Thorsson Stoutmead

Hiring cost 170,000 gp. Plays for: Old World Classic or Worlds Edge Superleague.

Special rule: Beer Barrel Bash

Once per Drive, target an opponent within 3 squares and roll a D6: 3+ knocks them down, 1 makes Thorsson Fall Over. His activation then ends.

On the pitch

Thorsson Stoutmead is a lineman who throws beer barrels. Once each drive he picks a player within three squares and rolls: 3+ knocks them down, a 1 drops Thorsson, and either way his activation ends. That knockdown ignores strength and assists entirely. Otherwise he is an ordinary MA 6 ST 3 lineman with Block, Thick Skull, and Drunkard, which takes one off his rush rolls.

At 170k he is a specialist: Human and Norse coaches in the Old World Classic use the barrel on a ball carrier hiding behind a screen, or a Guard player holding a cage corner. Dwarf and Ogre teams in the Worlds Edge Superleague can hire him too. The barrel is once a drive, so a short game gives you two or three throws, and the rest of the time you have paid star money for an AV 8+ lineman with Loner (4+).

Keywords: Human, Lineman