Nurgle's Rotters - Beast of Nurgle

TeamTræls · Post by **TeamTræls** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:12 pm

Hmm, just to make something totally clear for me and my group (we're new to this game); does one HAVE to have 11 players on his team? Or could I make a team of, say, only nine players?

Darkson · Post by **Darkson** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:47 pm

You have to start the team (i.e. before it's first game) with 11 rostered players (so stars and mercs don't count towards that total).
After the first game you can run with as few players as you want.

TeamTræls · Post by **TeamTræls** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:17 am

Damn : (

SillySod · Post by **SillySod** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:59 am

TeamTræls wrote:What about the experimental LRB 6.0? I tihnk they buttf*ck'd Tentacles a great deal there...

Do you think they will be official anytime soon, or even at all?

Actually, they make tentacles better since people can no longer use RR or pro RR to escape.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:07 am

TeamTræls wrote:Hmm, just to make something totally clear for me and my group (we're new to this game); does one HAVE to have 11 players on his team? Or could I make a team of, say, only nine players?

pp16 "In addition, your team must have at least 11 players and may not have more than 16"

You have to start with 11. However there is nothing to stop you firing players after the first game and not taking journeymen to keep the numbers below 11.

Andromidius · Post by **Andromidius** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:29 am

Not that there's any reason to do a mad thing like that. Playing with a small team means you're going to get either bashed to hell because you lack assists, or the enemy will 2 turn touchdown you over and over again because you can't defend your backfield.

~Andromidius

Smeborg · Post by **Smeborg** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:52 pm

Having learned the hard way, I would always take the Beast, in any BB format.

The ideal skills on the Beast are Break Tackle followed by Stand Firm. Break Tackle means "he" is always a mobile threat and cannot be marked out of the game by an opposing linemen (a standard tactic). Stand Firm means "he" cannot easily be pushed away. Both Break Tackle and Stand Firm thus drastically increase the potential power of the Tentacles.

The Beast is probably the best Big Guy in the game currently, and also probably the best value. The ideal use for a Beast? - park "him" next to 2 Gutter Runners.

A mindset that I have found helpful to my own play is to understand that the Nurgle team is more effective in the opponent's turn than during its own turn. This is a different perspective from pretty much all other teams. The Beast is the best example of this, being, in "his" own turn, just a glorified Troll.

A Beast with Break Tackle is like gold dust in a tournament.

Hope this helps.

Smeborg

TeamTræls · Post by **TeamTræls** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 8:45 am

Thank you all, it has been very helpful. I have played one game with my regular Chaos (the all Beastman list - with 3 Warriors, after your advice) and I included a Minotaur there. He was simply fantastic. No less.