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GNU Order
Feb 28, 2011

That's a paddlin'

 :siren:Second Half:siren:
Fairly Elected (GNU Order, Necromantic) vs Galactic Garnishers (Iretep, Halfling)




We got some serious poo poo to vote on. Voting ends Thursday the 7th around this time CST (48 hours from now)

1. What skill do we give Flesh aaahaah Gordon (Flesh Golem, skill-less, GS access)?
2. What skill do we give MacGruff (Werewolf, +MA and Block, GA access)?
3. What skill do we give Blitzer (Werewolf, skill-less, GAPS access on doubles)?
4. What skill do we give Dr. Wight (Wight, Mighty Blow, GS access)?

We got a bunch of cash to throw around, what do?
1. Save it
2. Fire Ra's Al and buy a new Ghoul
3. I'm not letting you sons of bitches fire Blitzer, not after rolling dubs
4. There are no other options, none at all






SDS has given me his preferred skill choices, and I'm going to elaborate on them

Flesh Gordon
Block is good because it's reliable and he will need it eventually, and it also allows better chances at getting SPP.
Guard is nice because we don't have any, Stand Firm makes him immovable already which is very useful on a Guard player, as often the best way to deal with them is to just push them away. ST4 + Stand Firm + Guard + Blodge is the dream.
Mighty Blow is alright because it will presumably lead to more SPP which will allow us to get more skills.

MacGruff
Dodge is very good, it makes MacGruff much more likely to stay on his feet and allows for more elfy dodge play. It is the most solid skill choice and he doesn't really need much more as the SPP will keep flowing if he's in a position to keep scoring.
Side Step is very fun on a slippery, high-speed player as it opens up the possibility of sliding around blitzers or defenses and generally being a nuisance. Less good when your player doesn't have Dodge already.
Catch is a skill that SDS for some reason thought would be a good idea to include. You all love necro passing.

Blitzer
Mighty Blow + Claw is loving, loving the best thing ever. Yes please. You know how we were killing every halfling? They're 6 AV. Imagine if everybody was 6 AV. Claw + MB makes everybody 6 AV.
There are no other alternatives

Dr. Wight
Piling On allows Dr. Wight to get better chances at murdering people but also puts him in the prone position, should I choose to use it. A very heavily murder-skewing skill. I'm not a huge fan of it but a lot of people swear by it, and it could really help put a dent in the enemy.
Tackle is one of the essential skills of the game, as it nullifies Dodge completely. Tackle makes Dr. Wight a better marker on defense and allows him to more efficiently punch Dodge players on offense. Players with Dodge are often also players with low AV, which makes Tackle + Mighty Blow synergize well.
Guard is still a very good skill and rewards Dr. Wight for standing next to players and being in the middle of the scrum. It puts a bit of a target on his back but allows for the rest of the team to stay in the fight better, and can open up a lot of opportunities for him to get shots in on opponents without having to blitz with him, which means I can save the blitz for Wolf frenzypunching.



As always there are a ton of other options, so if you wanna propose something different go ahead, and give an explanation of the skill if it's something we haven't seen yet

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Fumbles
Mar 22, 2013

Can I get a reroll?

 BUY A SINGLE CHEERLEADER ALREADY, THEY'RE ONLY 10K AND THEY'RE TOTALLY WORTH GETTING TO SWING AROUND THE FLESH PRINCES HEAD TO INSPIRE THE REST OF THE TEAM NOT TO gently caress UP AS BAD AS HE DID

oh and about the rest of the team.

Flesh Guard, McGruff Sidestep, Blitzer Mighty Blow, Dr. Wight Piling On

A good mix of useful and cool skills.

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GNU Order
Feb 28, 2011

That's a paddlin'

 Please consult money spending option #4.

* # ? Aug 6, 2014 02:29
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madmac
Jun 22, 2010
 Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

* # ? Aug 6, 2014 02:48
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Night10194
Feb 13, 2012

We'll start,
like many good things,
with a bear.

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

I'm in with this.

* # ? Aug 6, 2014 02:51
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fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

Yeah this.

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UED Special Ops
Oct 21, 2008
Grimey Drawer

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

Also voting for this.

* # ? Aug 6, 2014 03:01
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GNU Order
Feb 28, 2011

That's a paddlin'

 Don't forget, NewGhoul will need a name

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Dias
Feb 20, 2011

by sebmojo

GNU Order posted:

Don't forget, NewGhoul will need a name

FernGhoulie. Or we could make him a Ghoulkeeper and give him all types of catch-related skills. Now I'll stop making puns, but New Ghoul, please.

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Gridlocked
Aug 2, 2014

MR. STUPID MORON
WITH AN UGLY FACE
AND A BIG BUTT
AND HIS BUTT SMELLS
AND HE LIKES TO KISS
HIS OWN BUTT
by Roger Hargreaves
Flesh should pick up Block, bit boring but as SDS says he will need it eventually.
McGruff should get Dodge, anyone run-of-the-mill choice but necessary. As you say without the core skill like Dodge stuff like Sidestep is less tasty.
Blitzer: Mighty Blow is the most popular so I'll just ride that train
Dr Wight should get Tackle because more effective punching. And we need at least one person on the team who straight up counters Dodge.

Pocket the :20bux: for later

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Migishu
Oct 22, 2005

I'll eat your fucking eyeballs if you're not careful

Grimey Drawer

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

This. Name the ghoul "Zero".

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fool of sound
Oct 10, 2012

GNU Order posted:

Don't forget, NewGhoul will need a name

Ghoulbert Brown

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PotatoManJack
Nov 9, 2009
 Going with mostly good skills this time around:

Flesh Gordon: Block because FGs really need it
McGruff: Dodge Because 9 MA blodge makes him the deadliest Gunner ever
Blitzer: Mighty Blow Because anything other than MB on doubles on a wolf is wrong
Dr. Wight: PILIN AWN to quote a legend of blood bowl "I've never regretted piling awn. Ive only regretted not piling awn"

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CommaToes
Dec 15, 2006

Ecce Buffo
Flesh Gordon should get Multiple Block so he can throw more blocks and get SPP faster.

Blitzer has Passing access, thus he should get Nerves of Steel to show how hardened he is in dealing with international crises.

MacGruff should get Dodge because I actually like that player.

Dr. Wight should get Tackle so someone has it.

oh, and option 3. firing Blitzer, for the money. Seriously, who needs a nerves of steel werewolf?

* # ? Aug 6, 2014 03:40
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Blackmage Yapo
Mar 27, 2008

Odin You Sad I Have
All The SPP
Grab

Jump Up

Piling Awn

Piling Awn

Make it so

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CongoJack
Nov 5, 2009

Ask Why, Asshole
 Mighty Blow on Blitzer. I don't care about any of the rest of the skills but i need to at least try and make sure we don't do anything really stupid.

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mdct
Sep 2, 2011

Tingle tingle kooloo limpah.
These are my magic words.
Don't steal them.
The first three should just get their boring skills out of the way now, Block Dodge Mighty Blow you know who's getting what.

But Dr. Wight should get Grab because it owns.

Get a new Ghoul, gently caress Ra's Al. Name him :siren:MY GHOULFRIEND:siren:

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spooky attic
Jun 17, 2009

Ineffective at haunting cartridges.

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

I'm with this

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Treuan
Jun 30, 2011

Go have some COFFEE with CREAM or something! Because I'll tell you something! This is a happy place!

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

Yeah, this is pretty much the best one. Name the new ghoul Scouting for.

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JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.
Sounds legit.

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tlarn
Mar 1, 2013

You see,
God doesn't help little frogs.

He helps people like me.

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

Yeah, this is pretty much the only way to go. Seconding "My Ghoulfriend" as a ghoul name because :v:.

In celebration of a wolf getting dubs, a classic;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtffv9bpB-U

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I dont know
Aug 9, 2003

That Guy here...

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

+ 1 cheerleader

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apostateCourier
Oct 9, 2012

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

This.

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Sindai
Jan 24, 2007
i want to achieve immortality through not dying

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.
This sounds like a good idea.

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Krumbsthumbs
Oct 23, 2010

2nd Place.
1st Loser.

Flesh: Block. Btw, that's 2 MVPs in a row for him.
McGruff: Dodge.
Blitzer: Mighty Blow.
Dr. Wight: Tackle.
Fire Ghoul, we have the money for it.


The only hard choice in that grouping is Dr. Wight. Piling on is amazing and is the cornerstone of a murder piece, but you have several other murder pieces so you don't really need it. You need someone who can hit a dodge unit because we're getting to that TV level. If he's eventually going to get Piling on then he's going to be on the ground a bunch so Guard isn't that useful for him.

Also, here's hoping both Flesh Golems level next game. If they both get Guard then you front line gets scary.

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CuwiKhons
Sep 24, 2009

Seven idiots and a bear walk into a dragon's lair.

I dont know posted:

quote:

madmac posted:
Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

+ 1 cheerleader

All of it.

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Piell
Sep 3, 2006

Grey Worm's Ken doll-like groin throbbed with the anticipatory pleasure that only a slightly warm and moist piece of lemoncake could offer


Young Orc

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

This

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Haystack
Jan 23, 2005

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

Yeah, can't argue with this. Name the new Ghoul Scout

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Arrion
Aug 2, 2010

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

Voting for this. And I suggest Vincent Van Ghoul for the new ghoul's name.

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Neruz
Jul 23, 2012

A paragon of manliness
I vote that GNU Order buys a Cheerleader :colbert:

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SirKibbles
Feb 27, 2011

I didn't like your old red text so here's some dancing cash. :10bux:

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

This and I like Vincent van Ghoul

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Gridlocked
Aug 2, 2014

MR. STUPID MORON
WITH AN UGLY FACE
AND A BIG BUTT
AND HIS BUTT SMELLS
AND HE LIKES TO KISS
HIS OWN BUTT
by Roger Hargreaves
Vincent Van Ghoul gets my vote for the new name if we get a new ghoulfriend.

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Veryslightlymad
Jun 3, 2007

I fight with
my brain
and with an
underlying
hatred of the
Erebonian
Noble Faction

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

:effort: :bandwagon:

Anyhow, name the new Ghoul Elliot Ghould

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Neruz
Jul 23, 2012

A paragon of manliness
Halfling team with a Treeman with Leap would be the greatest thing.

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Lord_Ventnor
Mar 30, 2010

The Worldwide Deadly Gangster Communist President

madmac posted:

Flesh: Pay the Block Tax and get it out of the way.
McGruff: Give him Dodge to improve his punching and running game simultaneously.
Blitzer: The Mightiest Blowing. Huff Puff Little Piggies.
Dr. Wight: Give him Guard to cement his position as best Wight.
Fire Raz rear end Ghoul and get a new one.

Works for me.

Name the new ghoul Vincent van Ghoul, because I kinda like that.

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Veloxyll
May 3, 2011

Fuck you say?!

 Block
Shadowing (so good, you guys)
JUGGANAUGHT (good skills, I know.)
Grab because the only other skill to get is Pass Block. Grab loving OWNS for surfing. And killing elves.
Buy Raz Al Ghul a CHEERLEADER

Edit: When I had a Vamp team lose a vamp in its first game, I dedicated the 2nd half to making his tree score. I had to knock it down once to clean off the Take Rootage.

Veloxyll fucked around with this message at 12:09 on Aug 6, 2014

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TheNabster
Apr 26, 2014

"Today I will cause problems on purpose"
Let's grab the obvious choices

Block on flesh
Dodge on gruff
Mighty blow on blitzer
Guard on the Doctor.
Get the new ghoul, I will +1 the name 'Vincent van Ghoul'

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Steelpudding
Apr 21, 2010

I've got Balls of Steel!

CommaToes posted:

Flesh Gordon should get Multiple Block so he can throw more blocks and get SPP faster.

Blitzer has Passing access, thus he should get Nerves of Steel to show how hardened he is in dealing with international crises.

MacGruff should get Dodge because I actually like that player.

Dr. Wight should get Tackle so someone has it.

oh, and option 3. firing Blitzer, for the money. Seriously, who needs a nerves of steel werewolf?

THIS

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JT Jag
Aug 30, 2009

#1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

Arrion posted:

Voting for this. And I suggest Vincent Van Ghoul for the new ghoul's name.
I'm ok with this but, in honor of Raz Al', he should only be named Vincent Van.

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AJ_Impy
Jun 17, 2007

SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?
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PotatoManJack posted:

Going with mostly good skills this time around:

Flesh Gordon: Block because FGs really need it
McGruff: Dodge Because 9 MA blodge makes him the deadliest Gunner ever
Blitzer: Mighty Blow Because anything other than MB on doubles on a wolf is wrong
Dr. Wight: PILIN AWN to quote a legend of blood bowl "I've never regretted piling awn. Ive only regretted not piling awn"

I'm down with this reasoning. Seconded.

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