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Black Orc team roster

The Black Orc roster has 3 positions. The cheapest player is the Goblin Bruiser at 45,000 gp, the quickest is the Goblin Bruiser with MA 6, and the strongest is the Trained Troll with ST 5. Team re-rolls cost 60,000 gp each.

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How the team plays

Black Orcs are a slow, patient bash team built around six 90k Black Orc Blockers: ST 4, AV 10+, Grab and Brawler, on MA 4 and AG 4+. The six form a wall, use Grab to pull opponents into awkward squares, and walk the ball upfield while the Goblin Bruisers do the fiddly work. Bruisers are Stunty linemen with Dodge, Right Stuff and Thick Skull, and at 45k they are the ball carriers and the foul fodder.

The Trained Troll is the only Big Guy and has no Loner, so team re-rolls work on him. He throws Bruisers and vomits on cages, and he needs a Black Orc beside him for the Really Stupid roll. A Bruiser usually scores, and Bruisers also take the casualties. The team plays in the Badlands Brawl with Bribery and Corruption and Brawlin' Brutes, so fouling with a spare goblin is part of the plan. Pace is what hurts: a fast opponent who kicks deep makes a slow roster chase.

Positions

Position	Qty	Cost	MA	ST	AG	PA	AV	Skills & traits	Primary	Secondary
Goblin Bruiser Lineman, Goblin	0-16	45,000 gp	6	2	3+	4+	8+	Dodge, Right Stuff, Stunty, Thick Skull	A, D	G, P, S
Black Orc Blocker, Orc	0-6	90,000 gp	4	4	4+	5+	10+	Brawler, Grab	G, S	A, D
Trained Troll Big Guy, Troll	0-1	115,000 gp	4	5	5+	5+	10+	Always Hungry, Mighty Blow, Projectile Vomit, Really Stupid, Regeneration, Throw Team-mate	S	A, G, P

Primary and Secondary show which skill categories the position can learn. See advancement costs.

Building a starting roster

Most coaches take all six Black Orc Blockers (540k) and the Trained Troll (115k) straight away, because nothing else on the roster blocks. Four Goblin Bruisers (180k) fill the side to eleven at 835k, and two re-rolls at 60k each bring it to 955k. The last 45k buys a fifth Bruiser as a twelfth body, landing on exactly 1,000,000 gp. There are no positionals to wait for. The apothecary waits, and so does a third re-roll, since Black Orcs mostly throw two-dice blocks that rarely need one.

Advice for newer coaches

Blitz with a Black Orc and use Grab to pull the target out of position; choosing the destination square is the whole value of the skill. Put a Black Orc adjacent to the Troll before activating him, so the Really Stupid roll gets its bonus. Let the Bruisers pick up the ball, dodge and foul while the Black Orcs stand still and hit. Avoid dodging with a Black Orc at AG 4+. If one is marked, block out of it instead.

Leagues and special rules

Badlands Brawl, Bribery and Corruption, Brawlin' Brutes