In combat, if you reduce a vampire to less than zero, he goes to torpor.
Right? I've read a few postings that say something like, "you hit him
and then burn the vampire." I thought the only way to burn a vamp was
through diablerie or bloodhunt (or the various cards that allow you to
destroy a vamp). These people talk about being able to do it with just
weapons in combat. Am I missing something? If anyone can help me or
straighten me out, it would be greatly appreciated.
thanx
Steve
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Technically, you cannot reduce a vampire to fewer than zero blood.
The blood is used to heal.
Take a point of damage -> spend one blood to heal.
If he takes a point of damage that he cannot heal, he goes to torpor, with
zero blood.
Aggravated damage is what your question is about.
The first point of aggravated damage cannot be healed, so a vampire who
takes aggravated damage will go to torpor after the rest of the aggravated
damage is applied.
Aggravated damage beyond the first point is "healed" by spending blood.
2 agg -> topor and spend one blood to "heal"
Finally, if you take aggravated damage that you cannot heal (agg >= blood+2),
the vampire is burned outright. This does not consitute diablerie, nor
does the vampire pass thru torpor on his way to the ash pile.
A vampire with 1 blood who takes three aggravated damage is burned,
because he could not heal all of the agg damage after the first point.
L. Scott
Stephen Perry Kraker (spk...@jove.acs.unt.edu) wrote:
: In combat, if you reduce a vampire to less than zero, he goes to torpor.
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In combat, if you inflict enough regular damage to take a vampire to
less than zero, that vampire goes to torpor. It can then be burned in a
variety of ways while in torpor. However, aggravated damage is handled
differently. The first point of aggravated damage does not cause any blood to
be lost from the victim vampire, but does send it to torpor. If more than one
point of aggravated damage is inflicted, any damage in excess of one causes
the victim vampire to lose a blood for every point in excess. If aggravated
damage (in excess of one) takes a vampire to less than zero blood, that
vampire is burned. This is not considered diablerie. There are a few weapons
that do aggravated damage (i.e., flamethrower (2R), Sengir's Dagger (1)).
It is possible to burn a vampire using a weapon that does aggravated damage,
but again, the damage done must be in excess of one AND take the victim
vampire to less than zero damage. Normal damage weapons (i.e., 44 magnum,
deer rifle) do not allow the user to burn a victim unless a card played during
combat creates an exception.
Your friends are shafting you...
--
- Andrew
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor.
You cannot pass."
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if the vampire goes below zero from aggrivated damage he dies for instance
Dr john only has one blood on him and he takes three aggrivated the first
point of aggrivated never removes blood from the card but the next point
brings him to zero the next burns him
kittengrrl
Stephen Perry Kraker (spk...@jove.acs.unt.edu) wrote:
: In combat, if you reduce a vampire to less than zero, he goes to torpor.
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If a vampire takes enough aggrivated damage to lower it to -1 blood, it is
burned insted of going to torpor. That's what they're talking about.
R.A.H. Elf of the redwoods, Sonoma Valley, Breakfast Cereal Country.