Vampire, Vampire Form

The Vampire in its true vampire form epitomizes the terrifying and seductive power of these immortal creatures. Shifting from a humanoid guise into their fearsome and bloodthirsty true form, the Vampire becomes a relentless predator, embodying the horrors and allure of the undead.

When assuming its vampire form, the creature undergoes a grotesque transformation. Its visage becomes pale and gaunt, its eyes gleaming with an unholy hunger. Fangs elongate into razor-sharp teeth, ready to pierce the flesh of their prey. The Vampire’s appearance becomes a haunting reflection of its predatory nature, exuding an aura of seductive terror.

In this true form, the Vampire gains access to a vast array of supernatural abilities. It possesses incredible strength, far surpassing that of any mortal creature. Its heightened senses allow it to detect the faintest sounds and scents, enabling it to track prey with uncanny precision. With inhuman speed and agility, the Vampire can strike swiftly and lethally, disappearing into the shadows before their victims have a chance to react.

Perhaps most terrifying of all, the Vampire possesses the ability to drain the life force of its victims. With a bite, it can feast upon the blood of the living, sustaining itself and gaining strength from the very essence of its prey. This unholy act not only sustains the Vampire but can also turn the victim into a thrall, bound to serve the Vampire’s dark will.

In combat, the Vampire’s supernatural powers are a force to be reckoned with. It can command the forces of darkness, summoning swarms of bats or conjuring tendrils of shadow to ensnare its enemies. It can become a wisp of mist, rendering physical attacks futile. The Vampire is resilient, healing rapidly from wounds and shrugging off the effects of many spells and attacks.

Encountering a Vampire in its true form is to face the embodiment of horror, seduction, and immortal power. Its presence exudes an aura of darkness, allure, and a predatory hunger that strikes fear into the hearts of the living. Engaging with a Vampire requires unwavering courage, resourcefulness, and a deep understanding of their weaknesses. Only the most skilled and prepared adventurers can hope to stand against this ancient and malevolent force.

Vampires in their true form bring a touch of gothic horror and the chilling allure of the undead to the tapestry of the world. They serve as reminders of the eternal struggle between light and darkness, as well as the seductive power and everlasting terror of immortal creatures. Whether encountered as ancient lords of the night, manipulators of shadowy plots, or as the embodiment of nightmarish fear, Vampires in their true form add a sense of primal dread, supernatural prowess, and the haunting presence of the undead to the realms of adventure and exploration.

Special Abilities

Shapechanger

If the vampire isn’t in sun light or running water, it can use its action to polymorph into a Tiny bat or a Medium cloud of mist, or back into its true form.
While in bat form, the vampire can’t speak, its walking speed is 5 feet, and it has a flying speed of 30 feet. Its statistics, other than its size and speed, are unchanged. Anything it is wearing transforms with it, but nothing it is carrying does. It reverts to its true form if it dies.
While in mist form, the vampire can’t take any actions, speak, or manipulate objects. It is weightless, has a flying speed of 20 feet, can hover, and can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. In addition, if air can pass through a space, the mist can do so without squeezing, and it can’t pass through water. It has advantage on Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution saving throws, and it is immune to all nonmagical damage, except the damage it takes from sunlight.

Legendary Resistance

If the vampire fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.

Usage: 3 per day

Misty Escape

When it drops to 0 hit points outside its resting place, the vampire transforms into a cloud of mist (as in the Shapechanger trait) instead of falling unconscious, provided that it isn’t in sunlight or running water. If it can’t transform, it is destroyed.
While it has 0 hit points in mist form, it can’t revert to its vampire form, and it must reach its resting place within 2 hours or be destroyed. Once in its resting place, it reverts to its vampire form. It is then paralyzed until it regains at least 1 hit point. After spending 1 hour in its resting place with 0 hit points, it regains 1 hit point.

Regeneration

The vampire regains 20 hit points at the start of its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in sunlight or running water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start of the vampire’s next turn.

Spider Climb

The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check.

Vampire Weaknesses

The vampire has the following flaws:
Forbiddance. The vampire can’t enter a residence without an invitation from one of the occupants.
Harmed by Running Water. The vampire takes 20 acid damage if it ends its turn in running water.
Stake to the Heart. If a piercing weapon made of wood is driven into the vampire’s heart while the vampire is incapacitated in its resting place, the vampire is paralyzed until the stake is removed.
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

Actions

• Multiattack: The vampire makes two attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack.
• Unarmed Strike: Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. Instead of dealing damage, the vampire can grapple the target (escape DC 18).
• Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire, incapacitated, or restrained. Hit: 7 (1d6 + 4) piercing damage plus 10 (3d6) necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under the vampire’s control.
• Charm: The vampire targets one humanoid it can see within 30 ft. of it. If the target can see the vampire, the target must succeed on a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw against this magic or be charmed by the vampire. The charmed target regards the vampire as a trusted friend to be heeded and protected. Although the target isn’t under the vampire’s control, it takes the vampire’s requests or actions in the most favorable way it can, and it is a willing target for the vampire’s bit attack.
  Each time the vampire or the vampire’s companions do anything harmful to the target, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on itself on a success. Otherwise, the effect lasts 24 hours or until the vampire is destroyed, is on a different plane of existence than the target, or takes a bonus action to end the effect.
• Children of the Night: The vampire magically calls 2d4 swarms of bats or rats, provided that the sun isn’t up. While outdoors, the vampire can call 3d6 wolves instead. The called creatures arrive in 1d4 rounds, acting as allies of the vampire and obeying its spoken commands. The beasts remain for 1 hour, until the vampire dies, or until the vampire dismisses them as a bonus action.

Legendary Actions

• Move: The vampire moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
• Unarmed Strike: The vampire makes one unarmed strike.
• Bite (Costs 2 Actions): The vampire makes one bite attack.

Proficiencies

• Saving Throw: DEX +9
• Saving Throw: WIS +7
• Saving Throw: CHA +9
• Skill: Perception +7
• Skill: Stealth +9