Keepers of Tradition First Impressions

The cards are finally here! There’s so much information to process so this may get cut into several posts. The best thing for me about a new VTES expansion is always the new Crypt cards. The first thing I always consider when making a new deck is which vampires can do the job effectively and as cheaply as possible. I don’t want to waste my transfers and pool on a 9 cap titled vampire when a 6 cap vampire has all the disciplines I need at superior.

So I was very excited to find out that each clan in the Camarilla would be getting around 16-17 new vampires! More vampires means more options for deck building and that’s always good.

The first thing I noticed when I opened the starters was the packaging. It looked similar to the Blood Shadowed Court mini expansion which had a plastic protector covering the traditional cardboard starter box. I took a photo using my iPhone’s camera indoors so the picture may be a bit blurry. I must say, the new packaging was a very nice surprise! I think future VTES expansions should follow this trend. The standard cardboard box actually doesn’t have any indication of what clan it contains so it’s perfect for sealed deck play. Best thing about the new vampires? The artwork! No more mono artists per expansion like the much talked about Christoper Shy and Larry Snelly (although I do have a fondness for Snelly’s non-photoshopped work).

When I was sorting through all the vampires from the booster box I opened there were 3 standouts that immediately grabbed my attention: the three hot new Justicars from Brujah, Ventrue and Tremere. And I really mean Hawt. The new Tremere Justicar alone is almost soft core porn! I think a lot of people will play her just for the janet Jackson nipple effect hehe.