The Vampires - Strengths and Weaknesses

There are a number of things that vampires are strong or weak to, and the following list covers the general idea. However, you are encouraged to give your character his own strengths and weaknesses, separate from this list.

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Strengths

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Prowess

Vampires are much stronger, faster, and more "evolved" than many of the other species. Physically speaking, their bodies are powerhouses that require little maintenance compared to a race like humanity. They also have an incredible amount of knowledge, generally speaking, considering most of them are older than a century and have accumulated knowledge, wealth, and skill for most of their lives.

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Immortal

Vampires, while they are not invulnerable, are immortal. They stop aging at whatever age they are awakened, and their bodies become physically strong and adaptable. Unless an outside force, or immortality sickness, were to take their lives, vampires would literally live forever.

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Resistant

Because they are, in effect, undead, vampires are not affected by human illness or weakness at all. They never get sick, and they are never affected by disease, even when they are starving. They are also resistant to many types of wounds, and it takes much more to harm them than it does to harm any other species.

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Weaknesses

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Fire

Vampires are extremely flammable. Like, paper dipped in gasoline, if a fire breaks out around them, they better not touch it or else they're going to have a hell of a time putting it out. If they do catch fire, they have an extremely short duration of time to put the fire out before it consumes them entirely. And, if a limb is lost in a fire, it cannot heal or regrow. Any other wound caused by fire can be healed, though it heals at a mortal rate and will significantly scar. Note: this is only for fire produced naturally. Flames produced through magic have less of an effect and will not catch a vampire on fire any faster than it will anything else.

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Sunlight

Vampires are extremely susceptible to the sun. While they will not burst into flames immediately upon entering sunlight, they will suffer. It burns more like a third degree burn - with boils and blisters, as if the vampire has severe sun sickness. If exposure is prolonged, they will eventually burn to a crisp, but it takes a while for the effects to be that bad. Any wound received due to exposure to sunlight heals slower than normal, though faster than at a mortal rate, unless the vampire has been exposed so long that they are set on fire. If this occurs, follow the guidelines for their weakness to natural fire.

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Ash Wood

Vampires are weak to weapons made of ash wood. In the past, these weapons were stakes which would be driven through the heart of a vampire, but in recent years, bullets made of the wood are the more preferred method, though any weapon constructed from an ash tree is effective. The wood burns the flesh of the vampire, and if it is introduced into the body (through projectile, stake, etc.), it weakens the vampire's strength. Vampires cannot heal from a wound caused by ash wood until the projectile is removed from their body.