For example, a Brujah may belong to the Camarilla, the Sabbat, or the Anarchs, but very few Tremere would be found among the Sabbat and even more rarely among the Anarchs. Characters within the Vampire setting are members of one of the clans or minor bloodlines offered, and usually belong to factions associated with these or that reflect a general ideological stance the characters happen to share. In general, vampiric societies consist of two levels: sects and clans. The game line was discontinued in 2004, and followed by revised rules and a new setting in Vampire: The Requiem. In 1992, Vampire: The Masquerade won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1991. The Revised Edition, sometimes mistakenly called Third Edition by fans, was released in 1998 and explains, 'he setting of Vampire is a composite of its populace and their despair.' The title of the series comes from ' The Masquerade', referring to the Camarilla's attempts to hide vampirism from humans and their governments and media.
Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised Edition) cover.Ĭreated by Mark Rein-Hagen, Vampire: The Masquerade was the first of White Wolf Game Studio's ' World of Darkness' role playing games, centered around vampires in a modern Gothic- Punk world.