Francisco Tébar VTES Aintzane Arriaga
Greetings fellow Methuselahs,

THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF VAMPIRE: THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE CONTINUES

On August 16 1994 the first edition of the game we all love was released - that is 30 years ago. So it´s time to bake your cakes and sabre up the champagne!

The VEKN and Black Chantry Productions continue the celebration after the just released 30th Anniversary set with various activities. Next up among products is the long-awaited Fifth Edition Lasombra preconstructed deck, available in the beginning of October. The art above is from the crypt card Aintzane Arriaga from that deck. We once again welcome back Francisco Tébar as an illustrator - great work again!

Aintzane Arriaga   Oblivion   Oblivion

 

The Lasombra deck features the discipline Oblivion. This is how it is described in the Fifth Edition Vampire: The Masquerade Players Guide:

"Few Kindred outside Clan Lasombra and the Hecata know the Discipline of Oblivion, and as far as the Camarilla is concerned, this is a good thing. While the Lasombra favor the Discipline’s raw power, the more necromantically inclined Hecata explore its ritual uses. With this power, vampires wield the very stuff of shadows and unlife as weapons. Some call the power’s source the Abyss, while other practitioners refer to it as the Labyrinth. The one certainty is Oblivion channels the darkest arts, from where the dead go to die.
   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."

More previews are coming - follow Black Chantry Productions in social media.


EC 2024

PRE-REGISTRATION FOR EC 2024 IS OPEN!

If you plan to attend the European Championship in Warsaw, Poland, on September 27-29, please preregister. It helps the organisers a lot to know more about the number of attendees beforehand. This year it is the 30th anniversary of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, so the VEKN and Black Chantry promise to make this event something special!

Register at ec.vtes.club

Info is at tinyurl.com/vtes2024


VTES GP Helsinki 2024
TEEMU SAINOMAA WINS GRAND PRIX HELSINKI 2024!

The annual Ropecon game fair hosted Grand Prix Helsinki on July 20.

Read the full report: Grand Prix Helsinki 2024


VTES GP 2023-2024

WHO WINS THE EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX?

Of course, Vampire: The Eternal Struggle is all about you having fun playing cards, but some players also like to test their strength against other players in tournaments. Apart from continental championships, national championships and all kinds of local tournaments and leagues, there are also Grand Prix series in Europe, North and South America.

The European Grand Prix circuit 2023-2024 is now coming to a close. It has been a total attendance of 260 in five tournaments in Italy, Portugal, France, Denmark and Finland. Below are the current standings. The top five players are invited to the prestigious final to be played in Warsaw, Poland in late September:

VTES GP standings


 

VTES Belgium 2024 
AXEL HUET IS THE 2024 CHAMPION OF BELGIUM!

This tournament, won by a very interesting deck, was played in Mechelen on July 21.

Read the full report: Belgium 2024


CLEMENT LANGENHOVEN IS THE 2024 CHAMPION OF SOUTH AFRICA!

This event was played on July 6 - check out the VERY cool winning deck!

Read the full report: South Africa 2024


VTES Iberian Conclave 

IBERIAN ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO VTES CREATED!

In an exciting move for fans of the card game Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, a group of enthusiastic players led by Arnau Díez, the national coordinator for Spain, have taken a significant step by forming the first association dedicated to fostering and promoting the game in the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, and the Canary Islands. The association, “Cónclave Ibérico: Association of Friends of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle”; abbreviated as CI, has the primary goal of promoting the game and supporting the community. CI takes over from the former association, Cónclave Hispánico, and expands its scope of activities. It will support the management of promotional materials, provide assistance to tournament organizers, and facilitate relations with local administrations to request spaces for hosting tournaments, among other activities.

The association offers two types of membership. The basic membership includes an exclusive annual gift and discounts on tournaments sponsored by the Cónclave, such as those of the Spanish leagues. The extended membership, in addition to the benefits of the basic membership, offers a copy of each promotional card distributed nationally from the moment of registration.

The news of the creation of CI has been received with great enthusiasm by players and princes in Spain, and it already has 200 members. The association has an Instagram profile (@conclave_iberico_vtes) and a website (www.vtes.es).

The membership card and first gift promo cards:

VTES Iberian Conclave card VTES Iberian Conclave promos

 


VTES demo Gran Canaria 2024  VTES demo Gran Canaria 2024  VTES Gran Canaria 2024 

 

RECRUITMENT EXERCISE: GRAN CANARIA

On July 18-20 Guille Mondragón hosted VTES promotional events on Summer Con in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Even though the convertion had less visitors than expected, a number of curious potential Methuselahs where explained the game, some sitting down and actually trying, some shown more concise. Promo cards were handed out, as well as contact information for local play groups and stores.

On July 21, there also was a small tournament, won by Iván Arenas (first grey shirt from the left below). Congratulations Iván!

VTES Gran Canaria 2024 VTES Gran Canaria 2024 VTES Gran Canaria 2024

Big thanks to Guille for doing this - you are a real VTES hero! Are you who read this also interested in doing demo games? Black Chantry can help, reach out to !


 

Black Chantry logo

BLACK CHANTRY SUMMARY: JULY 2024

• The 30th Anniversary had its offical release on July 20, and should be available in your favorite store. The new cards in the set will be legal for tournament play on August 19.

• Next up is the Lasombra preconstructed deck, hopefully making a sneak premiere on October 3 at the Spiel game fair in Essen, Germany, and in stores soon after that. There new Lasombra will have the new discipline Oblivion instead of the old Obtenebration. The deck will have a political theme.

• After that, later in Q4, its time for a Hecata preconstructed deck, also with Oblivion. These cards needed a fourth round of playtesting, ongoing right now, until the end of August. Also included in the testing is cards for 56-card New Blood packs for Hecata, Lasombra, Ravnos, Salubri and Tzimisce that also will appear late 2024 or early 2025 dependent on playtest and printing schedule.

• Design of four Sabbat-themed preconstructed decks moves on, hopefully soon ready for a first round of playtesting.

• More old legacy single cards for print-on-demand and the 2-player VTES variant are on hold for now.

VTES Fifth Edition

 

Ravnos Salubri Tzimisce

Black Chantry Products 2022 October

Currently these Black Chantry products are available through GamepodDrivethrucards.com and other stores:

Do you have opinions or questions for Black Chantry? Start a topic on the VEKN forum, or contact the company by e-mailFacebookInstagram or Twitter.


 

Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Purgatory
RECENT NEWS IN THE WORLD OF DARKNESS

The choice-driven RPG thriller Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Purgatory is available now on Steam, GOG, Epic Store, Switch, Playstation, Xbox, and iOS. If you are curious, have a look at the official trailer or the two-part playthrough with Huddy.

Subscribe to the World of Darkness News show for more news!


CALENDAR

Upcoming tournaments for the coming month (registered so far) are in:
Australia x3
Brazil x19
Chile
Finland
Ireland
Italy x2
Norway
Philippines
Poland x5
South Africa
Spain x4
Sweden
Switzerland
UK
USA x6

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, the official VEKN X (Twitter) account @VEKN_VTES and the official VTES Discord server.

 

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