Vampire
Medium Undead · · CR 13
- Undead
- Medium
- Tier 3
CR 13 medium undead, lawful evil — that's Vampire. Native to urban, underground, and ruins. Sourced from Monster Manual (5e 2014) and Monster Manual (5.5e 2024).
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 13
- Type
- Undead
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- —
- Habitats
- Urban, Underground, Ruins
- Sources
- Monster Manual (5e 2014), Monster Manual (5.5e 2024), Flee, Mortals!
Ecology
Vampires are undead predators inhabiting castles, abandoned manors, and city catacombs, lairing wherever sunlight cannot reach. They require blood from sentient creatures to sustain themselves, preferring humanoids of refined blood, and feed weekly. Their territories extend through cities by social influence and through wilderness by feral terror; some vampires rule entire valleys as feudal lords whose subjects deliver tribute in flesh. Mist gathers in their territories at dawn and dusk, and animals shy from the area instinctively.
Behaviour
Vampires retain the personality, memories, and ambitions they had in life, but every emotion is heightened and every mortal restraint released. They are charming, cruel, and deeply lonely, often spending decades cultivating a particular mortal relationship before the betrayal of feeding. They form vampire spawn through repeated feeding, but resent their spawn as both servants and reminders of mortality. They pursue grudges across centuries and frequently target descendants of their living-life enemies.
Origin
A vampire is created when a mortal slain by a vampire's bite is buried without funeral rites, then rises three nights later as undead. The original vampire becomes the new vampire's master, granting telepathic command unless the master is destroyed. Vampires cannot reproduce naturally but create spawn or full vampires by deliberate acts; full vampires are rarer because they require sharing the master's blood, weakening the master temporarily. Each vampire is the product of a specific historical betrayal.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Vampire
- What is the challenge rating of Vampire?
- The CR on Vampire is 13. That CR fits levels 11-16.
- What type of creature is Vampire?
- The bestiary type for Vampire is undead, medium size.
- Where does Vampire live?
- The published habitats for Vampire: Urban, Underground, Ruins.