Vampire: The Masquerade - Oaths & Ashes
Two vampires — an ambitious Kindred and a wretched Thinblood. Their fates clash in this Visual Novel set in the World of Darkness, where your arsenal extends beyond just words — from political machinations to forbidden Alchemy. Claw your way to power and leave your bitemarks on Berlin's underworld.
Beneath the city's gleaming façade, the clashing vampire factions have carved Berlin into a chessboard of blood and influence. The balance of power needs to be disrupted, if the old order enforced by the Ivory Tower is to prevail.
And you are the disruption.
Sent by her Camarilla masters, Alice must navigate the intricacies of the politics at play to destabilise the region and sow discord, ensuring no one faction claims ultimate dominion.
As she sinks her teeth deeper into the city, she encounters Lenz, who is scraping by on the fringes of the undead society. Their destinies intertwine, forcing a precarious alliance. Now, they must choose: cooperate or betray one another to survive the perilous nights ahead.
Alice's efforts to destabilize the city's factions are directly reflected on a living map of Berlin. This landscape is a shifting web of contested territories, where each political maneuver brings a district closer to or further from her grasp. To achieve the task set by her masters, she must strategically influence and command the mortals and Kindred she encounters, utilizing Disciplines, the supernatural gifts of the undead.
Meanwhile, Lenz survives by other means. Lacking Alice's superior Disciplines, he turns to his Alchemical knowledge to level the playing field. He crafts varied formulae through a hands-on Alchemy System that grant him new abilities and open conversation paths that would otherwise be closed to a Thinblood.
Every conversation is a battleground. Dialogue unfolds through a branching system of choices that shape relationships, reveal secrets, and open doors or slam them shut permanently. Alice's Disciplines and Lenz's Alchemical arsenal can be brought to bear at key moments, unlocking options unavailable to the unprepared and tilting the odds in your favour.
Berlin's vampire society is vast, fractured and treacherous. From the antagonistic Anarch gangs on the surface to the remnants of old, proud Camarilla, the city's Kindred each pursue their own agendas with ruthless conviction.
In the midst of it all, Alice must navigate through uneasy alliances and cutthroat politics. As a Ventrue of cold composure, calculating intelligence, and utter ruthlessness beneath a civil veneer, she has been sent to Berlin with a single, overriding mission: to ensure the city's underworld remains fractured, and that no one rises to claim it whole. Driven solely by her ambition, she acknowledges no possibility of failure.
A Thinblood punk from Berlin's divided streets, Lenz survives on the margins, oblivious to any grand schemes. His existence is a haze of drug-laced blood, punctuated by the strange, smoldering visions that Ashe unlocks in him... visions of those who came before and whispers from vampires long reduced to ash speaking only to him. Whether that makes him cursed or gifted, he hasn't decided. Most days, survival feels like enough of an ambition.
When their worlds collide, neither emerges unchanged. Bound together by circumstances neither chose, Alice and Lenz must decide whether the other is an ally worth trusting, or a liability worth betraying.
A deep Visual Novel steeped in the rich lore of Vampire: The Masquerade. Featuring branching storylines and gameplay mechanics inspired by the 5th edition tabletop RPG, this game is designed to be effortlessly accessible for newcomers while offering depth that long-time fans will appreciate.
Play as both, Alice and Lenz, two contrasting characters. Each possesses unique mechanics, motivations, and goals.
As Alice you will utilize Disciplines - supernatural abilities that subtly sway or forcibly dominate others to fulfill your ambitions.
Take advantage of Lenz’s Alchemical prowess and brew potions to unlock new dialogue options and shape conversations your way.
Take control over the ever-shifting political map of Berlin by carefully manipulating the five warring factions.
Manage your Hunger by satisfying the ever-present bloodthirst, but be careful to maintain The Masquerade and keep the mortals unaware of your existence.
Immerse yourself in Berlin's grimy underbelly, where junkie-riddled gang hideouts contrast sharply with grandiose opera houses and glistening hotel penthouses.
Step into the shadows of the vast World of Darkness, a universe spanning decades of tabletop legend, novels, and games. Immerse yourself in the rich, sprawling mythology of vampire clans, ancient conspiracies, and the Masquerade that has been keeping humanity blind for centuries.
Whether you’re a veteran of the setting, or just starting to unveil this world, the dark secrets and wonders of “Vampire: The Masquerade” will mercilessly pull you in.
