Tzimisce Newsletter: November 2000

Sabbat War Spoiler

Saturday Oct. 28th - The pre-release party in Atlanta took place and was a smashing success by all accounts as the Sabbat triumph over the wretched Camarilla. Along the way I managed to collect a few new cards my favorites will be highlighted in the newsletter this month. So without further ado here’s what I’ve found with some comments.

Inner Essence
Combat
Vic
Text: Play before range is determined. Once this combat, this vampire can reduce the cost to play a combat card by one blood. A vampire can play only one Inner Essence each combat. (S) As above, and gain a blood.
Artist: Steve Prescott

Inner Essence should be a great help in fending off those expensive vicissitude cards and has the added bonus of giving your vamp a blood back in superior. As anyone can attest, keeping blood on your vamps is sometimes more important than your actual pool total.

The Path of Metamorphosis
Tzimisce
1 Pool
Text: Unique Master Put this card in play. Tzimisce burn one less blood when playing cards that require Vicissitude. Any Minion may burn this card as a (D) action; if that minion is a vampire, he or she takes one damage (damage not preventable) when this card is burned.
Artist: Drew Tucker

A path all to our own, this card should find a home in most Tzimisce decks. Also, per card text it applies to all Tzimisce at the table so no need contesting when a fellow fiend sits down at the table.

Meld with the Land
Combat
Vic
Text: Strike: combat ends and untap the opposing minion. (S) Strike: combat ends.
Artist: Mike Danza

This card aches for limited play environment. The big bonus here is when you just happen to be deflected to another player. Let him block, then untap him for his troubles. There is some hidden power here, especially if the person had to use a Wake to block, now you’ve left him untapped for his predator.

Kraken’s Kiss
Combat
Vic
1 blood
Text: Strike: strength+1 ranged damage. If this striking vampire takes more than 3 damage this combat he or she goes to torpor. (S) As Above, with an optional press, only usable to continue combat, and once each round for the remainder of this combat, this vampire may strike to steal two blood at close or long range.
Artist: Drew Tucker

Strike strength +1 ranged, hmmm…lots of Horrid Forms, Maneuver, and bam! Plus just the fact your head is now a giant tentacle, should be more than enough fun for one evening. Again in superior it works like an old fashioned Theft of Vitae. Just don’t take more than 3 damage or another vamp will be having squid for dinner.

Terrence
Tzimisce
Capacity: 4
Inf: Ani, Aus, Vic
Text: Sabbat
Artist: William O’Connor

A new vamp! Isn’t it nice to finally have a quality 4 cap with all 3 in- clan disciplines? Now if there were only a 3 cap with superior animalism or vicissitude, the world would be right.

Deck Of The Month

This month we'll focus on the Little Tailor of Prague. Basically look how cheap things are now, guardian ghouls free, revenants free, warghouls cost 1 less. The new deck ideas abound. If it’s an intercept deck the Little Tailor, Heidelburg Castle Germany and plenty of revenants would be a cheap source for intercept with a minimal use of card slots. Another idea could be lots guardian ghouls and lots of computer hacking. And finally the warghoul deck gets a little cheaper to play.

Hopefully once I’ve had a chance to really digest the new set I’ll have a nice deck for the next newsletter.