Asbestos
2009-01-12, 12:45 AM
Can be found here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090112) (sorry non-DDI people)
Really, the only reason I put this up is because of the whole 'bloodline feat' thing. Looks like how one might add racial templates (half-vamp, half-dragon, etc) to their characters in 4e. Basically you take a bloodline feat, which the article highly suggests you do at 1st level and don't retrain, lest you have to explain to your DM how you 'unlocked' or 'lost' your racial powers, and gain some minor bonus and a new racial power. You then gain access to bloodline specific feats and power swap feats so you can continue to 'unlock' the power of your heritage. Reminds me of the bloodline stuff from Savage Species. The epic feat here is a little nuts seeming to me... you gain combat advantage against any bloodied living creature. Counting as a vampire for effects might be more of a hindrance than I'm considering though.
Anyway, the current article is kind of cool if you want to have a Vampire-like PC in 4e, they even have 2 paragon paths to choose from. Can't figure out why they went with a name like dhampyr. I keep wanting to pronounce it 'damper' or 'hamper' or 'hampire'.
"*gasp!* Its a hampire!"
Really, the only reason I put this up is because of the whole 'bloodline feat' thing. Looks like how one might add racial templates (half-vamp, half-dragon, etc) to their characters in 4e. Basically you take a bloodline feat, which the article highly suggests you do at 1st level and don't retrain, lest you have to explain to your DM how you 'unlocked' or 'lost' your racial powers, and gain some minor bonus and a new racial power. You then gain access to bloodline specific feats and power swap feats so you can continue to 'unlock' the power of your heritage. Reminds me of the bloodline stuff from Savage Species. The epic feat here is a little nuts seeming to me... you gain combat advantage against any bloodied living creature. Counting as a vampire for effects might be more of a hindrance than I'm considering though.
Anyway, the current article is kind of cool if you want to have a Vampire-like PC in 4e, they even have 2 paragon paths to choose from. Can't figure out why they went with a name like dhampyr. I keep wanting to pronounce it 'damper' or 'hamper' or 'hampire'.
"*gasp!* Its a hampire!"