Nosferatu

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(Nos-FUR-rat)

Variations: Necuratul (“unclean one”)

Location: Romania

The nosferat (“plague carrier”) vampire has become famous thanks to the movie Nosferatu. Sources are confused regarding "Nosferatu" being an actual word.

Nosferatu (Classic: Blood Types)

Cost: 226 ([150]+[375]-[315]+[0]+[16]) points

Count Orlok from Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

Description

See picture

Attributes and Secondary Characteristics [150]: ST+10 [100], HT+5 [50]

Advantages and Perks [375]: Vampiric Bite [30], Claws [15], Dark Vision [25], Alternate Form (Rat) [15], Speak With Animals [15], Vampiric Immortality [65], Supernatural Durability [150], Tunneling (2 Hex/Turn) [60]

Optional Advantages [N/A]: Clinging, Silence, Super-Jump, Vampiric Dominance

Disadvantages and Quirks [-315]: Appearance (Monstrous) [-25], Bad Smell [-10], Bloodthirst [-15], Dependency (Human Blood) [-30], Dependency (Grave, Soil or Shroud) [-60], Dread (Garlic) [-10], Dread (Religious Symbols] [-10], Frightens Animals [-10], Infectious Attack [-5], Lifebane [-10], Supernatural Features (No Body Heat) [-5], Supernatural Features (No Reflection) [-10], Nocturnal [-10], Unhealing [-30], Weakness (Sunlight; 1d per minute) [-60], Vulnerability (Stake) [-5], Vulnerability (Beheading) [-10]

Optional Disadvantages [N/A]: Vulnerability: Running Water, No Shadow

Skills [0]: No Racial Skills

Optional Skills [N/A]: None

Innate Magic [16]: Magery 1 (Racial Spells Only -40%) [9]; Beast Summoning (rats, wolves)-10 [1], Beast Control, Body of Air-10 [1], Darkness-10 [1], Nightmare-10 [1], Pestilence-10 [1], Fog-10 [1], Sleep-10 [1]

Features: None

Nosferatu (GURPS Horror)

Cost: 43 ([0]+[188]-[145]+[0]+[0]) points

Description

Horror version of Nosferatu

Attributes and Secondary Characteristics [0]: No changes

Advantages and Perks [188]: Allies (Rat swarm; Built on 25%; 12 or less; Summonable, +100%) [24]; Claws (Talons) [8]; Pestilent [1]; Speak With Animals (Specialized, Rats, -80%) [5]; Vampire [150]

Optional Advantages [N/A]: None

Disadvantages and Quirks [-145]: Appearance (Monstrous) [-20]; Bad Smell [-10]; Disturbing Voice [-10]; Dread (Salt) [-10]; Frightens Animals [-10]; Infectious Attack [-5]; Lifebane [-10]; No Alternate Forms† [-30]; No Dominance† [-20]; No Speak With Animals (Specialized, Wolves and Bats, -60%)† [-10]; Vulnerability (Impaling Wood to Heart x 2) [-10]

Optional Disadvantages [N/A]: None

Skills [0]: No Racial Skills

Optional Skills [N/A]: None

Innate Magic [0]: None

Features: Achilles’ Heel includes fire as well as wood

†This disadvantage removes that element of the Vampire Meta-Trait

Ecology

While this vampire can cause infertility in its prey, a male can impregnate a human female. The child (moroi) will be born with a full head of hair that will be wild and unkempt for all of its life. The child will eventually develop magical powers and become a witch.

Additional Information

The vampire is said to have shape changing abilities allowing it to turn into a cat, dog, beetle, butterfly, or straw. It is also claimed that the vampire can be defeated by walking around its grave smoking pipeweed.

==References==

• Bane, Theresa (2010) Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology McFarland pg 110
• Classic: Blood Types 100