J is for Juggernaught

The smashing, bashing, unstoppable force running down other players is a classic scene in any sport.
The skill Juggernaught brings this to the BloodBowl pitch: A player with this skill is virtually impossible to stop once he is in motion.

This skill is great for two reasons: firstly, it turns a 'both down' result into a push back - which is very handy if your player doesn't have Block as it keeps him on his feet and avoids a turnover.  Its other key advantage is that it negates the defensive skills Stand Firm, Fend and Wrestle on the target player.  The negative aspect of Juggernaught is that it can only be used as apart of a Blitz action and thus is not good in defence.

Juggernaught is sometimes referred to the  poor man's Block skill because its very useful in attack, but not as versatile.  However, its generally more accessible to Big Guys (as a Strength skill).

I think Juggernaught would be a good third or fourth skill on a Blitzer and would be great in a safety role, especially if it was combined with the Strip Ball skill where the additional push back results will pop the ball loose.  Unfortunately though, my Blitzers don't tend to survive long enough to get three or four skills!

I for for Igor

In any sport, a team of qualified medics can help players recover from injuries and get back onto the field.  Blood Bowl is no different and Apothecaries (as they are known) can be very, very useful.  However, some teams can't get such medical professionals no matter how much they pay as it is just too nasty a job: Undead, Necromatic, Khemri and Nurgle teams..   I guess you just cant pay enough to sew up battered, pre-killed corpses (even to medical students!)

However, in some circumstances these other teams can attract the assistance of Igor, the famous henchman of mad scientists:

Igor is a master of needle and thread on rotting flesh, connecting hip bone to leg bone, rewrapping funeral wraps and so on.  He can really get the boys shambling back to the pitch


Having an Igor on your team means that once per game (only) you can reroll a failed regeneration attempt of an undead player.

H is for Hack Enslash!

Hack Enslash is a Star Player plays for Undead, Necromatic and Khemri teams.  We like him because he uses a chainsaw to carve up the opposition!  This is his player profile and background:

It was probably his idolization of retired star skeleton Barry Bigbones that led a young human lineman to arrange his own death and re-animation to become the latest Blood Bowl chainsaw sensation: Hack Enslash!


First appearing on the pitch in 2501, Hack is obsessed with breaking all his idol’s old records. He often talks to his beloved chainsaw, which he has named “Betsy”. Rumors abound concerning just how close the two really are, but Hack vehemently denies such allegations: “we sleep in separate caskets!”


Originally a member of the Champions of Death but now a free agent, there seems no lack of teams willing to pay his fee. Recently he was hired to play against the Westside Werewolves in an important play-off match. During the first half, one of the werewolves chewed off Hack’s left forearm and proceeded to run around the field with it. Minutes later the wolf swallowed the bones, but Hack
retrieved them soon enough (a rare instance of one-armed chainsaw use).


Hack plays every game according to his own agenda. In addition to the standard on-field maiming practices, he often roams the sidelines to take a swipe or two at any opposing players not currently in the match. He is best known, perhaps, for giving spectators in the front row a very “close” view of Betsy. In fact, his most ravenous fans (a sadistic lot that call themselves the Hack Pack) actually
jump out of the stands towards him in hopes of being decapitated by their hero. Of course, he never disappoints them!


Even though he has only been playing for a brief time, Hack Enslash already has a solid place in Blood Bowl history. He continues to amass fatalities and has grown into arguably the most popular chainsaw player in the game today.




CAREER STATS:
268 Player Fatalities (opposing team)
42 Player Fatalities (own team)
493 Civilian Fatalities (357 willing)
67 Referee Fatalities
2 Touchdowns


AWARDS:
Blood Bowl Network (BBN) Dirty Player of the Year (2502)
Player Most Likely (to get ejected from a game) (2502)
Bloodweiser Best Newcomer Medal (2501)
PlayBone Magazine Bachelor of the Year (2504)
Spike Magazine Star Player Rating: 298

GW Figure of Hack Enslash

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I hope you have a great one!

I have been educating the kids with the movies "Ben Hur", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "The Life of Brian", in that order :-)