Nurgle in TV 120 Tournament

pyttroll · Post by **pyttroll** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:19 pm

Hi,

I'm planning to take part in a TV120 tournament.

Here are the rules:
. Skills, Inducements and Star Players may be purchased
. One (1) player of the team must be designated as the Captain of the team. This player must be given at least two (2) skills (one of which must be the LEADER skill).
. Players may only receive two (2) skills maximum; the Leader excepted.

Here is what I came up with:

1 x Beast - Leader, Block
3 x Nurgle Warrior - Block
1 x Pestigor - Sure Hands
1 x Pestigor - Block, Dodge
1 x Pestigor - Block, Tackle
3 x Rotter
2 x Reroll

Can anyone comment/present alternatives to this?

Thanks.

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:54 pm

I wouldn't load up on skills so much IMO. You have 230K of skills there, so that's only 970K of team.

I might go with:

Beast - Block
Warrior - Block, Leader
Warrior - Block
2 Warriors
Pestigor - Sure Hands
Pestigor
5 Rotters
2 Rerolls

I think 3 pestigors is overkill. They are great in leagues, but not sure they are worth 2 rotters in a tournament.

If you can stack skills, then Claw, MB, Piling On is something to consider. All normal skills for a warrior or pestigor.

pyttroll · Post by **pyttroll** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:50 pm

Thanks for the advice,

I originally loaded up on skills because I was concerned about the number of rerolls I could waste on failed blocks. If I want to bash all a lot I will have to roll a lot of block dice.

I also thought that 3 pestigors would give me more mobility and having block on the blitzers will make stay longer on the pitch.

I don't like the fact that my roster only has 11 and only 3 warriors...

Anybody else with suggestions?

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:15 pm

think i would rather have 3 and 3 than 4 and 2

wouldn't wrestle/tackle be better than block/tackle as well

not sure about taking blodge either

there may be some merit in taking grab instead of block on the beast, taking perhaps stripball or two heads instead of dodge

this lets you pick another normal skill roll as well

could load one pestigor up with wrestle, stripball and tackle, then another with twoheads and big hand for example

grab will keep players in positions to hit with your warriors and next to the beasts tentacles

pyttroll · Post by **pyttroll** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:56 pm

I like the idea of taking Grab, as far as the pestigors go I can only give them 2 skills max.

What about this?

1 x Beast - Grab
2 x Nurgle Warrior - Block
1 x Nurgle Warrior - Leader, Block, Mighty Blow
1 x Pestigor - Sure Hands
1 x Pestigor - Block, Wrestle
1 x Pestigor - Block, Tackle
3 x Rotter
2 x Reroll

I changed Block for Grab on th beast, and Dodge for Wresle on a pestigor.
That allows me to take Mighty blow on a warrior. Big hand sounded overkill with Sure hands.

bjorn9486 · Post by **bjorn9486** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:00 pm

I've never played Nurgle, but these are my observations

pyttroll wrote:1 x Nurgle Warrior - Leader, Block, Mighty Blow

I don't think I would put Leader on the guy that looks to be your main killer since he is going to be in the thick of things quite often.

pyttroll wrote:1 x Pestigor - Block, Wrestle

Isn't this just overkill? I would agree with Grumbledook and replace Block with Strip Ball.

pyttroll · Post by **pyttroll** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:07 pm

bjorn9486 wrote:I don't think I would put Leader on the guy that looks to be your main killer since he is going to be in the thick of things quite often.

It make sense but he is AV 9 and I'm a bit concerned putting it on a AV8 player.

bjorn9486 wrote:Isn't this just overkill? I would agree with Grumbledook and replace Block with Strip Ball.

I actually made a mistake in my previous post, it was meant to be:
1 x Pestigor - Block, Strip Ball
1 x Pestigor - Block, Tackle

Wrestle + Strip Ball might be really interesting indeed.

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:22 pm

don't put mighty blow and leader on the same guy

you lose 3 skills if you lose a player instead of 2, there is no extra benefit to giving it to same player, only detriments

wrestle and strip ball vs a ball carrier with block will knock the ball loose on anything but a skull

block and stripball doesn't

obv sure hands and block takes the odds down a chunk, but wrestle still knocks them down more often than having block will

if you are using him to blitz the ball carrier than wrestle > block, if you want him to stay on his feet more than block > wrestle, but it is easily countered by carrying the ball with a block player

bjorn9486 · Post by **bjorn9486** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:22 pm

pyttroll wrote:It make sense but he is AV 9 and I'm a bit concerned putting it on a AV8 player.

Yeah I agree, but I am assuming that this guys is going to start on the line? If so, he may be KO'ed or worse on the first turn, before you've got a chance to use it. If you put it on an AV 8 guy in the back, you have at least a couple turns of it being available.

pyttroll wrote:I actually made a mistake in my previous post, it was meant to be:
1 x Pestigor - Block, Strip Ball
1 x Pestigor - Block, Tackle

Ahh, well then that works well.

pyttroll · Post by **pyttroll** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:28 pm

bjorn9486 wrote:Yeah I agree, but I am assuming that this guys is going to start on the line? If so, he may be KO'ed or worse on the first turn, before you've got a chance to use it. If you put it on an AV 8 guy in the back, you have at least a couple turns of it being available.

Yeah there is a big chance that he will start on the line

, I can always put it on the beast but the player getting leader will also get a bunch of random skills during the tournament so a pestigor might be better suited for that job.

So here is where I stand:

1 x Beast - Grab
2 x Nurgle Warrior - Block
1 x Nurgle Warrior - Block, Mighty Blow
1 x Pestigor - Sure Hands, Leader
1 x Pestigor - Wrestle, Strip Ball
1 x Pestigor - Block, Tackle
3 x Rotter
2 x Reroll

Should I give take kick instead of mighty blow?

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:32 pm

kick will be a waste

you don't have the speed or agility to take advantage of it, useful in a league but not in this situation

pyttroll · Post by **pyttroll** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:33 pm

Grumbledook wrote:kick will be a waste

you don't have the speed or agility to take advantage of it, useful in a league but not in this situation

Yeah I guess it's going to be hard to run to the endzone

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:47 pm

pyttroll wrote:
Grumbledook wrote:kick will be a waste

you don't have the speed or agility to take advantage of it, useful in a league but not in this situation
Yeah I guess it's going to be hard to run to the endzone

Having read/said that... a pooch kick would work as long as you can bash into the forward corner of the pitch....

Post by **lunchmoney** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:59 pm

thought about putting Stand Firm on the Beast?

if you use him to stand next to bunch of players, holding them still with tentacles, then all it takes is one push back and without SF the rest can then walk away at leisure.

pyttroll · Post by **pyttroll** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:48 pm

lunchmoney wrote:thought about putting Stand Firm on the Beast?

if you use him to stand next to bunch of players, holding them still with tentacles, then all it takes is one push back and without SF the rest can then walk away at leisure.

Very good idea indeed, this is going to be a very sticky beast...