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Welp. Looks like the rumor about rosters being chained to what's sold in the box turned out to be true. Don't worry Dark Elf players, your Runners now come with Punt! Aren't you lucky?

Not shocked but it's going to be carnage on the BB socials for a while. Orcs and Humans lose out a lot, the Skaven change might actually be ok. Dwarfs, once again continue to be basically untouched which is practically a buff at this point.

Das_Ubermike wrote:
Welp. Looks like the rumor about rosters being chained to what's sold in the box turned out to be true. Don't worry Dark Elf players, your Runners now come with Punt! Aren't you lucky?

Where are you getting this from?

 SgtEeveell wrote:

Das_Ubermike wrote:
Welp. Looks like the rumor about rosters being chained to what's sold in the box turned out to be true. Don't worry Dark Elf players, your Runners now come with Punt! Aren't you lucky?

Where are you getting this from?

Warhammer Community has an article up.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/euo6nxbn/tokens-skills-and-roster-changes-whats-new-in-blood-bowl/

The most important thing to point out is that this new edition of Blood Bowl is still the game we all know and love.

Now where did I hear that before ?

Hard to say how it will affect everything without seeing the whole of it.

I like the rules clarifications and such, but am a little nervous about the team rejiggering. We'll have to wait and see, I guess.

Huh. There’s no way they’re going to make linemen 0-4 or anything like that so what about teams like Imperial nobles that only have four in the box?

Anyway, core mechanics more or less unchanged, good. Passing cleared up, good. Consolidating sneaky skills as a separate category, interesting. Arm Bar generating SPP, legendary.

Articles!
Bretonnians: Their thing is Dauntless, apparently. Knightly questors squaring up to the mightiest monsters. Also, a new rule appears:


Tomb Kings: Are up to their ancient tricks, apparently. Slow, bashy, dead. They trained up some decent throwers but forgot the other half of the equation. Also their wrappings are coming loose:


Not sure about the ability to pick up a final save against tripping. Depends on if it replaces Sure Feet, I guess. And if it can be re-rolled.
Also, they seem to be hinting that Mummies have the Big Guy trait which means no Secure the Ball action for them. Which might come as a relief to some.