From:	Damion Milliken <u9467882@******.UOW.EDU.AU>
Subject:	Re: Zero Essense Vampires
Date:	Tue, 2 Aug 1994 01:30:09 +0000

nghtchld writes:

> This raises the Q, Can essence drain creatures affect characters with zero
> essence??

I would think so.

> Zero essence is easily possible and many characters progress to this
> (sorry) state of mind and body during their careers. What happens when an
> essence draining creature drains these ppl?

Well, the vampire gets no essense, and the person immediately "dies" due to
vampiric essense loss, only to be reborn as a vampire with a maximum essense
of 0.0. Bummer for them, not to mention a rather limited lifespan (or deathspan
if you like to look at it that way)

> Our GMs always threaten to do it someday but haven't yet braved the huge
> arguements which will no doubt follow. A hint is given under the Essence
> drain rule (in Paranormals of Europe i think) where it says that these
> creatures avoid low essence animals (it says it somewhere).

Yeah, 'cause an essenseless person doesnt make a very good meal, not even a
good snack. Why bother hunting down some cyberphysco who can probably maul you
when you can go and drain the essense of some regular person who can't fight
back nearly as well, and actually tastses good?

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Damion Milliken University of Wollongong E-Mail: u9467882@******.uow.edu.au

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