[Newsletter] Stone Circle April 04 I. Introduction Welcome to the 5th newsletter describing the Gargoyles who are by far the most intricate of all the bloodlines in that they actively must be mixed with another clan to achieve their full potential II. Fiction To: Virstania From: Etrius Subject: Opportunities arising from construct 007i Virstania, let me make it clear that your dismal and abject failure to apprehend Ferox and to put an end to this Gargoyle revolt foolishness has seriously compromised the inner circle's confindence in you to control your creations. The fact that a brainless homunculus has outwitted you time and time again has not indicated to the council that construct 007i is intelligent and crafty, but rather that you are lazy and incompetent Furthermore, should you fail to apprehend aforementioned criminal within the next 30 nights, not only will your privileges of using Fortschritt's facilities to produce your pathetic freakshow be revoked, but also you will be put on trial before the whole clan as an accomplice and co-conspirator to all of Ferox's crimes. III. Card of the Month Defender of the Haven Tremere/ Tremere Antitribu 1 Blood +1 stealth action. Put this card on a slave Gargoyle with a capacity above 4. The Gargoyle with this card gets +2 intercept when attempting to block (D) actions. A Gargoyle can have only one Defender of the Haven. Now I hear people moan and groan about "Tzimice" wall decks, and it makes me giggle. Sure the Tzimice are a force in there own right, but nothing says to me "Wall" like a minion with a permanent +2 intercept. Throw on a razor bat and now you are catching inferior Night Moves. Defender of the Haven is the Penultimate in "Perma-cept". It turns Forced Awakenings into Second Tradions. Also due to Gargoyles inherent resilience (read Fortitude) we have nothing to fear from Kiss of Ra which is the bane of every wall deck. So when you think "Wall" think "Gargoyles" IV. Vampire of the Month Ferox, The Rock Lord 7 Cap Gargoyle ani FOR POT VIS Independent: Ferox can enter combat with a Nosferatu controlled by another Methuselah as a (D) action. Younger vampires must burn 1 blood to attempt to block Ferox. Ferox cannot commit diablerie. Flight. Ferox is a great gargoyle although he differs in many ways from the mainstream gargoyles in that he is not a slave. So he can be used independently from the other gargoyles and their slave clans. He mixed great in a For/Pot deck, and strangely enough his out of clan ani makes him a great add on to a Nossie Princes deck, who can use Patagia to gain flight themselves. V. Deck of the Month This month I am going to print one of my pet decks. This deck has been in development for quite a few years and has weathered many a stormy table (read 3 stealth bleeders) to take the table win. It is a wall deck and make no doubt about it, it is going to get the last two vp's on just about any table. The key is whether you can get that elusive 3rd V.P. to ensure the game win. So with much ado I present to you... Deck Name: Gargoyle Lords of Wind and Stone Created By: Norman S. Brown, Jr. Description: Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 18, Max: 30, Avg: 6.17) ---------------------------------------------- 2 Luma aus FOR pot vis 5, Gargoyle:2 2 Ublo-Satha cel FOR POT VIS 7, Gargoyle:2 2 Saxum FOR pot pre VIS 6, Gargoyle:2 2 Muaziz aus dom for THA 7, Tremere:2 2 Rebekka AUS pot PRE THA 8, Tremere:2 2 Fidus for tha vis 4, Gargoyle:2 Library: (90 cards) ------------------- Master (16 cards) 2 Auspex 6 Blood Doll 3 Dreams of the Sphinx 1 Mob Connections 1 Presence 3 Smiling Jack, The Anarch Action (7 cards) 1 Defender of the Haven 3 Magic of the Smith 3 Pulse of the Canaille Action Modifier (6 cards) 3 Aire of Elation 3 Freak Drive Reaction (22 cards) 1 Burnt Offerings 1 Eagle's Sight 1 Enhanced Senses 11 Forced Awakening 2 Melange 2 My Enemy's Enemy 2 Precognition 2 Telepathic Misdirection Combat (32 cards) 13 High Ground 5 Resilience 4 Rolling with the Punches 10 Thrown Sewer Lid Retainer (5 cards) 5 Razor Bat Equipment (2 cards) 1 Ivory Bow 1 Mark V VI. Conclusion I hope everyone has enjoyed the 5th installment of the Stone Circle. I enjoyed writing it and I certainly enjoy playing Gargoyles. I hope everyone else does too. VII. Gargoyle Haiku talking parrots cute Jimmy Buffet world famous But mine craps concrete -- Comments Welcome, Norman S. Brown, Jr. XZealot Archon of the Swamp