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'''Universal Vampiric Traits'''

 

'''Croftian Vampirism'''

 

'''Draculean Vampirism'''

 

|'''Lore and Game Balance'''

 

'''[[Vampire#Courtier Track|Courtier.]]''' Through wit and cunning you have charmed your way to the top of the local political scene. Your way with people makes you a natural diplomat, negotiator, or interrogator.

'''[[Vampire#Crimson Track|Crimson.]]''' You embrace the more bestial side of your vampiric nature, reveling in bloody feasts. Nothing energizes you so much as a little carnage.

'''[[Vampire#Dark Lord Track|Dark Lord.]]''' You command the night as a servant and its denizens as your personal army. As a dark lord, you cloak yourself in shadow and demand the fealty of all that seek the night’s dark embrace.

'''[[Vampire#Heritage Track|Heritage.]]''' Your unique properties as an Ancerran, Croftian, or Draculean vampire grow more pronounced. Each respective heritage offers its own benefits and innate magical abilities.

'''[[Vampire#Spirit Feast Track|Spirit Feast.]]''' Feeding on creatures does more for you than for a typical vampire. Beyond rejuvenating you, feeding on someone else gives you access to their skills, their expertise, and even their memories.

** '''''Bite:''''' (2 AP) ''Reach 5 ft Natural Weapon.'' +STR or DEX vs REF. '''Hit:''' 1d4+STR or DEX sharp damage. This automatically hits a creature that you have Charmed or Enthralled.

** '''Crimson Drink (2/Rest).''' When you hit a creature with this Bite attack, you may regain HP equal to the damage you dealt. If you do not use Crimson Drink in a 7 day period, you begin desiccating. Your END temporarily decreases by 1 per day after this period. If your END reaches -4 in this way, you become completely incapacitated until another creature feeds you fresh blood, whereupon your END becomes -3.

*** '''(1/Rest)''' When you use Crimson Drink and your END is lower than its normal value, regain 1 END.

=== Courtier Track ===

You may have a number of members in your cadre up to 1⁄2 your CHA. If you would take on a member in excess of this limit, choose a previous member to release from your cadre; the released member is no longer obligated to you in any way.

|When you would use Unholy Charm, you may attempt to mislead your target. If you hit, rather than affecting your target normally, you may instead convince the target of a simple lie, such as “These are not the golems you’re looking for.” Such a lie must be attributable to a simple mistake, such as confusing a person for someone else or the target thinking that they forgot their keys. The target operates under this assumption for 10 minutes, whereupon the effects end.

|Gain the Influential ability.

 

* '''Influential (1/Recoup).''' When you fail a check using a skill with the influence tag, you may reroll the check and take the second result.

* 55 max HP.

Your Influential ability becomes 3/Recoup.

|You are no longer limited to one familiar or Vampire Spawn. Rather, you may have a total number of familiars and Vampire Spawn equal to 1⁄2 your CHA, but you may only take one new familiar per month.  

* '''''Level 30:''''' Vampire Spawn that you create and release from being Enthralled become full [[Vampire (Creature)|Vampires]] after 1d4 years.

=== Crimson Thirst Track ===

|'''Crimson Resistance'''

|Gain Resist Physical +2, Resist Necrotic +3, and Resist Toxic +3, but you also gain Vulnerable Divine +1 and Vulnerable Silvered Weapons +1.

 

* '''''Claws:''''' (2 AP) ''Reach 5 ft Natural Weapon.'' +STR or DEX vs AR. '''Hit:''' 1d4+STR or DEX sharp and 1d4 necrotic damage.  

|Crimson Consumption’s damage die increases by one die size (max 1d12).

Crimson Drink becomes 1⁄2 CHA/Rest (min 2).

|If a creature has Resist Sharp or Immune Sharp, you may choose for your Crimson Consumption to do necrotic damage instead.

|Gain the Revitalizing Bite ability.

 

* '''Revitalizing Bite (1/Rest).''' When you use Crimson Drink, you regain 1d4 HP at the start of your next 6 turns, in addition to the initial HP you gained.)

|When you use Crimson Drink, gain +1 STR, DEX, or END until you use this ability again or Take a Rest. This can exceed your attribute cap, but does not increase your rechargeable abilities (e.g., STR/Rest).

|When you use Crimson Drink, gain +1 AWR, INT, or CHA until you use this ability again or Take a Rest. This can exceed your attribute cap, but does not increase your rechargeable abilities (e.g., AWR/Rest).

|Crimson Consumption’s damage die increases by one die size (e.g. 1d6 to 1d8, max 1d12).

* '''''Level 30:''''' When you use Crimson Drink, you may also remove the Fatigued condition.

=== Dark Lord Track ===

 

* '''Shapeshift (END/Rest).''' Spend 3 AP to shapeshift into a wolf or a spider.  

Once you take enough damage to lose your form, you revert to your normal form and take any excess damage.  

|Cats, Dogs, Horses, and other domesticated animals always treat you with hostility and fear. However, you are never willingly attacked by bats, rats, and wolves.

Gain the Children of the Night ability.

** 1 [[Wolf]]

|'''Shadow Step'''

|You gain the Warp Step occult spell. You may cast this spell without spending SP by losing HP equal to the SP you would spend. You cannot upcharge it. You must both start and end your movement within dim light or darkness to do so.  

When you start your turn in dim light, if you had at least 1 AP that you carried over from your previous turn, gain +2 to all of your defenses until the start of your next turn.

 

When you start your turn in darkness and had at least 1 AP that you carried over from your previous turn, gain +1 Sneak Attack die (1d6 if you previously had none).

 

You can apply Sneak Attack damage to a creature that you hit with a melee attack with a light weapon if you had TA against the target and no TD. You may do this once per turn.

Gain Innate Casting.

* '''Innate Casting (CHA/Rest).''' You can cast any spells you know from this list without spending SP, but cannot upcharge them. Any magical abilities you learn in this way are considered occult.

'''''Occult Chants:''''' Cultic Revenge, Eldritch Orb, Forked Tongue, Mesmerize, Nick, Shadow Knife, Sickening Gaze, Sonorous Voice, Withering Grasp

'''''Primal Chants:''''' Catclaw, Charm Creature, Fleetfoot, Foreboding Menace, Mist

'''''Arcane Spells:''''' Decay, Flay, Frost Beam, Minor Illusion, Seal/Unseal, Sense Magic

'''''Occult Spells:''''' Darkness, Hex of Hemophilia

'''''Primal Spells:''''' Cornered Frenzy, Creeping Fear, Hunter's Quarry, Nighteye

'''''Psionic Spells:''''' Jump, Minor Telepathy, Morph Features

* 1 Dire Bat (Stats of [[Screech Owl]])

|Shadow Step becomes HP equal to 1⁄2 the SP you would spend if you both start and end your movement within darkness.

'''''Arcane Spells:''''' Fly, Locate Magic, Raise Skeleton

'''''Occult Spells:''''' Grasp of Bones, Silence

'''''Primal Spells:''''' Feast for Crows, Mist of the Everwilds, Wall of Briars

'''''Psionic Spells:''''' Blur, Far Sense

'''''Arcane Spells:''''' Ice Fan, Mask, Minor Teleportation, Raise Death Soldier

'''''Occult Spells:''''' Borrowed Strength

'''''Primal Spells:''''' Carnage, Polymorph, Terror

'''''Psionic Spells:''''' Hasten

 

* '''''Level 30:''''' When you start your turn in dim light or darkness with at least 1 AP that you carried over from your previous turn, gain Iron Will, Steel Mind, and Regen 5.

=== Heritage Track ===

|Gain the following benefits.

 

* '''Fallible Strain.''' Gain Vulnerable Corrosive +1.

* '''Primal Hunger.''' Gain the Warden of the Primal talent if you did not already have it. If you already have it, gain +5 SP and +1 Primal Power instead. All future talents in the Heritage track give you +1 Primal Power. CHA is your magic attribute. Unless you have a Heritage talent that says otherwise or gain a talent that would also allow you to gain Warden of the Primal, you can only learn Intrinsic primal magic.

* '''Ambush.''' You may target a creature's REF or ANT with your Bite attack.

* '''Instinctive.''' Gain +1 REF and +1 ANT.

|Gain the Mist Form ability.

 

* '''Mist Form (1/Rest).''' When you start your turn with 0 HP, if you are not in direct sunlight, you may turn into mist. You have a speed of 10 ft, have Immune Physical, and may fit through any opening at least 1 inch wide. You may not attack or use any abilities while in this form. You remain in this form until you Catch your Breath.

|Gain the following benefits.

 

* '''Demon-Blooded.''' Gain Vulnerable Silvered Weapons +1.

* '''Occultist.''' Gain the Initiate of the Occult talent if you did not already have it. If you already have it, gain +5 SP and +1 Occult Power instead. All future talents in the Heritage track give you +1 Occult Power. CHA is your magic attribute''.''

* '''Confounding.''' You may target a creature's REF or LOG with your Bite attack.

* '''Duplicitous.''' Gain +1 ANT and +1 LOG

 

* '''Steel Minded (2/Rest).''' When you roll Initiative, you cannot be Charmed or Enthralled for 1 minute.

* '''Pact Maker.''' You have the ability to make binding deals with other intelligent creatures. If such a creature makes a willing bargain and exchanges either oath or blood, they become bound to the terms indefinitely (or for a set amount of time specified in the pact) and suffer severe consequences should they be broken. If a creature breaks the terms of its agreement, you may immediately attack their WILL with your CHA, provided that you are currently on the same plane of existence. On a hit, the creature becomes Sickened for the next 24 hours and the pact ends. You can make a number of binding pacts equal to your CHA (min 1). You may end a pact in order to make a new one; if you do, the creature with whom you made a pact previously is released immediately. When a pact is ended for any reason, both participants of the pact are aware.

|Gain the Shadow Form ability.

 

* '''Shadow Form (1/Rest).''' When you start your turn with 0 HP, if you are not in direct sunlight, you may turn into shadows. You have a walking speed and climb speed of 30 ft, have Immune Physical, and may fit through any opening at least 1 inch wide. You may not attack or use any abilities while in this form. You remain in this form until you Catch your Breath. If you are exposed to dim light at any point during this time, you gain + Death Point; if you are exposed to bright light, you gain +2 Death Points.  

|Gain the following benefits.

* '''Forbiddance.''' You cannot enter another humanoid's domicile without explicit verbal or written invitation.

* '''Arcanist.''' Gain the Student of the Arcane talent if you did not already have it. If you already have it, gain +5 SP and +1 Arcane Power. All future talents in the Heritage track give you +1 Arcane Power. CHA is your magic attribute.

 

* '''Unbreakable.''' Gain +1 FORT and +1 WILL.

|Choose an arcane spell that you know with an SPC of 10or less. That spell becomes an Instinctive Spell for you. You may cast an Instinctive Spell without expending SP, but may not upcharge it. You may cast each individual Instinctive Spell without expending SP 1/Recoup.  

|Gain the Iron Willed ability.

 

* '''Iron Willed (2/Rest).''' When you roll Initiative, you cannot be Frightened or Shaken for 1 minute.

* '''Many Mysteries.''' While you sleep, you can choose todream lucidly, contemplating philosophical questions or the events of the previous day. During this time, you can make up to three INT checks of your choice using skills that have the knowledge tag. If you have failed a skill check with the knowledge tag on a topic in the last 24 hours, then you may roll 2d20 and use the higher of the two when making a new check on that topic.

|Gain the Bat Swarm ability.

 

* '''Bat Swarm (1/Rest).''' When you become Bloodied, if you are not in direct sunlight, you may spend 0 Reactive AP to turn into a [[Swarm of Bats]]. You lose all of your abilities and features besides your mental and metaphysical attributes. You otherwise gain the stats of a Swarm of Bats, including their HP. Once reduced to 0 HP in this form, you revert to your normal form at your previous HP, taking any excess damage that caused you to revert.

You may spend 2 AP to learn whether a creature’s REF is higher than another secondary defense of your choice.

You may also choose to target a creature’s FORT with your Bite attack.

|''Repeatable.'' Gain +5 SP.

|''Repeatable.'' Gain +1 REF and +1 ANT.

You may also choose to target a creature’s WILL with your Bite attack.

|''Repeatable.'' Gain +1 ANT and +1 LOG.

|''Repeatable.'' Gain +5 SP.

You may also choose to target a creature’s FORT with your Bite attack.

|''Repeatable.'' Gain +1 FORT and +1 WILL.

|While using Many Mysteries, you may attempt to enter the dream of another sleeping creature once when you Take a Rest. In order to do so, the target creature must also be asleep and familiar to you. To make contact, make a CHA/ Empathy check. If you roll above their WILL, then you successfully enter their dreams. If you have not met the creature (spent one minute or more within 5 ft of them engaging in conversation or the like), they gain +5 to their WILL in defense of this feature. Once you have established contact with the target, you and the target may have a brief conversation. The other creature must make a LUCK check upon awakening. If the target rolls below a 7, then they do not remember the conversation. If they roll below a 14, they retain vague impressions and emotional timbre of the conversation but do not recall specifics. If they roll a 14 or higher, then they recall the conversation in its entirety.  

|Gain +4 Skill Points that you can spend on any skills with= the STR, END, or CHA tag.

* '''''Level 30:''''' Your speed increases by +5 ft. If you are not Partially Surprised when rolling Initiative, you may take one turn before Initiative begins.

 

* '''''Level 30:''''' When you roll Initiative, you may choose one creature with ML of 10 or lower. That creature is Enthralled by you for 1 minute.

|Ignore Draculean Vampirism’s Incompatibilities, allowing you to take the Ancerran Vampirism and Croftian Vampirism talents. If you take either talent, ignore the Fallible Strain portion of the Ancerran Vampirism talent and the Demon-Blooded portion of the Croftian Vampirism talent.

* '''''Level 30:''''' Choose one arcane spell that you know with an SPC of 36 or less. That spell becomes an Instinctive Spell.

=== Spirit Feast Track ===

|When you use Crimson Drink, you become aware of the surface level memories that the creature has gained over the past week. This does not reveal specifics about locations that they have visited or other creatures that they have seen, but offers general information, such as “I attended a secretive meeting in a forest” or “The food at the cozy tavern was wonderful.”

|Lifedrink becomes: For 1 week after you use Crimson Drink, whenever you must make an END check to avoid becoming diseased or poisoned, roll 2d20 and take the higher. For the first 24 hours after you use Crimson Drink, you are Immune to disease and poisons.  

 

* '''Sanguine Expertise (1/Week).''' When you use Crimson Drink, you may make a secondary INT attack targeting their WILL. On a hit, you gain up to +4 in one skill that the creature knows. If the creature’s skill bonus is less than +4, your bonus equals theirs. The bonus remains until you use this ability again.

 

* '''Sanguine Psyche (1/Week).''' When you use Crimson Drink, you may make a secondary CHA targeting their WILL. On a hit, the target gains 1 Psyche talent from a Tripartite or Pentacle talent stack for which the target meets the prerequisites.  

|Lifedrink becomes: For 1 week after you use Crimson Drink, you are Immune to disease and poisons.  

|When you use Sanguine Expertise, rather than gaining up to +4 Skill Points in one or both skills you choose, you may instead temporarily gain the skill’s associated specialization talent from the Skill Stack. (e.g. taking the Athlete specialization talent instead of +4 in Athletics).

|You are permanently Immune to disease and poisons. You no longer suffer the negative effects of going for a prolonged amount of time without using Crimson Drink.

When you use Dark Remembrance, you learn the details of a creature’s past month of life, rather than their past week. When posing as that person or interacting with other creatures from that creature’s memories, gain +4 to CHA checks.

* '''''Level 30:''''' Dark Remembrance grants you the details of a creature’s past year of life. Increase your CHA check bonus to +10 when relevant; this can exceed a skill’s +20 cap.