Café de Nuit

I strongly disagree and the reason is that a vampire cannot pass off as a human. It would be easier for a ghoul to do it, than a vampire. As a quick aside, and linked to this thread only through the theme of monsters impersonating humans... Or a ghul-kin: https://www.completecompendium.com/appendix...

As someone who doesn’t play, I’ll admit my suggestions are probably out of left field sometimes, but I do wonder if it ruins vampires. Have you never stayed up late, woke up early, or pulled an all nighter? Perhaps the vampire incurs penalties of some sort the next day or days, but this is a necess...

Just to get it out of the way, and speaking generally about vampires and their facade... As doctor Rudolph van Richten wrote in his treatise on vampires (VRGtV), "Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a 'typical' vampire". This simply-stated caveat should be applied to all that follows....

Taking away one weakness (from a list of them) from one monster is not the same as creating infinite offence in another. Yeah, I'm personally biased towards changing bits of the game like that, so thought exercises that go against the grain come easy to me. Ain't nothing sacred in D&D. Whereas ...

Just about busted the scotch tape holding the corners of the box together to snap this pic...heh

Nevermind. Won't let me upload the pic. Oh well.

Taking away one weakness (from a list of them) from one monster is not the same as creating infinite offence in another. Such a tweak may lead to a need to re-balance, but then again, with player ingenuity, it may not. Only the DM knows. As for me, I don't like the fact that all clerics can turn und...

But what if they didn't have to sleep? What if a vampire needing to "sleep" (or hybernate) only really needs it if/when they need to regenerate (negative energy) the most grievous of wounds? I mean, argument can be made that they are unliving creatures, so, why the need for sleep (outside ...

You can have both if you work for it. It's D&D. "Canon" is a misnomer, given the fact that the game is played, and thus only exists, at one group's table. Communities of fans such as this, as elsewhere, have used the term to refer to ideas, concepts, etc as those existing in official p...

Speaking of Van Richten, I think that sometimes we, as players, characters, and readers, need to keep reminding ourselves that he, although an authority on all things supernatural, is not an infallible source of information. He peppers his texts with such admission: "Unfortunately, there is no ...

actors (the day truly begins with the after hours parties) Actors have to rehearse though. Also a mirror is an essential item in an actors wardrobe which they sometimes share with fellow actors. Unless if it is a vampire troupe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gj3aY4pA2Y Budding actors, or actors ...

In my mind, anything that can, at the minimum, sow doubt in the minds of casual observers or those that the vampire in question takes into its sphere of unlife. It's mimicry (and/or arrogant mockery for some), but calculated. Something with a ready excuse, hand wave dismissal, a chuckle, fake surpri...

Sanguinia could work, what with the Masque of the Red Death analog, though the realm may be a bit smallish for a thick layer of intrigue. To bridge that you could merge Nosos, as Speedwagon kinda but not really suggested, though you'd probably have to knock its CL down so it better meshes, and then ...

Is Strongholds and Followers any good? That's a loaded question really, as it all depends on so many factors. Let me drop some biases first, followed by a few quick thoughts or opinions: 1. Any pdf that's asking for at least half of the price of a physical book with an equivalent page count is not w...

Strongholds and Followers is another good supplement for 5E too. Reminiscent of Basic (Expert/Companion/Master) rules D&D. Nice touch. I thought anyway.

Thanks man. Yeah, World Builder's Guidebook was a great jumpstart. Of course, after we all took a crack at mashed settings like "The Elven Realms" (pretty much FR, though with its paint scraped and without humans), "Dragonburn" (a peace offering to our one buddy who loved Dragonl...