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Napoca
Memphís
Napoca
Memphís
Credits Special Thanks
Hélio Sampaio, my first Storyteller narrator and
Created by Chrystian Rissoli responsible for making me like Vampire the Masquerade,
Demon the Fallen and Vampire the Dark Ages. Without
Clan Characters Illustrations by Mike Pifano
Hélio, I probably wouldn’t have the same desire and
creativity to create content, because it was from him that
I learned to be creative in games.
Nota: It is important to mention that this book does not
aim to remove or trivialize the copyright of some images
used in making it. Images, photographs, collages were
Celly, my girlfriend and player who always supports
modified without bad intentions. During the reading
my books, my creations, helping me to review, edit and
process, many neoclassicist paintings were used in order
create content.
to illustrate, however all of them are in the public domain.
Raphael “Amado”, my friend and player, who always
helped me carry out these projects, both in terms of history
and ideas for narratives.
Rô Amadeu, friend and great inspiration for the
production of all the books I have ever created. Always
sharing wonderful ideas for books and a lot of content
about the story of Vampire the Mask and the Dark Ages.
Francisco Roque, Higor “Corredor” e Fabrício
Capadócio that helped me a lot in the review process,
suggestions for the book and other factors. If not for them,
the book would not have the same quality.
Marcos Paulo, Historian that helped me a lot in relation
to the historical process and understanding about the
functioning of the Roman Empire and classical customs.
The rest of my current players, Ale Zabeu “o Perninha”,
Abílio “Assamita” e Filip “Diablerista”, for if it weren’t
for them, both my narrative in Rome and the previous
games wouldn’t have happened and I wouldn’t have
written this book.
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Content Table
Introduction 10 Fourth Generation 21
What was It? 10 Fifth and Sixth Generation 21 Myths of the Curse 26
When it Happens? 10 Eigth and Nineth Generation 21 Caine, the Dark Father 27
What year is the Book in? 11 Thin Blood 21 The Nameless God 27
Differences Between Real life 12 Populational Control 21 Generation 27
What is this Book? 12 Amaranth or Diablerie 27
Origins 13 Traditions 22 Golconda 28
The Embrace 13 The First Tradition:
The Hunt 13 The Legacy 22 Important Curiosities 28
Content 14 The Second Tradition: The Elysium 28
The Domain 22 Lextalionis 28
Chapter One: The Third Tradition: The Blood Hunt 28
Descendants of Blood 16 The Progeny 23 Damnatio 29
The Embrace 16 The Fourth Tradition: Religion 29
Vampyrecentrism 16 The Accounting 23 Roman Calendar 29
Be the Beast of the Beast The Fifth Tradition: Enemies and Adversaries 30
Will be You 17 The Destruction 23 Lykánthropos 30
The Sixth Tradition: Fées 30
Families and Bloodlines 18 The Silence of Blood 24 Hunters 30
Age 18 Magus and Sorcerers 31
Fledgling 19 Hierarchy of the Cities 24 Lemuriosos 31
Neonate 19 Pater Patriae ou Imperator 25 Daemones 31
Ancillae 19 Consule ou Quaestor 25 Lexicon 31
Elder 19 Primogenum ou Senator 25
Mathuselah 20 Custos Senatiae 25 Chapter Two:
Immune 25 Aristocracy and Poverty 34
Lineages and Successions 20 Algoz 26 Who are We? 34
Second Generation 20 Exsecutor e Recipe 26 Social Hierarchy 35
Third Generation 20 Flagellum ou Praeceptor 26
VAMPIRE THE CLASSICAL AGE: TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 5
Who are the Families? 35 Philosophy Rank 92 Background 156
Patricians 35 Philosophies are not Religions 93 Virtue 161
Aristocrats 37 Characteristics 93 Experience 164
Plebeian 38 Aura 93
Vampiric Rights 39 Virtue 93 Chapter Five:
Lineages and Other Families 41 Gifts of Blood 166
Heresies against Philosophy 94 Learning Disciplines 166
Clans of Caine 42 Final Challenge 94 Discipline Variations 166
Assamite 42 Golconda and Salvation 94 Creating New Effects
Brujah 44 Organization 95 of Disciplines 167
Cappadocian 46 Combination Disciplines 167
Gangrel 58 Philosophy of the Beast 96 Animalism 167
Lasombra 50 Philosophy of Divinity 97 Faillure in Disciplines 168
Malkavian 52 Reason of Dionysus 98 Choosing Powers 168
Nosferatu 54 Reason of Hades 98 Auspex 173
Ravnos 56 Reason of Ares 99 Sense the Unseen 176
Salubri 58 Philosophy of Athens and Bardo 181
Followers of Set 60 Minerva 100 How the Disciplines Work? 183
Toreador 62 Philosophy of Humanity 101 Celerity 183
Tzimisce 64 Philosophy of Paradise 102 Traditional Celerity 184
Ventrue 66 Philosophy of Paradox 104 Chimestry 187
Western 104 Daimonion 191
Bloodlines 68 Eastern 105 Dementation 195
How the Bloodlines Work? 68 Philosophy of the Thinker 106 Dominate 200
Playing as Bloodlines 68 Philosophy of the Cursed 107 Fortitude 205
Philosophy of Destruction 108 Traditional Fortitude 206
Ananke 69 Philosophy of Blood 108 Protean 208
Baali 71 Philosophy of the Serpent 109 Mytherceria 212
True Brujah 73 Obfuscate 215
Children of Osíris 75 Chapter Four: Potence 219
Greek Gangrel 77 Character Creation 111 Traditional Potence 221
Mithraists 79 Characteristic 111 Presence 223
Kiasyd 82 Description 112 Quietus 232
Nictuku 84 Character 113 Cruscistus 232
Strixes 86 Hematus 235
Character Creation Serpentis 239
Chapter Three: Process 115 Temporis 244
Philosophy and Reason 89 Physical Attributes 118 Obtenebration 247
Our Philosophies 89 Social Attributes 119 Valeren 252
Living the Philosophy 90 Mental Attributes 121 Vicissitude 255
Adep 90
Tutor 90 Habilidades 122 Blood Sorcery 258
Maieutics 91 Talentos 122 Sorcery and Rituals 258
Masters 91 Perícias 127 Learning Rituals 259
Conhecimento 131
Adpting the Philosophy 91 Dur-An-Ki 260
Attached to the Beast 92 Secondary Abilities 138 Path of Vitality 261
Overcoming the Challenge 92 Nature and Demeanor 145 Path of Awakening of Steel 262
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Path of the Guardian 263 Extended Actions 306 Interpreting Frenzy 349
Path of the Sorcerer’s Resisted Actions 306 Rotshreck 349
Hands 264 Teamwork 307 Golconda and Salvation 349
Haqim’s Vengeance 265 Using Narrative System 307 Becoming Mortal 350
Path of Djinn’s Bless 265 Example 308 Sunlight 351
Rituals 266 Rolling Examples 308 Extreme Temperature 352
Blood Magic 273 Chapter Seven: Chapter Eight:
Magic of Healing 273 System and Dramatization 314 Narrative 354
Spirit’s Magic 275 Dramatic System 317 Building Your World 355
Adapting Spirits 278 Physical Actions 317 Planning your Chronible 356
Magic of the Curses 277 Mental Actions 319 Theater and Acting 356
Magic of Nature 278 Social Actions 323 Objectives and Rewards 357
Magic of Climate Controle 279 Details Matter 358
Rituals 280 Willpower 325 Narrative 358
Blood Pool 326 Tips and Narration
Mithraic Sorcery 281 Blood Vinculum 327 Techniques 359
Domain of the Mind 282 Combat 330 Parallel History 362
Domain of War 283 Types of Combats 330 Theme and Mood 363
Domain of Bless 284 Combat Turns 331
Domain of Light 285 Iniciative 331 Antagonists and Characters
Maneuvers 332 for Narrative 364
Necromancy 286 Damage 333 Mortals 365
Corpse in Monster Path 287 Combat Actions 334 Hunters 369
Path of the Grave’s Decay 288
Path of Bones 290 Weapons 338 True Faith 370
Path of the Mortal Object 292 Armor 340 Faith Bonuses 370
Ash Path 293 Faith Levels 371
Path of Azrael Flames 294 Vitality 340 Miracles 371
Rituais 395 Damage Penalty 340 Artifacts and Relics 372
Movement Penalty 340 The Power of Faith 373
Chapter Six: Torpor and Final Death 341
Order and Chaos 301 Damage 341 Animals 374
What Will You Need? 301 Healing Time 341 Swarms 375
Actions 301 Vampires 376
Reflexive Actions 302 Derrangements 343 Age 376
Golden Rules 302 Derrangement in History 343 Ghouls 378
Characteristics 303 Derrangement List 343 Rules 378
Dice Pool 303 Deterioration 343 Demons 380
Multiple Actions 303 Diablerie 345 Ghosts and Wraiths 381
Difficulty 303 Commiting Diablerie 346 Lemuria’s Feast 382
Faillure 304 Rewards of Diablerie 346
Critical Faillure 304 True Faith 346 Licantropes 385
Ten and Specialization 304 Fall 347 Magus 388
Automatic Success 305 Fire and Burn 347 Fae 390
Extra Attempts 306 Frenesi 348
The Nature of The Beast 348 Chapter Nine:
Complications 306 System 348 The Empire 394
VAMPIRE THE CLASSICAL AGE: TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 7
Quis est Imperio? 393 The Julius Claudiana
How it Begins? 394 Dynasty 401 Sects and Secret
The Uprising 394 The Reign of Tiberius Organizations 411
First Years of Rome 395 Caesar 401 Senatus 411
Eternal Senate 395 The Empire of Caligula 401 Liberum Immortalitatis 411
Arthemis e Lysander 395 The Empire of Claudio 402 Orbem Mortale 411
The Pyrrhic Wars 396 The Empire of Nero 402 Inconnu 411
Carthaginian Philosophy 396 The Roman Extension: Tal’Mahe’Ra 412
Carthage and Rome 397 The Italic Peninsula 403 Manus Nigrum 412
Preparations for War 397 The City of Rome 404 Cult of Typhon Trimegistus 412
The Three Punic Wars 397 Pompeii and Cuma 405 Collectoribus Caim 413
The End of Carthage 398
The Roman Civil Wars 398 The Iberian Peninsula 406 Appendix 415
Mithraism in Rome 398 The City of Cordoba 407 Acquiring Merits and Flaws 415
The Rise of Julius Caesar 399 The City of Toledo 408 Physical 415
The Gallic Achievements 400 Nova Cartago Social 417
The Gangrel 400 409 Mental 420
Prince Titus Venturus Thessaly Region 410 Supernatural 422
Camilla 400 The City of Athens 410
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INTRODUCTION
What was It? construction of history.
Before the Dark Ages, humanity went through a
The classical world was centered on the Mediter-
period called the Classical Era. The Classic Era was
ranean Sea, as it was the way we managed to create
a period known to mankind when we evolved in
great navigation routes between state cities, between
many ways.
civilizations and more quickly than if we were to use
carriages and horses. Many civilizations had enor-
At this time, philosophy emerged, with great think-
mous naval battles, not always with each other, as
ers like Ptágoras, Sócrates, Aristoteles and among
it was during this period that the first era of piracy
others. As a society, we developed architecture in
took place. The seas were completely dangerous for
many ways, featuring the well-known Ionic, Doric
a time and only the most courageous and prepared
and Corinthian columns. Literature became part
would sail through it. Fortunately, order overcame
of everyday life among the Greeks and later among
chaos and the Macedonians destroyed the possibil-
the Romans. Our agriculture, navigation, artistic
ities of piracy.
representation of paintings and sculptures and of
course, we developed military tactics that were also When It Happens?
very well used.
The Classical Era truly begins in the 8th century
BC, ending in the 5th century AD, after the fall of
As not everything is flowers, great wars have hap-
the Roman empire. This book will prioritize the
pened, like the Trojan War that is still debated
Roman Empire as the basis for its reports and events.
today if it was a myth or if it really existed. Other
But before that, one must understand how one of
well-known battles such as the Peloponnesian War,
the most famous empires in the world rose and fell.
the Punic Wars and the Medical Wars also marked
the history of this time with blood, leaving many
The Roman Empire was born out of a small town,
lives damaged.
around 700 B.C. Of course, they were still a long
way from becoming what they have become. First,
The Classical Era also allowed the emergence of
formed by a group of Etruscan kings who founded
great empires. Macedonia, the Persian Empire, the
a colony on the banks of the Tiber River.
Phoenician Empire, the Egyptians and the Roman
Empire. All these empires forged, in their own way,
Rome gradually dominated the Greek colonies that
the world.
were placed on the Italic peninsula. Two hundred
All brought innovations and destruction, some
years were completely stagnant, dominating little by
more and some less, but all were important for the
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