GITP Fantasy Blood Bowl Cup - Season II [Team Management]

[Aedilred]

I will purchase one of the $50,000 random inducements from treasury funds.

(1d12)[7]

#11: Morr E.N. Tezz will have +1 AV for the coming match.

Gameplan points:

#7 Rowe Oulle will take Block.
#9 "Fat" Ronald will take Mighty Blow.

[Oh My God]

Up against a full Ork line-up with four Mighty Blow.

... going to be taking a second apothecary with my two points.

[docnessuno]

Originally Posted by Crow

Which updates?

Nevermind, the roster is perfect now.

Originally Posted by Oh My God

Up against a full Ork line-up with four Mighty Blow.

Sprry OMG, but against an AV7 roster with almost no defensive skills i think 2 additional MBs can give me both SPPs and and edge in the match.

[Oh My God]

If you think its the best course of action, you probably shouldn't be apologizing.

[Crow]

This is getting ridiculous.

I've been simming the games as soon as people report their inducements and gameplans, and have gotten 4 of them out of the way so far.

After 4 matches, we have:

4 Deaths (3 healed by apothecaries, thank god)
-1 ST to a key player
-1 AG to a key player
3 Miss Next Game's

...and we still have the Lads and Rivermen to go against AV7 teams...

edit: Also, Spike! Magazine has just published their early playoff picks in the main thread.

[Aedilred]

Originally Posted by Crow

This is getting ridiculous.

I've been simming the games as soon as people report their inducements and gameplans, and have gotten 4 of them out of the way so far.

After 4 matches, we have:

4 Deaths (3 healed by apothecaries, thank god)
-1 ST to a key player
-1 AG to a key player
3 Miss Next Game's

...and we still have the Lads and Rivermen to go against AV7 teams...

That doesn't look good.

[docnessuno]

-1 ST to a key player

I hope i won't have to fire another blitzer...

[Necroticplague]

Originally Posted by Crow

This is getting ridiculous.

I've been simming the games as soon as people report their inducements and gameplans, and have gotten 4 of them out of the way so far.

After 4 matches, we have:

4 Deaths (3 healed by apothecaries, thank god)
-1 ST to a key player
-1 AG to a key player
3 Miss Next Game's

...and we still have the Lads and Rivermen to go against AV7 teams...

edit: Also, Spike! Magazine has just published their early playoff picks in the main thread.

[insert=tongue,location=cheek]See, this is why you guys are lucky. You guys can fall back on apothecaries to patch your guys up after a bad hit, and I can't. What do I get in return? The ability to get some new players that'll never see the playing field, and are stopping me from getting inducement checks.[/insert] On a more serious note, now I'm glad so many of my dudes have regeneration, if these numbers are up to par.

[Aedilred]

Originally Posted by Necroticplague

[insert=tongue,location=cheek]See, this is why you guys are lucky. You guys can fall back on apothecaries to patch your guys up after a bad hit, and I can't. What do I get in return? The ability to get some new players that'll never see the playing field, and are stopping me from getting inducement checks.[/insert] On a more serious note, now I'm glad so many of my dudes have regeneration, if these numbers are up to par.

If the zombies are bulking out your TV, can't you fire them?

I can't wait for a few other teams to get a bit more TV behind them. I'm getting a little frustrated with the massive inducement cheques handed out even to teams like Rampage! and the Lads. The Fan Factor is particularly frustrating (although that seems to be remedying itself ). It's great to have the extra cash that the FF brings in, but I can't actually spend it, other than on inducements or player replacement, because it makes the TV difference even bigger...

[docnessuno]

Originally Posted by Aedilred

I can't wait for a few other teams to get a bit more TV behind them. I'm getting a little frustrated with the massive inducement cheques handed out even to teams like Rampage! and the Lads. The Fan Factor is particularly frustrating (although that seems to be remedying itself ). It's great to have the extra cash that the FF brings in, but I can't actually spend it, other than on inducements or player replacement, because it makes the TV difference even bigger...

If a +St +Ag player is bulking out your TV, can't you fire him?

[Aedilred]

Ha! I don't mind the extra value from skills (I paid for them, after all), it's just a little galling when your opponent gets $500K to spend specifically on taking you down. It'd be nice to have a spare positional, too, but there's no way the TV could support it right now.

If Morr does suffer a serious permanent injury, though, I might have to let him go. As much as he's a great team asset, he's so expensive that I probably couldn't afford to have him on the roster if he's not operating at full capacity.

I do realise this is coming across as a bit of a "let them eat cake", fwiw

[The Hellbug]

What you're saying is making me worry, Crow. Last time I went up against a less bashy team than me, I was the one walking away with the injuries.

[docnessuno]

I really wish we were allowed more than one team per league, so you could meet my patented DP halfling team.

Use half of the team to take a player down.
Use the rest to foul him into oblivion.
Rinse and repeat.

[The Hellbug]

First world problems, Aedilred, first world problems.

[Crow]

Man, I love reading KO Magazine, and Sports Night. If only real sports media were like these. I also really enjoyed the interview with Stinger and Kowen. Very funny. Always makes me think of Hall & Oates for some reason.

[houlio]

Dunno if I'm the last, but my game plan points this week will be going to Cornelius and Frederick, both are getting Tackle.

[Crow]

Originally Posted by houlio

Dunno if I'm the last, but my game plan points this week will be going to Cornelius and Frederick, both are getting Tackle.

Nah, last one is Tastier, and we still have a whole day to go, so no worries

[Tastier]

Game Plan:
Spend the Game Plan Points for an Apothecary.
270000 for Star Player Zara the Slayer.
50000 for a random inducement package.
(1d12)[5](5)

[Tastier]

John ‘Five-Score and Seventeen’ No-Name gains catch and sure hands until end of game. Get 'em rookie.

[Crow]

I am gonna go all-in on the guy with the hot hand. For my gameplan, I am giving Bull the Butcher the Frenzy skill for this match.

[docnessuno]

Waiting for this week's results is killing me...

[Crow]

Results are up! Don't forget to do a quarterly report card or interview this week for free goodies! (details in results PM that everyone gets)

[Crow]

Roll for Bull the Butcher (Now a star!)

(2d6)[3][1](4)

[Crow]

Bull finally thinks of someone other than himself. He will take Guard.

Also, I'm ****-canning Henry the Hatchet. I can't afford anymore Go-For-Its than my team does already.

Picking up Varg the Ventilator as a replacement (100,000).

Still holding off on a reroll to prevent further bloat of my TV.

Styx Rivermen Crow

Spoiler

Crow's Team: Styx Rivermen (Khemri)

Color: Crimson and Gold

Roster:

No.	Name	Title	Cost	SPP's	Skills
1	Varg the Ventilator	Tomb Guardian	100,000	-
2	Bull the Butcher	Tomb Guardian	220,000	52	+1 STR, Block, Mighty Blow, Guard
3	Stephan the Slicer	Tomb Guardian	100,000	5
4	**** the Destroyer	Tomb Guardian	130,000	28	Block, Guard
5	Pickaxe Fistinface	Blitz-Ra	130,000	37	Guard, Mighty Blow, +1 MV
6	Hatchet Footingroin	Blitz-Ra	160,000	19	Guard, +1 STR
7	Long John Hardrock	Skeleton	60,000	19	Block, Fend
8	Rooster Wilcox	Skeleton	40,000	11	Guard
9	Oscar Meyer	Skeleton	60,000	18	Block, Fend
10				-
11	Bones McCoy	Skeleton	40,000	10	Block
12	Tom Gravy	Thro-ra	130,000	49	Leader, Block, Kick-off Return

Re-rolls: 0! (70,000 each, 140,000 to buy in-season)
Fan Factor: 11 (10,000 each)

Coaching staff:
Assistant coaches (10,000): 1. Mike the Mauler - Linemen Coach

Total: 1,430,000 (140,000 remaining)

Injuries:

No.	Name	Title	Value	Injury
-	-	-	-	-

''The bell tolls for you!''

[The_Admiral]

Iron Giants Captain_Obvious

Spoiler

Spoiler

Colours
Gray and Blue

Race: HUMAN!

No	Name	Title	Value	SPPs	Skills
1	Darren Galaviz	Catcher	90,000	8	Block
2	Kurt Axelrod	Catcher	70,000	3	-
3
4	Darren Dipalma	Blitzer	110,000	9	Mighty Blow
5	Clayton Zucco	Lineman	50,000	6	AV +1
6	Ted Seabury	Blitzer	90,000	1	-
7	"Mad" Max Saravia	Lineman	100,000	17	Dirty Player, AV+1
8	Fred Johns	Thrower	90,000	6	Accurate
9	Javier Rockefeller	Thrower	70,000	2	-
10	James Look	Blitzer	90,000	0	-
11	Lonnie Ruggeri	Blitzer	130,000	8	AV +1

4 re-rolls

(40,000 remaining)

Fan factor: +2

History

Spoiler

The underdogs of this season, the Iron Giants have no professional experience whatsoever.

They started in a small and obscure town as a Blood Bowl club. From a fan club, it slowly transformed into an amateur Blood Bowl team, complete with a grizzled coach, John Smith.

Slowly but surely, they rose through the ranks, easily dominating the amateur scene in their district.

Then one of the players had a bright idea, "Why not try for the cup?" Everyone jumped on the bandwagon to much protestation from John Smith.

So here they stand, ready to take part in the first game of the season.

Injury

No	Name	Title	Injury
9	Javier Rockefeller	Thrower	Smashed Collarbone (-1 ST)
1	Darren Galaviz	Catcher	Fractured Arm (Miss Next Game, NOT)

Rollin for the two Darrens

Galaviz
(1d6)[4]
(1d6)[1]

Dipalma
(1d6)[3]
(1d6)[1]

If I have a bye week, does my player still miss the next game?

[Crow]

Originally Posted by Captain_Obvious

If I have a bye week, does my player still miss the next game?

No, in that case he will be good to go by your next game.

[Oh My God]

I'm not even going to pretend to understand how I pulled off a win. Just going to thank Nuffle and run with the winnings.

My heart is breaking for the Johnnys, though. What a blood bath.

Skill roll for Valinor Silvrenruth: (1d6)[6](1d6)[4]

Skill roll for Hâllind Môr:(1d6)[6](1d6)[1]

Hmm... as tempting as it is to return Valinor's AV to its starting value, that would be a big fat waste of a skill roll. When its his time, its his time.

Valinor Silvrenruth is taking Dodge

Hâllind Môr is taking Block.

Who's boring? We're boring!

Banking the winnings from the last game, kitty is up to 90K. Saving up for another positional. Here's the sheet for the next scary game.

Tinwë United

Spoiler

Race: (Pro) Elf
Colours: Purple and Gray

Roster:

No.	Name	Title	Value	SPPs	Skills
1	Valinor Silvrenruth	Blitzer	130,000	9	-1 AV, Dodge
2	Tirnen Thirgail	Catcher	100,000	5	-
3	Vedul Horbas	Lineman	60,000	5	-
4	Rŷn Ilhindgolf	Lineman	60,000	0	-
5	Abin Daur	Lineman	60,000	5	-
6	Candbrannon Dawdelos	Lineman	60,000	4	-
7	Elenath Faen	Lineman	60,000	0	-
8	Hâllind Môr	Lineman	80,000	10	Block
9	Ingorian Windglaive	Thrower	70,000	0	-
10	Ortossi Uialylf	Lineman	60,000	2	-
11	Jorator Rhovian	Lineman	60,000	0	-
12	Jeesh Canori	Thrower	70,000	0	-

Rerolls: 3 (100,000 each)
Fan Factor: 8
Coaching Staff:
Apothecary (50,000): 1. Culitirith Abonnen

Total Spent: 1,140,000
Total Value: 1150
Treasury: 90,000
Team Value for next match: 1150 (maybe?)

Inducements:

Bets:TBD
[b]Coaching Points:[/B}

Injuries:

No.

Name

Title

Value

SPPs

Skills

Injury

Team Record: 2-1-1

Former Players:
Narchan Tarchol ( DEAD, Patched Plagues, Zombie now )

Glorious in Victory

[The_Admiral]

The two Darrens are now playing, what did Max do during this game? Was Dirty Player a good choice for Mad Max?

JAMES, TED, GET TO PLAYING!

[Leriel]

While the score was essentially in garbage time, team owner Leriel will at least be happy to see that his plans to inject more passing into the Valkyrja offense was partially successful. It was Die Valkyrja's first passing score of the season.

Well, this is my first satisfaction with my team

Hlökk will stop playing - she's the new assistant coach (Public Relations).

I'll post the updated rooster, but I'm thinking about the repord card and the SPPs...

Updated rooster:

Die Valkyrie Leriel

Spoiler

Leriel's Team: Die Valkyrie (Amazon)

Color: Black and Silver

Rooster:

No.	Name	Title	Cost	SPP's	Skills
1	Skuld	Blitzer	90,000	3	-
2	Skögul	Blitzer	90,000	5	-
3	Gunnr	Blitzer	90,000	-	-
4	Hildr	Blitzer	90,000	4	-
5	Göndul	Thrower	70,000	4	-
6	Hrist	Thrower	70,000	3	-
7	Mist	Catcher	70,000	3	-
8	Skeggjöld	Catcher	70,000	[/b]5[/b]	-
9	-	-	-	-	-
10	Herfjötur	Linewoman	70,000	12	Block
11	Göll	Linewoman	50,000	2	-
12	Reginleif	Linewoman	50,000	-	-

Re-rolls: 2 (50,000 each, 100,000 to buy in-season)

Fan Factor: 3 (30,000)

Apothecary - Urd (50,000)

Assistant Coach: Hlökk (PR) (10,000)

Treasury: 187,500

Total value: 1,000,000

Team value for forthcoming match: 1000

Inducements for next match:
Bets:

Injuries:

No.

Name

Title

Value

Injury

[docnessuno]

Green IS your enemy!

SPP rolls:
#11 Ar'tek gains 5 SPPs (2d6)[4][5](9)
#12 Norbert will gain 1 SPP from the media spotlight (2d6)[4][2](6)