[Subimission] Bringing the Camarilla's Clans up to speed with V5 - Tremere

So, this have been adressed before, but since V5 lunched, some Clans are clearly out of date and can't compete with modern tech, like the ever so presente gangrel anarch barons, but also Hecata, new Sabbat paths, ministry and ravnos bleed stealth, etc. With the possible exception of V5 toreador vote decks (that imho are a Tier 2 archetype), Clans Ventrue, Tremere, Nosferatu and Malkavian are lacking in the power department. So I tried to create some cards to
1 - give them new options and new ways to construct decks
2 - bringing them up to speed with modern VTES

I'll probably do one of these to all of those 4 clans, but this topic is centered in the Tremere.



Name: Jinx
Cardtype: Action
Cost: -
Discipline: Blood Sorcery
Clan: Tremere
bls: steal 1 pool from your predator or prey.
BLS: As above but with +1 stealth.

Art notes:
a young Tremere vampire inscribing arcane glyphs in the outside wall of a building.

WoD Reference: there isn't a specific one, this card represents just a quick annoying ritual a Tremere can do to disturb a rival plans, which is represented by the stealing of his resources (pool)

How does this card address a compelling game need?:
This card creates a whole new deck archetype for the Tremere, the same way thing did with Gangrel back when The Unaligned was launched. It is offense and defense at the same time, at the cost of being mild in both departments. It also adress the issue that been present since the first expansions that slaping 12 wakes + deflections (or nowadays organized resistences + bait and switch) in a deck is a solid if not overpowered defense module, since the action is not a bleed. It also works wonder with older forgotten cards like Tremere Convocation, with is a nice touch.

Created by: Franz

Name: Quick Theft
Cardtype: Combat
Cost: -
Discipline: Blood Sorcery
Clan: Tremere
bls: Strike, ranged: steal 1 blood or life (becoming blood), with and opitional maneuver
BLS: Strike, ranged: steal 2 blood or life (becoming blood), with and opitional maneuver


Art notes: a tremere runing from a zombie while using magic to steal vitae from him into the palms of his hands

WoD Reference: this is just theft of vitae powercrept

How does this card address a compelling game need?:
This card is here to wallpaper Theft of Vitae, it is simply better. But in a way Hunger of Marduk already did that. While HoM is a stronger combat option, specially when coupled with Celerity (which is a Clan Discipline for the Banu Haqim), this card goes for efficiency. You slap 8-12 of them in a deck and you have a solid combat module, that won't deal with persistant combat ends nor will easily torporize vampires (you'll need other cards for this, like walk of flames or telepathic tracking), but will give you net gains in combat against vampires and will probably be a brutal answer to ally combat like Hecata and Tzimisce. In this way

Created by: Franz

Name: Chantry Servitor
Cardtype: Ally
Cost: 1 pool
Discipline: Blood Sorcery
Clan: Tremere
Demon with 1 life. 0 Strength, 1 Bleed.

bls: during an action this ally can burn himself to give a Tremere you control +1 intercept.
BLS: as above and any Tremere can pay 1 blood to recruit this ally while he is searching your library for any card (this is not an action and cannot be blocked).

Art notes:
a small hooded figure with glowing eyes holding an old book in some sort of arcane library.

How does this card address a compelling game need?:
This is another card to expand game possibilities with the Tremere. It's not a powerhouse of an ally by any means, but it can be cheated on play by other cards and has a useful ability.

WoD reference:
It fits the clan thematically, a little demon that hangs around chantries and arcane libraries that a Tremere can stumble upon while doing their research.

Flavour Text: "this one has been following me since the days I was but a apprentice. Really useful and helpful with my researches, even if the noises it makes are sometimes unsettling" - Inês Tristão, Camarilla Prince of Rio de Janeiro

Created by: Franz

Name: Personal Scroll
Cardtype: Equipment
Cost: -
Discipline: Blood Sorcery
Clan: -
bls: the vampire with this equipment can burn this card to search your library for a Blood Sorcery card and use it's ability at basic level. If this equipment would be moved or stolen, burn it instead.
BLS: as above but the vampire can use the superior Blood Sorcery ability of the card.

Art notes: an arcane scroll much like the "Inscription" card.

How does this card address a compelling game need?:
It's also a powercrept card, but then again nobody ever played Inscription. Note that this card is note usable only by the Tremere, but gives them another search the library outlet to use with Chantry Servitor.

WoD reference: this is just a thaumaturgic scroll.

Created by:
Franz