Vampire Campaign... With a difference. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Vampire Campaign... With a difference. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Evilpyro15
05-24-07, 11:12 AM I'm doing a campaign where the main part of the world is dominated by Vampires from a plague. I know, evil, but it could be interesting. Has anyone got any advice for me?

So far, changes I've made:
Everyone in the world has 60ft Darkvision, those who had it already have 120ft.
Everyone in the world has Light sensitivity, but only slightly.
Lycanthropes have collars which keep them in animal form, and are pets for the Vampires.
Vampires look a bit more human.
Most other races apart from humans have left.

All my players arrived from different worlds, so they are finding it difficult to cope with the weather. (Cloudy, Cloudy w/rain, Cloudy w/snow, Cloudy w/Thunder and lightning. This is to keep the Vampires happy.) Daylight lasts for around 3 hours a day.

Thanks if you give advice.
GoriceXII
05-24-07, 11:53 AM Are the vampires open rulers? If they are it is probably considered normal. However what are they actually like? One example is Brian Lumley's Wamphyri novels. In those a vampire is a cruel, dangerous capricious ruler who is capable of mercy and benevolence but only as whim. Their true nature is rapacious and predatory. They regard humans as servants, bed toys, food, soldiers. Villages pay tribute to vampire overlords, sometimes in human beings. If you have cities and a somewhat higher social level than Lumely presented then perhaps this has been somewhat refined--there might be an entire class of human intermediaries who deal with issues of tribute and commerce.
taradusis
05-24-07, 12:29 PM Logistics is going to be a concern as goriceXII stated.If vampires don't kill humans but just weaken them it makes them more prevelant.You might need 10,000 humans to support a vampire who feeds every few days and utterly drains the human.A population of 400 humans could support a vampire lord who just needs a little drink.Also a point to consider would be if lycanthropes provide a better meal than humans?You could have a world where humans get completely drained but a lycanthrope can survive?RANDOM THOUGHTS
queenfange
05-24-07, 01:11 PM I've been working on a campaign toolkit for undead-dominated settings, which includes a sample region (Drak) dominated by a vampire metropolis. I can give you suggestions on other races, classes, prestige classes, culture, magic, sample NPCs... What do you want? :)

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Evilpyro15 05-24-07, 11:12 AM	I'm doing a campaign where the main part of the world is dominated by Vampires from a plague. I know, evil, but it could be interesting. Has anyone got any advice for me? So far, changes I've made: Everyone in the world has 60ft Darkvision, those who had it already have 120ft. Everyone in the world has Light sensitivity, but only slightly. Lycanthropes have collars which keep them in animal form, and are pets for the Vampires. Vampires look a bit more human. Most other races apart from humans have left. All my players arrived from different worlds, so they are finding it difficult to cope with the weather. (Cloudy, Cloudy w/rain, Cloudy w/snow, Cloudy w/Thunder and lightning. This is to keep the Vampires happy.) Daylight lasts for around 3 hours a day. Thanks if you give advice.
GoriceXII 05-24-07, 11:53 AM	Are the vampires open rulers? If they are it is probably considered normal. However what are they actually like? One example is Brian Lumley's Wamphyri novels. In those a vampire is a cruel, dangerous capricious ruler who is capable of mercy and benevolence but only as whim. Their true nature is rapacious and predatory. They regard humans as servants, bed toys, food, soldiers. Villages pay tribute to vampire overlords, sometimes in human beings. If you have cities and a somewhat higher social level than Lumely presented then perhaps this has been somewhat refined--there might be an entire class of human intermediaries who deal with issues of tribute and commerce.
taradusis 05-24-07, 12:29 PM	Logistics is going to be a concern as goriceXII stated.If vampires don't kill humans but just weaken them it makes them more prevelant.You might need 10,000 humans to support a vampire who feeds every few days and utterly drains the human.A population of 400 humans could support a vampire lord who just needs a little drink.Also a point to consider would be if lycanthropes provide a better meal than humans?You could have a world where humans get completely drained but a lycanthrope can survive?RANDOM THOUGHTS
queenfange 05-24-07, 01:11 PM	I've been working on a campaign toolkit for undead-dominated settings, which includes a sample region (Drak) dominated by a vampire metropolis. I can give you suggestions on other races, classes, prestige classes, culture, magic, sample NPCs... What do you want? :)