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Sdiva Poisoning
A character bitten by this type of
vampire is entitled to a saving throw
vs. poison. It is best if the DM makes
this roll secretly, If the save is
successful, the victim suffers only
2d4 points of damage; should this be
enough to kill the victim on the spot,
he or she won't rise as a vampire. If
the character fails the save, 2d4 days
later he or she will suffer sudden
heart failure and drop instantly and
painlessly dead. Within Id4 days of
burial the character will rise as a
Fledgling vampire. under the control
of its killer.
Vtnnpiric Cyrses
Some vampires have the ability to
cast a special version of the unique
priest spell, diuirie curse, once per
day at most (DM's choice). The
effects of this curse are always the
same. Should the victim fail a saving
throw vs. spell, every time the sun
rises thereafter he or she loses 1
point of Strength. When the victim
reaches 0 Strength, he or she dies
and will rise as a vampire under the
control of the monster who cast the
curse. If the vampire that inflicted the
curse is destroyed, the curse comes
to an end and the character regains 1
point of Strength per day. This is a
particularly unpleasant effect, and
Ympiric CLlrses
Some of the monsters also have the
dread ability to impart vampirism via a
curse. With their voice and their gaze
they are able to afflict a victim with a
terrible wasting disease that drains the
body's strength. ARer a number of
days, the victim dies and then rises as
a vampire the second night after burial.
The only means of saving the victim
known to me is to destroy the cursing
/3 vampire before the victim Finally
vampires able to use this curse
should be few and far between.
Vampires wfi Surviving
"C;oodness"
It's entirely up to the DM if a particular
newly formed vampire retains
some part of his or her mortal attitudes,
emotions, and beliefs upon the
transition to undeath. For DMs who
like concrete rules, try the following:
If a character is killed by a
vampire, and the creating vampire is
destroyed or leaves the area before
the victim rises as a vampire, roll 8d6
and compare the result to the victim's
Wis. If the result is equal to or greater
than the victim's Wisdom, the newly
formed vampire is completely and
utterly Chaotic Evil. If the dice roll is
less than the victim's Wisdom,
however, there's a possibility that the
new Fledgling vampire might retain
some portion of its previous
worldview, possibly including
alignment. (See Chapter Eleven, "The
Mind of the Vampire.")
Note: This does not mean that a
PC who becomes a vampire can
remain a PC! The only purpose of this
"rule" is to give DMs the opportunity
to add some roleplaying spice to
vampires. To repeat, a PC who
becomes a vampire immediately
becomes an NPC, under the complete
control of the DM.
succumbs. Of course, the body can be
destroyed to prevent it from rising, but
this is obviously too late to help the
victim. In general, any victim brought
to death by any draining effects of a
vampire, but not by normal combat or
spell damage, is a candidate to
become undead.