Archive for July, 2009

  • Know Your Kindred – Natalia

    Know Your Kindred – Natalia

    Like all Ravnos, Natalia acts completely carefree. She is very good at pick-pocketing and seduction.

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  • 2009 North American Continential Championship: Atlanta

    2009 North American Continential Championship: Atlanta

    The North American Continental Championship will be held this year in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Wellesley Inn – Atlanta Airport Hotel. The whole thing begins on September 28 with the “Week of Nightmares” – the annual weeklong event leading up to Championship Weekend.   During the week, a series of constructed, draft and storyline tournaments along with [...]

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  • Know Your Kindred – Helena

    Know Your Kindred – Helena

    Name:  Helena Clan:  Toreador Generation:  4th (previously 5th) Embrace:  1233 BC For a time Helena was the most powerful Kindred in Chicago.  Even though she laid in torpor for over 100 years, she controlled the whole city through her mental powers.  But throughout her unlife she has been locked in a 1300 year war with her archenemies, the Brujah [...]

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  • Fall 2009: “Eden’s Legacy” Storyline Event

    Fall 2009: “Eden’s Legacy” Storyline Event

    White Wolf has announced that the next storyline event for Fall 2009 will be entitled  “Eden’s Legacy”: For centuries the Royal Order of Edenic Groundskeepers conducted their clandestine research documenting the secret resting places of the Antediluvians and the Methuselahs. Scholars of the order mysteriously disappeared while researching a site near Mombasa. The order in endangered. [...]

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  • Know Your Kindred – Ur Shulgi, The Shepherd

    Know Your Kindred – Ur Shulgi, The Shepherd

    Name:  Ur-Shulgi, The Shepherd Clan:  Children of Haqim (Assamite) Generation:  4th Embrace: “the night when the stones spoke and the skies cried a blood rain” Ur-Shulgi is the second childe of Haqim and the first of the Assamite magi.  He is the most efficient war-mage on the face of the planet.  His thought processes are completely incomprehensible to anyone [...]

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  • Spring 2009: Rise of the Imperator Aftermath

    Spring 2009: Rise of the Imperator Aftermath

    White Wolf released a five-page short story today detailing the official ending to the Rise of the Imperator storyline tournament.  As reported last month, the Gangrel Warlord Karsh was named the Camarilla’s Imperator based on tournament results from around the world.   The Brujah and Gangrel clans made up 50 percent of the total clan wins [...]

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  • Things to do with the Edge

    Things to do with the Edge

    Burn the Edge to Untap: Emily Carson during your discard phase. Isouda de Blaise during your discard phase. Torvus Bloodbeard during any Methuselah’s minion phase. Burning the Edge for a vote will: Give Melissa Barton 1 blood. Give Tyler McGill an additional vote. Give you an additional vote while playing Free States Rant. Give you an additional vote if you control Vincent Day. Give [...]

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  • What’s your Edge? Mine’s a Creepy Doll

    What’s your Edge? Mine’s a Creepy Doll

    When you play VTES, you obviously have to deal with the Edge – “a symbol showing that your minions have temporarily given you an advantage over the other Methuselahs. It is given or passed to a player who successfully bleeds another player, and it imparts certain advantages to the player controlling it. Choose an object [...]

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  • Atlanta Mini-Qualifier:  Final Round Report

    Atlanta Mini-Qualifier: Final Round Report

    For the closest thing to a moment by moment report of the final round, go to my Twitter page to see just about every move made during the final round. Standings after two rounds: 1. John Newquist 2gw 7vp - Imbued Hunters 2. Jeff Thompson 1gw 5vp - Pre/Pro Stealth Bleed/Vote 3. Todd [...]

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  • Atlanta Mini-Qualifier:  Second Round Report

    Atlanta Mini-Qualifier: Second Round Report

    Second Round My second round was much better than my first.  However this time my predator was far more scary.  Jeff Thompson came out with Viktor, the Night General, who has +1 stealth and PRE.  Almost immediately he puts Path of the Void and Heart of the City on Viktor and he bleeds for 2 at [...]

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  • Atlanta Mini-Qualifier:  My First Round Report

    Atlanta Mini-Qualifier: My First Round Report

    First Round I was sitting at a four-player table for the first round.  I brought three Ravnos decks with me.  Up to the last minute I was unsure which one I wanted to play.  There was the Ravnos straight up Stealth-Bleed deck, the Ravnos Red Herring Deck, and the Ravnos Edge Illusion deck, which was a [...]

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  • Photos:  The Bitter & Sweet Story, Mini-Qualifier

    Photos: The Bitter & Sweet Story, Mini-Qualifier

    Here are some photos taken during the mini-qualifier in Atlanta on July 18th.  I will post a tournament report along with the final results later today.

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  • Atlanta Tournament – Twitter Updates

    Atlanta Tournament – Twitter Updates

    The Bitter and Sweet Story Tournament in Atlanta is tomorrow.  I’ll be tweeting updates throughout the day. http://twitter.com/cbnvtes

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  • Know Your Kindred – Ankla Hotep

    Know Your Kindred – Ankla Hotep

    Name: Ankla Hotep Clan:  Ravnos Generation:  5th Embrace:  1727 BC Ankla has been locked away in torpor for the past 60 or so years.  Even with his amazing powers, he was not able to avoid the explosion aboard the R.M.S. Lusitania that injured his body and threw him into torpor.  The Nazis managed to obtain Ankla’s body and they [...]

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  • Know Your Kindred – Dr. Allan Woodstock

    Know Your Kindred – Dr. Allan Woodstock

    Name: Dr. Allan Woodstock Clan:  Gangrel Generation:  10th Embraced:  1916 Dr. Woodstock was a researcher at Cambridge University with a wife and young daughter.  When World War I broke out he was drafted into the armed forces and rushed into a military lab, where he helped refine and develop mustard gas and other chemical weapons.  His commanding officer was [...]

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  • Know Your Kindred – Delilah Monroe

    Know Your Kindred – Delilah Monroe

    Name:  Delilah Monroe Clan: Daughters of Cacohony Generation:  10th Embraced:  1981 Delilah was a dumb valley girl singing in a band.  All went well until her van broke down in San Diego and some guys took her hostage for money.  Then some women stormed into the room, killed the men and made Delilah a vampire.  She was a little [...]

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  • Know Your Kindred – Lucian, the Perfect

    Know Your Kindred – Lucian, the Perfect

    Name:  Lucian, the Perfect Generation:  3rd Clan:  Unknown (maybe Nosferatu or Guruhi) Embraced:  Unknown Lucian is a very (very) ancient vampire who turned away from Caine and the other Antediluvians to seek out something grander for himself.  In the final nights of Gehenna, Lucian is one of Lilith’s “Apostates” -  a group of seven unknown or forgotten Antediluvians who [...]

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  • Know Your Kindred – Tariq, The Silent

    Know Your Kindred – Tariq, The Silent

    Name: Tariq, The Silent Clan: Assamite Generation: 5th (now 13th) Embraced: 1250 With the exception of Kemintiri, Tariq has been on the Red List longer than any other vampire.  For the last 500 years he has been a wanted criminal and exiled from his own clan.  Despite this he still serves his clan as a [...]

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  • Reminder:  ‘Bitter Sweet’ Tournament Atlanta July 18

    Reminder: ‘Bitter Sweet’ Tournament Atlanta July 18

    A constructed tournament will be held on Saturday July 18, 1:00pm at White Wolf/CCP Headquarters in Atlanta. The Bitter and Sweet Story: Atlanta White Wolf / CCP Headquarters 2075 Park Place Blvd. Stone Mountain GA United States 30087 404-723-3572 Fee: $5.00 Start Time:  1:00pm 2 Rounds + Final Website (Ebony Kingdom will be tourney legal for this date.) Prize for winner: 1 complete set of Ebony [...]

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  • Know Your Kindred – Enkidu, The Noah

    Know Your Kindred – Enkidu, The Noah

    Name:  Enkidu Clan: Gangrel Generation: 4th Embraced: 2200 B.C. Enkidu is on the Camarilla’s Red List for killing many Kindred over the years.  The Camarilla does not consider Enkidu anything more than a wild animal, otherwise he would rank higher on the list.  But the one the Gangrel call “the Noah” is not a wild beast, [...]

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  • Extrala: Rise of the Imperator Statistics

    Extrala: Rise of the Imperator Statistics

    Now that the Rise of the Imperator storyline tournament is over, Extrala has compiled some statistics showing how each clan scored and how the results varied around the world.  Gangrel were by far the most productive, with Brujah coming in second.  For all the statistics of each clan and continent, check out Extrala.blogspot.com

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  • Know Your Kindred –  Ambrosio Luis Moncada

    Know Your Kindred – Ambrosio Luis Moncada

    Name:  Ambrosio Luis Moncada Clan:  Lasombra Generation:  6th Embraced:  1153 For centuries Cardinal Ambrosio Luis Moncada led the Lasombra clan.  His chambers beneath Madrid were the epicenter of Lasombra culture.  He commanded fear that few others in the Sabbat could match.   He was very nearly beyond the reach of the regent and the Black Hand. Not much is known about [...]

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  • VEKN City/Country Rankings Disabled

    VEKN City/Country Rankings Disabled

    White Wolf announced that due to problems with player data, viewing the VEKN ranking system by city/country has been taken offline for the time being: Due to continuing problems with inaccuracy and player data, the Rankings by Country page has been temporarily disabled. Global rankings remain unaffected by this. White Wolf News

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  • Know Your Kindred – Khalid

    Know Your Kindred – Khalid

    Name:  Khalid Clan:  Nosferatu Generation:  6th Embrace:  1498 During the Crusades Khalid lived up to the reputation of the hideous Muslim warrior the Christian Knights so feared.  He freely performed cruel deeds in service of his god.   A Byzantine Nosferatu named Alexius arrived in the Holy Land and believed embracing the Islamic leaders was the best way to corrupt [...]

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  • Origins 2009:  The YouTube Files

    Origins 2009: The YouTube Files

    DJ Fengshui has posted several YouTube videos from last month’s Origins, where the US Championship Tournament was held.  These videos are from the Wednesday night “Old Friends” constructed tournament and the Saturday morning qualifier.  Try to spot cameos from some of your favorite VTES personalities. Part One (1:35) Old Friends: Columbus:  First Round wrap-up. Part Two (1:33) [...]

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  • The Bitter Sweet Tournament: Atlanta July 18

    The Bitter Sweet Tournament: Atlanta July 18

    A constructed tournament will be held on Saturday July 18, 1:00pm at White Wolf/CCP Headquarters in Atlanta. The Bitter and Sweet Story: Atlanta White Wolf / CCP Headquarters 2075 Park Place Blvd. Stone Mountain GA United States 30087 404-723-3572 Fee: $5.00 Start Time:  1:00pm 2R + F Website (Ebony Kingdom will be tourney legal for this date.) Prize for winner: 1 complete set of Ebony [...]

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  • VTES Blog Writer Returns from Long Sabbatical

    VTES Blog Writer Returns from Long Sabbatical

    Well I’m back to blogging again. I’ve been out for a few months.  Charlotte By Night got pushed back as a priority as I became more involved with work and other projects.  But this blog is back and with a new design.  Also Know Your Kindred will continue again. A few things happened while I was [...]

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  • Under Construction – Please Wait

    Under Construction – Please Wait

    Charlotte By Night is going under a redesign, so it may look funny for a short time.  Thanks for your patience.

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