TWD - Origins Friday 2

Origins Friday 2 (2025)
Columbus (OH), USA
June 20th, 2025
2R+F
48 players
Darby Keeney
www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/12089

1 GW 4 VP in prelims, 1 GW 4 VP in finals

Deck Name: Alpha Beta
Author: InferiorBabble (Darby Keeney)
Description: [2024-06-11] V1.4 WON 24 Build.

Finally gave in, dropped the Zephyrs for Org Resist, dropped a Manifest for another bounce (probably good with non-ally bleedy meta) and with Saku's [for], swapped one Dust up for Diversion. Otherwise unchanged despite hating the Thrown Gates most of the time.

Honestly, the Org Resists could be On the Qui Vive and it wouldn't make much difference, but whatever.

Kelly made changes including Torn Signpost, I immediately dropped them because they were getting drawn mid-round too often (TV more cyclable). Also tried many more Org Resists, they also got in the way of combat when I needed it.

[2024-05-16]
[2023-10-31]
Bruise bleed V5 Brujah Barons (V1.1, WON 23 build). Wants superior Potence. Everything else works fine at inferior.

Light multi-action, some available stealth and just enough bounce that it doesn't have to look left immediately (or enough to handle the occasional pass-through redirection midgame).

Dropped Club Illusion in favor of additional Grapple because meta - still bleeds. Garibaldi remains to recycle B&S or a discarded Open War.

Titles to influence others' political actions even if I'm not actively voting. Eat the Rich or RevCo could fit, just not sure what could be dropped. Fee Stake OK for now, but might get dropped if a new Bru Baron shows up (cap 8 or less).

Crypt (12 cards, min=22 max=32 avg=6.83)
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2x Saku Pihlajamäki 8 CEL POT PRE for pro baron Brujah:6
2x Theo Bell 8 CEL POT PRE aus dom Brujah:6
2x Aline Gädeke 7 POT PRE cel baron Brujah:6
2x Valeriya Zinovieva 7 POT cel pre pro baron Brujah:6
2x Leumeah 6 PRE cel for pot baron Brujah:6
1x Atiena 6 CEL obf pot pre baron Brujah:6
1x Elen Kamjian 4 CEL POT Brujah:6

Library (90 cards)
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Master (17; 5 trifle)

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2x Blood Doll
1x Carfax Abbey
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Fame
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Giant's Blood
2x New Carthage
1x Papillon
1x Powerbase: Los Angeles
5x Villein

Action (20)

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9x Illegalism
10x Line Brawl
1x Open War

Equipment (1)

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1x Anarch Manifesto, An

Action Modifier (6)

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6x Power of One

Reaction (8)

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6x Bait and Switch
2x Organized Resistance

Combat (38)

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2x Bollix
2x Disarm
4x Diversion
9x Dust Up
6x Immortal Grapple
2x Pulled Fangs
5x Target Vitals
4x Taste of Vitae
4x Thrown Gate

The comment on Thrown Gates is funny at this point. They exist in large part to counter Sniper Rifle walls. In this final, after working around to the heads-up, a Dust Up into Thrown Gate + Target Vitals pretty much ended the game with a Taste of Vitae really drive the message home. Those 4 cards remain a necessary component despite sometimes needed to just be cycled out of hand.

New Carthage came up pretty big in the finals and I played probably the least impactful Open War ever, as no other Anarchs at the table would use it. I rushed once in 3 turns, and then it was just +4 pool. Still stupid good even when you just let it expire.