Category:Standard Vampire

Use this category for the standard (Western) vampire strain, as in the kind from the Monster Manual (3.5)], Pathfinder Bestiary, or Monstrous Manual

The standard vampire:

• drinks blood
• can spider climb up walls
• can summon animals to serve it
• can transform into mist, a wolf, or a bat
• drains two levels of life energy with a hit of a slam or other natural weapon
• regenerates wounds quickly
• turns to mist upon death and must seek out its coffin
• Has immunity or DR to nonmagical weapons
• Has enhanced Ability Scores, both physical and mental

A standard vampire has the following vulnerabilities and weaknesses

• Fatally vulnerable to sunlight or running water
• Held at bay or repulsed by garlic, mirrors, or strongly presented holy symbols
• May be incapacitated by a wood stake through the heart.
• May not enter a private building or structure without being invited.
• Leaves no shadow or reflection in a mirror