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It's also possible that superscience medicine or magic would find a way to reverse vampirism or similar conditions. In that case, existing vampires might serve a useful role as medics. "Vamp" the mortally wounded, allow surgeons to operate on the comatose/torpid neonate's corpse to fix any injuries or medical conditions they might have, allow the newly awakened neonate to feast on blood to heal their post-surgical injuries, then hit them with the anti-vampirism serum/ray to convert them back to human. (For that matter, the "healing ray" devices that Starfleet Medical uses to instantly close wounds might be a scientific outgrowth of whatever trick vampires use to "lick their wounds closed," substituting strange energies for the mystic power of blood.) Temporary vampirism might also be a method of treating otherwise incurable diseases or massive doses of poison or radiation. Vamp an otherwise doomed patient. Let them remain in vampire form for long enough to kill the pathogens or purge the toxins or radiation, then reverse the process. Less ethical organizations might use temporary vampires as assassins or super-soldiers. Since vampires don't need to breath or drink water, they could survive in environments where air-breathing creatures couldn't survive, potentially defeating security scans. Once at their target, they use super strength, speed, and stealth to attack, drain their victims to heal and restore their powers, then head for the evac point. Once they're back to safety, the vampirism gets reversed so they can function normally. Section 31 would love to have assassins like that. |
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01-31-2023, 02:33 PM | #112 | |
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01-31-2023, 08:27 PM | #113 | |
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A simple heated body suit with sun-reflective barrier and a closed helmet with HUD would provide complete protection from sunlight while allowing indefinite activity in vacuum. Add some sort of cooling system for operations close enough to a star that heat buildup becomes an issue. The main limit on a vampire's ability to operate in deep space would be their need to feed. Whole blood doesn't keep that well. They could, in theory, survive in deep space indefinitely due to their ability to go into torpor. Once replicators become commonplace, it would be relatively easy to have a small dedicated replicator which just produces blood equivalent and link it to a demand-activated feeding tube built into the helmet. Compared to a standard spacesuit, a "vampire suit" might have a much lower EM signature due to reduced power requirements, making it much harder to detect even before you add in Chameleon skin (or a mini-cloaking device) and sensor spoofing features. A vampire assassin with the ability to become truly insubstantial (rather than the "Body of Mist" trick) could fly through vacuum, use mechanical thrusters to maneuver at their destination, use insubstantiality to penetrate the hull of a starship or starbase, make their kill, and leave the same way. Select for vampires who don't need to ask to be invited inside. |
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*Can't some vampires subsist on animals? I seem to recall something about Nosferatu being able to survive on rats. In that case, they could have nonsapient lifestock to feed off of.
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02-03-2023, 05:22 PM | #116 |
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We've been talking about Vampires a lot. How about Changelings and Imbued Hunters? Each of these groups would provide special challenges. Both tend to be humans under different degrees of possession by alien spirits.
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02-04-2023, 12:54 AM | #117 |
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It would also be hilarious if a skulking 23rd century once-human vampire accidentally got a bite of a Vulcan, Orion, or Bolian. GM's decision if there's any value in copper- (or whatever-) based blood, but sure to leave a bad taste in the vamp's mouth.
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02-05-2023, 12:16 PM | #118 |
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It would seem to me that Rage, which is as important as Gnosis to Shapeshifters, means that no Garou could ever join Starfleet.
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02-05-2023, 12:22 PM | #119 | |
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They might lose all shifting powers and be only humans (or wolves). You can't defend Gaia if you aren't there.
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02-05-2023, 04:01 PM | #120 | |
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