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	It sank into the vampire-fandom's consciousness with the 1922 German silent horror film "Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror" - or, as it's more commonly called, "Nosferatu." An unlicensed Expressionist adaptation of Bram Stoker's ''Dracula'', this fairly short film depicts an unwitting English real estate agent who arranges the transport of a Romanian "aristocrat," Count Orlock - actually a hideously deformed, rat-like vampire, to a quiet port town in England. There, he fatally drains multiple victims before one young woman, the agent's fiancee, sacrifices her life to lure Count Orlock into the sun's rays, where he is destroyed. The film is hugely popular amongst horror fans, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC6jFoYm3xsand you can watch it here] since it's in the public domain. Its biggest influence was creating the idea that exposure to sunlight kills a vampire, rather than rendering it powerless or dormant. Orlock himself is a prime example of vampires done completely right.		It sank into the vampire-fandom's consciousness with the 1922 German silent horror film "Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror" - or, as it's more commonly called, "Nosferatu." An unlicensed Expressionist adaptation of Bram Stoker's ''Dracula'', this fairly short film depicts an unwitting English real estate agent who arranges the transport of a Romanian "aristocrat," Count Orlock - actually a hideously deformed, rat-like vampire, to a quiet port town in England. There, he fatally drains multiple victims before one young woman, the agent's fiancee, sacrifices her life to lure Count Orlock into the sun's rays, where he is destroyed. The film is hugely popular amongst horror fans, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC6jFoYm3xsand you can watch it here] since it's in the public domain. Its biggest influence was creating the idea that exposure to sunlight kills a vampire, rather than rendering it powerless or dormant. Orlock himself is a prime example of vampires done completely right.

	==World Of Darkness==		==World of Darkness==
	The ''Nosferatu'' are a Clan of Vampires in both the Old World of Darkness and the New World of Darkness (or the World of Darkness and the Chronicles of Darkness, whichever you prefer to use).		The ''Nosferatu'' are a Clan of Vampires in both the Old World of Darkness and the New World of Darkness (or the World of Darkness and the Chronicles of Darkness, whichever you prefer to use).

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	==Dungeons & Dragons==		==Dungeons & Dragons==
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	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.		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.

	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. ~~http://www.mojobob.com/roleplay/monstrousmanual/n/nosferat.html~~		===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.

	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", ~~which you can read~~ [~~http://www~~.~~gutenberg~~.~~org/files/6087/6087~~-~~h/6087~~-~~h.htm here~~]~~). For their AD&D statblock see here: http://www.mojobob.com/roleplay/monstrousmanual/v/vampnosf~~.~~html~~		===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.

	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 film inspiration. 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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	[[File:Nosferatu.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The symbol of Clan Nosferatu.]]		[[File:Nosferatu.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The symbol of Clan Nosferatu.]]

			{{Topquote\|Arthur Lennig says of Nosferatu: "A kind of absract thing of evil, he has no nobility, nor does he inhabit the dark world of majestic satanic villains. Instead, he is a lower kind of evil, an obscene and loathsome creature that dwells amid decay and slime and crawling rats\|Malcom South, Mythical and Fabulous Creatures}}

	'''Nosferatu''' is an alternative name for [[vampire]] that has come to have some certain special meanings on [[/tg/]]. Whilst mostly associated with the [[World of Darkness]], it also has its associations with the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]] and [[Red Steel]], and with [[Pathfinder]]. Nosferatu is term for vampire in real life whose origins are unknown; it was actually used in Bram Stoker's orignal novel "Dracula". Most people claim that it's the Romanian word for "vampire", but that's actually not true. The prevailing theory is that it actually stems from a corrupted, garbled English translation of one of two words; the Romanian "Necuratu," meaning "unclean spirit," or Greek "Nosophoros," meaning "bringer of plague."		'''Nosferatu''' is an alternative name for [[vampire]] that has come to have some certain special meanings on [[/tg/]]. Whilst mostly associated with the [[World of Darkness]], it also has its associations with the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] setting of [[Ravenloft]] and [[Red Steel]], and with [[Pathfinder]]. Nosferatu is term for vampire in real life whose origins are unknown; it was actually used in Bram Stoker's orignal novel "Dracula". Most people claim that it's the Romanian word for "vampire", but that's actually not true. The prevailing theory is that it actually stems from a corrupted, garbled English translation of one of two words; the Romanian "Necuratu," meaning "unclean spirit," or Greek "Nosophoros," meaning "bringer of plague."

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	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", which you can read [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm here]). For their AD&D statblock see here: http://www.mojobob.com/roleplay/monstrousmanual/v/vampnosf.html		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", which you can read [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm here]). For their AD&D statblock see here: http://www.mojobob.com/roleplay/monstrousmanual/v/vampnosf.html

	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 to more in the vein of their film inspiration. 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.		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 film inspiration. 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 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 to more in the vein of their film inspiration. 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.		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 to more in the vein of their film inspiration. 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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	==Pathfinder==		==Pathfinder==

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	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.		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.

	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. ~~Read more here:~~ http://www.~~lomion~~.de/~~cmm~~/nosferat.~~php~~		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. http://www.mojobob.com/roleplay/monstrousmanual/n/nosferat.html

	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", which you can read [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm here]). For their AD&D statblock see here: http://www.~~lomion~~.de/~~cmm~~/vampnosf.~~php~~		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", which you can read [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm here]). For their AD&D statblock see here: http://www.mojobob.com/roleplay/monstrousmanual/v/vampnosf.html

	~~Ravenloft's nosferatu are scheduled to return~~ in [[Van Richten's Guide]] to [[Ravenloft]] for [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]].		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 to more in the vein of their film inspiration. 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.

	==Pathfinder==		==Pathfinder==

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	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", which you can read [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm here]). For their AD&D statblock see here: http://www.lomion.de/cmm/vampnosf.php		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", which you can read [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/6087/6087-h/6087-h.htm here]). For their AD&D statblock see here: http://www.lomion.de/cmm/vampnosf.php

			Ravenloft's nosferatu are scheduled to return in [[Van Richten's Guide]] to [[Ravenloft]] for [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]].

	==Pathfinder==		==Pathfinder==

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	==Pathfinder==		==Pathfinder==
	In stark contrast to their D&D counterparts, the [[Golarion]] nosferatu is intended to resemble its film namesake, with bald scalp, rat-like hands and vaguely bat-like features. Believed to be a failed precursor to the "standard" vampire (Moroi), these ancient vampires are known for their sterility, which leaves them a dwindling, dying breed that other vampires laugh at.		In stark contrast to their D&D counterparts, the [[Golarion]] nosferatu is intended to resemble its film namesake, with bald scalp, rat-like hands and vaguely bat-like features. Believed to be a failed precursor to the "standard" vampire (Moroi), these ancient vampires are known for their sterility, which leaves them a dwindling, dying breed that other vampires laugh at.

			==Deadlands==
			In [[Deadlands]], nosferatu are particularly savage and bestial vampires who look just like the Count Orlok character. Introduced in Dime Novel #3: "Night Train", they were the first of many strains of [[vampire]] to be added to the Deadlands world.

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