Vampire adventure design ideas

[Gilladian]

Dykstrav - I had already thought of your idea using the hat of disguise (I guess great minds think alike?).

I'm not too worried about ramifications in the law. This is Ptolus, where the Commissar is basically the law, the empire the city is a member of is rapidly collapsing, and the watch is a corrupt, inefficient organization at best. They may try to clean house, but nobody EXPECTS the legal system to be fair or honest, so it won't shake too many skeletons loose...

Besides, this is a "one-shot" campaign; if they totally "wreck" the city, I don't care!

 

[Herobizkit]

When I hear the word vampire, I generally hear this in my head:

"What a horrible night to have a curse."

If it doesn't matter who does what, I say rip the castle right from Expedition to Castle Ravenloft and have the PC's whack it out Castlevania-style.

 

[Tewligan]

A doppleganger ally is the perfect disguise for a vampire. It allows him to make daytime appearances to allay suspicions, and the doppleganger probably enjoys a pretty comfortable lifestyle from the arrangement. An old DM of mine used this, and I've shamelessly stolen it for my own campaign.

 

[Aeolius]

Perhaps the vampire is a master gardener who has learned the secret of squeezing blood from a turnip. Yes, I had vegetarian vampires in a game I ran many, many moons ago.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

Well if a vampire wants to really keep a low profile then he/she should farm the blood supply. Keep them in a secret basement, magically feed them. Keep them dominated/charmed and feed from them at leisure.

Of course this needs to be paid for so the vampire is a loan shark and if you default you get added to the menu.

Minions, the usual thugs that loan sharks employ plus the backroom types and a front business. Maybe a pawnshop or two, and probably has shares in a gambling den or two also.

 

[Mark]

I'm thinking it would be fun to design a vampire adventure to dangle for my players. This is a 3.5 game, set in a large fantasy city (Ptolus).

Cooperative Dungeon 2 is such an adventure designed on these very message boards by EN Worlders for the 3.5 ruleset for 7th-level characters. It takes place in the sewer system of any city, so it should be useful for some ideas, at the least, and it's FREE. Happy New Year and Enjoy!