I have a serious problem with this, the idea that some super regenerating virus can't handle a sun burn, but can repair you if you're physically on fire is beyond absurd. Guess its time for custom sun blocking nanopaste disguises, alleviate allergy spells, or better yet, a very highly specialized version of physical invisibility which simply deflects U.V. lights.

As for vampire hunting, get some custom made UV glow sticks, and put the fluid in a couple of dart gun rounds and hit a vampire with one, now he's got U.V. emitting fluid in his blood stream, and is not likely to be able to regenerate for at least the next 8 hours while that glow lasts. And given its carrying the allergen straight to his brain if you add a touch of DMSO to the dart, it should cause massive brain swelling and realistically death as his brain expands and is forced down his spinal column.

Except that the allergy is only Moderate. No physical damage in game. Oh, and keep your "realistically" in reality, thank you.

But yup, UV bullets. Brought to us by Underworld. Just as UV flashlights and Flashpaks are brought to us by Blade and Vampire Hunter D.

Out of curiosity, why do you think a very specialized version of physical invisib is better then alleviate allergy? (Don't forget your motorcycle helmet or sunglasses, if you're going to try and go the sunscreen route. Eyeball burn sucks.)

Nosferatu have the severe version. Their flesh melts in UV light (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I tried to make it so that mutaqua just burst into flame, but I think they talked me down in development. And I think a couple of words might have gotten chopped in development, because I seem to remember making it a little more vague than that. "...[S]eems to be in the ultraviolet band..." was what I remember writing, but it's been a while and I'm not close to my original manuscript.

Thanks Patrick ! Can I tell you that running wild is awesome !

Edit: AWhat happened with the Protean in the 3rd ed ... they didn't pass to the 4th ?

Except that the allergy is only Moderate. No physical damage in game. Oh, and keep your "realistically" in reality, thank you.

But yup, UV bullets. Brought to us by Underworld. Just as UV flashlights and Flashpaks are brought to us by Blade and Vampire Hunter D.

Out of curiosity, why do you think a very specialized version of physical invisib is better then alleviate allergy? (Don't forget your motorcycle helmet or sunglasses, if you're going to try and go the sunscreen route. Eyeball burn sucks.)

Alleviate allergy is just removin the effect you are still allergic.

I'm inordinately happy that you like it. Even more so that you seem to enjoy my little contribution.

I know I said this earlier, but why even use an alleviate allergy spell? Just does up on Zero, it removes a lot of allergy headache for vamps. Nosferatu will still take damage though....

Cause unless you actually somehow keep the UV off you, you don't get to regenerate by some readings regardless of how suppressed your allergy is.

Just wondering, were you the guy who invented the Temu? I loved them and I was wondering why they have no base price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sarcastic.gif)

Just wondering, were you the guy who invented the Temu? I loved them and I was wondering why they have no base price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sarcastic.gif)

Point is ... alleviate allergy alleviate only the effect and not the actual allergy. Meaning you still suffer from it but you don't have the drawback.

I know I said this earlier, but why even use an alleviate allergy spell? Just does up on Zero, it removes a lot of allergy headache for vamps. Nosferatu will still take damage though....

Maybe it is just me, but being unable to regenerate sounds like a drawback to me. It also sounds like an effect of the allergy. Since alleviate allergy removes the effects of the allergy, and being unable to regenerate is an effect of the allergy..... 1+1=2?

Regeneration
Type: P • Action: Auto • Range: Self • Duration: Always
A critter with Regeneration rapidly heals any damage. At the end
of a Combat Turn, make a Magic + Body Test. Each hit regenerates 1
point of Physical or Stun damage. If a critter has already taken enough
damage to enter into Physical damage overflow, the critter is not considered
dead until it has had a chance to make a Regeneration Test. After
a critter has made a Regeneration Test, if the damage overflow is still
greater than the critter’s Body attribute, then the critter is dead.
Certain types of damage cannot be regenerated from this power.
Damage to the brain or spinal cord (for example, from a called shot
to the head) cannot be healed this way. Likewise, magical damage
from weapon foci, combat spells, critter/adept powers, or other
magic may not be healed through Regeneration. If the critter has
an Allergy, the critter cannot regenerate damage until the allergen’s
presence is removed.

Points on each side of the issue:

PRO GENERAL UV:
There is a lot of precedent in literature and movies for UV weapons being effective against vampires. The first that comes to mind is the cool-looking but terribly written Blade series of movies.

PRO SOLAR UV:
The sun is a source of complex, multi-band radiation. It's radiation may be different enough from simple, mechanically produced radiation to be the only kind damaging to vampires. The sun may itself be alive in the fashion of Gaea, providing some form of 'living radiation' that is anathema to the 'undead'.

Are eco-vampires allergic to SUVs?

Haven't got a clue. I know there were quite a few beasties that didn't make it in there, and at one point John was talking about doing a PDF supplement to fill in some holes, but I don't know what became of that.

I've got an idea for a PDF follow-up for the Infected, but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do anything with it because I'm starting back to college soon and my life's fixing to be quite eventful in that regard....