Submission: Public Death

Name: Public Death
Cardtype:
Cost: None
Capacity: Not applicable
Clan: None
Discipline: Protean or Quietus
Only usable when the opposing minion should be burned or go to torpor. Not usable by vampire being burned or going to torpor. Only one Public Death can be played per combat.
The Methuselah controlling the opposing minion loses 3 pool.
as
as and if the opposing minion goes to torpor attach this card. The attached minion has -1 stealth and may take an action to remove this card.

Flavor text: "Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome." -Isaac Asimov

Art Notes: A door is half open, the only thing you can see is the legs and shoes of someone being dragged into a room. Above the doorway there is a sign that says "Lost and Found".

World of Darkness reference: Earth Meld, Will of the Wolf (Protean level 3), Shape of the Beast, Form of the Beast (Protean level 4), Mist Form, Body of Spirit (Protean level 5), Earth Control (Protean level 6). All of these abilities allow Gangrel to easy get into and out of areas without leaving a trace. Killing a vampire in public space without attracting attention could be as easy as walking up behind another vampire, putting a hand on their back and popping Wolf Claws, then quickly retracting the claws to leave no evidence of the murder weapon. Quietus has easy options, Silence of Death (Quietus 1), Dagon's Call (Quietus 3), Ripples of the Heart (Quietus 4), Blood Sweat, and Thin Blood (Quietus 6). These powers allow them to easily get the drop on a target and weaken them immediately. An Assamite could kill another vampire and not even need to lay a hand on them. I will specifically reference Silence of Death from VTM: The Players Guide page 120 but they have multiple options.

How does this card address a compelling game need?: Because most Gangrel and Assamites are limited in their bleed options, combat is their alternative way to win a game. The problem with combat is that it is generally a slow death. Tension in the Ranks and Fame help but they are not explosive enough to keep a prey from bloating out of reach and even one successful combat is unlikely to take down a prey. This card gives vampires with Protean and Quietus a combat option for doing extra pool damage.

Created by: Justin Lacey

Update: August 2th 2017

Good and Bad.

Good = Pool damage from combat for Protean and Quietus is amazing!
Bad = 3 pool loss is too much. Probably better to go with 2 pool loss so that it matches Hell-for-Leather. Speaking of which the text is too long and can be shorten. The Superior text for QUI is not good enough.

Taking inspiration from Loss as a QUI card. This makes a good dynamic for QUI as a Bruise Bleed card when combined with the action Loss. If necessary text can be added to say only one copy can be attached.

Public Death

Only one Public Death can be played per combat. Play if this vampire is ready and the opposing minion is not.
The opposing minion's controller burns 2 pool.
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as and attach this card to this vampire. This vampire gets +1 bleed.

Updated.

Well, you can make it one off for superior.

Public Death

Only one Public Death can be played per combat. Play if this vampire is ready and the opposing minion is not.
or The opposing minion's controller burns 2 pool.
as above, and attach this card to this vampire. The next time this vampire would successfully bleed prey, burn this card for +2 bleed.