(LRB 1.1) General Skills are not availiabliable to...

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 9:53 pm

Goblins, Halflings, Skinks.

Does that make any sense / is there a deeper meaning ?
Does a House Rule that allows Little Ones General Skills hurt Balance ?

Post by **GalakStarscraper** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 9:59 pm

Yes, remember Halflings and Goblins are supposed to suck.

Galak

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:08 pm

Hi Galak, follow up Question:

Can Chaos Dwarfes choose a Mutation on a Double ?

christer · Post by **christer** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:10 pm

Can Chaos Dwarfes choose a Mutation on a Double ?

No. This is perfectly clear from the chart on the last page of the LRB.

-- Christer

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:22 pm

Are Skinks supposed to suck as well ?

I will change the Stunty Skill in order to make Page 56 of the LRB 1.1 obsolete.

"A Stunty Player may not pick General Skills unless rolling a Double on a Star Player Roll"

I want to integrate availiable skills on "The Teams" lists, that way it will work.

"Mutations" is a new "Special" that allows picking Physical Abilities.

Galak, i need a cool word for "non ball handler" (Unicorn) ? idea ?

christer · Post by **christer** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:26 pm

Skinks don't suck. They have 8 move, which is very powerful in itself..

And you want to get rid of the chart? I think it's excellent for newbie coaches who don't feel like flipping through 50 pages of rules to find who can pick what... Experienced coaches doesn't need the chart as they usually remember what their team players can pick anyway..

-- Christer

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:32 pm

On the Chart:

I think i can integrate it in a better one.

On the Skinks:

is it a typo then that they cant pick general skills ? (thats what i wanted to ask using Galaks Term

)

christer · Post by **christer** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:33 pm

No, it's not a typo. Skinks can't pick general skills.

-- Christer

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:35 pm

would the stunty change work ? so one could say ALL but STUNTY Players can pick General Skills ?

Zy-Nox · Post by **Zy-Nox** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:37 pm

Erm, how about they cant take gen skills because you'd see whole teams with block/dodge very quickly

Then the Little sods would be very difficult to nail.

Skinks are just fine, they're fast and with stunty, run through defences very easily, If one of these guys gets AG4 then you have a very nice player.

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Thu Jun 20, 2002 10:42 pm

Zy Nox, i was not refering to the use or power, but if a rule for the Availiability of General Skills could be formulated as i did above.

Because, MA, ST, AG, AV are on the Team Roster. I have the Idea of highligthing the square for players who can pick those skills, so by having a quick look at your roster, you know what skills are availiable.

SixFootDwarf · Post by **SixFootDwarf** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 1:41 am

Why can't Wood Elf Catchers get ST skills? Why can't a Mummy take AG skills? Why not let all players, regardless of race, take any skill/trait they want, whether it's a double or not? Hell...why not erase all races but Elves from the game?

Probably for the same reason a Troll can't throw a Black Orc, Toby.
A. Balance
B. it's not what they do. Everyone has a role.
C. that's what the rule says. That in itself should be enough.

As someone in another posting observed, if you wanna post these types of questions or ideas of drastically changing the game you should make a website and post there. That or petition JJ to let YOU write the next update to Blood Bowl. *shudders*

High & Mighty · Post by **High & Mighty** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 2:37 am

"A Stunty Player may not pick General Skills unless rolling a Double on a Star Player Roll"

That's the current rule. What's the change?

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 5:52 am

Mr. Dwarf, Sir, as you may have noticed everybody gets general skills, sir. Since Halflngs and Goblins already suck, sir, as Mr Galak Pointed out Sir, I was wondering if it would make much of a diffrence to give them at least one General skill, Sir, because they are DEAD anyways before they Reach the next one OK ?

As to the Skinks. I dont know anything about Lizardmen. Since the Team supposingly is not on the "fun Team that must suck" list i considered the possibility this might be a typo.

Now get back into your Mountain Halls Mr Dwarf and recover your Strength...

High & Mighty, i needed the line "everybody can take general skills", because in order to make a chart work. Just wanted to make sure that stunty is the only thing that affects that "global rule"

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Fri Jun 21, 2002 7:15 am

Personally i feel skinks lost alot for 2k1 with no compensation. Also i never understood why Chaos Dwarves dont have any mutations.