Thematic Madness: Zombie Banks

Deck Name : Zombie Banks
Author : Azel
Description :
A backhanded comment on the high flying times of economic bubbles. Not a terribly competitive deck, more thematic. But with some tighter editing it might be. Oh, and it requires a tongue in cheek sense of humor.

If the theme is entertainingly solid, I might "devolve" this into alternate versions representing specific economic bubbles, i.e. Tech Bubble (Hacks, more Laptops, etc.), or Housing Bubble (Haunts, Disputed Territory, etc.).


Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 9 average: 5.91667

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2x Unre, Keeper of Go 9 AUS FOR NEC dom ser thn bishop Harbinger:2
2x Egothha 7 AUS FOR NEC obf Harbinger:2
2x Gisela Harden, The 7 FOR NEC aus dem priscus Harbinger:2
1x Anisa Marianna Lop 8 FOR NEC QUI aus Harbinger:2
1x Agaitas, The Schol 6 AUS NEC for Harbinger:2
1x Idalia, Prophet of 4 AUS dem !Malkavian:2
1x Juan Cali 3 aus for !Ventrue:2
1x Rudolfo Giovanni 3 NEC Giovanni:2
1x Nedal, The Careles 1 cel nec Caitiff:3

Idalia produces the new economic/business theory. Agaitas takes past research and teaches it (at Univ. of Chicago ). And it's all Nedal's fault the whole gravy train comes to an end. Geez, thanks Nedal...

Library [80 cards]

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Action [12]
1x Divine Sign (Milton Friedman Economics)
2x Force of Will (the faith behind the economic theory)
6x Forgery (the crimes)
1x Possession (well, it is nine tenths of the law...)
1x Pulse of the Canaille (blood from the victims)
1x Revelations (oopsie, the exposure!)

Action Modifier [16]
2x Aura of Invincibility (Masters of the Universe!)
3x Bribes (*ahem* we call them lobbyists now)
2x Change of Target (new victims!)
1x Crocodile's Tongue (the sales pitch)
1x Esteem (honor among *cough*thieves*cough*)
1x Freak Drive (the cocaine, baby, the cocaine.)
3x Leverage (the loans)
3x Stealth Ritus

Action Modifier/Combat [3]
3x Breath of Thanatos (its effect upon the land)

Action Modifier/Reaction [1]
1x Spectral Divination (interpreting Adam Smith into a modern context)

Ally [3]
1x Procurer (salesman & their commission)
2x Shambling Hordes (the victims -- however you choose to define them)

Combat [9]
1x Boxed In (our interconnected state)
1x Dead-End Alley (this economic philosophy)
1x Dodge (true believers' method to avoid cognitive dissonance)
1x Fake Out (the true purpose behind the sale)
2x Superior Mettle (what the Masters of the Universe feel they are made of... Tiger's Blood and Win!)
1x Torment the Soul (convincing people it was the public's fault all along)
2x Unflinching Persistence (never a doubt, even past cresting the peak)

Equipment [3]
1x Incriminating Videotape (evidence!)
1x Laptop Computer
1x Palatial Estate (distance from the rabble)

Master [13]
5x Blood Doll
4x Capitalist (obvious)
1x Dummy Corporation (business related)
1x Effective Management (same)
1x Life in the City (sorta the same)
1x Short-Term Investment (more of the same)

Political Action [7]
1x Conservative Agitation (to aid in responsibility deflection)
1x Diversity (those silly Human Resource requirements...)
1x Hand Intervention ("account deleted")
1x Political Flux (the people get angry; but can we point them elsewhere?)
1x Regaining the Upper Hand (crushing business rivals)
1x Warrant (... for arrest)
1x Year of Fortune (living the high life)

Reaction [11]
1x Eluding the Arms of Morpheus (cocaine!)
2x Enhanced Senses (more cocaine!)
1x Fillip (delegation to flunkies)
1x Forced Awakening (and more cocaine!)
1x Forced Vigilance (gov't pressured to finally consider regulation again)
1x On the Qui Vive (and even more cocaine!)
2x Telepathic Counter ("you are mine!")
2x Telepathic Misdirection (fight amongst yourselves...)

Retainer [2]
2x Masquer (Wraith) (processor who repackages the bad debt for resale)

Crafted with : Anarch Revolt Deck Builder. [Fri Sep 30 03:05:00 2011]



How do you intend to oust?

Pretty much bleeding opportunistically. This is more mid-late game, with a bit of attrition survival (extra blood). Also, Trochomancy is an obvious include for a more competitive deck. But I have a hard time justifying what divination through wheel tracks relates to this theme.

How do you intend to keep from being ousted?

Bounce, reduce, blocks, bloat. Low copies of each, but I wanted most of the thematic cards to fit in. Obvious duplication will occur on re-editing for a more competitive deck.

What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)?

Around 2 HoS out, ideally one with a title, and 1 or 2 extra weenies for support.

What do you want your average turn to look like?

Minor build-up, and at least a bleed/vote to look busy. Usually better to sit around looking harmless. The highlife is to have a Capitalist ram through a Forgery, followed by another Capitalist ram down another one with Leverage. But I haven't tightened up the deck for narrowed focus yet. Still too much silliness to discard while playing, so I can tell a story.

What's your metagame like? How do your opponents play?

It's SF Bay Area VtES; I don't think we have a metagame. If we do, it's probably like trying to understand the workings of Nyarlathotep: the revelation will lead to madness.

What problems have you observed with the deck in play?

Haven't played it yet. I have very low expectations for its initial run. But I love so many of my obviously bad cards because how it relates to this theme. I can be a big kid though and edit my labor of love into something more *sigh* competitive . The better suggestions would help retain or develop my theme, of course.

Have fun!