Vampires are the creatures of the night and thus take damage if exposed to daylight. Vampires cannot eat food, or drink any liquids except for blood. If they cannot drink blood for a long duration of time they will start taking damage or maybe even go berserk, so it's a good idea to store some blood in a drinking container. Vampires take half damage from cold, none from gas, and double from fire, although those with the Heat immunity take normal fire damage rather than double. Other abilities:

* Fangs - Gives a free bite attack in combat, and required to 'bite' people.
* Bite - Transforms target into a vampire, but costs the vampire 1000 experience.
* Order - As if target lower generation vampire of your clan was charmed.
* Introduce - Informs everyone in the room of your vampire lineage.
* Vamptalk - A special vampire channel which distinguishes between clans.
* Regenerate - Vampire cannot regenerate naturally; they need to use this.
* Vclan - Shows information on the other members of a vampires clan.
* Feed - For feeding other vampires with your blood.
* Favour - Make a vampire a Prince, allow them to sire a childe, accepts or inducts them into the clan, or outcasts them from the clan.
* Upkeep - Lists the powers you are currently using.
In addition, all vampires get 3 or more disciplines, each of which grant one or more extra powers.

Vampire Disciplines

Each vampire has three clan disciplines from which their powers come. In addition to these basic three, vampires are allowed to select additional disciplines by spending primal; the first extra discipline costs 10, the second costs 20, and so on. Only the three clan disciplines are passed on to later generations.

There are nine disciplines, each with the following powers:

* Protean - Nightsight, Claws, Change.
* Celerity - An extra attack, Reduced move cost for spells.
* Fortitude - Improved hitpoints, Damage resistance.
* Potence - Improved damage.
* Obfuscate - Mask, Mortal, Shield.
* Obtenebration - Shadowplane, Shadowsight, Nightsight.
* Serpentis - Darkheart, Serpent, Poison.
* Auspex - Truesight, Scry, Readaura.
* Dominate - Command, Shield, Evileye.
* Presence - Majesty.