What's happening, Metuselahs?
In the opening of our dear game store, we gathered 4 players to play a game until the store had to close, and I could test my Lasombra with Nocturns, even thought I forgot to change the Dreams of the Sphynx and the Pentex from another deck to the Lasombra I wanted to play today.
Me (Lasombra Nocturn) -> Iderak (strange Ventrue with obf and flamethrowers) -> Victor (Theo+Brujahs rush) -> Pablo (my Dmitra+Germaine multirush deck)
Game started a bit slow for me, but I got Conrad Adoula and started to gain momentum, governing at superior until I got 3 minions, and I had to start the bleeding machine, because the rush decks crosstabled me as expected.
I couldn't protect my vampires at all, for the 10 Nocturns I carry in a 75 card deck, I only managed to draw one!!! So my vamps ended in mordor and couldn't negotiate anything.
One thing I forgot and then lamented is that if you rescue a vampire in mordor with other vampire, it is untapped, so he can hunt, and I had a Festivo Dello Estinto in game and another vamp alive to rescue the poor Ermenegildo The Rake.
For me, zero VP's, but this bleed deck is really fast, my prey was left with 2 pool and he recovered like 6 more, but finally he was overrun by the Brujah, even though I was being rushed by my predator and my meta predator!. In the end, after ousting the Ventrue, rush vs rush, Brujah Dmitra win and get all VP's and GW.
I've played other times that deck and it's as reliable as always =) you know, Dmitra Ilyanova + Erotic Might = T3H LULZ
See you later, Metuselahs!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Mazinger Oviedo lives again!
What's happening, Metuselahs?
I'll tell you what's happening: our dear local game store, which was closed for more than a year, is going to be opening this Monday at 18:00, if you live in Asturias it's a good chance to peek and enjoy the new store, which of course will sell V:TES and run tournaments.
Well, I just can't wait to play V:TES again with the game group and people that introduced me to this card-drug.
Best wishes from Force of Personality! I'll try to be there for the opening!
Adress:
Str. Avda. de Galicia, 42
Oviedo (Asturias)
SPAIN
I'll keep the information up-to-date with the webpage or forum I suppose we will have again ;)
See you later, Metuselahs!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Results of the Poll
What's happening, Metuselahs?
This are the results of the last poll in the blog:
Does the Sabbat need better cards?
No, it's balanced with the Camarilla 4 (17%)
Of course! Atm C>S 17 (73%)
I think Sabbat cards are better 2 (8%)
This are the results of the last poll in the blog:
Does the Sabbat need better cards?
No, it's balanced with the Camarilla 4 (17%)
Of course! Atm C>S 17 (73%)
I think Sabbat cards are better 2 (8%)
After 23 votes, most of us think that we need a new Sabbat set, that could bring balance, because after Keepers of Tradition, the difference gets larger.
See you later, Metuselahs!
See you later, Metuselahs!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
The Classics: Assamite Vote
What's happening, Metuselahs?
This powerful deck focuses on breeding and bloating like hell, and ousting via bleeds, Kine/Conservative Agitation or Reckless Agitation if you take the anarch way.
The best defense against bleeding is bloating enough, and this will be done with enough breeding with Web of Knives Recruit + The Embrace, and then Conservative Agitation.
Everything is buildt around Amaravati, thanks to his superb special that will increase the chances to pass our referendums.
>> Tournament Winning Decks:
- Assamite and Amaravati - by Marco Vassallo - February 2008 a typical Amaravati deck, with some blood support with Procurers.
- Amaravati & Co. - by Imanol López - June 2007 this time with more minions that share DOM with Amaravati.
- The Death Star - by Matt Morgan - October 2008 assamite breed+vote with anarch tech, maybe the most effective variation.
>> Mainstays of the Deck:
- Amaravati: the pillar, the big guy (well most of the crypt is low except this guy) he will be surrounded by assamites, recruits and embraces that will receive an additional vote during a political action that you will need to pass like ConBoon or the Reckless Agitation that may give you the VP.
- The Embrace: main way to get more assamites in play, which will mean more votes, more minions to bleed... and easier victim to cards like Ancilla Empowerment or Anarchist Uprising.
- Web of Knives Recruit: the "embrace of the assamites", quite easier to get your hand on some copies, the worst part is the turns you have to wait until you finally get the recruit.
- Alamut: even though some of the Assamites have Auspex, generally we don't bounce, so this card is golden either to defend ourselves in other decks from votes, or to getting some more if Amaravati is dry. Must-have.
This powerful deck focuses on breeding and bloating like hell, and ousting via bleeds, Kine/Conservative Agitation or Reckless Agitation if you take the anarch way.
The best defense against bleeding is bloating enough, and this will be done with enough breeding with Web of Knives Recruit + The Embrace, and then Conservative Agitation.
Everything is buildt around Amaravati, thanks to his superb special that will increase the chances to pass our referendums.
>> Tournament Winning Decks:
- Assamite and Amaravati - by Marco Vassallo - February 2008 a typical Amaravati deck, with some blood support with Procurers.
- Amaravati & Co. - by Imanol López - June 2007 this time with more minions that share DOM with Amaravati.
- The Death Star - by Matt Morgan - October 2008 assamite breed+vote with anarch tech, maybe the most effective variation.
>> Mainstays of the Deck:
- Amaravati: the pillar, the big guy (well most of the crypt is low except this guy) he will be surrounded by assamites, recruits and embraces that will receive an additional vote during a political action that you will need to pass like ConBoon or the Reckless Agitation that may give you the VP.
- The Embrace: main way to get more assamites in play, which will mean more votes, more minions to bleed... and easier victim to cards like Ancilla Empowerment or Anarchist Uprising.
- Web of Knives Recruit: the "embrace of the assamites", quite easier to get your hand on some copies, the worst part is the turns you have to wait until you finally get the recruit.
- Alamut: even though some of the Assamites have Auspex, generally we don't bounce, so this card is golden either to defend ourselves in other decks from votes, or to getting some more if Amaravati is dry. Must-have.
North American Continental Championship Day OneHope you had a good time, Metuselahs!
Montreal, Canada
October 25th, 2008
57 players
3R + F
Matt Morgan's Tournament Winning Deck with 3 VPs in the finals
(2GW 10.5 VPs going into the finals)
The Death Star
Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 8 average: 3.5
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4x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:0
1x Amaravati 8 DOM OBF QUI ani chi Assamite:4
1x Hafsa, The Watcher 6 OBF QUI aus cel Assamite:5
1x Vardar Vardarian 6 OBF QUI cel pre Assamite:4
1x Janni 5 cel for obf qui Assamite:4
1x Layla bint-Nadr 5 CEL OBF qui Assamite:4
1x Michael diCarlo 5 CEL obf qui Assamite:4
1x Alu 2 obf Assamite:5
1x Basir 1 qui Assamite:4
Library [75 cards]
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Action [17]
4x Embrace, The
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
1x Khabar: Glory
2x Undue Influence
5x Web of Knives Recruit
Action Modifier [23]
3x Cloak the Gathering
6x CrimethInc.
2x Cryptic Rider
1x Domain of Evernight
3x Faceless Night
3x Lost in Crowds
3x Spying Mission
2x Veil the Legions
Action Modifier/Combat [3]
3x Swallowed by the Night
Master [14]
3x Alamut
1x Archon Investigation
1x Barrens, The
1x Black Throne, The
2x Blood Doll
1x Club Illusion
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Seattle Committee
1x Twilight Camp
1x Yoruba Shrine
Political Action [17]
1x Anarch Salon
5x Consanguineous Boon
1x Exclusion Principle
2x Firebrand
4x Kine Resources Contested
1x Patsy
3x Revolutionary Council
Sunday, July 25, 2010
About: Groaning Corpse
What's happening, Metuselahs?
I wanted to have a look at this card, because at the moment, I think that combat with the Samedi is really inviable.
First of all, a copy-paste of the card text:
Groaning Corpse
Type: Combat
Requires: Thanatosis
Cost: X blood
Only usable before range is determined.
[thn] X is the number of Groaning Corpses already played this combat. The opposing minion takes 1 damage each round of combat during strike resolution if the range is close.
[THN] As above, but for 2 damage. A vampire may play only one Groaning Corpse at superior each combat.
Rarity: HttB:C
Should we call them the Carrion Crows of Thanatosis? The answer is definitely NO. (duh)
First of all we must be in close range (so forget about Cold Aura + Groaning Corpse + any ranged weapon), so we must think about how are we going to defend ourselves to being beaten to a Samedi pulp. At this point, there are some combos with this card to make it more playable:
- Endure and let the Corpses do the job: In other words, Superior Mettle and Groaning Corpse, with Taste of Vitae to recover blood spent, also using Trap or Mob Connections in order to play more combat rounds until you send to torpor the opposing vampire (if you endure the blood cost..)
- Can't touch this!: during strike resolution, using Dust to Dust plus the Roaning Corpses, you can dodge and press to continue the punishment to the other minion. The worst part of this combo is the fact Dust to Dust is Rare and not so easy to find, at least is $ cheap (like ~3$)
- Adding Rigor Mortis: at thn we get a press and the opposing minion can't use additional strikes, but the best comes at THN, when you can also cancel a maneuver of the opposing minion, but only once each round. Thanks for pointing it out, kevin :)
So, Metuselahs, have you tried them? Are those corpses your new pets? Wanna make Baroque or Josette the Ultimate Rusher? ;)
As for me, I like the card, and I'll try to get some of them to try the first strategy, until I get some Dust to Dust, to make a fun deck that can be easily taken back to my Reanimated Corpse deck I like to play.
In the mortuary, Metuselahs!
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