Sabbat (VTES)

"Sabbat" (S) is the third expansion of White Wolf, Inc.'s trading card game released on October 28 1996 - and the last expansion published by Wizards of the Coast. The expansion's theme is the Sabbat sect.

New clans

The expansion added 10 new clans belonging to the "Sabbat" sect, in particular:
* Brujah antitribu
* Gangrel antitribu
* Lasombra
* Malkavian antitribu
* Nosferatu antitribu
* Panders
* Toreador antitribu
* Tremere antitribu
* Tzimisce
* Ventrue antitribu

Contents

This expansion consists only of booster packs with 28 cards each (16 common, 5 vampire, 5 uncommon and 2 rare). The size of the boosters were unusually large in comparison to other "Vampire: The Eternal Struggle" expansions. There is a total of 410 cards. The expansion has an odd status of being an expansion (there are only boosters) and a base set (due to its size and introduction of the "Sabbat") at the same time.

Mechanics

* "Sabbat" -- the "Sabbat" sect was introduced in this expansion.
* "Bishop", "Archbishop", "Cardinal", "Priscus" -- are political titles which only "Sabbat" vampires can hold. The titles are comparable to their "Camarilla" counterparts with the exception of the "Priscus" title.
* "Dementation", "Obtenebration", "Vicissitude" -- are three new disciplines (powers).

Notable Cards

* "Awe" -- an action modifier requiring "Presence" allowing to gain an enormous amount of votes during a political action.
* "Carrion Crows" -- a combat card requiring "Animalism" that inflicts attrition damage during multiple rounds of combat.
* "Direct Intervention" -- a master card that allows to cancel any other player's "minion" card as it is played.
* "Disarm" -- a combat card requiring "Potence" that sends the opposing vampire to "torpor" if he has suffered more damage than the other vampire in a round of combat.
* "Mind Rape" -- an action card requiring "Dominate" allowing temporary control of another vampire.
* "Beast, Leatherface of Detroit" -- a vampire of clan "Nosferatu antitribu", the archetypical vampire for a "rush combat" deck.
* "Ian Forestal" -- a vampire of clan "Tremere antitribu" that can play almost any discipline requiring card in the game.
* "Jimmy Dunn" -- a young vampire of clan "Pander". If a second copy of "Jimmy Dunn" enters play the first one is discarded immediately instead of the usual contest.

External links

* [http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/ The official site]
* [http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/index.php?line=Checklist_Sabbat Checklist for the expansion]