CockroachTeaParty
2010-07-12, 01:09 AM
The Vampire Hunter feat in Libris Mortis is an odd little feat, allowing you to detect vampires and resist their dominating gaze.
It got me thinking: what would be the ultimate vampire hunting build? I've been thumbing through some splatbooks looking for thematically appropriate classes and prestige classes, but I'd like to hear the forum's wisdom on the subject.
Vampires being undead, classes like Avenging Executioner or Corrupt Avenger wouldn't work very well, despite their 'sworn enemy' flavor, since they rely on fear effects or precision damage.
Are there any other good 'hunter' style classes that would work well for hunting the vampire scourge? I suppose bonus points are in order if the build is useful for more than just killing vampires (likely strong against undead in general), but versatility is never a crime.
I'd like to see a character that relies more on melee combat or other tricks rather than 100% spell casting. Sure, a Radiant Servant of Pelor would probably make a great vampire hunter, but I'm looking for something a little more 'hunter' in flavor: a character that tracks down vampires, weeds out their minions, then tracks down the coffins and slams some steaks into hearts. Somewhere between a bounty hunter and inquisitor, mercilessly seeking out his hated foes.
Any ideas? Any cool anti-vampire tricks I might not be aware of?
It got me thinking: what would be the ultimate vampire hunting build? I've been thumbing through some splatbooks looking for thematically appropriate classes and prestige classes, but I'd like to hear the forum's wisdom on the subject.
Vampires being undead, classes like Avenging Executioner or Corrupt Avenger wouldn't work very well, despite their 'sworn enemy' flavor, since they rely on fear effects or precision damage.
Are there any other good 'hunter' style classes that would work well for hunting the vampire scourge? I suppose bonus points are in order if the build is useful for more than just killing vampires (likely strong against undead in general), but versatility is never a crime.
I'd like to see a character that relies more on melee combat or other tricks rather than 100% spell casting. Sure, a Radiant Servant of Pelor would probably make a great vampire hunter, but I'm looking for something a little more 'hunter' in flavor: a character that tracks down vampires, weeds out their minions, then tracks down the coffins and slams some steaks into hearts. Somewhere between a bounty hunter and inquisitor, mercilessly seeking out his hated foes.
Any ideas? Any cool anti-vampire tricks I might not be aware of?