a winning deck

Better Gentlemen, Same Sticks

Fee Stake: Coimbra · Coimbra, Portugal

December 4th 2010 · won by Tiago Brum

score
—
format
3R+F
souls at table
15
twda id
2010fscoimbra
marginalia

Description: After the EC in 2009 I thought about the decks that impressed me the most and Hugh's Gentlemen with Sticks was one of them. At the time Grinders weren't all that known in Portugal. Being the fan of Ventrue that I am, I thought the KoT vampires would bring advantages that the Sabbat vampires don't have, like 2nd Tradition, inherent votes for defense and other goodies. Played with deck in tournaments for a year and went to every Final with it. Except the EC:(

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the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 3Lodin (Olaf Holte)auspex — inferiorprotean — inferiordominate — superiorfortitude — superiorpresence — superior
  2. 2Graham Gottesmanobfuscate — inferiorpresence — inferiorthaumaturgy — inferiordominate — superiorfortitude — superior
  3. 1Mary Anne Blaireanimalism — inferiorpotence — inferiorauspex — superiordominate — superiorfortitude — superiorpresence — superior
  4. 1Victor Donaldsonfortitude — inferiorpresence — inferiordominate — superior
  5. 1Emily Carsonfortitude — inferiorpresence — inferiordominate — superior
  6. 1Jephta Hesterauspex — inferiordominate — superiorfortitude — superior
  7. 1João Bilépresence — inferiordominate — superiorfortitude — superior
  8. 1Keith Moodydominate — superior
  9. 1Ulrike Rothbartdominate — inferiorfortitude — inferior
the library

Cards

82

Master

14
  1. 2Anarch Troublemaker
  2. 2Blood Doll
  3. 1Channel 10
  4. 2Dreams of the Sphinx
  5. 1Ephor
  6. 1KRCG News Radio
  7. 1Misdirection
  8. 1Pentex(TM) Subversion
  9. 1Powerbase: Montreal
  10. 2Vessel

Action

10
  1. 10Govern the Unaligned

Equipment

1
  1. 1Ivory Bow

Political Action

2
  1. 1National Guard Support
  2. 1Parity Shift

Retainer

1
  1. 1Mr. Winthrop

Action Modifier

11
  1. 2Bonding
  2. 6Conditioning
  3. 1Kiss of Ra, The
  4. 2Seduction

Reaction

24
  1. 9Deflection
  2. 3Delaying Tactics
  3. 2Forced Awakening
  4. 4On the Qui Vive
  5. 6Second Tradition: Domain

Combat

17
  1. 5Hidden Strength
  2. 5Indomitability
  3. 2Rolling with the Punches
  4. 5Weighted Walking Stick

Event

2
  1. 1Scourge of the Enochians
  2. 1Uncoiling, The