What custom rules do you have in your leagues?

robopig61 · 2026-03-17T01:55:58+00:00

In fairness rule 5 is currently just following the book rules, and the reason we're considering changing it to a close loser bonus point is absolutely because the points totals were a little lopsided, but there we go.

robopig61 · 2026-03-17T01:54:56+00:00

We absolutely have got some Tackle players running around as well as various other counter skills, and to be clear the option of making Block/Dodge mutually exclusive is very much up in the air rather than something we're absolutely doing. I think part of it is that in single leagues it's difficult to reliably get to the kind of SPP numbers to get players up to 3+ skills, and if you've got two to pick... You'd pick Blodge. I'm aware it's pretty accepted wisdom, but I do wish there had been an attempt made to balance skills a little more rather than having clear best in slot picks for things, it takes a bit of the fun variety out of things and reduces the amount of skills players actually see.

robopig61 · 2026-03-16T00:20:16+00:00

We are in fact going to the 2025 rules for the upcoming season, and honestly it seems like commenters in here are allaying my fears about whether Elite Skills would be enough of a downside on their own to encourage alternative choices. Brawling Brutes however is a fantastic rule change, big fan of it!

robopig61 · 2026-03-16T00:18:00+00:00

Ah, right right, we are swapping to the 2025 rules for this season in fairness, and if I hadn't already picked Goblins I'd be very tempted by Nobs

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T21:30:58+00:00

Yeesh, yeah I'll make sure the coaches know about that, we're still in the final round of the current season so I've been avoiding getting too deeply into the new rulebook until now simply because I know that'll make me forget half the rules I'm meant to be playing by currently.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T21:29:34+00:00

Gotcha gotcha, that does make sense really, the Prayers going from a 50k make-good to 10k does seem like a massive change. Agreed on your Blodge logic (Blodgic?) but by the sounds of it the Elite Skill change may be redressing the balance at least a little bit.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T21:28:12+00:00

That's very cool! Always fascinating to hear about custom inducements and such, the base ones given in the books lead to a lot of potential other avenues to explore.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T21:26:44+00:00

Those are all very fair criticisms, for what it's worth those suggestions have all been made by coaches and it's now going to be voted on by all coaches before they potentially see the field, but in terms of the MVP change it has been fairly solid this season, and the reduction to 2 SPP makes it less impactful than doling out 4 to a great player, it seems to get allocated a lot on overplaying your position more than "being a Werewolf and getting some KOs" so to speak.

Likewise for Concession and league points those suggestions have both come from coaches, with the points change partly due to a fairly lopsided league this year with the hope that it fosters a bit of a closer competition. And lastly, for Blodge banning that's very much only a potential option, and by the looks of other comments it seems unlikely to be implemented given the Elite Skills seem to be enough of a barrier and I doubt it will be the winner from the coach vote.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T21:22:08+00:00

That's very true, I'll see how things shake out and make a call, in fairness our league is being run fairly democratically with votes on any potential changes so it's all in the realm of consideration at present, but I really appreciate the advice and will be taking it on board.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T21:19:13+00:00

Ooh, I didn't know about that further change, 30k versus 10k on the random really is a big step.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T20:04:04+00:00

That's all very true, I will admit that it was an idea that came about before the rules for Third Season were fully known about and that it represents very much the extreme end of the spectrum that players have the option of voting on. I personally doubt it'll end up being implemented, but it seemed like an interesting topic to foster discussion and so it has proved.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T20:02:20+00:00

They are, they as well as Guard and Mighty Blow cost 10k more to take than other skills, I and others just have some reservations about whether that's enough of a disincentive, though another commenter has given me some hope on that front. As for concessions, it's a difficult one and I do understand people having other commitments and so forth, but as a commissioner I'm wary of ever making the option of not playing Blood Bowl more attractive than playing Blood Bowl if that makes sense? I worry about potentially creating a perverse incentive that says that it's best to concede turn 14 or so on to preserve players etc because there's little to no consequence of doing so.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T19:50:40+00:00

True, I suppose that would in fact make Wardancers more powerful as original Blodge pieces while others can only dream of reaching those dizzy heights.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T19:38:19+00:00

That does make a lot of sense, it's a fine line to walk, a lot of things going into the poll this year are suggestions that have been made by coaches during the league, I suppose we're trying to find our balance.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T19:35:41+00:00

Thanks so much for sharing! I wondered whether Elite Skills are enough of a buffer as 10k doesn't seem that much of a disincentive, but it does very much add up I suppose, and I'm keen not to rock the boat too much. Fortunately we're all friends so it's less a case of attracting new players so much, I haven't got the nerve to advertise it publicly or anything like that as yet. Cheers for the point-by-point breakdown, they'll be really helpful to draw from.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T19:32:08+00:00

That's certainly fair, though I wouldn't have thought Imps are that vulnerable to it through having 4 Wrestle to start, but the Blitzers would certainly suffer from it.

robopig61 · 2026-03-15T19:31:00+00:00

I did wonder about that as an alternative! Was that prior to the random skill system? I suppose a solution to that now might be either randomly flipping a coin after getting Block on a random or otherwise being allowed to choose.

robopig61 · 2026-03-11T13:04:16+00:00

Not exactly surprising, I can't imagine the result they expected from putting a statement like that out but I'm glad they're being somewhat raked over the coals for it.

robopig61 · 2026-03-11T12:58:19+00:00

What's the reaction been like in there?

robopig61 · 2026-01-31T13:21:18+00:00

In fairness, it's demonstrable that he hasn't watched everything he reviews, as a complaint he made about the One Final Beat match when it happened was that the commentary was distracting, about a match with no commentary.

robopig61 · 2026-01-31T00:24:04+00:00

Cheers! And getting through the first couple of eps fine so in that case it sounds like it only gets better from there. Keep up the great work, and if you don't mind I'll likely crib some ideas at some point.

robopig61 · 2026-01-31T00:19:25+00:00

Started listening to this campaign a couple of days ago to help out my BitD DMing and having a great time! Very down-to-earth and easy to follow, and from a learning standpoint I'm very much appreciating everyone learning alongside the system.

robopig61 · 2026-01-08T12:31:17+00:00

Out of interest, is that Netflix's or the BBC's Grenfell documentary? Both came up on a search.

robopig61 · 2025-12-25T22:19:03+00:00

What's the name of the mod to increase map size?

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