A 5th Deck

Adonai wrote:

The next box of starters you should get should be determined by your interest or the interest of your players. If you have an interest in independent vampires in the RPG, go LotN. If you have an interest in Camarilla vampires in the RPG, go Keepers of Tradition. It will be easier to buy boosters that support the independent vampires than it will be to buy boosters that support the Camarilla vampires. To best support the Keepers of Tradition vampires, you will want to look at acquiring a played collection.

This is great advice. Think about the clans you like most or are the most interested in playing. Either box of starters,together with the sabbat decks you have, will give you enough cards to put together 7-8 decks for play.

Thankyou for the replies!

I'd imagine i'll go for the LotN starters when I get some more money, as I'm a big fan of both the FoS and the Ravnos. As it turns out, there is a playgroup near Nottingham, so if the game fails to take off in amongst my friends, atleast i'll have a fall back - hell, I'd imagine i'll end up going to both.

Yours,

Max

TorranceCircle wrote:

I agree that the vamps in lords of night starters are fine.

The Ravnos are quite unoptimal though, with Vassily Taltos and Durga Syn having bad discipline spreads for their cost. Not unplayable, but I would say that Ravnos have the worst crypt out of the more recent starters (LoB and onwards).

TorranceCircle wrote:

Adonai wrote:

The next box of starters you should get should be determined by your interest or the interest of your players. If you have an interest in independent vampires in the RPG, go LotN. If you have an interest in Camarilla vampires in the RPG, go Keepers of Tradition. It will be easier to buy boosters that support the independent vampires than it will be to buy boosters that support the Camarilla vampires. To best support the Keepers of Tradition vampires, you will want to look at acquiring a played collection.

This is great advice. Think about the clans you like most or are the most interested in playing. Either box of starters,together with the sabbat decks you have, will give you enough cards to put together 7-8 decks for play.

I was really disappointed in the LotN starters as a new player. The Assamites suck (what else is new?), the Ravnos are missing their basic CHI cards, and the Giovanni don't have spiritual intervention or Govern. The FoS are the only ones good at ousting.