Each round of immersion in running water inflicts damage on a vampire equal to one-third of its maximum hit points—a vampire reduced to 0 hit points in this manner is destroyed.
Speed: Same as the base creature. If the base creature has a swim speed, the vampire is not unduly harmed by running water.
So do PC's have a swim speed or can you smell vampires before you see them? or dose gasous form = stinking cloud?
Creatures don't have a swim speed unless it states that they have one (example: swim 60 ft). This is usually saved for those with the aquatic subtype.
As for smell, there's always perfume and oils.
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They could always bathe in whiskey, or set themselves aflame...heck or both!
Then again there's always 12 second showers followed by much screaming.
Not sure that medieval people bathed much, not that the undead would worry about it, since they don't sweat and stuff.
They are masters of Yoga and bathe like cats.
<yes, I do have mind bleach here for sale>
On a more serious note, we're talking medieval/renaissance tech levels here. Hence a bath was the most common form of bathing (showers were probably close to unheard of). Thus you take a really large basin and fill it with water, then soak and scrub. No running water to worry about.
Sponge bath, of course.
Its running water that causes damage, not all water. A regular bath should be just fine.
So any body of water with a current or a heavy rain = pain.
got it
Even with a heavy rain it's not full immersion.
Ahhhh so complete dunking is the key.
I see where you're going Funky Badger...And I Like It!
Oh Drat and Bother...
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Hmmmm. Running water.
Hmmmm. Decanter of Endless Water.
Hmmmm.
There's an old comic from the 90s (can't remember which one) where they battled a vampire horde with fire hoses.
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Vampires bathe in the blood of innocents. I thought everyone knew that.
Another thought, blood itself is nearly 80% water, so drinking blood is effectively drinking running water.
Since vampires don't die from this, we must assume there is level of purity required I the water for it to destroy them. Maybe pure running streams are hazidous, but muddy flood waters are fine. Food for thought
Cheers.
The origin of the weakness was born from the myth of vampires themselves, the creatures were so terrifying the myth needed something built in to protect from it. Things like Garlic were extremely common back in those days to mask things like slightly rotten meat (no fridges) and it was extremely common to live near natural running water.
Rivers, streams, brooks as such is listed as something many undead can't pass over.
Simply pouring water (unless it's holy water) on or pass a vampire doesn't work, so there for the decanter of endless water wouldn't work. It has to be running water, not poured water, so natural sources of running water are it.
Other wise water balloons would be devastating!
Milk? Still water scented with rose petals?
Even with a heavy rain it's not full immersion.
This thread is ruining my immersion.
-Uncle Vlad
Better yet how do Vampires shave?
If they are undead their hair doesn't grow.... so better get that cool handle bar stash grown in before the vamp bites you!
It's called a whores bath, they just touch up the appropriate areas, apply a ton of scent and off they go!
The origin of the weakness was born from the myth of vampires themselves, the creatures were so terrifying the myth needed something built in to protect from it. Things like Garlic were extremely common back in those days to mask things like slightly rotten meat (no fridges) and it was extremely common to live near natural running water.
Rivers, streams, brooks as such is listed as something many undead can't pass over.
Simply pouring water (unless it's holy water) on or pass a vampire doesn't work, so there for the decanter of endless water wouldn't work. It has to be running water, not poured water, so natural sources of running water are it.
Other wise water balloons would be devastating!
It's not just the availability; running water is generally seen as a source of life and thus anathema to the undead. Similarly, garlic protects against decay -and thus again the undead.
As such, I'd allow the decanter, since it is a *source* of water, unlike a balloon which is merely a container.Traditionally, holy symbols also work when presented boldly, even by non-priests. In D&D, the GM might allow a holy symbol to deal damage like, say, a dagger. Possibly with a touch attack, as merely holding it agains a vampire's clothing is enough to burn them. Alternatively, a boldly presented symbol might function like a Sanctuary spell (level 1 cleric spell, will save to ignore).
