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what did you just say?ianwilliams wrote:The problem is that anything that helps experienced teams get better (and why invest in a stadium if not?) makes it harder for rookie teams to compete against them.
That's why Neo's excellent rules are a very good idea.
Heh, the Boston Gardens was for years the smallest ice in the NHL, and guess what? Bruins played hitting hockey.juck101 wrote:An idea could be based on background fluff stuff from warhammer to make an in game effect. Dark elfs hate the sun so why not take away heat weather rolls on the weather-kick off table. Dwarfs and halflings could based on their size play on a pitch one or two squares less length. Bright crusader pitch (old humans) could send off fouls on a 2+ based on the fans pressuring the ref. Grass pitch for elf but astrogranite favoured by orc for hard landing, could effect the extra square roll
but sadly not many pitch changes can be created without affecting game balance. The big rich teams are the only likely to be able to pay for a stadium and benefit, so think should be free and race based.
will reply if I can work out all basic teams a FAIR free effect, but need disadvantage as well.
"be very hard to restrict to a balanced fair system that doesn’t favour the home side. " is the key there. Ask any of the regular dwarven coaches about what they think about making the pitch 1-2 squares thinner and the druel out the side of their mouths would tell you all you need to know.juck101 wrote:"Heh, the Boston Gardens was for years the smallest ice in the NHL, and guess what? Bruins played hitting hockey.
Pitches have to stay the same size! "
hey that’s the point. Arsenal FC play on one of the narrowest pitches in the premiership (midfield passing team) and Southmpton FC (unskilled strength) used to have the longest in English football. Homefield is an advantage for that team and not for others. Yep agree nightmare to schedule league with home and away games equal but would add character if could be fair.
Think pitch length and width integral idea for stadium rules. ALL blood bowl elements need to be represented ranging from cheerleaders to mutant players. So if you want to have an ogre pitch (guess wider) then your going to need a craft knife and cardboard at least. For 15 basic teams and tons of other variants that’s a lot of rules to think about, and the unpopular pitch change could be part of it. Anyone using an old 2nd pitch will have a non standard endzone and I bet you they dont play with frenzy players.
Dont want to nag but this would add either major character to teams or be very hard to restrict to a balanced fair system that doesn’t favour the home side. (after all if they pick the stadium they not going to pick a disadvantage)
No way! If I were a skaven or elf coach I would short and widen- that is why this isn't really workable. Wider pitch is harder to defend, and shorter makes 4 players "1 turn burners" without needing sprint or move upgrades.juck101 wrote:yep dwarfs gain movement by smaller pitches, skaven can have long pitches (sorry if your dwarf), human more strict ref, dark elf mighty blow from crowd (go witches), ogre less width (easy to gain block position advantage), orc +1 to AV rolls on astrogranite, chaos dwarf dungeons no long bomb allowed, chaos extra large stand add 20,000 fans (they need more money), high elf no quick pass due to high wind (bit crap but everyone thinks they are crap except me) norse think still can play on ships cant remember current rules, undead play at night no players can assist without flood lights. amazon? goblin ? wood elf? lizard?
Could be FUN rules but need to be far less powerful for normal 'vanilla' blood bowl. And sorry to say needs a league with home and away for every team (never work for league I play)
Of course. 
