a class for a vampire [Archive] - Wizards Community

a class for a vampire [Archive] - Wizards Community

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fallensoul
05-12-04, 05:33 PM i want to make a vampire but i dont no what class would be good for it. i am thinking about a monk or shadowdancer. does those classes anygood for a vampire if not can u tell me what class.
Thermanshs
05-12-04, 06:17 PM well...a vampire by nature can't be a monk since all vampires are chaotic evil and monks should be lawful.
However I think that rogues or clerics make for great vampire villains.
castlemike
05-12-04, 06:26 PM Probably depends a lot on how you will play the vampire. General consensus is usually play CE. If you are using ECL for advancement and what you rate the vampire template in your campaign +2 or +4 or +7 it confers some major ability increases.

I believe a core Sorcerer probably gains the most with the improved HD going from 1D4 to 1D12 and increasing the charisma score +4 along with other ability increases and feats for the vampire template. High charisma improves vampiric and sorcerer DCs. A sorcerer doesn't have a spell book to lose in comparison to a wizard so doesn't need a back up. Wizards with their 1D4 HD also benefit from the template and a rogue doesn't do to shabby either.

Just a few thoughts.
TheDarkestOfAngels
05-12-04, 09:52 PM Originally posted by Thermanshs
well...a vampire by nature can't be a monk since all vampires are chaotic evil and monks should be lawful.
However I think that rogues or clerics make for great vampire villains. actually, that alignment rule has changed.
now, vampires only change to evil, but can be lawful if they choose. even one of the example vampires in the Monster Manuel is a Monk/Shadowdancer.
The five best classes for vampires, I think are rogue, ranger, monk, and (maybe) cleric.
Generally any class that doens't depend on having a lot of hitpoints.

EDIT: I said "three" classes and listed "5." I corrected that.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
fallensoul 05-12-04, 05:33 PM	i want to make a vampire but i dont no what class would be good for it. i am thinking about a monk or shadowdancer. does those classes anygood for a vampire if not can u tell me what class.
Thermanshs 05-12-04, 06:17 PM	well...a vampire by nature can't be a monk since all vampires are chaotic evil and monks should be lawful. However I think that rogues or clerics make for great vampire villains.
castlemike 05-12-04, 06:26 PM	Probably depends a lot on how you will play the vampire. General consensus is usually play CE. If you are using ECL for advancement and what you rate the vampire template in your campaign +2 or +4 or +7 it confers some major ability increases. I believe a core Sorcerer probably gains the most with the improved HD going from 1D4 to 1D12 and increasing the charisma score +4 along with other ability increases and feats for the vampire template. High charisma improves vampiric and sorcerer DCs. A sorcerer doesn't have a spell book to lose in comparison to a wizard so doesn't need a back up. Wizards with their 1D4 HD also benefit from the template and a rogue doesn't do to shabby either. Just a few thoughts.
TheDarkestOfAngels 05-12-04, 09:52 PM	Originally posted by Thermanshs well...a vampire by nature can't be a monk since all vampires are chaotic evil and monks should be lawful. However I think that rogues or clerics make for great vampire villains. actually, that alignment rule has changed. now, vampires only change to evil, but can be lawful if they choose. even one of the example vampires in the Monster Manuel is a Monk/Shadowdancer. The five best classes for vampires, I think are rogue, ranger, monk, and (maybe) cleric. Generally any class that doens't depend on having a lot of hitpoints. EDIT: I said "three" classes and listed "5." I corrected that.