Who is this 'Tork Shaw' person? ;-)Tork has been my go-to guy for "OMG we need 'X' NOW" for the APs and other projects for a while now. You can see his name throughout the Jade Regent and Skull & Shackles Adventure Paths and will be seeing it even more in the coming months. He's a damn fine designer and good people (and gods help you if you jackals scare this one off!).
Tork, you're also kind of a rock star, so if you want, feel free to go on about your self a bit. The peoples, they want to know!
*blush* Mr Schneider, you are too kind. Now I'm all embarrassed, but in the spirit of introductions...
My only current living character is a gnome summoner called Odillinar. Sadly, I had to abandon him and my Pathfinder group for a job in Athens, but it was a Jade Regent campaign so he is still on the caravan, soaking up resources and contributing nothing. Its just what the grumpy old critter would have wanted.
I work for a (digital (boo! hiss!)) games company in Greece so if anyone wants to know what the end of civilisation looks like, I'm your man. While everyone goes feral outside my window I'll just skulk around here chewing my fingers nervously at the expectant comments on this publication!
So no more stalking him and popping out of his bedroom closet when he gets out of the shower anymore?He's a damn fine designer and good people (and gods help you if you jackals scare this one off!).
*sadface* but thats the highlight of my ablutions.
Job in Greece, you Sir, are a brave fellow indeed...
hehe, its as bad as all that (yet).
My only current living character is a gnome summoner called Odillinar. Sadly, I had to abandon him and my Pathfinder group for a job in Athens, but it was a Jade Regent campaign so he is still on the caravan, soaking up resources and contributing nothing. Its just what the grumpy old critter would have wanted.
That's what you think. ;-)
Mentioning Twilight is just mean, I'm sure the writer of this suppliment will have more respect for the material.
On the topic of sunlight and vampires, by the way, that part of vampire lore was added by the movie Nosferatu as an excuse for the director to end the movie on the right note (spoiler: vampire dies, the couple lives happily ever after). Dracula walks about during the day in the novel, though his victim Lucy Westenra only emerges at night because Van Helsing hypothesizes that she was turned in her sleep under hypnosis and so her vampire self can only emerge at night.
Similarly, Dracula's predecessors in literature, Carmilla and Lord Ruthven, weren't limited to nocturnal habits.
Before that in folklore, part of the horror of the vampire myth was that anyone you know could be a vampire. Husbands, wives, strangers, anyone, much like witches and werewolves. In a way it was a similar kind of horror that modern audiences would find in pod-people and doppelgangers. Wandering about at night, of course, was a bad sign since a vampire would need to feed discretely but during the day they'd act like everyone else to blend in.
I too would like a vampire based on the literary sourcesnot German Cinema..or is that Kinema?
But lets not encourage the playing of undead as Characters..unless SKR is going to do a Ghostwalk Style book for Pathfinder..now that would be radical.
I too would like a vampire based on the literary sourcesnot German Cinema..or is that Kinema?
"Kino", actually.
Thank you Zaister.
I'm wondering if the vampiric heritages will be handled like the tiefling heritages in Blood of Fiends, with alternate stats, skill bonuses and spell-like ability.
Who is this 'Tork Shaw' person? ;-)Tork has been my go-to guy for "OMG we need 'X' NOW" for the APs and other projects for a while now. You can see his name throughout the Jade Regent and Skull & Shackles Adventure Paths and will be seeing it even more in the coming months. He's a damn fine designer and good people (and gods help you if you jackals scare this one off!).
Tork, you're also kind of a rock star, so if you want, feel free to go on about your self a bit. The peoples, they want to know!
*blush* Mr Schneider, you are too kind. Now I'm all embarrassed, but in the spirit of introductions...
My only current living character is a gnome summoner called Odillinar. Sadly, I had to abandon him and my Pathfinder group for a job in Athens, but it was a Jade Regent campaign so he is still on the caravan, soaking up resources and contributing nothing. Its just what the grumpy old critter would have wanted.
I work for a (digital (boo! hiss!)) games company in Greece so if anyone wants to know what the end of civilisation looks like, I'm your man. While everyone goes feral outside my window I'll just skulk around here chewing my fingers nervously at the expectant comments on this publication!
I met Tork at PaizoCon and he is a very good guy. I even sat with him at the banquet (though he was next to useless during the trivia contest...;)). I am really looking onward to seeing what he does with this book.
I have to say that I am very curious about this book. Will have to wait and see.
Twilight is to me like taking a bottle of your favorite alcohol and using it to start the bonfire. Now you have nothing to drink but the people who could not appreciate it think it a great primer for bonfires. It is one where when I read any of the comments of people who love Twilight going to read "Dracula" and say it is horrible and don't understand why anyone would like it that I want to scream. I hope nothing in the companion makes me think Twilight.
I am curious on what all could happen with this. Sort of curious about the hunters. I was a big fan of White Wolf World of Darkness when it was first starting and before group fell apart. I would like to see some more lore and really don't want to see any characters that would work like Blade.
Makes me wonder about a Were- book but I am happy with this as I remember as a kid saying I wanted to grow up to be a vampire hunter. Vampires, werewolves, Frankensteins, and mummies always interested me.
That would be interesting book as well. Something with Frankenstein type and mummy types. Not too interested in the liches.
Still if I am looking forward to this book as it is the one that has me wanting to read it over any others I have seen.
I met Tork at PaizoCon and he is a very good guy. I even sat with him at the banquet (though he was next to useless during the trivia contest...;)). I am really looking onward to seeing what he does with this book.
Ha! Clearly I was just trying not to skew the answers with my fast Golari-knowledge ;)
Nice to meet you - I hope you had a good time!
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I have to say that I am very curious about this book. Will have to wait and see.
Twilight is to me like taking a bottle of your favorite alcohol and using it to start the bonfire. Now you have nothing to drink but the people who could not appreciate it think it a great primer for bonfires. It is one where when I read any of the comments of people who love Twilight going to read "Dracula" and say it is horrible and don't understand why anyone would like it that I want to scream. I hope nothing in the companion makes me think Twilight.
I am curious on what all could happen with this. Sort of curious about the hunters. I was a big fan of White Wolf World of Darkness when it was first starting and before group fell apart. I would like to see some more lore and really don't want to see any characters that would work like Blade.
Makes me wonder about a Were- book but I am happy with this as I remember as a kid saying I wanted to grow up to be a vampire hunter. Vampires, werewolves, Frankensteins, and mummies always interested me.
That would be interesting book as well. Something with Frankenstein type and mummy types. Not too interested in the liches.
Still if I am looking forward to this book as it is the one that has me wanting to read it over any others I have seen.
Just because you bring it up. I like Twilight. I like Dracula. I enjoyed the stories written by Anne Rice. I am an Old School Vampire Player. I also enjoy New World of Darkness Vampire. All of them are reasonable and acceptable interpretations of Vampires, a mythological creature. Vampires are represented in different ways by every culture they pop up in. In all honesty, of all of them interpretations I have seen of Vampires, if you read the books and really think about it, Twilights Vampires are the most terrifying. All of the power and none of the weaknesses.
Back on topic. I am looking forward to this book, and hoping that there is support for Dhampir that do not embrace their heritage. Also hoping that nothing reminiscent of Twilight is in there.:P
I have to say that I am very curious about this book. Will have to wait and see.
Twilight is to me like taking a bottle of your favorite alcohol and using it to start the bonfire. Now you have nothing to drink but the people who could not appreciate it think it a great primer for bonfires. It is one where when I read any of the comments of people who love Twilight going to read "Dracula" and say it is horrible and don't understand why anyone would like it that I want to scream. I hope nothing in the companion makes me think Twilight.
Just because you bring it up. I like Twilight. I like Dracula. I enjoyed the stories written by Anne Rice. I am an Old School Vampire Player. I also enjoy New World of Darkness Vampire. All of them are reasonable and acceptable interpretations of Vampires, a mythological creature. Vampires are represented in different ways by every culture they pop up in. In all honesty, of all of them interpretations I have seen of Vampires, if you read the books and really think about it, Twilights Vampires are the most terrifying. All of the power and none of the weaknesses.
Back on topic. I am looking forward to this book, and hoping that there is support for Dhampir that do not embrace their heritage....
Oh, I have nothing wrong with someone liking Twilight. There is plenty of werewolf things I have seen that I don't like. I dislike people (I have experienced it) that think it is how vampires are. I personally think Bram Stoker's Dracula is one that is the scariest I could think of. I feel like him letting Jonathon Harker survive was his only mistake.
Vampires are full of differences and I even enjoy playing ones that are trying to work at being good. I also enjoy playing hunters though that is something I have gotten to do little of. I am hoping to do that with this book.
Well hopefully this one will do for Dhampir that the other books did for Aasimar and Tiefling.
I also heard that this one will have a new format, is that correct?
The way description makes it sound is as if there rules in this book to play as these vampires not just Dhampir versions.
Hmmm ... I'm now thinking this could be the basis for an awesome mini-campaign. The characters start off at low levels in a land overrun by vampires, and have to both survive and eventually prevail. I'm thinking something like Daybreakers.
Probably not enough for a long-running campaign or an adventure path, but certainly enough for a few games, minimum.
Great. Now I have to go and look at adding yet another subscription.
Paizo, you're really dipping into my drinking budget!
At the very least I will be picking up this book.
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Announced for October! The cover image is a mockup, and will change prior to publication.I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months.
I'm not following, are you hoping your dhampir paladin dies so you can make a goblin alchemist?
I'm not following, are you hoping your dhampir paladin dies so you can make a goblin alchemist?Announced for October! The cover image is a mockup, and will change prior to publication.I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months. I must make my dhampir paladin survive for three more months.
I think he wants to make a kitsune sorcerer and max out on enchantment DC bonuses.
I will be getting this book..but I doubt I'll ever use it..the subject matter and the basic premise leave me cold..and with concerns that PF is going in a direction it should not even look at.
Question for Mr. James Jacobs on this. We'll we be seeing some of the following material:
A vampire strain akin to Ravenloft's version of the Nosferatu (aka no energy drain ability and less strong/tough but more beautiful and human-like [especially after feeding] plus capable of inflicting more powerful domination of victims through it's blood drain, can maintain control of it's spawn during the day, and can regenerate [even after slain] when exposed to moonlight)?
Anti-Vampire Options for Firearms and Ammunition?
A better version of the Vampire Hunter Archetype (for the Inquisitor class)? Very serious on this one. The one we got now kinda lacks that undead-slaying OOMPH ya dig?
Better defined rules on how to permanently slay a vampire via it's weaknesses (instead of having to find the vampire's coffin, filling's mouth with holy waffers/water, chop it's head off, the burn both the head and body [this can be a BIT TEDIOUS as you can imagine]). Wouldn't simply killing it and reducing it to ash via fire be enough?
Better defined vampire weaknesses (amending it's Damage Reduction to be DR 10/good, fire, silver, and wood and possibly giving it water vulnerability as well [like a 3.5 Crawling Head's Water Vulnerability])?
Very very cool
I hope this means Blood of the Moon, hunting and playing lycanthropes is close behind
I hope so. I'd love that so damned much. TwT
You know, perhaps instead of a new vampiric strain with all the extra stuff I mentioned in my post above it might be a better idea to just include new vampiric abilities:
Blood Domination (Su) (CR +1)
A victim of the vampire’s Blood Drain special attack must make a Will save or suffer the effects of a more potent version of a normal vampire’s Dominate special attack. The effect persists until a break enchantment spell is cast upon the victim or the vampire is slain.
Moonlight Regeneration (Su) (CR +1)
The vampire gains regeneration 5 (magic and silver) when either it or its remains (even if its remains are reduced to fine ash) are exposed to direct moonlight. Magical moonlight does not count as direct moonlight in this case. This ability allows the vampire to be restored to life (or unlife as it where) after it is slain.
Or perhaps alternate vampiric weaknesses (in order to tone down the sheer power a vampire can often bring to bear against a party of adventures). Perhaps the vampire’s vampiric strain has been “diluted” over the years and thus abnormalities have sprouted up:
Positive Energy Afflicted (Su) (CR -1)
Before attaining it’s unlife the vampire was a creature possessing a class that often channeled positive energy (such as a cleric or paladin). The channeling of this energy in it’s life has led to the vampire becoming infused (or rather afflicted) with a lingering amount of positive energy in it’s unlife. The vampire does not possess the Energy Drain Special Attack other vampires possess is.
Water Vulnerability (Su) (CR -1)
Water affects the vampire in the same manner that acid affects most living creatures. Water deals 1d6 points of damage to the vampire per round of exposure except in the case of total immersion, which deals 10d6 points of damage per round. Attacks involving water (such as a thrown vial) count as one round of exposure unless stated otherwise (such as a tsunami spell or a bronze dragon’s tidal wave ability).
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Also, I know Paths of Prestige just came out and it would be really REALLY AWESOME if we got a Prestige Class to AUGMENT the Inquisitor's Vampire Hunter archetype. Paizo could even do the same thing with a Vampire Hunter prestige class that they did with the Winter Witch prestige class (aka only allow the taking of the class when one fully acquires all the abilities of the archetype of the same name).
As for abilities for a Vampire Hunter prestige class, the ability to Channel Energy, becoming immune to an undead's "Create Spawn" ability, and even gaining a "Final Death" ability which allows the hunter to permanently kill an undead with the Rejuvenation ability or a vampire whose HD equals the Vampire Hunters. Finally, perhaps we could get a Ammunition, Pellets (Silver) option for Gunslingers looking to use shotguns and blunderbusses against those pesky bloodsuckers! ^_^
I suspect Wellard is concerned that Paizo is following current popular trends; vampires and werewolves are big at the moment so they may want to cash in on the demand. I suspect a similar motivator came about for Blizzard with the Worgen race.
While I appreciate some people wish to play vampires and the like, I've never really seen them as a staple and I'd have thought that some of the other 'half-breeds' would have seen a Companion book before the dhampir.
Nonetheless, Paizo is a company and they have to make a profit, so of market research tells them vampires are hot property then they need to listen to that, I guess.
Absolutely, but as a GM who primarily plays in PbP format I would be reluctant to accept a dhampir unless I was playing an evil-only game due to their drawbacks with regards healing and party cohesion. I suspect a lot of other GMs will be in the same boat.
Way of the Wicked re-flavoured to vampires might be awesome though.
Are Nosferatu dhampirs butt ugly powerhouses? I hope this is a yes.
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Way of the Wicked re-flavoured to vampires might be awesome though.
It's funny you mention that. In Book IV of "Way of the Wicked" there is an outline for running the AP entirely with vampires entitled "Empire of Night". Instead of winning the nation for Asmodeus instead you are transforming Talingarde into a kingdom governed by vampires.
Gary McBride
Fire Mountain Games
Gary McBride running an Empire of Night game here? ;)
Any word on a possible Strigoi Vampire bloodline?
Okay, so we have the following Vampiric Bloodlines in this book so far: Jiang-shi, Moroi, Nosferatu, and Vetala
What about the Strigoi Bloodline?
I will be getting this book..but I doubt I'll ever use it..the subject matter and the basic premise leave me cold..and with concerns that PF is going in a direction it should not even look at.Huh? What shouldn't the company look at?
I'm curious about this too. Would you mind elaborating, DM Wellard?
Why has a perfect Halloween themed players companion gotten moved to November? :( Why?
Why has a perfect Halloween themed players companion gotten moved to November? :( Why?Don't know but my bank account is happy we will have two easy months in a row after the past few brutal months.
But I'm addicted to pathfinder. If I don't get my pathfinder fix every month, I go into withdrawal and suffer the Bleaching! (Yes I am a gnome you got a problem with that. :I )
Actually, it seems to have been pushed back to December... :(
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But I'm addicted to pathfinder. If I don't get my pathfinder fix every month, I go into withdrawal and suffer the Bleaching! (Yes I am a gnome you got a problem with that. :I )Why has a perfect Halloween themed players companion gotten moved to November? :( Why?Don't know but my bank account is happy we will have two easy months in a row after the past few brutal months.
Not at all, I like gardens, a flesh to stone spell and you're good to go for my newest garden. :)