Prestige Class Vampire

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P C: VVampires are nigh immortal undead creatures whoseexistence go on unending except in the rare case of a

disciplined foe who can turn their supernatural banes

against them. Solitary predators, vampires shun oneanothers presence unless they believe there is some

advantage to be gained by tolerating one another.Vampires use stolen life force to power their dark

magic, labor under cursed lineages that provide them

with unique gifts, and fight to the death to depose their

superiors or deny power hungry rivals.

While many vampires start off evil, and even more

end up that way, it is not a requirement. Some heroicadventurers who find themselves embracedinto the

curse may fight against their basest urges to feast on

their companions and, instead, harness the power of

their cursed blood while mitigating its worst excesses.

B B, EHaving forsaken mortality in pursuit of an everlasting

half-life, vampires do not naturally replenish theirhealth and vital reserves. Instead vampirism drives

those afflicted to feed off of the living, stealing what life

force they can from the mortals they once lived among

as peers. Within the body of a vampire this stolen life

force is transformed into a supernatural ichor that canbe expended to invigorate their physical forms or to

perform supernatural miracles dictated by their curse.

In a dark mirror of their need for mortal blood,

vampires must also prey upon one another to grow in

power. A vampire can only hope to be a lesser version

of the sire who transformed them on their own. Mostvampires, having come to accept their role as predators

and viewing all else as their prey, do not hesitate at the

idea of hunting down and destroying those vampires

more aged and powerful than them. This horrific act

is called diablerie and, when it is performed upon a

vampire, that vampires very soul is destroyed.

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The first vampires were cursed by the gods for their

transgressions against gods and man. These curses

echo down through the blood of those vampires they

have embraced. Even in the least vampires this curse

takes hold and directs the supernatural power of theirblood. There are three main curses afflicting vampiric

kind though other, more obscure, curses certainly exist.

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Features

Vampiric Nature, Bloodborne Powers,

Blood Feast, Cursed LineageThe Embrace, Cursed Lineage feature

Cursed Lineage features

Supernatural Prowess

Cursed Lineage feature, Endless

Hunger

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PYou must meet the following prerequisites in order to

advance as a vampire (in addition to the multiclassingprerequisites for your existing class):

Constitution 13.The transition from mortal to

undead requires fortitude that not all can muster.

Character level 5th. The weakest of adventurers find

that the curse of vampirism serves only to weakenthem further or turn them into monsters. More

seasoned heroes learn to conquer the voracious

hunger and dark appetites instilled in them by the

curse.

Endure a dark ritual.You must find a vampire of at

least 2nd level who will induct you into the ranks ofvampirism. You can only gain levels in the vampire

class equal to one lower than the level of the vampire

who made you a vampire. You can bypass this limit by

committing diablerie. To commit diablerie you must

capture, kill and consume the blood of a vampire withmore levels in this class than you. Once you have done

so you may gain another level in this class.

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Hit Dice: 2d4 per vampire level

Hit Points per Level: 2d4 (or 5) + your Constitution

modifier per vampire level

PTools: None

Saving Throws: None

Skills: None.

EThe vampire prestige class does not grant any special

equipment.

V N

You have forsaken your mortal life and embraced your

vampirism. This new vampiric nature comes with

certain banes and boons.

Your banes include

The light of the sun is anathema to you and you take

disadvantage on all ability checks, attack rolls and

saving throws while in direct sunlight. When in sunlight you make all rolls to stabilize at

disadvantage and, if you fail three, you suffer death

and can only be revived by the spell, wish.

You suffer death and cannot be revived by any means if

another vampire consumes you via diablerie.

You do not regain any Hit Dice when you take a long

rest but instead must use your Blood Feast feature tosteal the life force of other creatures.

You are considered undead rather than humanoid.

Your boons include

You have resistance to necrotic damage and advantageon saving throws against disease and poison effects.

As a predator of the night, you gain darkvision to a

distance of 120 feet.

You automatically stabilize when you reach 0 hit

points when not in sunlight.

You no longer age.

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As a vampire you have the ability to convert your own

life force into supernatural power. You gain the ability to

expend Hit Dice to use the following abilities;

After you roll an attack roll but before the DMdeclares whether or not you hit, you can expend one

Hit Die to roll a die of that type and add it to the result.

As a bonus action you can expend one Hit Die to rollit and regain hit points equal to the result of that die +

your Constitution modifier.

When an attack roll is made against you but beforethe DM declares whether or not you were hit, you can

expend one Hit Die to roll a die of that type and add it

to your AC against that attack.

In addition, the supernatural potency of your blood givesyou spell slots. Your vampire level is your spellcasting

ability for the purposes of spells you cast in this way.

Your spell attack and spell save DC are listed below.

Spell save DC = 8 + your prociency modier +

your vampire level

Spell attack modifer = your prociency bonus +your vampire level

You regain all expended spell slots when you take a long

rest.

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You can consume the blood of the living by making a

single bite attack as your action. You are proficient with

the bite attack and you may use Strength or Dexterity

for attack and damage rolls with this attack (your

choice). If the target of the attack is grappled you gainadvantage on this attack roll. Your bite attack deals 1d4

piercing damage and counts as magical for the purpose

of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical

attacks and damage.

When you hit a creature that is not a construct, plant,

ooze, or undead, you can expend a spell slot to dealnecrotic damage to the target, in addition to your bites

damage. The extra damage is 1d4, plus 1d4 for each

spell level higher than 1st. That creature loses Hit Dice

equal to the level of the spell slot and you regain the

same number of Hit Dice the creature lost, beginning

with your smallest expended Hit Die. When you deal damage with your bite attack to a

vampire at 0 hit points you can expend a spell slot to

commit diablerie on that vampire.

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All vampires are inducted into the dark bloodlines of the

undead when they are turned from mortal to vampire.These bloodlines pass along the curses that haunt their

kind. Curses typically pass down from vampire to spawn

but, at times, the nature of a fledgling vampire alters the

curse in unpredictable ways.

Starting at 1st level, select a curse: the Curse of

Nobility, the Curse of the Feral, or the Curse of Dread,

all detailed at the end of the class description. Yourcursed bloodline grants you features at 2nd level and

again at 3rd, 4th, and 5th level.

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Starting at 2nd level, you can induct a mortal into theranks of vampirism. When a living creature is reduced

to 0 hit points you can use your action and expend a

number of Hit Dice equal to your vampire level. That

creature must then make a Constitution saving throw

with a difficulty of 8 + your proficiency bonus + your

vampire level. If the creature succeeds, they can choose

to immediately stabilize and gain the vampirismcurseor reject vampirismand continue to make death saving

throws. If the creature fails, they immediately stabilize

and gain thevampirismcurse.

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Starting at 4th level, the supernatural blood coursing

through your body heightens your mortal limitations

depending on your Curse.The Curse of Nobility.Your Charisma ability score

maximum increases to 22 and your Charisma scoreincreases by 2. In addition, you gain proficiency in

Charisma saving throws.

The Curse of the Feral.Your Strength ability score

maximum increases to 22 and your Strength score

increases by 2. In addition, you gain proficiency in

Strength saving throws.The Curse of Dread.Your Intelligence ability score

maximum increases to 22 and your Intelligence score

increases by 2. In addition, you gain proficiency in

Intelligence saving throws.

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Starting at 5th level, the vampiric curse evolves, givingyou reason to continue hunting your undead kin

indefinitely. When you commit diablerie on a vampire

you may learn one Bloodborne Power they had that you

do not already know. You can only learn an additional 5

Bloodborne Powers in this way but you can choose to

forget a Bloodborne Power when you commit diablerieto learn a new one.

C LDrawn into a dark bloodline cursed by the gods,

vampires are troubled by the unique weakness andempowered by the unique magic granted those of their

lineage. These curses pass down from one vampire to

the next, creating extended families of vampires who

trace their accursed line back to a singular progenitor

whose cruel and debased actions incurred the wrath of

the gods themselves.

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The Curse of Nobility was bestowed upon a mortal ruler

whose arrogance led to the murder of his brother in anattempt to steal his bride. Those vampires afflicted by

the Curse of Nobility tend to be possessed of magnetic

charisma and hypnotic appeal. The dark magic of theCurse of Nobility allows vampires to manipulate mortal

minds and move with elegance and grace.

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Starting at 1st level, you gain proficiency in your choice

of one of the following; Deception, Persuasion, or

Insight. In addition, gain the following spells at the

corresponding vampire level.

VAMPIRESPELLS

Vampire Level Spells

Finally, add the following bane to the list of banes under

your vampiric curse:

When you are reduced to 0 hp inside a home orcommunal dwelling which you were not invited into,

you suffer death and can only be revived by the spell,

wish.

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Starting at 2nd level, add the following abilities to yourlist of Bloodborne Powers;

Hypnotic Presence.When a creature that can see

you within 60 feet of you makes a saving throw against

a spell or ability attempting to charm them, you can use

your reaction to expend a Hit Die, rolling the die andsubtracting the number rolled from the creatures roll.You can choose to use this feature after the creature

makes its roll, but before the DM determines whether

the saving throw succeeds or fails. The creature is

immune if it cant see you or if its immune to being

charmed.Inspired Compliance.You can use a bonus action to

direct one of your companions or a creature charmed by

you to strike or perform a simple task. When you do so,

choose a friendly creature who can see or hear you and

expend one Hit Die. That creature may make a Wisdom

saving throw. If it chooses not to make or fails the savingthrow, it uses its reaction to make one weapon attack or

ability check, adding the expended Hit Die to the attackroll or ability check.

Unnatural Grace.When you roll initiative you can

expend a Hit Dice to roll a die of that type and add it

to the result. When you do you also gain the followingbenefits for the next minute;

You can use your bonus action to Dodge or Dash

When you take the Dodge action, you roll a die of the

same type as the Hit Die expended for this feature

and add half that (rounded down) to your AC until thestart of your next turn

When you take the Dash action, you may roll a die

of the same type of the Hit Die expended with this

feature and move up to an additional amount of feet

equal to its result times 5.You can only benefit from one use of this feature at atime.

VampirismYou have the edgling form of the vampiric curse. Youtake disadvantage on all ability checks, attack rollsand saving throws while in direct sunlight. In additionyour thirst for blood compels you to consume freshblood from a humanoid once a week or suffer a level ofexhaustion. You cannot recover this level of exhaustionuntil you have consumed fresh blood. To consume blood you must feast on a humanoid withblood that has been dead less than one minute or make

an unarmed attack against a creature with less than itsmaximum hit points to steal blood from the creature.When you do so the creature loses a hit dice, if it has any. While you have vampirism you automatically stabilizewhen you reach 0 hp unless you are exposed to sunlight,in which case you suffer death and can only be revived bythe spell, wish. You lose vampirism when you take a levelin the Vampire prestige class or someone casts removecurseon you.

charm person, false life

darkness, enthrall

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Starting at 3rd level, when you use the bite attack

granted by your Blood Feast feature and expend a spell

slot you can choose to deal no damage. If you do, thecreature must make a Wisdom saving throw. If it fails,

it is charmed by you for one hour. If you expended a

3-level spell slot or higher with this feature, the creature

is unconscious for one hour instead. If it succeeds the

saving throw, it takes 1d4 psychic damage per level of

spell slot expended.

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Starting at 3rd level, add the following abilities to your

list of Bloodborne Powers;

Dominate Mortal.As an action you lock eyes with a

target creature who you can see within 60 feet, expendthree Hit Dice, and cast dominate person. When you

do, roll the expended Hit Dice. If the highest result is 5

or less, the spell is cast as if with a 5th-level spell slot. If

the highest result is 6 through 8, the spell is cast at that

level. If the highest result is 9 or above, the spell is castas a 9th-level spell.

Self-Destructive Urge.As an action you can expend

a Hit Dice and reprimand a creature charmed by you.The creature takes your reprimand to heart and takes

psychic damage equal to the result of 4 rolls of the

expended Hit Die + your charisma modifier. This endsthe charmed condition.

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Starting at 5th level, add the following ability to your list

of Bloodborne Powers;Unapproachable Majesty.At 5th level, you are able to

radiate awe-inspiring majesty. Using a bonus action, you

undergo a glorious transformation. For 1 minute, you

gain the following benefits:

Your will overcomes gravity itself and grants you a

flying speed of 30 feet. You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and

slashing damage from non-magical sources.

When you are damaged by a creature within 60 feet

of you that you can see, you can expend a Hit Die and

use your reaction to psychically rebuke your attacker.

Roll the expended Hit Die and add its result to yourvampire spell save DC for this attack. The creature

that damaged you must make a Charisma saving

throw. It takes 2d6 + your Charisma modifier psychic

damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a

successful one.

Once you have used this feature, you cant use a Power

of the Antediluvian feature again until you finish a long

rest.

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The Curse of the Feral was bestowed upon a warlord socruel his friends and foes alike said he was more animal

than man. Those vampires afflicted by the Curse of the

Feral can be physically brutish and wildly aggressive.

The dark magic of the Curse of the Feral allows

vampires to take on the shape of beasts and channel

their unslakable hunger into unnatural strength.

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of one of the following; Animal Handling, Athletics, or

Survival. In addition, gain the following spells at the


VAMPIRESPELLS




When you are reduced to 0 hp if you are pierced

through the heart by a wooden stake, you suffer deathand can only be revived by the spell, wish.

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Beast Shape.You can use an action and expend a Hit

Dice to turn into a bat or wolf and roll a die of the same

type as the Hit Dice expended. This feature follows all

the rules of the druids Wild Shape feature save that it

ends only when you choose to return to your normalform as a bonus action, a number of hours pass equal to

the result of the die roll + 1, or when the sun rises.

Bloodhound.You can use a bonus action and expend

a Hit Dice to enhance your senses. For the next minute

whenever you roll Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence

(Investigation) to notice or track a creature you roll a dieof the same type as the Hit Dice you expended to use

this feature and add that to the result. In addition, if a

keen sense of smell would benefit your attempt you gain

advantage on the roll.

Unnatural Vigor.You can use an action and expenda Hit Dice to add a die of that type to the damage rolls

of all melee weapon attack rolls you make for the next

minute. In addition, double your carrying capacity, high

jump, and long jump distance while under the effect of

this ability. You can only benefit from one use of this

feature at a time.

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Starting at 3rd level, your bite attacks score a critical

hit on a roll of 19 or 20. Additionally, when you score

a critical hit with your bite attack, you regain hit points

equal to any necrotic damage dealt.

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list of Bloodborne Powers;

Call to Beasts.As an action you can expend twoHit Dice and unleash a blood curdling howl. The local

beasts rush to your aid as if you had cast conjure

animalsbut instead of each beast called by this abilityalso counting as fey they, instead, also count as undead.

Choose one of your two Hit Dice and roll it when you

use this ability. If the result is 8 or higher it counts asif you had cast this spell with an 8th-level spell slot. If

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beast sense, darkness

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the result is 6 or 7, it counts as if you had cast this spell

with a 6th-level spell slot. Otherwise it counts as if you

had cast this spell with a 4th-level spell slot. The unused

Hit Dice can be rolled and added to any concentrationsaving throw you make to maintain this effect.

Shape of Mist.As an action you can expend a Hit

Dice and transform into mist as if you had cast the spell

gaseous formon yourself. Whenever you take damage

while concentrating on this effect you can roll a die of

the same type as the Hit Die expended and add it to yoursaving throw to maintain concentration on this effect.

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of Bloodborne Powers;Insatiable Beast.At 5th level, you can unleash the

insatiable beast within your breast. Using a bonus

action, you allow the beast to take full control. For 1

minute, you gain the following benefits:

You cant be charmed or frightened. If you are

charmed or frightened when you enter this form, theeffect is suspended for the duration.

You have a climbing speed equal to your walking

speed. Once per turn, you can carnally devour your foes.

When you hit a creature with a melee attack, you can

expend a Hit Die and add it to the damage roll. Youthen regain hit points equal to the damage dealt.



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The Curse of Dread was bestowed upon a priest whoused his position of power to take advantage of the

grotesque and the disturbed. Those vampires afflicted

by the Curse of Dread are off-putting in appearance and

radiate a palpable aura of madness. The dark magic of

the Curse of Dread allows vampires to inspire dread

and madness and shake off the most violent of blows.

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of one of the following; Intimidation, Perception, or

Stealth. In addition, gain the following spells at the


VAMPIRESPELLS




While you have 0 hp if you are submerged in running

water you suffer death and can only be revived by thespell, wish.

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Living Nightmare.You can use an action and expend

a Hit Dice to terrorize all creatures who can see you

and are within 10 feet. Each creature within 10 feet

of you must make a Wisdom saving throw if it can see

you and select one creature affected by this ability. Rollthe Hit Dice you expended to activate the ability and

that creature takes a penalty to its saving throw equal

to the result of that roll. On a failed save, a creature is

frightened by you for 1 minute. At the end of each of its

turns a creature can make a Wisdom saving throw. On a

success the frightened effect ends.Broken Mind Insight.After you make a saving throw

against a charmed or frightened effect but before the

DM declares whether you succeeded or failed you may

spend a Hit Dice to roll a die of that type and add it to

the result.Unnatural Resilience.You can use an action

and expend a Hit Dice to gain unnatural resilience.

Whenever you take damage from a non-magical source

for the next minute you can roll that Hit Dice and

reduce the damage by that amount. Reduce damage

from magical sources by half that amount. You can onlybenefit from one use of this feature at a time.

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Starting at 3rd level, when you expend a spell slot using

your Blood Feast feature, you send illusory nightmares

into your targets mind. The creature must make aWisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the target

becomes frightened for 1 minute. At the end of each

of the creatures turns before the duration elapses, the

creature may make a Wisdom saving throw to end the

condition. On a success, the effect ends. If you expendeda 3-level spell slot or higher with this feature, the

creature makes each saving throw at a disadvantage.

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list of Bloodborne Powers;Broken Mind Projection.You can use an action and

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darkness, invisibility

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expend two Hit Dice to cast the spellhallucinatory

terrain. Instead of the normal duration for the spell, roll

the two expended hit dice and use the higher result.

That result is the number of days this effect remains inplace.

Psychic Intrusion.As an action you can expend two

Hit Dice to cast detect thoughtsormodify memory. If

you choosemodify memoryroll the Hit Dice. If the

highest result is 5 or less, the spell is cast at 5th level. If

the highest result is higher it counts as the level of theresult or 9th-level if the result is 10 or more.

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of Bloodborne Powers;Unspeakable Horror.At 5th-level, you can, as a

bonus action, surround yourself with an aura of shifting

shadows and dread madness that extends 30 feet. For 1

minute, you gain the following benefits:

Enemy creatures in your aura consider the area

difficult terrain. Enemy creatures in your aura have vulnerability to

psychic damage.

In your aura dim light is reduced to darkness andbright light is reduced to dim light.

You can use a bonus action on your turn and target

a creature in your aura, or your reaction whena creature moves out of your aura to target that

creature, and expend one Hit Die causing a shadowy

tentacle in the aura to lash out and seize a creature.

You make a vampire spell attack against the target,

adding the Hit Die expended to the attack roll. If the

attack hits, the target is grappled (escape DC is yourvampire spell save DC).



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