Vampire Bite
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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 2d4
damage, unless it is 
or you are 
.
If the target is Humanoid, you become 
and the target becomes 
.
Biting a creature does not break stealth.
Properties
- Cost:
-
Bonus Action - Damage:
-
2d4 (2~8) - +
2d4 (2~8) 
(conditional) - Details:
-
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft -
Recharge: Short rest
Condition: 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
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 as well.
- Attempting to use this on Karlach inflicts neither Happy nor Bloodless, nor will Astarion be healed. Instead, Astarion gains 3 turns of
. Similarly, Attempting to use it on Gale inflicts 3 turns of 
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 on Astarion.
- This cannot be used on Undead, Plant, Elemental, Ooze, and Construct creature types.
- This cannot be used on
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.
