A complete rulebook to allow players to play Vampires in the Dark Ages. It contains all the rules for character creation including, merits, disciplines and abilities. While some of these are the same as the Masquerade rules, there are enough changes to make a self contained rulebook worth while.
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Advantages: A great setting Disadvantages: Not enough information on the world
...should they travel. Because of this, you can have some excellent games that are based around your local area, building up relationships with the local NPC's.
This is an excellent setting and I recommend all vampire players to give it a try at least once.
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A complete rulebook to allow players to play Vampires in the Dark Ages. It contains all the rules for character creation including, merits, disciplines and abilities. While some of these are the same as the Masquerade rules, there are enough changes to make a self contained rulebook worth while.
The book also contains a brief tour of the world (concentrating on Europe), but you know that there isn't enough fine detail, and that you will need to get hold of extra supplements (for which there are plenty).
The feel of the book is very dark and moody, the perfect way to feel if you wish to play the game. This is my favorite setting for Vampire, as the mortal population is afraid of the Supernatural and belief in such things are high. As there is not much transport, it is more challenging to the players - where will they stay to keep out of the daylight, and far should they travel. Because of this, you can have some excellent games that are based around your local area, building up relationships with the local NPC's.
This is an excellent setting and I recommend all vampire players to give it a try at least once.
Advantages: Rich atmosphere, Highly playable, excellent game Disadvantages: None
...you have no streetlights. Vampire Dark Ages is an excellent extension to the system and setting. Before the revised rules, VtDA contained the best set of rules for Vampire, and it is still a very good version. The differences between this and V3 are slight. The rulebook is done to look very dark ages. Dark Ages as a setting/system introduced the concept of powers which are available to be gained when Kindred have a specific combination of disciplines ... ...to put a bit more diversity into things without "breaking the rules" or putting enormously powerful Kindred around - and which is a good option for players. The VtDA rulebook contains all the information you really need to have a Dark Ages Chronicle. The atmosphere of Dark Ages is very different from Modern day, and needs to be worked hard at to maintain certain key elements - how dark things are, for example, and how dangerous the land between the ...
manywydhan 17.06.2000
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