Unless the base creature has the aquatic subtype or has as swim speed, each round of immersion in running water inflicts 5 hit points of damage to a dread vampire-a dread vampire reduced to 0 hit points in this manner is destroyed.ĭriving a blessed wooden stake through a helpless dread vampire’s heart instantly slays it (this is a full-round action) any other wooden stake has no effect on the dread vampire except for the weapon’s normal damage. While exposed to direct sunlight, the dread vampire does not gain the benefits of fast healing. Exposing any dread vampire to direct sunlight staggers it on the first round of exposure, and it takes 5 hit point of damage each round after if it does not escape. However, certain attacks can slay dread vampires, at least temporarily (see dread rejuvenation above). Reducing a dread vampire’s hit points to 0 or fewer incapacitates it, but doesn’t always destroy it due its fast healing ability. If the dread vampire is in the home when an invitation is revoked, the vampire is immediately expelled and appears 30 feet from the abode’s entrance.

If invited in, the dread vampire gains immunity to its normal weaknesses while in that abode for 1 month or until the invitation is revoked. The dread vampire gets another save each round the symbol is presented to act normally.ĭread vampires cannot enter a private home or dwelling unless invited in by someone with the authority to offer an invitation. If it fails, the dread vampire recoils and cannot approach within 5 feet or act against the presenter, and the dread vampire is considered staggered. The save DC is either Wisdom– or Charisma-based, whichever is better. Presenting a holy symbol is a standard action against which a dread vampire gets a Will save. They ignore holy symbols unless they are presented by someone with strong faith (someone who can cast divine spells, or who is otherwise favored by their deity). Weaknesses: Unlike their lesser brethren, garlic or mirrors do not affect dread vampires. The method to permanently destroy a dread vampire is unique to each vampire, and should be created specifically for each different dread vampire by the GM.

It regains 1 hit point after 1 hour, and then is no longer helpless and resumes healing at the rate of 5 hit points per round.Įven if a dread vampire is killed, if its remains are bathed in the blood of a single non- extraplanar good creature with at least a number of HD equal to the dread vampire’s, it returns to unlife within 1d4 minutes. ) Additional damage dealt to a vampire forced into gaseous form has no effect. (It can normally travel up to 9 miles in 1 hour. It must reach its coffin home within 2 days or be utterly destroyed. If reduced to 0 hit points in combat, a dread vampire assumes gaseous form (see below) and attempts to escape. Dread vampire also gain the dread rejuvenation ability.ĭread vampire are notoriously hard to destroy. Hit Dice: Change all of the base creature’s racial HD to d8s.ĭefensive Abilities: A dread vampire has channel resistance +6 DR 10/good and silver cold immunity resistance to acid 10, electricity 10, sonic 10 and fast healing 5, in addition to all of the defensive abilities granted by the undead type. Senses: A dread vampire gains blindsight +20 ft., darkvision 120 ft., and the scent special ability.Īrmor Class: Natural armor improves by +8. Do not recalculate base attack bonuses, saves, or skill points. Type: The creature’s type changes to undead with the appropriate augmented subtype. A dread vampire uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.Ĭhallenge Rating: Same as base creature +3. “ Dread Vampire” is an acquired template that can be added to any living creature with an Intelligence score of 3 or higher (referred to hereafter as the base creature). Each dread vampire has its own goals and personality, but most seek to dominate the world around them and lord their power over living slaves they use as desired. Wholly evil and powerfully corrupt, dread vampires can master a host of lesser vampires and weak-minded creatures. This knowledge, however, often comes too late. Only when a creature not normally subject to vampirism exhibits a vampire’s powers, or when a vampire proves invulnerable to the tactics that vampire hunters usually employ, can a dread vampire be positively identified as such. Dread vampires have even been known to pluck wooden stakes from their hearts and drive them through the chests of their attackers.ĭread vampires resemble normal vampires and have many of the same abilities. For instance, they laugh at garlic and holy symbols, and mirrors reflect their visages normally. Dread vampires possess many of the characteristics of normal vampires, but they lack many traditional vampire weaknesses. Princes of darkness and queens of the night, dread vampires lurk in the dark places of the world, emerging by night to plague the living.

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