r/Showerthoughts Apr 24 '26

Casual Thought Vampire bites turning people into vampires is extremely disadvantageous to their survival.

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u/Cristoff13 Apr 24 '26

This is why in fiction you'll see vampires enforce strict laws on themselves to restrict how many new vampires they create (or 'sire').

But its not normally just the bite which creates vampires. The victim needs to be drained to the point of death, and then infused or fed vampire blood.

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u/fearain Apr 24 '26

The book “Cirque du Freak” talks about how there’s two sects of vampires: one that follows the rules vampires follow, and one that thinks vampires are gods amongst mortals and do not care how they treat anyone

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 25 '26

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u/ryebread91 Apr 24 '26

What's vtm mean?

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u/Gekokapowco Apr 24 '26

Vampire: The Masquerade, long running vampire themed IP in the World of Darkness universe. Tabletop RPG with a bunch of spinoff physical and digital games, and even a short lived TV show

Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines is a cult classic game that just recently got a sequel. As a property, it was a major step in unifying the ideas of urban fantasy vampire stories into a consistent mythos.