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The Children of Twilight for Basic-era Games!
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| Artist: LetzteSchatten-stock. Model: Alice Spiegel. Photographer: A.Gavrish |
No. Enc.: 1d2 (1d8)
Alignment: Neutral 50% Chaotic (evil) 50%
Movement: 180’ (60’)
Armor Class: 0
Hit Dice: 9
Attacks: 2 (claw, see below)
Damage: 1d6+6/1d6+6, drain constitution
Save: F9
Morale: 11
Hoard Class: XVII
XP: 8,000
The vampire is one of the most dreaded undead. Twilight’s Children, though, are less terrifying to behold but still powerful undead creatures. Twilight’s Children share many of the same strengths that weaknesses as the common vampire. They are strong (they have strength scores of 21), undead, immune to mind-affecting spells such as sleep, hold, and charm. They are also immune to having their minds read. Twilight Children also cannot enter personal dwellings without an invitation and are barred from holy ground. In particular, they are prohibited from Druid’s groves and any Witch’s covenstead.
Twilight Children cannot change to bats, animals, or mist. Nor can they summon animals of any sort. They avoid direct sunlight but are not harmed by it. Mirrors, holy symbols, and direct sunlight will keep them at bay because when presented with them they reveal what they truly are, reanimated corpses. A stake through the heart will kill them, but decapitation is always best.
The biggest weakness of the Twilight Children is a general malaise. As they age, they become less and less interested in the world around them. This manifests as a flat affect; they never show emotions because they longer have them. As they continue after 100 years or so their alignments even drift to Neutrality. Eventually, they also lose the desire to feed and waste away to nothing. A Child of Twilight will rarely be more than 200 years old.
The Children of Twilight attack via claw, but their bite attack is reserved for when they are feeding.
They drain blood to feed, but usually only once per week. When they feed, they must consume at least 3 points of Constitution from a victim. This can be spread out over many victims over a feeding period. A Child of Twilight can live among humans for years and never be suspected of anything save for being a recluse.
Children of Twilight can be turned as 9 HD undead.
Children of Twilight
(Night Shift)
No. Appearing: 1-3
AC: 2
Move: 40ft.
Hit Dice: 10
Special: 2 attacks (2 claw), constitution drain.
Weakness: Vampire strengths and weaknesses. Cannot enter hallowed ground.
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| Edited to add: Now available, Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars. You can get the PDF from DriveThruRPG and both the standard and special edition hardcovers from Elf Lair Games. |
