The Trick 'r Treaters - A Necromantic Team Blog
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:37 am
This is my first team blog, so I hope you all enjoy it! ![:D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Team Line-up:
2 Werewolves
2 Wraiths
1 Golem
6 Zombies
3 Re-Rolls
2 Fan Factor
Episode 1 - ZOMBIE BREAK AWAY!!!
The night started off with a dark and uneasiness hanging like death in the air - the perfect kind of night for a friendly game of Blood Bowl. The evil chill in the air was a good omen for the little guys as they took to the field. The crowd began chanting as team captain Spike scampered onto the dead earth of the pitch followed closely by the rest of the starting line-up of moot monstrosities, raising their tiny hands into the air in approval at the cheers they were receiving. The opposition this evening would prove far more of a challenge than the various punching bags the little guys had rolled during the recent preseason qualifications, but they were up for the challenge and thirsty for the sweet flavor of fresh, hot blood.
A formidable Chaos team (3 Warriors, 1 Mino, 7 Beastmen, 2 Re-Rolls), and tonight's opponent - The Troll Country Thrashers took to the field, towering over the midget zombies on the front line with 7 foot tall Warriors and a furious Minotaur with bloodshot eyes glaring down at poor little Ed, psyching his tiny zombie brain up for the inevitable beats he was no doubt about to be receiving. The Treaters braced themselves for a hard, fierce grind of a battle and Spike nails the kick-off!
No sooner did the shiny green and purple wrapped salt-water taffy ball punt into the air than the misty clouds overhead began to part, revealing a bright, yellow, full moon. (Very Sunny - Weather Change) The front line collapses like a ton of bricks at the fists of the veritable giants, but the little zombies take it like pros and are soon back on their feet. A piercing howl echoes from the Treater's half of the pitch as Spike and his brother Fido bay into the dark night, causing the Beastman quarterback on the other end of the pitch quiver with fear, the brightly coloured piece of candy slipping through his fingers during his confusion.
Tiny claws and gnashing teeth make short work of a straggler having stepped too close to the violent fans as Spike shoves an unfortunate Beastman into the crowd, luckilly (for his own sake) being surfed down to the dugout with a thud on the cold, stone floor. The head coach of the Thrashers glares down at the rookie Beastman, threatening him that should something like that happen again so easily, the crowd would be the least of his problems.
As the brothers scampered down the field, Lando - a rookie Wraith manages to break through the flank on the other side like a seasoned pro, putting serious pressure on the poor Beastman who was glancing back at his screaming coach, not nearly so experienced with ballhandling and knowing what was at stake, the shiny candy inevitably falling to the cold dirt from the poor bastard's hands. (Failed throw) Gritting his teeth and hoofing the dirt, he holds his ground against the young Wraith, maintaining his footing beside the precious ball. Spike takes the opportunity at the Beastman's momentary distraction, scoops up the taffy, backflips out of the Beastman's grasp and slams it into the endzone for an early 1-0 lead with a loud howl at the gleamingly bright moon.
The next drive proved near disastrous for the Treaters as the Chaos team literally plowed through each and every player that they hit like a freight train, trampling the team's Flesh Golem - Herman into the ground and all over the back of his head, KOing him for the rest of the match (lousy 9's) while the rest of the team struggled just to get back on their feet, one of the skeletons being snapped right in half by a nasty Warrior, inevitably ending the half with only a few seconds remaining at a tie game of 1-1. (It's difficult to stand up to 11's and 12's for armor penetration each and every hit. *smirk* No joke. It was a sight to behold.) Skeletons, even tiny ones, are dead easy to put back together, however, so Bones was all set for the next drive. (Regeneration)
With halftime only seconds away, the Treaters knew that they had only one chance to even things up and the Thrashers' classic Wall Play (all players on the front line) was a blessing. The Treaters set up their zones and starting positions to get ready for a sergical strike against the Beastman who had only scored moments before. Fido rushes the Beastman away from his team mates in front of Donnie - the team's other Wraith who is ready and waiting with his boney little foot, tripping the Beastman backwards over the fence to meet his ultimate demise at the hands of the frothing crowd who all wanted a piece of that last Touchdown. Bloodcurdling screams of a horrifying massacre bellowed down from the stands as the fans tore the poor rookie to pieces with cries of "I HAVE HIS ARM!!" and other such shreaded limbs.
Thankfully for the Treaters' coach (and seasoned necromancer), the crowd left him just enough pieces to knock back together into what the Treaters decided to call 'Bub' and threw him into a suitable purple and green uniform. Soon afterward, they were gorging themselves on cupcakes, chocolate, and candy-corn at halftime in celebration at their new team mate.
The Chaos coach was mortified and began digging a substantial hole into the stone wall of their team dugout with his forehead through his seething frustration.
The full moon descended back behind the misty clouds early in the second half, but this time around with the help of their new player, he proved to be a fast learner of the team's strategies and was a tremendous asset, still having maintained much his running capabilities from his previous life earlier in the game. The game was steadily going south at the hands of the beefy Warriors and Minotaur, continually slamming the poor little monsters all the way into the KO box until little was remaining besides Lando and the rest of the rookie Zombies. It was time for action.
Lando coordinates with his zombie buddies and manages to slam the Beastman ballcarrier to the ground, snapping his neck (Dead), and sending the candy ball into the crowd, moments later being lobbed back into the open. Sleepy - a rookie scarecrow on the team, notices a glimmer of the shiny candy wrapper out of the corner of his lifeless eyes and seizes the opportunity! Moving as fast as his tired, wooden legs can carry him and snatching up the ball with his sock covered straw hands, he manages a break away all on his own!! The crowd is frantic at the spectacle of such a slow and unagile player about to make the game's winning Touchdown! Unfortunately, he wasn't quite fast enough as a Beastman player was able to barely catch him on a miracle tackle, landing him flat on his burlap face. (A dodge and 2 crucial Go For Its succeed on the Blitz, no Re-Rolls left on the Chaos side.) Soon after, Sleepy is surrounded with little hope of winning the game for his team, but at least having saved it from an impending defeat, thus earning him the MVP.
The Treater's coach yelling out to the scattered zombies that there's still time to win! At the sound of these words, Lando jumps to his feet and bolts to the endzone, calling to the prone scarecrow to throw him the pass. Sleepy's very tired by now and his withered rags and straw stuffing are becoming loose and wobbly. He struggles to his feet just as the new recruit - Bub, zooms to the rescue, shoving the looming Warrior (2 dice against) just far enough away to give Sleepy the chance that everyone had been hoping for! Victory was now within their grasp as Sleepy steps to the ball, gnarled wooden arms outstretched with a glimmer of hope left in his dry, stitched face, but it was too good to be true. During the scrum, his dark brown coat had caught on one of the Warrior's various armor spikes and he only just loses his balance, sending him down to the turf. (Only needed 4 to dodge, 4 to pick-up, 4 to throw, and 3 to catch. It was CLOSE!!!) Immediately afterwards, Lando was punted into the crowd by an angry Beastman, but due to his outstanding performance during the match, the crowd only wants his autograph.
A low blare of a rusted horn signals the end of the match, and even though it was only a tie game for the Trick 'r Treaters, it was definitely one for the playbooks.
Continued in episode 2.
Fan Factor increases to 3.
- Cirrus
![:D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Team Line-up:
2 Werewolves
2 Wraiths
1 Golem
6 Zombies
3 Re-Rolls
2 Fan Factor
Episode 1 - ZOMBIE BREAK AWAY!!!
The night started off with a dark and uneasiness hanging like death in the air - the perfect kind of night for a friendly game of Blood Bowl. The evil chill in the air was a good omen for the little guys as they took to the field. The crowd began chanting as team captain Spike scampered onto the dead earth of the pitch followed closely by the rest of the starting line-up of moot monstrosities, raising their tiny hands into the air in approval at the cheers they were receiving. The opposition this evening would prove far more of a challenge than the various punching bags the little guys had rolled during the recent preseason qualifications, but they were up for the challenge and thirsty for the sweet flavor of fresh, hot blood.
A formidable Chaos team (3 Warriors, 1 Mino, 7 Beastmen, 2 Re-Rolls), and tonight's opponent - The Troll Country Thrashers took to the field, towering over the midget zombies on the front line with 7 foot tall Warriors and a furious Minotaur with bloodshot eyes glaring down at poor little Ed, psyching his tiny zombie brain up for the inevitable beats he was no doubt about to be receiving. The Treaters braced themselves for a hard, fierce grind of a battle and Spike nails the kick-off!
No sooner did the shiny green and purple wrapped salt-water taffy ball punt into the air than the misty clouds overhead began to part, revealing a bright, yellow, full moon. (Very Sunny - Weather Change) The front line collapses like a ton of bricks at the fists of the veritable giants, but the little zombies take it like pros and are soon back on their feet. A piercing howl echoes from the Treater's half of the pitch as Spike and his brother Fido bay into the dark night, causing the Beastman quarterback on the other end of the pitch quiver with fear, the brightly coloured piece of candy slipping through his fingers during his confusion.
Tiny claws and gnashing teeth make short work of a straggler having stepped too close to the violent fans as Spike shoves an unfortunate Beastman into the crowd, luckilly (for his own sake) being surfed down to the dugout with a thud on the cold, stone floor. The head coach of the Thrashers glares down at the rookie Beastman, threatening him that should something like that happen again so easily, the crowd would be the least of his problems.
As the brothers scampered down the field, Lando - a rookie Wraith manages to break through the flank on the other side like a seasoned pro, putting serious pressure on the poor Beastman who was glancing back at his screaming coach, not nearly so experienced with ballhandling and knowing what was at stake, the shiny candy inevitably falling to the cold dirt from the poor bastard's hands. (Failed throw) Gritting his teeth and hoofing the dirt, he holds his ground against the young Wraith, maintaining his footing beside the precious ball. Spike takes the opportunity at the Beastman's momentary distraction, scoops up the taffy, backflips out of the Beastman's grasp and slams it into the endzone for an early 1-0 lead with a loud howl at the gleamingly bright moon.
The next drive proved near disastrous for the Treaters as the Chaos team literally plowed through each and every player that they hit like a freight train, trampling the team's Flesh Golem - Herman into the ground and all over the back of his head, KOing him for the rest of the match (lousy 9's) while the rest of the team struggled just to get back on their feet, one of the skeletons being snapped right in half by a nasty Warrior, inevitably ending the half with only a few seconds remaining at a tie game of 1-1. (It's difficult to stand up to 11's and 12's for armor penetration each and every hit. *smirk* No joke. It was a sight to behold.) Skeletons, even tiny ones, are dead easy to put back together, however, so Bones was all set for the next drive. (Regeneration)
With halftime only seconds away, the Treaters knew that they had only one chance to even things up and the Thrashers' classic Wall Play (all players on the front line) was a blessing. The Treaters set up their zones and starting positions to get ready for a sergical strike against the Beastman who had only scored moments before. Fido rushes the Beastman away from his team mates in front of Donnie - the team's other Wraith who is ready and waiting with his boney little foot, tripping the Beastman backwards over the fence to meet his ultimate demise at the hands of the frothing crowd who all wanted a piece of that last Touchdown. Bloodcurdling screams of a horrifying massacre bellowed down from the stands as the fans tore the poor rookie to pieces with cries of "I HAVE HIS ARM!!" and other such shreaded limbs.
Thankfully for the Treaters' coach (and seasoned necromancer), the crowd left him just enough pieces to knock back together into what the Treaters decided to call 'Bub' and threw him into a suitable purple and green uniform. Soon afterward, they were gorging themselves on cupcakes, chocolate, and candy-corn at halftime in celebration at their new team mate.
The Chaos coach was mortified and began digging a substantial hole into the stone wall of their team dugout with his forehead through his seething frustration.
The full moon descended back behind the misty clouds early in the second half, but this time around with the help of their new player, he proved to be a fast learner of the team's strategies and was a tremendous asset, still having maintained much his running capabilities from his previous life earlier in the game. The game was steadily going south at the hands of the beefy Warriors and Minotaur, continually slamming the poor little monsters all the way into the KO box until little was remaining besides Lando and the rest of the rookie Zombies. It was time for action.
Lando coordinates with his zombie buddies and manages to slam the Beastman ballcarrier to the ground, snapping his neck (Dead), and sending the candy ball into the crowd, moments later being lobbed back into the open. Sleepy - a rookie scarecrow on the team, notices a glimmer of the shiny candy wrapper out of the corner of his lifeless eyes and seizes the opportunity! Moving as fast as his tired, wooden legs can carry him and snatching up the ball with his sock covered straw hands, he manages a break away all on his own!! The crowd is frantic at the spectacle of such a slow and unagile player about to make the game's winning Touchdown! Unfortunately, he wasn't quite fast enough as a Beastman player was able to barely catch him on a miracle tackle, landing him flat on his burlap face. (A dodge and 2 crucial Go For Its succeed on the Blitz, no Re-Rolls left on the Chaos side.) Soon after, Sleepy is surrounded with little hope of winning the game for his team, but at least having saved it from an impending defeat, thus earning him the MVP.
The Treater's coach yelling out to the scattered zombies that there's still time to win! At the sound of these words, Lando jumps to his feet and bolts to the endzone, calling to the prone scarecrow to throw him the pass. Sleepy's very tired by now and his withered rags and straw stuffing are becoming loose and wobbly. He struggles to his feet just as the new recruit - Bub, zooms to the rescue, shoving the looming Warrior (2 dice against) just far enough away to give Sleepy the chance that everyone had been hoping for! Victory was now within their grasp as Sleepy steps to the ball, gnarled wooden arms outstretched with a glimmer of hope left in his dry, stitched face, but it was too good to be true. During the scrum, his dark brown coat had caught on one of the Warrior's various armor spikes and he only just loses his balance, sending him down to the turf. (Only needed 4 to dodge, 4 to pick-up, 4 to throw, and 3 to catch. It was CLOSE!!!) Immediately afterwards, Lando was punted into the crowd by an angry Beastman, but due to his outstanding performance during the match, the crowd only wants his autograph.
A low blare of a rusted horn signals the end of the match, and even though it was only a tie game for the Trick 'r Treaters, it was definitely one for the playbooks.
Continued in episode 2.
Fan Factor increases to 3.
- Cirrus