Final Nights will officially be released June 11, 2001 (making the 
set legal for use in V:EKN constructed events on July 11). 
Some of you have gotten to see some of the set at this 
weekend's pre-release events around the world.


What follows are a few notes to bring everyone up to speed with what's been changed.


Changes to the rulebook:


A few sections have been slightly clarified: [1.1], [6.2.2], and [6.4.6].


You cannot contest cards with yourself [4.1]. If, via the ending of some 
temporary-control effect or via some other effect, you end up contestinging 
with yourself, simply burn the incoming copy of the unique card. If you 
were previously contesting the card, you continue contesting until your 
untap phase. If you had uncontested control of the card, then you retain 
uncontested control of the card [DTR]. Note: your vampires can still 
contest titles with each other.


Assamites cannot commit diablerie by the rules [6.5.5] and have reminder 
text "(Blood Cursed)" on them instead of the "cannot commit diablerie" 
text. This rule also affects those Assamites created in play who lack 
the "(Blood Cursed)" reminder text (such as a vampire created by an 
Assamite via The Embrace action). Explicit card text is needed to allow 
an Assamite to overcome this restriction.


Acquired Ventrue Assets costs no pool and is only activated on your own master phase.


Heidelburg Castle's name is corrected to "Heidelberg Castle". 
Both spellings represent the same unique location.


Thetmes's title of Calif is corrected to "Caliph". 
Both spellings of the card name represent the same unique vampire.


Alamut can give only vampires (not allies) votes.


Banishment cannot choose a vampire the same age or older than the acting vampire.


Blood Tears can prevent damage only in combat (the gain blood effect can 
still be used at any time).


Fata Morgana can be used for just +1 bleed at superior (if the stealth is 
not needed, for instance).


Kali's Fang does strength+1 damage instead of a flat 2 damage (and the 
damage is still aggravated).


Powerbase: Rome costs no pool.


Purity of the Beast: costs no blood and doesn't reduce the acting vampire's capacity.


Ravnos Cache costs no pool.


Ruins of the Villars Abbey costs no blood.


Summon the Serpent puts a blood from the blood bank on the retrieved vampire.



Typos and Corrections for Final Nights:

Errata: Al-Ashrad has +1 bleed. [DTR]

Catacombs: should cost 1 blood; but was mis-printed as costing two blood (errata).

Deny: the inferior should be "+1 stealth" not "+1 stealth action."

Free States Rant: the word "vampire" on the third line should be plural.

ERRATA: Malleable Visage is playable only by an untapped vampire.

Mark of Damnation: uses the art from Mark of the Damned.

Mirror Image: the inferior should be "+1 stealth" not "+1 stealth action."

Powerbase: Rome: "form" should be "from" in the first sentence.


-- 
LSJ (vtesrep@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc.
Links to revised rulebook, rulings, errata, and tournament rules:
http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/