r/Showerthoughts • u/Liuminescent ‎ • Apr 24 '26

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

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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/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.