VAMPIRISM VAMPIRE VAMPIRES
InfoNotorious for their sharp fangs and aversion to wooden STAKEs and garlic,
Notorious for their sharp fangs and aversion to wooden STAKEs and garlic, vampires are night creatures that live off of the blood of others.
Any race can become a vampire, either by certain dark incantations or (more commonly) the bite of another vampire.
Vampires can be killed just like any other creature (by depleting their hit-points) or by being staked. A wooden stake through the heart of a vampire is a sure-fire death, albeit a risky one… Vampires usually don’t take kindly to failed attempts at staking them. A successful stake removes all vestiges of vampirism from the player when they re-enter the game.
Vampires can TRANSFORM at night to assume their vampiric form… gaining a substantial amount (up to 2 times normal!) of mana points, based on the phase of the moon. (New moon being the weakest gain, full moon being the largest.) At dawn, the vampire can transform back to their normal shape.
While in vampire form, vampires can BITE a victim to drink their blood, or pass on their vampirism. Biting while fighting does damage, otherwise it only causes damage if you fail to bite successfully. A vampire’s hunger and thirst at night can only be sated by blood.
Cityguards take a disliking to vampires in their cities.