Comments on: Safe Throw

By: Coach

Coach — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:10:30 +0000

You can only use team rerolls during your own turn, so because of that:

1. You can reroll Safe Throw
2. You can’t reroll interception attempts as they don’t happen in your own turn
3. You can use the Catch skill to reroll an interception attempt as it counts as a catch roll and you can use skills during your opponents turn

By: Elf-fan

Elf-fan — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:29:17 +0000

Hi Coach,

I just wanted to clarify a few things about passing and intercepting:

1. Can you use a team Re-roll for Safe Throw?
2. Can you use a team Re-roll to Intercept?
3. Can you use a player’s Catch skill to re-roll an Intercept?

Thanks.

By: danton

danton — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:41:26 +0000

I think it can be very useful on a dark elf runner at some stage, as it should also combine well in dump-off situations where the opponent manages to position players to intercept the dump off.
Also dark elves main strength is their flexibility. Having a runner with good passing skills doesn’t mean that you have to play a long passing game at all, but it gives you a lot of options for suddenly shifting your running offense from one side of the field to the other with a medium / long pass and flat-footing your opponent in the process.

By: Coach

Coach — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:10:49 +0000

Don't think I would take it at all on a Dark Elf Runner personally. If I wanted a passing Elf I'd play one of the other teams.

That being said though, Pass and Accurate then probably Safe Throw. I wouldn't take Sure Hands preferring to pick it up with a team mate who needs a completion who then passes to the Thrower (Runner in this case). That is also a build that I don't see getting blitzed at all as they should be out of blitzing range, so Strip Ball shouldn't be of great concern.

By: Metalsvinet

Metalsvinet — Fri, 28 May 2010 13:46:42 +0000

When would you think of taking it for a dark elf runner? If you are planning one as a “real” thrower, pass is first, then accurate/sure hands followed by safe throw? Or do you value it higher than any of the other skills?

By: Coach

Coach — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:14:13 +0000

Reading that part back again now it doesn’t make sense to me so I’ve just removed it from the article as I can’t even figure out what it actually would have been to make sense! Thanks for pointing it out.

By: GodzillaHeartstopper

GodzillaHeartstopper — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:39:42 +0000

Good article on the new LRB6 safe throw changes.
You made a comment about avoidning interception attempts all together. Not the case. Remember, interception rolls come before rolling the pass dice. So passing out of tackle zones with defenders in the path to the reciever still get their chance to intercept (usually on a 6), but you can negate on the agility roll from the safe pass skill, before you get a chance to throw, possiblly needing a 6 as stated.

By: Coach

Coach — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:11:36 +0000

You can get it from the Games Workshop site, go to Blood Bowl Resources and get the Competition Rules Pack, this is the latest rules.