(I feel your pain, FWIW; I just had a blood draw—on *HALLOWEEN*, no less—and my vampire jokes didn’t land then, either.)

*frowns, peers at stat block*
Ah, this might explain:
“Resistances: In her line of work, the phlebotomist has heard many jokes and references to vampires, becoming somewhat inured to them as a result. Influence checks incorporating such tactics increase their DC by 2.”

This whole thing is bonkers and I love it.

WE are Groot!

Damn! Usually losing that much blood requires going outside by oneself after dark in Ustalav, loudly proclaiming how you don't believe in vampires.

So, an eleven? (Thirteen?)

If there are any pure thoughts to be found in my brain, I want them found and eliminated immediately.

(Also because I’m not sure exactly what it is myself; just that I’m definitely making one)
(Also also because there’s probably more than just one. One is me on a good day)

As a *long-time* Xanderghul fangirl (way before I caught on to the “girl” part), I always hoped #Paizo would someday give us a glimpse of him at full power, and that they’d do him justice. Well, they delivered on both counts.

Not true! Sometimes it’s trans people!

Funnily enough, while I had almost no awareness of trans people back then, the character’s “short-haired, slender-figured”, aka “boyish”, appearance *did* prompt me to consider whether my attraction to Trinity might mean I was a gay man. Turned out I was half right—just not the half I thought!

Vainglory finally getting its due?

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I mean, except maybe for the dragon itself—if they’re not on board with the idea, that might very well put a damper on the plan.

Well, sorta… it’s more akin to what we saw in the Necromancer playtest, except with a single big “horde” rather than individual “thralls”. The minions aren’t following you around all the time. But in a lot of environments, that’s a feature, not a bug.