Man one of the devs really loved Vampire hunter D

[UnlivingEnd]

I can’t be the only one who sees it

[synnworld]

Context needed.

[UnlivingEnd]

Originally posted by synnworld:

Context needed.

Vampire hunter D is a Japanese series with two anime movies on of the character portraits looks almost exactly like D the main character of that series. Also the option to be the half-vampire child of the vampire king. Which is what D is.

[synnworld]

Originally posted by UnlivingEnd:

Originally posted by synnworld:

Context needed.

Vampire hunter D is a Japanese series with two anime movies on of the character portraits looks almost exactly like D the main character of that series. Also the option to be the half-vampire child of the vampire king. Which is what D is.

i know who vampire hunter D is, i needed context on these portraits that look like him because i definitely haven't seen it. Also a Dhampir isn't anything new to fiction and wasn't started by VHD series. its quite a regular trope in fiction. I could argue they come from Balkan and south slavia mythology or at least the earliest ideas of them do.

[UnlivingEnd]

Originally posted by synnworld:

Originally posted by UnlivingEnd:

Vampire hunter D is a Japanese series with two anime movies on of the character portraits looks almost exactly like D the main character of that series. Also the option to be the half-vampire child of the vampire king. Which is what D is.

i know who vampire hunter D is, i needed context on these portraits that look like him because i definitely haven't seen it. Also a Dhampir isn't anything new to fiction and wasn't started by VHD series. its quite a regular trope in fiction. I could argue they come from Balkan and south slavia mythology or at least the earliest ideas of them do.

I know Half-Vampires are nothing new to fiction. Also COME ON one of the char portraits is wearing the exact same outfit and all the elements are perfectly in place to perfectly construct him in game aside from his hand.

[synnworld]

Originally posted by UnlivingEnd:

Originally posted by synnworld:

i know who vampire hunter D is, i needed context on these portraits that look like him because i definitely haven't seen it. Also a Dhampir isn't anything new to fiction and wasn't started by VHD series. its quite a regular trope in fiction. I could argue they come from Balkan and south slavia mythology or at least the earliest ideas of them do.

I know Half-Vampires are nothing new to fiction. Also COME ON one of the char portraits is wearing the exact same outfit and all the elements are perfectly in place to perfectly construct him in game aside from his hand.

Yea what portrait is that because I don't remember one making me think, "hey that's D." And also ok, you'll have to forgive me then because I've come across people who think minotaurs we're created by blizzard because of the taurens.

[UnlivingEnd]

Originally posted by synnworld:

Originally posted by UnlivingEnd:

I know Half-Vampires are nothing new to fiction. Also COME ON one of the char portraits is wearing the exact same outfit and all the elements are perfectly in place to perfectly construct him in game aside from his hand.

Yea what portrait is that because I don't remember one making me think, "hey that's D." And also ok, you'll have to forgive me then because I've come across people who think minotaurs we're created by blizzard because of the taurens.

It’s the pale man in the dark clothes and big hat wealding a sword and dagger.

[UnlivingEnd]

Also this https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_RPG/comments/822b3q/looking_for_information_about_sacred_ancestry/

[PuppYofDOOM]

Originally posted by UnlivingEnd:

Originally posted by synnworld:

Yea what portrait is that because I don't remember one making me think, "hey that's D." And also ok, you'll have to forgive me then because I've come across people who think minotaurs we're created by blizzard because of the taurens.

It’s the pale man in the dark clothes and big hat wealding a sword and dagger.

So hes a witcher?!


I believe that portraits an inquisitor tho heh.

I do get op's sentiment

[MaLal]

We sure do, but this time it was the thing in Paizo long before our games, just look at this - https://scontent.frix2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/15235854_1797608687166579_2152347953211309630_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=vfvGHT3qthcAX91pkc2&_nc_ht=scontent.frix2-1.fna&oh=f5903f36c549680ca39ee3ccee8c5df6&oe=61D83EF4

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by synnworld:

I've come across people who think minotaurs we're created by blizzard because of the taurens.

Those people are uneducated peons.

[kojak]

Nice to have dev confirmation, i've seen this posted on leddit and people act like they are off their rocker. Straight up uneducated peons. Granted, Paizo made a vampire hunter D kickstarter before this game was made, but it absolutely did NOT have to be included - and it was. Very cool, and thanks Owlcat. And yes, the Dhampir portrait immediately made me think of D - the huge brimmed hat was always quite distinctive, seen the same hat in Bloodborne, and again, it's a vampire hunter D reference.

For anyone unaware, there is no 'THE' vampire king' in Pathfinder. Hel even the flavor text 'descendents of the vampire king are rare in the extreme and drawn to a singular purpose' lol, you simply have to be unaware of vampire hunter D itself to miss it the connections, or just unaware that there is no vampire king progenitor in golarion.

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by kojak:

For anyone unaware, there is no 'THE' vampire king' in Pathfinder. Hel even the flavor text 'descendents of the vampire king are rare in the extreme and drawn to a singular purpose'

During the Lich path, you can find out from one of the highlighted lore texts with your unique advisors, that the country one of them hails from is ruled over by a Vampire Queen.

[UnlivingEnd]

Originally posted by MaLal:

We sure do, but this time it was the thing in Paizo long before our games, just look at this - https://scontent.frix2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/15235854_1797608687166579_2152347953211309630_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=vfvGHT3qthcAX91pkc2&_nc_ht=scontent.frix2-1.fna&oh=f5903f36c549680ca39ee3ccee8c5df6&oe=61D83EF4

Originally posted by MaLal:

We sure do, but this time it was the thing in Paizo long before our games, just look at this - https://scontent.frix2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/15235854_1797608687166579_2152347953211309630_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=vfvGHT3qthcAX91pkc2&_nc_ht=scontent.frix2-1.fna&oh=f5903f36c549680ca39ee3ccee8c5df6&oe=61D83EF4

Thank you for making this awesome game! If you guys do another it would be cool to play as a monster like a Vampire or something!

[kojak]

In pathfinder, all vampires ultimately came from the Strigoi. There's no king or sacred ancestor

Zura, the "vampire queen" is in fact a demon lord. https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Zura

Of course your advisors conveniently don't tell you that she is literally a demon in the abyss and just brag about how they live in peace with humans. Aren't they from Ustalav or Cheliax? Those places are literally gothic horror settings you would never want to live in.

There's a reason Zacharius favors you simply getting rid of them when their usefulness is ended - they can't be trusted.


Again, bravo to Paizo for including this tiny detail for the few who would catch it. shows lots of love in their craft.