Human Lineman: Has guard, second skill double 5's.

Bookman · Post by **Bookman** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:04 pm

Topic says it all:

1) Take the Move
2) Ignore the Doubles and take Block.
3) Something Else? (Side Step maybe?)

Underdog · Post by **Underdog** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:12 pm

Gut instinct is to ignore it and take block but someone else might have noticed something I havent (Stand firm maybe).

I wouldn't take the Move coz this guys will be in the thick off it most of the time.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:26 pm

he cannot take stand firm which is a ST trait, as he can only access G. i'd say sidestep, dauntless, diving tackle, or mighty blow in that order of preference.

ScottyBoneman · Post by **ScottyBoneman** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:31 pm

Depends where your team is, and your ability to feed this guy a few TD to get the next quickly, but I might be driving toward Blodge. Hard to knock down, hard to keep in one place and Guard.

Underdog · Post by **Underdog** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:42 pm

Gus wrote:he cannot take stand firm which is a ST trait, as he can only access G. i'd say sidestep, dauntless, diving tackle, or mighty blow in that order of preference.

Oh right sorry. Ive been playing vault rules.

Right well to revise my post. If your planning on keeping the team for a while take dodge to make this guy a real irritation, otherwise if Id take block.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:44 pm

you lucky man... i can't wait to play them

Underdog · Post by **Underdog** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 8:46 pm

As you said sidestep could be very annoying too but I wouldnt take it untill you have at least Block or Dodge as there isnt much point deciding where you fall.

Duke Jan · Post by **Duke Jan** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:05 pm

Have to agree with Scotty, make him a blodger ASAP.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:05 pm

well, he has guard, so i assumed his next regular skill would be block... and being able to sidestep where guard matters the most is good i think, even if at this very point, it isn't as effective as it will be in the future, when he gets to 31 SPP and block.

edit: as a member of the Fighting Against The Dodge Scourge Movement, i must say that ONE blodger in a team is overrated. Blodge is useful when in numbers, otherwise it's easy for your opponent to dedicate a tackler to your couple of blodgers.

Bookman · Post by **Bookman** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:25 pm

This is a vault team, so I can feed the guy some MVP's if nothing else. Stand Firm is also an option.

We just got absolutely killed by some orcs so we're down some players -- one blitzer killed outright, and a thrower got a -1 AG. I also had a lineman die in the game previous.

Here's the team at present:

Little John (Blitzer) 7348 Block, Guard, Mighty Blow, +1 AG
Will Scarlet (Blitzer) 6338 Block, Dodge, Guard, -1 MV, Spring Back
David of Doncaster (Blitzer) 8338 Block, +1 MV, Side Step, Shadowing
Gilbert o' the White Hand (Thrower) 6338 Sure Hands, Pass, Pass Block, Dodge
Will Stutely (Catcher) 8337 Dodge, Catch, Block, Nerves of Steel, Dauntless, +1 ST
Allen a-Dale (Catcher) 9237 Dodge, Catch, +1 MV, Block
Friar Tuck (Lineman) 6338 Guard, DOUBLE FIVE
Wat o'the Crabstaff (Lineman) 5338 Guard
Gamble Gold (Lineman) 6338
Nasir (Lineman) 6338 Block, Dirty Player
Guy of Guisborne (Ogre) 5539 Big Guy, Bone Head, Mighty Blow, Thick Skull, Break Tackle, Guard

ScottyBoneman · Post by **ScottyBoneman** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:35 pm

Gus wrote:Blodge is useful when in numbers, otherwise it's easy for your opponent to dedicate a tackler to your couple of blodgers.

You are right about the numbers, but the amount of Tackle gets stretched away from the catchers (less so the QB). One of the things I like most about catchers is that you can draw double coverage very easily- when that is happening, being able to rush around a Guard player is golden to either free up one or get a seperate run going with the Blitzers.

(Nice core there by the way)

JJB · Post by **JJB** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 10:04 pm

Bookman, for a vault team, I must admit that SF could indeed be a good idea. Yet since you already have another guard blodger, I actually think that one more would further reinforce the 'support pack' that your linemen constitute.

Leipziger · Post by **Leipziger** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:34 am

Which Vault version are you using? 1.6 offers you +1 Ma or +1 AV if you roll 10.

Cheers

Leip

absent1 · Post by **absent1** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:03 am

i'd personally go dodge to make him be able to manouever better with gaurd, and to help keep him alive, block next, but i think any choice you make will make him a good player.

The Florist · Post by **The Florist** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:01 am

Names from the BBC Robin Hood series? Why was that arab guy in there?
Never understood that.