Slann in Spaaaaace!

[Thantsants]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...

No not that one - and there's no RT Space Slann either I'm afraid!

A long time ago I started painting a Blood Bowl team as part of the LPL season 6. I'd read an article in either White Dwarf or one of the books - Star Players or Blood Bowl Companion - on Pub teams, and was rather taken with the idea (although not the players' stats compared to the Big League).

And so the Slann In Spacer's were born - named after their local of course, pictured here behind the beginnings of the team.



I seem to remember at the time someone telling the story behind the Pub name - apparently it was what the workers at the Eastwood factory called the nearby Man in Space pub. Nice touch to include it as a Tavern sign in the Citadel Townscape set!

Anyway, here is my Round 2 entry in this year's LPL -



The team must have made the big league as they have a few new additions!

Scrrog th'Phrog - Big Guy





Human Linemen









Human Blitzers









Toad Intole - Team Mascot!





And the team so far - minus the Dwarfs and Elves competing in the LPL this week.

 

[Mutantdale]

And there was me thinking Oo someone has some space slann minis....
To my surprised it's a really nicely done bloodbowl team instead.

MD

 

[Orlygg]

Great minis. Great story. Great use of Mighty Fortress. Just great all round really. Can you do something for the wanted posters in WT next?

 

[Chico]

Lack of Slann upsets me BB cheers for up though so good job.

 

[Thantsants]

Thought that would put the Slann amongst the pigeons - apologies if the lack of Space Slann is too distressing!

Sorry Orlygg - I'm being dense but what's WT?

 

[Thantsants]

Blood Bowl fever certainly seems the order of the day at the moment!

Here's the last few players to finish off the squad for my mixed team, the Slann in Spacer's - also my Round 3 entry for the LPL.



A bit of muscle - Dwarf Blitzers



Yes I know this next model is a Lineman but what the hey!



Now some of you may be thinking that I'm playing a little fast and loose with the rules in terms of the make-up of the team - and you may be right to a certain extent! Certainly my choice of players was dictated somewhat by the vagaries of ebay and rather than collecting separate teams of Dwarves, Elves, Humans, etc, I gave the wallet a rest and combined my ill-gotten gains in one team.



Dwarf Kicker



Back in the good old days of 2nd edition (yes, pre-block dice, so I know it wasn't all roses!) you could field mixed teams, although you had to keep an eye on each race's dislikes and animosities.



Players of races who dislike each other may play on the same team, however the problem comes when the issue of passing the ball arises. A D6 had to be rolled and on a 1-3 the pass/hand off could be made as normal, but on a 4-6 the player refuses to give the ball up and can either hold on to it or pass to a player of a race he doesn't dislike.



A few more Elves to add a little acrobatic grace to proceedings

Players suffering Animosity (different to the 3rd ed rule!) towards a particular race may not play on the same team.



Kicker

So where does this leave the Spacers?



and Catcher



Luckily Humans only dislike Chaos Humans and Dwarves, Goblinoids and Dark Elves, etc. The Treeman has similar feelings although other large monsters are included in that list. Halflings are happy playing with anyone as long as they are fed well - similarly Ogres seem particularly enlightened in terms of race relations and will play with anyone as long as they get to hit stuff! Dwarves suffer animosity towards Goblinoids and dislike Elves.

However the real problem are the Elves, who dislike all other races and suffer Animosity towards Ogres, Trolls, Minotaurs and all Goblinoids!

So where does that leave me in game terms? Potentially the Dwarves won't pass to the Elves, who in turn might not pass to anyone and refuse to be on the same pitch as the Ogre. The Treeman could end up refusing to pass to the Ogre, leaving only the Humans, Dwarves and Halfling who can be relied on to get on with each other!



The whole team together

The solution - two different squads for facing off different opponents.

Squad 1 - Humans, Dwarves, Halfling and Ogre - for taking on tougher teams and indulging in a bit of Halfling tossing!

Squad 2 - Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Halfling and Treeman - A flexible arrangement utilising Human and Dwarf muscle with their Blitzers (and Blockers, depending which edition I play) along with Elven catching abilities and higher agility. Plus I've always wanted to field a Treeman - either for throwing the Halfling or taking root in the opponents half and causing a nuisance there!

In other news - looks like the Spacers will be getting a game some time in the near future. Warlord Paul has laid down the gauntlet with his Greenback Gales...

 

[Dreamfish]

Love the group foto and the color scheme. I've never played BB, but if you keep this up I might need to buy a set.