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	'''Aswang''' is a catch-all name used in Filipino mythology to refer to a vast array of night-stalking, blood-drinking [[witch]]es and [[vampire]]-like monsters. An extremely confusing subject, there are countless alternative names and regional variants for the creature, and not helping is that it is often used almost interchangeably with '''Manananggal''', a distinctive sort of (usually) female vampire/[[ghoul]] defined by its sprouting wings and abandoning its lower torso to hunt at night (not to be confused with the [[Penanggalan]], which is a Southeast Asian vampire that hunts as flying head and guts).		'''Aswang''' is a catch-all name used in Filipino mythology to refer to a vast array of night-stalking, blood-drinking [[witch]]es and [[vampire]]-like monsters. An extremely confusing subject, there are countless alternative names and regional variants for the creature, and not helping is that it is often used almost interchangeably with '''Manananggal''', a distinctive sort of (usually) female vampire/[[ghoul]] defined by its sprouting wings and abandoning its lower torso to hunt at night (not to be confused with the [[Penanggalan]], which is a Southeast Asian vampire that hunts as flying head and guts).

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	==In D&D==		==In D&D==
	Aswang have appeared in two netbooks for the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]]. The Aswang and the Manananggal appeared in the [[Books of S\|Book of Sacrifices]], whilst two more aswang variants - the Allawig and the Padara - appeared in the [[Undead Sea Scrolls]] 2002, alongside a [[Terror Track]] of the Aswang. The [[Chanak]], a blood-drinking undead baby created by Manananggals preying on pregnant women, appeared in the [[Undead Sea Scrolls]] 2001.
			Aswang have appeared in two netbooks for the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]]. The Aswang and the Manananggal appeared in the [[Books of S\|Book of Sacrifices]], whilst two more aswang variants - the Allawig and the Padara - appeared in the [[Undead Sea Scrolls]] 2002, alongside a [[Terror Track]] of the Aswang. The [[Chanak]] (local spelling "tiyanak"), a blood-drinking undead baby created by Manananggals preying on pregnant women, appeared in the [[Undead Sea Scrolls]] 2001.

	Aswang in Ravenloft are associated with the fan-made domain of Igid Rabi-i, a Filipino-themed domain. The standard aswang is a shapeshifting, blood-drinking undead monster, somewhere between a [[vampire]] and a [[ghoul]]. These creatures can spread their taint with the use of their blood-drinking tongue attack, much like vampires can spread their own curse with a bite. They can freely shapeshift between their human form, which lets them appear as the living being they were before, and their true form, which resembles a ghoul with an exceptionally long, sharp tongue. This is essential for them, as their humanoid form wards off the otherwise deadly rays of the sun; if an aswang can somehow be tricked into assuming its ghoul-form during the day, exposure to sunlight will kill it within 2 rounds. That said, even in humanoid form, aswang have a certain tell; if you look into their eyes, your reflection will be inverted. They are repelled by holy symbols, living bamboo and living pines, cannot cross a clear line of salt, saltwater, frankincense or cinnamon, and are terrified of cats, turtles and large lizards. Aside from sunlight, they can only be killed by driving a stake of freshly cut, burning-tipped bamboo or pine into their heart and throwing them into the ocean to be consumed by fish.		Aswang in Ravenloft are associated with the fan-made domain of Igid Rabi-i, a Filipino-themed domain. The standard aswang is a shapeshifting, blood-drinking undead monster, somewhere between a [[vampire]] and a [[ghoul]]. These creatures can spread their taint with the use of their blood-drinking tongue attack, much like vampires can spread their own curse with a bite. They can freely shapeshift between their human form, which lets them appear as the living being they were before, and their true form, which resembles a ghoul with an exceptionally long, sharp tongue. This is essential for them, as their humanoid form wards off the otherwise deadly rays of the sun; if an aswang can somehow be tricked into assuming its ghoul-form during the day, exposure to sunlight will kill it within 2 rounds. That said, even in humanoid form, aswang have a certain tell; if you look into their eyes, your reflection will be inverted. They are repelled by holy symbols, living bamboo and living pines, cannot cross a clear line of salt, saltwater, frankincense or cinnamon, and are terrified of cats, turtles and large lizards. Aside from sunlight, they can only be killed by driving a stake of freshly cut, burning-tipped bamboo or pine into their heart and throwing them into the ocean to be consumed by fish.
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	Padaras are an aswang variant distinguished by their constant oozing of blood from every pore and orifice. Needless to say, these are a particularly ghastly breed, leaving a trail of dried blood wherever they go. Even in their daylight form, they still bleed profusely from the slightest touch or scratch and their eyes are perpetually bloodshot, which makes unmasking them less than challenging. Aside from holy symbols, a string adorned with snake vertebrae can be used to keep them at bay. To destroy one, stake it with a shaft of freshly cut pine or bamboo, then douse its body with at least three buckets of sanctified saltwater; a destroyed padara will literally melt away after the final dose, becoming a gory slurry that swiftly evaporates.		Padaras are an aswang variant distinguished by their constant oozing of blood from every pore and orifice. Needless to say, these are a particularly ghastly breed, leaving a trail of dried blood wherever they go. Even in their daylight form, they still bleed profusely from the slightest touch or scratch and their eyes are perpetually bloodshot, which makes unmasking them less than challenging. Aside from holy symbols, a string adorned with snake vertebrae can be used to keep them at bay. To destroy one, stake it with a shaft of freshly cut pine or bamboo, then douse its body with at least three buckets of sanctified saltwater; a destroyed padara will literally melt away after the final dose, becoming a gory slurry that swiftly evaporates.

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			Aswang_-_Halimaw.png\|Halimaw, from 5E Monster Manual III Expanded
			Aswang_-_Manananggal.png\|Manananggal, from 5E Monster Manual III Expanded
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	===Aswang Template===		===Aswang Template===

1d4chan>HyperionEinherjar: /* In The Islands of Sina Una */

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	Aswangs normally start out human, and even after their transformations can still interbreed with regular humanity. Whats more, one cannot start out as an aswang, as the source of power is rare and has to be passed down from owner to owner, usually through familial lines.		Aswangs normally start out human, and even after their transformations can still interbreed with regular humanity. Whats more, one cannot start out as an aswang, as the source of power is rare and has to be passed down from owner to owner, usually through familial lines.

	As this is something that was written ''by'' Filipinos, there's a much broader variety of Aswangs to be seen.		As this is something that was written ''by'' Filipinos, there's a '''much''' broader variety of Aswangs to be seen.

			Interestingly enough, the setting designers decided to lump the ''Mangkululam'' (a malevolent witch doctor-sorcerer-general baddie) with the Aswangs, despite them not being explicitly man-eating cannibals.

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	Sina_Una_Aswang_Manananggal.PNG\|Manananggal, what comes to mind for Westerners when one says ''Aswang''.		Sina_Una_Aswang_Manananggal.PNG\|Manananggal, what comes to mind for Westerners when one says ''Aswang''.
	Sina_Una_Aswang_Mandurugo.PNG\|Mandurugo		Sina_Una_Aswang_Mandurugo.PNG\|Mandurugo
			Sina_Una_Aswang_Mangkukulam.PNG\|A Mangkukulam, your guess is as good as ours why this became an Aswang.

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1d4chan>HyperionEinherjar at 20:21, 11 February 2022

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	Aswangs normally start out human, and even after their transformations can still interbreed with regular humanity. Whats more, one cannot start out as an aswang, as the source of power is rare and has to be passed down from owner to owner, usually through familial lines.		Aswangs normally start out human, and even after their transformations can still interbreed with regular humanity. Whats more, one cannot start out as an aswang, as the source of power is rare and has to be passed down from owner to owner, usually through familial lines.

			As this is something that was written ''by'' Filipinos, there's a much broader variety of Aswangs to be seen.

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			Sina_Una_Aswang_Balbal.PNG\|Balbal
			Sina_Una_Aswang_Berbalang.PNG\|Berbalang
			Sina_Una_Aswang_Gabunan.PNG\|Gabunan, an elder and powerful (CR 18!) ''Aswang'' that refuses to pass their source of power to a descendant.
			Sina_Una_Aswang_Malakat.PNG\|Malakat
			Sina_Una_Aswang_Manananggal.PNG\|Manananggal, what comes to mind for Westerners when one says ''Aswang''.
			Sina_Una_Aswang_Mandurugo.PNG\|Mandurugo
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	==In AFMBE==		==In AFMBE==
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	==In Shadowrun==		==In Shadowrun==
	Manananggal also make an appearance in Shadowrun, with detachable head and vulnerability to salt. In-game, there is very little known about these creatures or their motives beyond that they're spirits hailing from a 'dark and unknown' metaplane that come to the physical dimension to feed on the essence of living beings.		Manananggal also make an appearance in Shadowrun, with detachable head and vulnerability to salt. In-game, there is very little known about these creatures or their motives beyond that they're spirits hailing from a 'dark and unknown' metaplane that come to the physical dimension to feed on the essence of living beings.



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184.70.16.82: /* In The Islands of Sina Una */

2022-02-11T19:53:43Z

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	As the Filipino-inspired campaign setting, ''aswangs'' are obviously present, and an insidious danger to the many settlements of the Islands, due to their ability to blend in with the general populace.		As the Filipino-inspired campaign setting, ''aswangs'' are obviously present, and an insidious danger to the many settlements of the Islands, due to their ability to blend in with the general populace.

	Interestingly enough, ''aswangs'' in the setting are not undead, but rather are humanoid shapeshifters who prey on people. They are physical manifestations of what community considers taboo, the basest urges of a person given form.		Interestingly enough, ''aswangs'' in the setting are not undead, but rather are humanoid shapeshifters who prey on people. They are physical manifestations of what community considers taboo, the basest urges of a person given form. Indeed, they supposedly ''gain strength'' by going against the usual social norms of a given community -- wallowing in filth, eating raw meat, etc. -- though this is not reflected in the rules.

	The fact that they have a thing for the livers of living people don't help either, though their tastes aren't limited to that, with others craving blood, unborn children, or even the flesh of the recently-deceased.		The fact that they have a thing for the livers of living people don't help either, though their tastes aren't limited to that, with others craving blood, unborn children, or even the flesh of the recently-deceased.

1d4chan>HyperionEinherjar: /* In The Islands of Sina Una */

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	As the Filipino-inspired campaign setting, ''aswangs'' are obviously present, and an insidious danger to the many settlements of the Islands, due to their ability to blend in with the general populace.		As the Filipino-inspired campaign setting, ''aswangs'' are obviously present, and an insidious danger to the many settlements of the Islands, due to their ability to blend in with the general populace.

	Interestingly enough, ''aswangs'' in the setting are not undead, but rather are humanoid shapeshifters who prey on people. They are physical ~~manifestatios~~ of what community considers taboo, the basest urges of a person given form.		Interestingly enough, ''aswangs'' in the setting are not undead, but rather are humanoid shapeshifters who prey on people. They are physical manifestations of what community considers taboo, the basest urges of a person given form.

			The fact that they have a thing for the livers of living people don't help either, though their tastes aren't limited to that, with others craving blood, unborn children, or even the flesh of the recently-deceased.

	Aswangs normally start out human, and even after their transformations can still interbreed with regular humanity. Whats more, one cannot start out as an aswang, as the source of power is rare and has to be passed down from owner to owner, usually through familial lines.		Aswangs normally start out human, and even after their transformations can still interbreed with regular humanity. Whats more, one cannot start out as an aswang, as the source of power is rare and has to be passed down from owner to owner, usually through familial lines.

1d4chan>HyperionEinherjar: /* In The Islands of Sina Una */

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	==In [[The Islands of Sina Una]]==		==In [[The Islands of Sina Una]]==

			As the Filipino-inspired campaign setting, ''aswangs'' are obviously present, and an insidious danger to the many settlements of the Islands, due to their ability to blend in with the general populace.

			Interestingly enough, ''aswangs'' in the setting are not undead, but rather are humanoid shapeshifters who prey on people. They are physical manifestatios of what community considers taboo, the basest urges of a person given form.

			Aswangs normally start out human, and even after their transformations can still interbreed with regular humanity. Whats more, one cannot start out as an aswang, as the source of power is rare and has to be passed down from owner to owner, usually through familial lines.

	==In AFMBE==		==In AFMBE==

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	'''Stage Ten:''' The character gains the abilities to drain fluids from a living being and create more aswang spawn. From this point on, a stake made of pine or bamboo driven into his torso is now instantly lethal and seawater can destroy him in two rounds.		'''Stage Ten:''' The character gains the abilities to drain fluids from a living being and create more aswang spawn. From this point on, a stake made of pine or bamboo driven into his torso is now instantly lethal and seawater can destroy him in two rounds.

			==In [[The Islands of Sina Una]]==

	==In AFMBE==		==In AFMBE==

1d4chan>SirSprinkles: /* Aswang Template */

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Aswang Template

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	:::''Fast Healing (Ex):'' An aswang heals 3 points of damage each round as long as it has at least 1 hit point. If reduced to 0 hit points or lower an aswang automatically assumes gaseous form and attempts to escape. It must reach its lair within two hours or it is destroyed. Once at its lair, it heals at a rate of 3 hit points a round.		:::''Fast Healing (Ex):'' An aswang heals 3 points of damage each round as long as it has at least 1 hit point. If reduced to 0 hit points or lower an aswang automatically assumes gaseous form and attempts to escape. It must reach its lair within two hours or it is destroyed. Once at its lair, it heals at a rate of 3 hit points a round.
	::'''Abilities:''' Adjust from the base creature as follows: Str +2, Dex +2, Int –1, Wis +3, Cha –3. As undead creatures, aswang have no Constitution score.		::'''Abilities:''' Adjust from the base creature as follows: Str +2, Dex +2, Int –1, Wis +3, Cha –3. As undead creatures, aswang have no Constitution score.
	::'''Feats:''' An aswang gains Alertness, Lightning Reflexes and Multiattack, assuming the base creature meets the prerequisites and doesn’t already have these		::'''Feats:''' An aswang gains Alertness, Lightning Reflexes and Multiattack, assuming the base creature meets the prerequisites and doesn’t already have these feats.
	feats.
	::'''Saves:''' Same as the base creature.		::'''Saves:''' Same as the base creature.
	::'''Skills:''' Aswang receive a +4 racial bonus to Hide,Listen, Move Silently, Open Lock and Search checks. Otherwise, same as the base creature.		::'''Skills:''' Aswang receive a +4 racial bonus to Hide,Listen, Move Silently, Open Lock and Search checks. Otherwise, same as the base creature.

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In NWoD

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	Aswang have appeared in two separate sourcebooks for the [[World of Darkness\|Chronicles of Darkness]]: the 1st Edition "Antagonists" sourcebook, and the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] 1e sourcebook "Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead".		Aswang have appeared in two separate sourcebooks for the [[World of Darkness\|Chronicles of Darkness]]: the 1st Edition "Antagonists" sourcebook, and the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] 1e sourcebook "Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead".

	The generic Aswang presented in the former sourcebook are a species of blood-drinking Filipino shapeshifters. During the day, they appear as beautiful women, and reproduce by marrying human men; sons are human, daughters are more aswang. However, they never smile in a way that shows their teeth, because ~~even during the day,~~ the fact that they have twice the normal amount of canine teeth (8) is blatantly obvious. At night, they shift into a more feral~~, almost~~ [[hag]]-like form, with elongated fangs and claws. They need to feed on blood on a regular basis, using hypnotically beautiful singing voices to lure people into range of their teeth. These aswang can and do genuinely love their human husbands, and will usually struggle to keep them ignorant of the fact their wife goes out every so often to eat people.		The generic Aswang presented in the former sourcebook are a species of blood-drinking Filipino shapeshifters. During the day they appear as beautiful women, and reproduce by marrying human men; sons are human, daughters are more aswang. However, they never smile in a way that shows their teeth, because the fact that they have twice the normal amount of canine teeth (8) is blatantly obvious. At night, they shift into a more feral [[hag]]-like form, with elongated fangs and claws. They need to feed on blood on a regular basis, using hypnotically beautiful singing voices to lure people into range of their teeth. These aswang can and do genuinely love their human husbands, and will usually struggle to keep them ignorant of the fact their wife goes out every so often to eat people.

	Night Horrors presents three specific species of aswang, all shapeshifters who are often ignorant of their true nature during the day, but assume a monstrous, blood-drinking form at night. The Halimaw becomes a winged demonic humanoid, the Tik-tik becomes a blood-sucking bird-bat thing, and the Sigbin becomes a hornless goat which attacks with ears it can clap to lull victims into a trance and a tail it wields like a whip. Oh, and just to make it clear; White Wolf didn't make up '''any''' of these creatures, these are all ''real'' Filipino monsters. Even the Sigbin. Southeast Asian mythology is ''weird''.		Night Horrors presents three specific species of aswang, all shapeshifters who are often ignorant of their true nature during the day, but assume a monstrous, blood-drinking form at night. The Halimaw becomes a winged demonic humanoid, the Tik-tik becomes a blood-sucking bird-bat thing, and the Sigbin becomes a hornless goat which attacks with ears it can clap to lull victims into a trance and a tail it wields like a whip. Oh, and just to make it clear; White Wolf didn't make up '''any''' of these creatures, these are all ''real'' Filipino monsters. Even the Sigbin. Southeast Asian mythology is ''weird''.

	In all cases, vampires absolutely '''hate''' them, as the aswangs have no traditions of hiding their depredations, nor any of the special powers that enables vampires to hide their feeding. Add in that aswang ''have'' to kill their meals, which only makes humanity take up arms, and it should be no surprise that the Kindred are doing their best to exterminate these "cheap Filipino knockoffs".		In all cases, vampires absolutely '''hate''' them, as the aswangs have no traditions of hiding their depredations nor any of the special powers that enables vampires to hide their feeding. Add in that aswang ''have'' to kill their meals, which only makes humanity take up arms, and it should be no surprise that the Kindred are doing their best to exterminate these "cheap Filipino knockoffs".

	==In Shadowrun==		==In Shadowrun==