Post by Shinigami on Jan 3, 2006 15:51:31 GMT -5
Now, since there are so many different takes on vampires, I wanted to let you in on what these vampires can and can't do.
The typical: These vampires are not harmed by holy water, crosses, or silver (yes, that's a vampire myth, too). Since they are actually -alive- they aren't plagued by all that cleansing of the undead stuff. They have heartbeats, are warm to the touch like any other living thing, and they can walk in sunlight.
Now, about the sunlight issue. Yes, they can walk in sunlight, but with over expossure it is very irritating to the skin. Vampires have very sensitive skin and eyes when it comes to sunlight, so they would need to be covered, wear heavier sunscreen, and/or wear sunglasses.
Vampires -do-, however, need blood to sustain themselves. They don't need to drinka s often as one might think, and they are about to take enough blood from a human (or animal if they prefer) to last them a while and not kill the human in the process. They've adapted to this way of hunting to keep humans from prooving their existance, and ultimately hunting them down.
Since the vampires are alive, they need other nutrients to stay healthy (makes sense, no?) so they also have to eat normal human foods. This also helps with their attempt to blend in, but they don't have to eat as much as often due to blood intake.
These vampires can be hurt (if you can get close enough). They bleed, like any living thing, though they heal fast. More serious wounds will obviously take longer to heal, and if there is too much bloodloss before healing begins (or if their decapitated and all that) they will die. There is no use for a stake, because any weapon will do, but weapons infused with magic will have a greater impact, and usually can burn the skin of a vampire along with the other wounds it deals.
Now that the myths are layed to rest, get RPing ^^.
The typical: These vampires are not harmed by holy water, crosses, or silver (yes, that's a vampire myth, too). Since they are actually -alive- they aren't plagued by all that cleansing of the undead stuff. They have heartbeats, are warm to the touch like any other living thing, and they can walk in sunlight.
Now, about the sunlight issue. Yes, they can walk in sunlight, but with over expossure it is very irritating to the skin. Vampires have very sensitive skin and eyes when it comes to sunlight, so they would need to be covered, wear heavier sunscreen, and/or wear sunglasses.
Vampires -do-, however, need blood to sustain themselves. They don't need to drinka s often as one might think, and they are about to take enough blood from a human (or animal if they prefer) to last them a while and not kill the human in the process. They've adapted to this way of hunting to keep humans from prooving their existance, and ultimately hunting them down.
Since the vampires are alive, they need other nutrients to stay healthy (makes sense, no?) so they also have to eat normal human foods. This also helps with their attempt to blend in, but they don't have to eat as much as often due to blood intake.
These vampires can be hurt (if you can get close enough). They bleed, like any living thing, though they heal fast. More serious wounds will obviously take longer to heal, and if there is too much bloodloss before healing begins (or if their decapitated and all that) they will die. There is no use for a stake, because any weapon will do, but weapons infused with magic will have a greater impact, and usually can burn the skin of a vampire along with the other wounds it deals.
Now that the myths are layed to rest, get RPing ^^.