Goreball

Goreball was a dangerous competitive team sport played in Faerûn.
==Description==
Goreball was played between two teams, each of which had eight members. The central piece of the game was a gibbering mouther that was shaped into a ball. The playing field was a long and narrow grass-covered pitch, which had lines at each end representing a team's goal. The aim of the game was to maneuver the mouther across the opposing goal line. The first team to reach 13 goals won the game. A game of goreball could also result in a tie, which resulted in 'Endless Sudden Death.' Under this rule, the game continued until a final point was scored or none of the players could play anymore. The sport was made difficult due to the mouther's spittle and gibbering.
The game had a number of different positions, each associated with different tactics:
* 'Wranglers' were tasked with moving the mouther towards the goal.
* 'Smashers' acted aggressively to push other players around and towards the mouther.
* 'Shield-bearers' defended their team against the dangerous mouther.
* Each team also had one 'Fresh Meat,' who lured the mouther towards the goal themselves. This position was the most desired but also the most dangerous.
Important to the play of goreball were formations, which were planned out in advance and had names. One formation, the 'Statue of Cyric' maneuver, was popularized by the Luskan Giants team. It involved using the spell polymorph to transform a player into something fearsome to distract the opposing team. The 'tornado' formation was a flying diversionary tactic best used by dragon players. 
Players typically wore colored spiked jerkins, while earmuffs were banned items. 
==Notable Participants==
The Dungeon Academy Flumphs was a goreball team that represented the Dungeon Academy. Their rivals were the more successful Waterdeep Dragons. Another team was the Luskan Giants. 
* Kifin Stormclash was the minotaur coach who trained the Dungeon Academy Flumphs. 
* A slender green dragon was the coach for the Waterdeep Dragons. 
* Hugo and Snabla of the Danger Club were fans of goreball, as was their friend Tavian Truescale. 
==History==
Goreball was played as part of the Tourney of Terror, a grand competition between the Dungeon Academy Flumphs and the Waterdeep Dragons. It had been held every 50 years, for about 300 years. In one match, 150 years prior to the Tourney of Terror that the Danger Club attended, a period of Endless Sudden Death continued for nearly three days. 
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Category:Sports
Category:Games (in-universe)