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The great BLOOD BOWL thread

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Killer Angel said:
Nope, but i have eyes and i can acknowledge beauty ;)
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True, but you had to have come across it in the first place.

Random chance? :meh:

Searching Blood Bowl content? :woot:

The algorithm discreetly pushing you towards the great game of fantasy football? :D
 
ChapterAquila92 said:
I'd sooner increase their Pass attribute, really, followed by giving them the Pass skill. That way you can use them as an auxiliary ball thrower (which while it only nets you 1 SPP per successful pass is far better odds of success than trying to fish for casualties). Having said that, I'd need to have the book in front of me to adequately make that judgment, as I'm currently on vacation a continent away from mine.

That's also provided the player can take Passing skills, so if not, then yeah, stick to Violent Innovator and build from there.
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Now that I'm back from Christmas holidays, I can peruse the Great Book of Nuffle again.

@- Q - On the topic of the Bombardier trait, with the exception of the On The Ball skill, any skill or trait that interacts with the Pass action can also interact with the Throw Bomb action. I also stand corrected: you can throw a bomb as far as you can throw a ball.

Hence, a Bombardier is a perfect candidate to be built as an auxiliary ball thrower for the drives that they get to be on the pitch. Accurate? Cannoneer? Hail Mary Pass? Maybe Nerves of Steel? If they can take them, go for it! Violent Innovator is just a convenient way for them to rack up SPP on top of conducting Pass actions of their own.

Considering Snotlings get access to up to TWO such players, with Pass skills being a Primary Skill set? You can even afford to specialize them.
 
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Killer Angel said:
this one, yes-yes ;)
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Which indicates some level of growing interest! There is a Tomb King team waiting for you! (or a Skaven team, if your "yes-yes" is any indication of your allegiances)
 
ChapterAquila92 said:
@- Q - On the topic of the Bombardier trait, with the exception of the On The Ball skill, any skill or trait that interacts with the Pass action can also interact with the Throw Bomb action. I also stand corrected: you can throw a bomb as far as you can throw a ball.
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That is most intriguing. I'm starting to grow fond of my little bomber Snotling. I also recently watched a Blood Bowl match on YouTube, and the Fungus Flinga caused quite the bit of carnage. Not reliably, or without self-inflicted damage, but still.

ChapterAquila92 said:
Hence, a Bombardier is a perfect candidate to be built as an auxiliary ball thrower for the drives that they get to be on the pitch. Accurate? Cannoneer? Hail Mary Pass? Maybe Nerves of Steel? If they can take them, go for it! Violent Innovator is just a convenient way for them to rack up SPP on top of conducting Pass actions of their own.
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It might not be any good (and you'd know much better than me), but the idea of a Hail Mary Bomb throw sounds delicious. Infinite threat range. :eek:
 
- Q - said:
It might not be any good (and you'd know much better than me), but the idea of a Hail Mary Bomb throw sounds delicious. Infinite threat range. :eek:
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On paper it sounds nice, though you'll want to be mindful of the following:
  • Fungus Flingas only start with a PA of 4+,
  • Any Nat 1 on a pass test, or any result of 1 or less after modifiers, is a Fumble (which for bombs means it explodes next to them), and
  • Hail Mary passes incur the -3 penalty of a Long Bomb pass to the pass test, plus can never count as being Accurate even if you either succeed on the roll or roll a Nat 6 on the test.
Between increasing the Fungus Flinga's PA attribute by at least 1, gaining Violent Innovator for SPP, and getting Cannoneer for the +1 bonus modifier when throwing into the furthest two range bands (Long Pass and Long Bomb), you'd be looking at at least three advances before you can reliably commit to that kind of artillery game in Blood Bowl with them.

It's not impossible to do, but as mentioned before it's a task that'd require you to have them doing things other than throwing bombs, including getting thrown down the pitch by trolls with the hopes of scoring touchdowns after landing.
 
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ChapterAquila92 said:
On paper it sounds nice, though you'll want to be mindful of the following:
  • Fungus Flingas only start with a PA of 4+,
  • Any Nat 1 on a pass test, or any result of 1 or less after modifiers, is a Fumble (which for bombs means it explodes next to them), and
  • Hail Mary passes incur the -3 penalty of a Long Bomb pass to the pass test, plus can never count as being Accurate even if you either succeed on the roll or roll a Nat 6 on the test.
Between increasing the Fungus Flinga's PA attribute by at least 1, gaining Violent Innovator for SPP, and getting Cannoneer for the +1 bonus modifier when throwing into the furthest two range bands (Long Pass and Long Bomb), you'd be looking at at least three advances before you can reliably commit to that kind of artillery game in Blood Bowl with them.

It's not impossible to do, but as mentioned before it's a task that'd require you to have them doing things other than throwing bombs, including getting thrown down the pitch by trolls with the hopes of scoring touchdowns after landing.
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You're absolutely right. Doable but very risky and not worth the investment. I think it would backfire far more often than not and only lead to a great moment every once in a blue moon. It would be funny though.

Skills that increase reliability are no doubt the tactically superior choice.
 
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