Ueber-Pestigor gets 5th skill advance!

[Smeborg]

Some readers may be familiar with my Pestigor Horny, the bane of our league. He just reached 76SPPs:

+1AG
+1ST
Dodge
Block
Sure Hands

It's hard to keep the ball away from this guy (he has 21 TDs in 19 games). He's a bargain at a mere 240,000. A Vampire with Horns, and without Bloodlust.

This is only my second player ever to reach 76SPPs. The first was a Hobgoblin in 3rd Edition, when you got SPPs for foul CAS (he had 19 of them).

Horny got 3 TDs in his last match to exactly reach his 76 SPPs. I confess I left him off the pitch for the last turn, sensing that he would otherwise inevitably attract that thrown rock. He can die happy now. Perhaps my best ever player.

All the best.

[mattgslater]

Did you just give him Sure Hands?

[Smeborg]

Did you just give him Sure Hands?

Yes, it was supposed to be his first skill advance, but he rolled 11, 12, doubles, in that order, and I gave him +1AG, +1ST, Dodge as his first 3 skills. For his 4th skill, he rolled a normal roll, and I gave him Block, because of the synergy with Dodge, and a need to protect him (he was a very popular target, understandably). Finally he rolled a second normal roll last night, so I gave him Sure Hands without hesitation (this was long planned).

Luckily for me, Strip Ball is not popular in our league this season (it was popular last season - these things go in waves). So I have been able to get away with it.

Horny is my only ball carrier. There is only one other Pestigor, who has Wrestle, Fend. The other Pestigors keep dying (including the only CAS in last night's match, a one die block). The 5 Rotters on the roster are all rookies.

All the best.

[mrmojoz]

I have an Uber-Rat on a chaos pact team currently at:
+1 AGI
+1 STR
Block

He should be leveling soon, would you go with Dodge still with mutations available? He tends to end up with ball most of them time.

[mattgslater]

If it's not too late, I'd recommend going Stand Firm, so you can use him to support your other Pesties and help them improve too. Sure Hands at 76 SPP will stunt your team growth.

[Carnis]

Tentacles is another worthy pick, I'd favor it over stand firm. I disagree about sure hands too, it's a splendid way to spread the TDs to the rotters & the pesties.

Just pickup & carry to safety with your AG4 pesti, then throw into a cage with a AG3 catcher waiting to get the extra SPP for a comp and a TD to a player who's still skilling up.

[Smeborg]

Tentacles is another worthy pick, I'd favor it over stand firm. I disagree about sure hands too, it's a splendid way to spread the TDs to the rotters & the pesties.

Just pickup & carry to safety with your AG4 pesti, then throw into a cage with a AG3 catcher waiting to get the extra SPP for a comp and a TD to a player who's still skilling up.

Thanks, Carnis. This guy can spread the love now. Without Sure Hands he would be an obvious target for the proverbial Wardancer with Strip Ball. He needs the Sure Hands a lot on defense too, when he typically makes multiple dodges to pick up a spilled ball (the team re-roll is needed for the dodges and GFIs). Sure Hands was supposed to be his first skill - he got there in the end! In any case, there is no other candidate on the team for Sure Hands.

I have a ST5 Warrior who will take Tentacles as and when he gets to 16 SPPs. Don't know when that will be, as it took 19 games for my first Warrior to get to 16 SPPs (he has Block, S-Firm).

All the best.