Dungeon Bowl 2003

The Dungeon Bowl is played, as its name suggests, in a dungeon. Originally, the two teams started at opposite ends of a small underground complex, the idea being to get to the opponents starting position with the ball and score a touchdown, but eventually the game evolved so that it is played on a normal sized and shaped field – which just happens to be located in a dungeon! The ten colleges of magic sponsor the Dungeon Bowl league, and each college also supports one or more of the teams taking part in the tournament. Even though the idea was originally put forward to settle the matter of which college was most powerful, and as to be a one-off event, the Dungeon Bowl has now been going for over 20 years and show no sign of ending in the foreseeable future. The current holders of the cup are the now retired Chaos Dwarf team "The Brethren of Anger", who were supported by the golden college in the last Dungeon Bowl. Of course, the other colleges say that this was a fluke, and are carefully studying the form of the best teams in preparation for the next Dungeon Bowl. It doesn’t look as if the problem is going to be solved in the near future – or at all, come to that. As well as receiving the magnificent Dungeon Bowl trophy, the winners are awarded a cash prize of 150,000 gp, while the runners-up get a prize of 100,000 gp. This is in addition of the normal winnings for the game, both teams receiving a complimentary Magic Helmet as well. In addition, the winning team receives the services of a wizard from the college that supported them, who will serve with the team for an entire season. The extra wizard will serve with the winning team even if they already have a wizard on their roster, and does not count toward the team total cost.

Following several complaints of coaches arguing that two wizards able to cast Lightning Bolt in a single match is a bit much, not mentioning that the winner of the Dungeon Bowl has great difficulties finding opponents when in possession of two wizards, the winning college of magic agreed to temporarily grant the Dungeon Bowl winner a special type of wizard who specializes in creating magical items. At the start of every game during the season (rolled during the pre-game sequence, before the cards), on a roll of 4+, the wizard will have created a magical item. If it occurs, roll 2d6 and consult the table below. These items are in addition to any other Magic Item card you may take, and any stat temporarily gained can boost a stat above the 2 stat max upgrade rule.

# Item Effects

2 Scroll of Recall One post-game roll can be re-rolled (winnings, mvp, FF roll or skill roll), keeping the better result of the two rolls

3 Scroll of Stone Skin A player in your team cannot be injured beyond "stun" for the duration of the game

4 Potion of Bull's Strength A player chosen in your team gains +1ST for the duration of the game

5 Potion of Cat's Grace A player chosen in your team gains +1AG for the duration of the game

6 Adrenaline Pills A player chosen in your team gains Jump Up and Frenzy for the duration of the game

7 Magic Pills All players in your team gains +1MA for the duration of the game

8 Healing Scroll Same as the MI

9 Scroll of the Wind A player in your team gains +2MA for the duration of the game.

10 Scroll of Mass Resistance All players in your team gains +1AV for the duration of the game (max AV10)

11 Pills of Rejuvenation All players in your team gain Regeneration for the duration of the game (Regeneration on 2+ if a player already possesses the skill)

12 Magic Helmet Same as the MI

North divisional champion
Bastard's Music	2	12

Dungeon Bowl finalist
Bastard's Music			0	3

South divisional champion
Valiant	0	5

East divisional champion
Fancy Lads	2	9