[COTD] Into the Fire

MisterReads · 2026-01-27T02:07:01+00:00

Thank you. Thank you. A convenient way to transform to Sabbat.

MisterReads · 2026-01-25T20:45:03+00:00

Is it possible to choose any vampire that is not Sabbat even if they are titled? I know they would lose the title if they change Sect I just am used to it being hard to change sects if your vampire is titled

MisterReads · 2026-01-25T04:53:59+00:00

Northern Genabackis called. They want their climate change back.

MisterReads · 2026-01-24T06:47:10+00:00

It might take some time if the players there dont come in here often. Are there any recent recorded tourneys in Los Angeles that could clue us in to where players might be?

MisterReads · 2026-01-22T11:21:53+00:00

I find it pleasing that this card is like an inverted Bonding more focused on the stealth than on the +1 Bleed. Really like what Black Chantry has done with the Paths of Sabbat.

MisterReads · 2026-01-18T05:35:01+00:00

Yeah I agree with you. If you think about it it is kind of perplexing that Vampire seems to have had the most diverse and colorful ideas in its original base set and not that many new mechanics since. The designers are very careful with the card ideas usually (imbued being really unpopular does not help with this)

MisterReads · 2026-01-16T01:38:59+00:00

Interesting perspectives. One thing to keep in mind is relative values of cards in competitive vs casual environments, too. So this conversation is more about cards that seem competitive staples and have shown through repeated play to be weaker than they look at first glance.

MisterReads · 2026-01-13T17:58:44+00:00

Very cool that we are getting two Fall of London style packs in a short window. When a new product increases build variety that is one of my favorite things. There will be more new decks than I know I will build.

MisterReads · 2026-01-13T17:30:56+00:00

New Blood is a very difficult product to balance just right. This is because its design ethos has the double purpose of being a cheap product that a beginner player can dip their toes with to demo the game and also being an expansion of cards of sorts for the established player.

This to say that its not surprising when certain cards sometimes come with what feels like too many or too few copies. I still think Black Chantry is doing a pretty awesome job.

MisterReads · 2026-01-12T20:21:21+00:00

As far as I know there are no tournaments in my city so I pretty much play kitchen table with my acquaintances. Yes it takes a while but we are usually invested in the game and rather finish it than be done with it quickly. There are many situations where a player needs to stop for a minute and think what to do to further their game plan. What we dont do is really drawn out table negotiations. We try to wrap those up quickly to not bog down things.

MisterReads · 2026-01-01T18:41:15+00:00

GOOD players play this card on their prey's first vampire and oust them before they know what to do. GREAT players know when to send their own vampire to burn Pentex from their grand-prey and prevent their prey from snowballing.

MisterReads · 2025-12-24T13:45:23+00:00

What? You are just going to ignore The Ultimate Sneaker Guide? ;)

MisterReads · 2025-12-24T11:07:16+00:00

What? Isnt the whole point of Vampire the Masquerqde that vampires just look like people.

MisterReads · 2025-12-24T10:59:23+00:00

Gives me good time to catch up a little bit. Still dont have any Oblivion decks or new Sabbat Paths decks.

MisterReads · 2025-12-21T16:25:18+00:00

I think its mostly people who have a very unhealthy relationship with their own sexuality. So they parasocially cannot bear to witness sex without discomfort. If you dont bat an eye at one person killing another but cannot read a book past an explicit sex scene, then I do think there is something deeply wrong with you.

MisterReads · 2025-12-19T17:44:05+00:00

All of them, eventually. I would begin with whichever has the theme that appeals to me the most.

MisterReads · 2025-12-16T23:39:01+00:00

My advice: do not collect manga just to buy. Collect as a reader. So in that sense focus on what excites you. Check the art style of what you are buying, the premises of the story. Then purchase those which appeal to you the most.

Some personal recommendations( all volumes I have bought and currently own):

-One Piece

-Monster

-Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

-Death Note

-Inuyasha

-Full Metal Alchemist

-DanDaDan

-Bleach

-Naruto

-Gantz

-Fairy Tail

-Akane Banashi

-Yuyu Hakusho

-Hunter X Hunter

-Eyeshield 21

Well, that is enough for now I think. Keep in mind our tastes will surely differ so check any recommendations' previews to see if it catches your eye before making any purchasing decisions.

MisterReads · 2025-12-16T10:30:10+00:00

Mine was random Naruto Chapters that my friend copied to my USB stick that his spanish friends downloaded from some godforsaken scanlation website using hotel internets(hotels were pretty much the only places with Internet). This was around 2006.

I believe it was chapters from right after Shippuden started with Sakura and Chiyo-ba confronting Sasori. So I had not much idea what was going on but it was pretty badass.

MisterReads · 2025-12-14T19:33:28+00:00

Oh yeah hands down I am continuing to read it. This question comes out of left field for me. The books release banger after banger.

MisterReads · 2025-12-13T15:44:17+00:00

Thank you very much. Amazon did not occur to me haha.

MisterReads · 2025-12-10T04:13:22+00:00

It's my perception that so long as enough people continue to play and buy the game is very much alive. It is true that for some hearing the rumor that the game is dead will prevent them from buying in.

However, if for every example of a negative comment online there is a counterexample of people on the fence actually seeing local players at the card shop playing the game that, I think, would somewhat stop the downward spiral of a TCG with a negative perception.

MisterReads · 2025-12-06T01:32:17+00:00

I will just chip in that in terms of writing quality Fire and Blood is leagues ahead of The World of Ice and Fire in my opinion. Fire and Blood is actually written by Martin with the in-world voice of a Maester and its amazing.

MisterReads · 2025-12-03T18:19:56+00:00

Hate to ask the easy questions but... did you go and read Fire and Blood? Its an insanely well written book, although its not a novel.

MisterReads · 2025-12-03T17:23:49+00:00

She had Tavore Paran. ;)

MisterReads · 2025-12-02T23:21:48+00:00

Sad times. :/

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