Poll: If you had the choice to be a vampire....
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Well, if you got tired of living, you could always stay up late and catch a sunrise.Jonluw said:
Personally, no. As tempting as eternal life and superpowers would be, I wouldn't want to have to constantly hurt or kill others to maintain them. And as a vampire, you wouldn't even have a choice, you'd have to do it or go crazy and die. Plus, I like the sun >__>
Hmmm... note to OP: I have no idea what True Blood is about except Anna Paquin...
Pros -
I can keep my ghostly pale skin and people won't be immediately repelled by it
I won't need to worry about my shitty joints
For some reason, I'm rather intrigued about the idea of gaining permission to enter someone's house (i.e. the significant meaning behind said permission)
Cons -
I have no real desire to be immortal
The diet will probably bore me to tears
I've actually gotten vaguely accustomed to sunlight now
The sharp teeth don't appeal to me (unless I'm being bitten)
*shrug*
Pros -
I can keep my ghostly pale skin and people won't be immediately repelled by it
I won't need to worry about my shitty joints
For some reason, I'm rather intrigued about the idea of gaining permission to enter someone's house (i.e. the significant meaning behind said permission)
Cons -
I have no real desire to be immortal
The diet will probably bore me to tears
I've actually gotten vaguely accustomed to sunlight now
The sharp teeth don't appeal to me (unless I'm being bitten)
*shrug*
Stuck in an eighteen year old body, can't enjoy normal food, die if I go out into the sun, have to kill normal people to live, feel intense pain if I go near holy relics, holy water burns me, garlic makes me ill, I'm half convinced that I would be some sort of pedophile after I age enough, oh yeah and I'm pretty sure people would try to hunt me down...and the girls that would have the hots for me would be so because of Twilight most of the time...pass.
Does "True Blood vampire rules apply" include the presence of a TruBlood-like substitute?
The tvtropes article (don't watch True Blood so that's my source) says most of the powers vary, like it just says that "some" vampires can fly and whatever. So what powers does the standard become-a-vampire package come with?
Either way, I'm voting yes because my decision is just based on the trade-off between immortality and the various weaknesses vampires have, which here are silver, being staked (hardly counts because humans are also vulnerable to that), sunlight.
Oh - do True Blood vampires shrug off injuries that aren't deadly to vampires, or do they just regenerate from them?
The tvtropes article (don't watch True Blood so that's my source) says most of the powers vary, like it just says that "some" vampires can fly and whatever. So what powers does the standard become-a-vampire package come with?
Either way, I'm voting yes because my decision is just based on the trade-off between immortality and the various weaknesses vampires have, which here are silver, being staked (hardly counts because humans are also vulnerable to that), sunlight.
Oh - do True Blood vampires shrug off injuries that aren't deadly to vampires, or do they just regenerate from them?
Eh, I guess it would depend if I ever wanted to be immortal and live in the night... Oh, and I don't want to sparkle, either.
Umm, basically as you age you gain power. The vampires that are around a thousand or more years old, some of them can fly. But the standard package is immortality, super strength, speed etc. The ability to 'Glamour', sense other supernaturals and I think that's about it.Rowan93 said:
As for weaknesses. They are weak to silver, it burns them and somewhat dulls their powers, sunlight obviously. But other than that, Garlic is fine, Holy Relics and whatnot have no effect.
Injuries, almost any injury can be healed, but they can die from large wounds if they have not fed for a long time. So if a Vampire is starving then they will need to feed before they can heal. It's also worth noting that feeding is not required to kill the human.
As for the topic. Yes. Yes I would. Even if there was no TruBlood. I like night hours, I very much want to live for as long as possible, I don't like being ill, I would like all the powers associated. SO yes, the pros outweigh the cons in my opinion.
Yes, if I could live by Marceline from Adventure Time rules and satsify my hunger by eating the color red. I mean how awesome is that. xD
The immortality and floating and invisibility all sound very convenient things to have.
The immortality and floating and invisibility all sound very convenient things to have.
I would ask for a rain check, I want to finish my medical degree and spend a few years working on my physical fitness, I don't know if I want to be the way I am now for the rest of eternity. Then I would probably take up the offer and become a genre savvy vampire superhero.
Take for example the heart is the weakest part, I would get durable carbon fibre plates inserted over it surgically.
Take for example the heart is the weakest part, I would get durable carbon fibre plates inserted over it surgically.
Most of the powers are affected by age. The older the vampire is the stronger they are, except for the weakness to sunlight, the older they are the faster it destroys them. All vampires have superstrength, speed, durability and regeneration. Plus a mind control power to compel people to do stuff, wipe their memories etc. Only a few can fly. Silver burns and depowers them while in contact, wood to the heart kill them instantaneously. Religious icons do nothing, nor does holy water, running water or garlic.Rowan93 said: