Do vampires in the World of Darkness turn to dust when slain?

[Cybren]

It seems to be a common vampire trope but i need to determine if it's common enough.

[Innis Cabal]

Not last I played no.

[quillbreaker]

The way I've always seen it done is that the condition of a vampire's corpse is determined mostly or entirely by the age of the vampire. Ancient vampires dust right off, but vampires less than a hundred years old can expect to leave a body behind.

[Cybren]

The way I've always seen it done is that the condition of a vampire's corpse is determined mostly or entirely by the age of the vampire. Ancient vampires dust right off, but vampires less than a hundred years old can expect to leave a body behind.

That's how Bram Stroker did it, so it makes sense.

[Selrahc]

The way I've always seen it done is that the condition of a vampire's corpse is determined mostly or entirely by the age of the vampire. Ancient vampires dust right off, but vampires less than a hundred years old can expect to leave a body behind.

As far as I can recall thats the official rules for it in Vampire the Requiem.

[horseboy]

Not unless you set them on fire, which is never a bad idea.

[Knaight]

As an addendum to that, that doesn't only apply to vampires, it never a bad idea for anything.

[horseboy]

Fire, and plenty of it, is the solution to all of life's problems.

[Knaight]

That mentality affect your choice of the new firey red avatar by any chance?

[Collin152]

I thought the body reverted to the condition the corpse would be in had it not been undead?
So, crumble to skeleton, maybe dust?

[horseboy]

I thought the body reverted to the condition the corpse would be in had it not been undead?
So, crumble to skeleton, maybe dust?

If it's old enough. So, a "minion" wouldn't but an Autukus (sp?), might.

Nah, just wanted a change, it was handy. Though he is the second character I've done lately to be that color, and neither are the same species.

[Lord Tataraus]

The body rapidly ages and decays according to the length of undeath. Of course, "rapidly" is purely relative, the time is constant, but when you have a 10 year vampire and a 100 year vampire, the both age and decay that many effective years in the same time frame.

[TheCountAlucard]

Fire, and plenty of it, is the solution to all of life's problems.

...provided that jumping on its head didn't work, anyway...

[Starbuck_II]

...provided that jumping on its head didn't work, anyway...

That's Marios Campaign promise if we elect him this year: He'll jump on Osama's Head.

[BobVosh]

Not unless you set them on fire, which is never a bad idea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_(weapon)

Far better than "fire"

White Phosphorus Gernades win vampires.

[horseboy]

Bad experience with a Willie Pete. Assbite dropped one on the foot of a Shadowlord killed himself with it, didn't hurt the doggie. Nah, better off binding a Helios spirit to a laser tag gun and turning it into an anti-vampire laser beam of burning goodness.

[evisiron]

Fire, and plenty of it, is the solution to all of life's problems.

"Aahhhh! Our usual methods aren't stopping this fire elemental! Fleeeee!"

By the way, I know it is 'meant' to be the age of the body thing, but I like Lost Boys idea and will hopefully draw up a little table to roll when one goes...
"I think I should warn you all, when a vampire bites it, it's never a pretty sight. No two bloodsuckers go the same way. Some yell and scream, some go quietly, some explode, some implode, but all will try to take you with them. "

[kbk]

Ghoul's are described by immediately aging as to their real age when they are denied vampire blood or die, so I think a vampire that really dies is in the same situation.

I'm not too familiar with the rules of Requiem, but Vampire was always more about setting and theme than hard rules. So you decide.

[Siegel]

In the PC Game they do. And it looks cool.