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Archive for January, 2009
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Know Your Kindred – Sarah Raines
Name: Sarah Raines Clan: Gangrel Generation: 13th Embraced: 1963 Sarah was embraced by a Gangrel named Jonathan, who promptly abandoned her that same night. Jonathan then sold Sarah’s father to a witches’ coven. The witches killed him as a blood sacrifice during a demon-summoning ritual. When Sarah discovered this, she tracked Jonathan down and destroyed him, along with one of [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Ellison Humboldt
Name: Ellison Humboldt Clan: Nosferatu Generation: 6th Embraced: 1532 Ellison was born deformed, with one arm too short and one leg too long. Ellison believed he was a freak who would never know love. Then a beautiful woman named Melitta Wallenberg started to visit his village at night and would share with him stories of her adventures around the [...] -
Tournament Report – Cold Winter’s Hold: Lisbon
Dateline – Lisbon, Portugal Fifteen players attended the Cold Winter’s Hold tournament where Pedro Luís won with a Toreador Wall & Guns deck. There were five Wall decks and six Voting decks at this tournament. Pictures of this tournament are available at Picasa Photos. A full report is on the Domain Lisboa blog (in Portuguese). Finals Table: Peter Luis [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Elizabeth Westcott
Name: Elizabeth Westcott Clan: Tzimisce Generation: 10th The female vocalist and keyboard player for the band Persephone Seed is Elizabeth Westcott. Most Kindred presume the quiet, waifish Elizabeth to be Toreador or Caitiff, and she says and does nothing to dispel that misconception. In truth, Westcott is Tzimisce, and Sabbat at that. Sent to infiltrate the Anarch population, Westcott instead [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Isabel Giovanni
Name: Isabel Giovanni Clan: Giovanni Generation: 9th Embraced: 1714 Isabel grew up knowing about the dark side of her family. As the Giovanni family’s wealth grew, their tastes became more jaded. Family members took part in sodomy, coprophilia, pedophilia, incest, necrophilia, kidnapping, murder and every other vile act on the list. Isabel herself gave birth to her own brother’s [...] -
Rules: Ambulance + Hidden Lurker = NO NO
Fact: You can not play Hidden Lurker after you’ve tapped Ambulance to continue the action. Hidden Lurker must be played at the conclusion of the blocked combat. It cannot be played after the continuance and successful resolution of the action. Likewise, if you do have a minion play Hidden Lurker first, then you cannot tap the Ambulance to [...] -
White Wolf/CCP launching Vampire MMO for 2010?
Source: GameCyte.com When reached for comment, CCP declined to state whether or not the date was true, saying that they had “nothing more to add” on the subject. It has been in the news for a couple years now that CCP was looking into developing a World of Darkness MMO (Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game). Now according [...] -
No VTES content at TCGPlayer.com
TCGPlayer.com is a web site devoted to news and reviews of all Trading Card Games. Sadly there isn’t a shread of news about Jyhad/VTES on the entire site. Not the forums, blogs or industry news section. The only news I could find requarding White Wolf was their 2006 merger with CCP and information about the EVE [...] -
Tournament Report – White Nights Massacre: Newark
Dateline – Newark, Ohio Jay Krisoff won the White Nights: Newark tournament with a Ventrue Antitribu Vote/Bleed deck. There were 24 players in attendance. Unofficial count has this as Jay’s 19th career tournament win. Final round seating: Mark L. – Anneke and small Toreador block Jay K. – Ventrue Antitribu Vote/Bleed deck Bob J. – Imbued with [...] -
VTES on YouTube
V:TES Content on YouTube: DJ Fengshui has been posting short reports about local VTES events in Columbus, Ohio. Midnight Academy has a few videos up, interviews at the 2007 EC and a Negral deck clinic. And of course there is some completely lunacy. -
Winners: 2008 Nossies
The concept for the Nossies came about rather suddenly and on impulse. It was the night of the 80th Annual Academy Awards and I realized that while publications like InQuest and other organizations in the gaming industry had bestowed honors on V:TES over the years, I had never seen a formal or informal fan award [...] -
Obama: The Commemorative VTES Card
This week Barack Obama was sworn in as the new President of the United States. Much has been made of this historic event. So on the usernet forums I asked if there was going to be a commemorative VTES card for Obama, what should it be? Here are some of the replies I got. -
Know Your Kindred – Gotsdam, The Tired Warrior
Name: Gotsdam Clan: Ventrue Generation: 5th Embraced: 87 AD Gotsdam was a Roman slave to the vampire Tiamat. Tiamat used him for his blood at first, then she embraced him and used him as a pawn against her enemies. She eventually got tired and abandoned him. For centuries Gotsdam lived in the wilderness, feeding off animals and the occasional tribesman. [...] -
Player Etiquette – What do you not like to see at the table?
The question was asked once in the usernet forums ‘What do you not like to see at a table?” The answers varied. Here are the responses: Eating at the table. People commenting on the game they are not playing in. Trying to “Psyche out” another player. Saying “that is a bad play, you are a bad player.” Players who [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Tara
Name: Tara Clan: Brujah Generation: 9th Embraced: 1822 Tara was the on-again, off-again Prince of San Diego; locked in a back and forth war with the Anarchs for control of the city. A former Anarch herself, Tara ruled San Diego from a distance in the town of Oceanside, watching the other Anarchs fight amongst themselves over who [...] -
World of Warcraft: The Lost Guild of V:TES
World of Warcraft for a time had some VTES crossover. A few players from the VTES usernet group got together and carved out a spot on the US WOW server Runetotem by forming the guild “Protect Thine Own.” The guild met most Monday nights to play. Players created Horde characters named after their favorite [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Fairuza
Name: Fairuza Clan: Brujah Antitribu Generation: 10th Embraced: 1985 Fairuza’s family emigrated to the United States from Iran when she was a young teenager. Her father did not like the way Fairuza had embraced the new American culture over his more traditional Iranian ways. He kept her locked up in their home and monitored her trips to and from [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Cock Robin
Name: Cock Robin Clan: Nosferatu Generation: 7th Embraced: 1757 Robin was a skilled silversmith’s apprentice living in Colonial America in the time just before the revolution. After he was embraced his sire soon abandoned him and it would be 100 years before the two would meet again. Some rumors suggest that his sire was the late [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Nickolai, The Survivor
Name: Nickolai, The Survivor Clan: Tremere Antitribu Generation: 6th Embraced: 1314 Nickolai was the lone survivor of the Tremere Antitribu massacre in Mexico City. He feared that if his existence was made known, then Goratrix/Tremere would come searching for him. In addition Nickolai was also wanted by the Nosferatu clan for killing their Justicar, Alonso Cristo Petrodon. Nickolai kept his [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Gwyedd
Name: Gwyedd Clan: Gangrel Generation: 5th Embrace: Unknown Along Hong Kong’s country parks roams the ancient Gangrel Gwyedd. Gwyedd is so reminiscent of the Beast that he is mistaken for a Lupine at first glance. Other Kindred stay out of these parks, for it is believed that Gwyedd requires vampire blood to survive. True or not, Gwyedd has a mean [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Hardestadt
Name: Hardestadt Clan: Ventrue Generation: 6th Embraced: 1191 Hardestadt is not really Hardestadt. He is infact Hardestadt’s childe. The real Hardestadt was diablerized by the Brujah Tyler during the Anarch Revolt. Since Hardestadt the elder was the key founder of the Camarilla, his childe sought to make sure the sect survived by masquerading as his sire. Only a few of [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Mictlantecuhtli
Name: Mictlantecuhtli Clan: Gangrel Generation: 4th Embraced: 51 BC Mictlantecuhtli is a very ancient kindred, one of the greatest of the Methuselahs. Also known as the Wanderer, he has laid in torpor since before the time of Christ. He was born in 67 BC in a small Native American fishing settlement in the area that would eventually become Vancouver. When [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Dmitra Ilyanova
Name: Dmitra Ilyanova Clan: Brujah Generation: 6th Embrace: 1600s Dmitra was a Ukrainian noblewoman who loved education. Philosophy, history, science were all very valuable to her and she was a big donor to the local university. She came across an intelligent student named Carlak. Carlark was attending Charles University against the wishes of his rich father. He would have been [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Vidal Jarbeaux
Name: Vidal Jarbeaux Clan: Toreador Generation: 7th Embrace: 1768 Vidal Jarbeaux is a scoundrel who can charm his way into any situation. His schemes to seduce women, obtain wealth and pretend to be something he was not impressed the Toreador in Paris. They were fascinated by his ploys, often playing roles as dupes or witnesses. Once Vidal met each [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Alonso Petrodon
Name: Alonso Cristo Petrodon de Seville Clan: Nosferatu Generation: 6th Embraced: 1348 Petrodon was a 14th century Spanish count suffering from the Bubonic plague that was spreading across Europe. A Nosferatu who needed his power embraced him to save his life. Knowing the inner workings of aristocracy, Petrodon thrived inside the Camarilla’s feudal system. He was made an archon by [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Gustaphe Brunnelle
Name: Gustaphe Brunnelle Clan: Nosferatu Generation: Unknown Embrace: 1400s In life Gustaphe was an emissary to the King of France over 500 years ago. Little is known of how he came to be a vampire or what his exact duties in the Camarilla were. What we do know is that he was staying in Phoenix when a Sabbat pack raided [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Walker Grimes
Name: Walker Grimes Clan: Caitiff (but really Nosferatu) Generation: 13th Embraced: 20th Century Walker Grimes was a handsome, wealthy and proud man. He sneered at the homeless and went out of his way to make things difficult for them. But there was a Nosferatu named Gary who was a friend of the homeless and Gary did not like seeing [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Count Zaroff
Name: Count Zaroff Clan: Catiff Generation: 10th (May be lower from Diablerie) Embraced: 1941 A Russian nobleman in life, Zaroff loved to go hunting for the most dangerous prey. In the 1930s the authorities discovered he was kidnapping humans and using them for sport, looking for the most dangerous game of all. But he disappeared from his island estate [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Ruxandra
Name: Ruxandra Clan: Nosferatu Generation: 9th Embraced: 1175 Ruxandra was the most beautiful girl in her village. Working as a barmaid in her father’s tavern, she entertained all the male patrons. Even a Nosferatu wild woman named Marusca was taken by her beauty and charm and frequently visited the bar disguised as various travelers. Ruxandra’s mother had died of mysterious [...] -
Know Your Kindred – William Biltmore
Name: William Biltmore Clan: Malkavian Generation: 6th Embraced: 1642 William Biltmore was a highly celebrated storyteller and court bard in Wales, but Biltmore’s stories began to take a dark turn. He had visions in his dreams about a secret society of vampires. About a hidden “masquerade” with names like “Venture” and “Brouja” and “Toreaudier.” He [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Cassandra Langely
Name: Cassandra Langely, the Waif Clan: Malkavian Generation: 13th Embraced: 1997 Whenever a Kindred wants to know something about Las Vegas, Langely is the one to talk to. She is intelligent, friendly and extremely open. She enjoys watching people and avidly collects stories, jokes and gossip. Langely has no enemies as everyone knows she’s completely impartial. Cassandra [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Bulscu
Name: Bulscu Clan: Ventrue Generation: 6th Embrace: 955 Bulscu was a powerful Hungarian chieftain. His zest for life was surpassed once he learned of undead beings with even greater power. Bulscu submitted himself to a Brujah named Dominic, who gave him instructions and allowed Bulscu to drink his vitae. But in his sleep Bulscu’s mind was invaded by a Ventrue [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Carlak
Name: Carlak Clan: Brujah Generation: 8 Embraced: 1730 Carlak was a very intelligent student at his university. He caught the eye of Dmitra Ilyanova, a noblewoman who invited Carlak and some other students to her estate to take part in a debate about the nature of good vs evil. Carlak won the debate as she expected and she embraced [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Dr. John Dee
Name: John Dee Clan: Tremere Generation: 5th Embraced: 1608 John Dee was one of the foremost scholars of his day. A mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, alchemist and many other things. Even Queen Elizabeth I consulted him as an advisor on maters of state. Dee maintained a large correspondence all over Europe and was a member of several secret societies dedicated to [...] -
Know Your Kindred – Muricia
Name: Muricia Clan: Ahrimane Generation: 7th Embraced: 1653 This Gangrel antitribu is the founder of the Ahrimane bloodline. In 1778, Muricia performed the ritual that turned her into the first Ahrimane. While journeying by herself in the dwindling wilds of Europe, Muricia came across a burial mound surrounded by standing stones. She decided to force her way inside to see [...]