Gehenna (VTES)
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Gehenna is the seventh expansion of White Wolf, Inc.
's trading card game Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
released on February 17, 2004. The expansion's theme is Gehenna
, the vampires' prophesied Armageddon
. White Wolf also published in 2004 a series of books named Time of Judgement for its fictional game world World of Darkness
. The book Gehenna within the Time Of Judgement series describes different Armageddon scenarios which effectively ended the Vampire: The Masquerade
storyline. Vampire: The Eternal Struggle did not follow this timeline, but only included various events which signify the apocalyptic end of the world in this expansion.
The event "Anthelios, the red star" (not included in this set) was given as a promo card in a number of magazines.
White Wolf, Inc.
White Wolf Publishing is an American gaming and book publisher. The company was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant and White Wolf Magazine, and was initially led by Mark Rein·Hagen of the former and Steve and Stewart Wieck of the latter. Since White Wolf Publishing, Inc. merged with...
's trading card game Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, published as Jyhad in the first or "Limited" edition and often abbreviated as VTES, V:TES or V:tES, is a multiplayer collectible card game set in the World of Darkness. It is published by White Wolf, Inc....
released on February 17, 2004. The expansion's theme is Gehenna
Gehenna (World of Darkness)
In the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade by White Wolf, Inc., Gehenna is the vampires' prophesied armageddon.Gehenna is the time when the Antediluvians will rise to consume the blood of all the younger vampires and construct a city in which they will rule for one thousand years...
, the vampires' prophesied Armageddon
Armageddon
Armageddon is, according to the Bible, the site of a battle during the end times, variously interpreted as either a literal or symbolic location...
. White Wolf also published in 2004 a series of books named Time of Judgement for its fictional game world World of Darkness
World of Darkness
"World of Darkness" is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes created as settings for supernatural horror themed role-playing games. It is also the name of roleplaying games in the second and third settings...
. The book Gehenna within the Time Of Judgement series describes different Armageddon scenarios which effectively ended the Vampire: The Masquerade
Vampire: The Masquerade
Vampire: The Masquerade is a role-playing game. Created by Mark Rein·Hagen, it was the first of White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness role-playing games, based on the Storyteller System and centered around vampires in a modern gothic-punk world....
storyline. Vampire: The Eternal Struggle did not follow this timeline, but only included various events which signify the apocalyptic end of the world in this expansion.
Contents
This expansion only consists of booster packs with 11 cards each (7 common, 3 uncommon, and 1 rare). There is a total of 150 new cards, i.e. 50 new common, 50 uncommon (= vampires) and 50 rare cards.The event "Anthelios, the red star" (not included in this set) was given as a promo card in a number of magazines.
Mechanics
- Events -- a new card type which affects all players significantly, not only the controller or target of the card as usual.
Notable Cards
- Dragonbound -- an event that forces a player to pay 1 pool for each vampire in torpor each turn.
- Unmasking -- an event that gives all allies in play +1 intercept.
- Mylan Horseed (Goblin) -- an ally which can untap older vampires.
- Una -- a vampire of clan Gangrel antitribu which clan play "Fortitude" cards for one less blood, i.e. allowing her to play the card "Freak Drive" for free.