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With the (current) Draft Box content finally made public

20 messages from 5 participants · 20 March 2025 – 30 March 2025 · vekn.net/forum
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Vlad

First thx to Tof and Anka who helped creating this awesome BCP product ! Kudos bros !! Now, let's open the Pandora Box and please give your - 3 first picks in the Rare - First pick in every Clan - 6 first picks in the Uncommon - 12 first picks in the Common If it's not obvious, explain why you chose those cards... My first commentary will be the complete list and then each photo will display the Vampires, Rare (Gold BCP symbol), Unco (Silver) and Common (Bronze). Let the fun begin !!! For the photos : Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Vlad

Here is the "current" complete list of one draft box. On 19/04, you will play with a base of 4 draft box (for more random) : <> CRYPT CARDS <> BANU HAQIM 2*Adisa 2*Arjun Shah 2*Asmin Kobane 2*Bijou 2*Farah Sarroub 2*Greg Mazouni 2*Kalinda g6 2*Kasim Bayar 2*Kassandra Tassaki 2*Khadija Al-Kindi 2*Nayarana 2*Oluwafunmilayo 2*Warmaksan BRUJAH 2*Adelino Da Silva 2*Aline Gädeke 2*Atiena 2*Brandon Grime 2*Chun Hei 2*Elen Kamjian 2*Gwenllian Arwyn 2*Laura Goldman 2*Leumeah 2*Octane 2*Rayne 2*Siarhei Levchenko 2*Theo Bell g6 2*Valeriya Zinovieva GANGREL 2*Casey Snyder 2*Dario Ziggler 2*Hanna Nokelainen 2*Indira 2*Joaquín de Cádiz 2*Kamile Paukstys 2*Kuyén 2*Martina Srnankova 2*Massimiliano 2*Mickey Wheeler 2*Nathan Turner 2*Rowena 2*Ruslan Fedorenko MALKAVIAN 2*Alexander Silverson 2*Andi Liu 2*Ashley 2*Bolesław Gutowski 2*Colette 2*Donny Kowalczyk 2*Dr. Stephen Norton 2*Evan Klein g6 2*Gelasia Fotiou 2*Gilbert Duane g6 2*Jason "Son" Newberry 2*Meaghan 2*Sully MINISTRY 2*Aluc Romas de Leon 2*Crystal Lynn 2*Doctor Morocco 2*Elisha Tucker 2*Faruq abd Al-Qadir 2*Hesha Ruhadze g6 2*Jenny Silver 2*Marcel 2*Melech 2*Milton Fox 2*Nonu Dis 2*Sergio Bueno 2*Vivian VI NOSFERATU 2*Aunt Linda 2*Baixinho 2*Belinde 2*Cedrick Calhoun 2*Horace Radcliffe 2*Larissa Moreira 2*Lenny Burkhead 2*Nathaniel Bordruff 2*Oskar Anasov 2*Richard De Worde 2*Ryan 2*Dowager, The 2*Wauneka TOREADOR 2*Bret Stryker 2*Catalina Vega 2*Flávio Gonçalves 2*Kathy Glens 2*Maila 2*Massimo Falconi 2*Mateo García 2*Min-Seo 2*Mkhokheli 2*Nik Sikko 2*Regina Blake 2*Rose Abawi 2*Tamoszius TREMERE 2*Abraham DuSable 2*Ayelech 2*Ayse Dhanial 2*Chrysanthemum 2*Inês Tristão 2*Karl Schrekt 2*Lauren 2*Lloyd Brooks 2*Mason Ha 2*Nassir 2*Patrik Söderberg 2*Rosalina Cortez 2*Sri Sansa 2*Trevon Parker VENTRUE 2*Alexa Draper 2*Alice Chen 2*Amelia Locke 2*Chelsea Blake 2*Fiorenza Savona 2*Horst von Brühl 2*Lady Scarlett Churchill 2*Madison 2*Mithras g6 2*Naomi Stewart 2*Oshri Dahan 2*Queen Anne g6 2*Sybren van Oosten 2*Valerius <> COMMON<> 4C*Hunger of Marduk 4C*.44 Magnum 4C*Aid From Bats 4C*Anarch Free Press, The 4C*Anarch Manifesto, An 4C*Anarchist Uprising 4C*Ancilla Empowerment 4C*Anonymous Freight 4C*Apportation 4C*Armor of Vitality 4C*Awe 4C*Blood Doll 4C*Blood Fury 4C*Bonding 4C*Bribes 4C*Bum's Rush 4C*Burst of Sunlight 4C*Carrion Crows 4C*Cats' Guidance 4C*Claws of the Dead 4C*Cloak the Gathering 4C*Concealed Weapon 4C*Conditioning 4C*Consanguineous Boon 4C*Creeping Sabotage 4C*Crocodile's Tongue 4C*Cryptic Mission 4C*Deep Ecology 4C*Deep Song 4C*Diversion 4C*Dodge 4C*Dust Up 4C*Earth Meld 4C*Elder Impersonation 4C*Enhanced Senses 4C*Entrancement 4C*Fake Out 4C*Flak Jacket 4C*Fleetness 4C*Flurry of Action 4C*Force of Personality 4C*Forced Vigilance 4C*Form of Mist 4C*Form of the Bat 4C*Fourth Tradition: The Accounting 4C*Govern the Unaligned 4C*Harass 4C*Hawg 4C*Hidden Strength 4C*Immortal Grapple 4C*Iron Glare 4C*Kine Resources Contested 4C*Leather Jacket 4C*Leverage 4C*Life in the City 4C*Line Brawl 4C*Lost in Crowds 4C*Majesty 4C*Meat Cleaver 4C*Mind Numb 4C*Minion Tap 4C*Mirror Walk 4C*Misdirection 4C*Night Moves 4C*On the Qui Vive 4C*Parity Shift 4C*Party out of Bounds 4C*Platinum Protocol, The 4C*Psyche! 4C*Public Trust 4C*Pursuit 4C*Quickness 4C*Rapid Change 4C*Raven Spy 4C*Reckless Agitation 4C*Restoration 4C*Roundhouse 4C*Saturday-Night Special 4C*Scalpel Tongue 4C*Scorn of Adonis 4C*Scouting Mission 4C*Seduction 4C*Side Strike 4C*Skin of Rock 4C*Slam 4C*Special Report 4C*Sport Bike 4C*Swallowed by the Night 4C*Telepathic Misdirection 4C*Theft of Vitae 4C*Thing 4C*Torn Signpost 4C*Vessel 4C*Villein 4C*Voracious Vermin 4C*Wake with Evening's Freshness 4C*Warrens, The 4C*Wolf Claws + <> COMMONS <> 2C*Cooler 2C*Faceless Night 2C*Precognition 2C*Spirit's Touch <> UNCOMMON <> 2U*Abactor 2U*Academic Hunting Ground 2U*Amaranth 2U*Anarch Revolt 2U*Anima Gathering 2U*Archon Investigation 2U*Arms Dealer 2U*Arson 2U*Assault Rifle 2U*Asylum Hunting Ground 2U*Aura Reading 2U*Bait and Switch 2U*Banishment 2U*Blood Tears of Kephran 2U*Brujah Debate 2U*Burning Wrath 2U*Catatonic Fear 2U*Change of Target 2U*Chantry 2U*Charming Lobby 2U*Childling Muse 2U*Command of the Beast 2U*Cryptic Rider 2U*Deer Rifle 2U*Delaying Tactics 2U*Dummy Corporation 2U*Elder Library 2U*Fame 2U*Flamethrower 2U*Flesh of Marble 2U*Force of Will 2U*Forgotten Labyrinth 2U*Freak Drive 2U*Gangrel Revel 2U*Guard Dogs 2U*Guardian Angel 2U*Haven Uncovered 2U*Helicopter 2U*Heroic Might 2U*Infernal Pursuit 2U*Information Highway 2U*IR Goggles 2U*Kiss of Ra, The 2U*KRCG News Radio 2U*Major Boon 2U*Market Square 2U*Metro Underground 2U*Obedience 2U*Perfectionist 2U*Political Stranglehold 2U*Preternatural Strength 2U*Procurer 2U*Pulse of the Canaille 2U*Rack, The 2U*Rat's Warning 2U*Resist Earth's Grasp 2U*Scrounging 2U*Second Tradition: Domain 2U*Slum Hunting Ground 2U*Society Hunting Ground 2U*Spying Mission 2U*Sudden Reversal 2U*Temple Hunting Ground 2U*Tier of Souls 2U*Toreador Grand Ball 2U*Tribute to the Master 2U*Underbridge Stray 2U*Underworld Hunting Ground 2U*Uptown Hunting Ground 2U*Ventrue Directorate Assembly 2U*Voter Captivation 2U*Vulnerability 2U*Walk of Flame 2U*Warzone Hunting Ground 2U*Waters of Duat 2U*Weather Control 2U*Weighted Walking Stick 2U*Wooden Stake 2U*Zip Gun 2U*Zoo Hunting Ground <> RARES <> 1R*47th Street Royals 1R*Aaron's Feeding Razor 1R*Alamut 1R*Anarch Railroad 1R*Anarch Troublemaker 1R*Ancient Influence 1R*Aranthebes, the Immortal 1R*Arcane Library 1R*Art Museum 1R*Blithe Acceptance 1R*Body Flare 1R*Bowl of Convergence 1R*Carlton Van Wyk 1R*Club Illusion 1R*Crimson Sentinel, The 1R*Daring The Dawn 1R*Day Operation 1R*Decapitate 1R*Disarm 1R*Distraction 1R*Dog Pack 1R*Dominate Kine 1R*Dreams of the Sphinx 1R*Dual Form 1R*Embrace, The 1R*Far Mastery 1R*Ferraille 1R*Fragment of the Book of Nod 1R*Gather 1R*Giant's Blood 1R*Grooming the Protégé 1R*Heart of Nizchetus 1R*Heart of the City 1R*Hide the Mind 1R*Island of Yiaros 1R*Ivory Bow 1R*J. S. Simmons, Esq. 1R*Jake Washington 1R*Judgment: Camarilla Segregation 1R*Khobar Towers, Al-Khubar 1R*Lightning Reflexes 1R*Magic of the Smith 1R*Malkavian Prank 1R*Masochism 1R*Melange 1R*Mesmerize 1R*Monocle of Clarity 1R*Mr. Winthrop 1R*Murder of Crows 1R*My Enemy's Enemy 1R*New Carthage 1R*Nosferatu Bestial 1R*Open War 1R*Papillon 1R*Pentex\(TM\) Subversion 1R*Perfect Clarity 1R*Permanent Vacation 1R*Petra Resonance 1R*Political Ally 1R*Ponticulus 1R*Powerbase: Montreal 1R*Protected Resources 1R*Psychic Veil 1R*Pulled Fangs 1R*Reinforcements 1R*Reins of Power 1R*Resplendent Protector 1R*Robert Carter 1R*Seal of Veddartha 1R*Sengir Dagger 1R*Smiling Jack, The Anarch 1R*Summoning, The 1R*Sunset Strip, Hollywood 1R*Talbot's Chainsaw 1R*Tasha Morgan 1R*Terror Frenzy 1R*Vox Domini 1R*Warsaw Station 1R*WMRH Talk Radio 1R*Young Bloods Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Vlad

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Vlad

With the photos you can check the special text of vampires and for the Draft Effect, here are the ones : www.facebook.com/events/623188707172264/?active_tab=discussion I believe they are somewhere on our French Draft Championship ! Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

emime

> Vlad wrote: > + <> COMMONS <> > > 2C*Cooler > 2C*Faceless Night > 2C*Precognition > 2C*Spirit's Touch > Stupid (maybe semantic) question: isn't a "common" appearing 2x instead of 4x actually an uncommon? Emiliano "Sans Terre" - Wandering Player - Prince of Brussels

Vlad

Ask Tof or Vincent. Same type of questions : 2 Clans have 2 more Vampires (Tremere and Ventrue) : is it because they are lucky to be at the bottom of the alphabet order or is it lorewise ? For your question I believe they have the Bronze symbol so they are common (a bit like the Rare Vampires from Final Nights IIRC) Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Ankha

> emime wrote: > > > Vlad wrote: > > + <> COMMONS <> > > > > 2C*Cooler > > 2C*Faceless Night > > 2C*Precognition > > 2C*Spirit's Touch > > > Stupid (maybe semantic) question: isn't a "common" appearing 2x instead of 4x actually an uncommon? > A "booster" of 11 cards has 1 rare slot, 2 uncommon slots, 3 vampire slots, and 5 common slots. Prince of Paris, France Ratings Coordinator, Rules Director

Vlad

My picks BANU HAQIM Warmaksan BRUJAH Valeriya Zinovieva GANGREL Ruslan Fedorenko MALKAVIAN Gilbert Duane g6 MINISTRY *Melech NOSFERATU Ryan TOREADOR Maila TREMERE Karl Schrekt VENTRUE Mithras g6 <> COMMON<> .44 Magnum Bum's Rush Concealed Weapon Consanguineous Boon Harass Hawg Leather Jacket Meat Cleaver Misdirection On the Qui Vive Sport Bike Vessel <> UNCOMMON <> Archon Investigation Change of Target Flamethrower Guardian Angel Tribute to the Master Vulnerability <> RARES <> Fragment of the Book of Nod Smiling Jack, The Anarch Vox Domini Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Vlad

> Ankha wrote: > > > emime wrote: > > > > > Vlad wrote: > > > + <> COMMONS <> > > > > > > 2C*Cooler > > > 2C*Faceless Night > > > 2C*Precognition > > > 2C*Spirit's Touch > > > > > > > > Stupid (maybe semantic) question: isn't a "common" appearing 2x instead of 4x actually an uncommon? > > > A "booster" of 11 cards has 1 rare slot, 2 uncommon slots, 3 vampire slots, and 5 common slots. > I am not sure you are answering the question Vincent. I think Emiliano tries to understand why those cards are Common and not Uncommon as they are printed twice, as every Unco. But I might have not understood the question... Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Ankha

The rarity is not a matter of number of copies, but which slot it uses in a booster. Prince of Paris, France Ratings Coordinator, Rules Director

Lönkka

I would think that when you organize a draft you should also report the winner's deck. While it won't make it to the TWDA the info will be of interest to weirdos like me. Hopefully it'll also be a nice tool for BCP to evaluate and perhaps tweak this, and future, draft sets? I'm not knowledgeable at all on the affair of the french domain hosting the TWDA but perhaps it would be a good idea to make a similar one for draft winners? Or draft winners of THIS draft set only? (And in the future when the set is changed in a so major way it is a new product, then it would get its own DRAFT TWDA as well?) I think it would be very beneficial for both players and the publisher to see which cards made it to the winning decks! Finnish Politics!

Vlad

> Lönkka wrote: > I would think that when you organize a draft you should also report the winner's deck. > > While it won't make it to the TWDA the info will be of interest to weirdos like me. > > Hopefully it'll also be a nice tool for BCP to evaluate and perhaps tweak this, and future, draft sets? > > I'm not knowledgeable at all on the affair of the french domain hosting the TWDA but perhaps it would be a good idea to make a similar one for draft winners? Or draft winners of THIS draft set only? (And in the future when the set is changed in a so major way it is a new product, then it would get its own DRAFT TWDA as well?) > > I think it would be very beneficial for both players and the publisher to see which cards made it to the winning decks! > ♥ that ! Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Vlad

> Ankha wrote: > The rarity is not a matter of number of copies, but which slot it uses in a booster. > So we could make a Draft Box with all the old Promos in the Rare slots for example ? If we have some ideas for another Draft Box, who can we send the complete "job" done ? You Vincent ? Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

kschaefer

> Ankha wrote: > The rarity is not a matter of number of copies, but which slot it uses in a booster. > True, but folks without a complete knowledge of the 2x vs 4x commons might pass on a 2x common to take something in a more rare slot, mistakenly thinking the 2x common will be available more often.

Lönkka

> kschaefer wrote: > > > Ankha wrote: > > The rarity is not a matter of number of copies, but which slot it uses in a booster. > > > True, but folks without a complete knowledge of the 2x vs 4x commons might pass on a 2x common to take something in a more rare slot, mistakenly thinking the 2x common will be available more often. > Why "raredraft" (pick up the more infrequent cards instead of more playable cards)? Especially nowadays when actual boosters are just a thing of the past. If we want to keep on holding to artificial rarity even in Draft Box we could always start adding a small rarity marker somewhere to denote how frequently the card appears in THIS Draft Cube. If you ask ME I would say it would be better to use a tiny R, U and C instead of a dot of Gold, Silver or Bronze that some games use as the difference between Gold and Bronze tends to be VERY superficial in small dots. Especially in less than optimal (bright AF) lighting... You COULD use such a small dot inside a which there was the letter, thus incorporating both. Also, nothing is preventing you from using widely different colors, such as red, yellow and green which everybody is familiar from traffic lights (as easy to remember rule of thumb as the colors of medals). Finnish Politics!

kschaefer

> Lönkka wrote: > > > kschaefer wrote: > > > > > Ankha wrote: > > > The rarity is not a matter of number of copies, but which slot it uses in a booster. > > > > > True, but folks without a complete knowledge of the 2x vs 4x commons might pass on a 2x common to take something in a more rare slot, mistakenly thinking the 2x common will be available more often. > > > Why "raredraft" (pick up the more infrequent cards instead of more playable cards)? Especially nowadays when actual boosters are just a thing of the past. > It's not rare-drafting, but comparative value. If the expectation is that I will see more copies of common over the course of the draft, there's some potential advantage to taking an uncommon, which you're less likely to see again. Having cards that are uncommons, but appear as commons, trick players into misunderstanding the relative value of the card in terms of potential future appearance.

Lönkka

The cake is a lie. When I build draft cubes I don't give a darn about rarities. Finnish Politics!

Vlad

> Lönkka wrote: > The cake is a lie. > > When I build draft cubes I don't give a darn about rarities. > And Eve & I, loved being your "sleeving slaves" Master... Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Vlad

So no one wants to say which cards to pick ? Not even obliged to tell us why... What about the other questions ? Changing olympics Colors to R U C letters / Streetfire Colors / etc. Why a 2x card is common whereas all others are unco ? If we have an idea for a Draft Box, who can we talk to about it ? Pentex Board of Directors Prince of Oye Plage Alastor Grand Nord

Ankha

> Lönkka wrote: > > If you ask ME I would say it would be better to use a tiny R, U and C instead of a dot of Gold, Silver or Bronze that some games use as the difference between Gold and Bronze tends to be VERY superficial in small dots. Especially in less than optimal (bright AF) lighting... > There's also a tiny R, U, C on the card, near the copyright. Prince of Paris, France Ratings Coordinator, Rules Director