Daughters of Cacophony Newsletter Issue 3 Siren's Call September 2003 Contents Intro Verse (Fiction) Chorus (Card of the Month) Bridge (Vampire of the Month) Mandatory Drum Solo (Deck Clinic) Outro Intro Thanks for all the feedback I received and keep those suggestions coming! Verse Biography of Evelyne Duloise (part 2) Then the big night came, everyone was nervous except for me. The Queen was seated in a box surrounded by guards. We took our place on the stage and the concert began. All went well until it was time for my solo. After the first verse my voice broke down and my throat was soar. In total panic I turned around to the rest of the choir and saw Gael merging forward. Our eyes met and she gave me an evil smile. She started singing my part. Everyone, including me, was entranced by the divine sounds she created. When she closed her mouth, Queen Victoria stood up and gave her a big applause and everyone joined her clapping. This was supposed to be my big moment, but I had blown it. My parents were already making their way to the exit. Tears rolled over my cheeks. While crying I left the stage and ran to the artist entrance. Outside it was dark and rainy. I fell on my knees and buried my head in my hands. "Poor child" someone said. I turned my head to where the sound came from and there she stood. Gaël gave me the same evil smile as before. I got up and started shouting to her: "Bitch, you destroyed my life", I looked around me and saw a broken bottle. I grabbed it and ran over to her to hit her on the head with it, but I didn't have the strength anymore. "Hush." she whispered as she put her arms around me. I felt a sting in my neck and pushed her away from me. Blood was dripping from my neck. She grinned. Her lips moved, but there was no sound. Her eyes pierced mine. Then I heard laughter from all sides. Gael's lips weren't moving anymore, but it was her voice. The laughter invaded my head. Suddenly my own lips started moving and I heard her voice coming out of my mouth. I started shaking my head and screamed. The glass windows in the alley broke, silencing my voice. "Perfect" she said. From that moment on Gaël took care of me, she thought me everything I needed to know and most important of all, what I was: a Siren. Gaël took me to Paris where I honed my singing skills and after some time I was ready to perform. Following Gaëls advice, I changed my name in something more French. From then on I was known as Evelyne Duloise. I've always dreamed of being a singer and now, I am a Diva. Chorus Siren's Lure Action Modifier Celerity/Melpominee cel: This vampire burns 2 blood to get +1 stealth. mel: Only usable by a ready untapped vampire other than the acting minion when a minion attempts to block. That minion cannot block this action. Tap this vampire and that minion. Once the action resolves, this vampire enters combat with that minion. MEL: As above, but do not tap this modifying vampire. This card is awesome in any DoC deck, especially when combining them with Toreador. At basic celerity you have the effect of Alacrity and at Melpominee "blocking attempt fails". If you take a closer look though, you'll find out Siren's Lure is much better than "blocking attempt fails", not only does the block fail but it also taps the blocking minion which is great against Guard Dogs, 2nd Tradition,… or just untapped minions. Note that you can only play one Siren's Lure at Melpominee each action. This card is perfect to make sure your heavy bleeds or politics don't get blocked. Sure the Daughter playing the card enters combat after the action has resolved, that is if the minion's controller is still alive then, but you have Presence and Fortitude to survive. Don't be afraid to play them against non-combat decks but if you do face a combat deck, save them for the important actions or just play them at Celerity if you are using Toreador. Another option is to sacrifice Muse, no big loss anyway. They also come in quite handy in a DoC deck mixed with Ventrue 1&2 as Arika, Democritus and Wilhelm Waldburg all have basic Celerity. I recommend at least 2 and more if you are playing DoC with Toreador. Bridge Céleste, The Voice of a Secret 3 cap, mel pre Daughter of Cacophony Independent: Céleste gets -1 intercept when attempting to block a bleed action. Céleste gets +1 bleed when bleeding a Methuselah who controls a ready Toreador. Much better than Muse is Céleste, the perfect weenie in a DoC deck She has a lot more survival power (Majesty) and her drawback is definetly not as bad as it seems. Although you need to give her stealth with the Paris Opera House or teach her superior Melpominee with Sanguine Instruction, her low capacity is ideal for a second turn bleed or vote. She can also play Siren's Lure and has a decent chance to survive. Céleste only has -1 intercept against bleeds, so she can block everything else with no problem unlike all other DoC. Her extra bleed against Toreadors is a nice extra, though it has never been useful to me yet. I wouldn't recommend playing her in a DoC + Venrtue/Toreador deck due to her lack of superior Melpominee. Mandatory Drum Solo Deck Name: DoC & Toreador Sing along Show Created By: Denalex Description: The Melpominee cards mix extremely good with the Toreador, and especially Siren's Lure for some stealth on a big bleed. The deck might work better with the group 3 vampires ( Ira, Fleurdumal, Madame Guil ) due to the lack of superior Auspex in this version, but I wanted to try this crypt first. Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 15, Max: 37, Avg: 6,42) ---------------------------------------------- 2 Delilah Monroe for MEL pre 4, Daughters of Cacophony 2 Angela Preston for MEL PRE 5, Daughters of Cacophony 1 Gael Pilet chi FOR MEL pre 6, Daughters of Cacophony 1 Delilah Easton pre 2, Toreador 2 Tatiana Romanov AUS cel pre 7, Toreador, Prince 2 Anson aus CEL dom PRE 8, Toreador, Prince 1 Anneke AUS CEL dom PRE 10, Toreador, Justicar 1 Alexandra ANI AUS CEL dom PRE 11, Toreador, Inner Circle Library: (90 cards) ------------------- Master (18 cards) 4 Blood Doll 1 Direct Intervention 1 Giant's Blood 3 Information Highway 4 Minion Tap 2 Paris Opera House 2 Presence 1 Society Hunting Ground Action (5 cards) 2 Art's Traumatic Essence 1 Entrancement 2 Legal Manipulations Action Modifier (25 cards) 4 Aire of Elation 4 Bewitching Oration 5 Echo of Harmonies 4 Missing Voice, The 4 Siren's Lure 4 Voter Captivation Political Action (20 cards) 1 Anarchist Uprising 1 Ancient Influence 1 Banishment 2 Disputed Territory 1 Dramatic Upheaval 1 Kindred Restructure 10 Kine Resources Contested 1 Political Stranglehold 1 Reins of Power 1 Rumors of Gehenna Reaction (14 cards) 2 Second Tradition: Domain, The 6 Telepathic Misdirection 6 Wake with Evening's Freshness Combat (8 cards) 8 Majesty Outro This is the end of this issue. Boohoo? Finally? You still have some questions? In this case or if you just want to give some comments or critics, send me a mail. What can you expect in next month's edition? - Art's Traumatic Essence VS Mind Numb - Muse: is she really no good? - The Daughters team up with the Brujah Den Alex aka Alexander Schrijvers eenvraag@hotmail.com