Vampire: The Dark Ages
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Vampire: The Dark Ages cover (1996 edition)
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| Designer(s) | Jennifer Hartshorn, Ethan Skemp, Mark Rein·Hagen, Kevin Hassall |
| Publisher(s) | White Wolf |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Personal Horror |
| System(s) | Storyteller System |
Vampire: The Dark Ages is a role-playing game originally published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1996. Later, in 2002, the gameline was replaced by Dark Ages: Vampire. Vampire: The Dark Ages is a spin-off from the Vampire: The Masquerade game, also published by White Wolf, the latter set in modern times.
White Wolf Publishing came up with a new model for game releases as historical RPGs, each based on one of the original World of Darkness games. This resulted in three new lines: Vampire: The Dark Ages (1996), Werewolf: The Wild West (1997), and Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade (1998). By 1998 White Wolf was facing continued economic problems, and was hitting a crisis. Of their last five World of Darkness games – the three new historical games, as well as 1994's Wraith: The Oblivion and 1995's Changeling: The Dreaming – only Vampire: The Dark Ages sold well.
Vampire: The Dark Ages was set in dark medieval Europe in the year 1197, while Dark Ages: Vampire updated the setting to the year 1230. The setting lives from both its differences to the historical facts and to the predecessor game Vampire: The Masquerade.
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