LE Ghoulish Vampire Overhaul

[Krem]

I went through the mod archives, and none of the vampire mods there seemed pleasing. So, here's an idea for, what I consider to be, a better one.

 

Instead of your vampiric powers becoming stronger as you starve, you should become stronger as you feed, and you'd need to keep feeding or you'll lose access to them.

 

However, I say there should be two ways of feeding; leech-like, and full-on consumption. The first one will work similar to the one now, IE you suck on a sleeping person without harming them. This'd quench your thirst, but not improve you in any way.

The second method, however, would increase your vampiric powers. It'd kill the person you're feeding on.

 

What I'm thinking is a sort of 'power bar'. The bar slowly empties itself as you go along and don't feed, but it gets bigger (IE contains more) when you full-on consume someone. Then, at various levels (Say, at 5/10/25/50 etc., consumptions) you'd get bigger bonuses, IE more health, health regeneration, mana & stamina, mana & stamina regeneration, speed, resistances, unarmed damage and damage reduction.

 

It'd also change it so that you have natural health regeneration, even in combat, which'd heal you up to your "natural" health level. The speed of this would increase with the amount fed, and, out of combat, you could regenerate your health to the same level as your 'power bar'. IE, if you recently fed, and the bar is full, you'd regenerate up to 100%. If the bar was half, you'd regenerate to 50%. This'd also mean that, if you have MORE % health than your bar is filled (IE, 100% health but only 50% bar filled), you'd slowly lose health until you reach that point.

 

Yes, that means that you'll starve.

 

Also, when it comes to sun damage; the sun should not instantly kill you. It should damage you depending on how much sun/light is on your skin. So, if you're in the shadows, you should not be damaged; if you're wearing a hood, the damage would be less; if you come to close to a strong source of light, it'd damage you, even when indoors, or during the night. The damage would be more, the further you advance as a vampire, but not based on your total HP.

 

There should also be some penalties, IE reduced speed, stats, etc., while in the sunlight, and/or some bonuses for how much darkness there is. (Could be tied together, so that, at a particular light level, there'd be neither bonuses nor penalties)

 

I'm also thinking that, there'd be multiple versions, each with its own level of added bonuses and penalties, for those who don't wish to be completely dependent upon darkness; seriously gimped during the day, and severely overpowered in dark caves.

 

Happy for any feedback, would love to actually see this made. (Otherwise I'll have to study on making my own mods.. and I'm not that good. >_< )

[Krem]

Also, once you're advanced enough, there should be visible changes. Not just making you pale, red-eyed and fanged, but actual changes. Say, skull getting longer, jaws going wider, mouth full of dagger-like teeth, claws, changing the posture, making you more vicious-looking. :3

 

Oh, and the sun would have a bigger effect, visually. IE, it'd be brighter, and it'd take longer to adjust from the blinding glare.

Edited March 2, 2012 by Krem