Greetings fellow Methuselahs,

We are delighted to start this newsletter with preview art for the upcoming Brazil-themed set. It is by Spanish artist Daniel Argudo - pretty sweet, right? 

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Registration for the French Grand Prix in Marseille is up!

Zagreb and Bologna are before, but you can already register for the French Grand Prix at Archon.vekn.net, and organisers are keen that you do so early.

The European 2025-2026 VTES Grand Prix circuit is:

• November 29, 2025: Lisbon, Portugal (won by Martin Weinmayer)
• April 18, 2026: Zagreb, Croatia
• May 2, 2026: Bologna, Italy
• May 30, 2026: Vitrolles, France
• July 18, 2026: Vienna, Austria
• July 26, 2026: Helsinki, Finland
• September 18, 2026: Vilnius, Lithuania 

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Augusto Ponce de León is the 2026 champion of Portugal!

57 players turned up for this event in Coimbra on March 7.

Read the full report: Portugal National Championship 2026

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Norman Brown wins Grand Prix Lafayette 2026!

This event was played with 16 players on March 7.

Read the full report: Grand Prix Lafayette 2026

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RichE wins Grand Prix Auckland 2026!

13 proud Methuselahs turned up for this tournament on March 21.

Read the full report: Grand Prix Auckland 2026

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 Great VTES content

• Ever tried playing a VTES league? Try it! Stockholm, Sweden, has one that has been going since 2012. The rules might seem a bit convoluted at first glance, but really work to keep standings fair and exciting for a whole 10 week period. You see them at the bottom of each weekly post. A recent post shows the top clans and the top players for the last couple of years.

• Shell Games had a super cool episode with decks based on the most recent New Blood packs: Hecata, Lasombra, Ravnos, Salubri and Tzimisce

• Information Highway had some really nice articles recently, particularly “The Art of Combat part II: The Evolution”. Check it out!

• Kelly Lyons over at Reading Between the Lyons keeps on delivering nice videos, most recently “The Trouble with Tremere”, “What´s wrong with voting” and an interview with Norm Brown about his highly original Hecata + Golconda & allies winning deck.

• Not exactly “content”, but real-life SUPERHEROISM: Hungarian players with Gábor Endler in the lead held demo games at the Hungarian Card Expo. Do you also want to host demonstration games of VTES and become a hero of the community? Send an email to  to get help with materials!

 

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Reminder: Please join the World of Darkness Community Map!

Please advertise your VTES playgroup and/or VTES events on the World of Darkness Community Map! This is important to help the game grow. But only things that happen in public places where anyone is welcome (nothing played at someone´s home) and no online events.

Check out the map here: World of Darkness Community Map

Submit here: Map submission form

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Black Chantry Summary: March 2026

• Dementation and Malkavian antitribu cards are now up on VTES Legacy Card Singles both at Drivethrucards (USA) and at Gamepod (Spain). More old Sabbat stuff will follow later this year.

• Two new promo cards were revealed: Cavalier (for National Championship events) and Dark Mirror of the Mind (for Continental Championship events).

• Prepare for a survey! There hasn´t been a proper VTES player survey in years, but now one is in the works, because BCP need more knowledge about you and your thoughts on the future of the game.

• Design of the Brazil and New York sets is moving on. Most artwork is done and a third round of playtesting will begin soon. Release is hopefully June.

• In the video above (dubbed in English!), you can see some fantastic Brazilian people testing out the two-player format. You can do it too – just have a look at the open playtest page over at VEKN.net!

• Want to know more about future releases? Check out the product roadmap article at Blackchantry.com!

• The following Black Chantry products are currently available through Gamepod, Drivethrucards.com and other stores:
Lost Kindred bundle (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Den of Fiends Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Libertine Ball Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Pact with Nephandi Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Parliament of Shadows Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Anthology I bundle
VTES Card Creator (Drivethrucards only)
25th Anniversary
First Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
VTES Legacy Card Singles (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 3 (For promotion only)
Promo Pack 4 (For promotion 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)
Fifth Edition: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)
30th Anniversary (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Caine (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Cathari (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Death and the Soul (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Power and the Inner Voice (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)

Do you have opinions about or questions for Black Chantry? Start a topic on the VEKN forum, or contact the company by e-mail, Facebook, Instagram or X.

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Recent news in the World of Darkness

Some recent nuggets from White Wolf:

• “Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish” is the new action-RPG now in development by the Polish studio Teyon, known for “RoboCop: Rogue City” and many other titles. Check out the trailer and wishlist for Steam, Playstation or Xbox!

• “City Council of Darkness” is a Vampire: The Masquerade actual play by Dimension 20 with none other than Brennan Lee Mulligan as Storyteller! This has a humorous tone, with a coterie of “flamboyant goth vampires” that have to assimilate into the small town and end up running the local government. Trailer is available at Dimension 20.

• “Vampire: The Masquerade - Live From the Succubus Club” – the first rock’n’roll supplement for any roleplaying game? – is now available physically ...

• ... but we are just a bit more excited for “Courts of the Damned” for the same game, revealed last month and now on pre-order. Politics! Intrigue! Power! That is what we VTES fans like!

Looking for more World of Darkness in your channel of choice? Check out the Linktree!

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Calendar

Major events coming up:
April 11: Grand Prix Dallas, USA
April 12: Grand Prix North American Cup Dallas, USA
April 18: Grand Prix Zagreb, Croatia
April 18: Grand Prix Perth, Australia
April 25: National Championship Finland, Vantaa
April 25: National Championship Ireland, Dublin
April 26: Grand Prix San Bernardo, Chile
May 2: Grand Prix Bologna, Italy
May 23: National Championship Brazil, Campina Grande
May 23: Grand Prix Melbourne, Australia
May 30: Grand Prix Vitrolles, France
June 20: North American Championship, Columbus, USA
June 27: National Championship Spain, Madrid
July 18: Grand Prix Vienna, Austria
July 18: Grand Prix Brisbane, Australia
July 26: Grand Prix Helsinki, Finland
August 8: Grand Prix Gulfport, USA
September 5: Grand Prix Sydney, Australia
September 18: Grand Prix Vilnius 2026, Lithuania
September 19: European Championship 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania
October Date TBD: Grand Prix New Orleans, USA
December 13: Grand Prix Cearense, Brazil

Tournaments for the coming month (registered so far) are in:
Australia x2
Brazil x7
Canada
Chile
Croatia x2
Czech Republic
Finland x3
France x6
Ireland
Italy
Mexico
Online
Poland x2
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain x10
Sweden
USA x4

For details about these events, see the VEKN Event Calendar. Also, check out the World of Darkness Community Map.

Remember: Online tournaments are possible - just check the box "Online tournament" when you add the event to the calendar!

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Contact VEKN

You can contact the VEKN Inner Circle members using the contact forms at VEKN.net. Also follow the official VTES Facebook page Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, the official VEKN X account @VEKN_VTES and the official VTES Discord server.

When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

 
Greetings fellow Methuselahs,

The eternal struggle continues into March 2026, and we have yet another card art preview from Krzysztof Bieniawski - pretty nice huh? This one too is for a reprint of an older card, maybe you can guess which one? This one is pretty obvious.

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European Grand Prix update!

The European 2025-2026 VTES Grand Prix circuit has been updated, and now we think all dates are set:

• November 29, 2025: Lisbon, Portugal
• April 18, 2026: Zagreb, Croatia
• May 2, 2026: Bolgona, Italy
• May 30, 2026: Vitrolles France
• July 18, 2026: Vienna, Austria
• July 26, 2026: Helsinki, Finland
• September 18, 2026: Vilnius, Lithuania

A fancy website for major VTES events is in the works, but for now, check out the rules at VEKN.net.

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Adam Horvath is the new champion of Hungary!

The Hungarian championship was played on February 6-8th with 52 players.

Read the full report: National Championship Hungary 

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Federico Ferrarini is the 2026 champion of Italy!

This tournament was held in Trento on February 28 with 47 players.

Read the full report: National Championship Italy 2026

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Povilas Zinkevičius is the 2026 champion of Lithuania!

42 Methuselahs gathered for this tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania on February 28, won with a TOOLBOX deck.

Read the full report: National Championship Lithuania

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Reminder: The Black Chantry promo policy (Now updated!)

We reminded about this in the last newsletter, and there was immediatelly great confusion. Yes, Black Chantry has a policy for promotional card production. It is available in full on Blackchantry.com, and has now been updated a bit. The key part: "Black Chantry Productions is open to making new promotional cards to support larger and special events where we can. This will generally be for Grand Prix, Nationals or Continental Championship events."

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Seizing the Praxis in a New City - Recruitment Exercise: Finland

Words by Peetu Makkonen, the Methuselah behind the excellent site Garou Rim Gazette:

My year of 2025 was very hard to navigate, hobby-wise, with evening and weekend shifts at work. That meant it was hard to get in games of VTES, but there are various ways to engage with hobby time. I’ve always had a soft spot for bringing in new players, so I turned my sights on neighboring cities.

If I can’t find time to join local games, why not travel an hour or so for some games next town? And if there’s no players yet – well, time to embrace some!

Steps to Demos

I have experience in running demos in conventions and events, but tackling a whole new city was an exciting challenge. Thankfully, with a bit of planning and methodology, kickstarting new groups is something anyone can do.
1. Identify local actors (gate keepers) and contact them
2. Learn about local communication platforms through those gate keepers
3. Agree on a venue
4. Promote within platforms (online) and at the venue (fliers and posters) 
5. Form partnerships with local game stores
6. Bring hand outs

You have to start from somewhere. Often local game stores, LARP associations and board game groups and student associations are your best bets to learn about local cliques – and most importantly their forums or communication platforms.

Once you know where locals congregate, it’s important to agree about a date with the venue or organisers. Do not undersell the importance of cross-platform marketing: social media, local player forums and even posters.

You’d be surprised how often local game stores will allow handing out discount coupons if you discuss it with them, and of course bringing something to remember the event by and bring home with players enhances the experience. In my case, Black Chantry Productions was kind enough to send some hand out material for demos my way – thank you so much!

It all can sound a bit much, but just doing the bare minimum of each step can result in a great event! Perfectionism is the anathema of “finished”.

Praxis of Kuopio

My demos to the Finnish city of Kuopio included each of the aforementioned steps. I marketed over local Discord servers, starting with contacting Kuopio’s Fantasiapelit. The process peaked with two demo game sessions in December 2025 at a local trading card game association. Thank you to all participants and Kulttuuriareena 44 for being so accommodating!

Remember that getting demos going is one thing. Another is longevity and staying power. Come to the demos prepared with a Whatsapp group or a Discord server so that people can start getting organised immediately.

After all was said and done, I’m now delighted to follow the life of the new group, at the time of writing housing ten or so VTES initiates with an anointed prince of their own! I Can’t wait to meet all of them in events and tournaments.

Player Aides

I will skip tips and pointers of actually hosting a demo event, since it would be a topic in and of itself, but I would like to share the material I used to help with the demo games. We all know VTES can be a lot, and even demoing with simple decks like New Bloods won’t change that.

I made the following posters to help players navigate the steps. I printed them in colour in either A4 or A3 size and attached to some cardboard to flip out for everyone to see during relevant phases.

Please feel free to use them and share to friends! They’re not rulebook-levels of accurate, but rather should provide visual assistance to basics.

If you enjoyed these themes, you can find more detailed tips and tricks of hosting demos over at Garou Rim Gazette.

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Recruitment Exercise: Cannes 2026

Some words based on the volunteer team feedback:

This February 27 to March 1, the VEKN France of Anteros, Nathan, Sigil, Thibaut, Theo and Vincent brought Vampire: The Eternal Struggle to the Festival International des Jeux in Cannes, one of the biggest board game festivals in Europe. Thanks to Black Chantry Productions covering the stand costs and The Red Question handling equipment and merchandise, our belowed game had a stunning 18 m² booth right in the main hall, alongside the As d'Or award-winning games.

Over four days and 31 hours of demos, this awesome team ran back-to-back introductions, welcoming curious festivalgoers to the world of VTES. Sunday turned out to be the highlight; a smaller, more passionate crowd meant fantastic energy and memorable games. Many introductions led to a sales, meaning new cards in new hands!

Key takeaway: Enthusiasm is contagious. The best demos were lively, dramatic, and full of roleplay – insult the Tremere, laugh at the Malkavian, and never let a deal stand unbroken.

A huge thank you to all involved for making this happen. Local communities should be welcoming some fresh faces soon, and many more players now know VTES exists!

Do you also want to host demonstration games of VTES and become a hero of the community? Send a mail to  to get help with materials!

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Great VTES content

Long gone are times when you actually could keep up with all good VTES content published, but here are some things we really would like to highlight this month:

• The community has been screaming for a English-language VTES podcast, and Bloodcast International from TCGwebshop seems to be the answer so far. These guys have a lot of knowledge and strong opinions – check out the latest episode!

• The Information Highway blog is in a streak of good updates, with deck reviews of both the Sabbat precons and the new New Blood packs.

• Reading Between the Lyons with Kelly Lyons is another steady supplier of high quality content; interviews, strategy tips, news commentary and other stuff. The last piece is on voting, check it out!

• Inconnu.dev has funny games on VTES cards. This might seem corny at first glance, but knowing cards is actually a key factor for an excellent player!

Do you have any tips on VERY GOOD VTES content, please contact the editor at . Please only VERY GOOD VTES content!

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Reminder: Please join the World of Darkness Community Map!

Please advertise your VTES playgroup and/or VTES events on the World of Darkness Community Map! This is important to help the game grow. But only things that happen in public places where anyone is welcome (nothing played at someone´s home) and no online events.

Check out the map here: World of Darkness Community Map

Submit here: Map submission form

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Black Chantry Summary: February 2026

• The New Blood packs for Ravnos, Salubri and Tzimisce are in stores since February 28! Take the opportunity to add new crypt cards and more guns, ghouls and other tricks to your decks of these clans.

• Black Chantry sponsored some more demo events, for example FIJ in Cannes – see above in this newesletter. Want to help demo VTES you too? Talk to !

• The upcoming Brazil and New York themed sets are a little bit delayed, now scheduled for May or June release. Round 2 of playtesting is being digested by the design team and almost all artwork is done.

• The two-player set is aimed for release in the third quarter of this year. A new VTES rulebook will accompany this – new layout and minor tweaks only, as the aim is to keep the same rules for two players as for normal VTES. Please join the open playtest at VEKN.net!

• Want to know more about future releases? Check out the product roadmap article at Blackchantry.com!

• The following Black Chantry products are currently available through Gamepod, Drivethrucards.com and other stores:
Lost Kindred bundle (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Keepers of Tradition Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Heirs of the Blood Reprint Bundle 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Den of Fiends Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Libertine Ball Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Pact with Nephandi Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Parliament of Shadows Preconstructed Deck (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Anthology I bundle
VTES Card Creator (Drivethrucards only)
25th Anniversary
First Blood: Malkavian (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Nosferatu (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Toreador (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Tremere (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
First Blood: Ventrue (Also Spanish, French) (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
VTES Legacy Card Singles (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 1 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 2 (Drivethrucards and Gamepod only)
Promo Pack 3 (For promotion only)
Promo Pack 4 (For promotion 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)
Fifth Edition: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)
30th Anniversary (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Fifth Edition: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Hecata (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Lasombra (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Caine (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Cathari (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Death and the Soul (Also Spanish, French)
Path of Power and the Inner Voice (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Ravnos (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Salubri (Also Spanish, French)
New Blood: Tzimisce (Also Spanish, French)

Do you have opinions about or questions for Black Chantry? Start a topic on the VEKN forum, or contact the company by e-mail, Facebook, Instagram or X.

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Recent news in the World of Darkness

Our picks this month:

• Interesting VTM sourcebook alert! “Courts of the Damned” will be a guide to politics for Vampire: The Masquerade, released in August 2026. It will feature, straight from the ghouled horse´s mouth:
- Political intrigue! Understand how to make intrigue/politically focused characters or setting for your Chronicle.
- Advice for portraying leaders and power players in your city, as a player or the Storyteller
- Ways to understand the stakes Kindred fight over
- Expanded options for social combat
- An overview of the internal and external feuds of Anarchs, Camarilla, and independent factions

• “Icons of the Night” is the title of a community art contest that will go on for a full year, until February 12th 2027. A panel of judges from the White Wolf team will pick their favourite illustration each month, based on artistic quality, adherence to theme and how well it fits within the World of Darkness. For details, see the full announcement.

Looking for more World of Darkness in your channel of choice? Check out the Linktree!

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Calendar

Major events coming up:
March 7: National Championship Portugal, Coimbra
March 7: Grand Prix Lafayette, USA
March 21: Grand Prix Auckland, New Zealand
April 11: Grand Prix Dallas, USA
April 18: Grand Prix Zagreb, Croatia
April 25: National Championship Finland, Vantaa
April 25: National Championship Ireland, Dublin
May 2: Grand Prix Bologna, Italy
May 23: National Championship Brazil, Campina Grande
May 30: Grand Prix Vitrolles, France
June 20: North American Championship, Columbus, USA
June 27: National Championship Spain, Madrid
July 18: Grand Prix Vienna, Austria
July 26: Grand Prix Helsinki, Finland
September 18: Grand Prix Vilnius 2026, Lithuania
September 19: European Championship 2026, Vilnius, Lithuania
December 13: Grand Prix Cearense, Brazil

Tournaments for the coming month (registered so far) are in:
Brazil x17
Chile
Croatia
Czech Republic
Deutschland
Finland x3
Greece
Italy x3
Netherlands
New Zealand
Online
Poland
Portugal x3
Russia
Serbia x2
Spain x12
Sweden
USA x6

For details about these events, see the VEKN Event Calendar. Also, check out the World of Darkness Community Map.

Remember: Online tournaments are possible - just check the box "Online tournament" when you add the event to the calendar!

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Contact VEKN

You can contact the VEKN Inner Circle members using the contact forms at VEKN.net. Also follow the official VTES Facebook page Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, the official VEKN X account @VEKN_VTES and the official VTES Discord server.

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