Suggestions for my next skill... (Amazons)

Dragoonkin · Post by **Dragoonkin** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 6:55 pm

Amazon Blitzer...right now she's gotten so far, +1 MA and Stand Firm, so she's sitting at:

7MA, 3ST, 3AG, 7AR, Dodge, Block, Stand Firm...any suggestions on what her next skill should be? I was thinking something like Guard.

Piepgrass · Post by **Piepgrass** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 7:30 pm

Hope and pray for + ag or + st.

Since she has gotten ekstra ma. its worth considering the player as a sacker or scorer.
Skills such as leap, strip ball and pro is allso worth it.
(ofcourse i dont know the rest of your team so you may have players with the right skills)

Poul

Cervidal · Post by **Cervidal** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 7:35 pm

With Stand Firm this player could not be blitzed off of a ball carrier. Park her next to who has the ball and the opposition either has to knock her down or dodge away; the push result just won't cut it. At MA 7 you stand a good chance of holding onto many ball carriers, especially for Orcs, Chaos, Undead, Dwarves, and the like. You even have a fair chance of holding onto the super-fast ones as almost none of them will ever have MA over 9.

Tack on Tackle as a fourth skill down the line and you've a truly nasty defensive player.

Acerak · Post by **Acerak** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 7:46 pm

You want to play to MA+1 and Stand Firm. Here are some options:

* Guard: Plays to Stand Firm, not so much to MA+1. Sre, you have extra range for the player, but if she's always mixing herself up in scrums, it's kinda wasted.

* Tackle: Good for a long-range blitz. Of course, Stand Firm kills your Blitz action if you fail the Dodge roll, so it's not as good as it sounds.

* Shadowing: This is my suggestion, but it depends a bit on your league. You won't be able to shadow well against MA9 freaks, but you'll have the advantage vs MA7 and a sizable advantage vs MA6. With Stand Firm, you can't be pushed away once you lock onto a player.

I'd definitely go for Shadowing. This player would become a big pain in the arse for your opponents. And with Amazons, you don't get many opportunities to take Shadowing with MA7!

Good luck.

-Chet

Dragoonkin · Post by **Dragoonkin** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 9:00 pm

Isn't Shadowing an Agi? (I don't have my LRB around here right now...) Blitzers can only take Strength and General...though she's already Doubled twice to get where she is.

Dragoonkin · Post by **Dragoonkin** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 9:01 pm

Oh and as for the rest of the team it basically reads like "Block Dodge" many times over...except for a Catcher with Leap, a Linewoman with Guard, and a Thrower with Hail Mary Pass.

Vesticle · Post by **Vesticle** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 9:26 pm

Shadowing is General

One of the useful things about Amazons is that they all start with dodge, which is an Agility skill. It makes for a lot of useful possible combos for their players. By contrast, a team like the Norse, they all start with a general skill that they all probably could've gotten on their first skill roll anyway.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 11:47 am

I'd say shadowing for a normal skill too.

Catchers are often going to be faster than her, so try to target the thrower/ball carrier. vs MA6 you've got a 72% chance of following. If you back that up with tackle or diving tackle then your opponent is really in trouble.

Ian

Pantera · Post by **Pantera** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 11:48 am

As other already has said:
Normal skill: Strip Ball if you want a sacker, Tackle helps sacking against those blodge sure hands guys, Shadowing could be cool to, its irritating

Acerak · Post by **Acerak** » Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:56 pm

Put Strip Ball on another Blitzer, not this one. It won't accentuate MA7 and Stand Firm. Save Tackle for someone else, too. With Shadowing, this player will be able to contribute to your team's success even if she's not blitzing.

-Chet