So A while back, I took a stab at my own take on vampires. In my personal campaign setting, vampirism is more a blood disease than a curse, and I wanted something that really highlighted that, focusing on the relative frailty of a creature who must feed on blood and flee the sunlight to live, rather than on the magical or physical power of an immortal undead.
The good news, is that I accomplished that. The bad news was that I did so a little too well. My original take on the Afflicted Vampire had more downsides that upsides, and all things said and done, was less powerful than a standard human. So I wanted to find a way to balance that out, without just making my vampires bog-standard immortal creatures of the night.
After some talk with players, and more thought into the exact origin of vampires in Aetheros, I decided that the best way to do this would be to give vampires a natural affinity for blood magic. So this updated version of My vampire race includes two Blood Feats, which vampire characters can choose from. One highlighting the ferocity and violent impulses the afflicted fight to control, and the other focusing on the dark magic that runs through their tainted blood. These feats are not limited to Vampires, but vampires do gain access to one for free, regardless of prerequisites
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