Shalmath Splurges Silliness

I got tired of not drawing Shalmath, thats why there is 100 copies

This deck is a toolbox, centred around Shalmath the Malk. Hwe gets allies out, bleeds, blocks, does silly things but mostly just farms me pool every turn. Once you can get a secondary out (Unnamed, Vasily or the like) you clan impersonate them and then really go to town

This is version 17 of the deck

Crypt: (117)
100x Shalmath(G6)
1x Arthur Denholm(G5)
1x Bela(G5)
1x Bulscu(G5)
1x Carlak(G5)
1x Dmitra Ilyanova(G5)
1x Gabrielle di Righetti(G5)
1x Gem Ghastly(G5)
1x Josette(G6)
1x Kalila(G5)
1x Mary Anne Blaire(G5)
1x Pentweret(G5)
1x Shemti(G5)
1x The Ankou(G5)
1x The unnamed(G6)
1x Undele(G5)
1x Unmada(G5)
1x Vasiliy Vasilevich(G5)
Library: (90)
Master: (21)
5x Madness Network
3x Development
3x Vessel
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
2x Heidelberg Castle, Germany
2x Perfectionist
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Research
1x Secure Haven
1x The Parthenon
Action: (17)
7x Summon History
4x Clotho's Gift
3x Clan Impersonation
1x Entrancement
1x Heart of the City
1x Hourglass of the Mind
Action Modifier: (20)
7x Domain of Evernight
6x Pocket Out of Time
6x Tangle Atropos' Hand
1x Enkil Cog
Ally: (5)
1x Harzomatuili
1x High Top
1x Ossian
1x Ponticulus
1x Remnant of the Endless Storm
Combat: (13)
6x Outside the Hourglass
4x Majesty
3x Taste of Vitae
Equipment: (9)
1x AK-47
1x Aaron's Feeding Razor
1x Blood Shield
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Kevlar Vest
1x Light Intensifying Goggles
1x The Ankara Citadel, Turkey
1x The Sargon Fragment
1x The Signet of King Saul
Event: (1)
1x Inconnu Tutelage
Reaction: (2)
2x Rewind Time
Retainer: (2)
2x Homunculus

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How do you intend to oust?
Bleeding repeatedly on every turn for 4
How do you intend to keep from being ousted?
Ally wall
What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)?
Shalmath and as many allies and vamps as i can manage to churn out, preferably at least one other vamp
What do you want your average turn to look like?
On my turn,fetch cards, play summons, hunt a lot. On other players uitrn bleed, and then either hunt or sargons or summon
What's your metagame like? How do your opponents play?
JOL
What problems have you observed with the deck in play?
Slow to get started, many many moving parts

First :

why SO many sidekick ? You say you plan o bring "at least 1" in play. Obviously, you mean wih summon history sup otherwise you would not have SOOO many Shalmath.

What is the purpose of each one of them ? I mean, if this purpose is not clear AND usefull, you should drop it.

Then :
Research and development is BAD mecanics !!

Really Bad !

And then, you said it :

To many moving part...

Even when it go smoothly and perfectly according to your plan, you will fail horibly...

Although my deck contained 95 less copies of Shalmath, i still consider it to be vaguely similar to yours and a Sport Bike and/or Mr. Winthrop were often needed to summon rather early on (depends on which decks you're facing, of course). I like the idea of Madness Network+Impersonating very much but you need a decent wall to protect it (else it is best to just drop the angle altogether and refocus on bleeding harder). Unmasking would be an auto-include if you want the Allies to really block.
1 or 2 surprise Lost in Translation are playable too once you have the Ankara in place. 1 Wash can also save the day... and a Giant's Blood, comme toujours. (because he still runs out of blood sooo quickly.) Drop the Research/development, there just isn't any space for this (Heart of Niz should suffice for this).

i tend to include 9-10x Outside the Hourglass because i also want a sidekick with like GR5 Alu (Domain + Outside @outferior are both simple and amazing). Bela is mandatory IMO if you include Madness network. Scout Youngwood and especially Arishat could also be considered if you plan on voting (drop all things in that case). If you use both Undele/Dmitra anyway a single copy of Kine Resources Contested/Banishment could also work wonders. Overall, i would keep the number of different vampires down as it is next to impossible to get more than 3 or 4 in play even if all goes well. 2-3 Enkil Cog is a mini-Madness Network by itself. Bleeding out of turn means no Archon Investigation, so you can really bleed hard (include JS/Tasha/Robert Carter). Tangle Atropos's Hand when you get bounced so you don't kill your grandprey accidentally. An extra copy of Pentex, maybe Narrow Minds (no Lost in Translation in that case).

good luck with the deck!