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    Wrb41977
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    Vampiric Blade

    Since I didn't get any answers the first time, I'm going to repost my previous
    post:

    A question came up recently in one of our campaigns: If you have a spell that
    is effectively a Vampiric Touch for metallic blades, what would happen if you
    kill a scion by piercing through the heart? Also, what woudl happen if used on
    a tighmaevril blade?

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    James Ruhland
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    Vampiric Blade

    This is the famous +5 Vorpal Special Silver Sword of Vampirism (which is
    intelligent and has the Special Purpose of Kill Blooded Scions, and the
    Special Purpose Power of having the same effect as a tighmaevril weapon,
    and always striking the heart on the killing blow; but being Vorpal also)?
    IMO, such a weapon would become blooded itself, it would then become it's
    own Regent, it's bloodline would automatically switch to Azrai despite
    previous derivation, and it would be an Awensheignlien under the control of
    the DM.
    >
    > Since I didn't get any answers the first time, I'm going to repost my
    previous
    > post:
    >
    > A question came up recently in one of our campaigns: If you have a spell
    that
    > is effectively a Vampiric Touch for metallic blades, what would happen if
    you
    > kill a scion by piercing through the heart? Also, what woudl happen if
    used on
    > a tighmaevril blade?
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    DKEvermore
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    Vampiric Blade

    In a message dated 98-03-24 20:28:44 EST, you write:

    > A question came up recently in one of our campaigns: If you have a spell
    that
    > is effectively a Vampiric Touch for metallic blades, what would happen if
    > you
    > kill a scion by piercing through the heart? Also, what woudl happen if used
    > on
    > a tighmaevril blade?
    >

    Remember that "blooded" characters don't actually have the power in their
    physical blood. They don't "bleed" out their divine right. It's more of a
    metaphor for the power in their bodies.

    DK "Go ahead, suck all you want. I'll make more." Evermore

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    Anthony K.G.Shewan
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    Vampiric Blade

    Bear in mind that this is just an opinion but, I think some people on the
    list are taking the term "blood" a little too literally. I draw your
    attention to a post from Eric Mukogawa where he writes,

    > "I always considered that the bloodline strength and dispersion of the
    divine blood was divine energy, not real > blood. When the gods were
    destroyed, their energies were released into the individuals who were
    around,
    > especially the champions which were probably in close proximity to the
    gods themselves. It is the divine energy > passed down through the
    bloodlines, not physical blood of the gods themselves."

    I feel Eric has hit the nail on the head with this.

    > >A question came up recently in one of our campaigns: If you have a spell
    that
    >> is effectively a Vampiric Touch for metallic blades, what would happen
    if you
    >> kill a scion by piercing through the heart? Also, what woudl happen if
    used on
    >> a tighmaevril blade?

    There was a series of posts a few months back dealing with vampires &
    undead and there effect on the "Blooded".
    I don't think spells like Vampiric Touch or even vampires (THE Vampire
    being an exception) should be any scarier than they already are to Scion
    and Commoner alike. There are a whole host of BR specific spells that deal
    with "blood". Just because something drinks blood (physically) does not
    mean it should be able to draw the divine essence from somebody. What about
    a stirge or a mosquito? Ok. I know that is a little silly. Vampires and
    spell effects are in a completely different category but where do we draw
    the line?
    In Summary: The term "blood" is just that... a term. They could have just
    as easily called it something else

    Regards
    Anthony K.G. Shewan
    abcdshewan@coastnet.com

  5. #5
    Jonathan Picklesimer
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    Vampiric Blade

    On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Wrb41977 wrote:

    > A question came up recently in one of our campaigns: If you have a spell that
    > is effectively a Vampiric Touch for metallic blades, what would happen if you
    > kill a scion by piercing through the heart? Also, what woudl happen if used on
    > a tighmaevril blade?

    I think that in either case the spell would work as it is supposed to with
    no additional effects not already caused by the metal. i.e. you would not
    gain additional bloodline strength with the base metal blade, just the
    rolled number of HPs. The tighmaevril blade would funcion normally with
    the added benefit of gaining HPs as well.

    my 2 GB
    Jonathan

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    bloebick@juno.com (Benja
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    Vampiric Blade

    On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 20:19:59 EST Wrb41977 writes:
    >Since I didn't get any answers the first time, I'm going to repost my
    >previous
    >post:
    >
    >A question came up recently in one of our campaigns: If you have a
    >spell that
    >is effectively a Vampiric Touch for metallic blades, what would happen
    >if you
    >kill a scion by piercing through the heart? Also, what woudl happen if
    >used on
    >a tighmaevril blade?

    There would be no change to the bloodtheft rules, since Vampiric Touch
    works on hp, not bloodlines.

    Benjamin

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