I do not dwink vine.

Really love the ideas but still waiting for the devil stat blocks!!

Hey pointy hat I had an idea for a beholder race where a beholder has a nightmare of becoming a human and so it gives birth to a half human half beholder creature The half beholder half human would look like a Medusa with all the eye stalks but I was wondering what racial abilities should the half beholder have that still make it a balanced race

WHERE IS THE DEVIL STUFF

Hello, fellow who has the same name as me. I looked at the doc in the description, and the vampires of pride, sloth and other 2 are missing, did you make statblocks for them ? Thanks!

In medieval times, people thought sickness was caused by evil spirits. Since they noticed you'd fall ill after drinking from stagnant water but not running water, they concluded that the demons and other dark beings were afraid of running water. Same reason for salt, silver and garlic having anti-evil properties.

Running water purifies in witchcraft and folk lore. So undead/ unholy things cannot cross. It's water version of salt circle. Salt purifies. By that standard I would say that a ring of fire and a circle of incense smoke should keep them out too! All 4 elements should have a way to do it in my opinion, but you have to remember, in the words of Jerry Danrisge "YOU have to have FAITH!"

in dnd its represented as the water burns like acid.

@@blackfox2973 In Vampire the Masquerade Faith, specifically True Faith can ward off or even kill vampires. The person's faith does not have too be in God or any specific deity so long as they have True Faith in the object that represents their faith. An amazing example is how a man was able too drive off a Vampire with nothing but his credit card because he held true faith in power of money.

We once washing machined a vampire to death with wall of force and control water.

It did weaken him though

@@genericname2747 it was like "Ouch a tiny bit of my unstoppable power is gone"

@@damianmorningstar3150 You know, it's funny that most Dracula media makes him weak to sunlight. We decided he was too powerful and needed a way to stop him

@@genericname2747 We wanted to give ourselves some chance of survival, so we made him slightly less terrifyingly powerful

@@genericname2747 Fun fact; in the novel Dracula was actually thought by Van Hellsing to be much more powerful then he showed, but even Dracula himself didn't know the limits of his own power. Because in the hundreds of years he spent locked in his castle, he never bothered to test his upper limits. This put the protagonists against the clock because now that Dracula was expanding into England he started getting curious, and the longer they waited to deal with him the bolder he got as he started to realize just how much more powerful he was compared to the average person.

any dick biting from the vamps?

Cool idea!

Cool idea. In my games the Sins are Different kinds of demons but I like your version too. Also in my game ghouls are a type of subo undead. There magically muntated corrupted cannulas that feel the rule of smart fast zombie's that only die if you destroy there head. Think 30 days of night 28 Days later resident evil 4 or the hills have eyes. Zombie work on reanamater rules. Aka every part of the zombie is animated independently. No head no problem. The only way to stop a zombie for good in my world is to complete destroy them. Defeat zombies in combat only real immobilizes them.

Nice!!! Great idea!

Ahhhh lists

That's just chupacabras

What a goated story I’m so sorry

I gotta run this

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I think i've heard a point about scaring their prey before attacking them because that too makes the blood run faster.

@@Lilith_Harbinger either way, blood still be flowin

I like to think their regeneration also gives them flawless skin, as it removes any and all impurities, scars etc.

Part of the “vampires are beautiful” lore comes from how corpses decay. People didn’t use to burn the dead. They would bury them whole. As a corpse decomposes, the skin shrinks back because it’s drying out, but hair doesn’t decompose. On a corpse, hair and nails will look longer, and if beauty is marked by long hair, a corpse could look “more beautiful” in death because of the hair.

We had vampire mosquitos. They lived like shitty poor criminals.

She'd make for an utterly terrifying vampire of pride. Although would she still keep her firebending as an undead monster?

@@navilluscire2567 It's too cool to leave out. But lets make it, say, ghostly green fire, and have it to do necrotic damage as it rapidly decays stuff instead of burning them. Or we could keep it blue but have it be really cold instead of hot.

@@TheHornedKing You're a genius.

@@TheHornedKing make it crimson red and still burn, but saps blood/health as well?

Also i play a game called Darkest Dungeon who have a DLC (Crimson Court) who make vampires to the game but the in game the "Vampires" have a very interesting and scary apperence. They are not the bat cliche one They are creatures who 100% fed on blood like mosquitos

I'm glad someone mentioned this. The fact that it is specifically stated as a simple melee weapon makes it a decently powerful gimmick. Imagine getting a crit with it as a high level monk with the piercer feat. You could basically get an average +20 to your next ability check.

Bite-fu

Oh, shit. One of my boss battles has now become WAY more challenging and fun. And I spiced that up before, that guy is gonna be trouble

And if you don't mind rules shenanigans and animal cruelty you can keep a bag of rats on your belt to get the buff on demand.

while being based on constitution. now add in 1 level or barbarian and you are fully dex and con based thus having amazing HP and AC, now add kensai monk subclass for extra damage on your bites, and you got a mobile, tanky and ok on damage monk that gets better at hitting when they are below half HP.

Also other polish vampire has two hearts to rows of teeth when the first heart dies the second starts controling the human

@@kzik3635 Its called "Strzygoń" if Im correct. I personaly prefer version where person with two souls becomes possesed by this second one when the first one goes to afterlife. But thing with teeth and hearth's is "correct" for me.

@@mateuszbanaszak4671 i know i am polish strzygoń lub strzyga

That's a literal DnD monster too, pointy hat forgot that one (tho it's not considered a vampire in DnD, so maybe didnt forget and just purposely left it out)

can i get a, uhhh...*boneless* vampire?

I'm currently making a character that is a dhampir that would be a bard and have the qualities of a vampire of lust All he knows is be gay and do crimes yes its terrifying

Why would it be terrifying? Because you could make a already generic hottie vampire lady that can also sing very well?

Failed at 13:23, but it was great to watch them try.

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He could've mentioned it in the first minute an end the video, VtM is peak vampirism.

​@@richardsmith2719 He kind of recreated the Camarilla with this video: Wrath - Brujah, Envy - Nosferatu, Gluttony - Gangrel, Sloth - Malkavian, Lust - Toreador, Greed - Tremere, Pride - Ventrue. I'm more shocked he did a 20 minute vampire video without a Blade reference? Or did I miss one?

​@@digitaljanushe didn't outright say it but he mentioned half vampire vampire hunters

I had a vampire in my game who used to be a librarian and loved showing off rare books to friends and colleagues, and now hoards books for his own selfish desire.

@@paulcoy9060 neat, were they intelligence based or normal?

@@Geese3 A regular vampire, more like a 1960's Hammer film character, Supporting Actor, not Christopher Lee, but he had levels in Wizard because of studying. CR 7, smarter and more capable than a Spawn, but not a full Vampire Lord.

@@paulcoy9060 Seem like a small dragon =))

Here here to hear Jiang shi! Also, I know this is ouy of their wheel house.... but a VtM video or two would be greatly appreciated ❤

To be fair, Pathfinder 2e manages this without Legendary Resistances.

Hey, I understand 5e DnD, so I looked up the stats for a vampire (mastermind, Elite 10) in Pf 2e. I see it has (what looks to me as a 5e-person) some very high bonuses to saves, and immunity to paralysis type conditions, which I assume includes Hold Monster/Person etc. Tangentially, what would an average player DC as well as a min mixer DC look generally like going up against p2e Strahd? But mainly, is the immunity to paralysis and a few other effects all it really needs to not get one round lock-downed against a decent party? Or are there some extra mechanics in p2e coming into play to run that kind of fight. (Not that a vampire mastermind should really be alone, they would have some spawn and some bats at minimum in their lair)

@@SweetPeteInTheBackSeat some of these I don't know off the top of my head, but I can say it's not just the immunities, but also game balance and mechanics of PF2e as a system, especially how some of the conditions work differently than 5e, the degrees of success (crits being +/- 10 and often being accounted for in various spell effects and abilities), and the design elements that include that, plus the three action economy to some degree. For example, a lot of commonly accessible and used status effects and spells use conditions that apply a bonus/penalty to some or all d20 rolls (checks, attacks, saves) and/or DCs, and usually only by a few points. Like Frightened as a base condition in pf2e usually has an associated value with it, and applies that value as a penalty to all d20 rolls and DCs (including spell DCs and AC). Like, Frightened 1 reduces everything by 1, frightened 2 by 2, and so on. On the one hand, because the base math for mechanics are so tight on encounter balancing basis, a +/- 1 can make a huge difference on its own, especially when applied to so many stats at once. But, it's also not as swingy or detrimental as advantage/disadvantage, which can make a huge difference too. Plus, using the example of Frightened, your frightened value decreases by 1 at the end of each round, so it's detrimental, but doesn't just shut you down indefinitely. Sickened is similar, reduces a some values by a numerical amount, but instead of it reducing it automatically, you can choose to spend an action to wretch and try and reduce it. Other things, like slow or haste, and just automatic combat stoppers. They give or take away actions, which in the 3 action economy is, again, substantial, but it doesn't lead to entire turns being wasted (usually). Stun works similarly. You have a stun value, and lose a number of actions on your turn up to that value.... BUT, that value is reduced by your next turn as well (ex, stunned 4, lose 3 actions this turn, next turn reduces to stunned 1, lose 1 action that turn, then no longer stunned). All that to say, a lot of the general balance of pf2e is about making an impact, but not letting either side really completely lose their turns (to a certain extent). You lose things, you are forced to make hard choices, but more often than not the choice or ability to choose isn't taken away. And that usually applies to both player characters and enemies. And on that thought, Higher level challenges are balanced to have higher saves and succeed those saves against players spells and abilities more often than not, and certainly more often that players should mathematically succeed. BUT, spells and abilities have effects for critical failures, failures, successes, and critical successes. So even if an enemy succeeds it's save against your effect, it will still do something to them. A failure? Even better, but it usually doesn't shut them down. A critical failure? OK, this is where the tide often turns, players feel the surge and feel awesome, but enemies usually still aren't entirely shut down, can still do *something* and the players still have to be smart.

The problem lies in the "make or suck" mechanic. No critical/normal success or failure. I use LRs not as LRs, i donot nullify effect, but make it less deadly as a debuff or less dmg. Like: "the badguy is not quick enough to avoid your lightning strike, but he uses some kind of a magic to resist it!" The most boring example is to give an effect of Absorb Elements against dmg effect. The more interesting idea is "he steps away from Ki strike, but in a hurry he didn't notice as a fighter gets behind him! Fighter, would you like to make an Opportunity attack?" Or: "He is stunned, but only for a moment before he overcomes it. The exact moment which fighter need to strike!" And that is exciting way. You can trade away the real danger (Force wall, Stunned condition and etc) for a less harmful effect => free attacks, fall damage and breaking his equipment.

Raise all the monster's saves and remove the legendary resistance. Serves the same purpose, but the monster comes across as tough and impressive instead of having plot armor.

Make the use of LR require a cost. Think of an LR use not as a monster's get out of jail free card, but a player-activated phase transition. An outsider forces its minions to die in its place or sacrifices its magic weapon to anchor itself in the plane. An evil wizard breaks free of a player's compulsion by activating an explosive contingency as a distraction. A hydra tears free the head that a devastating spell just struck. A LR is a big monster's panic button, and as such should feel like one.

@@Dyneamaeus you ve said it beautifully

monster can spend a legendary resistance to add a d20 to save, or to add hit points equal to their cr after they hit 0. It’s what I use most of the time. It’s not perfect but it gets the job done, just gotta effectively communicate it to the players that this monster is bending the laws of fate and story and belief around it.

I did something similar years ago, but I focused more on Clan than Generation. That beautiful vampire who looks like a delicate flower just "took the hit" from your vorpal sword and now he's turning into a wolf? Gangrel. That other beautiful delicate flower of a vampire is seducing your entire party while he/she is painting a canvas? Toreador. The aristocrat....well the last one could command animals and this one can do the same thing, so it must be the same kind of vam....HOLY CRAP it's turning into some kind of chiropterean horror 8 feet tall!!!! Hmm, don't mistake a Tzimisce for a Ventrue. Honestly, in D&D, one can stick with "clan only" Disciplines and still throw the PCs for a loop. That philopher-king vampire? If you win initiative he might not be able to stand much punishment, but if HE wins initiative, the PC's are gonna quickly learn that Celerity and Potence (translated to D&D) can wipe the walls with the heroes. And ghouls, yeah, gotta love the paranoia that ghouls bring to the game :)

@@1005corvuscorax Oh the clans are super cool too. Right now I only have in mind to use Hecata and I'm using Tzimisce for a character backstory (his father is now a Tzimisce) and it's great, adds so much flavor to wats usually a basic enemy

You can meet vampires in Esoteric Enterprises. They are as suppressed by the state as crack dealers, sex traffickers, cults to the dark goat and mob hitmen. You can play one. Then you learn that the the state is still scarier.

I run legendary resistance as a "whenever a roll would be made" rather than a "whenever a roll is failed" That way I can narrate some flourish of dark magic that protects the vampire from being sent to the astral plane like raising a shield.

Why do I get the impression that this happened to you?

@@whitemink0939 I just saw a comment where the commenter's players turned his boss into a frog and threw him out the window. I decided to make my scenario more surefire since the boss might survive the fall.

Yeah, would you prefer if your final boss monster fell victim the polymorph+power word kill combo?

They’re shapechangers so they can’t be polymorphed (Any/all)

My friend had those weirdos. We mugged them.

Imagine stumbling across a monk temple, known by locals to be friendly and peaceful, only to find that it is secretly a vampire coven. With an ancient and extremely wise leader

Lol nice though my bard is almost celebrate because the church is violent to that and one time he almost did sleep with someone they were a skinwalker.... so yeah lol.

December must've been his favorite month

manslayer much?

oh my goodness I love this

This is when a succubus/incubus is great to use. Can come up with lots of ways to fuck with the horny bard

I went by this comment without reading it carefully and thought you wanted to play a vampire sloth. Then I watched the rest of the video and it made more sense.

@@georgecook83 Well... Now I want to play a vampire sloth.

@@CapnAlces drinks through the huge claws.

​@@georgecook83nightmare fuel

Why do so many vampires hang out at restaurants? Because they're always looking for their next bite.

Would Envy know the're Envy? And for that matter, would Pride be too prideful to admit the're Pride?

Good question. ... I think it would still count. I am aware of my envyness and I know that it won't solve anything, yet I still (it's a bad trait if mine) sometimes want someone's downfall in order for me to ascend. (I'll correct miself due time but it's still there), an sloth works probably the same way. As for pride, you got me. But if I had to choose, I would say no. They shouldn't be able to claim their sin as pride. Probably would just say that "I'm only stating facts, that's how good I am!" If they have any second thoughts, that wouldn't count as pride. Although, it's a question of perspective, and that's only my humble opinion among the great minds here. 🤗

Our dm of the current campaign is having the 7 sins as almost primordial beings. They have avatars and they are not fun. The sin of lusts avatar is actually my characters father.... and last night another sin's avatar was infused into another player to unlock some new powers since I sorta ruined the other way by banishing the shadow monster we were gonna fight.

I figured I wouldn't be the only one who had been working with the 7 deadly sins. In my current campaign concept, the BBEG handed out 7 magical rings, which grant an increasing amount of power as someone lives up to their corresponding sin, as a way to spread havoc. This video was actually good inspiration for what the owners of those rings would be capable of.

Same difference

@@wasabilover1293 ikr

Liking to get pointy hat to see this, not for the furry thing, but because werewolves are cool as fudge due to their amazing story utility

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That's next year's Halloween special

Reflavour it all you like, it’s still lame and uninteresting when something just gets to choose to succeed.

@@MayHugger yeah no I definitely agree, it's a really annoying mechanic that pisses players off every single time. I just thought that it was a kind of interesting way of incorporating it into the world and making a fight more difficult for super high leveled players instead of just using it w/ zero explanation.

Responding to the end question: I would definitely become a vampire of wrath. Being cut down by a vampire in melee because I just wasn't strong enough? Oh boy.

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