Completed Blood Bowl: The End

[Azira]

Oooh. Yeah I was actually thinking of A for the extra Blitz Distance.
Also Season 7 tiers semi-announced, they haven't settled on the lower ones... but here's where we at...

Just as planned.

Oh yeah, I still need advice Chaos, that was a very unconvincing win. I felt I was letting him bash too much and I got lucky with the injury rolls.

Hah! I get to play against your steamrollin' team? I desperately need to farm a bit in the feeder league then..

[EDIT] And I'm happy I didn't go with a high elf team. That would have been a disaster. Lost squarely 0-3 against Xeno's lizardman team in the RPGCodex Practice League last night. Sustained 4 casualties, only one of them "badly hurt", two misses next game, and one smashed hip.. And got no skillups.
Ah, c'est la vie. I'll try to not finish last of them all. That in itself would be a succes for me.

 

[RK47]

Lizards can really lay the hurt with a shitload of 4STR players right from the start.
I really fell in love with their 6 MA & STR 4 Blocking concept - but the overall reliance on skinks to finish the touchdown can be a serious problem if they start dying too much and passing is not much of an option with skinks.

Overall I like the Lizards, but felt limited.
As for High Elves - they're actually great. Just hampered by high cost of players.
Remember, even without dodge AG 4 is a good chance. Always get them out of tackle zone if you can. 4 out of 6 times, you'll make it.
And High Elf is as resilient as a Human, you just had bad rolls.

As for your Norse team, if you're facing teams with 400 TV difference - buy those sweet, sweet rerolls or extra mercs to risk a foul/injury cover. Place the merc on the line to absorb hits while the rest go out and hunt for targets. I like the Block-spam they have but a bad injury string can fuck up a Norse team quickly.

 

[Humppaleka]

You guys are breaking my heart, I will survive just to fuck with you.

 

[Brother None]

You're a dead man walking, man. I hope RK47 uses you for the riskiest plays coz lulz.

I'm just glad there's someone with a lower rating the Brother Useless

 

[Ulminati]

You guys are breaking my heart, I will survive just to fuck with you.

You have a glorious* career ahead on you on LoS duty. They don't call it the Line of Sacrifice for nothing.
Enjoy the chaos dwarf minotaurs and guard/mighty blow dwarves whose boots are about to get intimate with your groin.




*Short, but glorious.

 

[Azira]

Should have made a dwarven team.

 

[RK47]

They're not as handsome.

 

[Azira]

Definitely beardy though.

 

[Humppaleka]

You guys are breaking my heart, I will survive just to fuck with you.

You have a glorious* career ahead on you on LoS duty. They don't call it the Line of Sacrifice for nothing.
Enjoy the chaos dwarf minotaurs and guard/mighty blow dwarves whose boots are about to get intimate with your groin.




*Short, but glorious.

Well, to die a glorious death was my original objective and I seem I am getting closer and closer to it.
*sniff* I did do a few good passes and runs though. *sniff*

 

[Hellraiser]

I WANT TO MURDER MORE THINGS SO I GET SOME SPP OR SOMETHING.

Also two teams don't exist anymore? They have been struck hard by the KoK

 

[Ulminati]

Should have made an orc team.

4 players with block at start? Check. 4 str 4 players at start? Check. 9 players with access to Strength skills on normals? Check. Throw team mate? Check. Av9 on nearly every player on the pitch? Check. Plenty of Ag3 players for ball handling? Check. ridiculously underpriced positionals and rerolls? Check.

The only drawback to orcs is that their low MA requires the coach to know how to position himself. If orcs over-commit to a push and lose the ball, they may be unable to catch up with the other teams receivers.

 

[RK47]

I'm throwing myself into Chaos again tonight. I hope we win again.

 

[Brother None]

For some reason this thread keeps making this song come back in my brain



'90s SMC power ballads. Bitches.

 

[Gondolin]

I'm just glad there's someone with a lower rating the Brother Useless

It's the coach's fault, Brother.

 

[RK47]

Tonight's match is a classic grudge match. With win and loss record tied at 1-1, it's time to show that the Knights have actually unlocked the puzzle of Chaos power offense.

And so we return.. into the Shadows of Darkness.

Spoiler

The dark den of the elves will bear witness to the great battle!

Knights win the coin toss and takes a daring kick off!

A bad kick off field - and Chaos gets a warrior to carry the ball. Getting that ball is going to be a challenge.

Almost immediately the three linemen gets floored with minor bruises.

Turn over.

Knights playing it safe, not rushing into the cage just yet.

Whitewolf finishes the turn with a Blitz as the Knights are looking to slow down the cage.

Gondolin smashed away in the next turn by a Chaos Blitz.

LundB with a valiant defense! Rerolled for a push.

The journeyman we recruited wasn't so lucky, and got stunned.

Hellraiser fucks fate.

Turnover as the goatman gets stunned!

Whitewolf opens with a blitz! Hoping to injure and thin the Chaos squad. Beastman's down, but still alive.

A delaying screen is set up by Angelo.

Azira and stabby lurks just beyond blitz range. Turn over. Patient play from the Knights so far, taking absolutely no risk.

LundB gets pushed away.

Angelo gets blitzed to the ground.

Xenomorph gets pushed back. Turnover. The cage not moving an inch.

Brother None tries a block, but only succeeds in a push.

But he frees Whitewolf, who seeks to blitz the Chaos Warrior in the middle!

Target is down, but uninjured as Whitewolf withdraws to a safe distance.

Gondolin will now effect a block -

Runs into trouble - reroll!

Blam! Gets the Chaos Warrior down! He's injured! This is BIG! A fractured leg!
No time to celebrate, timer's ticking as Knights reposition themselves..

A momentary number advantage to the knights as...

Nope. What was I thinking. Hellraiser gets hurt out of the game.

Brother none takes a horned blitz and is knocked down. The goat repositions-

In stabby's face! Turn over!

Whitewolf to rescue stabby!

Brings the beast down but no injury! Stabby repositions...as Azira gets ready to mark anyone within range.

Jaedar dodges out of tackle zone. And settles an arm's length away to slow down the cage further.

Gondolin follows suit, no problem.

LundB had to reroll...

Perfect. Turn over.

A horned blitz! Against Xenomorph!

He's down! The Knights lost their thrower!

No apothecary came to his rescue. His game is over.

Our turn.

Stabby gets in an assisting position...

One beast dude gets pushed out of the field, the crowd bashes him till he loses consciousness.

Brother None blitzes the Cage's edge, but did not follow through.

Azira decides to dodge out...

Fuck. Got caught on the dodge out - and injures himself! Knights are 3 man down! Disastrous turn over!

A fast blitz on LundB - but just gets pushed.

Both Journeyman lineman and Angelo, floored again.

stabby repositions himself to stop the Chaos TD... the half is coming to a close, and they don't want to concede now.

Gondolin brings down a goat. But no injury.

Jaedar with a dodge out to reposition near the cage...

Makes it, Brother None will blitz!

Had to go for it...reroll.

Only manages a push on the cage's edge. Turnover.

Tense situation... both teams marking each other - and unwilling to make a mistake. Knights did not even venture out of their own half even once!

stabby showing some attitude on defense as he gets blitzed! Reroll - and it's just a push!

One more push and stabby's off the pitch...

Meanwhile, Jaedar refuses to back down.

Not willing to risk a dodge, the Chaos cage inches closer...

Jaedar, once again with a decisive dodge move to repositions himself.

Whitewolf combines with a blitz that stuns the escorting goatman.

Stabby, not willing to give the ball an easy dodge, bets his life on the line...

First dodge is good! Seconds to spare!

And so is the second one! Turn over!

The chaos carrier blitzes! And didn't get the result! He rerolls!

And stabby still refuses to back down! What a play!

It's over! He can't score unless he's willing to dodge or throw a pass !

Knights survive the half with 3 injured men and the score 0-0!

 

[Azira]

Ouchies. At least you also injured a chaos warrior..

 

[Ulminati]

rk-chan, it is nearly always better to receive if you win the cointoss. You will have the first action, which means you get to gang up on his Line of scrimmage, as well as dictate where the fighting will be. (He placed his killer blitzer near the bottom? Place your cage near the top and delay the killer blitzes for a turn or two). It also gives you the last turn of the game, which can mean the difference between having enough time to score or not if your opponent scores late in his drive. Especially if you get +ma and/or sprint on a catcher. You will have to Google it yourself, but it is quite possible to score a one-turn touchdown with humans if you plan the chain pushes correctly.

 

[Hellraiser]

ITS ONLY A FLESH WOUND! GET ME BACK ON THE DAMN PITCH! I NEED TO MURDER MORE BEASTMEN!

 

[Gondolin]

One could say that I got one enemy's goat.

 

[eklektyk]

U guys made mi install BB:LE .... lizardmen's Krogzor with +1 STR is beautifull sight to behold....

 

[RK47]

Eternal Grind

0-0 first half, with three injured. Can the Knights score without a thrower?

Spoiler

We're definitely missing key players here.

As the ball is kicked, the sun shone so brightly that eyes were nearly blinded. That will hamper the passing plays.

Ball lands far back...

No fear, let's clear the right channel.

Brother None with a Blitz to clear a path. Only gets a push.

stabby gets in position to recieve a hand off, leaving Jaedar with a solo pick up act.

No sweat.

Passing in this kind of weather is an impossible task. Jaedar holds on to the ball, out of range from any blitz - turn over.

LundB gets pushed.

A horned blitz takes down Gondolin.

The beastmen are marking the Knights real hard now.

Lost another man on the line. Turn over.

Whitewolf frenzies, getting a double push out of trouble.

Knights can't advance down the right, they will need to reposition. stabby gets into assist position...

Jaedar with a stunning blitz to break away to the left field!

Makes the go for it!

Brother None dodges out to reposition himself.

Successful. Turnover.

A Chaos Blitz! Jaedar's being targeted for sure.

Called for a reroll!

Problem?

One push to the edge, and Jaedar is still in danger.

Elsewhere, Brother None gets knocked down. Angelo joins him shortly after.

Turnover.

Gondolin, gets into receiving position... this is a very, very risky place to be. But hopefully, they'll take the bait and waste a beastman blitz on him.

Jaedar will pretend he's an elf.

Makes it! Hands over to stabby! It's good! Where will stabby go now?

The crowd doesn't get it. Knights with less than 5% occupation of the opposition field so far... they seem content to hold on to the ball!

Whitewolf runs into a problem! Reroll.

Downed his target safely, but no injuries.

LundB steps out of the tackle to support the offense...

Makes it! Turn over.

Gondolin gets marked. Just as planned, but no blitz.

The blitz went for Angelo instead.

Uh oh.

Brother None gets slammed by a triple team again. Turnover.

stabby needs an assist... LundB will get there...

So will Whitewolf!

Meanwhile, Brother None gets up, and plans his escape -

Gets there, and now Gondolin can free himself!

stabby takes two steps .. towards his own end zone. The crowd starts booing. The scoreless game is starting to drive them up the wall. Turnover.

Whitewolf standing firm over a chaos blitz. But the Knights trouble are not over as more Chaos get closer to the ball...

Miraculously, one injured itself from a failed go for it. Turnover.

Angelo rises to provide the much-needed assist.

stabby puts himself on the tackle zone, for a temporary time only.
Whitewolf strikes!

The beastman gets hurt from the crowd's stomping!

Gondolin to reposition.

Makes it. Turnover.

Jaedar continues to troll and refuse to back down.

It took a blitz for a beastmen to free himself.

The beast gets close to the Angelo - helping the Chaos Warrior to unleash a beating on LundB, who get stunned.

Meanwhile, Brother None gets downed on the other end of the pitch. Turnover.

Still 0-0 and not much time left. Is there time for a scoring play?

Brother None gets up.

There's an opening here- Stabby hits the afterburners...

Fuck, cmon!

Damn it! Turnover in a critical time!

Brother None gets pushed again.

stabby defies the odds and remains standing from a Chaos Warrior block.

Gondolin forces a reroll from the beastman - who manages a push in the end.

The beastmen goes for the ball... just a tile away.

Whitewolf, standing firm on the line as the Chaos Warrior tries to knock him down. Turnover.

LundB gets up.

Jaedar with a risky blitz! Only gets a push- but he's not finished yet.

Dodging out for a pick up!

Gets it!

"Holy shit" the crowd gasps,"They're playing for a draw?!"

Whitewolf needs to get to a better position and makes it safely.

Brother None wasn't so lucky. Reroll.

Turnover.

Blitz on Jaedar!

And he's still standing!

LundB couldn't replicate the feat and gets pushed off the field!

stabby gets pushed away. Turnover - it's the Knight's final play. They have nobody in position to score. But snagging that draw would prove to be enough.

Man to man marking is prevalent due to shortage of players.

Angelo gets into assisting position...

Stabby dodges out as well...

Jaedar blitzes - and pushes the beastman away - this frees him! And he gets as far away from the end zone as possible!

Whitewolf clearing the Chaos scoring threat.

Safe? Gondolin to make it even safer.

Turn over. It's draw or nothing, boys.

Jaedar has the final say on that.

It's over!

The crowd is stunned with the stalemate. Was it really the best Knights can do? A scoreless draw?

Knights rolled a super high bounty of 80,000 gold. Hard earned. And stats do not lie: 98% occupation of own half shows how much pressure they're in.

There were no MVPs, only a lucky pick. XenomorphII gets it. Yeah, Xenomorph, the guy who got injured before second half even starts.

He gets himself a level up as Humpalekka recovers from his injury.

 

[RK47]

rk-chan, it is nearly always better to receive if you win the cointoss. You will have the first action, which means you get to gang up on his Line of scrimmage, as well as dictate where the fighting will be. (He placed his killer blitzer near the bottom? Place your cage near the top and delay the killer blitzes for a turn or two). It also gives you the last turn of the game, which can mean the difference between having enough time to score or not if your opponent scores late in his drive. Especially if you get +ma and/or sprint on a catcher. You will have to Google it yourself, but it is quite possible to score a one-turn touchdown with humans if you plan the chain pushes correctly.

This is a very good advice.

 

[RK47]

ITS ONLY A FLESH WOUND! GET ME BACK ON THE DAMN PITCH! I NEED TO MURDER MORE BEASTMEN!

The reason why I didn't use apothecary to bring any players back is because we're drawing ever closer to the end of pre-season. It'd be very disastrous if a key player like Whitewolf / Xenomorph gets killed/crippled without an apothecary at this point. So every time someone gets Badly Hurt - I will not spend an apothecary on them.

 

[Modron]

He is using those apothecaries correctly nothing like using your heal on the second to last drive because what's the worst that can happen and then having a player suffer a broken collar bone. You should have the choice of putting those players down on the spot like they were horses.

 

[RK47]

Apothecary

You know you want to save as many players as possible. But sometimes it's not in the best interest of the team to spend it on injured players.
When do you decide to use it? It really depends on several factors:

1. Type of Injury
   How does an injury happen? It happens when your opponent succeeds an Armor Roll (2d) vs your AV. That's when injury roll happens. The result of a 2-dice roll goes to a table.
   Ranging from Nothing < Stunned < KO < Badly Hurt < Misses Next Match < Permanent crippling injuries < Death
2. Season / Open League
   There is a meta game involving 'open-ended league vs structured season' - structured season tends to value wins, team skill ups more since you only have a limited amount of matches. It's very critical to keep your best players ready for the next match if you're looking to actually win a structured tournament. Sometimes when at 2-0 down, you don't need to give a shit and just let that Badly Hurt player off the pitch, there's no way to claw back a draw or win from that. But if it's 1-0 down, you might give it a try. Judge the turn - and maybe you can save a point with a good play on the next drive since the player cannot come back immediately.
3. Player's worth
   A -1 AGI Lineman can still do his job. A -1 MA Lineman doesn't miss a thing except the rare dodging/ball duties. But a -1 STR Blitzer is just not gonna work. And a -1 AGI Thrower/Catcher should just be retired to the Line. Hence, using an apothecary is determined by a player's worth and his role. You might even consider using an Apothecary on a Blitzer that will miss the next game if you're going to have a semi-final the next day. But beware, the second might be worst than the first...so the Apothecary might be wasted.

Ulminati
XenomorphII - Level 3 Thrower - Access to Normal & Passing - He has Accurate. What to give?