[Glorantha] Caught up on Vamps

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20>
Date: Sun Apr 9 20:00:22 2006

> > has a concept of "servants" that could be worth
> > looking at in this context. They become such by a
> > ritual that includes drinking the vampire's blood,
> and
> > there seems to be some sort of unspecified link -
> if
> > he vampire is hurt, so is the servant. There's a
> limit
> > to how many of these the vampire can "support".
>
> I don't know if I would keep that "if the vampire is
> hurt, then so are the
> servants" idea. Don't we already have something like
> that as an effect on followers as is?

For anyone giving support in a contest, follower or not - this would seem to add the idea that the "servant" takes damage even if they were hundreds of miles away at the time and had no idea there was anything going on.

Whether this is a good idea or not I'm not sure - the way I see it is "you try assassinating the boss, and you will regret it", with the implication that you may well want to. Works for me.

> > I wonder if the "enthrall" ability is linked to
> this, somehow?
>
> I would suspect so, although the servants seem to be
> something more specific -
> gaining some powers for their servitude.

Yes.

> I suspect enthrall is more like a
> hypnotize ability, and can be used on others. (I'd
> give a huge situational
> bonus on anyone the vampire has turned into a
> servant, though.)

Oh yes, both of these are covered in the write-up. I was only giving a quick precis - go and read it for the details.                 

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