Sponsorship

It was in the old one, why not any more? TOO COMPLICATED, that's why. But here are some really, really easy sponsorship rules that will make your life worth living once more.

During the collapse of the NAF, many large Old World companies lost literally millions of gold pieces through failed business ventures. Since the Open Tournaments began to give the sport a more stable format again, some companies have begun to tentatively look to sponsor teams again. This can be an invaluable source of much-needed cash for a young team, and many will do absolutely anything to convince that rep to plaster his logo all over the strip.

A Head Coach may go looking for a sponsor after any match. Roll a dice and apply the following modifiers:
Won the match: +1
Lost the match: -1
Match was a quarter- or semi-final or final of any kind: +1
Each sponsorship you already hold: -1
Each full three points of fan factor: +1

If the total is 7 or more, you have successfully found a sponsor.

Roll a dice to find out what form the sponsor takes. You cannot refuse the offer.

Sponsorship Table

Roll	Result
1	Unpopular Sponsor: Gain 1D6x10000 gold pieces, lose one Fan Factor
2	Unpopular Sponsor: Gain 1D6x10000 gold pieces, lose one Fan Factor
3	One-off Sponsor: Gain 1D6x10000 gold pieces
4	Popular Sponsor: Gain 1D6x10000 gold pieces, gain one Fan Factor
5	Long-term Sponsor: Gain 5000 gold pieces at the end of every game
6	Special Sponsor: Roll one dice on the Special Sponsors table below.

Special Sponsors Table

Roll	Result
1	Undertakers, Inc: Gain 20,000 gold pieces for each player that is killed during a game that you play. In addition, gain D6x10,000 gold pieces if a riot or pitch invasion takes place.
2	Sigmar’s Hammer, plc: The well-known armour manufacturers agree to supply the kit for your team. Each player you hire costs you 10,000 gold pieces less than their standard hiring cost. This does not include freebooters.
3	Imperial Medical School: The school provides you with the services of one of its junior surgeons. Add an Apothecary to your Team Roster, in addition to any Apothecary you already have. This is the only way you can have two Apothecaries, or, in the case of a Undead team, the only way you can have an Apothecary at all (he’s good at setting bones too). This Apothecary will not leave your team for any reason (but if he is killed he’s gone for good).
4	Blood Bowl Ball Company: The BBBC provide you with all the balls you need for the season, but unfortunately this means that if you are the home team in a match, you cannot use any of the special ball rules. If you are a Chaos team, this does not prevent the ball from doing something strange during the match.
5	The Cheerleader’s Union: Gain no money, but immediately add D6+2 cheerleaders to your team roster, and add D3 to your fan factor.
6	Hubris, Inc: Gain 30,000 gold pieces each time you win a game, but if you lose a game Hubris stop sponsoring you, and you must erase the sponsor from your team roster.

Record any sponsorships you hold (even if they were only one-off cash payments) on the back of your team roster, along with a name for the company if you did not receive a special sponsor. You cannot hold more than one of each special sponsorship. If you roll the same as you already have, you have not found a new sponsor this time.

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