TOTALLY UN-PLAYTESTED! 100% pure theory unsullied by practice.
Player character got bit to death by a vampire?
Running an all-monster party?
Goth youngster wants more angst?
Have I got the class for you!
This is a 20-level class for turning any character of any race and background into a vampire, right from level 1. It's not particularly original and steals a lot from DreamingGod, The Elder Scrolls, and the Monster Manual.
A vampire character is necessarily more complicated than most other characters, with all of their weird abilities and vulnerabilities. I tried to make sure the drawbacks were significant without being crippling, and I tried to make the vampire's powers more "interesting" than "powerful." I guess the core classes vampire resembles the most are monk and rogue, which also rely on exotic abilities for their mojo. Consequently, I've got no earthly idea whether this thing is overpowered or not.
