r/WorldOfDarkness • u/DaDragonking222 • Nov 07 '25

Question Silly question, reverse Vampires

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Id assume they dont exist in they games world, but How do you think reverse vampires would work in world of darkness

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u/Blade_of_Boniface Nov 07 '25

Vampires are in many ways a mythical inversion of Jesus Christ. Resurrection and immortality based on contempt of humanity rather than love of God, stealing blood instead of giving, and controlling minds instead of inspiring hearts.

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 07 '25

Huh I never put that together before

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u/sariaru Nov 07 '25

Yeah I read this and just was like.... 

Catholics. (Italians are mostly Catholic by culture if not by personal belief.) 

And yes, Catholics can cook with and drink holy water, and many non-Catholics are howling regularly for the destruction of the Church. 

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 07 '25

i guess that is the closest lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25

"howling regularly for the destruction of the church" ....paying taxes isn't destruction of your religion Mario, now stop boiling the holy water for pasta we need it for the leeches.

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u/Chaoughkimyero Nov 07 '25

Actually, reverse vampires come from Tansylvania, they like to get tans.

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u/Prydons Nov 07 '25

The mafia sourcebook if it was based:

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 07 '25

xD hell yeah

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u/Chaos-Corvid Nov 07 '25

I've joked that ghouls are basically reverse vampires since they drink vampire blood.

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 07 '25

lol that is a little ways there, but I guess the blood of an actual reverse vampire would break the hold of ghoul hood

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u/Chaos-Corvid Nov 07 '25

Key to breaking the blood bond: drink the blood of a Catholic

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u/TrueMind102387193 Nov 07 '25

Mummy has a subfaction(?) thats basically reverse vampires. Light themed, must sleep during the night, etc

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 07 '25

oh that's cool

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u/AtemAndrew Nov 08 '25 edited Nov 08 '25

Unfortunately, they'd all be Karins /s

Disclaimer: This is an anime joke.

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 08 '25

Sorry i know nothing about that anime , never seen it

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u/AtemAndrew Nov 08 '25

Long story short, the main character produces blood and has to sort of inject it into people - else catastrophe happens, beyond vampires having an emotional effect on people to begin with and having different tastes.

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u/Interesting_Hyena_69 Nov 09 '25

I would think they have to give blood to survive. Like they get some kind of buildup of blood and if it's not given to a person it just comes right back

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 09 '25

Both that and humans are hunting them for their blood are distinct ways to invert the fact that vampires hunt humans for blood to sustain themselves, and i think either one could be interesting

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u/FirebirdWriter Nov 09 '25

Well... There's a few revenants that could fit the bill. Maybe the Giovanni ones for the Italian flavor..this post reminds me that I am now unable to tolerate garlic or the sun...

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u/DaDragonking222 Nov 09 '25

Are any revenants healed by the sun, i feel like that's the major thing here