Chronicles of Thor #9: Blood Bowl, Warhammer Underworlds & Life
Let’s start off with some fun stuff.
Blood Bowl
The 4th Blood Bowl season at my FLGS has concluded. I did well in regular season going 6 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw with my Undead, the Cryptkickers.
I made it through the playoffs to the final game against Benito’s Human team, the Saint Athens SunSpears.
All throughout the season and playoffs we tracked stats for players and teams. Benito was the #1 offense, averaging 2.3 goals per-game. I, on the other hand, was the #1 defense with an average of .8 goals allowed per-game. I knew it would be a fun game; always is against Benito.
The game was unbelievable close, going into overtime, but Benito pulled it off and took a 2-1 victory to win the season. In the 4 seasons we’ve run, I have won the title twice and Benito twice.
It was an awesome season. We had the most active players yet and I can’t wait for next season.
Speaking of, next season I plan to run a Necromantic team instead of Undead. The beauty is that I only need a few models to add in to make them Necromantic – Werewolves and Flesh Golems.
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To that end, I picked up these for the Werewolves.
They’re from Reaper Miniatures. I plan to sculpt in some shoulder pads and probably call it good.
For Flesh Golems I haven’t found anything I’m sold on yet. Reaper has some but they’re not quite large enough. I also don’t want to spend $35+ on a Games Workshop kit to make them either. Totally open to ideas here.
Oh, I also picked up this for my team’s coach.
The one on the left will be my coach, which I think is perfect for the Undead and Necromantic team.
Also, if you don’t play Blood Bowl, or if you’re curious about the game, then check out my guide to the game.
Warhammer Underworlds
I’ve started painting my Mollog’s Mob warband for Underworlds. These have been a blast to paint and I just keep playing around with colors and tones for something fun.
Here’s some shots of them as they stand.
I do have some videos on each of those on our YouTube channel. Mollog is a bit further along than you see here, but I did a video and didn’t get any updated shots yet.
I also got in my first few games with them last night and they were fun to play. It’s a very different warband than I’m used to so I’m enjoying the challenge of figuring them out.
My Father’s Service
So, tomorrow at 11am is the funeral service for my dad who passed away in November. I live in Maine, so you can’t do burials at that point until spring.
Also, for obvious reasons, I slacked on getting the service arranged. I just didn’t want to do it. However, the time has come to say goodbye to the man who raised me. I love you, dad.
Congrats on making the finals in your League! I managed to find an online league to join, and even tho it’s just starting, I’m doing better than I expected*, it’s been fun so far, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how it goes. Those Werewolves look pretty awesome, and that’s gonna be a great Coach Model.
Mollog’s Mob is coming along nicely. I want to put little “flower crowns” but with mushrooms on mine, still trying to figure out exactly how to go about that.
My condolences again for your loss. That sucks to have to wait for months and then bring the matter up again once it’s faded a little, but not enough that it’s easier to deal with.
*Given that everyone else has vastly more BB experience than I do, I was expecting to end up 0-7, but my first game was against Elves, with heavy rain, so it ended up as a scoreless draw, but I was ahead on casualties. Beating expectations like those isn’t that hard ;)
Thanks. Leagues are where the game is meant to be played. So much fun.
Be curious to see how you do flower crowns. Be a cool touch for sure.
Yeah, the northeast is like that. When my mom passed it was the same way, though less of a wait, we still had to wait months before spring and we could do a service. You’re absolutely right, you’re starting to feel a bit normal again and then you get thrown back into it.
What team are you playing as? Any sort of weather condition helps level a game against Elves. Otherwise they just bounce all over and you can’t pin them down.
I’m running Norse. The Fossberg Fjordhawks. Tried to get as close as I could with the BBII options to Seattle Seahawks colours, so they ended up with these hideous, eye-searing, neon green speedos.
We are all playing starting teams, so they didn’t have those incredibly annoying Sidestep/Fend/etc. types to worry about, and it was Elven Union, not Wood Elves, so no War Dancers ;) Still thought it was going to go completely south when I got double-skulled twice in my first two Blocks, but it turned around after that.
I love Norse. I’d have a Norse team now if A) GW put out a new one, or B) 3rd Party companies weren’t so damn expensive for a team. My favorite team hands down, well, except those with neon green speedos…lol.
Ah, yeah. Elven Union (I’ll always call them Pro Elves), aren’t so bad. They’re the one Elf team that doesn’t completely annoy me. Hell of a start to a game you had, but as you know, Nuffle is a funny one.
I’ve been poking away at making one from Chaos Marauders and various other bits, but they’re not particularly inspiring base Models to work from.
When I do get them together in physical form, I’m going to have the bright green and dark blue, with grey accents, like the Seahawks, but the computer version has a pretty limited set of colour choices.
And yeah, Nuffle is certainly fickle. That unpredictability is part of what makes it so fun!
Agreed. The game is frustrating and thrilling at the same time because you never know what the dice will do to you next. It’s my favorite game by far.
Another great season. After the first half I was sure you had the win. Check out the new Bone Golems from WhizKids that’s coming out. Might be what you are looking for.
This?
Yeah! That it. I didn’t see it as large but it’s intimidating
They’re pretty awesome, but sadly they aren’t out until September :(
Oh wow, sorry to hear about the burial service being so delayed. I never would have guessed that. Hope it at least helps with some closure.
I am liking the YouTube videos showing off models. Very handy to see them.
Thanks. Yeah, with the winters we get here you can’t dig at all. Most cemeteries close down entirely, can’t even go visit. They just can’t possibly keep the place clear enough with all the snow and ice.
I’m going to try and keep up with those videos, at least when I have things I’m working on. They aren’t exactly generating a lot of viewers but it’s a good place for me to get better doing the videos themselves for when it matters.
Hi Thor. Sorry to come to this so late. Hope everything went well with the funeral for your Dad, my condolences again for your loss. It never gets easier, just the ache duller over time.
Blood bowl team is looking ace! Really like what you have done with them all. That little coach guy will suit them really well :)
Thank you. Everything went well and I’m glad it’s over finally.
I kind of forgot I bought that coach until just now. I should totally get that painted up…