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Ordo Hydra · Avatar of War Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 1291

This just in
Breaking news - rumur has it Valhalla upset the Harlequins by winning 3 to nothing. On top of that 2 of the Elves are injured and will be missing next Wednesday's game against the Cowboys!

Story at 6

(I have to take my daughter to the park, but I'll put the highlights in later this evening; plus Mike took some pictures, so hopefully they come out good! No doubt they will come out better than his rolling today

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Stout Youngblood · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject:

hoody frickin' hoo!!! Now death will come to the Norse next.
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Valdric69 · Sergeant Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 90

Oh, there was a righteous elf asskicking at Valhalla Stadium today. I'll let Dean tell the story in all its glory, but let me just say that it wasn't a good day to be an elf.

At the start of the game - don't we all look healthy?

Failing to pick up the loose ball - aaaaaarg!

Siesta time at Valhalla Stadium

The second half kickoff - two elves shy this time

How to cream an elf

The third and final nail in my coffin

Highpoints: (few though they may be)

Knocking out a blitzer and not having him come back for the rest of the game

No long-term injuries.

Sidestep - still an annoying skill

Low points:

Electing to receive the first kickoff, the defense getting a blitz, and then my brand-new catcher becoming a casuality before he actaully gets to move on the pitch! (he'll get the next game off to nurse the broken arm...)

My Agility 5 catcher failing to pick up a loose ball IN THE ENDZONE!

Failing to wash off the goblin goo from the last game and not being able to pick up the ball at least four times

All in all, it was a great game! Dean is the man to beat!

Ordo Hydra · Avatar of War Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 1291

5/26/05 Valhalla's Reign (Ordo) vs. The Harlequins (Valdric)
It was a perfect day to play Bloodbowl, as 42,000 witnessed history in the making. It started off fast and furious, right before they kicked off, Valhalla blitzed injuring an Elf catcher who was just hired to play for the Harlequins. As he got shoved into the stands, if I didn't hear his bones crack myself I would have thought he was taking a dive to get out of playing. After that, both teams went back and forth down the field, but on turn 7, Armon Jormunrek dodges his way in for a 1-0 lead. The half ended this way, with the Harlequins failing many opportunities to pick up the ball - that probably would have changed the whole direction of the game.

Second half action, was more of the same. Leif Vandrad, who had preformed awesome in his first two games. caught a pass and ran down the field. Knowing that scoring more points would mean more brewskis after the game, 6 fellow Norsemen formed a cage around him that sent him into the end zone on turn 4 of the 2nd half. Both teams had guys who just could not snap out of being knocked out. There was some more Elf bashing and Elves failing to pick up the ball, and on the Norse's 8th turn of the 2nd half, Bor Gotlandor ran and made two go-for-it's to make the TD!

Valhalla's Reign wins 3-0.

Harlequins: 30,000 winnings & FF (same)
Reign: 30,000 winnings & FF -1 (now zero) new TV of 1,180,000

Extra low lights:

* I rolled a 3 for winnings (40,000) -so elected to reroll and came up with a 2 (30,000)

* I rolled a FF stays the same, rerolled it and rolled a 1 (-1FF)

* I rolled a 1 for MVP, meaning I had to decide random. This ended up working out good, because it was a lineman who had a previous casualty meaning he gets a skill roll.
(the lowlight being, that I previously gave my Minotaur an MVP, so this one would have gave him his second giving him a skill)

Highlights :

* Rolled a stat increase of +1AG for my catcher (now having two guys on my team with a AG4!)

* Playing a great game that was closer than it looks here. The second two scores came later in the 2nd half, and this would have been way WAY closer if Valdric didn't roll so many one's!

Mike, great game, and we will meet again.
My guys want more beer you know!

NOTE - Valcric, you get an extra 10,000 in winnings (should be 30,000). We were supposed to add in the CEM to that roll. I think I missed getting that in earlier games, but we are learning still.
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Stout Youngblood · Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 1:40 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a kick-a$$ game. Wish I could have been their to cheer on the Norse.

Glad to know the curse my goblins placed on the Harlequins was money well spent.

Now, of course, I will cheer on the next team to play the Norse. Dean, I bet your Norse didn't notice the fungus beer mixed in with your brewskis. Your next game will be interesting since fungus beer lowers your ability to withstand damage. Your team is going to get hurt and hurt bad.

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YODA: Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. ..Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.