Tournament Report: Storyline Gothenburg

On the day of the 9th of February nine Methuselah gathered to fight it out of control over Baltimore. Almost a month later I, Chronicler of the Event, am finished penning down the results. Why it has taken such a long time is a mixture of being lazy and buzy. Before the final round, the Methuselahs battled out in three major bouts. The bouts offered a lot of diablerizing. Followers of Set bled hard with Presence while the Gangrel used Force of Will to hurt their prey. Blood Brothers made sure pool was at a high level and a few Salubri made life difficult for many. A Ravnos had things under control with Sensory Deprevation and Konstantin roamed around and stole equipment. The Toreador tried to take control by using votes and a Tzimisce stood its ground as usual. The Malkavians did a bit of everything and Gangrel/Grangrel Antitribu made combat perilous. The bouts were very varid in their manner, some relied on stealth others on strength. The first rounds were divided in two tables, one five player table and one four player table. The Methuselahs: Mattias Thörnkvist Mattias Persson Max Widén Archibald Zimonyi Beatrice Düring Sten Düring Simon Carlsson Björn Sandströn Torbjörn Olsson ROUND 1: Table 1: Mattias T, Simon, Max, Torbjörn, Björn * Society of Leopold was played and burned Anatole * Björn ousts Mattias * Simon ousts Max * Simon ousts Torbjörn * Björn ousts Simon Table 2: Sten, Beatrice, Archibald, Mattias P * Miriam Benyon diablerizes Karl, gaining Catacombs and Bang Nakh. * Beatrice ousts Archibald * Sten ousts Mattias * An Embrace diablerizes Miriam and gaines the above equipment. * Matthias diablerizes Ricki van Demsi * Chandler diablerizes Remilliard, Devout Crusader * Sten ousts Beatrice ROUND 2: Table 1: Torbjörn, Sten, beatrice, Mattias P, Mattias T * Haakon Mortensen diablerizes Camille Devereaux * Gangrel Conspiracy is played on Haakon but Beatrice plays Sudden Reversal and Haakon is burned * Matthias (with Depravity) diablerizes Darryl Boyce * Mattias T ousts Torbjörn * Beatrice ousts Mattias P * Sten ousts Beatrice * Sten ousts Mattias T Table 2: Björn, Max, Simon, Archibald * Truman disarms Osmo * Konstantin Sensory Deprevates Gilbert Duane * Konstantin Sensory Deprevates Victoria Ash * Simon ousts Archibald by deflecting and bleeding * Konstantin steals .44 Magnum * Konstantin steals Flamethrower * Gabrin plays Reality on Osmo * Björn ousts Max * Björn ousts Simon ROUND 3: Table 1: Max, Mattias P, Simon, Björn, Archibald After restructure (Max, Simon, Archibald, Björn, Mattias P) * Gabrin plays Sensory Deprevation on Ilse * Anneke called Kindred Restructure and succeeds. * Max bleeds twice, is deflected by Simon and ousts Archibald * Simon ousts Björn * Mattias ousts Max * Simon ousts Mattias Table 2: Sten, Torbjörn, Beatrice, Mattias T * Caliban recruits Raptor, five times * An Embrace diablerizes Caitlin and is burned in the Blood Hunt * Darryl diablerizes Ricki van Demsi and survives with Gangrel Conspiracy * Isabel Leon diablerizes Bear Paw who plays Crimson Fury, both burned * Caliban diablerizes Raven * Ramona diablerizes Blanche Hill * Giuliano Vincenzi diablerizes Remilliard, Devout Crusader * Ramona diablerizes Meshenka as a Daring the Dawn * Caliban diablerizes Giuliano Vincenzi * Vliam diablerizes Miriam Benyona * Beatrice ousts Mattias * Beatrice ousts Sten * Table timed with both Beatrice and Mattias surviving THE FINAL ROUND: This final round was a battle between the following Methuselah: Sten (St), Simon (S), Mattias T (M), Björn (B), Torbjörn (T) This round is described action for action. Amounts of bleeds and bloods taken home with for example Blood Dolls or Minion Taps are not included, likewise is not tabletalk included. The major discussion in this round was between Björn who voted and Simon, who managed to bring up titled Vampires faster then Björn, keeping a vote lock. M - Huang controlled B - Delilah Easton controlled M - Huang bleeds M - Sadie controlled B - Devin Bisly controlled St - Blanche Hill controlled S - Anatole controlled M - Plays Protean which S plays Sudden Reversal on M - Huang hunts and Anatole intercepts, the resulting fight ends in a dodge from Huang M - Sadie bleeds and Delilah tries to intercept but fails M - Caitling controlled T - Devin Bisley gains superios Vicissitude St - Plays Blood Doll on Blanche Hill St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Idalia, Prophet of Guadalajara controlled M - Huang hunts M - Caitlin equips herself with a Laptop Computer B - Delilah hunts B - Alexandra controlled T - Devin Bisley bleeds and St plays My Enemy's Enemy, Alexandra reduces the bleed T - Meshenka controlled St - Idalia, tries to equip with a Sport Bike but Meshenka blocks, the resulting fight ends in a dodge from Idalia St - Blanche Hill hunts and Anatole intercepts, the resulting combat ends with a taste from Blanche Hill St - Buys a new vamp S - Plays Blood Doll on Anatole S - Uses Anatoles special S - Anatole equips himself with a Flamethrower S - Gilbert Duane controlled M - Sadie bleeds and Alexandra reduces the bleed M - Huang bleeds and fails as Alexandra blocks, the resulting combat ends with a dodge from Huang M - Ellen Fence controlled B - Minion Tap on Alexandra B - Alexandra equips herself with a Sniper Rifle B - Delilah calls for a KRC, Meshenka wakes and tries to block but fails, and it passes T - Meshenka bleeds with stealth, Blanche Hill wakes and tries to block but fails St - Plays Blood Doll on Idalia St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Blanche Hill equips with IR Goggles S - Buys a new vamp M - Ellen Fence attacks Alexandra and wolf claws Alexandra M - Huang diablerizes Alexandra and is burned in the Blood Hunt M - Caitlin bleeds with stealth, Delilah tries to block and fails M - Buys a new vamp B - Plays Hunting Ground B - Delilah equips with Sniper Rifle B - Victora Ash controlled T - Meshenka bleeds with stealth, Idalia tries to block but fails T - Devin Bisley bleeds St - Plays Inbase Discotek, Frankfurt St - Blanche Hill hunts and Anatole intercepts, the resulting combat ends with an Anasthetic Touch St - Matthias controlled, and 3 pool burned for Scarce Vampires S - Gilbert Duane Governs the Unaligned on superior but fails, Matthias intercepts, the resulting combat is normal M - Ellen Fence equips with Laptop M - Caitlin bleeds B - Delilah calls for Praxis Seizure: Geneva but is does not pass T - Meshenka bleeds and is Telepathic Misdirected to S who deflects to M, Ellen Fence wakes and blocks, the resulting combat ends with an Earth Meld T - Anton controlled St - Plays London Evening Star, Tabloid Newspaper St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Matthias teaches Blanche Hill superior Auspex St - Blanche Hill bleeds and is deflected to M S - Plays Blood Doll on Gilbert Duane S - Gilbert Duane helps Anatole with a 5th Tradition but fails, Matthias wakes and intercepts, the resulting combat is normal S - Greger Anderssen controlled M - Caitlin bleeds M - Ellen Fence bleeds M - Sadie bleeds and fails, Victoria Ash gains intercept from London Evening Star, the resulting combat is normal B - Plays Minion Tap on Victoria Ash B - Victoria Ash calls for a Conservative Agitation but St plays Delaying Tactics B - Delilah calls for Praxis Seizure: London and it passes T - Plays Vicissitude on Anton T - Meshenka recruits a raptor St - Plays Blood Doll on Matthias St - Blanche Hill bleeds and is deflected to M St - Buys a new vamp S - Plays Blood Doll on Greger S - Greger helps Anatole with a 5th Tradition but fails, Idalia intercepts, the resulting combat ends with a dodge from Idalia S - Gilbert Duane tries to teach Dominate to Anatole but fails, Matthias intercepts, the resulting combat is normal, Matthias prevents damage S - Anatole bleeds with Govern the Unaligned but fails, Ellen Fence blocks, the resulting combat ends with a dodge S - Zöe controlled M - Sadie hunts M - Ellen Fence bleeds B - Plays Aching Beauty on Victoria Ash B - Delilah calls for a Conservative Agitation and is passes, gains pool with Voter Captivation T - Devin Bisley bleeds and fails, Blanche Hill blocks, the resulting combat ends with an Anasthetic Touch T - Meshenka bleeds St - Plays Blood Doll on Blanche Hill St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps S - Plays Blood Doll on Zöe S - Zöe bleeds but fails, Ellen Fence blocks, in the resulting combat Zöe picks up a .44 Magnum S - Greger bleeds and fails, Caitlin blocks, the resulting combat ends with Caitlin wolf clawing Greger sending him to torpor S - Anatole rescues Greger M - Ellen Fence bleeds and Victoria Ash reduces B - Victoria Ash calls for a KRC and fails, Blanche Hill intercepts with Eagle's Sight and London Evening Star, the resulting combat ends with Majesty B - Victoria Ash bleeds and is Telepathic Misdirected to St T - Devin Bisley hunts St - Plays Depravity on Blanche Hill St - Blanche Hill hunts and fails, Anton intercepts, Dawn Operation and Repulsion played by Blanche Hill, the resulting combat ends with a dodge from Anton St - Matthias hunts and fails, Anton intercepts, Dawn Operation and Repulsion played by Matthias, the resulting combat ends with a dodge from Anton S - Zöe bleeds S - Anatole bleeds S - Greger bleeds and fails, Caitlin blocks, the resulting combat ends with Caitling wolf clawing Greger sending him to torpor M - Sadie bleeds M - Caitlin bleeds with stealth, Delilah tries to intercept with London Evening Star but fails, S Life Boons B for 3 keeping him in the game B - Victoria Ash bleeds and is Telepathic Misdirected to St who Telepathic Misdirects to S who Deflects to M but fails, Matthias intercepts with Eagle's Sight, the resulting combat is normal B - Delilah calls for a Conservative Agitation and it passes B - Victoria Ash calls for a Praxis Seizure: Amsterdam and it doesn't pass T - Plays Blood Doll on Meshenka T - Devin bleeds with steal, Blanche Hill wakes and tries to intercept but fails T - Meshenka bleeds and fails, Blanche Hill wakes and blocks, the resulting combat sees a Drawing out the Beast but is ended with an Anasthetic Touch St - Plays Blood Doll on Matthias St - Matthias tries to play Renewed Vigor on Blanche Hill but fails, Anton blocks, the resulting combat ends with a dodge from Anton St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Blanche Hill plays Renewed Vigor on Matthias S - Plays Obfuscate on Zöe S - Gilbert bleeds with Govern the Unaligned but fails, Ellen Fence blocks, the resulting combat sees the first round dodging and the second Earth Meld S - Anatole bleeds with Kine Dominance and OUSTS M B - Plays Blood Doll on Delilah B - Delilah calls for a Praxis Seizure: Athens and it passes B - Victoria Ash bleeds T - Devin Bisley bleeds and fails, Matthias blocks and Pulls Devins fangs St - Plays Blood Doll on Matthias St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Blanche Hill aquires Palatial Estate S - Zöe rescues Greger B - Plays Toreador Grand Ball and taps Victora Ash B - Delilah calls for a Parity Shift and it passes T - Meshenka tries to stomp Toreador Grand Ball but fails, Victoria Ash wakes and intercepts, the resulting combat is normal St - Plays Powerbase Montreal St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Blanche Hill gets Pulse of the Canaille St - Matthias hunts St - Remilliard controlled S - Zöe bleeds B - Plays Presence on Delilah, St plays Sudden Reversal T - Plays Information Highway St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Matthias hunts and Freak Drives St - Matthias gets Pulse of the Canaille St - Blanche Hill bleeds, Deflected by S to B, Victoria Ash blocks, the resulting combat is normal S - Zöe tries to steal the Powerbase: Montreal but fails, Remilliard blocks, the resulting combat is normal S - Anatole steals the Powerbase: Montreal B - Plays Art Museum B - Delilah helps Victoria Ash with a 5th Tradition B - Ramiel Dupree controlled T - Plays Fortitude on Anton St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Matthias hunts and Freak Drives St - Blanche Hill bleeds, S Telepathic Misdirection to B, Ramiel blocks with help from London Evening Star St - Matthias bleeds, S Deflects to B, Victoria Ash wakes and blocks, the resulting combat is normal St - Remilliard tries to steal Powerbase: Montreal but fails, Gilbert Duane blocks, in the resulting combat fetches a .44 Magnum St - Idalia steaks the Powerbase: Montreal S - Zöe bleeds and OUSTS B S - Gilbert bleeds, T Telepathic Misdirection to St St - Remilliard hunts St - Blanche Hill hunts and untaps St - Blanche Hill bleeds and fails, Greger Deflects to T, Meshenka Telepathic Misdirection to S, Anatole Telepathic Misdirection to T, Anton blocks, the resulting combat is normal St - Matthias bleeds S - Plays Society of Leopold on Anton S - Gilbert bleeds S - Zöe bleeds and fails, Idalia blocks with Eagle's Sight, the resulting combat is normal S - Greger bleeds and OUSTS T S - Aleph controlled St - Blanche Hill hunts with Dawn Operation and fails, Aleph blocks, the resulting combat ends with Aleph entering torpor St - Matthias hunts and fails, Anatole blocks, the resulting combat sends Matthias into torpor by using a Flamethrower S - Aleph tries to leave torpor, Remilliard blocks S - Zöe diablerizes Matthias and survives the Blood Hunt S - Anatole calls for a Justicar Retribution and it passes, burning Blanche Hill S - Greger calls for a Banishment on Remilliard and it passes S - Gilbert bleeds St - Remilliard controlled S - Gilbert bleeds with Kine Dominance S - Anatole grave robs Idalia S - Aleph tries to leave torpor but fails, Remilliard blocks S - Greger helps Gilbert Duane with a 5th Tradition S - Zöe bleeds St - Plays Blood Doll on Remilliard St - Matthias controlled S - Gilbert creates a vampire with 3rd Tradition S - Greger recruits the Muddled Vampire Hunter but fails, Matthias blocks, the resulting combat is normal S - Anatole bleeds and fails, Matthias wakes and blocks, the resulting combat ends with an Anasthetic Touch S - Aleph leaves torpor St - Plays Blood Doll on Matthias St - Matthias bleeds and fails, Zöe blocks and enters torpor due to Kiss of Ra, Matthias then Freak Drives St - Matthias tries to diablerize Zöe with Dawn Operation but fails, an Embrace blocks and enters torpor St - Remilliard bleeds S - Plays Giant's Blood on Greger S - Aleph hunts S - Greger bleeds S - Anatole bleeds S - Gilbert bleeds S - An Embrace leaves torpor St - Plays the rack on matthias St - Matthias hunts S - Plays Blood Doll on an Embrace S - Anatole bleeds S - Gilbert bleeds S - Greger bleeds but fails, Remilliard blocks, the resulting combat is normal S - Aleph bleeds and OUSTS St If you have read through this I commend you patience. It was an intresting event leaving the Malkavian clan as victors, as it should be. Archibald Zimonyi Malkavian Prince of Gothenburg Chronicler and Disorganizer

>* Miriam Benyon diablerizes Karl, gaining Catacombs and Bang Nakh. >* Beatrice ousts Archibald >* Sten ousts Mattias >* An Embrace diablerizes Miriam and gaines the above equipment. Catacombs should never have been gained from diablerie. In play, it's considered a location, not equipment. It is burned if the controlling minion is diablerized. Halcyan 2

[ quoted text not captured ] I'm not seeing how you come to this conclusion. Agreed, Catacombs is a location and cannot be taken by diablerie but I can't find any rules, rulings, or card text which causes it to be burned if the vampire that brought it in is burned, via diablerie or any other means. Doesn't it just sit there, unpossessed but unmoved until stolen by another Meth, contested, or burned by some action? Fred

[ quoted text not captured ] He didn't refer to "the vampire that brought it in". He referred to the "controlling minion". That is, the minion it is on (the one being diablerized). (Catacombs is *on* the minion, right? It isn't a location that is merely in play and "pointing to" a minion.) "When a card is burned [...] other cards on it are burned." [1.1.2] -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to revised rulebook, rulings, errata, and tournament rules: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/

LSJ wrote: > > Frederick Scott wrote: > > > > Halcyan 2 wrote: > > > Catacombs should never have been gained from diablerie. In play, it's > > > considered a location, not equipment. It is burned if the controlling > > > minion is diablerized. > > > > I'm not seeing how you come to this conclusion. Agreed, Catacombs is a > > location and cannot be taken by diablerie but I can't find any rules, > > rulings, or card text which causes it to be burned if the vampire that > > brought it in is burned, via diablerie or any other means. Doesn't it > > just sit there, unpossessed but unmoved until stolen by another Meth, > > contested, or burned by some action? > > He referred to the "controlling minion". That is, the minion it is > on (the one being diablerized). (Catacombs is *on* the minion, right? > It isn't a location that is merely in play and "pointing to" a minion.) > > "When a card is burned [...] other cards on it are burned." [1.1.2] Eh? Teach me to look for rules concerning loquipment by merely searching for all the occurrences of "equipment" and "location". It is "on" the vampire that equipped with it. (Slaps head.) Of course! Fred

Halcyan 2 wrote: [ quoted text not captured ] Correct and we corrected the mistake as well.