042904
>Grimalkin

>>1042904
>Grimalkin

>>1042904
>Grimalkin-Praetorian

>>1042904
Just as a reminder, if Grimalkin molts into a Praetorian she will no longer be able to stealth or infiltrate

>>1042904
>Bob-Warrior/Builder
I'd like to get a few more drones before we start going the queen route seeing as once we go big it's going to be a bitch of a time sneaking around and we still need to scout out the colony.

>>1042912
That's fine, we need to start moving things along for ourselves.

>>1042912
It would also mean we need to upgrade our hive's tunnels if we want to move through right?

>>1042904
> Grimalkin
Also, If we manage to shepherd the cows back to the hills near the lair, we should have at least two Xenos keeping an eye on them at all times.

>>1042912
Ah, but that's what Twitch and his future companions are for. With all of these cows, Grimalkin will be able to reach Queen stage in short order.

>>1042920
Bob has cleared many tunnels that could accomadate a queen sized xeno. Assigning helper drones or upgrading him to Builder will allow advanced construction and hive upgrades.

>>1042929
well we can assign some of the new drones once their ready.

>>1042929
Okay, so I think the general plan is;
> Grimalkin grows to Praetorian.
> Bob grows to Builder.
> Twitch, Ox and new hatchlings herd the cows back home.
> Use the last human as a host for a warrior.
> Turn at least four of the cows into hosts for more drones.

>>1042941
sounds good to me

>>1042941
Yup.

>>1042941
sounds solid. lets do it.

>>1042912
I feel we can trust our growing brood to take over. If we can get eggs going that is.

Start building up some hunters and gather up good pack to move into setting up missions on the colony.

> Grimalkin to Praetorian locked in

Arriving back at the hive you stop to gawk at the fully matured Ox that stands before you. A hulking mass of armored plates covers his body. His tail is thick and strong, ending in a tip that is equal parts mace and battle axe. His head is encased in a shell of iron hard chitin. He snorts at you happily and sneaks a chunk of Dayle as you pass by.

Entering the hive you spot several new tunnels and additional rooms. You spot Bob directing a pair of freshly matured drones as they expand a tunnel upwards. Piling the fresh food against a wall you take a moment to consider your ravenous hunger as twitch curls up for a nap with the new warrior. You tear into the larger cow and eat it down to the hooves. You need more food. You need to grow....

Grimalkin is molting into a Praetorian.

You are

> Twitch

> Ox

> Bob

>>1042968
>Ox

>>1042968
Oh shit, uh...
You know what let's go with Ox. I wanna' develop him some more.

>>1042968
>Bob
twitch had his time to shine and Bob has been around longer then ox

>>1042968
> Twitch
So far, he's shown smarts, and he's now got experience hunting, tracking, and killing. He can be our lieutenant, as it were.

We should also come up with more names for the new hatchlings, and future spawn.
> Titus
> Basil
> Lump
> Custer
> Midnight
> Ebony
> Tiny
> Wolf
> Cisco
> Typhon
> Kila
> Cleopatra
> Cestus (as in the old spiked gladiator gauntlet)
These are just off the top of my head.

>>1042941
You have 1 small egg left. You can produce a drone and mold him into a warrior but until you become a queen you cannot produce more eggs.

>>1042968
> Ox

>>1042984
>>1042985
When we get that new Drone I vote we call him Tiny.

>>1042984
As much as I would love to name every xeno 5-6 is the maximum amount of Named/playables I can keep up with :) ill try though!

>>1042968
>> Twitch
It feels right.

We can have Ox be our buddy and have this duo form.

>>1042985
We don't really need to be super strong right now anyway. Grabbing those cows will make it easier to support ourselves as we expand the hive.

Assuming that each of the nest members eats one cow per, we would still have enough to feed ourselves for more than a week, instead of wasting time and energy hunting.

>>1042999
>>1042998
changing to twitch

>>1042997
True. Eventually, we aim to have a solid colony of at least twenty, likely more, xenos when we set our sights on that colony.

>>1043004
Yeah same, if Ox can be our buddy then I'm cool with it.

>>1042998
>>1043010
Its like an alien buddy cop movie, only with more gore and violence.

>>1043016
So it's exactly like an alien buddy cop movie.

> you are Twitch

You rise from your power nap yawning and stretching happily. The younger warrior seems relieved that you are no longer using his gead as a leg rest. You leap closer to Grimalkins cocoon. Poking it with an inquisitive claw earns you a growl from within.

You take a moment to observe The tireless Bob direct his minions.. ahem "helpers" as they carve out new tunnels and rooms. You estimate the hive could comfortably support 35 xenos.

What do?

> Scout solo

> scout with the warrior

> scout with ox.

>>1043041

> Scout solo

>>1043041
>> scout with the warrior

>>1043041
> scout with ox.

>>1043041
>Scout with Ox
We gonna' bro it up.

>>1043041
>> scout with ox
see if we can't find some clue as to what killed the old queen.

>>1043041
>> scout with ox.
We find them, you knock them down.

>>1043051
Oh shit yeah, that's an actual plan.

>>1043041
> Scout with the Warrior.

> scout with ox

You have an urge to go exploring. One problem.. you are small. You know just the right companion! Dashing towards the entrance to the hive you see ox still at his post. Youre not sure hes moved. At all. You leap on his back and tap his head with your tail. You wanna gooooo. Get up ox. Sending him thoughts of exploration and danger gets no results. He merely dozes and ignores you. Oh well. He must not want any FOOD. He jumps to his feet. You now have his attention.

Where to go?

> north-towards colony
> west-towards Abel Farms
> east-???
> south-???

>>1043085
>> east-???
let's save the colony for night... and when we have much more sneaky companions to help us scout it out.

>>1043085
>> east-???

>>1043089
Agreed, our main hive is vulnerable at the moment. No need to stir things up

>>1043085
> east-???

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>>1043085
I just realized what we're doing.

>>1043085
> South
What direction was that colony located? We should keep that in mind as we explore/hunt/build. Don't want to attract any attention before we're ready.

>>1043112
How do you translate Hakuna Matata into alien speech? Would it just be a bunch of hisses, screeching, clicks and growls?

>>1043122
Colony is to the north.

>>1043122
"Ha-hoo-ha ma-ha-ha"?
Their inner mouth doesn't seem very flexible.

>>1043130
I think we'll just stick with HISSSSSS!!! and SKREEEEE!!!

They're oldies, but goodies.

>>1043138
Yeah, that makes much more sense (and funnier).
I just speculated would happen if a xenomorph alien attempted to emulate human speech with what it had anatomically.

You leap onto Ox's back to direct his plodding pace toward the east. Theres enough space here for 4 of you on his back. Damn hes big. And slow. You curl up and get comfortable. This is gonna take a while.

Several hours later

Youre finally out of the hives territory and leaving the dry, rocky, boulder strewn ravines behind. Youre approaching thick woods, the air is filled with the sound of insects. Ox lazily chomps on a firefly that drifted too close. There has to be something good here. Good prey, good hive spot, good something!

Roll a d20 for discovery!

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>1043152
Rollin

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1043152
what we find?

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>1043152

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>1043152

For the hive!

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>1043152

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>1043152

If we find a bear or some other native predator of significant size, it would make a good test of Ox's strength.

> 15 good success

You spur your loyal steed foward. Theres something good in this forest and by the hive you will find it! All at once bursts of motion catch your eye.
Large quadrepeds, small, medium, all sizes! Theres even prey in the water! Such a glorious wealth of food neither of you notice the large shaggy mound of fur coming up behind you until its almost too late.

Bear-
12hp
0armor
+physically strong
+territorial
-slow

> Fight?

> Run?

>>1043179
>> Fight?

>>1043172
Holy fuck you read my mind

>>1043179
>Fight

>>1043179
Ox it's time to gain some exp. Fight!

Perhaps we will luck out and gain alien bear.

>>1043179
>Fight
Circle around while Ox deals with it up front, and we cut the fuckers tendons.

>>1043179
>Fight?
ox caves it's skull in while you jump on it's back and rip it apart.

>>1043179
> Fight
We should leave this to Ox. This is his first fight, so we should let him learn from his mistakes. And when he wins, he'll get the biggest, juiciest pieces.

>>1043199
OKay but if it looks like problems we're jumping in.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

Also rollin' for attack.

> momma aint raise no bitch

You snarl angrily from your lofty perch atop Ox's back. The bear returns a earthshaking roar which finally gets ox's attention. He fixes a murderous gaze on the bear and roars so loudly even the bear looks shocked. No one threatens his tiny one.

> TOSS ME D20+1 (Twitch attack)

>FOR HIVE AND GLORY (COMBO ATTACK CHARGE) D20+2

> BRING YOUR PRETTY FACE TO MY TAILBLADE (OX attack) D20+1

Rolled 12 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1043230

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1043230
>>FOR HIVE AND GLORY (COMBO ATTACK CHARGE) D20+2
Duo power go!

>>1043240
Team work stronger than bear.

>>1043240
Um. Well then. There went my big fight

>>1043244
There will always be more.

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>1043230
I'm so glad you know about the Fastball Special. We should totally keep that in mind when we invade the human colony. As it stands?
> BRING YOUR PRETTY FACE TO MY TAILBLADE (Ox attacks)

>>1043254
Oooooor not. I guess we'll just be going with >>1043240 because the dice apparently hate me. Fifth time that's happened to me tonight.

Rolled 15 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>1043230
>FOR HIVE AND GLORY (COMBO ATTACK CHARGE) D20+2

>>1043257
This world isn't ready for the fastball special.

> 22! EXTRA CRITICAL SUCCES

Your acidic blood sings with warrior fury as you and your companion do the unthinkable and charge this (former) apex predator. The bear rears back onto its hind legs in an attempt to scare you off and doing so It seals its doom. You leap forward, carried by momentum as you blur by the bears head, your razor sharp claws slashing through its throat just as Ox's titanic tail blade crashes into its chest like a meteor of apocalyptic wrath. The impact flings the bears ruined corpse backwards so hard it cracks the tree it impacts.

> you win! Teamwork is stronger than bears. You have 1 large bear carcass and have unlocked eastern hunting grounds!.

>>1043257
I only count the first 3 rolls. We had a preemptive roll but we were already in combat so I counted it.

>>1043263
Noice. Delicious bear meat, delicious validation as the new alpha predators, and wonderful new lands to explore and conquer.

>>1043263
sweet. Now let's drag this bad boy home so the rest of the family can know how great we are... that and also a new place to hunt for food and other host once we clear out all the cows on the farm.

>>1043263
>Teamwork is stronger than bears.
I love this Quest so much.

Alright lets take the corpse back, by the time we get home Big Momma' should be awake.

> So return the conquering heros

You spend several minutes with Ox chittering in pure excitement at what just happened. You decide the bear is a good reward for your hard work. You and ox work together to load the enormous beast onto his back. Riding atop a bear shaped saddle you enjoy the journey back to hive

Ff the journey home.

You are just entering the hive entrance when a ear splitting roar emerges from the queen chamber. Grimalkin is awake. And she sounds HUNGRY.

> offer bear

> send minion drones/warrior to get a few cows

>>1043323
>send minion drones/warrior to get a few cows

>>1043323
> send minion drones/warrior to get a few cows

>>1043323
>offer bear
it's dead, not like we can use it for a host or anything so might as well give it to the big boss.

>>1043323
> offer bear
Make big mama proud.

> tied up so why not both?

You quickly have ox fling the bears corpse into the egg chamber. Grimalkin tears into it with a desperate hunger. Youve bought some time. You quickly send the 2minion drones amd young warrior off to the Abel farm to retrieve some cows before Grimalkin eats one of you.

> you can assign minion drones to hunt or scout or defend/improve the hive. They can only have 1 task at a time.

>>1043361
so other then grim, ox, bob, twitch, and I guess the three drones we just sent to get more food how many drones do we have again?

>>1043361
Let's scout out the hunting grounds we just gained, there's got to be something else there.

>>1043361
We should send drones to hunt the eastern region until Grim's hunger is satiated.

>>1043366
You have Grimalkin and 6 hivemembers and 1 idle drone egg. You have 1 healthy human host.

>>1043376
Oh well let's also get that drone egg all up inside that human man.

>>1043376
>>1043381
Agreed, no reason to let it sit unused

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>>1043381

>>1043376
and three are cow herding. leaving bob, twitch, and ox. Well since bob has probably been working himself to death might as well have him rest here and "guard" the cave while Ox and Twitch check out the last spot in the south so we can have an idea on what is around our home base. Grim can wait for the other three to come back with the cows so she can tear into them right away.

Also does what we eat determine how strong the next form is?

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>>1043391
we primal zerg now

> put last egg to use

You dart into the queen chamber, grabbing the last egg and darting back before Grimalkin spots you. Setting the precious object before the human host the favehugger happily springs out, glad to have a host to call its own. You sit around to make sure implantation goes smoothly and the human is properly secured. You finish up just as the Minions and lone warrior return dragging one large cow each. Maybe this wont be so bad.
You quickly have Ox fling 2 of the cows into the queen chamber, listening to the contented munches and slurps. She seems to be better now. You and ox take a bried break to rest and enjoy some well deserved cow while Grimalkin gets her mind together.

Orders for minions?
2 drones, 1 warrior

> hunt eastern zone
> release and drive cattle toward hive
> assist Bob
> guard hive
> scout.

>>1043400
>> release and drive cattle toward hive

>>1043391
Not so far as I am aware, no. There's a couple branches in each 'evolution', specializations like Twitch, who was originally a Runner but became a Hunter, and Ox who can become a Brute and then a Titan.

> Release and drive cattle toward the hive.
> Stay on duty, keep the herd safe from any other predators.

>>1043400
twitch
> scout.

Ox
> guard hive

3 spare drones plus slave driver bob
>release and drive cattle toward hive.

>>1043410
Shit, forgot to link back.
>>1043400

>>1043410
Second.

Also I don't know much about Xenomorph biology but...
Who's the unlucky soul that has to impregnate the Queen?

>>1043391
Not really. Its more fuel than catalyst. The food fuels the mutations but it doesnt cause them. You guys are perfectly free to put forth mutation ideas and as long as they progress cleanly and dont just pop out randomly ill accept them :)

>>1043420
I thought they were productive the moment they became Queens?

If it does require the dirty deed, I would say Twitch, just because he's clever and deadly, both admirable traits in a Xeno.

>>1043426
so if we somehow found a bird big enough to be a host we could get flying aliens?

>>1043420
Asexual reproduction m8

>>1043426
So if we got a big ass bird, like a Condor or an Eagle, and implanted an embryo in that, would the Xenomorph that pops out have wings?

>>1043426
I would like a flying Xenomorph, shits cool

>>1043439
Yup. Dont exclude anything :D

>>1043446
Fiss?

Predator Quest callback.

>>1043446
I like this, it gives us ideas.

If we're lucky enough we might even find an Emu.

>>1043426
I would say that, for the final stages of the Hunter, we could get venom, acid spray, or maybe even the ability to launch spines or quills. Enhanced senses, even beyond his kin, seems obligatory given his station/caste.

For Ox, he could get a second pair of limbs or a second tail, long curving tusks, and maybe an ability to launch huge globs/leugies of acid.

The Drones could become perfectly adapted to working with soil, and can burrow quickly through even tough rock. They might also become, basically, a living communication array, using a mix of pheromones, vibrations and high-frequency sound waves to keep the hive connected across long ranges.

>>1043450
I thought the xenos were already able to breathe underwater? Or maybe they just have a large lung capacity combined with an efficient respiratory system.

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Yes I approve of this xenomorph flier idea.

>>1043454
I like the idea of Ox getting bigger tusks, but I think that should be about it. Obviously he should get bigger tougher too, but spitting globs of Acid seems a stretch.

> scout, guard hive, xeno cowboy?

You sit up from your meal. Grimalkin wants you to scout some more. Ox immediately returns to his post at the entrance and plonks down like an armored boulder with chronic laziness. Bob steps out of the hive for possibly the first time in his life and sets off toward the farm with the minions and a warrior escort.

What direction do you go?

North-colony
east-eastern hunting grounds
West-Abel Farms
South-???

>>1043454
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Predator+quest
Just a reference to some threads in it that were hilarious.

>>1043464
Man I miss that quest, it was so fun.

>>1043463
South-???

>>1043463
Let's go South, without Ox we can be sneaky sneak.

OH SHIT WHAT IF WE FIND AN ANACONDA?!

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>>1043461
A living battering ram would be nice.
Good for getting into barricaded human shelters.
A harder head carapace (or maybe some bull horns too) would do the trick.

>>1043463
>South-???

>>1043470
And he Moo's occasionally to blend in with the other giant black shiny cows.

>>1043454
You. I like your ideas.

>>1043463
>South-???

>>1043470
>A living battering ram would be nice.
isn't that literally the crusher xenomorph from colonial marines?

> head south

You leap out of the hive entrance, bouncing off of Ox's thick shell. Youre gonna go find something good. You just know it. You leap among ravines and boulders, the terrain getting more rocky and inhospitable as the altitude increases. You have discovered the southern mountain range.

Roll a D20 for region goodies

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>1043490
>>1043490

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>1043490

>>1043491
Oh god I'm so sorry guys.

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>1043490

>>1043494
it's best of 3 and you didn't roll a 1. we're fine

>>1043497
No, I've shamed us all with my low rolls. It's like I'm in a goddamn Dragon Ball Quest or something.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>1043490

>>1043481
I guess it is.
You'll never know if we're gonna need one in the future.

> 17. This gonna be good

A loud screech, similar to your own in power and volume startles you. You look up just in time to be struck by a set of razor sharp talons across your head. OW. You have time to see a pair of large wings and a body massing the same as you.

What do?

Fight?

Gtfo!

Angry Eagle
6hp
Fast moving
Flying
Territorial
-frail wings

>>1043513
>Fight?
>Jump up into the air

>>1043513
Fight?
>>1043515
this but grapple it to the ground

>>1043513
> Fight
> Aim to cripple its wings, and bring it down to your level.

If only we still had that egg. Ah well, we can find another bird later. We needed the warrior, and now we have him.