Chaos beastman with strength 4 rolled a double 5 - thoughts?

[JJB]

My chaos +ST beastman rolled 5 5 as his second skill.

My team, currently in development, tries to be balanced: 2/3 killer beastmen (claws, MB, PO), 2 hitting CWs (block, MB, Guard), 2 line of defence CWs (block, tentacles, guard or SF), 2 anti elf beastmen (Block, tackle/strip ball), a kicker (block, kick) and various support beastmen - the first one who gets + ag becomes a thrower.

I play on FUMBBL blackbox so I'm really trying to be ready for most situations rather than focusing on bashing exclusively.

What do you recommend for +ST guy?

I'd really feel that +ma is the way to go, but I'd appreciate recommendations.

Thanks.

[swilhelm73]

What do you use this guy for?

If offense then +MA might be good. If he gets in scrums maybe JU? With ST4 you'll get 2D on most defenders.

[JJB]

I'd use this guy in offense most certainly. I already have my 4 CWs for scrums.

[mattgslater]

Dodge. ST4+Dodge = annoyance from Hell.

Jump Up is an option in perpetual formats. But not for me, not without either a combo skill or a combo precursor (like Mighty Blow).

I'd probably get that guy Block at 31 and Two Heads at 51. 76 could be Guard or Tentacles.

[JJB]

Giving him guard or tentacles would mean you don't think he would be a scorer in the long run?

[spubbbba]

A ball carrier is always useful on a Chaos team, so both dodge and MA would make him better at that and afterwards Block and sure hands.

[DixonCider]

A ball carrier is always useful on a Chaos team, so both dodge and MA would make him better at that and afterwards Block and sure hands.

Agreed. Take the Move up now and sure hands/extra arms as your next skill

[mattgslater]

Giving him guard or tentacles would mean you don't think he would be a scorer in the long run?

On the contrary, Guard is a decent skill for carriers. Just pushing a picket off the cage has no particular benefit if the offense can just 2d all the pressure away.

For this guy, Tentacles is a #5 skill, if that.

Dodge-SH might be a good option: ST3 Leap-Strip into the cage would then be a forlorn hope, even with Tackle.

[Ullis]

I think you might be better off skipping the doubles. +ST on a ball carrier is a lot of TV just for when someone else might hit him. Anyone with +ST should go on the line, especially on such generic players as beastmen. If he already had Sure Hands, Block and Two Heads, then I'd keep him as the ball carrier but for now I'd give him Block. Followed by the usual Chaos stuff of MB, Guard, Claw, PO.

[JJB]

UPDATE: my st4 and dodge (which I picked over +ma) beastman got killed on a straight block with no modifiers.
I could not save him as I had already used my apo on a previous death on a chaos warrior with block and MB, itself the 2nd death of the game.

Including the one I saved, my team got 5 deaths in that game, most of which without modifiers.

[mattgslater]

These things, they happen sometimes.

[JJB]

I'd just prefer them to happen to somebody else.

[Necro10c]

I'd just prefer them to happen to somebody else.

And that my young ones, are the main reason to play chaos!

Sry, for your loss