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So I got the Beginner Box and was thinking about how to introduce it to our boardgame group and it struck me that they all play cricket.
So I figured I could describe the character classes like this...
Fighter - opening batter, tough and at the forefront
Cleric - team captain, tactician, number 3 batter
Wizard - 1st choice seam / swing bowler and occassional night watchman
Rogue - Silly point / short leg and spin / googly bowler
Barbarian - Fast bowler - body line
Did I get it right?
What will I do when I move on to the Core Rulebook classes?
And for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, maybe you have other sports comparisons?
Hmm...
Your average barbarian is more of a slogger - likely to go in when you're six down and panicking, smashes a quick 50 off of 30 - 35, then holes out with a miss-timed slash to square leg.
No way is a wizard your night watchman - he's your number 11.
Your rogue is your night watchman type - can hold the fort just long enough for the actual fighters to step in.
I'd relate the cleric to a decent keeper/batsman - they spend most of their time on duty, have special rituals and can wack the ball as a solid number 6.
Reggie.
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Excellent, yes Cleric as keeper batsman captain.
The wizard is certainly tricky to place.
I suppose selection will depend on whether we have a 5 day test or 20-20 fixture. Whatever that means in Pathfinder terms.
But is there a 12th man class?
Who would be left in the pavillion making tea and sandwiches?
The Bard.
Reggie
Hmmm?
It's an amazing game.
Each man that's in the side that's in, goes out, and when he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.
When they are all out the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When both sides have been in and out including the not-outs, that's the end of the game.
I think the monk is the guy in the pavilion, myself.
The bard is the one selling hotdogs, the rogue is the one pick-pocketing when the wave starts.
The bard is the one selling hotdogs, the rogue is the one pick-pocketing when the wave starts.
The Bard is an all rounder - the guy who can slot in lower down the order and get a useful 20 from or if you need to rest your bowlers he can add a bit of spin or pace. He is also the master of sledging...
Druid - the groundskeeper
Wizard (enchantment) - leg spinner
Wizard (universalist) - off spinner
Wizard (evoker) - fast bowler
Bard - Brendan Julian (always has a good time, not really expected to do much but occasionally does something useful)
Ranger (switch hitter) - The all-rounder
Paladin - the umpire
My God!
Boof was a bard!!
Reggie
My God!
Boof was a bard!!
Reggie
What were Lillee and Thomo?
the 12th Man-Wired World Of Sports-Its Just Not Cricket . NSFW lots of swearing...
1 Geoffrey Boycott: Fighter, right hand bat
2 Sachin Tendulkar: Paladin, right hand bat, captain
3 Jonathan Trott: Ranger, right hand bat
4 Kevin Pietersen: Barbarian, right hand bat
5 Yuvraj Singh: Rogue, left hand bat, part-time spin
6 Alan Knott: Monk, wicketkeeper-batsman
7 Ian Botham: Druid, all-rounder, fast bowler
8 Garfield Sobers: Cleric, all-rounder, medium-fast bowler
9 Irfan Pathan: Bard, medium-fast bowler
10 Glenn McGrath: Wizard, fast bowler
11 Muttiah Muralitharan: Sorcerer, off break bowler
Bradman - God
Viv Richards - Master Blaster blaster sorcerer
Shane Warne - Illusionist
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Paladin is Wicket Keeper and 2nd batsman.
Safe, reliable pair of hands, very hard to take down, decent run rate but not expected to hit sixes unless facing an evil team.
Ranger is a middle order batsman who bowls a bit, he is also the team-geek who knows the weather report, ground conditions and opposition player stats for all the local teams: not so useful when you go on tour but has never lost his wicket against the village side down the road.
The monsters are the English, and they must be crushed by bat and fireball.
Fighter - opening batter, tough and at the forefront
Cleric - team captain, tactician, number 3 batter
Wizard - 1st choice seam / swing bowler and occassional night watchman
Rogue - Silly point / short leg and spin / googly bowler
Barbarian - Fast bowler - body line
Do people in other countries get as confused as I am right now when people talk about baseball?
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Yeah, but what other sport can you insult another player in full view of the umpire and get away with it as 'sledging'?
Yes, quite a few, as 'foul & abusive language' in football (soccer) or 'bringing the game into disrepute'. Although this might be a British thing?
