Vampire Bite

Vampire Bite is a unique action available to Astarion. It can be used without breaking stealth, deals piercing damage, heals Astarion, and increases Astarion's abilities while debilitating the target.

• Origin Astarion gets access to Vampire Bite action after completing the prologue and waking up at the beach.
• Companion Astarion gets access to Vampire Bite action after he is outed as a vampire.

Description

Suck the blood from a living creature to regain Hit Points. The target takes 2d4⁠⁠Piercing damage, unless it is  Sleeping or you are  Hiding.

If the target is Humanoid, you become  Happy and the target becomes  Bloodless.

Biting a creature does not break stealth.

Properties

Cost:

 Bonus Action

Damage:

2d4 (2~8) ⁠Piercing

+

2d4 (2~8) ⁠hit points (conditional)

Details:

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Recharge: Short rest

Condition: Happy

 Happy

Duration: Until Long rest

• Astarion's vampiric hunger has been temporarily sated. +1 to all Attack Rolls, Saving Throws, and most Ability Checks.

Condition: Bloodless

 Bloodless

Duration: Until Long rest

• Feels a bit woozy. -1 to all Attack Rolls, Saving Throws, and most Ability Checks. Disappears after Long Rest.
• Can be cured by Lesser Restoration, Remove Curse and Lay on Hands: Cure.

How to learn

Used by creatures: Astarion

Notes

• When compared to the special features and unique abilities of other origins,  Astarion's Vampire Bite stands out not only for its immediate combat potential but its long lasting  results as well.
• Attempting to use this on Karlach inflicts neither Happy nor Bloodless, nor will Astarion be healed. Instead, Astarion gains 3 turns of  Burning. Similarly, Attempting to use it on Gale inflicts 3 turns of  Poisoned on Astarion.
• Attempting to use this on a dead body, such as an opponent just killed in battle, does not inflict Happy, but instead inflicts 3 turns of  Poisoned on Astarion.
• This cannot be used on Undead, Plant, Elemental, Ooze, and Construct creature types.
• This cannot be used on  Petrified creatures.
• Companions confront origin Astarion about his vampirism if he uses this action in front of them without having previously revealed his condition to them.
• Using this ability on companions causes them to lose some approval, unless the player character is dating them.