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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 7191101" data-attributes="member: 5100"><p>Definitely. In one myth, when a werewolf died, they became a vampire. In another, a murderer would rise as a vampire unless buried correctly. Excommunication could do the trick, too.</p><p></p><p>The stake could vary between yew, rosewood, and mountain ask (or "other"). It might kill them, paralyze them, or just hold them down.</p><p></p><p>Garlic is fairly recent, IIRC. Silver is rarely an issue, other than when vampire == werewolf. Running water may or may not be a blocker. The most convoluted way I recall to kill a vampire is to stake it, put rose petals (or communion wafers) under its tongue, cut off its head, bury them separately for three days, then dig them up and burn in different fires -- and I think I missed a step.</p><p></p><p>Also, many folklore vampires were a lot like ticks, swelling up when they'd fed. There weren't a lot of sexy vampires in folklore, either.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Funny you should mention that. At Saturday's game, the topic came up and we couldn't remember which movie it was. There's one where the vampire actually has to count the grains of rice and the protagonist throws a handful (or more) out, but the vampire is also super fast at counting and says the number before they even hit the ground.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 7191101, member: 5100"] Definitely. In one myth, when a werewolf died, they became a vampire. In another, a murderer would rise as a vampire unless buried correctly. Excommunication could do the trick, too. The stake could vary between yew, rosewood, and mountain ask (or "other"). It might kill them, paralyze them, or just hold them down. Garlic is fairly recent, IIRC. Silver is rarely an issue, other than when vampire == werewolf. Running water may or may not be a blocker. The most convoluted way I recall to kill a vampire is to stake it, put rose petals (or communion wafers) under its tongue, cut off its head, bury them separately for three days, then dig them up and burn in different fires -- and I think I missed a step. Also, many folklore vampires were a lot like ticks, swelling up when they'd fed. There weren't a lot of sexy vampires in folklore, either. Funny you should mention that. At Saturday's game, the topic came up and we couldn't remember which movie it was. There's one where the vampire actually has to count the grains of rice and the protagonist throws a handful (or more) out, but the vampire is also super fast at counting and says the number before they even hit the ground. [/QUOTE]
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