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<blockquote data-quote="iltharanos" data-source="post: 8281793" data-attributes="member: 61811"><p>The recommendation honestly doesn't make sense to me. Aside from what Paul said that it's meant to evoke the character Blade, why would the fact that a dhampir's bite and speed mean that vampires have to be "upgraded" to match?</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">D&D makes hybrids better at <insert feature> than a lot of the base creatures. Half-orcs are a really good example, they're a better orc than orcs. Half-elves, prior to the free-floating stat change, were arguably better Paladins than base humans, and maybe even v. humans.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dhampirs have a better bite in the sense that the target doesn't need to be, "one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire, incapacitated, or restrained." However, the vampire's bite reduces the target creature's HP max and if reduced enough transforms the creature into a vampire spawn under the vampire's control.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dhampirs have a faster walking speed than vampires, yes. But vampires are shapechangers and can turn into mist (easy squeeze) and bats (and thus fly).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Vampires also have a ton of other features dhampirs don't get that makes them much more powerful:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Proficiency in three saving throws</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Damage Resistances to Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Legendary Resistance (3/Day).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Regeneration 20</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Charm as an action</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Summoning of bats, rats, and wolves</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Legendary actions</li> </ol></li> </ol><p>With all that vampires have that is demonstrably better than what a dhampir has, it just doesn't make sense to me that you'd need to buff the vampire's bite and speed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iltharanos, post: 8281793, member: 61811"] The recommendation honestly doesn't make sense to me. Aside from what Paul said that it's meant to evoke the character Blade, why would the fact that a dhampir's bite and speed mean that vampires have to be "upgraded" to match? [LIST=1] [*]D&D makes hybrids better at <insert feature> than a lot of the base creatures. Half-orcs are a really good example, they're a better orc than orcs. Half-elves, prior to the free-floating stat change, were arguably better Paladins than base humans, and maybe even v. humans. [*]Dhampirs have a better bite in the sense that the target doesn't need to be, "one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire, incapacitated, or restrained." However, the vampire's bite reduces the target creature's HP max and if reduced enough transforms the creature into a vampire spawn under the vampire's control. [*]Dhampirs have a faster walking speed than vampires, yes. But vampires are shapechangers and can turn into mist (easy squeeze) and bats (and thus fly). [*]Vampires also have a ton of other features dhampirs don't get that makes them much more powerful: [LIST=1] [*]Proficiency in three saving throws [*]Damage Resistances to Necrotic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks [*]Legendary Resistance (3/Day). [*]Regeneration 20 [*]Charm as an action [*]Summoning of bats, rats, and wolves [*]Legendary actions [/LIST] [/LIST] With all that vampires have that is demonstrably better than what a dhampir has, it just doesn't make sense to me that you'd need to buff the vampire's bite and speed. [/QUOTE]
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