Post by orbis3 on Jul 22, 2017 14:44:30 GMT -6
The Bretonnian team walked onto the pitch a complete mystery. The Khemri coach had neither coached nor played against them. But they were mere humans, how bad could they be? The Bretonnian coach, however, seemed oddly confident, having heard tales of great defeats the Tomb Kings suffered during the Crusades of the Errantry Wars. Like some of his knights, he was feeling Dauntless even in the face of skeletal hulks.
And just like that, on turn 1, the receiving Bretonnians casually KILLED A TOMB GUARDIAN! (luckily, he regenerated on the sidelines). Turn 2, they fouled another, and he too was knocked out of the game. The Bretonnian players pushed forward aggressively, willing to gamble on many red die blocks. Soon the scarfaced blitzer with the ball was hanging out on the Khemri goal line protected by an impenetrable cordon sanitaire.... but was it truly impenetrable? Yes, yes it was. The Bretonnians lead: 1-0.
The Khemri Throw-Ra, Legolas, picked up the ball and advanced to the skirmish line behind a seemingly solid wall of defenders... but was it truly solid? No, no it wasn't. Scarface the Blitzer ran right past it and knocked out Legolas! The ball dribbled through the line to the Bretonnian side and was kicked around for a while until some snail-sucker got his mitts on it, then was immediately stripped of it trying to dodge back out of the scrum. The half-time whistle saved the teams from any further embarrassment.
Second half, the Khemri regroup with a new plan: forget this "we are Elves!" nonsense. If they can't outmanoeuvre the humans, they will out-hurt them.
By turn 10, four Bretonnians were badly hurt (with one more casualty by the end).
The Bretonnians, nevertheless, tried to gain possession of the ball mid-field again, but a clumsy peasant fumbled it, and the toss-in landed it deep in the Tomb Kings' backfield. With Legolas out of the game, it fell to the Blitz-Ras to pick up and pass the ball. At first, Celeborn failed in this task, but with the last team re-roll succeeded on turn 13, then ran down the pitch and passed the ball to a Skeleton with Elf-like finesse; Primus caught it and gracefully floated to within 3 steps of the Bretonnian goal-line. Two out of breath surly serfs chased him down and pinned him to the sideline. Problem? Not for Primus! He blitzed one peasant out of bounds, dodged the other, and tied the game, 1-1.
With the sudden onset of rain, the Dirty Dozenish, now only "Sevenish", had to be satisfied with this as the final score. The Petrified Wood Elves were happy with it as well, and hope to continue victoriously drawing games all the way to the league finals...
And just like that, on turn 1, the receiving Bretonnians casually KILLED A TOMB GUARDIAN! (luckily, he regenerated on the sidelines). Turn 2, they fouled another, and he too was knocked out of the game. The Bretonnian players pushed forward aggressively, willing to gamble on many red die blocks. Soon the scarfaced blitzer with the ball was hanging out on the Khemri goal line protected by an impenetrable cordon sanitaire.... but was it truly impenetrable? Yes, yes it was. The Bretonnians lead: 1-0.
The Khemri Throw-Ra, Legolas, picked up the ball and advanced to the skirmish line behind a seemingly solid wall of defenders... but was it truly solid? No, no it wasn't. Scarface the Blitzer ran right past it and knocked out Legolas! The ball dribbled through the line to the Bretonnian side and was kicked around for a while until some snail-sucker got his mitts on it, then was immediately stripped of it trying to dodge back out of the scrum. The half-time whistle saved the teams from any further embarrassment.
Second half, the Khemri regroup with a new plan: forget this "we are Elves!" nonsense. If they can't outmanoeuvre the humans, they will out-hurt them.
By turn 10, four Bretonnians were badly hurt (with one more casualty by the end).
The Bretonnians, nevertheless, tried to gain possession of the ball mid-field again, but a clumsy peasant fumbled it, and the toss-in landed it deep in the Tomb Kings' backfield. With Legolas out of the game, it fell to the Blitz-Ras to pick up and pass the ball. At first, Celeborn failed in this task, but with the last team re-roll succeeded on turn 13, then ran down the pitch and passed the ball to a Skeleton with Elf-like finesse; Primus caught it and gracefully floated to within 3 steps of the Bretonnian goal-line. Two out of breath surly serfs chased him down and pinned him to the sideline. Problem? Not for Primus! He blitzed one peasant out of bounds, dodged the other, and tied the game, 1-1.
With the sudden onset of rain, the Dirty Dozenish, now only "Sevenish", had to be satisfied with this as the final score. The Petrified Wood Elves were happy with it as well, and hope to continue victoriously drawing games all the way to the league finals...