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Vampire Fans?
Infamous as Elle!:
--- Quote from: ballplayer72 on January 16, 2009, 03:57:04 PM ---
What kind of Vampires to you favor? Obviously not crazy monsters cause you have MC's that are vamps. Can they eat animal blood or do they need human blood? can it be bottled or does it have to be fresh? do they have to feed to live or just to use the superpowers? speaking of powers, what can they do? is it full dracula with mental hoodoo and superstrength? are they both unique?
ps NO SPARKLY VAMPIRES I HATE SPARKLY VAMPIRES VAMPIRES TURN TO DUST IN THE SUN THEY DO NOT SPARKLE NO SPARKLES EVER
thank you.
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Don't worry. *chuckles* I'm a happy heathen so none of my stuff is thinly disguised religious propaganda AND I grew up on good vampire fiction from Stoker to Rice (early stuff, way early stuff...okay maybe just Lestat in his golden years). The main conflicts that I see are less about good versus evil but more about how different people/groups/communities can develop a different moral compass. So I'd like it to be that not everyone is entirely wrong but not everyone is right either. I kind of like where Jim took his vampires but I see my version of vampires as just another race out there that happen to need more than just cheeseburgers and a good beer to survive.
I'm following along the main lines of everything precious about life. Blood, sex and rock and roll.....well, energy. Every vampire has the capability of drawing upon any of those resources. They use them, though like anything, some have preferences and strengths but when one method might be difficult, another can be used. Some vampires kill to eat, some don't. They also can and are functional during the daytime (sorry), but they are basically like every other mortal out there when they have to wear their sunglasses, which is why the night is so darned nifty and the preferred time of true living. The energy of the night for vampires is like the yellow sun for Superman. They don't sparkle though unless they've brushed their teeth really really well that day. Vampires are kind of as varied as human beings and they don't have any real leader, just people they really respected in some capacity or another for their deeds or charming personalities.
As far as abilities, they have better than average strength. No one is really sure if they can live forever but they don't age after a certain point. They can certainly die if someone is hell bent on trying (which for good story purposes, will most definitely happen). If you drive a stake through their hearts and cut off their heads, I'd say that's good enough to kill just about anyone. I think each character is going to have something they're really good at and on the supernatural spectrum. I just want them all to be as varied and as believable as possible. A good hint is that Viv is going to have pretty impressive mental capabilities while Dante is probably going to be very talented at being good looking....ahem. Okay okay, he's good at deductive reasoning and the science of the weird, maybe.
Anyway....literally just hatched this idea yesterday so it's going to take some considerable time for me to work out all the finer details.
Hope that helps though?
Chiroptera:
That sounds interesting really. Probably something I'd pick up and read if I saw it in a store. I hope you proceed with your idea. :)
Per vamps and sunlight - yeah, it's become ingrained now. I can go either way on it. It can be an interesting plot device that they can't come out in the sun. It certainly takes away some of the "OMG! Vampyres r soooo cooool!!!1111" aspect, in that it would certainly be a huge drawback for someone's lifestyle. On the other hand, vamps that can go out in the sun can almost be a bit more insidious because you could pass them on the street every day and never know. (Just so it's balanced out by other weaknesses/drawbacks). I guess I like for vampires to have at least one major aspect that would make someone think twice (or thrice, or four times) about wanting to lead that life.
The Corvidian:
--- Quote from: Morraeon on January 16, 2009, 04:39:43 PM ---Trouble is, it's been part of the modern vampire lore for so long now, due to that, it's hard to completely tease it out. Although I like how they handled it in the sadly short-lived TV series "Moonlight": vamps there could go out in daylight, but it makes them very uncomfortable, while direct unobstructe sunlight (ie. one episode set in a desert) can make them deathly ill.
I might despise the Twilight series, but I have a feeling a lot of the kids who got hooked on it will go for anything with vampires because of it, so hopefully they'll find the better stuff, like Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy", etc.
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Just have it where sunlight robs a vampire of most of their supernatural powers, and Elle de Valois, Dracul was a title, or a nickname, not a family name. The family name of Vlad Tepes , if he had a surname, it would probably be Bassarab.
ballplayer72:
--- Quote from: Elle de Valois on January 16, 2009, 04:40:01 PM ---Don't worry. *chuckles* I'm a happy heathen so none of my stuff is thinly disguised religious propaganda AND I grew up on good vampire fiction from Stoker to Rice (early stuff, way early stuff...okay maybe just Lestat in his golden years). The main conflicts that I see are less about good versus evil but more about how different people/groups/communities can develop a different moral compass. So I'd like it to be that not everyone is entirely wrong but not everyone is right either. I kind of like where Jim took his vampires but I see my version of vampires as just another race out there that happen to need more than just cheeseburgers and a good beer to survive.
I'm following along the main lines of everything precious about life. Blood, sex and rock and roll.....well, energy. Every vampire has the capability of drawing upon any of those resources. They use them, though like anything, some have preferences and strengths but when one method might be difficult, another can be used. Some vampires kill to eat, some don't. They also can and are functional during the daytime (sorry), but they are basically like every other mortal out there when they have to wear their sunglasses, which is why the night is so darned nifty and the preferred time of true living. The energy of the night for vampires is like the yellow sun for Superman. They don't sparkle though unless they've brushed their teeth really really well that day. Vampires are kind of as varied as human beings and they don't have any real leader, just people they really respected in some capacity or another for their deeds or charming personalities.
As far as abilities, they have better than average strength. No one is really sure if they can live forever but they don't age after a certain point. They can certainly die if someone is hell bent on trying (which for good story purposes, will most definitely happen). If you drive a stake through their hearts and cut off their heads, I'd say that's good enough to kill just about anyone. I think each character is going to have something they're really good at and on the supernatural spectrum. I just want them all to be as varied and as believable as possible. A good hint is that Viv is going to have pretty impressive mental capabilities while Dante is probably going to be very talented at being good looking....ahem. Okay okay, he's good at deductive reasoning and the science of the weird, maybe.
Anyway....literally just hatched this idea yesterday so it's going to take some considerable time for me to work out all the finer details.
Hope that helps though?
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I like most of that. Alot. You have successfully gotten around the eating people thing which is good if you want a "good" MC.
The sunlight thing could use a little work i think. It can be alright that they can walk the day, but i think they shouldn't have ANY powers if they are outside, not just diminished powers. Or maybe if they eat people they still get their powers. Some sort of temptation/villian setup is always nice.
Powers... I like the mental stuff for your heroine. The really good looking thing is a bit tooooo White Court for comfort (not to say i don't like the White Court angle of DF but you know it could cause some infringement issues). Maybe you could have Dante be alottt stronger or alot faster than any "normal" vampire? Or perhaps he could do magic of some sort? Perhaps telekinesis or pyrokinesis? Something flashy for those "damn he's such a badass" moments?
Perhaps you could make their powers stronger if they feed on people and snuff them out to give a temptation for them to overcome?
Also, what kind of "crimes for their past" do you mean? Is it like ANGEL where your MC used to be evil and like to snack on virgins?
Infamous as Elle!:
--- Quote from: The Corvidian on January 16, 2009, 06:09:39 PM ---Just have it where sunlight robs a vampire of most of their supernatural powers, and Elle de Valois, Dracul was a title, or a nickname, not a family name. The family name of Vlad Tepes , if he had a surname, it would probably be Bassarab.
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*nods* They're pretty much just like you or me as far as vulnerability during the day.
Secondly, thanks! I've watched many many programs on the History Channel and was always fascinated by Vlad Tepes' story. The man was incredibly smart and ruthless. Dracul is a title but it's also handed down in a certain family. Sort of like the difference between Merlin and The Merlin. I'll clarify it before it's read, believe me but I'm always fascinated and looking for more information, anything that can be helpful.
I'm probably going to boggle my own mind when I start looking into wars and how to build connections between them. Especially if someone addicted to battle has to reinvent themselves.
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