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Dark Ages: Players Guide to High Clans (Vampire)

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The books for Dark Ages Vampire have been uniformly great. The new direction that Matt McFarland has taken the entire line is refreshing and his insights have proven a breath of fresh air in a book-heavy system.

Truly, you do not need this book to play the game. However, you will be at a great disadvantage to your fellow players who do have it. I know I wish I had this book when I created my last character!

The true highlight of this book is the best rendition of koldunic sorcery (the Tzimice's priest-mages) EVER!!! If you have wondered as a GM wha tthe heck kolduns could do, or wondered as a player wondering what made a Tzimice mage different from a Tremere, your answer is here, laid out in a frightening explanation of why these wisemen still control Eastern Europe.

Other highlights are Abyssal Mysticism (the Lasombra get some great infomration laid out here.), a healthy grouping of Combination Disciplines, and an indepth discussion of how th High Clans adopt mortal institutions into their unlives.

In short, buy it! You will love it!!

Published after Guide to the Low Clans, this book is the twin, but involving the High Clans. This book has a lot of history and good ideas for both Storytellers and players for High Clan characters, (High Clan being defined by the midevil timeline). This book however assumes the reader can reference several of the other published books. The other books (other then the main book) are not required for use of this book, but are handy.