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Bimbus

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Vampire spread
« on: July 22, 2018, 11:52:18 am »
Is there any currently implemented way for vampires to reproduce other vampires? I know that right now, vampires are only created under certain conditions, like profaning a temple. But can vampirism be transferred from bites, can two vampires have a vampire child? Is it possible that we will see vampires have a better capability to spread in the villains update?
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UristMcVampire

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Re: Vampire spread
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2018, 12:00:17 pm »
Quote from: Bimbus on July 22, 2018, 11:52:18 am
Is there any currently implemented way for vampires to reproduce other vampires? I know that right now, vampires are only created under certain conditions, like profaning a temple. But can vampirism be transferred from bites, can two vampires have a vampire child? Is it possible that we will see vampires have a better capability to spread in the villains update?

You can become a vampire by drinking a vampire's blood but they are sterile and getting bitten won't transmit vampirism.
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Re: Vampire spread
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2018, 05:11:29 pm »
Would you know if vampires, werebeasts, and forgotten beasts are able to be worshiped like the other megabeasts?
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Re: Vampire spread
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2018, 06:02:08 pm »
Quote from: Bimbus on July 22, 2018, 05:11:29 pm
Would you know if vampires, werebeasts, and forgotten beasts are able to be worshiped like the other megabeasts?

Forgotten beasts CAN be worshipped. Werebeasts and vampires can't (vampires might be able to form those vampire cult things though, but I'm not sure if that's still in the game).
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Re: Vampire spread
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2018, 10:22:13 am »
Quote from: Bimbus on July 22, 2018, 11:52:18 am
Is there any currently implemented way for vampires to reproduce other vampires? I know that right now, vampires are only created under certain conditions, like profaning a temple. But can vampirism be transferred from bites, can two vampires have a vampire child? Is it possible that we will see vampires have a better capability to spread in the villains update?

In adventure mode you can give people cups of vampire blood to drink which will convert them.

In fortress mode you can use spike traps located at the bottom of wells and forcing dwarves to drink from the well by forbidding booze or not making any. Likewise you could probably briefly retire the fortress, make an adventurer, find a vampire, harvest lots of their blood, travel to your fortress, hand out cups of their blood to all the dwarfs at your fort that you want to convert, and then reclaim your fort.  I have not played the last several versions so I do not know if either of these routes are still viable.
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