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  title Vampire: The Dark Ages
  caption ''Dark Ages: Vampire'' cover
  designer Jennifer Hartshorn , Ethan Skemp , Mark Rein·Hagen , Kevin Hassall
  publisher White Wolf
  date 1996 ''(Vampire: The Dark Ages)''<br>2002 ''(Dark Ages: Vampire)''
  genre Personal Horror
  system 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'''''.

The original game was set in the year 1197 , while the 2002 edition updated the setting to the year 1230 . Both, however, are set in a dark Medieval Europe where Vampire s openly rule the nights.

Additionally, with the release of ''Dark Ages: Vampire'', several other game lines were added, '''', each contributing to the shared setting.

A related game, set in modern times, is ''''. The main differences stem from the historical setting (both real and fictional). In ''Dark Ages'', vampires rule the night and some are even revered and worshipped, though the powers of the Inquisition and other mortal foes restrain their freedom. The Cainite Heresy tries to infiltrate the Church. The Tremere clan is in its infancy and at war with the powerful Tzimisce , but they have not yet imposed their blood curse on the Assamite .



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