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On 10 Feb 2005 18:57:32 GMT, Teemu T Vilen <tvilen@cc.helsinki.fi>
wrote:
>Black Annis, on the other hand is more of a rip-off. Annis, Beast.. both
>!nossies, except Annis has the no-brainer protean and she's better in
>rite about everything else. What I hate though, is the picture, which
>reminds me mostly of bad Tales from the Crypt cover art that tried very
>hard to look like B-rated camp. I'd hate dumping Beast for Annis, and
>having to look at her.
I couldn't agree more on the Black Annis art issue. But I'm one of the
few who actually like most of Christopher Shy's artwork for WW, so I
won't expect anyone to adhere to my aesthetics. We've had plenty of
different art styles on V:TES, from anime-inspired library cards to
general photoshop enhancement and pulp-book cover illustration, so I
gave up on that issue long ago. What I can expect in that regard is
that the publishers are the first ones to be desire a clear and
uniform art between expansions, but that is just not possible given
issues like artist availability, time schedule and such. That would
make me feel more resigned on the art mess that is V:TES.
>In general you are partly right when it comes to me. I haven't played
>too much with group 4. Mostly because from my POV it would require some
>heavy investment into the cards (not that I didn't buy a lot of them
>already) and the options I have with group 4 just aren't worth it. Maybe
>after a few more expansions when I have accumulated enough of them and
>get tired of them gathering dust.
>//T
If you won't mind a little suggestion... Go Anarch!
That's what I do to most 3/4 vamps I do have when I note that I don't
have a proper crypt available to go monoclan. Note that I'm nowhere
near completing the Camarilla set when it comes to crypt cards yet.
Going anarch serves the purpose of putting them to good use right now.
But of course, that depends on how much one is willing to be beaten up
by more focused decks until it finds some balance between anarch cards
and "normal" ones. Myself, I don't mind losing horribly 4 times if in
the fifth I can pull something threatening with anarchs in the fifth
game...
best,
Fabio "Sooner" Macedo
V:TES National Coordinator for Brazil
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