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There appears to be a distinction between "shadow" and "darkness." Arms of Ahriman can emerge from an area of "shadow" — but "shadow" isn't the stuff of which Obtenebration is made. Obtenebration is …

In the first edition (Vampire: the Dark Ages), that's a valid use of the rules. In later editions, you'd penalize the sword swing by a greater degree, but in this version, you can do as you describe. …

They do. There's certainly textual support for it: Worse, some sires abandon their childer completely, leaving them to the mercy of the night without instruction or guidance. This fate usuall …

The description of the power states that it magnifies the natural intimidation tactics of a vampire — "baring claws and fangs, glaring with malevolence, hissing loudly with malice" — to a supernatural …

It's better, I think, to ask, "What are the stats of a mortal before the Embrace, and how do they differ?" As detailed in Ghouls and Revenants (and many, many books beforehand), a mortal is built on 6 …

Not while it's happening, elsewise the Discipline wouldn't be of much use. The target feels the emotions as though they were real. However, once the effect fades, it's reasonable (perhaps with an Occu …

The 20th Anniversary edition of Vampire: Dark Ages builds on the efforts of Kindred of the Ebony Kingdom to develop the vampires of Africa into a standalone society rather than a single clan. That's w …

As you point out, animals cannot be embraced, barring the unusual case of the Aabbt Kindred, where one Setite NPC from a 1e sourcebook somehow managed to turn her cobras into vampires. The rules don't …

Your answer can be found in the V20 core rulebook on page 230: Learning a new ritual can take anywhere from a few nights (Level One ritual) to months or years (Level Five ritual). Some mystics hav …

Two. In this iteration of Celerity (unique to Dark Ages Vampire 20th), Celerity doesn't so much give you extra actions as make you less subject to the penalties for multiple actions. As detailed on p …

For a Dark Ages: Mage game, you'll find the rules for mass combat — fights between armies — in the Dark Ages Storyteller's Companion, under the section marked "Blood & Tears." It's oriented with an ey …

No, those are separate powers that each require their own blood cost, as per page 252. However, once you activate them, you can use them together.

Animal blood is less "nutritious." In all versions of Vampire: the Masquerade, animal blood is less potent. In Vampire 5e, it offers no value to a vampire of Blood Potency 3 or higher (so, not a neon …