The previews are up for the latest Vtes expansion: Heirs to the Blood over at the main white wolf site. There may be some technical errors on the card images so googlegroups is still your best option for viewing the ten previewed cards.

It’s a pure bloodlines expansion set so we get to see new group six vamps as well as a couple of new rules.

The most interesting thing for me is the introduction of two new pseudo disciplines only for infernal vampires: Maleficia and Striga. They can’t be used by Ian Forestal and the Great Beast can’t name them for his discipline set hence my nickname pseudo-discipline hehe.

Speaking of infernals, what is up with that new ten cap Baali? The unnamed has two kick ass special abilities, one of them gives you two pool for a successful bleed! Legal manipulation now bleeds your prey for three and gives you three pool just for spite!

I foresee lots of baali bleed decks using the unnamed and the new action modifier that gives you a pool for a successful action.

Every bloodline gets five new group six vampires and the scarce bloodlines gets four new vamps. The exception would be the gargoyles who start with six vampires, one of them is non-unique like tupdog.

Sounds like fun times for Vtes! I can’t wait for Febuary!

When I make an anarch deck,
(regardless of the theme/idea/discipline) I always include what I consider as staple cards for any anarch deck. These are generally auto-includes or “must have” cards in order for the anarch mechanic to survive or function well. A large number of these are master cards.

Here’s my anarch deck package:

Masters

Twilight Camp (1-2)
Anarch Free Press
Anarch Railroad
Hospital Food
Club Illusion
Anarch Revolt (1-2)
Seattle Committee

Action Modifier:

Monkey Wrench (usually 2-4)

Retainer/Equipment:

Crypt’s Sons
Stolen Police Cruiser

Action:

Constant Revolution

Combat:

Weighted Walking Stick
Target Vitals
Taste of Vitae

Vampire:

Anarch Convert (3-4)

Definitely a toolboxy approach to anarch deckbuilding but that’s always been my style of play with regards to using 3 ways. I like versatility and multi-purpose cards suit me well.

I may change some of the cards like the combat package depending on which disciplines I decide to go with since Diversion is pretty good as an offense/defense card and Crimethinc and Power of One are also fun to use. I’ve included some ways to oust your prey with Monkey Wrench, Anarch Revolt, Constant Revolt and Club Illusion.

Just got the word from Paul about the Eden’s Legacy storyline for the Philippines: (9 players total)

Osebo won motivated by secrecy.

On another note, Lasombra won the storyline in Singapore (check out singing vtes’s blog for the full report)

Been a bit busy with another card game haha (legend of the five rings) and I haven’t really had the chance to play any vtes games in months but this will change with the announcement of the new storyline: Eden’s Legacy.

I’ve already ordered the kits and hopefully we’ll get them on time to schedule some tourneys at the end of the month or next month. We’re planning on holding 2 tourneys but it all depends on player attendance and schedules.

I’m also very excited to get my hands on heirs of the blood, anything with bloodlines vamps is just pure fun for me. I had a chance to visit Tokyo but didn’t get to meet or play with the japanese vtes players. Maybe next time!

Ventrue (Gangrel) played by Tammy won! Karsh gets another nomination for Imperator!

Number of players: 6
Date: June 14 2009

I won’t post them here but just click on the newsgroup link somewhere in this blog for the (almost) full spoilers from Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom. James Coupe got it from the french vtes website: Sabbat in France.

Even though the Philippines has an active VTES community, 99% of the players live in Manila. I think i’m the only one in Iloilo (a small city in another island, 1 hour flight to get to manila) but recently I discovered a group of gamers here in Iloilo! They play all sorts of RPGs and CCGs from Dungeons and Dragons 4th Ed and Vampire: The Masquerade and Requiem. The main CCG is Legend of the Five Rings (which I’m also getting into at the moment hehe) but I met a guy with some old VTES cards and I think I’ll hold a demo game for them to introduce them to VTES.

I think I’ll order the demo kit from Lasombra and slowly try to embrace the group into VTES hehe. If things go well, I can actually hold a storyline tournament in the future here in Iloilo!

I like the fact that they’re already familiar with the basic concept of VTES since they’ve been playing the tabletop rpg so I’m guessing they just need a little nudge hehe.

I’m guessing Extrala might post this for his deck of the month but if not then at least it gets some attention here!

Gliwice by Night – Mini Qualifier
Gliwice, Poland
25. April 2009
18 players
3 R + F

WInner: Tomasz Izydorczyk

Deck Name : tempt me plox
Author : Tomasz Izydorczyk
Description :

Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 8 average: 5.33333
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3x Synesios 8 POT PRE TEM obf ser 2 votes True Bruj:2
2x Allonzo Montoya 6 OBF SER ani aus Abominati:3
2x Hesha Ruhadze 6 SER ani obf pre Follower :2
1x Count Ormonde 5 OBF dom pre ser Follower :2
1x Dedefra 5 SER nec obf Follower :2
1x Celine Chevalier 3 obf ser Follower :2
1x Lalitha 2 ser Follower :2
1x Julius 1 qui ser Caitiff:2

Library [86 cards]
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Master [18]
8x Blood Doll
1x Crocodile Temple, The
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Heidelberg Castle, Germany
1x Obfuscate
1x Opium Den
1x Serpentis
1x Tabriz Assembly
2x Wash

Action [29]
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
3x Blithe Acceptance
2x Clotho’s Gift
2x Dream World
4x Enticement
2x Entrancement
15x Temptation

Action Modifier [24]
3x Cloak the Gathering
7x Domain of Evernight
3x Faceless Night
4x Forgotten Labyrinth
4x Lost in Crowds
3x Spying Mission

Action Modifier/Combat [3]
3x Swallowed by the Night

Ally [2]
1x Carlton Van Wyk (Hunter)
1x Mylan Horseed (Goblin)

Equipment [5]
1x Aaron’s Feeding Razor
1x Camera Phone
1x Changeling Skin Mask
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Signet of King Saul, The

Retainer [4]
2x Ghoul Escort
1x Malajit Chandramouli
1x Robert Carter

Event [1]
1x Narrow Minds

Interesting build on the classic temptation deck. No combat and bleed defense except for tons of blood dolls and vessels. Apparently the main play strategy is to tempt your own vamps during the first few turns thereby insuring some untap/multi-action goodness. Blood gain via Hesha who can untap and gain tons of blood. Then in the end game where everyone is low on blood–offensive temptations start. Nice strat and awesome deck design!

Deck Name : Barons of Bleed
Author : Johann
Description :
pro/pre anarchs using Undue Influence and Crimethinc to bleed and multi-act

Basically a toolboxy deck (like almost all my anarch decks) it can do a bit of everything from bleeds to votes to some minor intercept.
Combat is also toolboxy, the earthmelds are mainly for defense as no one has superior PRO for the untap. Some claws for the threat of hitback aggro and other anarch tricks

I borrowed the Agent of Power tech from Lasombra –it’s just there to put a THA version of crimethinc in play or give someone PRO

Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 4.15385
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4x Anarch Convert        1                           Caitiff:0
2x Antonino              6  FOR ani pre pro           Gangrel:3
1x Ganhuru               7  FOR PRE cel pro           Ishtarri:4
1x Henry Taylor          6  POT cel pre pro           !Brujah:3
1x Redbone McCray        6  AUS PRE cel pro           !Toreador:4
1x Boss Callihan         5  PRE dom for pro           Ventrue:3
1x Maria Stone       Adv 5  FOR cel obf pre pro spi   Ahrimane:3
1x Steve Booth           5  CEL pot pre pro           Brujah:3
1x Alessandro Garcia     4  pot pre pro               !Brujah:4

Library [90 cards]
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Action [19]
1x Constant Revolution
1x Fee Stake: Boston
1x Fee Stake: Corte
1x Fee Stake: Los Angeles
1x Fee Stake: New York
1x Fee Stake: Perth
1x Fee Stake: Seattle
12x Undue Influence

Action Modifier [25]
3x Bewitching Oration
8x CrimethInc.
4x Earth Control
4x Monkey Wrench
4x Power of One
2x Voter Captivation

Action Modifier/Combat [4]
4x Rapid Change

Combat [14]
5x Claws of the Dead
9x Earth Meld

Equipment [4]
2x .44 Magnum
1x Ivory Bow
1x Stolen Police Cruiser

Master [16]
1x Agent of Power
1x Anarch Free Press, The
1x Anarch Railroad
2x Anarch Revolt
1x Club Illusion
1x Hospital Food
1x Rumor Mill, Tabloid Newspaper, The
2x Twilight Camp
4x Vessel
1x WMRH Talk Radio
1x Wall Street Night, Financial Newspaper

Political Action [7]
1x Firebrand
6x Reckless Agitation

Retainer [1]
1x Crypt’s Sons

Crafted with : Anarch Revolt Deck Builder. [Mon Apr 20 13:39:18 2009]

We will be holding 2 imperator storyline events in Manila. One will be handled by Paul (the Prince who always manages tourneys in Manila) and another one will be held by myself. Dates will be finalized this week.