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Alkaline 04-19-04, 04:02 PM	Are there any side effects to some of these bloodlines? How would you roleplay a character that took the Vampire bloodline? Let's assume a player makes a character with the vampire bloodline. A major bloodline. What kind of roleplay quirks/traits would you use to emphasize this? I do not (as a DM) want to force the player to drink blood or anything. But, what would you suggest as ways to roleplay, describe the character? Thanks. Alkaline
radu the wanderer 04-19-04, 06:10 PM	you might want to model your character somewhat after the many "half vampires" out there... The best, in my opinion, is the immortal Vampire Hunter D. Check out Vampire Hunter D and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, as well as maybe the movies Blade and Blade 2. Generally, I'd play a major bloodline as someone who prefers early morning and late evening over all other times of day--- night being too dark and noon too bright. Probably this person would be either vegetarian or prefer their meat lightly cooked. I'd say perhaps they have a slight draw towards bats, rats, wolves, and other "iconic" vampiric forms/animal henchmen, perhaps even choosing one as a familiar/animal companion. If you're comfortable with the idea, perhaps a vampiric bloodline Paladin could call a dire wolf as a mount instead of a horse, waiting a few more levels for it... maybe around level 7 or 8? But in general I'd say let the player do whatever they like. If they're playing a vamp bloodline anyway, they probably have already been influenced by Blade or D and have some ideas of their own. I think the bloodline abilities in their own right lend themselves to roleplaying--- perhaps you could describe the increasing abilities as the vampire side trying to emerge and dominate the humanoid side, and the player is striving to keep it in check, which would also handily explain the bloodline levels and the "bit by bit" progression.
Alkaline 04-20-04, 08:38 AM	Good advice. Thanks. Alkaline
His Majesty 04-22-04, 02:22 PM	How does one gain a vampire bloodline? IIRC, vampires can't breed.
Alkaline 04-22-04, 02:26 PM	According to the Unearthed Arcana: The vampire's powers of persuasion of led more than one weak-willed humanoid into its deadly clutches of intimacy. Though it seems impossible that any child could result from such a union, tales of humanoids possessing some of the vampire's physical and mental prowess abound. I'm assuming you could have a "Blade"-like situation as well. He's a vampire, but not really. Alkaline
Lung_Mua 04-22-04, 08:48 PM	let me see...:rant: a vampire being undead(not living) cant reproduce. period end of statment.:hoppingma in the case of a vampire blood line in the act of siring another vampire the one doing the siring must give up a little blood to work the required "magic" so the act of creating a vampire blood line is reletivly easy aslo vampires who are pregnant automaticly have sillbore children and i chalange any :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: person to chalange me actualy i welcome it Lung Mua
Taelohn 04-22-04, 09:14 PM	Vampires are exceptions from other types of undead. They have been portrayed as highly sexual creatures for hundreds of years (which rather predates D&D, needless to say). Here's a few pages that can help explain how the concept of vampires arose: http://science.howstuffworks.com/vampire.htm
TwinBahamut 04-22-04, 11:15 PM	I would suggest a severe dislike of sunlight. Not any particular weakness in it, but just an extreme dislike. The character would probably always wear a cloak or something like that to hide from the sun and hide his face (the whole being mistaken for the undead bit factors in here). I imagine some amount of paranoia around clerics, temples, holy water, and religious symbols would factor in. Or an allergy to garlic... Perhaps the character is constantly afraid of turning into a vampire fully, or is afraid that they would suffer from the weaknesses a vampire does. Even if they do not suffer in the slightest in actuality, the fear would be there. And yes, as someone else described I would suggest Vampire Hunter D. Especially Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Some odd things in those (space vampires?), but they are really good, especially at portraying a half-vampire.
Empty Fingers 04-23-04, 02:20 AM	Why not just say vampires can't exist? At one time men an women who called themselves dhampirs claim that they were born of the union between human and vampire. They also claimed they could see invisible vampires. They would help defeat the towns vampire and collect a little gold. It was the reason you claimed to be a dhampir. As for the other things said on this board. I like them. Maybe the dhampirs could just prefer night even thought they can't see well. Other types of undead did sire children in folklore if I remember correctly. It wasn't just vampires