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Balle2000



Joined: Sep 25, 2008
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 17:17 Reply with quote Back to top
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Thunderdome 15


Dr. Mealgood wrote:
"Listen on! Listen on! This is the truth of it. Fighting leads to killing, and killing gets to warring, and that was damn near the death of us all. Look at us now, busted up and everyone talking about the Great War! But we've learned! By the dust of them all, we've learned. Now, when men get to fighting, it happens on the pitch, and it finishes on the pitch! Two teams enter; one team leaves."




WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION OF THUNDERDOME!

⏳ Post your team below by August 11th @ 7pm (Sydney time) to apply

Another year has passed, and it is back!

After two hard years on the Thunder Road, Fringetown has this year decided to open the gates to any team daring to enter (and can get themselves into the default ruleset)!.

Image REIGNING CHAMPS: FREEZY TREES (ramchop)





TOURNAMENT BRIEF
    • A Fumbbl tourney for the Australasian time zones with weekly rounds, lasting 3-8 weeks.
    • Open for any new or old [L]eague team who is ready to be imported to a league with the default ruleset, (not open to active SWL teams, unless leaving SWL proper)
    • Max roster size: 14 players
    • Three rounds Swiss with overtime; then top half (rounded up to 2, 4, 8, etc.) plays TV-seeded King of the Hill. Winner plays the reigning Thunderdome Champions. The bottom team in the Swiss stage will have to face The Wheel (read on, read on)
    • No extensions
    • Banned Sneaky Gits goes to KO box
    • All teams receive 300k extra inducement money allowance for each game, to be spent like this:
    50k to be spent on 1 Dirty Trick
    100k to be spent on bribe(s)
    150k that must be spent on players with the Secret Weapon skill (including Mercs with SW like Loonies and Deathrollers). Leftover cash may be spent as normal.
    • The spirit of Thunderdome will have you spend as much of the 150k on Secret Weapons as you can. However, you are allowed some leniency, eg. you can choose to pick Nobbla Blackwart (130k) instead of Fungus the Loon and Bomber Dribblesnot (80k + 60k = 140k), even though the first option is slightly cheaper. Please do not exploit Thudnerdome's lenient generosity however. We know where you live.
    • Note: Elves not having access to Secret Weapons, must instead spend this 150k on a combination of Cards/Apothecary/Babes/Bribes
    • Take care getting the inducement buying phase right!
    • If mistakes are made during the inducement phase, you can have the game restarted by Fumbbl staff (ie. ramchop Wink)





DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER!!!

... unless you want to know all about the prizes, the fluff, the secret weapons, and the rostered star players...




STAGES
The tournament has 3 stages.
    Thunderdome Swiss
    Thunderdome Knockouts
    The Thunderdome Final



WHAT IS THUNDERDOME?
A tournament in Fringetown (aka godforsaken place) named after the local Blood Bowl stadium. A slightly oval shaped astrogravel pitch, with a massive overbuilt steel dome that spectators climb onto.

Fringetown (aka filthy pit of swine) has rigged the Thunderdome with all kinds of traps and weapons. They have also rigged the draw -- making sure the biggest teams face off towards the end of the knockouts.

Note: The Champions don't compete in the tourney, and are automatically qualified for the Thunderdome Final. If the Champions are unavailable, the last game of the Thunderdome Knockouts doubles as the Thunderdome Final. The reigning champion may enter a new team in the tournament, however this means forfeiting their chance to defend the title.





***Did you know...
When the Tunderdome hosted the final of the Big Guy Cup between two local ogre teams, the Big'un Bogans and the Bogan Bigwunz, the game had to be suspended at half time as the entire Thunderdome collapsed under the weight of several hundred cheering ogre fans climbing back on after their half time snacks. The second half was played an entire year later. Then as a Goblin 7s game.





THE FINAL
"Two teams with a gutfull of fear!
Ladies and gentlemen,
boys and girls,
dying time's here!!

This is the fight for the Grand Prize. The reigning champions compete to keep their prize for another year, while the challengers will be trying to take it off of them.

The loser must get ready to Face the Wheel!





GRAND PRIZE
    • Avoid Wheel
    • 100,000 gold coins
    • Gain the service of Master Blaster* as long as team remains Champions
    • A permanent Secret Weapon of choice on player of choice** (and no SW skill***)
* They come as a pair, and you must take both. Should one of them leave (retired), the other will follow
** You cannot pick Master Blaster
*** The Southern Wastes respect the Thunderdome champions and referees won't ban this Secret Weapon player





SECRET WEAPON PRIZE
Code:

WEAPON          SKILLS
Ball & Chain*   Ball & Chain, No Hands, +ST, +ST, -MA, -MA
Blade           Stab
Blunderbuss     HMP, Strong Arm, Pass
Bombs**         Bombardier
Chainsaw        Chainsaw
Pogo Stick      Leap, Very Long Legs
Wings***        Swoop


*Cannot be given to players with base MA > 7
**Cannot be given to players with Pass access
***Can only be given to players with Right Stuff skill




ROSTERED STAR PLAYERS PRIZE
"The little one is called Master. He's the brains. He runs Underworld.
The other one is Blaster. He's the muscle.
Together they can be very powerful."

Master
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Halfling Chieftain
MA5 ST1 AG3 AV7
Dodge, Leader, Right Stuff, Side Step, Stunty
TV 50,000

Blaster
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Human Blocker
MA4 ST4 AG2 AV9
Bone-head*, Block, Disturbing Presence, Fan Favourite, Guard, Thick Skull, Throw Team-Mate
TV 180,000
* represents Blaster's only weakness.




THE WHEEL
"Bust a Deal and face the wheel.

Justice is just a roll of the dice. A flick of a coin. A turn - of the Wheel."

The losing finalist AND the bottom team of the Swiss stage will be punished with one of the following (roll a d10):
    1) Death - team loses 2 random players
    2) Hard Labour - 2 random players get Decay and Thick Skull*
    3) Amputation - 2 random players get No Hands
    4) Underworld - 2 random players get Bone-head + Nurgle's Rot**
    5) Forfeit Goods - lose the entire treasury
    6) Gulag - team exiled from Fringetown and Thunderdome forever
    7) Spin Again - re-roll the result
    8] Imprisonment - all players get MNG
    9) Acquittal - team goes free
    10) The Fringe chooses - limited time forum poll for the appropriate punishment
* weakened body, hardened mind
** repeatedly pig tortured and left bleeding in the muck

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JPM



Joined: Oct 02, 2015
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 17:21 Reply with quote Back to top
I will enter with the Roman Renegades
Balle2000



Joined: Sep 25, 2008
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 17:29 Reply with quote Back to top
\o/
ArthurWynne



Joined: Sep 23, 2015
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 17:42 Reply with quote Back to top
As before, the Witch Gate Wraiths will play!
MrCushtie



Joined: Aug 10, 2018
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 17:57 Reply with quote Back to top
Fremantle Line for me

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pdarbs



Joined: Aug 11, 2017
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 19:06 Reply with quote Back to top
students of the arcanum need a good run so we shall unleash them here
Klazam



Joined: Aug 01, 2015
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 22:18 Reply with quote Back to top
The Morgenstern Wranglers will return to beat the snot out of the Freezy Trees in the championship
Wozzaa



Joined: Apr 23, 2016
Post   Posted: Aug 03, 2019 - 23:40 Reply with quote Back to top
If league transfer can be figured out, the North Cape Crays will be attending.

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DanteMordicain



Joined: Feb 20, 2019
Post   Posted: Aug 04, 2019 - 00:11 Reply with quote Back to top
The Hamfist Smashershave told me they would like to be dusted off and entered for assorted smashing
pokrjax



Joined: Dec 01, 2014
Post   Posted: Aug 04, 2019 - 00:43 Reply with quote Back to top
Dwarfzig would be more than happy to get up in the middle of the night to play in the Thunderdome.
tussock



Joined: May 29, 2011
Post   Posted: Aug 04, 2019 - 03:35 Reply with quote Back to top
Late Show were more than late for their defence of the Thunderdome 13 title, but will have to see if they can make up for it by facing the Trees this time for Thunderdome 15.

Apologies for the bad state of the team, we may need a recovery game before the main.

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Sharper



Joined: Nov 22, 2006
Post   Posted: Aug 04, 2019 - 05:32 Reply with quote Back to top
Nyghtstabbers are keen!
Balle2000



Joined: Sep 25, 2008
Post   Posted: Aug 04, 2019 - 13:46 Reply with quote Back to top
Already at 10 teams. Can we get to an arithmetically soothing 16, I wonder?
Foad



Joined: Sep 02, 2007
Post   Posted: Aug 04, 2019 - 14:07 Reply with quote Back to top
Balthor's Fellowship will have a run.

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pokrjax



Joined: Dec 01, 2014
Post   Posted: Aug 04, 2019 - 17:06 Reply with quote Back to top
Y team mentioned above comes from the Hubba ruleset. Will they need to be switched?
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