Card submission: Rasputin

Name: Rasputin
Cardtype: Event
Cost: None
Capacity: n/a
Discipline: None
Clan: None
Event, Transient: Do not replace as long as this card remains in play. Once each turn, when a vampire announces an action, he or she may burn 2 blood to give the action +2 stealth, even if stealth is not yet needed, if he or she does, and the action is blocked, burn the acting vampire and Rasputin. Titled vampires burn 1 less blood for using this ability.

Art notes: It is night outside in a city. A man who is obviously guarding something sees someone who, at least vaguely, resembles the mad monk Rasputin, and gives chase, someone else, uses the distraction to their advantage to do something.

World of Darkness reference: Rasputin was mentioned in several clanbooks as a member of that given clan, later, it was revealed that he most likely never even existed, and was just a legend originally created by the Toreador archon, Vidal Jarbeaux, as a scapegoat for his actions, but has since spun far out of his control and been used by many others also for similar purposes, so I figured that the mad monk would be best represented by an event so everyone can use it as a fairly high risk, high reward option to get actions through with the help of the distraction caused by the appearance of Rasputin.

How does this card address a compelling game need?: It is mainly designed as a way to give some extra stealth options for clans without any stealth discplines, it is sort of more powerful, but also more risky version of Creepshow Casino, since if you still get caught after using it, your vampire goes poof (and Rasputin with it and since its an event it can only be played once per game).

Created by: Kari Mäkinen

I think it's kind of cool. My two main concerns are that that the DNR clause seems a little harsh and that burning the vampire seems a little harsh, too.

Perhaps torpor might be better? (It also opens the door to diablerie...)

Also, it's not clear from the syntax whether each vampire can use it once per turn, or whether once per turn one of the Acting Methuselah's vampires can use it. (The actual language suggests the former, but your comments at the similarity to Creepshow hint at the latter.) Maybe there's some non-obvious text convention that I'm missing, though.

Its supposed to be usable once each turn total.

Rasputin
Event
Transient. Do not replace this card while it is in play.
Once during each Methuselah's minion phase, as a vampire announces an action they may burn 2 blood to give that action +2 stealth. Titled vampires using this card burn 1 blood instead of 2. If the action is blocked burn Rasputin.

That might clean it up for you...

Im on the fence. Juggernauts solution is reasonable, since the origional would make me try hunting at 3 stealth just to not deal with whatever my predator had planned.

But i dont like a permanemt effect like this, ever for the whole table.

Juggernaut1981 wrote:

Rasputin
Event
Transient. Do not replace this card while it is in play.
Once during each Methuselah's minion phase, as a vampire announces an action they may burn 2 blood to give that action +2 stealth. Titled vampires using this card burn 1 blood instead of 2. If the action is blocked burn Rasputin.

That might clean it up for you...

I don't like the nothing to loose part of this version. I agree that the burning of the vampire was too strong but maybe losing 2 pool would make it a little bit more interesting to use. Or : if you are blocked, transfer 1 pool from your pool to Rasputin, when it has X counter (X to be tested) burn Rasputin.

In the version proposed, 4 players will have the opportunity to use it without a big cost and a 2nd tradition or an eye of Argus (cards which are not so much used I must agree) will burn Rasputin without you having even the possibility to use it.