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Background
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There are those whom even Caine's monsters do not name lightly.
The first Baali is rumored to have forged an unholy pact with those
who dwelt in the shadow outside the periphery of this world. In
doing so, the devil-child took on something of the place Beyond,
becoming something more - and less - than human.
The Baali are explorers, first and foremost - students of the
unknown, the unknowable, the unspeakable. They toil for the
erosion and eventual destruction of this world, to make way for
Those Who Wait Beyond.
Daimoinon: These are the black arts torn whole and beating
from the socerer-kings of ancient cultures and prehistoric
civilizations, incoherent memories passed from tome to tongue,
harkening to times of insensate oblivion.
-- Vampire Storytellers Handbook
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V:TES Notes
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The Baali cards mix well with the Followers of Set.
Since the Baali vampires are all identified as "infernal" (see
note to the right), they are expensive to play in a single-clan
crypt (with duplicates, since their numbers are so few), but
it could be done.
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New Term:
Infernal
Some minions are marked as "infernal."
During his or her untap phase, a Methuselah who controls
an infernal minion burns one pool or taps that infernal minion.
An infernal minion is one
that has sold part of his soul to a demon (or demons). As such,
the "control" his controller has over him is tainted by the control
the demon has. This struggle for control is handled similar to
contesting.
Q:
If an infernal minion remains tapped during my untap phase
(because of an effect like Mind Numb), do I have to pay a
pool?
A:
No. You can still elect to tap him (redundantly). Tapping
is not a cost to avoid the pool loss. Paying a pool is the cost to
avoid tapping the minion.
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Card Preview
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Giotto Verducci
Baali. 7 capacity
for pot pre DAI OBF
Independent: During any other Methuselah's discard phase, you may
discard a card from your hand (and draw a new one). Vampires must burn
a blood to attempt to block Giotto. Infernal.
Giotto increases your discard capability, which can be very useful when
mixing clans or playing with four or five different disciplines in your
library. Like most special abilities, his can be used even when he is
tapped (in case you find yourself without enough pool to keep
untapping him during your discard phase).
When you do untap him, though, his actions are more painful for other
vampires to attempt block. His Obfuscate can help him stealth past
a blocker after the blocker has already paid the blood to attempt to
block, further encouraging vampires not to try to block him.
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