Vampire Bite

Vampire Bite is a unique action available to Astarion. It can be used without breaking stealth, deals piercing damage, heals Astarion, and increases Astarion's abilities while debilitating the target.

• Origin Astarion gets access to Vampire Bite action after completing the prologue and waking up at the beach.
• Companion Astarion gets access to Vampire Bite action after he is outed as a vampire.

Description

Suck the blood from a living creature to regain Hit Points. The target takes 2d4Piercing damage, unless it is  Sleeping or you are  Hiding.

If the target is Humanoid, you become  Happy and the target becomes  Bloodless.

Biting a creature does not break stealth.

Properties

Cost:

Bonus action

Damage:

2d4 (2~8) Piercing

+

2d4 (2~8) hit points (conditional)

Details:

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

Recharge: Short rest

Condition: Happy

 Happy

Duration: Until Long rest

• Astarion's vampiric hunger has been temporarily sated. +1 to all Attack Rolls, Saving Throws, and most Ability Checks.

Condition: Bloodless

 Bloodless

Duration: Until Long rest

• Feels a bit woozy. -1 to all Attack Rolls, Saving Throws, and most Ability Checks. Disappears after Long Rest.
• Can be cured by Lesser Restoration

How to learn

Used by creatures: Astarion

Notes

• Attempting to use on Karlach will inflict neither Happy nor Bloodless, nor will Astarion be healed. Instead, Astarion will gain 3 turns of  Burning. Similarly, Attempting to use on Gale will give Astarion 3 turns of  Poisoned.
• Cannot be used on certain types of creatures, including Constructs, Oozes, and Undead.