Sunday, May 26, 2013

As Promised, here are the Norse!

The Norse are finished!  Well, except for the Yeti.

Linemen:

Linemen are pretty important on Norse teams, because the positionals are expensive and because they're a fantastic bargain.  They start with the Block skill, which is often the first skill of choice for many linemen of other races, so they're a skill ahead for a reasonable price of 50k.  Also, most Norse have lor armor, and every once in a while they'll have "one of those games".  They field loner linemen then, for the next game!

Here's a close-up of the front line:





Wolves:


Norse Werewolves are arguably the best players on the Norse team.  They're strong, Frenzy lets them get in additional hits, and they can develop into fantastic players with their Strength skill access.  Well worth it in spite of not starting with Block, and low agility.  Why carry the ball when you can just hit someone?

Blitzers:

Blitzers (aka Berserkers) are there to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and bubble gum hasn't been invented yet in the Blood Bowl universe.  They hit hard and can skill up to hit even harder.  They start with great skills and are one of the more feared players in the game.

Ball Handlers:

Throwers and Catchers (aka Runners) are kind of a point of contention among Norse coaches.  On one hand, with access to skills like Accurate on the throwers, and Catch and Diving Catch on the catchers, the Norse *can* develop a reasonably effective passing game.
On the other hand, they're AG3 and generally considered to do better in a bashy playstyle.  Plus the Catchers look to me like a poor man's Elf Blitzer, starting with Dauntless and Block, and AG skill access.

Hotties:

Yes I painted up a cheerleader!  See comments from earlier:
Sir Mix-A-Lot approves.


Legacy Lineman

I also painted a lineman for a legacy team in our local Tabletop league.  (For a legacy team, everyone paints one figure, then a raffle is drawn to see who gets the entire team).  I have withdrawn from the raffle, because I already have a Norse team, but then again I didn't pay for the figure:

Yellow and Black look entirely too much like Pittsburgh to me, but I can just pretend it's Bruins colors and I feel better.

Yeah, I got #16 to paint, getting the last slot for the legacy team!
I didn't put any grass on the base, because it's supposed to be yellow grass, and all I have is green.


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