Would you suck blood to live forever?

[The Mad Monk]

I think stakes are insta-kills only in the Buffy universe. Elsewhere, they immobilize a vampire, and often leave it in a dessicated state, but do no lasting harm. Decapitation likewise causes no lasting harm unless garlic or blassed communion wafers are also stuffed in the mouth, and with older vampires (or those of different cultural backgrounds) even that won't work. The vampire retains control of all severed body parts.

The only clothes a vampire can actually wear are those that were buried with it -- if it appears to be wearing something else, it is an illusion (thus, no chain shirts unless they were buried with one -- and who in their right mind would bury a potential vampire with a chain shirt?).

[The Mad Monk]

You can learn about Lysinda-Circle vampires here:

http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=980828

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
There is no way to kill a Spanish vampire.

So you revoke its citizenship first.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Decapitation likewise causes no lasting harm unless garlic or blassed communion wafers are also stuffed in the mouth, and with older vampires (or those of different cultural backgrounds) even that won't work.

What if I encase its head in a cement block?

[Jon Miller]

I am not interested in living forever (as I am now)

expecially not off others

Jon Miller

[Kuciwalker]

Sounds like fun

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


What if I encase its head in a cement block?

It will be annoyed.

[Az]

I thought in a similar way, too. how about we chop him into pieces, and then lock each piece into a chest of its own?

[The Mad Monk]

Why go through all that effort? Just wait for the sun.

BTW, are you doing this while the vamp is staked or unstaked? It does make a difference, you know.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Doesn't silver have an adverse effect on vampires as well? (like in 'Blade')

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Why go through all that effort? Just wait for the sun.

Well the vampire might not be so accomodating unless I, uh, persuade it.

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
BTW, are you doing this while the vamp is staked or unstaked? It does make a difference, you know.

Cutting it's head off? What's the difference? If I can't stick it with a stake, I might have to cut its head off. If I can, I might just want to cut its head off to be sure.

[The Mad Monk]

Well, some vampires instantly heal any wound dealt by something it isn't vulnerable to; others are insubstantial to such things (two different effects, but same result).

[MRT144]

what about nuclear war... how exactly do vampires survive that. on a related note, how do vampires survive when the sun novas?

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
The only clothes a vampire can actually wear are those that were buried with it -- if it appears to be wearing something else, it is an illusion (thus, no chain shirts unless they were buried with one -- and who in their right mind would bury a potential vampire with a chain shirt?).

Wait a second, wasn't the entire point of being a vampire that you lived forever? If so, why would you ever get buried?

[The Mad Monk]

In most traditions, the corpse of one slain by a vampire remains a corpse until it is actually buried. Transformation into a vampire can be prevented by mangling the corpse (staking and decapitation), cremation, or simply leaving it above ground in the open to rot.

Vampire are undead. 'Living', in this case, is a relative term.