Heirs to the Blood previews are up!

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!

Keepers of Tradition spoilers

There was a recent Keepers of Tradition draft at the NAC in Montreal so some spoilers have surfaced. The contents of the Toreador starter and some rare cards from the Ventrue starter have been leaked.

I must say that theVentrue starter is going to be really sought after simply because of the few cards I saw. Freak Drive x3, Powerbase: Montreal and a Golconda! Talk about power cards in just one starter! In contrast the Toreador starter has a Bowl of Convergence, Ivory Bow, Mark V, and Sniper Rifle x3. Definitely an equipment heavy starter.

Much more interesting news about the set is that they seem to be giving disciplines more versatile cards like the new Auspex card: Eyes of Argus. It’s very similar to the Spiritus card Speak with Spirits which functions as intercept and also gives a “wake” effect.

This is definitely a set that will shake things up in Vtes. Expect to see some fun deck concepts from me in the future and of course old deck designs tweaked with the new cards!