


I also like to think that Vampirism slowly corrodes your humanity, gradually making you more ruthless and amoral no matter what sort of personality you started out with.ĭifferent flavors of mind control is also a staple of vampire lore, so if you think you'd enjoy the Illusion skill tree and find it compatible with your character then definitely go for that. Sneaking through the night looking for easy prey, securing bolt holes and hiding through the day to survive as you wander from place to place looking for anything to make your unlife more interesting than simple survival is what I imagine being a vampire to be all about. You're a vampire, fire and sunlight are your two greatest fears in the world. You're a social creature, and immortality is going to be very boring if you can't indulge your curiosity if there's a mystery in town, or someone has a story to tell. You should still keep to the major and semi-major cities, though, as that's where the blood is.

Staying in one place for too long means that someone is that much more likely to realize your affliction. Drop fast travel and keep an eye on the sky when traveling by foot so that this is always a concern.įeeding on the sleeping is also nice, but I've always found it more interesting to only feed every second night, using the stage 2 charm ability to feed on beggers and guards and travelers and whatnot in deserted alleys and wherever I can be reasonably sure not to be seen while doing it.

If you've gotten lost somewhere in the Rift minutes before dawn and your only source of shelter is some poor farmer's hut, then you must do everything in your power to occupy it so you can sleep through the day, up to and including killing him. Your two main priorities for survival should always be: Skyrim is being a pussy about it by just freezing your regeneration, a true vampire takes lethal damage from sunlight. Was on a Vampire: The Masquerade binge a few months ago and made a wandering herbalist in Skyrim who was turned by accident while investigating the mysterious burnt-down house in Morthal, and then simply immersed mysef in the night-to-night of being a vampire in the middle ages.
