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Tommaso Sforza is a new crypt card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, first shown by our friends over at the Blood Faca VTES channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu-DJLwm0Is

It is included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/
Art by Lawrence Snelly, back again, with the game since 1994!

• The Hecata previews are ongoing! The official release date of this Fifth Edition preconstructed deck is Ferbruary 28, and most stuff has already been shown by various sources, all collected at the product page at Blackchantry.com. Here you can see the actual card for the Ginés Quiñonero art preview at the top of this newsletter:

The Gate of Acheron is a new card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, first shown by our friends over at Heysteev. Art by Francisco Tébar. It is included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/

Once again we are delighted to have María Lorén illustrate a new card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. Peter St. John included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampire-th ... on-hecata/

Gebeyehu Abdu is one of the new crypt cards for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/
Art by Gabriel de Góes Figueiredo.

“If you’re not comfortable around dead things, this family isn’t for you.” - Anja Giovanni, Matron of Munich, to a group of aspiring neonates. Quote from "Cults of the Blood Gods".
This is a brand new crypt card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/
Art by the great Ken Meyer Jr, with the game since 1994!

"We do what we can for as long as we can until our fate is revealed to us. Then we quickly discover if we are men, or if we are nothing but beasts." - Hiromitsu Asano, from "Cults of the Blood Gods".
This is a brand new crypt card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/
Art by Amy Wilkins.

"The masters of Oblivion call upon it to wreathe themselves in night, enslave spectres, or throttle victims with their own shadow. Each time they use it, wielders run the risk of losing their soul and Humanity to something darker than death and twice as hungry." - Vampire: The Masquerade Players Guide.
Spectral Servitor is a brand new card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, with art by Paolo Puggioni. It is included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/

“I am the end and the beginning. Dead flesh may cover my bones, and my bones may encase an unbeating heart, yet I remain...” - Mora, from "Cults of the Blood Gods".
This is a brand new crypt card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/
Art by Mark Kelly.

Welcome Pablo D. Hidalgo, new Vampire: The Eternal Struggle artist! Pit of Contemplation is a brand new card for the game, first revealed by twitch.tv/bleeddetres. It is included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/

Alek König is a new crypt card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/
Art by Camille Défarge.

hardyrange wrote: ↑21 Jan 2025, 08:50 Black Chantry Productions auf Facebook, 21.01.25

The Gate of Acheron is a new card for Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, first shown by our friends over at Heysteev. Art by Francisco Tébar. It is included in the upcoming Fifth Edition Hecata preconstructed deck, now available for preorder. Check out the full deck list and all previews so far at https://www.blackchantry.com/vampir.../ ... on-hecata/

RULES Q & A: HECATA EDITION

VEKN Rules Director Vincent Ripoll clarifies some stuff:

Q: Screamer says "You can burn this ally to give a minion controlled by your predator or prey -1 stealth.". When can I burn it? How long does it last?
A: Stealth and intercept can only be added or subtracted when there is an ongoing block attempt. You cannot burn the Screamer during combat for instance. The stealth modification lasts until the end of the action. See also the "Stealth and Intercept" chapter in the rulebook.

Q: Shroud of Decay reads at superior "(D) Remove 7 cards in your prey's ash heap from the game to burn 3 of their pool." Can I play it if my prey has less than 7 cards in their ash heap?
A: No. "to" means that you must pay the cost ("Remove 7 cards in your prey's ash heap from the game") in order to apply the effect ("burn 3 of their pool"). If the cost cannot be paid, the card cannot be played.

Q: What if cards are removed from the ash heap during the action, and there are less than 7 cards when the card resolves?
A: The cost must be paid as much as possible (that is, remove all the cards left in the ash heap), then the action fizzles (it is successful, but has no effect).

Q: Spectral Servitor reads at superior "During your unlock phase, you can burn 1 pool instead of burning this ally.". Can I keep doing it each turn?
A: Yes.

Q: Gate of Acheron has 5 counters on it. Do I resolve each choice (burn 1 pool or remove a card) one after the other?
A: No. You must announce how you are going to resolve the effect (for instance, burn 2 pool and remove 3 cards), then resolve it.

Q: How do I choose random cards in my ash heap?
A: You can set aside any non-library cards in your ash heap, then shuffle the library cards and draw randomly cards from it if they are indistinguishable from each other. You can also roll dice to pick up random cards.

Do you have VTES rules questions? The easiest way to find answers, except for checking the rulebook, is probably to ask at the VEKN forum, at the VEKN Facebook page, at the VTES subreddit, or in the VTES Discord.

• The previews for the Hecata preconstructed deck are over. All cards can be seen at the product page. The official release date is February 28, and please note that date is the official legality date for tournaments too (see above in this newsletter).