Pirog
Joined: Jul 13, 2006
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Sep 21, 2007 - 22:13 |
 
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1 Pirate Captain 6 2 3 7 - Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty, Claw, Leader 80k AG
<b>New addition - 070922</b>
2 Swashbuckler 6 2 3 7 - Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty, Poison Dagger 80k AG
2 Cannon - 2 3 3 10 Always Hungry, Blunderbuss, Really Stupid, Throw Team Mate 80k SP
2 Grapplers - 5 2 3 6 Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty, Tentacles 60k A
2 Scallywag - 5 2 3 6 Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty, Dirty Player 60k A
12 Buccaneer - 5 2 3 6 Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty 40k A
12 Sprog - 5 2 3 6 Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty, Bonehead 20k A
Star player:
Ahoy the Anchorman 4 6 3 7 - Ball & Chain, Block, Mighty Blow 90k
Rerolls: 60k
Since regular halflings are no longer available and chaos halflings are a bit too sinister to have the flingy feel I thought of a new way to introduce the cuddly little rascals. Halfling pirates!
This team of fragile halflings will have to depend on their positionals to get the game going and will likely use their cannons a lot for TTM's. And we all love TTM's  They will likely hurt a lot because of their lack of armor and Big Guys, but have really cheap but useless cannon fodder to stick on the LOS.
The pirate captain is of course the leader, influencing his scurvy crew when on the pitch and armed with a hook (claw).
The swashbucklers are the best fighters and key players of the teams. Using their cutlasses they are the only players except the captain that are reliable for inflicting casualties.
The pirates bring their cannons from the ships to hurl themselves through the air. Not quite as reliable as the gnome versions (Really Stupid), but still a big help in the offensive.
The grapplers that are normally used to secure enemy ships into position are great even for defense on the pitch, snaring up their opponents and preventing their path.
Scallywags are the scumbags of the pirate crews and are there to apply the boot when the rest of the crew downs an opponent. Important players since the halflings are not very good attackers.
The Buccaneers are the linemen of the team, but since the little ones are running a big risk of getting hurt they also have the Sprogs. Untrained, raw recruits that are convinced to take up the most dangerous positions in exchange for a double ration of rum! The Sprogs are cheap and expendable, but unreliable both because of their lack of routine and because they are severly drunk.
Of course open to suggestions. Please keep your criticism constructive. |
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Craftnburn
Joined: Jul 29, 2005
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Sep 21, 2007 - 22:17 |
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Ummm sorry No. I can't get past Halfling and Pirate in the same sentence, Flings don't sail.. heck they rarely boat! |
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Diabl0658
Joined: Oct 05, 2004
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Sep 21, 2007 - 22:17 |
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I like it! With a little fine tuning this could become a great addition to stunty leeg. |
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Walks_in_the_Sun
Joined: Apr 16, 2006
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Sep 21, 2007 - 22:31 |
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I think Craft has it... to start with something canonical and make it crazy is worse than to take something completely out of canon
more specifically, I don't buy the grapplers or get the point of the "sprogs" |
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Pirog
Joined: Jul 13, 2006
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Sep 21, 2007 - 22:52 |
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| Walks_in_the_Sun wrote: | I think Craft has it... to start with something canonical and make it crazy is worse than to take something completely out of canon
more specifically, I don't buy the grapplers or get the point of the "sprogs" |
What is wrong with the grapplers?
The point of the sprogs is that this team is going to get hurt a lot, so they have some reall cheap cannon fodder to either have as reserves when they are low on cash or as expendable LOS players. |
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SillySod
Joined: Oct 10, 2006
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Sep 21, 2007 - 23:00 |
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I havent read this team yet but I like it already |
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Craftnburn
Joined: Jul 29, 2005
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Sep 21, 2007 - 23:02 |
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| SillySod wrote: | | I havent read this team yet but I like it already |
Why am I not surprised!  |
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johan
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Sep 21, 2007 - 23:10 |
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Next up, Halfling Ninjas. |
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SillySod
Joined: Oct 10, 2006
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Sep 21, 2007 - 23:46 |
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Well, upon more caefull thought (I read the team) I have some reflections:
The team is quite different to some others. It might play in a different style.
I like "Sprogs", they are ordinary halflings. Not proffesionals.
I like grapplers. Giving them general access seems a logical step though.
Remove always hungry from the cannons. Cna the blunderbuss be used with TTM? Can it be used with bombs? Giving them the choice might be nice.
The team might need a little more punch. That or a little more to help them score. Why not give them a halfling pirate captain who has some fun skills, leader and foul appearence (his parrot flies round pecking people, making ball handling hard) could be interesting.
Fluff wise it could fit. It is not the most obvious fit (at all) but it does have several merits. The main merit that I can see is that they are a very obviously friendly, happy sort of halfling team. they also attract players that like both pirates AND halflings. (you do get some halfling pirates... just not alot) |
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Walks_in_the_Sun
Joined: Apr 16, 2006
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Sep 22, 2007 - 00:26 |
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| Pirog wrote: | What is wrong with the grapplers?
The point of the sprogs is that this team is going to get hurt a lot, so they have some reall cheap cannon fodder to either have as reserves when they are low on cash or as expendable LOS players. |
I can't make the leap from someone throwing a grappling hook at a ship to using such a hook to somehow keep multiple opponents from escaping. It doesn't make sense.
If a team is in such bad shape that halflings aren't cheap and foddery enough, a boneheaded halfling isn't going to fix your problem. |
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PhrollikK
Joined: Nov 04, 2006
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Sep 22, 2007 - 00:58 |
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SillySod
Joined: Oct 10, 2006
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Sep 22, 2007 - 01:06 |
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I like the idea of an ogre with a harpoon gun. How would you do this though? (ignoring any suggestion of bombs or tentacles) |
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Pirog
Joined: Jul 13, 2006
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Sep 22, 2007 - 02:21 |
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| SillySod wrote: | Well, upon more caefull thought (I read the team) I have some reflections:
The team is quite different to some others. It might play in a different style.
I like "Sprogs", they are ordinary halflings. Not proffesionals.
I like grapplers. Giving them general access seems a logical step though.
Remove always hungry from the cannons. Cna the blunderbuss be used with TTM? Can it be used with bombs? Giving them the choice might be nice.
The team might need a little more punch. That or a little more to help them score. Why not give them a halfling pirate captain who has some fun skills, leader and foul appearence (his parrot flies round pecking people, making ball handling hard) could be interesting.
Fluff wise it could fit. It is not the most obvious fit (at all) but it does have several merits. The main merit that I can see is that they are a very obviously friendly, happy sort of halfling team. they also attract players that like both pirates AND halflings. (you do get some halfling pirates... just not alot) |
I thought G access would be better on the swashbucklers since the team is allready lacking a bit in the offense.
The cannons are just copied from the gnome team. In the list they had Always Hungry and Blunderbuss.
I agree that they can use a little more punch. A pirate captain would be nice indeed. I didn't suggest it since I was afraid that people would think it would end up with too many positionals.
And you're right about the happy, friendly sort. I'm sure a lot of people would appreciate pirate halflings |
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Pirog
Joined: Jul 13, 2006
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Sep 22, 2007 - 02:25 |
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| Quote: | | I can't make the leap from someone throwing a grappling hook at a ship to using such a hook to somehow keep multiple opponents from escaping. It doesn't make sense. |
Maybe not. I did envision it mostly to be against one target. A st 2 player with tentacles would likely just be pushed away if he tried to cover several targets anyway.
| Quote: | | If a team is in such bad shape that halflings aren't cheap and foddery enough, a boneheaded halfling isn't going to fix your problem. |
It's not about them being in bad shape, but with no big guys and AV 6 they are going to lose a lot of players. An ultra cheap player to fill the ranks and make sure that the team has reserves is just a little help. And I thought it was a little fun to have halflings so drunk on rum that they are Boneheaded...but perhaps you are too serious for such things |
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Pirog
Joined: Jul 13, 2006
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Sep 22, 2007 - 02:27 |
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I'm not that fond of the idea of bringing in Big Guys. Maybe the star player fanatic could be converted to a positional to give them some bashing power and a skilled pirate captain could be their new star player? |
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