Popular Post C2MC Posted October 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2018 Back in the olden days, when the Olde World wasn't yet called the Olde World and Blood Bowl was but a past-time played by the most dull-witted peasants, there lived a noble Bretonnian scientist named Albert Foulé. Albert was an avid Blood Bowl fan even though the game was looked down upon by most of the upper class as a glorified bar brawl, far beneath their standards. Oh, how he loved to watch the Averlanders' Ogres beat the snot out of each other. Oh, such perverted joy he felt as the men of the Empire and Kislevites bashed their skulls against one-another and all for the sake of good sport and cheap entertainment (most teams were paid in imported fruits, like bananas). But then, one day, Albert noticed something odd. Whenever a player was down on the ground, everyone else would simply ignore him and give him time to get back on his feet. Such a strange display of sportsmanship and proper manners... in a sport called Blood Bowl? "That is simply preposterous!" Albert thought to himself; "There must certainly be a way to get even more brutality out of this game". So he did what any sane man of science would do and he formed his own team, "Foulé's Fools", consisting of Albert himself and several peasants he (most likely) underpaid. The day would soon come to test out his theories. Albert's team marched on to the pitch and while the peasantry did most of the fighting, he stood in the back, waiting for an opportunity. As soon as an opponent went down, he'd rush towards them and violently plant his gilded boot on the softest spot available, usually the face. He was pretty good at avoiding the referee's gaze, but once he found out that this technique was much more efficient when more players got involved in the trampling of a defenceless victim, he would get sent off the pitch almost every game. And the crowd loved him more and more every time it happened. He decided to trademark the move and name it after himself, "The A.Foulé". Foulé's Fools started winning more and more games as the opposition would often run out of players who'd willingly step on to the pitch. With the crowd on his side, Albert convinced himself and his team to move up to the Big League, where he could test his methods on all sorts of different races. It went well at first,... an Orc's armour would be easily bruised with a few assists and even the scaly skin of the Lizardmen crumpled like and old gazette if Albert stomped hard enough. His loyal followers chanting his name every time he'd get sent off, Albert's career had peaked. Both as a scientist and as a sportsman. Unfortunately, his rise to fame would also be his undoing. The more he played, the more he inspired others like him to follow in his dirty boot-steps. and it would not be long before he found himself the target of a few too many "A.Foulé"'s himself. Tragically punted to death by a Minotaur at the ripe old age of 31, Albert's career/life was abruptly ended. But his spirit lived on. Several translation errors later, "The Foul" is now an essential part of Blood Bowl. We even have players who specialise in causing more damage or avoiding the referee. And it's all thanks to one man and his dream of hurting as many feeble idiots as he could on a boring Saturday afternoon. Pictured above, Albert Foulé and the skull of his first kill - by Pierre Einteur. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards 4 3 6 2
Borke Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 10/27/2018 at 7:02 PM, C2MC said: by Pierre Einteur. I'm just noticing this now - is this a pun by chance? Even if you say yes, I can't upvote any further, but it would please me so :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards 3 3
C2MC Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, Borke said: I'm just noticing this now - is this a pun by chance? Even if you say yes, I can't upvote any further, but it would please me so :) Bien sûr, it is a pun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards 4 3 6 2
wismerhill Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 shouldve been a painting instead of a photograph though :) but Pierre Hotographeur wouldve been wierd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards 5 2 2 2 5 2
C2MC Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, wismerhill said: shouldve been a painting instead of a photograph though :) I didn't have time to do a quick oil-painting, unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards 4 3 6 2
Borke Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, C2MC said: Bien sûr, it is a pun! Love it! It was worth going back and checking all the match day posts just for that :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards 3 3
Barristan Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Pierre Einteur is worth the upvote alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2MC Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 Huzzah! Once more we have managed to snag the Greatest Award of All Time. Thanks for the internet points to everyone who voted. It's a little silly but it feels nice. Cheers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards 4 3 6 2
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