Posted By Scheneighnay at 9:22 PM - Thu Oct 13 2016
So I don't think we'll see more than 1 per, say, 100 people, otherwise problems will arise.
This would not be fun to be the only Vampire in a Duchy, surrounded by 100 pitchfork wielding bigots who want to kill the Vampire on site and watch it burn to bitter ashes in the dreadful sun. I don't think there is a playable balance here. Of course all of this talk is speculation and theory.
Vampires need to be among others like them...
Their disadvantage already makes it harder for them to survive alone, but they should be able to have their own culture and civilization. They will have a weaker creation called a Dhampyr which will have the strengths of a Vampire, with none of its weaknesses. In game terms, Dhampyr will have increased attributes without degradation that comes with aging, so they will maintain high levels of strength while also having strong mental capabilities and likely elevated social skills as well.
Unlike a Vampire, a Dhampyr has a soul. This means your character can learn and retain skills learned during its unnatural life (if lasting and not killed early). Dhampyr's are not immortal but they also do live longer (age slower), can go in the sun and will have a higher chance of having a talent. Dhaympyr's do not feed on or consume souls like Vampires do, and are, for all intents an purposes, a regular character, just with higher attributes than an average player has.
So in this understanding, we can look at Vampires like the Kings/Queens and the Dhaympyr's like their supernatural cultivation; think of mutants or divine offspring, which they will be if a Vampire mates with a human. But since a Vampire is powerful, albeit vulnerable, it will need others to protect it. I look forward to seeing how the lore on their creation plays out. But I do not think you should stick a Vampire in an a situation where it can not sustain itself without help.
Furthermore, I do not think there should be a rule against more than one Vampire being together, if they can coexist peacefully. In lore, Vampires always hunted in clans, just like Werewolves roamed in packs. To isolate them, would be a disgrace to the lore.