Aww man... another doubles on a Werewolf?

Baron Ollie · Post by **Baron Ollie** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:46 pm

Ok... I'll join the club. I have no idea what to do.

I have a Werewolf on his second skill. I rolled doubles for his first, and figured I would take Jump Up, because I love frenziers that fall down jumping up again. Problem is now he is on his second skill, and guess what? Snake Eyes! What do you do with a second doubles when all he really needs is block? Do I squander it for a generic skill everyone will have or do I go exotic and get something like Dauntless or Pro?

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:27 pm

Either Dauntless or Mighty Blow would make him super-scary. I don't believe that Pro is as useful as Block.

Baron Ollie · Post by **Baron Ollie** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:34 pm

Mighty Blow doesn't add to claw does it? Or would it be then +2/+1?

amadoris · Post by **amadoris** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:02 pm

block is so useful...

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:10 pm

block is useful, that's why you'll get it asap.... on normal rolls.

and yeah, if you take mighty blow, it's +2/+1. i'd go with mighty blow, or dauntless if you feel you really need it, though i tend not to like frenzied dauntless too much.

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:22 pm

Baron Ollie wrote:Mighty Blow doesn't add to claw does it? Or would it be then +2/+1?

They combine normally.

So it'd be +3/+0 or +2/+1 depending on whether you needed it to break Armour...

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:50 pm

no way, not under the LRB 3.0 rules... you cannot have +3/+0, never ever.

edit: page 34 of the LRB 3.0: 1. You can't add bonuses from two or more skills/traits to modify an Armor or Injury roll.

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:07 pm

Hmm... why did I think otherwise?

Bookman · Post by **Bookman** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:23 pm

Nazgit wrote:Hmm... why did I think otherwise?

Probably all that time you're spending in the vault...

Joemanji · Post by **Joemanji** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:29 pm

It's turning my brain to mush!

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:18 pm

Dauntless or Mighty Blow.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:57 pm

I'd probably take Dauntless - Necros can really suffer against strength teams and being able to take out Chaos Warriors or Big Guys with your werewolf will help a lot.

JJB · Post by **JJB** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 10:57 pm

I'd say that the skill/trait you'd better take depends on:
1- the type of races your league has, i.e. agile, bashy (and thus likely to get rid of your WW quickly),
2- whether you play with the ageing rule (which means whether it is worth thinking in terms of the very long term development of your player or not...), and obviously
3- your own playing style.

In the worst of cases, i.e. in a bashy league with ageing, then I'd definitely ignore the double and simply go for block.

In the best case (agile opponents + no ageing), I'd be tempted by either dauntless (if you still have several st4+ opponents around), mighty blow or even piling on (nice since you already have jump-up, even more so since you can combine it with your claws to make it very very effective... although even if you play in an 'agile' league, he'll still be the most hated player and will get fouled off soone or later).

In-between? Dauntless I guess, in view of the increased chances of having st4+ players against you on the pitch.

My personal favourite will be piling on (yes, I do mean the NEW piling on), but it's due to my sadistic tendencies...

)

Obviously, it's all down to you playing style, i.e. what you like to make out of your WWs and your team as a whole (Oh, really? What a big surprise!....

).

What would be a waste IMO: pro - adds nothing 'special' to the player as such; guard - the WW is a hunter-killer, not a blocker like your flesh golems; nerves of steel - might seem tempting for some, but then with only ag3 and dodge coming only much later, once you've caught the ball, try getting out of that cage the opponent has made around your player (using frenzy is not that good when it's at 2db against you...))...

slup · Post by **slup** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:01 am

PILING ON!!!!!!!

Because it works wonders with jump up and claw.
And it is so much fun. MUHAHAHAHA

Orin · Post by **Orin** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:47 am

I thought Werewolves had normal acces to Strenght Skills. No need to waste a double on a skill he can get anyway. What about Nerves of Steel!

You might have some trouble moving the ball away from the opponents once you caught it though.