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	Dhampirs were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, dhampirs are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.		Dhampirs were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, dhampirs are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.

	They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, they could be test tube babies~~/chestbusters born from a homosexual coupling~~ or ~~a female vampire impregnating her male human lover & even a male vampire falling pregnant by a female human lover,~~ depending on what dark rituals are used to make the dhampir in the first place.		They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, they could be test tube babies or chestbursters depending on what dark rituals are used to make the dhampir in the first place.

	2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.		2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.

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	2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.		2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.

			=[[GURPS]]=
			Dhampirs appear in the Monster Hunters supplement as one of the options for the Inhuman class. They're basically a vampire without the cool stuff, but also without the bad stuff.

	=Monstergirls=		=Monstergirls=

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	[[File:Alucard1.png\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Alucard from [[Castlevania]] is a Dhampir, sort of. Here's a hot take: Did you know Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards?]]		[[File:Alucard1.png\|250px\|thumb\|right\|Alucard from [[Castlevania]] is a Dhampir, sort of. Here's a hot take: Did you know Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards?]]

	Although the idea of [[vampire]]s being sexy is generally associated with lore from the Gothic Horror novels of the late 1800s to today, even before that, in the Balkan region of Europe, it was believed that some vampires would come back from the dead and have sex with their wives - sex that could lead to the birth of half human, half vampire offspring. ~~Known~~ variously as '''~~Dhampyres~~''', '''~~Dhampirs~~''', '''Dhamphirs''' or '''Dhampyrs''', these mythological beings were believed to have certain vampiric strengths, which made them excellent vampire hunters, but none of their vampiric weaknesses, such as an aversion to sunlight or need to feed on blood.		Although the idea of [[vampire]]s being sexy is generally associated with lore from the Gothic Horror novels of the late 1800s to today, even before that, in the Balkan region of Europe, it was believed that some vampires would come back from the dead and have sex with their wives - sex that could lead to the birth of half human, half vampire offspring. Spelled variously as '''Dhampirs''', '''Dhampyres''', '''Dhamphirs''' or '''Dhampyrs''', these mythological beings were believed to have certain vampiric strengths, which made them excellent vampire hunters, but none of their vampiric weaknesses, such as an aversion to sunlight or need to feed on blood.

	In /tg/, dhampirs are a comparatively rare sight; they're considered too much the natural fit for "edgelords" - the kinds of players who usually migrate to [[drow]] or [[tiefling]] PCs because they think the "dark, brooding, angsty character" is [[awesome]] - or else they're seen as too rooted in Gothic Horror. Others even think they're ''too'' fantastical to believe in their existence, even by the standards of your typical fantasy world. Or they may simply defy the fundamental rules of a given setting's vampires. But they do survive here and there.		In /tg/, dhampirs are a comparatively rare sight; they're considered too much the natural fit for "edgelords" - the kinds of players who usually migrate to [[drow]] or [[tiefling]] PCs because they think the "dark, brooding, angsty character" is [[awesome]] - or else they're seen as too rooted in Gothic Horror. Others even think they're ''too'' fantastical to believe in their existence, even by the standards of your typical fantasy world. Or they may simply defy the fundamental rules of a given setting's vampires. But they do survive here and there.

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Player Character Stats

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	==Player Character Stats==		==Player Character Stats==
			[[File:Dhampir DoDread.jpg\|thumb]]
	===3rd Edition===		===3rd Edition===
	====Ravenloft Dhampir Template====		====Ravenloft Dhampir Template====

1d4chan>Caiaphas Smith: /* Chronicles of Darkness */

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Chronicles of Darkness

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	Dhampyres were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, dhampyres are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.		Dhampyres were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, dhampyres are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.

	They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, they could be test tube babies, chestbusters born from a homosexual coupling or a female vampire impregnating her male human lover & even a male vampire falling pregnant by a female human lover, depending on what dark rituals are used to make the dhampyre in the first place.		They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, they could be test tube babies/chestbusters born from a homosexual coupling or a female vampire impregnating her male human lover & even a male vampire falling pregnant by a female human lover, depending on what dark rituals are used to make the dhampyre in the first place.

	2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.		2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.

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	Dhampyres were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, dhampyres are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.		Dhampyres were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, dhampyres are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.

	They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, ~~you can get a dhampyre~~ from a homosexual coupling, a female vampire ~~could impregnate~~ her male human lover~~, and~~ a male vampire ~~could fall~~ pregnant by a female human lover, depending on what rituals are used to make the dhampyre in the first place.		They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, they could be test tube babies, chestbusters born from a homosexual coupling or a female vampire impregnating her male human lover & even a male vampire falling pregnant by a female human lover, depending on what dark rituals are used to make the dhampyre in the first place.

	2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.		2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.

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	====Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft====		====Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft====
	The Dhampir lineage reappeared in ''Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft'' with a few modifications. The fluff is still the same, with the addition of a few Ravenloft-specific sources for your character's nature as a dhampir, but the crunch has been tweaked a bit. You're no longer undead, now being purely of the humanoid creature type, but you now also don't need to breathe. You also get to choose between either getting two free skill proficiencies or the skills and movement speeds granted by whatever race you were before you became a dhampir.		The Dhampir lineage reappeared in ''[[Van Richten's Guide\|Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft]]'' with a few modifications. The fluff is still the same, with the addition of a few Ravenloft-specific sources for your character's nature as a dhampir, but the crunch has been tweaked a bit. You're no longer undead, now being purely of the humanoid creature type, but you now also don't need to breathe. You also get to choose between either getting two free skill proficiencies or the skills and movement speeds granted by whatever race you were before you became a dhampir.

	=Chronicles of Darkness=		=Chronicles of Darkness=

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	Although the idea of [[vampire]]s being sexy is generally associated with lore from the Gothic Horror novels of the late 1800s to today, even before that, in the Balkan region of Europe, it was believed that some vampires would come back from the dead and have sex with their wives - sex that could lead to the birth of half human, half vampire offspring. Known variously as '''Dhampyres''', '''Dhampirs''', '''Dhamphirs''' or '''Dhampyrs''', these mythological beings were believed to have certain vampiric strengths, which made them excellent vampire hunters, but none of their vampiric weaknesses, such as an aversion to sunlight or need to feed on blood.		Although the idea of [[vampire]]s being sexy is generally associated with lore from the Gothic Horror novels of the late 1800s to today, even before that, in the Balkan region of Europe, it was believed that some vampires would come back from the dead and have sex with their wives - sex that could lead to the birth of half human, half vampire offspring. Known variously as '''Dhampyres''', '''Dhampirs''', '''Dhamphirs''' or '''Dhampyrs''', these mythological beings were believed to have certain vampiric strengths, which made them excellent vampire hunters, but none of their vampiric weaknesses, such as an aversion to sunlight or need to feed on blood.

	In /tg/, ~~dhampyres~~ are a comparatively rare sight; they're considered too much the natural fit for "edgelords" - the kinds of players who usually migrate to [[drow]] or [[tiefling]] PCs because they think the "dark, brooding, angsty character" is [[awesome]] - or else they're seen as too rooted in Gothic Horror. Others even think they're ''too'' fantastical to believe in their existence, even by the standards of your typical fantasy world. Or they may simply defy the fundamental rules of a given setting's vampires. But they do survive here and there.		In /tg/, dhampirs are a comparatively rare sight; they're considered too much the natural fit for "edgelords" - the kinds of players who usually migrate to [[drow]] or [[tiefling]] PCs because they think the "dark, brooding, angsty character" is [[awesome]] - or else they're seen as too rooted in Gothic Horror. Others even think they're ''too'' fantastical to believe in their existence, even by the standards of your typical fantasy world. Or they may simply defy the fundamental rules of a given setting's vampires. But they do survive here and there.

	=Dungeons & Dragons=		=Dungeons & Dragons=
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	[[Ravenloft]] in AD&D instead made use of the [[Vorlog]] and [[Vampyre]] races as monsters. It wasn't until it was updated for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] that dhampirs made it into the [[Demiplane of Dread]], and here they were literally just a 3e conversion of the Gothic Earth dhampir.		[[Ravenloft]] in AD&D instead made use of the [[Vorlog]] and [[Vampyre]] races as monsters. It wasn't until it was updated for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] that dhampirs made it into the [[Demiplane of Dread]], and here they were literally just a 3e conversion of the Gothic Earth dhampir.

	D&D has had a couple of attempts at a ~~dhampyre~~ race, but none have really taken off officially; there was a "Katane" race in [[Dragon Magazine]] #313, and assorted "Half-Vampire" templates, most notably the Dhampir and [[Vorlog]] templates in [[Ravenloft]] 3rd edition. Ironically, the closest time D&D got to it was in 4th edition; the Dhampyr as a feat-based "pseudo-template" was one of their earliest racial experiments in Dragon Magazine, whilst the [[Vryloka]] of ''Heroes of Shadow'' was essentially a Dhampyr with its name taken from another kind of vampire.		D&D has had a couple of attempts at a dhampir race, but none have really taken off officially; there was a "Katane" race in [[Dragon Magazine]] #313, and assorted "Half-Vampire" templates, most notably the Dhampir and [[Vorlog]] templates in [[Ravenloft]] 3rd edition. Ironically, the closest time D&D got to it was in 4th edition; the Dhampyr as a feat-based "pseudo-template" was one of their earliest racial experiments in Dragon Magazine, whilst the [[Vryloka]] of ''Heroes of Shadow'' was essentially a Dhampyr with its name taken from another kind of vampire.

	The unofficial [[Ravenloft]] 5e corebook from the Fraternity of Shadows fansite features a ~~dhampyre~~ race as one of the options, and Dhampyr is a UA slated for release with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.		The unofficial [[Ravenloft]] 5e corebook from the Fraternity of Shadows fansite features a dhampir race as one of the options, and Dhampyr is a UA slated for release with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.

	[[Pathfinder]] is the only "D&D edition" thus far to feature a fully supported ~~dhampyre~~ player race, with four sub-variants to reflect the four specific kinds of vampire present in [[Golarion]]. Svetochers are descended from classic movie vampires, ru-shi are the children of [[Jiangshi\|jiang-shi]] (Chinese hopping corpses that suck chi), ajibachana are the progeny of vetala (Indian thought vampires), and ancient-born come from [[nosferatu]].		[[Pathfinder]] is the only "D&D edition" thus far to feature a fully supported dhampir player race, with four sub-variants to reflect the four specific kinds of vampire present in [[Golarion]]. Svetochers are descended from classic movie vampires, ru-shi are the children of [[Jiangshi\|jiang-shi]] (Chinese hopping corpses that suck chi), ajibachana are the progeny of vetala (Indian thought vampires), and ancient-born come from [[nosferatu]].

	Normally, dhampir have two major weaknesses: they're dazzled in sunlight, like a [[drow]], and, while they are living creatures, they are treated as undead for the purposes of positive and negative energy. This means [[wat\|cure spells fry them and inflict spells heal them]]. While the various sub-races offer replacement penalties for the former, and it can be removed entirely at the cost of one's racial spell-like abilities, the latter you're pretty much stuck with. A feat can half-fix it: you'll still take damage from stuff that specifically hurts undead, but you can get half-healing from cure-spells and such.		Normally, dhampir have two major weaknesses: they're dazzled in sunlight, like a [[drow]], and, while they are living creatures, they are treated as undead for the purposes of positive and negative energy. This means [[wat\|cure spells fry them and inflict spells heal them]]. While the various sub-races offer replacement penalties for the former, and it can be removed entirely at the cost of one's racial spell-like abilities, the latter you're pretty much stuck with. A feat can half-fix it: you'll still take damage from stuff that specifically hurts undead, but you can get half-healing from cure-spells and such.
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	====Ulraunt's Guide to the Planes====		====Ulraunt's Guide to the Planes====
	If the [[Midgard]] dhampir doesn't suit your fancy for a [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition\|5e]] vampire-blooded PC, there's always [[Ulraunt's Guide to the Planes]]. In their book on the [[Shadowfell]], the ~~dhampyr~~ is one of four "shadow-touched" races presented for 5th edition. Here, they are divided into three subraces; ''Trueborn'' are the "normal" dhampirs; ''Dayborn'' are dhampirs whose mothers attempted to have them spiritually purified in the womb, resulting in them being born at day in a ritual circle attended by [[cleric]]s; finally, ''Darkborn'' are dhampirs born to vampires created by the curses of the [[Dark Powers]] or similar black magic, rather than the standard vampiric breed.		If the [[Midgard]] dhampir doesn't suit your fancy for a [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition\|5e]] vampire-blooded PC, there's always [[Ulraunt's Guide to the Planes]]. In their book on the [[Shadowfell]], the dhampir is one of four "shadow-touched" races presented for 5th edition. Here, they are divided into three subraces; ''Trueborn'' are the "normal" dhampirs; ''Dayborn'' are dhampirs whose mothers attempted to have them spiritually purified in the womb, resulting in them being born at day in a ritual circle attended by [[cleric]]s; finally, ''Darkborn'' are dhampirs born to vampires created by the curses of the [[Dark Powers]] or similar black magic, rather than the standard vampiric breed.

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	The result is a dhampir, a creature mechanically all-but-identical to a revenant, or hereditary ghoul that produces its own vitae. Dhampir are living creatures, and have a pool of vitae separate from their normal blood, though they do get tired if they exhaust it. They suffer frenzy like a vampire, but can resist it much more easily, and like ghouls can go out in the day light and so on. Because thin-bloods have only started showing up in the last twenty or so years, no one knows what happens to an old dhampir.		The result is a dhampir, a creature mechanically all-but-identical to a revenant, or hereditary ghoul that produces its own vitae. Dhampir are living creatures, and have a pool of vitae separate from their normal blood, though they do get tired if they exhaust it. They suffer frenzy like a vampire, but can resist it much more easily, and like ghouls can go out in the day light and so on. Because thin-bloods have only started showing up in the last twenty or so years, no one knows what happens to an old dhampir.

	~~Dhampyres~~ were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, ~~dhampyres~~ are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.		Dhampirs were introduced to the New [[World of Darkness]] in the [[Vampire: The Requiem]] sourcebook ''Night Horrors: The Wicked Dead''. Born of either blasphemous occult rituals or deep, sincere, obsessive love between a vampire and a mortal, dhampirs are cursed creatures who are hypnotically alluring to vampires, but whose blood is not only devoid of nutritional value for them, but exposes the vampire to a powerful curse if they share the same clan.

	They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, they could be test tube babies/chestbusters born from a homosexual coupling or a female vampire impregnating her male human lover & even a male vampire falling pregnant by a female human lover, depending on what dark rituals are used to make the ~~dhampyre~~ in the first place.		They're also mildly infamous for the fact that, because they're born of unnatural magical origins, they don't adhere to the standard rules of baby-making. So, they could be test tube babies/chestbusters born from a homosexual coupling or a female vampire impregnating her male human lover & even a male vampire falling pregnant by a female human lover, depending on what dark rituals are used to make the dhampir in the first place.

	2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.		2e revised them significantly, making them technically human but tainted by their vampiric parent's Vitae. They retain their ability to do strange things to the vampires who drink from their blood, but they also possess a unique connection to the workings of fate and a curse based on their vampiric parent's clan. As most dhampir are treated only slightly better than ghouls by their vampiric parents (if the vampire doesn't simply abandon them and leave them ignorant of their half-damned heritage), it is unsurprising that some of them end up becoming vampire hunters.