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alaskan_dragon wrote:ok but can magic grow over time with practice? i know magic is limited my energy, but the actual magic, can it grow/get stronger? is it possible to learn other types of magic? like earth magic or air magic?

vampirehunter42 wrote:The power of magic it really controlled by the game format you are in.

The D&D vampire relies on it's class for magic power. And a vampire wizard can cast any spell proper to its character level. But due to keeping things even, it's wizard level would be much lower than a normal human of the same ECL (effective character level). The vampire does have some spell-like abilities: Polymorph (into a bat, dire bat, wolf or dire wolf) it can summon rat or bat swarms or a small pack of wolves, dominate a creature to do its will, "blood drain" and "energy drain", it can create a vampire spawn, and can climb walls as the spell spider climb. (and a few other minor things)

A vampire from the game Vampire has it a little different. It use the "blood points" it has gained to heal points, activate blood like powers, and other things like that. But its "magic power" is a natural thing connected with its "clan" or "blood line" and powers can be gained with age and action.

But the main idea is if your vampire only does enough to feed, its power will not grow too fast. But do to its "personal power" its class powers are weaker over all.


There is a lot more but not knowing the game rules. There is no telling of the answers you need.

It is difficult to make a single description of the folkloric vampire, because its properties vary widely between different cultures.

The appearance of the European folkloric vampire contained mostly features by which one was supposed to tell a vampiric corpse from a normal one, when the grave of a suspected vampire was opened. The vampire has a "healthy" appearance and ruddy skin, he is often plump, his nails and hair have grown and, above all, he/she is not in the least decomposed.

The most common ways to destroy the vampire are driving a wooden stake through the heart, decapitation, and incinerating the body completely. Ways to prevent a suspected vampire from rising from the grave in the first place include burying it upside-down, severing the tendons at the knees, or placing poppy seeds on the ground at the gravesite of a presumed vampire in order to keep the vampire occupied all night counting. Chinese narratives about vampires also state that if a vampire comes across a sack of rice, s/he will have to count all of the grains. There are similar myths recorded on the Indian Subcontinent. South American tales of witches and other sorts of evil or mischievous spirits or beings have a similar aspect to it.[24]

Apotropaics, i.e. objects intended to inhibit or ward off vampires (as well as other evil supernatural creatures), include garlic (confined mostly to European legends), sunlight, a branch of wild rose, the hawthorn plant, and all things sacred (e.g., holy water, a crucifix, a rosary) or an Aloe vera plant hung backwards behind the door or near it, in South American superstition.[24] This weakness on the part of the vampire varies depending on the tale. In stories of other regions, other plants of holy or mystical properties sometimes have similar effects. In Eastern legends, vampiric creatures are often similarly warded by holy devices such as Shintō seals.[23]

Vampires are sometimes considered to be shape-shifters not limited to the common bat stereotype depicted in cartoons and movies. (Rather, vampires are said to morph into a wide variety of animals such as wolves, rats, moths, spiders, and so on).

Some Vampires in European folklore are said to cast no shadow and no reflection, perhaps arising from folklore regarding the vampire's lack of a soul.[23]. However this was not universal as the Ustrel (Poland) and Vyrolakos/Tympanios (Balkans) did supposedly case shadows and reflections.

Some traditions hold that a vampire cannot enter a house unless invited, although they only have to be invited once after this they can come and go as they please without further permission.[23]

Christian tradition holds that vampires cannot enter a church or holy place, as they are servants of the devil.

vampirehunter42 wrote:Just remember don't use movies or any book written after Bram Stoker's Dracula. They are all "modern fiction" morphing the "true vampire". As for "magic" powers, other than some minor mind control and some shape change, they have none. They have enough trouble just getting by from night to night.

alaskan_dragon wrote:I'm asking anyone who knows something about wizards/magic and vampires. what changes when a human takes their vampire form? just the teeth? can a vampire have wings? and magic, does magic grow stronger over time? is there ever a point where magic stops. is anything impossible with magic? if a wizard gets bit by a vampire and lives forever, will his power keep growing forever? please if anyone can give me any info, it would be very helpful. i need info for my RP role. Thanks to anyone who can contribute.