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<blockquote data-quote="Infernal Scribe" data-source="post: 4182046" data-attributes="member: 52521"><p>from the PoV of the D&D setting, the generic vampire is evil due to their ties to the negative energy plane (the dimension where everything negative comes from <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />)</p><p></p><p>Examples: Jander Sunstar of Faerun, a character from the Vampires of the Mist novel is a gold Elf vampire helped stop the vampiric plague of Daggerdale but was infected with the curse of undeath. Jander abhorred his condition and constantly fought against it but performed many evil deeds despite making an effort to feed off only animals. He also featured in many stories in various Realms of Etc, by Christie Golden. </p><p></p><p>from World of Darkness setting, the cainite vampire is evil due to the fact they are damned by God. Many the vampires in the setting go about different methods of code of conduct by their belief paths (humanity, etc) and not all choose to hunt humans. Cainite Vampires need blood (which they call vitae) in order to sustain their undead bodies. It can be human, animal or vampiric blood (but animal blood is not as good, and vampiric blood has potentially troublesome supernatural properties — such as the ability to create a blood bond). The WoD setting itself is never white or black in situations, but a heaping landscape of gray.</p><p></p><p>from the Vampire Chronciles, Anne Rice's vampires are different in several ways from classic vampires like Dracula. They need blood, but in some cases not every night. Human blood is preferred as it is more nutritious, but animal blood can also be drunk. The main characteristic of Rice's vampires is that they are all excessively emotional, sensitive, and sensual, being easy prey to intense suffering and aesthetic passions. They are usually quite attractive, even beautiful, as vampires tend to make fledglings from humans they have grown to love. According to the novel, Queen of the Damned, the origin of vampires came about due to a bloodthirsty spirit called Amel, when Akasha dies, the evil spirit sees her soul starting to leave the body, but before it does, the evil spirit wraps itself around her soul and pulls it back into her body.</p><p></p><p>and finally, from the Anita Blake novels, the vampires there don't need to kill their victims to enjoy their blood. If they choose to kill, it usually very difficult to stop. People are like potato chips to vampires. Once you've tasted them, its hard to stop at just one! Vampires are not necessarily evil in the series, but they're generally protrayed as predators and the more elder you are, the more inhuman and disconnected with society you seem to be. </p><p></p><p>These are just a few examples of the common vampires that has graced the website. I personally view it that a PC (you the player) will be whatever sort of personality, may it be the redeeming vampire, the predatory vampire, or the common joe vampire (i just came in to pick up some chicks and want some O-negative to go). Since its freeform, play what you like and have fun. When people pulls out a reference from a game mechanic (world of darkness's aura sight or D&D's detect evil) make the judgement call and inform them what you believe will show up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Infernal Scribe, post: 4182046, member: 52521"] from the PoV of the D&D setting, the generic vampire is evil due to their ties to the negative energy plane (the dimension where everything negative comes from ;)) Examples: Jander Sunstar of Faerun, a character from the Vampires of the Mist novel is a gold Elf vampire helped stop the vampiric plague of Daggerdale but was infected with the curse of undeath. Jander abhorred his condition and constantly fought against it but performed many evil deeds despite making an effort to feed off only animals. He also featured in many stories in various Realms of Etc, by Christie Golden. from World of Darkness setting, the cainite vampire is evil due to the fact they are damned by God. Many the vampires in the setting go about different methods of code of conduct by their belief paths (humanity, etc) and not all choose to hunt humans. Cainite Vampires need blood (which they call vitae) in order to sustain their undead bodies. It can be human, animal or vampiric blood (but animal blood is not as good, and vampiric blood has potentially troublesome supernatural properties — such as the ability to create a blood bond). The WoD setting itself is never white or black in situations, but a heaping landscape of gray. from the Vampire Chronciles, Anne Rice's vampires are different in several ways from classic vampires like Dracula. They need blood, but in some cases not every night. Human blood is preferred as it is more nutritious, but animal blood can also be drunk. The main characteristic of Rice's vampires is that they are all excessively emotional, sensitive, and sensual, being easy prey to intense suffering and aesthetic passions. They are usually quite attractive, even beautiful, as vampires tend to make fledglings from humans they have grown to love. According to the novel, Queen of the Damned, the origin of vampires came about due to a bloodthirsty spirit called Amel, when Akasha dies, the evil spirit sees her soul starting to leave the body, but before it does, the evil spirit wraps itself around her soul and pulls it back into her body. and finally, from the Anita Blake novels, the vampires there don't need to kill their victims to enjoy their blood. If they choose to kill, it usually very difficult to stop. People are like potato chips to vampires. Once you've tasted them, its hard to stop at just one! Vampires are not necessarily evil in the series, but they're generally protrayed as predators and the more elder you are, the more inhuman and disconnected with society you seem to be. These are just a few examples of the common vampires that has graced the website. I personally view it that a PC (you the player) will be whatever sort of personality, may it be the redeeming vampire, the predatory vampire, or the common joe vampire (i just came in to pick up some chicks and want some O-negative to go). Since its freeform, play what you like and have fun. When people pulls out a reference from a game mechanic (world of darkness's aura sight or D&D's detect evil) make the judgement call and inform them what you believe will show up. [/QUOTE]
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