There is nothing at all whimsical about Games Workshop's Warhammer setting. Humor, if it exists, is bitter and fleeting. Blood, thunder, and death are the three great constants which every being lives under every day. Entertainment must be cheap to obtain and easy to consume.
Fortunately, there is one thing that makes all the pain and suffering worth it: watching other people experience it on the playing fields of the Blood Bowl League. For all the senseless violence and constant warfare between Humans and Elves, Orcs and Dwarves, Chaos and Order, it's nice to know that some purpose can be found in two teams lining up to throw around a spiky ball and beating the living hell out of each other for points.
