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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A web of mycelium that permeates the ground and constantly regenerates itself, occasionally producing visible fruiting bodies.
It's "immortal" only in the sense that an organism with distinct genetics doesn't die of old age, but fungi aren't really individual organisms like we are.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

They're more like the Zerg than the Terran, or Protoss, that's for sure.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Mushrooms = The Creep, Confirmed!

Edit: Arachnids and Myriapoda are sus.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Warhammer Orcs are fungi.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've never played that game. I've been interested in it, but I don't know anyone else who is, and I live too far from public games. Besides, public games for D&D have always been kind of meh for me, and I assumed it would be about the same for 40k.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I see a fungi constructing additional pylons, I'm gonna be back here with some words.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

"You must construct additional Pylons."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

So basically as long as they SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS... They just keep going. Lol