Good art can turn a mediocre book into a great one it can demonstrate the mood of the book, and help readers get certain ideas, illustrate concepts and so on. I am a big believer of art as a medium to enhance the content of the book.

Obviously a lot of care has gone into the graphic design of the book.

V:DA was a work of art, a joy to look on and read and very atmospheric. The past few releases for V:DA were a bit of a disappointment, but the standard has generally been very high. The production values and care for the core book and later sourcebooks were second to none. I have long considered V:DA to be one of the best White Wolf roleplaying games out there. As with most reviews, it is full of my own opinions, of both the old and new edition of the game. The Long Night has given way for the War of Princes, a time when elder vampires compete with force of arms against each other.Īs a longterm owner and storyteller of Vampire: the Dark Ages (V:DA), this review is designed to demonstrate some of the changes between editions. The new edition however has chosen a new appellation for the game. A time of superstition, lost knowledge and recovering civilisation, bad for us, is an unparalleled boon for vampires. It is called Dark Ages because of the gothic appeal, the coolness factor and because in the first edition of the game, the Middle Ages were known by contemporary vampires as the Long Night- the time where vampires rule unchallenged. DAV is set in the Middle Ages- 1230 is hardly the Dark Ages. Here vampires are the Lords of the Night, they rule with iron fists over domains that stretch across kingdoms, controlling armies and vampiric vassals and lead them in bloody midnight wars against their enemies in the War of Ages.Ĭaveat: As most people know, the period known as the Dark Ages were between 400-1000AD (give or take). It is the World of Darkness with castles, swords, battles, armour, crusades and all the accompanying medieval tropes, with a gothic horror spin.

The vampires are the same breed, the powers, rules and basics of setting are the same. A game about vampires living in medieval Europe, the game could be simply summed up as the historical setting for Vampire: the Masquerade. It comes in a slipcase with a small short-story and original DAV art collection, which I won’t be reviewing.ĭAV is set in 1230 AD, at a time when Europe is starting to undergo a number of changes. The copy I am reviewing is the Limited Edition. It is also the first book in the Dark Ages series, with DA: Inquisitor and DA: Mage coming soon. Dark Ages: Vampire (DAV) updates the setting, moving it from 1197 to 1230 brings the rules in line with the majority of Revised Storyteller games and expands on a number of Dark Ages specific system and setting issues. Dark Ages: Vampire is the revision of the highly acclaimed White Wolf roleplaying game Vampire: the Dark Ages, released in 1997.

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