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AlexanderHowl · 01-23-2021, 12:14 AM

Well, it depends. There are plenty of fantasy series (and webcomics like Sam and Fuzzy) where vampires are quite capable of sexual reproduction (sometimes it is the only way new vampires are born). Personally, I like thr idea of dhampyrs (half vampires) and I think that they should have an equal value template as vampires (the fact that they do not have many of the disadvantages of being a vampire is balanced by the fact that they do not have many of the advantages). For example, if we replace Sterile with Very Low Fertility (1% human normal) in the default GURPS vampire, the resulting dampers might look like this:

Dhampyr [150]

Dhampyr are born from the sexual reproduction between a human and a vampire. While the majority of vampires consume their mortal lovers before pregnancy would result, some female vampires do get pregnant and choose to allow their children to survive out of love and some male vampires fall in love with their female mortal lovers and create odd families with them. In any case, the resulting children are phenomenally gifted due to their hybrid nature, but they also suffer from poor impulse control due to their hybrid nature. If two Dhampyr reproduce, they will breed true, and fifty percent of the children of humans and Dhampyr will also be Dhampyr.

Attribute Modifiers: ST+4 [40]; DX+2 [40]; HT+2 [20]

Secondary Attribute Modifiers: Per+4 [20]

Advantages: Appearance (Attractive) [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Detect (Vampires) [5]; Extended Lifespan 3 [6]; Fit [5]; Luck [15]; Magery 0 [5]; Night Vision 5 [5]

Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12-) [-10]; Impulsiveness (12-) [-10]; Xenophilia (12) [-10]

Features: Low Fertility (10% human normal) [0]

01-23-2021, 12:14 AM	#58
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Updating the vampire Well, it depends. There are plenty of fantasy series (and webcomics like Sam and Fuzzy) where vampires are quite capable of sexual reproduction (sometimes it is the only way new vampires are born). Personally, I like thr idea of dhampyrs (half vampires) and I think that they should have an equal value template as vampires (the fact that they do not have many of the disadvantages of being a vampire is balanced by the fact that they do not have many of the advantages). For example, if we replace Sterile with Very Low Fertility (1% human normal) in the default GURPS vampire, the resulting dampers might look like this: Dhampyr [150] Dhampyr are born from the sexual reproduction between a human and a vampire. While the majority of vampires consume their mortal lovers before pregnancy would result, some female vampires do get pregnant and choose to allow their children to survive out of love and some male vampires fall in love with their female mortal lovers and create odd families with them. In any case, the resulting children are phenomenally gifted due to their hybrid nature, but they also suffer from poor impulse control due to their hybrid nature. If two Dhampyr reproduce, they will breed true, and fifty percent of the children of humans and Dhampyr will also be Dhampyr. Attribute Modifiers: ST+4 [40]; DX+2 [40]; HT+2 [20] Secondary Attribute Modifiers: Per+4 [20] Advantages: Appearance (Attractive) [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Detect (Vampires) [5]; Extended Lifespan 3 [6]; Fit [5]; Luck [15]; Magery 0 [5]; Night Vision 5 [5] Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12-) [-10]; Impulsiveness (12-) [-10]; Xenophilia (12) [-10] Features: Low Fertility (10% human normal) [0]