Editing Nosferatu (section)

==Dungeons & Dragons==
Ironically, in D&D, Nosferatu is actually used to refer to vampires based more directly on Dracula as he appeared in Bram Stoker's novel, most notably in being unharmed physically by sunlight.

===Mystara===
The [[Mystara]]n Nosferatu is characterized by its immunity to sunlight and its strong resistance to clerical attacks - holy symbols, for example, don't work on them. They are all cursed to crave the blood of others, but not all of them are evil. 

===Ravenloft===
The Nosferatu of the [[Demiplane of Dread]] is another beast entirely. These vampires are unharmed by sunlight, but it does strip them of access to their special attacks and supernatural qualities. They drink blood, and anyone they bite is subject to the nosferatu's mind control whenever the nosferatu wishes. They got a lot more powerful when the edition switched from 2nd to 3rd, such as gaining the ability to regenerate when exposed to moonlight (the moonlight biz may have been based on John Polidori's 1819 short story "The Vampyre")

===5e===
Nosferatu returned in [[Van Richten's Guide]] to [[Ravenloft]] for [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]]. These versions don't resemble ''either'' of the ones seen before, and instead have been redesigned more in the vein of their World of Darkness counterpart. They are basically 5e's take on the [[Vrykolaka]]. 

The 5e Nosferatu is a wretched, deformed, perpetually starving vampire-kin that is constantly hunting for blood. When sated, it gains a momentary respite from its madness and regains some level of human-like thought, but all too swiftly, the hunger takes over again and it once more becomes a beast. Though for some reason it has a pseudo-[[Breath Weapon]] in the form of vomiting necrotizing blood on its victims.

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nosferatu Realm of Terror.jpg|2e
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nosferatu chiang-shi vrykolaka DoDread.jpg|3e. Nosferatu on left.
Dnd5eNosferatu.png|5e
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