Vampire Variant Rules (3.5e Variant Rule)/Half-Vampire Traits

Half-Vampire Traits

At 1 HD:

• +2 Strength, -2 Constitution, +2 Charisma
• Medium Humanoid: Half-Vampire retain humanoid type since they are not undead.
• +2 Natural Armor
• darkvision out to 60 feet
• low-light vision.
• + 2 to Saving Throw vs all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, and death effects.
• 25% Fortification vs Critical Hit (and Sneak Attack).
• Natural Attack: Bite 1d4
• LA: +2

At 4HDs:

• +1 Intelligence
• Damage Reduction 5/Silver or magic

At 6 HDs:

• + 4 to Saving Throw vs all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, and death effects.
• 50% Fortification vs Critical Hit (and sneak attack)
• Natural Armor Increase to 3

At 8 HD:

• + 1 Strength
• Natural Attack: Bite 1d6
• Damage Reduction 10/Silver or magic

At 10 HD:

• +1 Charisma
• Natural Armor Increase to 4

At 12 HD:

• Damage Reduction 15/Silver or magic

Weakness:

• Sun Intolerance: Take a -4 penalty on everything while exposed to sunlight.
• Garlic Nausea: Become Nauseous if garlic is within 10 ft. of the half-vampire. Fortitude Save (DC 15+1 per oz. of Garlic present) negate. Remain nauseous as long as the garlic is within 10 ft.
• Wooden Stake overcome natural armor and damage reduction.
• Holy water is treated as acid.
• Shaken when in or near holy places (such as the temple of a good aligned deity).

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