With Blood Bowl: Death Zone up for pre-order this weekend, we thought you deserved a quick peek at what you’ll find between the covers. The short version? Every Blood Bowl coach is going to want this book. Let’s take a look at the table of contents to whet your appetite.
If you read the last Pitchside Report, you’ve already heard about games of Sevens and hiring Mercenaries for your team – but that’s just the tip of the iceberg, as you can see.
This book is packed with new Inducements for all teams. Stock your sidelines with a variety of colourful characters like wizards, coaching staff, or even referees. Take this Night Goblin Shaman, for example.
Costing a cool 150,000 gold pieces, and available to any team with the Badlands Brawl or Underworld Challenge special rules, these Goblin wizards can cast one of two powerful spells once during the game. Use the Foot of Gork (or Mork) to punt or stomp an opposing player, or stupefy the most significant threat before a big play with some toxic mushrooms.
Are you searching for an excuse to create a Team Mascot model? Look no further.
Now, any team can add a mascot using an Inducement, with actual in-game effects to boot.
With any luck, they can keep providing extra re-rolls – what’s not to love?
Oh, and you can Induce Giants if your mascot’s not cutting it. They’re about as devastating as you’d imagine.
If you’re looking to get an edge in league play, you’ll want to court sponsorships from the best brands in the sport. Sign up with McMurty’s Burger Emporium, and your players will enjoy free food while the sponsorship lasts – for better or worse.
Are you yearning for that home-team advantage? Take up a residency deal with the owners of a stadium. Not only do you get a boost to your Fan Factor when you play at home, but the crowd MIGHT not beat up your players when they get pushed into the stands! That’s loyalty, right there.
All you need to do to strike a deal is work out some modifiers and roll a D6 to negotiate a contract. It’s easier if you win your game, have a great sponsor, or have lots of fans…
If your team is famous enough, the owners will be happy to have you at no extra charge. Hard work definitely pays off.
Every team in Blood Bowl tries to gain an advantage in some way. Oftentimes, they’ll use a specially modified ball, which makes for some very unpredictable shenanigans. Take the Warpstone Brazier Balls favoured by Skaven teams, for example. These glowing “balls” are known to cause spontaneous mutations during the game, and they can even engulf players in unnatural green flames to kill them outright.
Alongside Weather tables encompassing the many hostile environments that host Blood Bowl games, and random Match Events to add further chaos, there’s also a whole new way to play. We introduced the concept of smaller games of Sevens and then went deeper into why it’s such a refreshing blast yesterday, if you missed it.
If you’re looking for a way to spice up your games and add depth to your leagues and tournaments, you’ll want to pre-order a copy of Death Zone this weekend. You can also pick up the teams, Star Players, and even referees from the Second Season Edition boxed set on their own for the first time.
We can’t wait to hear about all the wild antics you get up to on the pitch. Head over to the Blood Bowl Facebook page or Twitter and let us know what you’re most excited about.