Question on Allies that "play X as a vampire with a capacity of Y"

I have a sinple question: Allies that can "play X as a vampire with a capacity of Y" and have a printed life amount LESS that "Y", why do they have the ability to play as a "vampire of capacity Y"? Shouldn't the capacity be the Life maximum?

[ quoted text not captured ] An ally doesn't have a life maximum. They have a starting amount of life. If an event would add life to an ally then all life gained remain on that ally, in difference from a vampire where excess blood goes back to the blood bank. Sten During -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

Sten During wrote: > JJeff wrote: >> I have a sinple question: >> >> Allies that can "play X as a vampire with a capacity of Y" and have a >> printed life amount LESS that "Y", why do they have the ability to >> play as a "vampire of capacity Y"? >> >> Shouldn't the capacity be the Life maximum? > > An ally doesn't have a life maximum. They have a starting amount > of life. If an event would add life to an ally then all life > gained remain on that ally, in difference from a vampire where > excess blood goes back to the blood bank. Correct. Also, the potency at which the ally can use a given Discipline has nothing to do with the ally's stamina.