I hate to whine about good luck but . . .

honeycomb kid · Post by **honeycomb kid** » Fri May 09, 2003 4:50 pm

Don't you guys hate those unexpected doubles on skill rolls during early development? I know it sounds stupid but I agonise over picking non-accessible skills or accessible traits when I really need a basic skill right then. For instance I had a troll slayer with MB, PO, and he wasn't getting any cas's because everyone had dodge, so at 31 spps I've already decided to give him Tackle. Guess what, doubles! I was pissed and needed tackle so I gave it to him anyways.

Second case: I have an undead team and after my first two matches I had only one skill roll (my only wight) so I'm gonna give him sure hands cuz I'm burning re-rolls like nothing, and I roll a double. Ok, I'll put up with NoS. Next game (which I lost because the aforementioned ghoul failed to pick up the ball three times in OT with no re-rolls left - BLAST! stupid doubles), I get rolls with a mummy and my new ghoul, so I'm thinking Block and Sure Hands will let me win some games. Nope, two sets of doubles! GAHHHHHHHHH!

I'm sure these doubles will help me in the long run (I'm thinking Frenzy for mummy and NoS for Ghoul again) but lordy is it ever annoying right now!!! I'm gonna lose so many games!

Skummy · Post by **Skummy** » Fri May 09, 2003 4:54 pm

I can sympathize, as my Orc team is currently competing in a league with two Amazon teams. My only tackler was killed at the start of the season, and I managed to get 3 skill rolls on my blitzers. I rolled two pairs of Doubles and an agility up.

It's a "problem" I love to have!

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Fri May 09, 2003 5:28 pm

I agree, its both good and bad, when your zombie gets doubles and can take guard for his first skill. Guard is really good but without block he is a major target.

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sat May 10, 2003 3:59 am

One of my unskilled linerats caused 3 cas in the REBBL Skaven league (using clan moulder). "Great", I thought, "Claw or RSC".

Rolled +1 AG

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Sat May 10, 2003 6:09 pm

you ever heard the phrase don't look a gifthorse in the mouth?

Ithilkir · Post by **Ithilkir** » Sat May 10, 2003 9:10 pm

Though sometimes they can be useful...

*looks at his 7/4/4/8 Dark Elf Lineman*

Pity I still suck with D.elves

honeycomb kid · Post by **honeycomb kid** » Sun May 11, 2003 2:56 am

I take it all back. In my next game, a rematch, my frenzying mummy blitzed his "Buzzing" (ie. Jump Up, Frenzy) Black Orc into the crowd on the first action of the game! -1ST! No Apoth!

I used my two ghouls to penetrate his defence and since he could only blitz one and both had NoS I scored 2 Tds without cages, allowing me to win on the last turn, 3-2!

Mirascael · Post by **Mirascael** » Sun May 11, 2003 3:06 am

How much did I hate that double 5 on my brand new Wardancer!

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sun May 11, 2003 5:31 am

Darkson wrote:One of my unskilled linerats caused 3 cas in the REBBL Skaven league (using clan moulder). "Great", I thought, "Claw or RSC".

Rolled +1 AG

Grumbledook wrote:you ever heard the phrase don't look a gifthorse in the mouth?

I'm not complaining, just looks strange on the rster sheet that all his SPP's are for cas and he gains AG. No way (with no GR access) I was going to pass up on the AG increase. In fact, he's just scored a TD, after catching a bouncing ball in a scrum (only one of about 5 players who could catch it on a 5+, rather than a 6)

bj0rn · Post by **bj0rn** » Sun May 11, 2003 10:44 pm

5 beastmen in my chaos team
1 normal with block, tackle an guard
2 strange beings with +ag and a bunch of other normal skills
2 imitating elves with +2 ag and block (one of them also has pass block)

but there isnt anything more annoying than +ag on your mummy, +mv on a dwarfen longbeard (unless he has gotten a +ag as well...then he is awesome!!!) or a double on your "first skill roll" ogre (ogre with dodge but no block - in the future he will get break tackle!!!)

bj0rn - ...

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Mon May 12, 2003 8:19 am

Well at least now you can choose normal skills instead of stat increases. No need to moan about the +AG mummy any more.

roysorlie · Post by **roysorlie** » Tue May 13, 2003 10:44 am

Shut up, you hear me? SHUT up!!

Dang blasted whining maggot. "Buhuu, I roll doubles when I don't want them" *SLAP*

Only doubles I roll for skill increases is Double 1's on aging. That has happened plenty of time. I swear, in all honesty, I have gotten more aging resulst due to double 1's, then I have gotten doubles on skill rolls at all.

I swear, you shoul be locked in a dungeon, with no food, and rats, and beaten regularily on general principle, and subjected to multiple.... *grumble grumble*

Corlus · Post by **Corlus** » Tue May 13, 2003 1:06 pm

I swear, you shoul be locked in a dungeon, with no food, and rats, and beaten regularily on general principle, and subjected to multiple.... *grumble grumble*

Think happy thoughts before your head explodes

roysorlie · Post by **roysorlie** » Tue May 13, 2003 1:39 pm

Corlus wrote:Think happy thoughts before your head explodes

<----- See this face? This is a happy face. I'm a happy guy.

Icedman · Post by **Icedman** » Wed May 14, 2003 2:48 am

Roysorlie wrote: Shut up, you hear me? SHUT up!!

Dang blasted whining maggot. "Buhuu, I roll doubles when I don't want them" *SLAP*

How true, how very, very true