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<blockquote data-quote="kalani" data-source="post: 6866448" data-attributes="member: 88085"><p>I would say that the first requirement is that the location counts as a permanent residence. A vistani wagon would count as a residence (as they live there each night), but the surrounding encampment wouldn't count. Likewise, a hastily constructed fort would not count as a residence as it is not someones "home". </p><p></p><p>In fact, vampires have no problem at all entering most public buildings - which is what I would consider a fort to be (even a more permanent fort). The key word should be <strong><em>private</em></strong> residence (rather than somewhere you happen to be sleeping temporarily). A public building such as an inn would not count as a private residence, however if you are renting rooms in an inn for an extended stay - your private rooms might be considered a private residence (providing you did not have a permanent "home" elsewhere, and the inn was your home). </p><p></p><p>The same could apply in respect to your fort. The public domain would be fair game - but any private dwellings within the fort might bar entry. The distinction is whether someone considers the structure as their personal dwelling or not (and that takes time before something feels "home").</p><p></p><p>Vampires in D&D follow closely with the classic vampire lore made famous by the Nosferatu movie. Interestingly enough, the most famous vampire stories actually differ from the popular canon somewhat (with Bram Stokers Dracula and Carmilla both being weakened in sunlight, while only the vampires in Varnie the Vampire and the Vampyre being destroyed by sunlight. The vampires in Anne Rices vampire series draw on both concepts, but cast out many other aspects such as fear of crosses/running water and garlic). As the movie developers failed to secure permission from Bram Stokers wife, they had to make some changes to the vampire in Nosferatu (1929 iirc) which popularized the concept that vampires are destroyed by sunlight.</p><p></p><p>My personal favorite vampires are those from Brian Lumley's "Necroscope" series (most original vampires I have ever come across, and may have inspired the Goa'uld from Stargate SG-1), but that is a tangent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kalani, post: 6866448, member: 88085"] I would say that the first requirement is that the location counts as a permanent residence. A vistani wagon would count as a residence (as they live there each night), but the surrounding encampment wouldn't count. Likewise, a hastily constructed fort would not count as a residence as it is not someones "home". In fact, vampires have no problem at all entering most public buildings - which is what I would consider a fort to be (even a more permanent fort). The key word should be [B][I]private[/I][/B] residence (rather than somewhere you happen to be sleeping temporarily). A public building such as an inn would not count as a private residence, however if you are renting rooms in an inn for an extended stay - your private rooms might be considered a private residence (providing you did not have a permanent "home" elsewhere, and the inn was your home). The same could apply in respect to your fort. The public domain would be fair game - but any private dwellings within the fort might bar entry. The distinction is whether someone considers the structure as their personal dwelling or not (and that takes time before something feels "home"). Vampires in D&D follow closely with the classic vampire lore made famous by the Nosferatu movie. Interestingly enough, the most famous vampire stories actually differ from the popular canon somewhat (with Bram Stokers Dracula and Carmilla both being weakened in sunlight, while only the vampires in Varnie the Vampire and the Vampyre being destroyed by sunlight. The vampires in Anne Rices vampire series draw on both concepts, but cast out many other aspects such as fear of crosses/running water and garlic). As the movie developers failed to secure permission from Bram Stokers wife, they had to make some changes to the vampire in Nosferatu (1929 iirc) which popularized the concept that vampires are destroyed by sunlight. My personal favorite vampires are those from Brian Lumley's "Necroscope" series (most original vampires I have ever come across, and may have inspired the Goa'uld from Stargate SG-1), but that is a tangent. [/QUOTE]
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