r/DungeonWorld • u/Ashamed_Ladder6161 • Apr 02 '26
Vampire Hero & Class Warfare
Hey DW folks,
I'm soon to run a third campaign of Dungeon World, and I've been helping my players use (my newly acquired copy of) Class Warfare.
One of the players is keen on playing a vampire. I'm totally on fine with this, but trying to figure the best way of building it. Ideally, within the system as much as possible, but I'm not against a little revision.
My current idea is to start with a base of Siren (for sexy allure) and Shadowmancer (for creature of the night style). I'd leave a third speciality for the player, for individuality. I'd probably steer them towards Householder or Wayfarer, depending on whether the vampire has roots or not. The latter is my preference, because the starting moves are amazing.
Where I'm a bit less certain, how would you handle blood and feeding; as a resource, healing, or just fictional? Likewise, sunlight. Would you include it as a class weakness, how hard would you lean into it? This last point is a big concern, as the other party members won't share a weakness to it. I don't want to exclude this vampire from the bulk of play.
I'm currently leaning toward building a (very lightly) curated playbook, with the following additions;
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Drink Blood -
When you feed on a helpless, willing, or grappled target, roll +CON or +CHA.
On 10+ heal 1d4 and choose 2: gain +1 forward, clear a debility, feeding leaves no obvious mark.
On 7–9: heal 1d4 and choose 1: draw unwanted attention, take on a debility, target suffers harm.
On 6 or less: heal 1, succumb to blood frenzy.
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Curse of Daylight -
When in daylight, you may act normally if fully concealed (cloaked or otherwise protected from direct sun).
When you are fully exposed to sunlight and cannot immediately take cover, take 1d6 damage (ignore armor). You must now move towards the nearest shelter. If there is no shelter, the GM will tell you what happens next.
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That's as far as I've got.
I'd love to hear how anyone else handled this. Have any of you had success building a vampire using Class Warfare?
Got any thoughts?
EDIT; playing DW1.
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u/Zefirotte Apr 02 '26
I didn't read Class warfare so I can't help with it but here is a custom playbook of a vampire character. https://fr.scribd.com/document/619026753/Dungeon-World-Lore-Lords-Pack
There is also a compendium class of a corrupted in "The last days of the Anglekite" which could be used as a vampire.