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umber of other factors. DMs
‘eel free to add other modifiers
ke sense in their campaigns.
use the lands of Ravenloft are
:al manifestation of evil
te, the effects of sanctified
d structures are diluted as
ed to those in other locates.
ly. when in Ravenloft, undead
led according to the Turning
/tables presented in the
is ofDi--ad rulebook. If the
: is on sanctified ground,
r, the standard Turning
1 table from the P/ayer’s
iok is used (making it easier
jts to turn the monsters).
tified places also give the fol-
modifiers to related functions
ut of the Demiplane of Dread):
:ntment of
symbol: +2 on Cha check
ire touching/manipulating
item: -2 on saving throw
3ire passing portal warded by
;ed item: -1 on saving throw
srs and DMs should bear in
hat keeping a vampire at bay
)t negate its ability to attack
son presenting a holy symbol.
tature could hurl objects,
!to charm the character with
ibol, summon minions to deal
: offender, or a host of other
. A successful presentment
means the vampire cannot
ch within 5’ of the holy
, (If the vampire is somehow
to come within five feet of the
:er, the effect of the
ment ends.) Note that a
e could attack with a long
n. such as a spear.
jood-aligned holy symbol is
3 vampire’s field of vision, it
a +I penalty to its Initiative for
as it can see the item. A
e seeing a Good-aligned holy
will normally show some sign
iste or hatred-hissing and
I in anger, flinching away as if
in pain, etc.-unless it successfully
saves vs. spell. A successful saving
throw means the creature has sup-
pressed its natura! reaction. If it suc-
cessfully saves, the creature can view
the item without effect from then on.
Vampires find it very difficult to
touch, move, destroy, or otherwise
manipulate Good-aligned holy
symbols; even covering the item or
removing it from view requires a
great effort of will. To touch or
otherwise manipulate a holy symbol,
the vampire must successfully save
vs. spell. This save is separate from
the roll to see if it can suppress its
visible reaction. A successful save
means the monster can touch the
item this time. Any subsequent
attempt to touch or manipulate the
item requires another save.
Note that vampires gain a bonus to
both the above saving throws as they
progress in age. The monster
receives a bonus of + 1 for every age
category past Fledgling. Thus, a
Mature vampire gains a +I bonus,
while a Patriarch receives a +6 bonus!
Blessed A cco~ents
The procedure for holding a vampire
at bay using a blessed accoutrement
is the same as that for using a holy
symbol. Use the table for Turning
Undead in the PHB (or. when playing
in the RAVENLOFT campaign setting,
use the tables in the Domains of
Dread book), but with a +2 penalty to
reflect the lesser power of a blessed
accoutrement. The dice roll is further
modified by + 1 for every age
category of the vampire above Old. If
the dice roll is successful, the
vampire is held at bay for 2d4 melee
rounds at a distance of five feet. If the
DM wishes, some of the modifiers
from the “Modifiers for Turning
Vampires” list above may be applied.
Another common use for blessed
accoutrements is to keep a vampire
d