New art for KRCG News Radio by Ginés Quiñonero.
Greetings fellow Methuselahs,
As the last touches are done on this newsletter, the Grand Prix Milano tournament is ongoing (image from pre-event below). This tournament is the first in the 2023-2024 European Grand Prix circuit that we hope many of you will be able to join at least a part of. The list of event cities and dates are not complete - we will tell more as soon as we know! This time the official circuit promo is Sense the Savage Way, with new artwork by Noora Hirvonen.
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HERNÁN RODRÍGUEZ IS THE 2023 SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPION!
On October 27th, 39 Methuselahs participated in the 2023 South American Championship, held at the Victorian theater Teatro Parque Cousiño in Santiago, Chile.
Read the full report: SAC 2023
JENS JOHANSSON IS THE 2023 CHAMPION OF SWEDEN!
On November 25, 40 players gathered at Dragon´s Lair in Stockholm, Sweden to find out who is the most powerful Methuselah in Sweden.
Read the full report: Swedish National Championship 2023
AKSELI JALAVA IS THE 2023 CHAMPION OF FINLAND!
This was played on November 4 with 33 players – a number of players lower than the previous two years but still quite decent.
Read the full report: National Championship of Finland 2023
MIKEY FERGUSON IS THE 2023 UNITED KINGDOM CHAMPION!
27 players turned up at Patriot Games in Leeds to determine who is the best VTES player in the UK.
Read the full report: UK National Championship 2023
MILOS KRSTIC IS THE 2023 AUSTRIAN CHAMPION!
The Austrian National Championship 2023, also known as “Middle European Cup” was played with 24 players at Salim’s Cocktailbar Vienna on November 25.
Read the full report: Austria National Championship 2023
RODINEI TEIXEIRA DE CAMARGO IS THE 2023 GERMAN CHAMPION!
The German National Championship 2023 was played in Bochum on November 25 with 23 players.
Read the full report: National Championship of Germany 2023
EDUARDO GARCÍA IS THE 2023 CHAMPION OF MEXICO!
20 players gathered in El Club Juegos de Mesa, Mexico City on November 26.
Read the full report: Mexico National Championship 2023
GREAT VOLUNTEERING, GREAT CONTENT AND OTHER GREAT THINGS GOING ON
There is A LOT of other VTES and VEKN things going on right now - just like it should be with a thriving game! Here are some especially noteworthy things recently:
• Christophe B and some other friendly French players have run demo games at the stores Trolls2jeux and Repaire du Dragon in Paris, with New Blood support material from Black Chantry. Big thanks! (Any others want to do demo games? Let your local VEKN Prince or National Coordinator know!)
• Bobby Edo run the first ever VTES tournament in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on November 3, at the FALL IN gaming convention (see below). 10 players turned up, always a start! Prizes were supported by Black Chantry through Karl Schaefer at KGS Cards.
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• Speaking of Karl Schaefer, he is not only supplying VTES products to North America, but also puts out some great content at the KGS Cards blog, lately a "How variants improve skill"-series and an article about his personal watchlist.
• If your French is alright we recommend you to check out the unboxing videos over at Diableriste.com - always high quality content at that place!
• If possible, start following Martin Weinmayer on Facebook. The longtime Hall of Fame Methuselah has recently been posting some really good stuff that all players should read, both veterans and newbies.
• Codex of the Damned continues to be an awesome resource for VTES, lately for example a long guide to VTES especially aimed at Magic: The Gathering players.
• As usual, Brazil is bustling with activity - we could easily do a whole newsletter only about Brazilian events! Although we try to limit ourselves to reporting events on National Championship or higher level here, we need to tell you that especially Mozart Gomes has been doing great work for the game recently, last with the 43 player Gehenna Store Championship in Belo Horizonte. Guilherme "Kreig" Machado won with a Brujah Anarch toolbox - the decklist looks solid! Video of the final is at Garagem do Nerd TV. Some images:
Do you have tips of great VTES-related stuff to mention in this newsletter? Contact the editor at !
BLACK CHANTRY SUMMARY: NOVEMBER 2023
• Yet more event promo cards are out! This time it´s not only full art versions of Kasim Bayar, Victoria Ash and Andi Liu, but also the classic cards KRCG News Radio and Tribute to the Master, both with new art by Ginés Quiñonero. These cards are available for order by VEKN National Coordinators from Drivethrucards.com using special links provided from upon request.
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• The long “spoiler season” is over for the next batch of Fifth Edition preconstructed decks (Ravnos, Salubri and Tzimisce), and the decks are expected to ship from printers in mid December. And exact release date and the corresponding tournament legality date will be set as soon as more details are known. If you missed some previews, check out
• While the second round of playtest of the Hecata and Lasombra preconstructed decks is prepared, the playtesters are trying out the first draft of a two-player variant of VTES. This is very exciting, for it is one of the most sought-after things according to Black Chantry customer service.
• For anyone interested in VTES product plans, if you haven't already read it, please have a look at Ben Peal's road map 2023-2024 article on www.blackchantry.com – it gives a lot of answers.
Currently these Black Chantry products are available through Drivethrucards.com and other stores:
- Lost Kindred bundle
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 1
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 2
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 1
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 2
Den of Fiends Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French)
Libertine Ball Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French)
Pact with Nephandi Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French)
Parliament of Shadows Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French)
Anthology I bundle
VTES Card Creator (Drivethrucards only)
25th Anniversary
First Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French)
First Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French)
First Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French)
First Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French)
First Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French)
VTES Legacy Card Singles (Drivethrucards only)
Promo Pack 1 (Drivethrucards only)
Promo Pack 2 (Event promos only)
VTES "Parity Shift" playmat
VTES card sleeves
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition (Stores only)
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle Fifth Edition Latin (Drivethrucards only)
Fifth Edition: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Promo Pack 3 (Event promos only)
Fifth Edition: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Brujah (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Fifth Edition: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
New Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
The Fall of London (Also Spanish, French, Latin)
Echoes of Gehenna
Shadows of Berlin (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Banu Haqim (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Brujah (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Gangrel (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: The Ministry (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French) Coming soon!
Fifth Edition: Salubri (Also Spanish, French) Coming soon!
Fifth Edition: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French) Coming soon!
Do you have opinions or questions for Black Chantry? Start a topic on the VEKN forum, or contact the company by e-mail, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
RECENT NEWS IN THE WORLD OF DARKNESS
In the darker seasons, the World of Darkness team seems to become more active. Some highlights (dark-highs?) the last month:
• Players of Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Hunter: The Reckoning got some very useful mechanics sheets in printable formats.
• A couple of previews of the upcoming “Blood-Stained Love” for Vampire: The Masquerade were issued – a sourcebook about romance in the RPG. Pre-order is ongoing.
• There was a Discord interview with Jason Carl, among other things Brand Marketing Manager in the World of Darkness team at Paradox Interactive and storyteller of Vampire: The Masquerade actual plays L.A. by Night, Seattle By Night and N.Y. by Night, answering tons of fan questions.
• There were several previews of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, including continued development diary and playable clan presentations.
Subscribe to the World of Darkness News show for more news!
CALENDAR
Upcoming tournaments for the coming month (registered so far) are in:
Brazil x15
Chile x2
Czech Republic
Finland x2
France x2
Italy x2
Philippines
Poland
Portugal x2
Spain x8
UK
USA x4
For details about these events, see the VEKN Event Calendar.
Remember: Online tournaments are possible - just check the box "Online tournament" when you add the event to the calendar!
CONTACT VEKN
You can contact the VEKN Inner Circle members using contact forms at VEKN.net. Also follow the official VTES Facebook page Vampire: The Eternal Struggle and the official VEKN Twitter account @VEKN_VTES
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