Stone Circle Vol 7 November, 2004 I: Introduction Welcome to the seventh installment of the Gargoyle Newsletter. This month we are going to have an out of body experience, and we are going to focus on a couple of areas that Gargoyles normally don’t tread, Dominate and Necromancy. So without further ado, let us begin. II: Fiction To: Etrius From: Muaziz Subject: Apprehension of Virstania My most gracious elder, Thank you for taking the time to read the insignifigant words of your lowly servant. I have taken the time away from my hunt for construct 007i to update you on the occurrences during our most recent encounter with the gargoyle known as Ferox. Alastor Hector Trelane and I were able to track Ferox down to a haven outside of El Paso, Tx in the Hueco Tanks National Park. Once there, we cornered him and began our assault. I know this may sound impossible but you may have heard rumor’s of his eyes glowing with infernal power. It is true. He has been consorting with demons most vile and used his infernal powers to foil our thaumaturgical rituals. Hector barely escaped with his life. When he attempted to use spirit thaumaturgy to step over to the realm of the dead, Hector failed and would have been destroyed had I not used the assault rifle that I had in my possession to distract him. I beg your forgiveness for my failure and request a second chance to atone for my error. III: Card of the Month Chain of Command Hot! Hot Card! Now at on your initial take, you think, “Why would I play this when I can Govern out a vampire for the same cost?”. There are a couple of reasons. 1) Chain of Command pulls out Vampire that can act immediately 2) Chain of Command pulls out Vampire that Vampire is entirely disposable. So you can use them for things like Bleed, Daring the Dawn. 3) Chain of Command pulls out Vampire that only cost you 1 blood and 0 pool. So if you can contrive to burn them, then you have created a resource (burned vampires) that you can use for other purposes (Possession, Mark of the Damned, Pere Lachaise, France….). IV: Vampire of the Month Ferox, The Rock Lord Advanced Clan: Gargoyle (group 2) Capacity: 7 Disciplines: FOR POT VIS ani Advanced, Independent: Minions opposing Ferox in combat cannot play cards that require Necromancy [nec] or Thaumaturgy [tha]. He cannot commit diablerie. Flight. [MERGED ICON] Ferox gets +1 intercept when attempting to block (D) actions. Okay, so while not as good as regular Ferox, unless you are seeing a lot of Necromancy or Thaumaturgy Combat, He is quite awesome for merging. Getting an inherent +1 intercept on (D) Actions is awesome! Having a minion who younger vampires must burn one blood to block, can rush the vampires of the most powerful tournament winning decks (Nossie Princes), is immune to Dawn Op/Weather Control, Can’t have his fortitude hosed by Thaumatury, nor his strike hosed by Necromancy S:CE or Dodges. He is quite a powerhouse against a plethora of Tournament strong decks Giovanni Stealth Bleed, Nossie Princes, Ventrue Law Firm, and EuroBrujah. He is definantly worth a spin. V: Deck of the Month Breaking the Chains of Slavery Deck Name : Breaking the Chains of Slavery Author : Norman S Brown Description : Use Virstania to Chain of Command out Independent Gargoyles to bleed at +1. Use magic of the smith to magic out the Sargon Fragment then Possess the Gargoyles back. If possible put the Fragment on Fidus as he gets an extra +1 stealth to Possess out another Vampire. Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 4 max: 7 average: 6.34 ------------------------------------------------------------ 5x Virstania, The Gre 7 AUS THA dom pre vic Tremere:3 1x Ferox, The Rock Lo 7 FOR POT VIS ani Gargoyle:2 1x Ferox, The Rock Lo Adv 7 FOR POT VIS ani Gargoyle:2 1x Ublo-Satha 7 FOR POT VIS cel Gargoyle:2 1x Saxum, Master of S 6 FOR VIS pot pre Gargoyle:2 1x Luma, Stone Beauty 5 FOR aus pot vis Gargoyle:2 1x Obsidian 5 VIS for pot Gargoyle:2 1x Fidus, The Shrunke 4 for tha vis Gargoyle:2 Library [90 cards] ------------------------------------------------------------ Action [33] 11x Chain of Command 7x Force of Will 5x Magic of the Smith 8x Possession 2x Rapid Healing Action Modifier [16] 16x Daring the Dawn Equipment [5] 1x Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The 1x Ivory Bow 1x Palatial Estate 1x San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain 1x Sargon Fragment, The Master [16] 1x Academic Hunting Ground 1x Arcane Library 4x Blood Doll 2x Creepshow Casino 8x Effective Management Reaction [20] 11x Deflection 9x Wake with Evening's Freshness Crafted with : Anarch Revolt Deck Builder. [Sat Nov 20 10:03:51 2004] VI: Gargoyle Recipe Now that Martha Steward hasn’t been paroled, Virstania will be taking over with this month's home improvement treats. This month it is Deep Fried Cajun Injected Turkey. It tastes better than victory over dirty Stealth Bleeders. ? Ingredients: 1 Cajun Injector Creole Butter 16oz with Injector 1 12-16 lb Turkey 1 8oz canister Cajun Injector Quick Shake 1 Cajun Injector Turkey Fryer 3-4 Gallons of Cooking Oil (Peanut Preferred) Directions 1. Remove Giblets and Rinse Turkey with warm water. Drain Cavity Completely. 2. Attach needle to injector by turning clockwise until snug. Do not over tighten needle. 3. Pour needed marinade into separate container and draw into injector. 4. Inject Turkey 3 times in each breast using the full injector. Pushing plunger down wwhile pulling injector slowly out of the meat. Inject each thigh using same technique. Inject each leg with full injector 5. Sprinkle outside of turkey generously with Cajun Injector Quick Shake seasoning and rub in well. 6. Prepare to fry turkey. Caution: Make sure that all water is drained from breast cavity before deep frying. Heat Oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Deep fry the whole turkey in 3-4 gallons of oil at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 and ½ minutes per pound or bake in conventional manner 7. Enjoy with Family and Friends VII: Gargoyle Haiku Turkey Recipe: Daring Dawn Computer Hack Barbequed Gargoyle VIII: Non-Gargoyle Haiku I want you to know Gangrel Newsletter Mine Mine Mine Sounds like Daffy Duck IX: Conclusion I hope you all enjoyed reading this months Gargoyle Newsletter as much as I enjoyed writing it. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone (even to those in countries that don’t understand what Thanksgiving is). Comments Welcome, Norman S. Brown, Jr XZealot Archon of the Swamp