Ascendance: Columbia, SC Tournament Report 
April 27, 2002 
10 players 

VTES Draft 

Format: 1 Starter, 5 Boosters 

All vampires (from one player's cards) placed together 
and "horseshoe" drafted. 
All library cards (from one player's cards) placed together 
and then "booster" drafted fifteen at a time. 


Resulting decks (over-generalized) and players: 

Draft table 1 
L. Scott Johnson - Brujah Fight (with many guns) 
Lide Windburn - Malkavian Bleed 
Traci Bitonti - Toreador/Ventrue Vote 
David Tatu - Nosferatu/Gangrel Toolbox 
Chad Brinkley - Tremere Toolbox 

Draft table 2 
Joe Churchill - Ventrue/Brujah Vote 
Todd Bannister - Toreador Toolbox 
Robyn Tatu - Gangrel/Nosferatu Toolbox 
Derek Ray - Brujah Fight (with much potence) 
Jeff Thompson - Tremere Toolbox 

Two rounds played, one table timed out of the four possible games. 


Top five going into the finals: 

1. L. Scott Johnson 
2. Derek Ray 
3. Joe Churchill 
4. Chad Brinkley 
5. Jeff Thompson 


Results of the finals: 

The Tremere took all 5 victory points in the finals. Chad took 
the first two for ousting Derek Ray with a well timed Misdirection 
and 12-13 points of bleed on one turn, then ousted Joe Churchill 
with another Misdirection, some Seduction, and 7-9 more points of 
bleed on one turn. Many turns later, Jeff ousted L. Scott Johnson 
with 11-12 points of bleed on one turn, then intercepted the few 
remaining minions of Chad Brinkley and bled him out as well. 

Results after finals: 

1. Jeff Thompson 3vp in finals 
2. Chad Brinkley 2vp in finals 
3. L. Scott Johnson 0vp in finals (1st going in) 
4. Derek Ray 0vp in finals (2nd going in) 
5. Joe Churchill 0vp in finals (3rd going in) 


The winning deck was played as follows: 

Crypt (avg=5.4) 
2x Cardano, Tremere, Prince 
1x Gilbert Duane, Malkavian, Prince 
1x Mariel, Lady Thunder, Malkavian 
1x Lydia Van Cuelen, Tremere 
1x Thomas Thorne, Tremere 
1x Merill Molitor, Tremere 
1x Sabine Lafitte, Tremere 
1x Ignatius, Tremere 
1x Sarah Cobbler, Tremere 
1x Jing Wei, Tremere 
1x Dr. John Casey, Tremere 
1x Roreca Quaid, Tremere 

Library (90): 

Masters (16): 
1x Asylum Hunting Ground 
1x Auspex 
1x The Barrens 
3x Blood Doll 
1x Chantry 
1x Dominate 
1x Elder Library 
1x Elysium: The Arboretum 
2x Frenzy 
1x KRCG News Radio 
2x Thaumaturgy 
1x Vast Wealth 

Equipment (4): 
2x Deer Rifle 
1x Sawed-Off Shotgun 
1x Sengir Dagger 

Actions (10): 
1x Bum's Rush 
2x Dominate Kine 
2x The Fourth Tradition: The Accounting 
1x Govern the Unaligned 
2x Graverobbing 
2x The Third Tradition: Progeny 

Allies (2): 
1x Outcast Mage 
1x Thadius Zho, Mage 

Political Actions (11): 
4x Conservative Agitation 
1x Disputed Territory 
5x Domain Challenge 
1x Kindred Restructure 

Action Modifiers (7): 
1x Bonding 
2x Seduction 
4x Threats 

Reactions (10): 
2x Deflection 
2x Eagle's Sight 
1x Enhanced Senses 
1x Spirit's Touch 
1x Telepathic Counter 
3x Telepathic Misdirection 

Combat (30): 
1x Aura Reading 
5x Blood Fury 
7x Blood Rage 
3x Boxed In 
2x Cauldron of Blood 
2x Movement of the Mind 
5x Read Intentions 
4x Theft of Vitae 
1x Weather Control 



Cards drafted but unused: 

Masters: 
Animalism 
Asylum Hunting Ground 
Brujah Frenzy 
Chantry 
Elder Library 
Game of Malkav 
Gird Minions 
Illegal Search and Seizure 
Letter from Vienna 
Life Boon 
Malkavian Dementia 
Protracted Investment x2 
Unnatural Disaster 

Modifiers: 
Faceless Night 

Reactions: 
Elder Kindred Network 
Political Backlash 
Pulling Strings x2 

Combat: 
Amaranth 
Dragon's Breath Rounds 
Nosferatu Putresence 
Shattering Blow 
Skin of Steel x2 
Thrown Sewer Lid x2 

Ally: 
Muddled Vampire Hunter 

Equipment: 
Bomb x3 
Hawg x3 
Submachine Gun 

Politcal Actions: 
Ancilla Empowerment 
Autarkis Persecution 
Consanguineous Condemnation 
Disputed Territory 
Lextalionis x2 
Peace Treaty x2 
Praxis Seizure: Miami 
Regaining the Upper Hand 

Vampires: 
Democritus 
Cassandra, Magus Prime x2 
Ignatius 
Lazarus x2 
Colin Flynn 
Dieter Kleist 
Kallista, Master Sculptor 
Lucretia, Cess Queen 
Sebastian Marley 
Sheldon, Lord of the Clog 
Didi Meyers 
Roxanne, Rectrix of the 13th Floor 
Angus, the Unruled 
Quinton McDonnell 
Navar McClaren 
Uriah Winter x2 
Crusher 



Highlights of the Draft process: 

At one point, there were 3 copies of Sheldon, Lord of the Clog 
to be chosen from among the 10 available. Regaining the Upper 
Hand is passed as the last card no less than 4 times. 

A great time was had by all, with promises to play again at 
the regional qualifier event at the end of May in Atlanta. 
Hope to bleed some of you there. 



Carpe noctem. 

Lasombra 

http://www.TheLasombra.com