16.02.2019: Vier neue Sabbat Preconstructed Decks

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Four new Vampire: The Eternal Struggle preconstructed decks are scheduled for release in first quarter 2019, available both in stores and as print-on-demand on Drivethrucards.

Each of the four decks focuses on one vampire clan and consists of 77 library cards and 12 crypt cards. They are ready for play out of the box or customisable with other Vampire: The Eternal Struggle cards. Included are brand new cards anticipated by existing players, but also many staple cards needed to introduce new players to the game.

The decks are:
Den of Fiends – Clan Tzimisce
Libertine Ball – Clan Toreador antitribu
Pact with Nephandi – Clan Tremere antitribu
Parliament of Shadows – Clan Lasombra

This is the first taste of what Black Chantry Productions has in the pipeline for 2019 – both more preconstructed decks, reprint bundles and other products are in development. Stay tuned to Blackchantry.com and our social media channels for more news!

Our site: www.blackchantry.com
E-mail: contact@blackchantry.com
Facebook: @blackchantry
Twitter: @Black_Chantry

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Läuft ... Wenn Black Chantry im Zeitplan bleibt, gibt es rechtzeitig vor der DM im Mai frisches Kartenmaterial!

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Aus dem Vampire: Elder Kindred Network Newsletter December 2018...

(Das Bild ist untertitelt mit "Rurik Rakoczy by Heather Kreiter. Art for the upcoming Den of Fiends pre-constructed deck.")

FOUR NEW PRE-CONSTRUCTED DECKS EARLY 2019 RELEASE
As announced earlier this week, four brand new pre-constructed decks will be released in the first quarter of the new year. We asked Ben Peal, product director at Black Chantry and earlier also lead designer at V:EKN, some questions about these new decks:

How come did you choose four Sabbat clans for the these first pre-constructed decks from Black Chantry?
- A few years ago, Mike Nudd and I were approached to design a collection of pre-constructed decks as part of a product pitch for bringing V:TES back into publication. A Sabbat theme was chosen as a follow-up to the Danse Macabre set we developed for the V:EKN with the intention of additionally getting Danse Macabre published in printed card form. With a need for a product to help new players get started with V:TES, and with the game being published again by Black Chantry, we felt it was time to get these cards finally into the hands of the players. As for Danse Macabre, some of that set made it into the Anthology set we published and some of the crypt cards have made it into these new pre-constructed decks.

The clans are Lasombra, Toreador antritribu, Tremere antritribu and Tzimisce. Why these clans?
- We had a few design considerations when developing the decks. Rather than the usual “mix of everything” starter decks, we wanted to create decks that a new player could bring to their local playgroup and be competitive. We wanted them to be mono-clan decks for the sake of theme. We also wanted to offer a mix of strategies, with each deck bringing something different to the table. The Lasombra deck is a larger-capacity stealth-voter. The Toreador antitribu deck is a small-capacity breeder with Palla Grande. The Tremere antitribu deck is a Nephandus ally deck with some punch. The Tzimisce deck is an intercept-combat deck. I'm hesitant to call them “starter decks” as they're fully built and effective decks, but there's certainly room to add, modify, and tinker with them.

Are there new cards? And cards with new art?
- Three of the decks have some new crypt cards to help fill out their clans as well as some crypt cards from Danse Macabre. The Tremere antitribu deck doesn't – it's a classic build of the Antonio d'Erlette deck. There aren't any new library cards but the cards we've chosen for the decks should make veteran players happy.

Will there be more pre-constructed decks soon?
- We have another collection of pre-constructed decks currently in development and they'll tie into the V5 edition of Vampire: the Masquerade. We'll have more information about them to share in the coming months. I'm excited about this project as I'm looking forward to bringing V:TES into the present day as well as continuing it as the game we know and love.

The pre-constructed decks contain 89 cards at a suggested retail price of $22-24/€20. More information will follow, so keep an eye on Blackchantry.com and the social media channels.

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https://www.blackchantry.com/products/p ... f-shadows/

Product: Parliament of Shadows

COMING SOON

Lasombra lurk in the shadows of the corridors of power, manipulating those who they consider mere cattle. They are the foremost leaders of the Sabbat sect, and their powers allow them to master the very fabric of darkness. They are the true masters of the night, politicians in the Parliament of Shadows.

In this deck, your minions are elder vampires with the powers of shadowcrafting and mind-control. You use these abilities to drive out your enemies with political machinations and plots of disruption.

This is a deck with 77 library cards and 12 crypt cards, ready for play out of the box or customizable with other Vampire: The Eternal Struggle cards. Each player needs a deck to play.

SKU: AWODLWPGOBC0012
MSRP: €20 / $22

Contents are detailed below. The number before each card is the number of copies of that card in the deck.

CRYPT CARDS [12]
2 Antón de Concepción
2 Carolina Vález (NEW ART)
2 Charles Delmare (NEW)
2 Lord Leopold Valdemar (NEW)
2 Luca Italicus
2 Percival (NEW)

LIBRARY CARDS [77]
Master [13]
1 Information Highway
1 Jake Washington
1 Monastery of Shadows
1 Papillon
1 Political Hunting Ground
1 Powerbase: Madrid
1 Power Structure
4 Villein
2 Zillah’s Valley

Action [8]
6 Govern the Unaligned
2 Under Siege

Political Action [15]
1 Anarchist Uprising
1 Ancient Influence
2 Banishment
8 Kine Resources Contested
1 Neonate Breach
1 Political Stranglehold
1 Reins of Power

Ally [1]
1 Mylan Horseed

Action Modifier [24]
2 Blanket of Night
4 Conditioning
4 Seduction
4 Shadow Play
4 Shroud of Absence
4 Shroud of Night
2 Tenebrous Form

Combat [6]
3 Oubliette
3 Shadow Body

Reaction [10]
4 Deflection (NEW ART)
2 Obedience
2 On the Qui Vive
2 Wake with Evening’s Freshness

ART PREVIEWS:

Charles Delmare – Art by Mark Kelly.

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https://www.blackchantry.com/products/p ... tine-ball/

Product: Libertine Ball

COMING SOON

Toreador of the Sabbat sect strive for perfection in art and pleasure, but they lack all notions of self-restraint. Their road to enlightment is paved with pain and perversion. Their tools are mortals, more or less willing, and the more tools the merrier at the Libertine Ball.

The Toreador antitribu are legendary for their dazzling charm. Your strategy with this deck is strength in numbers: you aim to influence as many young minions as possible to overwhelm your enemies and secure victory.

This is a deck with 77 library cards and 12 crypt cards, ready for play out of the box or customizable with other Vampire: The Eternal Struggle cards. Each player needs a deck to play.

SKU: VAWODLWPGOBC0013
MSRP: €20 / $22

Contents are detailed below. The number before each card is the number of copies of that card in the deck.

CRYPT CARDS [12]
2 Conchita Morales (NEW)
2 Guggenheim (NEW)
1 Jonathan Gursel
1 Justine Chen, Innocent
3 Klaus Konrecht
1 L’Epuisette
1 Loonar
1 Monique Kim

LIBRARY CARDS [77]
Master [16]
1 Creepshow Casino
1 Día de los Muertos
3 Foundation Exhibit
1 The Hungry Coyote
3 Palla Grande
2 Perfectionist
1 Wash
4 Vessel

Action [22]
4 Art Scam
9 Embrace, The
6 Enchant Kindred
3 Entrancement

Political Action [13]
7 Consanguineous Boon
6 Kine Resources Contested

Action Modifier [4]
4 Change of Target

Combo [2]
3 Resist Earth’s Grasp
2 Scalpel Tongue

Combat [10]
4 Majesty
3 Perfect Paragon

Reaction [10]
2 Delaying Tactics
4 On the Qui Vive
4 Telepathic Misdirection

ART AND CARD PREVIEWS:

Guggenheim – Art by Noora Hirvonen.

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https://www.blackchantry.com/products/p ... of-fiends/

Product: Den of Fiends

COMING SOON

No vampires are more worthy of being called monsters than Clan Tzimisce. They master the art of sculpting flesh and bone into deadly weaponry, and they are the depraved spiritual leaders of the Sabbat sect. One thing is certain: No strangers are welcome in the Den of Fiends.

Your strategy relies on strong defensive capabilities – you control your enemies by thwarting their actions and maiming their minions in combat. Over time, you find weaknesses to exploit and gradually establish dominance.

This is a deck with 77 library cards and 12 crypt cards, ready for play out of the box or customizable with other Vampire: The Eternal Struggle cards. Each player needs a deck to play.

SKU: VAWODLWPGOBC0011
MSRP: €20 / $22

Contents are detailed below. The number before each card is the number of copies of that card in the deck.

CRYPT CARDS [12]
2 America Johnson (NEW)
1 Dr. Morrow, The Skindoctor
1 Duality
1 Ilias cel Frumos
2 Lady Vadislava (NEW)
2 Ludmijla Rakoczy
2 Rurik Rakoczy (NEW)
1 Yuri Kerezenski

LIBRARY CARDS [77 cards]
Master [11]
1 Channel 10
1 Fame
1 Library Hunting Ground
1 The Rack
1 Smiling Jack, The Anarch
1 Sudden Reversal
2 Vessel
3 Villein

Action [5]
4 Deep Song
1 Under Siege

Retainer [2]
2 Raven Spy

Equipment [3]
1 Bowl of Convergence
1 Heart of Nizchetus
1 Living Manse

Action Modifier [4]
4 Changeling

Combat [25]
3 Breath of the Dragon
5 Carrion Crows
6 Chiropteran Marauder
4 Horrid Form
4 Inner Essence
3 Telepathic Tracking

Reaction [26]
4 Enhanced Senses
4 Eyes of Argus
4 On the Qui Vive
4 Precognition
4 Read the Winds
4 Spirit’s Touch
2 Telepathic Misdirection

Event [1]
1 Dragonbound

ART PREVIEWS:

America Johnson – Art by Ken Meyer Jr.

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https://www.blackchantry.com/products/p ... -nephandi/

Product: Pact with Nephandi

COMING SOON

The Tremere antitribu are exiles from Kindred society for their treason against their Camarilla brethren and their embrace of forbidden arts. They are skilled in the ways of Blood Sorcery and use their powers to upend the order of the world itself.

Your strategy for this deck is to form an infernal pact with those known as the Nephandi — fallen mages who seek to end creation. With your combined forces and common goals, even elder vampires need to think twice before getting in your way.

This is a deck with 77 library cards and 12 crypt cards, ready for play out of the box or customizable with other Vampire: The Eternal Struggle cards. Each player needs a deck to play.

SKU: VAWODLWPGOBC0014
MSRP: €20 / $22

Contents are detailed below. The number before each card is the number of copies of that card in the deck.

CRYPT CARDS [12]
5 Antonio d’Erlette
1 Ember Wright
1 Frondator
1 Janine
1 Keith Moody
1 Lectora
1 Mosfair
1 Saiz

LIBRARY CARDS [77]
Master [13]
1 Dreams of the Sphinx
1 Fame
2 Frontal Assault
1 KRCG News Radio
2 Sudden Reversal
1 University Hunting Ground
3 Vessel
2 Wider View

Action [9]
6 Computer Hacking
3 Harass

Ally [10]
1 Carlton Van Wyk
1 Gregory Winter
8 Nephandus

Action Modifier [9]
3 Conditioning
6 Mirror Walk

Combat [18]
3 Glancing Blow
3 Molotov Cocktail
3 Rego Motus
3 Target: Vitals
3 Theft of Vitae
3 Trap

Reaction [17]
3 Deflection
2 Delaying Tactics
2 Eagle’s Sight
2 Enhanced Senses
2 Eyes of Argus
6 On the Qui Vive

Event [1]
1 The Unmasking

ART PREVIEWS:

Deflection – Art by Ginés Quiñonero.

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https://www.blackchantry.com/2019/01/09 ... ease-date/

Four new starter deck lists revealed – and we have a release date

Recently the deck lists for the four upcoming Vampire: The Eternal Struggle preconstructed starter decks have been revealed at Blackchantry.com. We are delighted by all kind and appreciative words about these – it is a joy working with this game and its fans! If you missed the decks, please have a look here:

Den of Fiends – Clan Tzimisce

Libertine Ball – Clan Toreador antitribu

Pact with Nephandi – Clan Tremere antitribu

Parliament of Shadows – Clan Lasombra

Yet some individual new cards and artwork have not been spoiled – keep an eye on Blackchantry.com and our Facebook and Twitter channels for this in the coming weeks.

The official release date for the decks are February 16, 2019.

If you are a distributor or a store owner and want to sell these products, please mail us at contact@blackchantry.com

If you want to discuss the contents of these decks with us and other VTES players, visit the forum or Facebook-group of V:EKN, the official player organisation of the game.

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Ich werde diese Werbekampagne weiter updaten, wenn weitere Previews herauskommen - ggfls. als Updates der obigen Posts.

Heute: Die neue Karte Guggenheim beim Deck "Libertine Ball" (!Toreador) oben.

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The new vampires will be allowed in constructed tournaments 30 days after the release, as usual (so that everyone has a chance to get them), that is March 18th.

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Habe mir aus Interesse eine Übersicht erstellt, welche Library-Karten in den Decks drin sind, wenn ich je eines davon kaufe.
Vielleicht interessiert das noch jemanden.

Ich finde: Auch wenn man sich die clans-spezifischen Karten wegdenkt, so gibt es eine generell gute Grundausstattung an auch in anderen Decks nutzbare Karten (gerade bei den Kategorien Master, Allies, Political Actions, Equipment), wie auch gute Pakete bei einigen Disziplinen (insbesondere Auspex). Daher ist aus meiner Sicht auch der Aspekt gegeben, dass dies alles als Grundausstattung für neue Spieler hilfreich ein könnte.

Sabbat Preconstructed Decks 2019
Alle Library-Karten beim Kauf von je einem der Decks


Library: (308 cards)
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Master (53 cards)
1 Channel 10
1 Creepshow Casino
1 Dia de los Muertos
1 Dreams of the Sphinx
2 Fame
3 Foundation Exhibit
2 Frontal Assault
1 Hungry Coyote, The
1 Information Highway
1 Jake Washington
1 KRCG News Radio
1 Library Hunting Ground
1 Monastery of Shadows
3 Palla Grande
1 Papillon
2 Perfectionist
1 Political Hunting Ground
1 Powerbase: Madrid
1 Power Structure
1 Rack, The
1 Smiling Jack, The Anarch
3 Sudden Reversal
1 University Hunting Ground
9 Vessel
7 Villein
1 Wash
2 Wider View
2 Zillah's Valley

Action (44 cards)
4 Art Scam
6 Computer Hacking
4 Deep Song
9 Embrace, The
6 Enchant Kindred
3 Entrancement
6 Govern the Unaligned
3 Harass
3 Under Siege

Action Modifier (44 cards)
2 Blanket of Night
4 Changeling
4 Change of Target
7 Conditioning
6 Mirror Walk
3 Perfect Paragon
4 Seduction
4 Shadow Play
4 Shroud of Absence
4 Shroud of Night
2 Tenebrous Form

Political Action (28 cards)
1 Anarchist Uprising
1 Ancient Influence
2 Banishment
7 Consanguineous Boon
14 Kine Resources Contested
1 Neonate Breach
1 Political Stranglehold
1 Reins of Power

Reaction (63 cards)
7 Deflection
4 Delaying Tactics
2 Eagle's Sight
6 Enhanced Senses
6 Eyes of Argus
2 Obedience
16 On the Qui Vive
4 Precognition
4 Read the Winds
4 Spirit's Touch
6 Telepathic Misdirection
2 Wake with Evening's Freshness

Combat (53 cards)
3 Breath of the Dragon
5 Carrion Crows
6 Chiropteran Marauder
3 Glancing Blow
4 Horrid Form
4 Inner Essence
4 Majesty
3 Molotov Cocktail
3 Oubliette
3 Rego Motus
3 Shadow Body
3 Target Vitals
3 Telepathic Tracking
3 Theft of Vitae
3 Trap

Ally (11 cards)
1 Carlton Van Wyk
1 Gregory Winter
1 Mylan Horseed
8 Nephandus

Retainer (2 cards)
2 Raven Spy

Equipment (3 cards)
1 Bowl of Convergence
1 Heart of Nizchetus
1 Living Manse

Event (2 cards)
1 Dragonbound
1 Unmasking, The

Combo (5 cards)
3 Resist Earth's Grasp
2 Scalpel Tongue

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Zum einen: Ein neuer Preview, Percival, oben beim Deck "Parliament of Shadows" (Lasombra).

Zum anderen:

Um es noch einmal zu verdeutlichen:
Release-Date ist der 16. Februar 2019.

Am gleichen Tag soll auch der Set "Anthology 1" erscheinen.

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Ein weiterer Preview für einen neuen Vampir:
Lord Leopold Valdemar, der letzte der drei neuen Lasombra im "Parliament of Shadows"-Deck.

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Und weiter geht's:
America Johnson, aus dem "Den of Fiends "-Deck.

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Lady Vadislava, aus dem "Den of Fiends "-Deck.