Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Night

36 Pages·2012·7.511 MB·English

by  Tork Shaw.

JlANG-SHl NOSFERATU
VengifSuele kcifeSrisg ns EternCauUrys Aendc ients
jiang-asrhceir se atferdor me stlsepsisrw ihtosf ailteold e ave Monstrositiewsi tbehlt eesrsnleaidlbf uet n ote ternyaolu th,
thebiord iuepso dne atAhf.t tehre ryi saesu ndeajdi,a ng-shinso sferfaotrue vseeret ko s atteh ebiers tliuaslta ssw, e lals t o
seetko f eeodn t hee nerogfyt hel ivibnysg t ealtihnegbi rre ath.c urteh ewiars tianfgf liction.
jiang-SSphaiw nT:h ev ictiomfjs i ang-osfhtieesnn du pr ising NosferSaptauw nN:o sferaartetu y pictahlerl eys uolfet i ther
asv ampirtehse mselves. terrinbelcer omarnittiucoa rml asg iceaxlp eriments.
Ru-shTihse:d hampir choifjl idarnegn- asrheni ast urally Ancient-BAofrfnl:iw citteahds hreodft hes am e cursteh at
giftienid n terprseitginansng dp ortenbtusta, r eb ullheadedc ontinucaolrlryot dheesui nrd eapda renhta,l f-nosafreer atu
int hediert ermination. sickbluytp osseusnsn atusrtarle ngth.
MOROl VEATL A
SeducLtoirvdoesf Blood InteUect-SUinpdheoManadis ntge rminds
Them oroair teh em oscto mmoanm onvga mpirekTihnedi.r Vetlaa dsr atihne e ssenocfte h em indf rotmh eviirc tims,
deadkliys csa nb estouwn litfote h eviirc tiwmhsob, e come attacktihnepg r anaan df eedionntg h emierm ories.
theuinrw itttihnrgau lplosrn e animation. VetaSlpaa wnA: v etIaar isferso amn e viclh iwlhdo r eceiavne d
MoroSip awnT:h ee nthraslelrevda onftm so rosie rvteh eir impropbeurr iuaplo dne atahn,dw hossep iwrrietn chferdeo ef
masteurnsf ailionnglalycy h,i evfirnege dformo tmh eir itosr igifnoartlmo a doptth ec orposfe anoatshi ethrso st.
bondawghee nt hecirre aitsod re stroyed. AjibachaDnhaasm:p ibrosrf nr ovme tlaa hsa vmeu cho ft he
SvetochMeorrso:oi f tehna vien timdaetael iwnigtsth h e gracaen dw isdoomft hefiorr ebeaanrdss o,m etimheesa r
mortatlhsep yr euyp ona,n dt hed hampitrhsep yr opagate whispemreemdo risetso lbeynt heviarm piprairce anntd
tentdo s harteh ehieri ghtesneendso efi mportance. transmivtitbael do od.
+2D exter+i2tC yh,a ris-m2aC ,o nstituDthiaomnp:ia rrsef a satn d sedubcuttti hveeri,ar c ibaoln dto t heu ndeaidm pedtehse ir
mortvailg or.
DhampiDrh:a mpiarrshe u manoiwdistt hh ed hampsiurb type.
MediumD:h ampiarrseM ediucmr eatuarnedhs a vneo b onusoersp enaltdiueets ot hesiirz e.
NormaSlp eedD:h ampihrasv aeb assep eeodf3 0f eet.
SenseLso:w -livgihstia onndd arkvi6s0if oene t.
Manipulat+i2rv aec:ib aoln uosn B luafnfdP ercepcthieocnk s.
UndeaRde sistaDnhcaem:p igrasia n + 2r acibaoln uosn s avitnhgr oawgsa indsits eaasnedm ind-affeecftfiencgt s.
LighSte nsitiDvhiatmyp:ia rrsed azzlienad r eaosfb rigshutn liogrwh itt htihner adioufs d aa ylisgphetl l.
NegatiEvnee rgAyf finTihtoyu:g ahl ivicnrge ataud rhea,m priera cttops o sitainvdne e gateinveer agsyi fi tw eruen dead­
positeinveer hgayr mist w,h ilnee gateinveer hgeya list .
Spell-ALbiiklei At dyh:a mpciarnu sed eteucntd eatdh retei mepse rd aya sa s pell-albiikl.Tei h tecy astleerv feoltr h iasb ility
equatlhsed hampicrl'asls esv el.
ResiLsetv eDlr ai(nE xA) d:h amptiark ensop enaltfireoesmn erdgrya ienf fectthso,u gihtc ans tiblekl i lliefidt a ccrumeosr e
negatlievvee tlhsa inth asH iDti cAef.t 2e4rh ourasn,yn egatlievvee ald sh amptiark easr ree movewdi thotuhten eefdo arn
additisoanvailtn hgr ow.
LanguagDehsa:m pibresg in sppleaayk iCnogm mon. Those Iwnittehl lhisigcgeohnr cceaesn c hoosfreo amn yl angua(geexsc ept
secrleatn guasguecsah,s D ruidic).
Auth•o Tro rk Shaw
TABlEO F CONTENTS
CoveArrt is• Mti chIavla n
InterAirtoirs• t Jso sCho rpuJzo,r gFea reDsi,a nMaa rtinez, FoRY ouRC HARACTER
KatMea ximoviMcihr,o slav Petrov,Jason Rainville,
DenmanR ookAen,d reTwr abboElvdaW, i dermann, 0vERV1EW
4
andR yaYne e
)1ANG-SH1 6
Creative D•J iarmeecJsta ocro bs
Editor-in• -FC.W heiselSfec yh neider MoROl 8
SeniEodri t•oJ arm eLsS. u tter
DevelopmLeenatd • sP atrRiecnki aen dS eanI( Reynolds NosFERATU 10
Editi•J nugd Bya ueLro,g aBno nnearn,d
VETALA
ChristoCpahreery 12
EditoArsisails t•aJ nacseoB nu lmahAnd,a mD aigle,
VAMPlRCEH ARACTERS
RobM cCreaMrayr,kM orelaanndd,
Stephen Radney-MacFarland
VAMPlRTER ANSFOMRATlONS
SeniAortrD irec•tS oarra Eh. R obinson DHAMPlR
GraphDiecs ign• Aenrd reVwa llas
ProductSipoenc ia• lCirsyts tFraals ier DHAMPlHRE RlATGES 20
Publis• hEreirMk o na THEH UNGER 22
PaizCoE O• LisSat evens
VAMPlREoSNG oLARlON
ChieOfp eratiOoffincse r•J effrAelyv arez
DirecotfoS ra le• Psi erWcaet ters
HuNTlNVGA MPlRES
Sales Repres• AednatmaL toivveel l
FinanMcaen ag•e Crh ristoSpehlefr
FEATS
StaAffc count• aKnutnS jeid o
ChieTfe chniOcffiacle r• V iWce rtz SPELLS
Senior Software • DGeavreyl oTpeetre r
CampaiCgono rdin•a MtiokreB rock MA.GlChEMS
ProjeMcatn ag•eJ re ssiPcrai ce
PREVlEW& OGL 32
CustomSeerr viTceea m• Cosmo EiEsreilKkee ,i th,
andS arMaa riTee ter VAMPlREOSF THE 1NNER SEA 1N SlDFER oNTC ovER
WarehouTseea m• W ilClh asMei,c haKeeln way,
REGlONlSNN EEDO FVAMPlHRUEN TERS 1N SlDBEA cKC ovER
MattR enton,JeffSatnrdaK nedv,iU nn derwood
WebsiTteea m• RosBsy erLsi,Cz o urtLsi,s Gsuai llet,
andC hriLsa mbertz
REFERENCE
This PathfindCeorm paPnliaroyenefr e tross everoatlh ePra thfinRdoelre plaGyaimneg
produacntdsu setsh ef ollowaibnbgr eviaTthieosnbeso .o kasr en otr equitroem da keu se
oft hiPsl ayer Companioinn.t eRreeiasndtr eeerdfs e retnocP east hfiRnPdGe hra rdcovcearns
fintdh ec omplertuel ferso tmh esbeo okasv ailafboflrre e aetp aizo.comjprd.
AdvancPelda yeGru'isd e APG PathfinSdoceire Ftiye Gludi de PSFG
Besti2a ry B2 UltimaCtoem bat uc
InneSre aM agic ISM UltimaMtaegi c UM
Thipsr oduicsct o mpliwainttthh Oep en Galmiec ense(OGiLss) u iatnafdbou lrse e wtihtPeh a thfinRdoelre plGaaymien g
ort hJe .eSd itoifot nhw eo rld's foalndtreaossltye plgaaymien.g
ProdIudcetn Tthieft oyl:l oiwtienmgas r hee reibdye ntiafisPe rdo duIcdte ntaisdt eyfi,n eidn tOhpee n Galmiec ense
versionS etc.toi1ao(,ne ),a raneno dtO penC onteAnlttl:r ademarrekgsi,s tterraedde marksn,a mper(soc phearr acters,
deiteitecsd.,i) a,l opgluoet,ss t,o ryllionceast,ic ohnasr,a catretrwso,ar nkdt, r addree s(sE.l emetnhtahsta vper eviously
b��dne signaast eOdp G�anm eC ont�natr ieon r tphueb ldiocm aianr � innoctl uidnte hdid s� claration.)
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Open CoEnxtcetnf otmr:a terdi�asli gnaatsP� rdo dulcdt� nt(ist�ay�b ov�). thmee chgaanmoi�fc t sh iPsa izo
PaizPou blishLiLCn g, w�ri�tip�t�eet�rn��m �i ;so�so� ihto;tr�3nt� he.:ra� k��h:i���:d� ��a�;��Jei��hae m��p���n��:�;;i�;��:��i�e:nd\d ������;;�f{���hu�� �
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Roleplayinagn dPG aatmhefi,n der tTraaldeesm oaafrPr kaesi zo PubLlLiCs hing,
paizo.com PrinitneC dhi na.
FOCUS FOR EVERY
CHARACTERS CHARACTER
ThisP layeCro mpaniohni ghlightsC ertagianm ee lementtrsa nscetnhde
optionssp ecifitco characteorfs particuolfaa c rhsa ractrearco'ers c lass.
thef ollowing calnadsr saecse isn, Thef ollowienlge menwtosr ke qually
addititoone lementthsa cta na pply welflo arn yc haracitnet rh eP athfinder
too thecrh aractaeswr esl l. RoleplayGianmge r,e gardloeffs osc us,
typeor,b ackground.
CtERlCS
THEH UNGER
Thew rathfeumli ssaroifeh so layn d
unholy deitiemsa ya filnidk teh e A newr ulessy stefmo urn deahdu nger
informatainodnn ewr uleisn t his breathferse slhi fien ttoh es tagnant
volumet ot heilri kinign,c ludingb odieosf thel ivindge ad( pages
numeroussp elflosrfi ghtinagg ainst 22-23E)n.c ouragbiontgrh o leplaying
or alongsiudned ead fo(rcpaegse forv ampirPeC s and interesting
30a)n dt iposn h owt of oitlh em ost encountfeorrsv ampireen emietsh,e
commonlye ncountered vamphiurnigce rr ulegsi veg reautr genctyo
foe(sp age6s-3 1). thosuen deawdh of eed on the blood, life
energoyrw, i llpoowfetrh eiern emies.
DHAMPlRS
HUNTINvG
Withf ourn ew dhampihre ritages AMPlRES
ROLES
(pag2es0 2-1)a nda h osotf r acter aits Undeabda ddiesa s atraep olfef antasy
tob oot (page2s0 -12)8,1d, h ampir roleplaygianmge s,a nd witht he ThPilsa Cymoepra nmiaoeknsu soef a
charactweorusl db eh ardp ressed advicfeo ra llt ypeosf c haractoenr s newf etauec ral"lrleoedsR .o"lc easbn e
tofi ndb ettfiegrh tinagi dsw,h ether page2s6 -2,7p layesrhso ulhda ven o cnosieddbe urdistl,me pleasto,rk iftosr
theire ffortsa re concentrateedx custeob eu npreparteofd a cteh ese crteiannegwc hraacstt ieteroad s pecific
againtshte m ortalwsho s od espise vampirviicl laiinnt sh eidra nkl airs, permisEea.co hft hevseear tsitlhee mes
themo rt heu ndeaadn cestowrhso ind arck aveosr,o nu rbasnt reets. higthsrl uilagenhrsdlo eplealyeitmnseg n
cursetdh emw itht heifra tien t he tyinnegwc hatreatrcost hPea tnhdfeir
MAGlC 1TEMS
firsptl ace. cmapaisgenntgt T.ih ersloeed sar wu pon
Vampirheu nterfsr om awlall kosf optiaonncdsma paidgeintl fasr om the
1N OU1S1TORS
lifmea y find thcalto veosf g arlic furlnalg oefP atnhdfepiorrd cut,s soy ou
A plethoorfac ombatf eat(sp ages ands ilvheorl ys ymbolasl onaer e dno'hta vteoh utfn otrhp eef recto rf eat
28-29)a nd roles uggestions­nota lwayesn ought ow ardo ff the chaacrtienras tpiiEorvne.ar syp oefca t
includitnhge a ncestrsalla yeorn raveneorfst hen ighta,n ds uchP Cs rloiejs u ass tu gsgteiaonnrdlo, e pser sent
page1 9-make thisv olumea n shoulcdo nsultth es lewo fm agic multwiapytlscoe r eaac thaeac r,ts eofre el
excellernets ourcfeo r aspiring itemosn p age3 1t ok eept heu ndead frteome aeko thcehiroc oerps e sorniazle
inquisitwohros h opet oe radicatef orcoefsd arkneastsb ay. rloeiswn h eavtweary mso satpp elta yoo u.
thev ampirsicco urge.
VAMPlRCEH ARACTERS
Role Page
VAMPlRES
Groupsi nteresitne idm plementingA ncaeslsl taryer 19
Its houlbde n os ecrtehta vta mpires vampirPeC si nt heigra mesw ilfiln d jiansgmy-bsiohslit 7
arep articulwaerllslye rveidn t his thisse cti(opna g1e4s- 1i5n)d ispensablMe;o rboliga ucdak r 9
PlayCeorm panioPnl.a yearnsd G Ms itp'asc kewdi tahd vifcoerb othp layers Nosrtfaeus hpae cnhgae r 11
whou set hes uggestifoonvrsa mpire andG Ms on howt om akea funa nd Tiatnebdl oeotdtler 19
charactienr tsh eicra mpaigwni ll excitivnagm pire-based campaigVne.l tlaaei sftleear 13
find much utiliitnyt hee xtensive
detaiolns a llt hek nownt ypeosf
vampirekainnddr ace trfaoiret asc h
(page6s-1 3)a,sw elals u niqufee ats
specificaflolrvy a mpirceh aracters
(page1s6 -71,2 8-2)9.
RULESlNOEX
The followifnega ttsr,a itssp,e llasn,d m agici temasr e
presenitnet dh iPsl ayCeorm panion.
FEAT PAGE
AversTioolne rance 28
Conviction 28
FaminTeo lerance 28
HymnS inger 28
ImprovBeeds tTiraaln sformation 16
ImprovGeads eoFuosr m 17
ImprovSewda rmF orm 17
Life-DomiSnoaunlt 28
PoteHnotl Syy mbol 28
SchoolReeds olve 28
VampirCiocm panion 28
VariaPnrta ySecrr oll 29
RACET RAIT PAGE
Borni nt heL ight 19
CalculaRtiesdk * 7
FinaElm brace 19
Half-ForgSoetctreent s 21
InT unew itLha nguage* 7
LinguiGsetniicu s 20
MinTdr apper 20
NumerologGiicfta l 20
OldB eforeYourTime 21
ProuPdr ogenitor* 9
RapiDdr ain* 11
Self-Aware* 13
SensuGarla ces 20
Stubborn* 13
TelekinDeetpiecn dence* 11
ThraSlplo tter 21
UnidentifiAapbpleea l 21
Weatherworn* 9
SPELL PAGE
Dispalvaeyr sion 30
Domination link 30
Prowjeeacktn ess 30
Steyaela rs 30
Steyaelag rrse,a ter 30
Transwmiuntteobe l ood 30
MAGIC ITEM PAGE
Bloodltehtitmibnlge 31
Deaddrlya ught 31
Drehaedao rflt if e 31
Fornceet 31
Neckolfa cfea ngs 31
Staokfe r tihgeh teous 31
*VampiRraec e TCrhaairtacstc:ea rnos n ltya kteh ester aidtusr ing
thetirra nsittoiu onnl irfeep,l acipnrge vai otuaskleyrn a cter aaintd
anyb enefiitmsp artbeytd h en ewt rait.
_5l(�J.ff: 9ft!flt!I'Cd ..9l.J:ft!U;t/C.J� The legendahruyn gero f vampires straectrcohsess
.[rr:ef<,/,�rm !ll!1':.1t!tJij;f'" .ft,�:(t :it1form ' 1/f'll' endleysesa rasn dc ountlteaslse Fsr.o mt heb aseb,e stial
fbt�'t'' J YJJ"J"�tI lrl,b tJit!fl'"fl//Jh U.II FI:f!natUuro!eft hr:en o sferattotu h,ed elicapteer,f umecdr avings
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CFII'CSJ 'f!t{-l.%t1:1Tb/:ll llCI"fi <p•.. ._9Lc ·!(1f CIIFtre ands ujbectosf e ndlefsas scinatfioormn o rtalTsh.e ir
li�,,IJ,/tj��n .l'm;'f�,ftlr .rt' .rpm:rr:fJ;f'vetrny'JIa t'urde'r i"pwsi� tohteu rdJ es ires-btelo i kteh emt,o b e
tJ.r(t'h eh, m·wtutbr: !IJ"I." u.�;.1//«1t'! l.' �'"/'m'/'t'' with thteomd ,e strtohyep artosfu st hatth erye present.
/'bur:iiporfPl Jc'. .l'fl:tfoJr:F.lhlu fr:.,wm t{;t l .
Ft.�"f'.r.(:fJt l!fl.l_diir .rf Ur-.·'!'.!t iJ!'e/p},r :Tb het!Ju We feanro to nlyt hep hysichaalr mt hecya ni nflibcutt,
wifrllm ,ff,'.le )lt ,r.frJ·t!Jtc,et't'ir f' 9vmcabls,toh awte m ayn otb ea blteo r esitshte itre mpting gifts.
/'bcftue.dle;,c"n'tw f6;,,)/',c merf.e 'l•!·/'bt iere Aftera llt,h ep romisoeft hev ampiriesn otd eathb,ut a n
crc.t{J;:;rtn.,.!Jgtl., 'll,te_r.ll �Ciit?UYe;'.f) '/'J_c � f!:ect'te rnoiftw yi ckedde cadenacnedp owerfsueln suality.
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h11r-:twr:o" f{VmllIwt'�tld jt:it,�.,1(/b·nt'lFc. r. speciiensG olariaosnw elals t het roublleidv eosft heir
!JI!fl. bi'II'Cfb etf 11feFili1 i)I VCCFI/1 CII'/1/Cfo .fUIIIC abhorroeffds printgh,ed hampirIst.a lssou rvetyhse se
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ltl!JIf''tJtn'eh"4:e, en.ur tt'biJif:tf;fo.rf·Ftitnt'"· tC
thesvei ciouunsd ead.
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meet' wi/6 Ill&,/' (�ellttlltlfir._foCIVt._l t r ,0)R,1,G'!1JON:FSVft AtmMtP 1RES
will�,JJ tb;tt'tbe' 1/lr�"eJe.Mer�Jdi!,)twh/C, l) !Je
lf'ftJIFiIr Fthfee fl, l)efi.C,IInCc :Fffblle.srf'e The fourd istinvcatm pirrea ceosf G olariaolnls harae
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CJ.�tJmi.J#.e, CJ;)t,'�J..e primanle cromanwcheor imagivnaemdp iriassmt hes ecret
.�,,,.JJ., tou nlifOev.e rt housanodfys e artsh,e saen ciecnrte atures
�11/f(,U!Jt5/r/qJIU IC.f diedo utr,e turnteodt heihro melanodr,e volviendt toh e
modervna mpirrea cetsh anto wp reoyn t hel ivoefsm ortals.
CREATOIFOA NV AMPIRE
Thouthgaehly s lhe a cramo mofna itune n adtethh,de fi eefrntty poefvs ma peisari rsiedns itidnficeeftrnlwtya ys.
JIANG-SHI MOROI NOSFERATU VETLAA
Jiasnihgsae -r createda Awm hoernio csir eaatse sdtp haew nH avilnogst th eaibirit tlyo A veltaai sb orfnrm o the
certaueg roetsoi tgsar vwei tho fa no.tT hheersspea waenr rpeordeu mcielnlnaig,aot hew arpsepidiot rf a ne vcihli ld
ag ruodrug nef luewldif sihl arlneeda sferdo m swehrevnir caeoc fen osfceerreapstslu o wlwyh or eicveeadn pirmoper
isb urwiietdh tohuceto rretchtec irre aetiotirhss el ra int oorwrdae txincIttii soo nnl.y b uriinua nlh loalnyVd el.ta as
riltt uopa uitt sso ualtr estd.e etmhsem moe ru sela fsfur eet hrouugshoe fh t ihdead nedn o ftleena odt hbeeri nigns
Trnasofrmaitniatoj onai ng-sshujibe cEtevsn.tl ,ult ayhsep awnd anoguensre ocmrnatriuicat lsp owruefle vriuilat tlhsa aetr
ism oer leilkiyf itnihdvei dugaali nt hapelo lws e orft heitrh atl viitnnhgeo wta rnfsormm eatnott r anssflosarpiimint r s
encnotuear ejgdi- asnlhfiie .i mno rmoasit er. itnot hedsereav dma peisr. itnon evwe ltaas.
VAMP1R0EE S1RES
Amongt hefi rstv ampirdiecs cendaonftt sh es trigoi
weret hen osferaEtnur.a gebdy t heiorw n hungearn d Beyontdh ei nherehnutn grdye siroefst heirra cet,h e
decatyh,e svei llafienlswli thb estifaulr oyn ttoh eb odies vampiroefsG olarihoanv geo alassv ariaendd c ompleaxs
ofG olarioinn'hsa bitaanntdss uppeodn theiwra rmth anyo thecrr eature.
andb loomdi llennaigao . IntertaicoVna:m pirleasc k itnhsea npeu rposet hoelf i ch
Int imes,o mes purnetdh ea nimaliswtaiycso ft heir ort hem onstropussy choosfit sh eg houls,ot heilru cidity
brethraennd e mbracetdh ec ulotf y outthh apte rvaded soobne comeasc urse. eTxhietsyht r ougshom ucht imbeu t
theimro rtaplr eyT.h eseb ecamet hem oroit,h em ost area blteo p artaiknes ol ittolfie t C.e nturioefis s olation
commona mongv ampirekiPnrdo.u do ft heipre rceiveds eparatthee mf romt hes ocietaadlv anceofsm ortals,
ascensiaogne,l essksi na,n da bilittosy p awnt,h esyo on andf ors omet hibsr eedasn a ristocraartriocg anacneda
outnumbertehde iwri therfeodr efathaenrdsa ,r ew hat belitehfa tth e" olwda ysa"r es omehopwu reorr o therwise
most peompelaen w henr eferrtion" gv ampires." superiOotrh.e rtsr tyo a ccecphta ngbeu,t c lawasn df angs
A fews trigtooiop roudt of eeodn t hefi lthfyl uiodfs areb ettseuri tetdor endinfgl esthh ant oe mbraciintg,
lessebre ings starved toae lxmtoisntc tibountf, r om andn on umbero fterrifiselda voersd ominatsepda wnc an
among thesee volvetdh ev etalas, vaambpliert eos substitfuotrwe i llicnogh orotrsf riendFso.rs omel onely
consumteh ep ureh umanitfyr omt heivri ctimmisn'd s. vampiretsh,e p romisoef c ompanionsdhriipv etsh em
Lasotf t het ruvea mpiretsh,ej iang-sehviosl vferdo m toc hangteh eiirs olationnaitsutra en,d m oreo ftent han
strigwohio feliln tod eeph ibernatfioornc ountlessr epentaintci esl onelintehsaspt u shetsh er arvea mpire
centurioensl,yt ob ea wakenebdy t heiorv erwhelmingf romw antoenv itloh opefnuelu trality.
desiresst,a rvaendd h almfa d.F orgetttihnegi prr ide, MagicI:n definitleolnygl ifper esentthse c hancteo
thesyw iftltyo okto s uckintgh el iffeo rcfer omt hev ery complettheee ndlehsosu rosfr eseartchhas tp elalrst,i facts,
breatohft heiprr ey. andl osste credtesm andS.o mev ampirsep ellcasrtievrasl
Youngeasntd m ostd istaonfta lvla mpikrien da ret he licheisn t heikrn owledgpea,r ticuloafrn leyc romancy.
dhampirs-tihnee vitarbelseu olftt housanodfsy earosf Theraer ee vetnh osweh o,t houghha tebdy t heiorw nk ind
vampires waalkmionnggt hef ertirlaec eosf G olarion.f ors ucha n otiosne,a rchhi gha nd lfoowra magicaclu re
Shunnedb y botht heiurn deadp rogenitaonrds t he fromt heiarff liction.
mortalcsu rsetdo b eart hemd,h ampirfsa cae difficult PeaceS:o mev ampirpeasr,t icultahrevl eyra yn ciehnatv,e
ando ftens horlti fe. grownb orewdi tht hec onstazneta lotorfye nthusiastic
slayeMrusc.h o ft heilri veisss penltu rkintgr,a ppeadn d
B1RTOHF T HEU NDEAD
paranoiadw,a ititnhgeh unto rt heh unterTsh.e sew eary
Whereatsh et ransformattoio otnh ekri ndosf u ndead fewe scheaw l ifoefd ecadefneta stitnosg e esko litufdaer,
oftenr obtsh es ujbecotfi thsu manitvya,m piriisnms tead fromt hes ilver balnaddh eosls yy mbolosft hef earfaunld
heightetnhse s ujbects'tsa toef b eingi ntoa forcoef devouTth.o sweh oh avef ounsdu cceisnst hiesn deavaorre
personaulnietqyu alled. oftens oughotu tb yd hampifrlse eisnigm ilpaerr secution.
Sincter ansformalteiaovnme osr takln owledlgaer gely Power:L ikmeo sto fG olarioenv'iscl r eatures, vampires
intacsto,m ec onsider vamapnia rlitsemr nattoli ivceh dom. seepko weirn m anyf ormsb,u tt hidse sierned usp c urtailed
Whatt hefya itloa nticipiastt heet ruheo rroorfc onversionb.y t heivre ryp ursuoifti t-theairrr ogangcree,e da,n d
Event heg entletsutr ninigsm oreh arrowitnhga nd eath. brutalhiatvye patvheedw ayf ora hosto fo rganizations
Ind eatthh,e h orroorfp assiinsgf orgottbeunta, v ampire dedicatteodt hed estructoifov na mpireAsd.d itionally,
liveosn w itht hea gonizimnegm oryo fi tvse rlyi ffeo rce wari sc ommona mongt heiorw nk inds,o t hougsho me
beindgr ained-aowfa kenitnogt het ormenotfs tagnant vampirgeasi fno othoilndc se rtaliann dmso,s tf aitlog ain
blooadn du seleosrsg ans. recognitaisao nny thibnugtc old-blokoidlelde rs.
Ajiang-sihsbi r oughttob einbgy a no bsessuinofnu lfilledh aiorr c lothitnhgen; e xdta yi tm ays eea f locokfs wallows
andd istililnte hdep utrefacotfii tocsno rpsIena. c ruel twisatn,d h unta sm anyp eoplaest herwee reb irdisn t hef lock.
they eartsh aittt oofko trh ec reatutrore e animamtaeyh ave Iti si mpossitbols ea yw hethearp ermanernets olutliioens
destroytehdeo bjecotf t hev ampire's obsaensdst ihoen , att hee ndo ft hitsr aoifls ymbolbsu,tf ora creature facing
jiang-rsehtiu rtnosa w orltdh ahta sl onsg incmeo vedo n. eterniwtiyt houftu lfillmeenvte,nt her emotecshta ncoef
Deniefdu lfillmethnetv ,a mpirpee rceidveeescp o nnectionsr eleaisswe o rtphu rsuing.
tot hep asitn s ignasn ds ymbolusn recogniztaoob tlhee rs.
NECROLOGY
Thessei gnbse comiet nse wo bsessiaonndw, o eb etiadney
onw hom thejiangs-esehtsih i"sm arkT.h"e n aturoeft his Many yerarost tiinngt hec ooela rth satj riiapn g-osfh i
obsessiisoe nr ratOince.m orninagj iang-msahyif ocuosn anythinbugt a macabre depiocfti itoson r iginfaolr m.
thec olorre da nds taltkh efi rspte rsoints eewsi tthh acto lor Taughstk ini ss tretchoevde rb rittbloen esa,n di nside
roilaps u trisdo upo fd ecayionffga lA.j iang-shi's physical
appearaanlcoen mea rksi ta st heu nlivianngd,i tusn usual
and obsessive ngaitvueirste a n otherworlqdulayl ity.
Jiang-ssheiets h ew orlvde rdyi fferenftrloym t hel iving,
andr arecloyn forwmi thoguoto d reason.
Jiang-sthyipsi cadlwleyli ln p lactehsa tth eiyn terparse t
intimatteileytd o t hes igntsh epye rceiTvhee.i orb session
witshe miotdircisv tehse mt oc hoos"ea uspicilooucsa"t ions
sucha sc avetsh aotp end ues outhm,a rshlanfdesdb ya n
evennu mbero fr iverosrb, u ildintghsaw te res trucmko re
thano nceb yl ightniinna gs ingslteo rm.
Theyh untu sings tealtshu,r priasned,t heidre adly
gritpo a chietvhee ikri lls, poufnrcoimrn ogu ghn atural
terrawihne ret heihro ppinmgo vemengtr anttsh ema n
advantaaggea inusntw aryf oesT.h eyk ilblo tht of eed
andw hend irectteodd o s ob yp erceisveydm bolWsh.e n
hungrtyh,e cyo nveniesnttaltryot s pomto res ignisnt heir
environment-mtahyii sn dicattheei nfalliboiftl hietiyr
omenso,r m erelayc onveniceonitn cidence.
Form orei nformatoinojni ang-ssheiePs a, thfiRnPGd er
Best3i·a ry
DESlRES
Desirseos tronasgt ob rinogn eb ack frtohmed eadc annot
bee asislhya keann,d w hiljei ang-sahriens o td irectly
compellteosd e eakr esoluttioto hne idre sirseisg,n s
andp ortenrtesm aitnh ep rimarfyo cufso rm ost
oft heikri ndT.h iso bsessidoone sn otp revent
involvemienno tt hesrc hemeasn dp lothso,w evearn,d
iti sl iketlhya itn t hec oursoefa nye ndeavaoj ri ang-shi
encountmearnsy s igntsh acto nfirmi th asc hosen
thec orrepcatt hW.h atevedri vinien telligence,
superstitoiroi nn,t uitisopne aktso a jiang-shi
int hessey mbolist,i su sualilnyt unew itht he
creaturoew'nes a rthdleys iraensd,i ti ss ometimes
difficulttoi dentiwfhyi chc amefi rstW.h ilea tt imetsh e
coincidebnectewse eanj iang-sshiig'nsas n di tgsr ander
goalmsa ys eeme ntirteolocy o nveniepnoti,n tionugts uch
toa jiang-wsohuil bde a d ireer roirn deed.
SIGNASN DS YMBOLS
Thsei gtnhhsaa tu an tjg i-ascnhaainpp eaaatr n myo meanntud s ugaoul nleoyrcg inzbeyod t hcertreue arsAj. iga-nsrahedits h essmyeb ols
witashbo ultcee irttnyca,no vneicd booftt hh eeixris eat netdnhc eviearrct yia,n dc aibntei mopssibtlol ee tahde m pveiao rna c uosre
nostu ptpeobdryt hmee ssaisgtee esTs h.es sieg nusei i rrenerteqpatrtihoonw,er a,v nepde srnoaglo aolrasc mopelalrigenungmct a n
darmataiylic lnfnlcauej ae ingi-'rsasehd iBnegl.aoe rws omeexm aploefss i gajn isa nmga-eysn hcniot .ue r
BROKEONB JECTS COLOR FOREITGONN GUES KNOTSA NDT HRAEDS SETS THEW RITTWEONR D
Chiapnssdc r atsle al T haeub nndcaoer Messaagpepse aFrla lceionol sfs i ,al nkT heree l,mt swo Angaarm,sn umero-
styob rgegitnobg e rraitayp aorlft aiarcsh u omophionn eerrsro tohnle o om,m aogirp,en sibnlea cskyl lapbeilccriu ia,t ies
raed, wshuecthchlo eoror na p atrilcaufrroe idginca tlse, thdeei lcastpaeil rsh e-ntsaoj aing-sahnild e tptoesri tion
bliesmhaedso rnd acyna i nfla amaent dh et eslor eft ofas piwdeebr asraurnchge ensmt cnaa lble utsoe d
ancipeontytto e rr jaingi-'istsnhee rst sscpurtcish b cea snp kea asc lrelaays aere asriedlai yn raedt hseee cttrsh at
thhea nodafsb attlleite kh-peor vreibala rrowpsci,tr omags, dob russthr okeasnw setron umiecralliw ei tahs ieenm ingly
hadrenweardir .o rcape abd uolelso .re v emnas p. onp archmenatn.ad sb trqaucieter so.dr iynw aorrd.
SECREOTFST HEJ 1ANG-SHJI1AN GS·YSMHBIO LIST
Despitthee s tiffneosfis t fso rm,j iaa ng-issho in eo ft he OtherworSlidglny- SeLeokseitrnT ime
mostd extrous koifvn admsp ireIstu.sn usuahlo ppingga it Speciaslputyest ritwianoduees,rur ndesapdi riistt,u al
isd eceptiavgeillyLe a.c kintgh ev ariesdp eciaabli litoife s whmisiicmamltol ar
moroii,tf avoras h it-and-srtuynlo efc ombatr,e lyionng Racae yn;Te mplajtnei ga-shi
itasg ilittocy a tcfho eosn ea ta t imei,n halitnhge icrh ia nd CLASSO PTIONS
weakenitnhge irre sistatnoec aec shu bsequsetnrti ke. Clasosr eaAcPAlrGc;h etysptega aerrzuCMl;as Fse aturmeyss tery
Althouagj hi ang-sfhoic'usis sd rive(noj ru stifibeydi )t s (itemuMr)el,v aet(ireoanfssre ot mie mumMo, mterany
secrneutm eroloagnyy,c reatutrhea tth reatens completigoln ismeMpu,t imheou pM)
oft hev ampireq'use stbse compea rotf i ts obsesasnido n,P REFERREODP TIONS
countionnga jiang-shsii'nsg le-mindehdanseb sese nt he SkilAlcso rbcastK,inw oled(ghteiro syp,ln aersle,i g),i on
downfaolfml a nym isguidselda yeArj si.a ng-issih nit elligent,P eerpct,Si eonnMsoete i,Sv pealflStrcu,vr li va
andi tp utst hiisn telligteong coeo du sei nc ombatA.s a Spelglesn trleep ossea,n dosft imeuM
livincgo rpsieth, a ss eent hee ntirree ligicoyucsl fer om DESCRIPTION
birtthob uriaaln,dk nowst hep oweorf d ivisnpe ellcasterjsi.a nsgy-bmsothlsiei sschtehwpea r cet oifpc hylso irmc eantal
Theseo pponenatrse i tsfi rstt argettosk ills,t emming prefteicionfna rvo ofs pirpiotw.uTe ahrleu sned ysitrnaggar zse,
thef lowo fh ealianngd t hei nevitawbelael tohf u ndead­ plamr edaresa,nt dae sosagprhsle ortoobk o thm attiheaaerln t dh e
controllsipnegl lWsi.t hd ivincea stenresu tralimzaegde,s intafnogirim bptlnoaetrs ybmo,la snd tuhsemeiy srrt ieous magic
aren exta,se achr uneg,e sturaen,du tterainsca en i nsult tos heldi ognhp trac tuillbyae rfluidondmge onrtso d oa way with
tot hej iang-ssheim'iso tsiecn sibiElaistiysl.uy s cepttiob le thowshewo o ulsde teok htihneidmtne h rme uitlri tuqdeuisntosu.s
close-quaartttearcaskn sdg rapplmeasg,e ss'o ftb odieosff er ROLEPLAYING
littrlees istatnotc heev ampirceh'is- siphopnoiwnegr s. Persofnai bremel fsise,te hs itnhgaaesrt'n tth ees,r elffci-iseunft
Likae v etalaaji,a ng-sshuiff erfsr oma vulnerabtiol ityP referArleidg nmeanntl ya wful
certasionu ndbsu,t i ti sa warteh aats ilsepneclilsea g reat
TRA1TS
defenasgea intshte r ingionfgh andb ellIst.as v ersitoon
cookerdi ciesm orep roblematthiacn ktsot heu biquitousT hef ollowirnagc ter aiatrsea vailatbolj ei ang-shSiese.
naturoeft hafto osdt aplbeu,ti tc anc hoosael aiarc cessiblep ag3ef odr etaiolnvs a mpirrea cter aits.
onlyt hrougwha teirn o rdesrp oirli caen dm inimiziet s CalculatReids kO:n cep erd ay,y oum ay voluntarily
effectiveansea sw se apon. faials avintgh roawg ainash ta rmfuslp elolre ffecAtft.e r
Becausaje i ang-shi'ss cprroamlyalek re si ti mmunet o usintgh iasb iliftoyrt, h en extm inutyeo um aya dda +4
scrolwlasn,d sa,n ds tavieths a,s a na dvantaaggea inwsotu ld­ traibto nuso n ones avintgh rowa,ft erw hicht heb onus
bes layewrhso r eltyo om ucho nm agici temsA. j iang-shii se xpendeYdo.u m ay uset hibso nuso n an additional
prefetrosa ttascpke llcasattne irgsh otr e arlmyo rninign savintgh rowa gaintshte s pelolr e ffecyto uv oluntarily
theh opet hatth ev ictihmasv ee xpendmeadg idcu rintgh e fail(esdu cahs a r ecurripnogi sosna voer a f ollow-suavpe
daya ndh avneo th adt imet or esatn dr eplensipsehl ls. againhstlo dp ersIofy no)ud .on otu set hibso nusw ithin
1m inutiet,i sl ost.
ROlE
InT unew ithL anguagYeo:u rk eene arf orl anguage
Manyj iang-sthaikset om onkhoodt oh onet heisrt rict grantyso ua +2t raibto nuso n skilclh eckwsh en
philosophbiuetts h,e raer ea lstoh osweh of olloaw m ore decodisnegc rmeets sagoersfi ndinhgi ddemne aninign
abstrpaacttoh n t heijro urnetyo waridn nepre ace. overheacrodn versations.
Morohia vweo rkefdo rc enturtioer se writthee iarff lictionf,o rl ivinbgl ooadn dw rackewdi tht hei nsecuraintdy
seedinfgo lklowriet hr omantic notoifos nesn suous paranooifat hep owerfbuultd espisTehde.y r agaeg ainst
manipulataonrds downplayitnhge iarc tso fb loody theiorw nw eaknesssp,e ndihnagl tfh eierx isteinnca e
brutaliatsy t orturoer punishmennte,v eri nstinctb oxh,e lpleasnsd t errifiaendd,t heo thehra lpf roving
ord esire. thBiuasts sumed nobiisla i mtyyt h.T heir theisrt rengatnhdd ominatiuonnt itlh efi rsrta yosf s un
afflictifoons teornsl yb loodluasntd e viln,o tc ulture sendt hems curryibnagc kt ob ecomrei gipdo rtraoift s
andr efinemenatn,d e achm oroii sb uta producotfi ts deatthh,e v erfyo rcteh epyr etetnodh aved efeated.
environmeInntt .h es teamisnogu ths,a vaglei zardfolk­Oneo ft heu niquteo olosft hem oroii st hea bilittoy
morois taltkh ee terngallo omo ft heM wangiJ ungle. creatsep awnW.h ilet himsa y appeaar h ugea dvantage
Acrostsh eC rowno ftheW orldS,n owcasetlevre tse lolf fort her aceo,ff erintgh ec hancteo flotohdew orld
lonegx ileedv,e r-libvrientgh rderni vesna vaagen di nsane withw illing servants, a cmoavneaings ia n dge licate
byc olldo nelinaensdse xistionngt heb looodf w ayward businesEsv.e ry spiawsan moutht o feeda,n d for
travelWehrisl.te h em osti nfamomuosr oair et her efined, vampireisn c ivililzaendd wsh erew ould-be caartet le
fashionable ovnalrtyih eetiyar,r rogansceep arattheesm armeds,u spicioaunsd, o fteng uardedt,h esheu ngry
fromt heibrr utbarle threelns ewhere. minioncsa nb e problematEivce.nt hem oreb arbaric
morouin derstatnhdat th eayr ep arotf a ne cosystaenmd,
NECROLOGY
balantchee idre sifroer c ompanionsahnidpd omination
Ofa lvla mpiretsh,em oropie rhapbse sdte monstrtahtee againtshtea vailaboiflt ihtely o caflo osdu pplTyh.e ries
characteriosfat ciicvsi lirzaecdoe f beingrsa thetrh ana alsaon e motioncaols tto c reatisnpga wna,n da creature
categoorfmy o nsterTsh.e yb reetdh,e ryu let,h eeym ulate forcetdos erviesn otf orcetdol oveI.n deetdh,e isrl avery
andp articiipnat thee p olitisctarlu ctuorfec si vilizedo ftenp reclutdheesi arff ectiaonnd,f oarl onemloyr otih e
raceTsh.e ya ren o merei nterlopheorwse,v earn,d t hey companionsohfia pne quailsm uchm orea ttractthiavne
pridteh emselovneo su tdoitnhged ecadenacnede xcessest hep rospeocfat m eres lave.
oft hec reatutrheesye ngagwei thT.h eiarb ilitmiaekse
SECRETSO F THE MOR01
moroie xtremewleyl ls uitetdo "lifien" s hadows­
politiocroa tlh erwise. Moroair ec areftuogl a ugteh eiern emiefsr oma distance,
Thought helya crke flectmioornosai,r eo bsessweidt h ands layeorftse nfi ndt heimro stt rustteadc ticcasr efully
theiarp pearanacnedi, n t heir pareanndou ipae laboratelmyi tigatbeyad n i nformfeode O.f c oursteh iwso rkbso th
clothaendd c oiffureTdh.e ir sitsyo lftee na rchaibcu,t ways-as layer's stwreoanpgoenas gta inas tm oroii s
idealsluyi tetdot heiarg elefsasc e(sal te asatc,c orditnog likewiksneo wledgPeo.w erfurle sistanmcaekse t hese
howt herye catlhle iarp pearances). creaturseese mi ndestructtiobt lheeu ninitiabtuetd ,
Unlesfso rs portc,o nquesotr, r evengheu,n tinigs thoswei tht hec orrect ritualasn,d e sqpueilplmse,n t
consideurneddi gnifiaemdo ngm ostc ivilimzoerdo ia,n d mightfi ghto n a much moree venp laneK.n owledge
instetahde mya ket hemselovret sh eiern vironmesnot s ofa ni ndividmuoarlo ic anb ej usats v aluabslien ciet s
desiratbhlaept r esyi mpldye livtehre mseluvpe.Ds a zzled clasasb ilitoiree sv,e np eculiariintt iheesc onstruction
bym oroiw ita ndb eautiyn,t ellicgaetnttdl eel iberateloyfi tlsa icra,n h elmpi tigattheec reaturwee'ask nessoers
seetkh eierm bracrei,g hutp t ot hem omento ft hed eep, enhanciet asd vantagSepse.l llisk dea rkannedps orst ective
painfkuils s tshpaetlt lhsee ndB.e autayn dc harma ret he penmubr(ase Ue ltiMmaa9tiepcr )o vitdeem porarreys pite
moroig'rse atewseta ponasn,d t hesceu nninvga mpires fromt hed awna,n da n eckcifla adcaep tealtiimionnat thees
arer ightfleya refdo rt heiarb ilittoyd raws ubmission troubleseoffmeec tosfg arloidco r.
fromt hes trongweisltTl h.i sf eairsa s pecikailn df,o rged Witht hea bilittocy l imwba llasn dt urni ntmoi sta t
fromj ealousyf-eaa trh aetv eni fw e mortalcsa nr esist wilalm ,o roiis d ifficulttop ind ownK.n owinegv ercyr ack
them oroit,h oswee l ovwei lalb andouns i nf avoorft he andc orneirni tlsa iirt,i sp articularly aetuff seicntgi ve
vampireosff'e ro fu nimaginapblleea sures. hit-and-traucnt itcows e ard owni ntrudeTrhse.s tea ctics
Form orei nformatoinom no rois,e et hev ampireen try canb ei nterrupbtyae dc arefutlilmye dd ismpae9lsi pcel l
int heP athfiRnPGdB eers tiary. ora s tronggr applaenrd,a s marmto rohia sa b ackuppl an
ford ealiwnigt ht hem omentary vulnercarbeialtbieytd y
OES1RES
thesaet tacks.
A hugev arieotfyp ersonaliatnidem so tivations thriAv vea mpirei'nsh ereanbti littoyd ominatiesa tooals
withitnh ec lanasn dc ourtosft hem oroib,u ti ne ssence welals a toyC.h armeidn nocenstesr vaes a particularly
theya rea llk illers-creadtruirveebsny a deepd esire effectibvueff erb etweewno uldb-e slayerasn d the