A Druid Vampire

[Diamond Cross]

So would you allow for a vampire that can still retain its Druidic abilities?

My basic idea is for an 18th level druid that was turned into a vampire. But the twist is this Vampire is a demigod who is searching for a way to become human again. So because of the sire being an actual demigod, the new vampire is able to retain their Druid class abilities.

 

[Umbran]

In 3e, this is entirely possible. Vampires retain class abilities (and can continue to gain class levels). NE is even an allowed alignment for druids. I don't see any problems there at all.

 

[Aeolius]

Sounds like a good place to try vegetarian vampires... They have learned to squeeze blood from a turnip.

 

[Umbran]

Sounds like a good place to try vegetarian vampires... They have learned to squeeze blood from a turnip.

Bunnicula!

Hm. Time for a variant Bunnies and Burrows game....

 

[frankthedm]

So would you allow for a vampire that can still retain its Druidic abilities?

My basic idea is for an 18th level druid that was turned into a vampire. But the twist is this Vampire is a demigod who is searching for a way to become human again. So because of the sire being an actual demigod, the new vampire is able to retain their Druid class abilities.

In 3e, this is entirely possible. Vampires retain class abilities (and can continue to gain class levels). NE is even an allowed alignment for druids. I don't see any problems there at all.

Depends on one's views on the revere nature angle. No loner being part of the natural world and hiding from the sun seem like dealbreakers to me.

Ex-Druids
A druid who ceases to revere nature, changes to a prohibited alignment, or teaches the Druidic language to a nondruid loses all spells and druid abilities (including her animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). She cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until she atones (see the atonement spell description).

 

[Jor-El]

Depends on one views the revere nature angle. No loner being part of the natural world and hiding from the sun seem like dealbreakers to me.

Ex-Druids
A druid who ceases to revere nature, changes to a prohibited alignment, or teaches the Druidic language to a nondruid loses all spells and druid abilities (including her animal companion, but not including weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies). She cannot thereafter gain levels as a druid until she atones (see the atonement spell description).

But night-time and the moon are a big part of nature too. Likewise the darker side of nature. Predator-prey, life-death. That sort of thing.

 

[Diamond Cross]

Well, who says a vampire can't revere nature? Why should this automatically change?

 

[Umbran]

Depends on one's views on the revere nature angle. No loner being part of the natural world and hiding from the sun seem like dealbreakers to me.

Dude, the dwarves have druids who live all their lives in underground ecosystems, never seeing the sun.

Neutral Evil is an allowed alignment for druids - that implies allowance for a much darker view of nature than sunbunny treehuggers.

 

[Diamond Cross]

I would really like to hear more about the darker side of nature.

 

[Jhaelen]

So would you allow for a vampire that can still retain its Druidic abilities?

Sure!
There's a whole clan of them. they're called Gangrel