Editing Gladius et Aegis: Arcane Nature Traits (section)

===Drawbacks of being a '''Vampire'''===

* '''The Hunger:''' The less ''Blood Pool'' you have, the hungrier for blood you are. If your Blood Pool is empty, then the Hunger overtakes you immediately. If it is not empty, but equal or less than your ''Puissance'', then you must pass increasingly difficult Intellect tests to control yourself if exposed to the sight or smell of blood. If it is above this level you still feel desire to feed, but can control it. When you are overtaken by the ''Hunger'' you lose control of your own actions, seeking to feed by any means possible, regardless of danger. The Hunger passes only once you have filled your ''Blood Pool''.
* '''Vampiric Vulnerabilities:''' Silver weapons and fire harm you as easily as they would harm a mortal human. True faith, holy symbols and holy ground can drive you back, though strong willpower (and an Intellect test) can overcome this. Garlic does nothing to you, however. Sunlight is the worst: for each combat round (or few seconds) that you are exposed to direct sunlight, you take 1 Physical Fatigue damage. Indirect sunlight during the day does the same, but more slowly (1 Fatigue per minute). A wooden stake through the heart will paralyse you till it is removed.
* '''Daytime weakness:''' You cannot use Arcana between dawn and dusk. During the day, you lose 1 Blood Pool just from the sheer effort required to remain undead. Your attributes are all at -1 dice penalty during the day. You sleep much as a human sleeps, but this is due to quiescence and fatigue of the blood during the day rather than a need for physical rest. You need a minimum of (''Puissance'') hours of sleep per 24 hours, though never more than the number of hours between dawn and dusk. If you do not receive this much sleep, then you lose all your remaining ''Blood Pool''.