While Strahd has an egg on his head he’s a lot less intimidating

@BigDickWizard6969

4 жыл бұрын

I guess you could say that brought his intimidation skill way down to the opposite... eggstreme!

@emessar

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He's a shell of his former self.

@jnbaker7422

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, he ends up feeling like a yoke.

@jmhguy

4 жыл бұрын

It's the best way of lowering his victims defenses

@Eric_The_Cleric

4 жыл бұрын

This thread really cracks me up.

I just love that the egg stays floating there for all the green screen stuff.

@oureous446

3 жыл бұрын

JACOB IS HOWTOBASIC CONFIRMED.

@Reaperdeathpunch

2 жыл бұрын

I also like the fact it looks like he used the greenscreen to edit it into the scene.

"Hello would you like to talk about Dracula?" "Wait, Dracula?" "Yes" "You're Vampires?" "Yes, we have Pamphlets." "Vampires have missionaries?" "How do you think we make new Vampires?" "I thought you bit people." "See those are hurtful stereotypes, may we come in?"

@theaeon

3 жыл бұрын

Uhm... no. Gods no. Thankyouverymuchletmejustquicklyshutthedoor

@Maria.Mirabella

2 жыл бұрын

Oh god, where was that from again?

@HugoSan432

2 жыл бұрын

"Ahhh, you almost got me. No, we can stand here on different sides of the door way while we talk."

@cryofpaine

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Come in. Can I get you something to drink? Coffee, tea, me?

@xxXXRAPXXxx

2 жыл бұрын

@@theaeon But what if they are hot vampire women?

Jacob: "But Strahd is so much more than that. He's an immortal wizard god that's..." Me: "Got an egg on his head."

The evolution of the green screen: _the green floor_

@twilightgardenspresentatio6384

4 жыл бұрын

MCFire I’m in

@GeraldMountaindew

4 жыл бұрын

Floor Gang

@salmanmahyuddin8384

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeraldMountaindew FLOOR GANGS IN DEMONIC VOICE

@koimeone3707

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget green hair :3

@cheeselord8153

4 жыл бұрын

Devon Chung CEILING GANG

I would love an egg in these trying times

@gremlinwc8996

4 жыл бұрын

Same my friend

@Bobsaidhi01

4 жыл бұрын

I will have that egg if it’s the last thing I do

@XPtoLevel3

4 жыл бұрын

🥚

@Bobsaidhi01

4 жыл бұрын

YES it has begun

@dysfunctionalcaterpillar790

4 жыл бұрын

@@XPtoLevel3 *egg recieved*

“Have you ever heard of Matthew Mercer?!” Oh my god, is he secretly a vampire?

@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos

3 жыл бұрын

That's why it's so important to him to know when I T S H I G H N O O N

@lancecarlisle1749

2 жыл бұрын

That would explain the man's supernatural charm...

@davesaylor7829

2 жыл бұрын

Secretly? No.

@maddie4834

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, if he became a vampire, he wouldn’t live too long. He’d probably die quickly to a stupid mistake, like opening a curtain to check if it’s daytime and getting turned to ash.

@zackgeldhof1206

2 жыл бұрын

@@maddie4834 OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I see what you did there! XD

When being a vampire is the only defining thing about your Villain, you've made a bad villain.

@AllyOJustice

2 жыл бұрын

that's brilliant. You've inspired me to think about how to characterize a vampire I want to put in a game.

@abyssimus

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Was going to comment elsewhere that you don't just take a rando NPC and make them a vampire, specifically make a socially and/or magically strong human and then make them a vampire. Like, make them a legitimately recognized aristocrat with governmental authority, and maybe even have them offer to be the party's patron for a few adventures.

"I JUST WATCHED CASTLEVANIA, AND I WANT THAT GUY IN MY DND GAME." Gosh Jacob, I never felt so called out before.

@twilightgardenspresentatio6384

4 жыл бұрын

Dark Sev. “What is a Man anyway? A miserable little pile of Secrets!”

@cheeselord8153

4 жыл бұрын

Season three was pog tho

@TheTrueFeetMan

4 жыл бұрын

Dark Sev. Castlevania is literally the only reason I'm making a half vampire race

@cheeselord8153

4 жыл бұрын

Ties de Jong yeah I feel the tv show should be considered completely separate from the games

@darksev.6468

4 жыл бұрын

@Ties de Jong As someone who's never played the game, the show was absolutely amazing and by far one of the best shows I've ever seen. I think it's more inspired by the games than an actual adaptation from what I got looking through game vets' opinions.

POV: You and a group of wizards continually banish Jacob to different dimensions with his companion egg.

@charleybrett1663

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's the end of War of the Spark!

Broke: Add a Vampire to your game Bespome: Add sexy Aztec Empyrean that eat vampires

@lorekeeper685

4 жыл бұрын

Okey kars

@nekochiyu5060

4 жыл бұрын

Ayayayaya

@finlaynorton-lindsay7587

4 жыл бұрын

Shhhhhhh

@joshuaseagondollar2495

2 жыл бұрын

Awaken my Masters!

"Their stat block? Wack. Their abilities? Wack. Their weaknesses? Wack. The way the player characters can kill them on the second round of initiative because of all the buildup behind a vampire because they know how to beat it? Wack." *checks video title* Wait... this isn't JoCat's Crap Guide to Bards...

@lorekeeper685

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@funnygoose2146

4 жыл бұрын

I was confused too lul

@Ediblebomb

4 жыл бұрын

WACK

@garlandblanchard8016

3 жыл бұрын

Okay Barbarian, it's your turn. What would you like to do? "Wack"

@Doublemonk0506

2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine a werewolf barging in screaming, "Me. I'm tight as FUCK!"

DM: *tries to hide the fact an npc is a vampire* Paladin: *DIVINE SENSE INTENSIFIES*

@danielhanson2417

4 жыл бұрын

Zack Code detect undead intensifies

@williamings773

4 жыл бұрын

DM: You detect a undead nearby. Paladin: DEUS VULT INTENSIFIES!

@okkoheinio5139

4 жыл бұрын

@@williamings773 ah yes, deus vault, the act of leaping over something because god asked you to.

@williamings773

4 жыл бұрын

@@okkoheinio5139 lol fixed it

@randomlygeneratedname

4 жыл бұрын

God wills it, "backflips in town Square

I want a dark fantasy story where the adventuring party goes into a town because a string of bizarre murders and disappearances make them think the local aristocrat is a vampire. Only the twist is that, no, he really isn’t a vampire. He’s actually just a rich asshole who’s making their lives difficult. Like, he hired goons to commit murders that look supernatural to keep the locals living in fear of superstitious threats, so he can increase their taxes or create artificial scarcity or something. *BONUS credited to tyrongkojy: The adventuring party meet a townsperson along the way who secretly IS a vampire, and seriously doesn’t appreciate being blamed for class conflict. They would join the party, or otherwise help with the investigation.

@muse6815

4 жыл бұрын

Stealing this

@lorenzodiaz3056

4 жыл бұрын

awsome, this realy gonna leave a good inpresion

@Kenpokid4

4 жыл бұрын

Isn't that basically what the actual Vlad Tepes did?

@hagstik

4 жыл бұрын

No offense but I’m stealing this. Such a good idea

@ryankunst668

4 жыл бұрын

*Artificial Scarcity*

Vampires in lore: Supernatural strength, agility, and accelerated reaction speed Vampires in game: Weaker, slower, and may as well have a turtle’s reaction time when compared to the party barbarian with 7 int

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

Int isn't the stat that determines reaction speed. Perhaps the person who posted this has low int. That would explain a lot.

@needmorequarts1081

Жыл бұрын

@@Dyanosis that barbarian has low int because he put all his stat to dex and str.......

castlevania is a good show just saying also vampires invented welcome mats so you invite them in without knowing it

@Mrlighthouse1000

3 жыл бұрын

my "welcome" mat says "come back with a warrant"

That's why I use Vampire: The Masquerade for how my vampires work.

@Hearty1100

4 жыл бұрын

Same. I also combine it with Choice of Vampire type vampires. I recommend checking it out. It's a free game last I checked

@markthedark4338

4 жыл бұрын

Sound interesting... Care to elaborate your process?

@flamebrindger3984

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hearty1100 wait it's free? Where do I find it?

@codypatton2859

4 жыл бұрын

@@markthedark4338 well for one, a lot of the classic hallmarks of vampires (the forbiddence rule, running water burning them, garlic repelling them, etc.) are actually lies propagated by actual vampires. I also include the fact that not all licks are equal. Some are beautiful (like the Toreador), som are hideous yet very humane (like the Nosferatu), and so on. I also include the hunger mechanics from V:tM for vampire NPCs as well as any players that turn. There should always be that omnipresent hunger and the threat of The Beast trying to break through.

@nanoblast5748

4 жыл бұрын

@@codypatton2859 you should definitely read markus heitz' book Kinder des Judas and subsequent in that series. here's the list of vampires in it:de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_des_Judas#Wissenswertes. can't kill em with a stake through the heart. you either burn em or off with their heads. Nachzehrer is my personal favorite.

Jacob: vampires are dumb Also Jacob: I love curse of strahd

@calasurien

4 жыл бұрын

"What am I supposed to do with this egg now?"

@kendrickrochelanzot2053

4 жыл бұрын

@@calasurien cook it

@wert1234576

4 жыл бұрын

Strahd would be cool without the vampire part I mean the book is awsome

@orionpax5776

4 жыл бұрын

Also Jacob: Starts video with ad for a campaign featuring vampires...

A take on vampires that my PCs recently enjoyed: In my campaign, the vampires were a very neutral faction. They'd long ago given up the predatory lifestyle of their predecessors, choosing instead to live in the ruins of an old human city, and took to raising mortals like livestock. They keep the mortal livestock 100% healthy, and don't mistreat them, as it improves flavor. They fear "wild/untamed mortals", mostly because they've isolated themselves to the point where they almost never see a mortal who wasn't raised in captivity. The visiting PCs were something of a novelty to them, for this reason. Because they live forever, and getting food is easy for them, the culture is heavily artistic, materialistic, and very into partying. They had street performers, shops selling luxury goods, enchanted liquors that create flashy effects (like an edible, lifelike, gummy-dragon that emerges from the drink to stalk around the rim of the glass), and a tavern that is always open and packed. Because they live in a desert area where nothing grows, they have a park that is just a bunch of sand that a bunch of the vampire citizens drew various pieces of art into. Just sharing on the off-chance someone sees something that might give them an idea for their own campaign.

@bonzwah1

2 жыл бұрын

How did the PC's react to the mortals being raised like livestock? Were you trying to pose it as a moral dilemma? If you don't mind me asking what was the conflict that they were trying to solve exactly?

@themetalone7739

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonzwah1 They went to the vampires to ask them about some cultists who were seen near their territory, and to have the vamps join their fight against the BBEG. They chose to stay far away from the human livestock, because they didn't want to risk pissing the vamps off. They knew what was going on the moment I gave them a map of the city, and they saw a large, mysterious building labelled: "The Farm." It was a moral dilemma, I suppose, but not one that required the PCs to do anything about it. More than anything, the livestock were there to show the PCs that the vampires weren't really a threat to them, because they already had more food than they could ever need.

@cymond

Жыл бұрын

@@themetalone7739 one issue: how do the vamps keep healthy livestock mortals in an isolated desert area where nothing grows? Even if the humans are pure carnivores, what are the animals eating?

@themetalone7739

Жыл бұрын

@@cymond In my campaign, they traded for human food with a group of necromancers who have a town relatively close by. The vamps give the necromancers their dead livestock to practice their magic with, and the necromancers supply cheap food. The necromancers have plentiful food because they figured out how to bring plants back from the dead. The actual trading would be done in neutral territory by a designated few, hence the vampire population's lack of "wild" human contact.

@fvb7

Жыл бұрын

100% taking the gummie dragon my group is constantly coming up with reasons why hitting the bar like a horny pirate is a better reward than any magic item you could give.

I used a Vampire in my last 5E campaign. He was a general under a Nighthag & defended a newly erected fortress within the Dreadwood from the Greyhawk setting. What made him awesome was that he would fight Champions 1v1 barehanded fairly because of his honor he kept from being a baron from this kingdom. However... Should anyone attempt to defeat him with numbers; 5-10 Oni hiding in the surrounding forest would come to his aid as he drew a rusted blade from the ground. Cool dude, General Kanen P.s. Backed the kickstarter. Can't wait for the book. Updates looked amazing

Yeah, they suck. Vampires? More like... Fireball fuel!

@isaaceshleman2833

4 жыл бұрын

BigDickWizard6969 At one point, in Sunder, Vincent decided the most logical solution to there being a vampire was to explode her house with a Fireball. The vampire wasn’t home.

@BigDickWizard6969

4 жыл бұрын

@@isaaceshleman2833 Sounds like all the more reason to use another fireball!

@isaaceshleman2833

4 жыл бұрын

BigDickWizard6969 I think he did, once they found the cult of blood mages associated with the vampire.

@BigDickWizard6969

4 жыл бұрын

@@isaaceshleman2833 Good! One cannot cast too many fireballs!

@matthewbrandt5053

4 жыл бұрын

Just make sure to cast it *At ninth level*

I think The Briarwood arc proves how well Vampires pair with other people. Having a vampire work with a spell caster or something else (creativity!) I think adds a dynamic thats not too often seen.

General tips for making vampires scary, remember there immortal beings who are likely extremely intelligent. lich are Often compared to a level 20 wizard gets spent 100 years fortifying a base with magic, and traps, and monsters. The vampire is basically just a lich but Instead of being individually more powerful you’ll likely have a cabal of other highly intelligent vampire followers that he can coordinate with and diversify tactics with.

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

remember they're*

One of my best vampire moments came from making the vampire really nice. He was the ruler of a town that was undergoing a massive change and he decided to step up to the plate out of boredom. The first interaction the players had of him was having to ask him for help, he did so with no stings attached. He was still odd, but overall a really good guy to the point where the paladin was having second thoughts. Eventually the vampire became the main questgiver, and would even let the party stay at his keep whenever they were in town. Eventually the vampire started to pull some strings and with the help of another, sow deception into the party (all via rp) and caused the party to turn against each other. A level 17 party almost TPKd to a vampire just by good rp and being crafty. A monster can be more then their stat block.

This gave me an idea for an inn/tavern with a vampire that runs it. They say that anyone who stays there is invigorated. It's one of the best inns/taverns in town. However, stays are limited to one night, but ask anyone and they say it's worth it. Investigation leads to finding a dimly lit inn with beautiful workers with almost ivory skin, a gentle alluring demeanor. A very soothing atmosphere. Upon staying the night they sleep soundly. Waking up completely refreshed. More so than any other night they've slept. Depending on how the investigation goes it may lead to them discovering that the owner is a vampire, as well as the staff. Each night, and why they rest so well is that they sneak in and feed upon them at night. This feeding drains them, relaxing them further into a deeper sleep. Then, the vampire heals them. Curing their wounds so no marks are left. This also reinvigorates them. Thanks for helping fuel my imagination!

@watchm4ker

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, in a world with Remove Curse and Healing to account for any... complications, a smart, careful vampire can probably make a good unliving with nobody the wiser.

@jessicafoster1196

3 жыл бұрын

@@watchm4ker Ooh, that's a great idea! They get what they need without killing anyone, and run a successful business at the same time.

@watchm4ker

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicafoster1196 The big problem would be if the Vampire is nobility. Eventually, they'll hit the inheritance problem.

@noahhammon407

3 жыл бұрын

Stealy stealy...

@Dodgibishi

2 жыл бұрын

That's ingenious!

I think it's great that Jacob's hair gets CGI'd whenever he changes the green screen background. It's easiest to see at 1:49.

@dieterdiepaprika6224

4 жыл бұрын

If you squint your eyes he looks like a talking face(with low brightness) and once you see it you cant unsee it.

@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668

4 жыл бұрын

He should wear a green shirt for these videos

@ligh7foo7

3 жыл бұрын

2:07 he looks like Morticia

I used that vampire trick in call of Cthulhu, the hole party started to gather anti vampire weapons such as steaks and garlic. they then met the star vampire that is a blood sucking jellyfish from space and is not effected by anti vampire weapons

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

whole* stakes* Seriously people. Fucking spellcheck your comment and give a damn about your words.

Bring back the age power levels from 2nd edition Ravenloft that allowed vampires to get stronger so that they didn't share the same weaknesses or at least were highly resistant to them. Like for example an ancient vampire had hours of immunity from sunlight

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

Considering that D&D, and other shows/sources, never specify what about "sunlight" actually hurts a vampire - all vamps are immune, in some form, to the sun. UV rays are the real radiation. What Vampires are apparently weak against is the literal light/heat of the Sun. Which isn't very realistic. Imagine this - it's a sunny day. Vampire is under a tree (because shade?!) then a cloud blocks the sun and the vampire proceeds to destroy humanity during that time. Not realistic.

Wasn't there a Dungeon Magazine Module that was the reverse of this? There was this baron over a town, and everyone suspects he's a vampire because he's like 200 years old, until it becomes obvious that he's a vampire. Then you go to meet him, and he's a good-aligned knight who was blessed by the fey with long life, and the real villians are his enemies who are about to attack his manor with a mob... I think? Anyways, have you SEEN the 3.5 stat block for the vampire template? Freakin' STAKKED

@lorekeeper685

4 жыл бұрын

@Zach cash *plays a transmutionest pigion that attacks with explosive poop* Edit: I don't see why its a mess

@vxicepickxv

3 жыл бұрын

I miss templates. They were so useful.

I made Strahd an evil paladin in terms of abilities, in addition to his arcane abilities, and made him resistant to radiant damage and immune to sunlight while the heart of sorrow was alive. Everyone's real confident they can take out a vampire until they get hit by Divine Smite and take Necrotic Damage. "He's going to use Channel Divinity to Turn Living" "That's not a thing in fifth edition!" "Well, according to your wisdom saves, it is"

@monnd

3 жыл бұрын

@@gamecavalier3230 you can make it with spells

@monnd

3 жыл бұрын

@@gamecavalier3230 off the top of my head i can only think of sunburst and dawn im sure there are more ways to create sunlight tho

@beastwarsFTW

3 жыл бұрын

I thought about replacing Strahd with a Deathknight, his backstory and the fact that doesn't die when killed fit for a Deathknight.

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

@@beastwarsFTW Except Deathknights aren't prone to being felled by wooden stakes.

@beastwarsFTW

Жыл бұрын

@@Dyanosis No but if you get the hilt of their weapon you could kill them, their soul is supposedly stored there.

I think keeping it a secret with subtle hints is a good idea, I also think it’s a good idea to attach a class to a vampire villain npc. For example, they could be a wealthy wizard who owns a fortress, they could be a scholar at a library, heck they can even be a priest, influencing the temple hierarchy from within. Attaching a class to the villain vampire npc could also boost the stat lock of that character. Great video as always Jacob👍

There's a vampire-themed warlock subclass that looks cool. I think vampires in D&D should have a sort of advancement table where different types of vampires have different abilities, which very lightly takes themes from Vampire The Masquerade.

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

​@@propheinx2250 Some edits/thoughts - 1) It's "due to", not "do to". 2) "loose", not "lose". 3) A "non-undead zombie" doesn't exist. However, if it's in the desert, they're often referred to as "mummies". 4) Bats wouldn't have high AC, they'd have high reflex saves thanks to their sonar 5) Godspawn vamps would never be a thing. Radiant or necrotic damage at will? Can't detect them with "detect undead"? I'm sure a pally/cleric could still divine their purpose. 6) Even worse - Nosferatu vamp, aside from the fact that stakes can kill them, sound stupid. If you want to put satan in your game, just say so... don't make a stupid subclass for it. 7) For god sakes - learn how thought separation works. A space between each of those "bullet points" would make reading this so much nicer.

@propheinx2250

Жыл бұрын

@@Dyanosis thanks for being such an epic level shithead that you pushed someone right away from DnD. I'm going through every DnD video that I've liked or commented on and removing both because of you. I'm removing myself from the community and pieces of shit like you. Good job!

The egg sitting on top of Strahd's head like a little crown is really funny.

To add to the cool vampire ideas, one of my favourites is a vampire being a tradicional medival doctor. Everybody lets them into their house, and they can easily cut some arteries here and there, nobody's gonna be surprised, cuz medival healthcare sux

@onyxtay7246

4 жыл бұрын

They could even be helpful to a town. A vampire with magical or alchemical skills could heal people, so the occasional bloodletting would go unnoticed. "Oh yeah, my potions need a sample of your blood to make them more effective. Give me a couple days at the house and I'll be back to fix that broken leg." Or "A bowl full of your blood is needed to cast this restoration spell, and once it's done you'll be healed." If they're helping sick people then the blood could be taken from close relatives under the guise of needing "healthy blood" for the cures to work.

@onyxtay7246

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ankit-vl8hb Thank you for adding a reply here. Low key outta ideas for stuff in a gothic horror campaign and I'm stealing this from past me.

The egg that floats in the void. An embryo of a long forgotten cosmic entity, awaiting to hatch. And also the egg he put aside.

The easiest way for vampires to get around not going into other people's homes is the reason they're so often nobility in a lot of settings: landlord/fuedal-lord status. If you are the Duke (for instance) and you own all the land, with villeins and serfs given certain rights on land that you own (right to farm (with a share of crops owed), right to live on the property), and give out rights to run taverns and inns *that you own* and to live in homes within the towns walls *that you own* then every serf and villein is a wayside snack, and the whole town is a buffet. The only people whose homes you can't enter are freeholders (and you can just not have any, or force them off their land, or conveniently not protect them from an "unfortunate" monster attack) and people outside of your holdings. To give a modern setting example, Eric in True Blood bought the mortgage to Sookie's family home. Because she was in arrears on the payments, he was able to foreclose the note, and owned her home, which meant he could enter it at will and she couldn't bar him by not giving permission -- because it was his house, not hers. So, in a modern setting, you could have a vampire slumlord, or even landlord who caters to higher-end clients, leasing out property -- and every lease-holder is another potential item on his smorgasbord because he owns the building and they only have right of tenancy. Maybe he applies some sort of alchemical mixture to protect him from the sun that has the side effect of *turning his skin an unnatural shade of orange* . . . .

I ran one campaign recently where the sun went down and didnt rise again, and out of anger the masses destroied anything that was sorta religious because they felt the gods had abandoned them. The party began trying to combat a new vampire empire that began and flourished because of the missing sun. The players were paranoid of every NPC they met, using every test they could come up with to figure out if someone was a vampire. And with no religious places there were no priests or holy water. So vampires became much more of a threat.

@nathanross7448

4 жыл бұрын

They still die if you piss on them, tho

@gavinhonsinger9500

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a very cool idea!

@nathanross7448

4 жыл бұрын

@@cheeselord8153 have the whole party take turns lol

@nathanross7448

4 жыл бұрын

@@cheeselord8153 vampires are kinky lol

@cheeselord8153

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Ross so cursed

Jacob: It's Floor Time Me: Floor Gang

@tearable20s95

4 жыл бұрын

I thought this too pewds needs to give respect to founder of floor gang

@matiwarzecha8450

4 жыл бұрын

@@tidbit6468 Nah, he is the CEO, Felix is just spokesman

@dylandarnell3657

3 жыл бұрын

Floor gang lie down

@redwolf344

3 жыл бұрын

Psg I'm on the ceiling. ... Help

The egg going along the screen with you was amusing. Glad you kept it. Nice tips.

I'm glad I subbed. This channel is only getting better

I mean if you're offering an egg who am I to turn that generous offer down

@ryavix

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Eggs are more rare right now than tp was a month ago.

@justsomedude5727

2 жыл бұрын

These are trying times after all

Something I’ve wanted in D&D for a long time now is other types of vampires! Like lesser vampire imagine his cool it would be to have a aswang or striga?

@XPtoLevel3

4 жыл бұрын

yes! i love the vampires in witcher. They're are so many types other than "a dude in a cape"

@stewystew6742

4 жыл бұрын

There is a third party book called Book of Beautiful horrors that has some of the vampires from the Witcher if you are interested

@lemansquattro

4 жыл бұрын

@@XPtoLevel3 building on that, "a dude in a cape" is really fucking strong. I'm also a fan of the way that they seemed to sow the myth of holy water, etc. I've always chosen to believe that, due to a heightened sense of smell, all vampires sowed a myth that they're weak to garlic so they can always tell when there is a vampire hunter coming - giving them the advantage and making it easier to play with their prey

@paulcoy9060

4 жыл бұрын

@@lemansquattro Ooooo, that gives me an idea. DM: "I am the arch-Vampire Mordred! You cannot stop me! My only vulnerability is beautiful naked women at least 18 years old, ha ha ha! You old wizards and paladins are just a bunch of simps!" My Players: "...... that's ...... no, no, we are not doing that."

@dylandarnell3657

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulcoy9060 Arch-Vamp Mordred: "Eh, worth a shot. One party actually fell for that, you know. Absolutely hilarious."

Annie, your magnificent quick and witty brain! You’re an animal! Please keep these coming.

I’ve had groups get baited into thinking a vampire was a werewolf because all the clues would point to it with this smart vampire who would only let his minions loose and attack during full moons and make sure no witnesses ever came. Sure came as a shock when players got prepped for something else

*sees title of the video* "I swore I'd never take up arms against my brethren.... But you are no brother of mine, now."

@Macabrellian

4 жыл бұрын

I thought this day would never come... Though it brings much pain to my heart, this bard offers you her services to do what must be done.

@invictus_Vi

4 жыл бұрын

@@Macabrellian This war he has waged will not end easily... Many lives will be lost, but the sacrifices we make.... Immortalize them in your sonnets and ballads.... Remember him as the hero he once was, not the monster he's become.

@invictus_Vi

4 жыл бұрын

69 likes..... Nice

Just a youtuber, a microphone and an egg, floating in front of a background.

I have a vampire to thank for my first ever TPK as DM. It was just in some random town they stopped in and they totally ignored the main quest once they noticed all of the townsfolk bar their doors and windows every night. I did all the foreshadowing I could for my level 6 party, warning them how powerful and strong this mysterious monster terrorizing a village was. I gave them multiple outs as they tried to lure it out with bait and whatnot. Finally, it appears and what does the Light Domain Cleric do immediately upon seeing it? Throw a Fireball. Long combat story short, the vampire summoned some wolves and had himself a feast.

I can't take the transitions seriously with that egg there XD

I look extra red this video because I had so much of my blood from staying away from vampires.... also my lighting was bad. GRIM HOLLOW: bit.ly/34Wsgec

@kundankhushu1213

4 жыл бұрын

You're also looking extra thicc as well. Invest in a tredmill.

@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@kundankhushu1213 At least Jacob has a million and one redeeming qualities, and a brain. I saw your "Spanish gibberish" video and buddy, lobotomy isn't something to be proud of lmao.

behold, the Nachzehrer! if a mortal contracted with this case of vampirism dies (the mortal kind of dying) the vampire will consume its own flesh at night inside its coffin. everynight while the vampire is eating its own flesh, one of the townsfolk will talk (edit: not talk, die, goddammit!). once nothing but the bones of the vampire is left, they will burst out of the ground in the middle of the night, climb the nearest clocktower and ring the bell. all mortals who hear this bell will die on the spot. or they might find a party of heroes investigating the unusual deaths and you could have them try to kill the vampire before it gets to ring the bell. this vampire being part of slavic folklore could very well explain entire villages littered with corpses because of some unkown disease. but seriously, slavic folklore is filled with fucked up cool vampires. imagine someone has been killed by a vampire and, as a result of being bitten by a vampire, will resurrect as a vampire. you put the corpse in a coffin and drive it off to some road intersection. leave the coffin there, in the middle of a four way intersection. somehow, the freshly re-unalived vampire won't know what to do and will dwell there for all eternity... or until your party wants to bury them.

@DaBezzzz

4 жыл бұрын

This sounds really cool and Im USING IT

@nanoblast5748

4 жыл бұрын

@@DaBezzzz so I made a little error. townsfolk don't talk every night, one of them straightup dies mysteriously.

@Aplesedjr

4 жыл бұрын

What if there’s no bell tower? Does the vampire go “damn, spent an entire 3 weeks eating my self just to find out I can’t even kill them with the bell. Biggest waste of time ever!” and just F off?

@DaBezzzz

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aplesedjr i feel like they'll wander along a road until they find a town with a bell tower, but apparently wouldn't know what to do at a crossroads

@Aplesedjr

4 жыл бұрын

DaBezz easy counter to the vampire then. Don’t build a bell tower, and make all of the roads out of town crossroads.

This video actually convinced me to run a vampire apocalypse campaign, where the baseline vampire enemy leaders had the standard stat block, and the big boss vampires had their own custom ones.

all the videos on the floor are so good

My Vampire is also a Warlock of the undying, they also don’t know he’s a vampire they just think he’s a friend of the party

@DRida64

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he IS a friend of the party. Who said Vampires have to be destructive?

@supremecaffeine2633

4 жыл бұрын

@@DRida64 Undeath tends to corrupt over time.

@oliverworley5162

4 жыл бұрын

@@supremecaffeine2633 one of my party members is a half vampire, he realised he contracted vampirism and used some Unholy magic to bind his soul, stopping from being truly corrupted

@supremecaffeine2633

4 жыл бұрын

@@oliverworley5162 Then he wouldn't be undead.

@oliverworley5162

4 жыл бұрын

@@supremecaffeine2633 the thing is he hasn't "healed" as such, he still has many minor undead qualities but also has many living qualities and your right in the sense he isn't undead, ie he can have kids, he still needs to breath, but the hybrid nature means he still registers as undead for spell detection, doesn't like the light, and has other vampiric qualities but toned down somewhat

The best fun as a DM I have ever had with a vampire was having a group from a PC's backstory show up in the game and then be off-camera transformed into vampires. The players didn't catch on until the PC went to hang out with these people she'd known forever and they tried to turn her. She managed to escape and the party had to deal with going in and killing these former loved ones... Very good emotional response in the story.

Great video Jacob! I couldn't stop looking at the egg but I'm sure the other stuff was entertaining!

Really enjoyed your special guest for this episode. The egg. Hope you'll bring it back again some time.

Ahhh another episode of “Jacob just giving DM advice but it’s masked as him dropping a hot take about something being really bad or stupid”

5:07 This is why we're locking ourselves in our houses.

I love the hair blending in to the green screen

Thanks for the tips. I tend only to use Vampires in my Halloween One-Shots or a dedicated Gothic Horror campaigns where the rules are different, and I tend to ignore the stat blocks because some of them throughout the years made very little sense, and there's never (or almost never) been an instance of "oh, just a vampire" because everyone is invested in emulating the correct atmosphere. But I'm getting set to game with an almost entirely different player group, running a not dedicated Gothic Horror game (some of the specifics are still in flux), and this gives me some ideas.

This video made me really proud of the fact that I was already planning to do this with the vampire in my game

Jacob was floor gang this whole time

The floating egg really adds to the immersion

I immediately began laughing when the green screen cut to the first image, and the egg was just there, in the background

The trick I feel to running vampires successfully is by acting on their cunning, and intelligent nature. A vampire shouldn't be dangerous because they are dangerous, but rather because they have potentially hundreds of years of experience when it comes to planning and political maneuvering. For example a vampire themselves might not be dangerous to the party, but their cleverness may outright kill the party due to well placed traps and hoards of vampire spawn that he has been accumulating overtime. As a result a vampire isn't dangerous because their a vampire, but because of what they can do as a vampire.

Vampires as they are in the monster manual seem like something you should throw at your 7-8th level players if you want them to feel like they're in over their heads until you find their weakness or ways to exploit their well known weaknesses.

@Aplesedjr

4 жыл бұрын

They’re perfect mid tier bosses. Like beholders. They’re strong enough to pose a threat to most parties, but definitely not the strongest creature in the world.

I already ordered and received the pdf of Grim Hollow. Haven't looked through it much, I'll check out the backgrounds. Now you've put the idea in my head to make a Vampire mafia boss.

My favorite part of the video is when he said "it's Jacobing time" and he Jacobed everywhere.

Just make DIO, Dio Brando, or Alucard (And I mean the one who stuffed that fear turkey) the main villain.

@jeremybrink3058

4 жыл бұрын

Rename him for the story, of course. I'm thinking for my one shot...Michael McDoesn'tExist. What do you think?

@jonsimpson6240

4 жыл бұрын

"Stuffed" the fear Turkey... Yes, i suppose he did.

@Haschlatte42

4 жыл бұрын

"All along it was me, Dio!"

I saw this and was like how can you say that but then I realized this was about

That egg is melting my brain. I love it

That egg fills me with IMMENSE joy

In our homebrew campaign, we're actually fighting Strahd's brother. We were actually introduced to him in a Lord's party, but unfortunately we couldn't kill him because we were only level 6, so one of the pcs actually died. Now we're chasing him down and trying to find and kill him, so while I overall agree with the 'keep the mystery alive' thing I don't think that it's always necessary.

@Feyqueen91

2 жыл бұрын

😓....... .This begs the question, where is Strahd?!

Speaking of vampires, I made a lizard folk monk who is like a vampire (because vamp characters are illegal In AL) it’s kinda fun

@NathanTAK

4 жыл бұрын

Man Alabama has some weird laws (badum-tsh)

I love how your green hair blends with the green screen in editing.

Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft is the official horror setting of D&D. Grim Hollow is homebrew.

I remember in elderscrolls oblivion one city was ruled by a vampire who hired you to hunt other vampires that were preying on his human citizens. A great take on a vampire maintaining the morals they had to protect their people while adding a twist. You could even make a secret hidden about that vampire accidentally causing said vampire population which got out of his control due to the growing population in the area.

@insertname7325

3 жыл бұрын

Well if I remember correctly the Count of Skingrad was also the type to hate his affliction and not actively prey on his own people.

@rpgshadowmorn2683

3 жыл бұрын

@@insertname7325 yeah he was a great concept and it would be cool to see him in a future ElderScrolls one day if microsoft fixes bethesda

@insertname7325

3 жыл бұрын

@@rpgshadowmorn2683 He probably won't be because I think it's canon that his vampirism was cured?

@rpgshadowmorn2683

3 жыл бұрын

@@insertname7325 damn, love it when stories stray from the stereotype honestly like heroic goblins, evil divines, ect

@insertname7325

3 жыл бұрын

@@rpgshadowmorn2683 Yeah, and I may be wrong here because him being cured of vampirism relied on the Hero of Kvatch having became a vampire and sought out to cure their affliction.

I really enjoy these "are dumb" videos, you give good points

I like the hair effect with the green screen laying down

"Is it me?" My favorite worry when playing or reading anything.

But have you ever heard of Vampire The Masquerade...

XP to Level 3: "Vampires are dumb." My Human Vampire NPC with 16 levels in Oathbreaker Paladin wielding a Holy Avenger who once fought on the side of good in the last great war 400 years ago before being turned and eventually teaming up with a maniacal Necromancer Tortle and a Death Cleric Wood Elf turned evil by a cursed scythe that can summon the Avatar of Death: "How dare..."

@gustavoprado1227

4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Galvan Gabriel Belmont vibes

@returnofthechickentendies2844

4 жыл бұрын

OooOoOoOoHHhH noBoDy GiVeS A sHiT

@lorekeeper685

4 жыл бұрын

What

I liked the egg bit. Good video. Good job.

4:31 “And Batman is here?” No, *The* Batman is here

"what am I supposed to do with this egg now?" -Every one of my friend who knew I was trans before I knew I was trans

I made a jester who’s secretly a vampire. Using her profession to get invited to parties so she can enter people’s homes. Edit:She even had a kidnapped monster that summons thunderstorms to prevent the sun from showing itself.

Watching this right before my party goes into a vampire hunter adventure.....

Jacob. I loved seeing you float across the screen after the jesus is a vampire line. Solid 15 seconds of my life.

"Vampire's, right?" no

Something, something Castlevania show.

@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149

4 жыл бұрын

Something something Dio.

@user-mh9dx7nz2r

4 жыл бұрын

Something Something Hellsing Ultimate.

@twilightgardenspresentatio6384

4 жыл бұрын

Beat The Great “Behold my True form and DESPAIR!”

Vampire can't enter a house unless invited. Nothing to stop a bunch of minions smashing the door down and dragging everyone outside.

"What is a campaign, a miserable pile of luck."

I’m about to start playing I Discord game of curse of strahd so this is ironic

Too bad that vampires in D&D are not like in "Vampire the masquerade" where on lower generations they were practically gods.

XP: "Vampires are dumb" Also XP: sponsored by Grim Hollow a D&D Sourcebook that fleshes out Lycanthropy, Vampirism, and other grim things. Don't forget the setting also has Vampires! Vampires everywhere!

I just realized that his hair, the green dye, blends with the floor

Personally, my plan is to make the vampire very self-aware of their weaknesses. Stakes: he wears full metal plate under his cloak. Fire: the aforementioned cloak is fireproof. Holy water: the terrain is so hilly there's no puddles to be found. Needing invitation: he's a real-estate tycoon and therefore owns basically all the houses for several miles.

@KaitouKaiju

3 жыл бұрын

That'd be perfect for Strahd. He's already rich, a former soldier, and Barovia is said to be his domain. Maybe garlic weakness makes him ban all spices so the people can only eat bland, miserable gruel. Makes a bad situation even worse

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

Full metal plate is not reasonable. I think what you're thinking of is either a) chainmail or b) mithril Mithril would be within his grasp and is much stronger than plate. Also, the terrain being hilly would mean that making "moving water" would be very easy. And how would hills stop there being holy water? A cleric could literally bless the sweat on his brow. People like you should consider their comments more carefully.

@Dyanosis

Жыл бұрын

@@KaitouKaiju There would be no one left in Barovia if he banned spices.

Just make the DND is dumb video already.

Youve aquired the floating egg companion beast. Best video 🤣

I've been playing Sotn and the Castlevania background bit was brilliant.