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1d4chan>CosmoAlbinoSquirrel1: /* Xeropterans */

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Xeropterans

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	'''Special Rule - Beast''': xxx		'''Special Rule - Beast''': xxx

	'''Special Rule - Preysense''': Xeropterans counts as having a ~~Servitor~~ Bio-scanner.		'''Special Rule - Preysense''': Xeropterans counts as having a Bio-scanner.

	'''Special Rule - Vampirism''': Vampires are immune to damage from weapons with the Gas trait and they cannot be detected via Bioscanners or similar. Vampires also gain +1 when rolling on Critical Injury or Lasting Injury.

	'''Special Rule - Flying''': Xeropterans have the ability to fly around and ascend levels. Xeropterans can move in a radius in any direction, including vertically onto a platform, completely unaffected by difficult terrain.		'''Special Rule - Flying''': Xeropterans have the ability to fly around and ascend levels. Xeropterans can move in a radius in any direction, including vertically onto a platform, completely unaffected by difficult terrain.

1d4chan>CosmoAlbinoSquirrel1: /* Vampiric Familiar */

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Vampiric Familiar

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	'''Special Rule - Precognition''': The gift of foresight possessed by the Familiar enables it to dodge and evade all but the most unexpected of attacks. This tremendous precognition grants the Familiar a 3+ save roll, which cannot be modified by Armour Piercing. Additionally, a Familiar may avoid being caught by a Blast marker or Flame template. If a Familiar is caught under a Blast marker or Flame template, the attacker should roll a D6. On a 4-6, the Familiar is hit by the attack. On a 1-3, the Familiar is able to dodge clear of the area of the attack. Leave the model where it is and assume that it has scuttled around to avoid the attack and returned to where it was.		'''Special Rule - Precognition''': The gift of foresight possessed by the Familiar enables it to dodge and evade all but the most unexpected of attacks. This tremendous precognition grants the Familiar a 3+ save roll, which cannot be modified by Armour Piercing. Additionally, a Familiar may avoid being caught by a Blast marker or Flame template. If a Familiar is caught under a Blast marker or Flame template, the attacker should roll a D6. On a 4-6, the Familiar is hit by the attack. On a 1-3, the Familiar is able to dodge clear of the area of the attack. Leave the model where it is and assume that it has scuttled around to avoid the attack and returned to where it was.

	'''Special Rule - Vampirism''': Vampires are immune to damage from weapons with the Gas trait and they cannot be detected via Bioscanners or similar. Vampires also gain +1 when rolling on Critical Injury or Lasting Injury.

	'''Special Rule - Flying''': The Familiar has the ability to fly around and ascend levels. The Familiar can move in a radius in any direction, including vertically onto a platform, completely unaffected by difficult terrain.		'''Special Rule - Flying''': The Familiar has the ability to fly around and ascend levels. The Familiar can move in a radius in any direction, including vertically onto a platform, completely unaffected by difficult terrain.

1d4chan>CosmoAlbinoSquirrel1: /* The Vampire */

2020-11-30T07:46:21Z

The Vampire

136.25.135.229: /* Vampiric Powers */

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Vampiric Powers

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	*'''Mortis Hide''': The Vampire shapes their polymorphic flesh, hardening it into a leathery-chitinous hide that doesn't inhibit their movement. This grants a passive +1 to all Armour rolls.		*'''Mortis Hide''': The Vampire shapes their polymorphic flesh, hardening it into a leathery-chitinous hide that doesn't inhibit their movement. This grants a passive +1 to all Armour rolls.

	*'''Flying Horror''': At will the Vampire can morph or retract a large set of tattered membranous wings from their forearms ~~or back~~, granting them to ability to fly around quickly and ascend levels. The Vampire can move in a 6" radius in any direction, including vertically onto a platform, completely unaffected by difficult terrain.		*'''Flying Horror''': At will the Vampire can morph or retract a large set of tattered membranous wings from their forearms, granting them to ability to fly around quickly and ascend levels. The Vampire can move in a 6" radius in any direction, including vertically onto a platform, completely unaffected by difficult terrain.

	*'''Ghoul King''': The Vampire's Ichor is dark and potent, able to call forth more minions to serve. They allow the Brood to have +1 Ghoul beyond the normal limit, and can create two Ghoul via the Spawning Special Rule.		*'''Ghoul King''': The Vampire's Ichor is dark and potent, able to call forth more minions to serve. They allow the Brood to have +1 Ghoul beyond the normal limit, and can create two Ghoul via the Spawning Special Rule.

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Sonic Weapons

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	Despite being less ~~powerful that~~ other common weaponry Vampire Broods often prefer to arm themselves with [[Sonic Weaponry\|sonic weapons]]. Such weapons often render victims unconscious or paralyzed yet still alive, perfect for harvesting warm blood from fallen foes. This dirge of sounds is the reason many enemies of the Vampire speak of the wailing moans and howling screams of the dead as they fight their unliving enemy.		Despite being less universal than other common weaponry Vampire Broods often prefer to arm themselves with [[Sonic Weaponry\|sonic weapons]]. Such weapons often render victims unconscious or paralyzed yet still alive, perfect for harvesting warm blood from fallen foes. This dirge of sounds is the reason many enemies of the Vampire speak of the wailing moans and howling screams of the dead as they fight their unliving enemy.

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136.25.135.229: /* Vampires of Necromunda */

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Vampires of Necromunda

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	As it is with most Imperial worlds the existence of Vampires is now considered a myth on Necromunda: the populace is kept ignorant and even many within the Houses now believe them to be only folk-lore. However, House Helmawr knows the truth, and [[Palanite Enforcers\|Enforcers]] are dispatched to mercilessly exterminate Vampires whenever found, if only to keep the Inquisition out of Necromundan affairs. If ever a Brood grows too bold for the Imperial House to handle it is only a matter of time until the Inquisition and [[Deathwatch]] descends upon them with fire and fury. Thus, the only surviving Broods upon Necromunda, at least those that survive for long, are those that have kept themselves well-hidden, ever keeping their nature from being exposed to the light.		As it is with most Imperial worlds the existence of Vampires is now considered a myth on Necromunda: the populace is kept ignorant and even many within the Houses now believe them to be only folk-lore. However, House Helmawr knows the truth, and [[Palanite Enforcers\|Enforcers]] are dispatched to mercilessly exterminate Vampires whenever found, if only to keep the Inquisition out of Necromundan affairs. If ever a Brood grows too bold for the Imperial House to handle it is only a matter of time until the Inquisition and [[Deathwatch]] descends upon them with fire and fury. Thus, the only surviving Broods upon Necromunda, at least those that survive for long, are those that have kept themselves well-hidden, ever keeping their nature from being exposed to the light.

	The Obenous Clan is perhaps the most prolific gathering of Voasin Broods. They say their Ichor is thicker than any other, claiming to be founded by the first generation of Progeny spawned by the Red Ancestor. With tendrils wrapped infecting every House and Guild in Hive City, with mortal thralls and Vampiric agents in all levels of society, they have considerable hidden power and influence. Their ambition is nothing short of infecting the Noble Houses of the Spire and finishing what their Voasin ancestors began, but until then they skulk in the shadows. They send their fledglings into the underhive to form new Broods and collect territory, resources, and human cattle in a horrid parody of Clan Houses and their gangs. However, the Obenous are at risk in recent decades, as the agents of [[House Delaque]] have come dangerously close to uncovering their secrets on multiple occasions, while [[House Escher\|Escher]] alchymyst fleshteks somehow have managed to get samples of their Ichor. To make matters worse, the Obenous have discovered a different [[Genestealer\|xeno-contamination]] infecting the human herds and have sent word to their allied Broods; a shadow war between alien powers to claim the flesh and souls of Necromunda's people seems inevitable.		The Obenous Clan is perhaps the most prolific gathering of Voasin Broods. They say their Ichor is thicker than any other, claiming to be founded by the first generation of Progeny spawned by the Red Ancestor. With tendrils wrapped infecting every House and Guild in Hive City, with mortal thralls and Vampiric agents in all levels of society, they have considerable hidden power and influence. Their ambition is nothing short of infecting the Noble Houses of the Spire and finishing what their Voasin ancestors began, but until then they skulk in the shadows. They send their fledglings into the underhive to form new Broods and collect territory, resources, and human cattle in a horrid parody of Clan Houses and their gangs. However, the Obenous are at risk in recent decades, as the agents of [[House Delaque]] have come dangerously close to uncovering their secrets on multiple occasions, while [[House Escher\|Escher]] alchymyst fleshteks somehow have managed to get samples of their Ichor.

	However not all Vampires are interested in political power. The Coven Occulta, a large and secretive Brood festering deep in the underhive, is instead obsessed with the hoarding of esoteric knowledge. Lairing in a forgotten alchemical laboratory they seek knowledge as a means of power, and powerful they have become. While their Ichor curses them with the appearance of an emaciated walking corpse with a hideous bat-like visage, it also grants them remarkable psychic powers beyond most Vampires. This power and knowledge, combined with the horrors they spawn from their Blood-Pits, leads many to believe they are working to bring about some kind of master plan known only as the Umbral Eternity. Thus far they seem to be missing some key component, forcing the Coven Occulta to act bolder than ever by spawning new Broods to send out into the darkness to recover their unknown prize. However, this behavior has not gone unnoticed, and the local [[House Cawdor\|Cawdor]] have been whipped up into a frenzy over rumors of blood-sucking mutants.		However not all Vampires are interested in political power. The Coven Occulta, a large and secretive Brood festering deep in the underhive, is instead obsessed with the hoarding of esoteric knowledge. Lairing in a forgotten alchemical laboratory they seek knowledge as a means of power, and powerful they have become. While their Ichor curses them with the appearance of an emaciated walking corpse with a hideous bat-like visage, it also grants them remarkable psychic powers beyond most Vampires. This power and knowledge, combined with the horrors they spawn from their Blood-Pits, leads many to believe they are working to bring about some kind of master plan known only as the Umbral Eternity. Thus far they seem to be missing some key component, forcing the Coven Occulta to act bolder than ever by spawning new Broods to send out into the darkness to recover their unknown prize. However, this behavior has not gone unnoticed, and the local [[House Cawdor\|Cawdor]] have been whipped up into a frenzy over rumors of blood-sucking mutants. To make matters worse, the Coven Occulta have discovered a different [[Genestealer\|xeno-contamination]] infecting the human herds and have sent word to their allied Broods; a shadow war between alien powers to claim the flesh and souls of Necromunda's people seems inevitable.

	Other Vampires are not so subtle, such as the Stygian Broods of Hive Mortis. Ever since the disastrous plague that brought the entire hive to its knees the Stygians have exploded in number, revealing in the darkened corridors and feasting upon the accumulated dead. They keep up no pretense of being human, devolving into raging humanoids that embrace their vampiric mutations. The Enforcers and militias suppress these "mutants" to the Mortis underhive, but they have an unlikely ally in this struggle: [[House Goliath]] gladly hunts the Stygians as good sport. However, as many have learned too late, despite their appearance the Stygians are not mere beasts and are more than capable of planning and tactics. Indeed, some in the hive whisper that this will be their final doom: either an unending horde of "mutants" from below or, if not stopped, cleansing fire from above.		Other Vampires are not so subtle, such as the Stygian Broods of Hive Mortis. Ever since the disastrous plague that brought the entire hive to its knees the Stygians have exploded in number, revealing in the darkened corridors and feasting upon the accumulated dead. They keep up no pretense of being human, devolving into raging humanoids that embrace their vampiric mutations. The Enforcers and militias suppress these "mutants" to the Mortis underhive, but they have an unlikely ally in this struggle: [[House Goliath]] gladly hunts the Stygians as good sport. However, as many have learned too late, despite their appearance the Stygians are not mere beasts and are more than capable of planning and tactics. Indeed, some in the hive whisper that this will be their final doom: either an unending horde of "mutants" from below or, if not stopped, cleansing fire from above.

1d4chan>CosmoAlbinoSquirrel1: /* Genesis of Unlife */

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Genesis of Unlife

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	===Genesis of Unlife===		===Genesis of Unlife===

	Vampires are parasitic undead beings whose feeding and reproductive cycles are debase blasphemies. While the true origin of the abominations might never be known it is certain they are completely predatory to humanity, yet inseparably tied to their host species. Scholars almost universally agree they are a bio-engineered race whose origin likely falls within human hands long ago during a godless time, making them yet another horror unleashed by reckless ancestors. What spurred the creation of such monsters is much debated, but generally accepted that the Vampire is either the dark fruit of an attempt at immortality or the abject failure of this endeavor, perhaps both.		Vampires are parasitic undead beings whose feeding and reproductive cycles are debase blasphemies. While the true origin of the abominations might never be known it is certain they are completely predatory to humanity, yet inseparably tied to their host species. Scholars almost universally agree they are a bio-engineered race whose origin likely falls within human hands long ago during a godless time, making them yet another horror unleashed by reckless ancestors. What spurred the creation of such monsters is much debated, but it is generally accepted that the Vampire is either the dark fruit of an attempt at immortality or the abject failure of this endeavor, perhaps both.

	Despite human origin and appearance the Vampire is truly alien. For one they rely exclusively on necrogenous to defile the dead and raise more of their kind, using their Ichor as a catalyst to reanimate corpses. The “parent” Vampire who gives the blood is called the Progenitor, while the raised “offspring” is called a Progeny; for indeed they are now related by blood. This process, called Ascension, is arduous and draining for both the Progenitor and Progeny, requiring extremely large quantities of blood over a long and painful ceremony. However, if successful, the Progeny rises as one of the undead, retaining the mind and soul they had in life but now chained to inhuman instincts.		Despite human origin and appearance the Vampire is truly alien. For one they rely exclusively on necrogenous to defile the dead and raise more of their kind, using their Ichor as a catalyst to reanimate corpses. The “parent” Vampire who gives the blood is called the Progenitor, while the raised “offspring” is called a Progeny; for indeed they are now related by blood. This process, called Ascension, is arduous and draining for both the Progenitor and Progeny, requiring extremely large quantities of blood over a long and painful ceremony. However, if successful, the Progeny rises as one of the undead, retaining the mind and soul they had in life but now chained to inhuman instincts.

1d4chan>CosmoAlbinoSquirrel1: /* A History Written in Blood */

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A History Written in Blood

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	When the galaxy was shrouded in the darkness of the [[Age of Strife\|Old Night]] the first Vampires crept from the shadows. As with many things the difference between history and myth is greatly muddled in the Vampire’s origins. However, in the legends held upon rotting scrolls and crumbling dataslates there is one myth far more common than any other.		When the galaxy was shrouded in the darkness of the [[Age of Strife\|Old Night]] the first Vampires crept from the shadows. As with many things the difference between history and myth is greatly muddled in the Vampire’s origins. However, in the legends held upon rotting scrolls and crumbling dataslates there is one myth far more common than any other.

	Long ago a cabal of humans known as the Immortal Ones sought a means of eternal life at any cost. In their quest they committed untold atrocities, descending ~~further and~~ further into desperation and madness, yet the secrets of eternity eluded them. Until one day, upon a rotting world beneath a sunless sky, they found a nightmarish xeno-monster of immense power. This creature, who referred to herself as the Dark Mother, was an undead horror, her alien “biology” unliving yet undying. She had been alone for millennia, her people exterminated by the Lightbearers, cursing her with eternal isolation.		Long ago a cabal of humans known as the Immortal Ones sought a means of eternal life at any cost. In their quest they committed untold atrocities, descending further into desperation and madness, yet the secrets of eternity eluded them. Until one day, upon a rotting world beneath a sunless sky, they found a nightmarish xeno-monster of immense power. This creature, who referred to herself as the Dark Mother, was an undead horror, her alien “biology” unliving yet undying. She had been alone for millennia, her people exterminated by the Lightbearers, cursing her with eternal isolation.

	And so the two evils struck an unholy pact: in exchange for Dark Mother’s undying blood, which they named the Ichor, the Immortal Ones agreed they would become her children and slaves forever more, and together they would come to rule the galaxy. Through arcane science and bloody sacrifice the secrets of deathlessness were unlocked from the Ichor of the Dark Mother, and the they willingly took the curse into their flesh and souls. The Immortal Ones became the first Vampires, and with their Dark Mother carved an empire for themselves from the anarchy of the Age of Strife. Within their Realm of Night they enslaved humans to feast upon like cattle while driving them to construct unholy monuments to their insidious glory. In time they learned how to pass the Ichor onto new host through the freshly dead, and so propagated the first Bloodlines of the Vampire. For millennia the Vampires and the Dark Mother gorged themselves upon the blood of man, their dark domain ruling many stars and sowing untold misery for mankind.		And so the two evils struck an unholy pact: in exchange for Dark Mother’s undying blood, which they named the Ichor, the Immortal Ones agreed they would become her children and slaves forever more, and together they would come to rule the galaxy. Through arcane science and bloody sacrifice the secrets of deathlessness were unlocked from the Ichor of the Dark Mother, and the they willingly took the curse into their flesh and souls. The Immortal Ones became the first Vampires, and with their Dark Mother carved an empire for themselves from the anarchy of the Age of Strife. Within their Realm of Night they enslaved humans to feast upon like cattle while driving them to construct unholy monuments to their insidious glory. In time they learned how to pass the Ichor onto new host through the freshly dead, and so propagated the first Bloodlines of the Vampire. For millennia the Vampires and the Dark Mother gorged themselves upon the blood of man, their dark domain ruling many stars and sowing untold misery for mankind.