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{{potion
|name=vampire blood
|appearance=blood-red
|tile=[[File:Blood-red potion.png]]
|color=red
|cost=350
|muse=def
}}
{{for|the potion in other variants|potion of vampire blood}}

A '''potion of vampire blood''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[potion]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. It always appears as a [[blood-red potion]] when [[Identification|unidentified]], an appearance it shares with the [[Potion of blood (UnNetHack)|potion of blood]].

==Generation==
Potions of vampire blood are not randomly generated.

[[Vampire (starting race in UnNetHack)|Vampire]] [[hero]]es in roles that start with [[food ration]]s will have them replaced with potions of vampire blood.

[[Vampire (monster class)|Vampires]] have an effective {{frac|[[Monster level|ML]]|60}} chance of generating with a potion of vampire blood.

[[Alchemy|Mixing]] potions of vampire blood with [[potions of fruit juice]] will turn the juice into vampire blood.

[[Applying]] a [[charged]] [[horn of plenty]] has a very low chance of generating a potion of vampire blood.

==Description==
[[Quaff]]ing the potion breaks [[vegetarian]] [[conduct]] and has different effects depending on if the hero is a [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire]] or not: a vampire that quaffs a non-cursed potion will gain 800 nutrition (or 400 if [[diluted]]), and a blessed potion will additionally increase their current and maximum [[HP]] as if they had gained an [[experience level]], while a cursed potion's contents have congealed and will give 0 nutrition.

A hero that is not a vampire and quaffs a potion of vampire blood of any [[beatitude]] will suffer a -15 penalty to [[alignment record]] and [[anger]] their [[god]] if they are [[lawful]] or a [[Monk]], and suffer a -3 penalty to alignment record if they are neutral and not a monk—they will also become [[nauseous]] for 10d8 (more) turns, [[abuse]] [[constitution]] and be [[polymorph]]ed into a vampiric monster if they do not have [[unchanging]], which lasts until the hero's HP is reduced to 0 (which returns them to normal if possible). The monster that the hero polymorphs into depends on the potion's beatitude: a blessed potion will turn the hero into a [[vampire lord]], an uncursed potion will turn them into a [[vampire]], and a cursed potion will turn them into a [[vampire bat]].

Monsters that are vampires will drink the potion to heal themselves, which has no effect if the potion is cursed and otherwise raises the monster's current and maximum HP by 2-10, with the potion [[auto-identify]]ing if the hero sees it in either case.

[[Dipping]] a [[unicorn horn]] into a potion of vampire blood will turn it into a [[potion of water]].

A [[thrown]] potion of blood that lands on a [[lawful]] or [[neutral]] [[altar]] will convert that altar to [[chaotic]] alignment if it is not on the [[Astral Plane]], [[abuse]] the hero's [[wisdom]], and cause any attendant [[aligned priest|priest]] to become [[hostile]]. Being subjected to the [[vapors]] of a broken potion of vampire blood abuses wisdom if the hero is a vampire, and abuses constitution otherwise.

==Strategy==
Vampire heroes that encounter hostile vampires should kill them quickly to avoid losing any possible potions of vampire blood—other heroes that keep humanoid vampiric pets can leave the potions for them to pick up if they suspect those pets are becoming hungry, and the potions can also be used as an unorthodox means of converting altars for a chaotic hero. Otherwise, these potions are best converted to water via dilution or a unicorn horn.

==Messages==
{{message|The <thick/watery> blood tastes delicious.|You quaffed a non-cursed potion of vampire blood as a vampire, with the description changing depending on if that potion was diluted.}}
{{message|The <thick/watery> liquid stirs memories of home.|As above, while [[hallucinating]].}}
{{message|Yecch! This blood has congealed.|You quaffed a cursed potion as a vampire.}}
{{message|Yecch! This liquid could do with a good stir.|As above, while hallucinating.}}
{{message|Ugh. That was vile.|You quaffed vampire blood and are not a vampire, becoming nauseous.}}
{{message|You feel <especially> guilty about drinking such a vile liquid.|As above, but you suffered an alignment penalty from being lawful, neutral or a Monk, with the word "especially" used in the lattermost case.}}
{{message|You feel a terrible sense of loss.|You were affected by the vapors of a potion of vampire blood.}}
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[[Category:UnNetHack potions|Vampire blood]]

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	A [[thrown]] potion of blood that lands on a [[lawful]] or [[neutral]] [[altar]] will convert that altar to [[chaotic]] alignment if it is not on the [[Astral Plane]], [[abuse]] the hero's [[wisdom]], and cause any attendant [[aligned priest\|priest]] to become [[hostile]]. Being subjected to the [[vapors]] of a broken potion of vampire blood abuses wisdom if the hero is a vampire, and abuses constitution otherwise.		A [[thrown]] potion of blood that lands on a [[lawful]] or [[neutral]] [[altar]] will convert that altar to [[chaotic]] alignment if it is not on the [[Astral Plane]], [[abuse]] the hero's [[wisdom]], and cause any attendant [[aligned priest\|priest]] to become [[hostile]]. Being subjected to the [[vapors]] of a broken potion of vampire blood abuses wisdom if the hero is a vampire, and abuses constitution otherwise.
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		+	Quaffing from a [[sink]] has a chance of duplicating the effects of a quaffed potion of vampire blood.

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 {{for|the potion in other variants|potion of vampire blood}}
 A '''potion of vampire blood''' is a type of [[Magical item|magical]] [[potion]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. It always appears as a [[blood-red potion]] when [[Identification|unidentified]], an appearance it shares with the [[Potion of blood (UnNetHack)|potion of blood]].
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 [[Vampire (monster class)|Vampires]] have an effective {{frac|[[Monster level|ML]]|60}} chance of generating with a potion of vampire blood.
-[[Alchemy|Mixing]] potions of vampire blood with [[potions of fruit juice]] will turn the juice into vampire blood.
+[[Mixing]] potions of vampire blood with [[potions of fruit juice]] will turn the juice into vampire blood.
-[[Applying]] a [[charged]] [[horn of plenty]] has a very low chance of generating a potion of vampire blood.
+[[Applying]] a charged [[horn of plenty]] has a very low chance of generating a potion of vampire blood.
 ==Description==
-[[Quaff]]ing the potion breaks [[vegetarian]] [[conduct]] and has different effects depending on if the hero is a [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire]] or not: a vampire that quaffs a non-cursed potion will gain 800 nutrition (or 400 if [[diluted]]), and a blessed potion will additionally increase their current and maximum [[HP]] as if they had gained an [[experience level]], while a cursed potion's contents have congealed and will give 0 nutrition.
+[[Quaffing]] the potion breaks [[vegetarian]] [[conduct]] and has different effects depending on if the hero is a [[Vampire (monster attribute)|vampire]] or not: a vampire that quaffs a non-cursed potion will gain 800 nutrition (or 400 if [[diluted]]), and a blessed potion will additionally increase their current and maximum [[HP]] as if they had gained an [[experience level]], while a cursed potion's contents have congealed and will give 0 nutrition.
 A hero that is not a vampire and quaffs a potion of vampire blood of any [[beatitude]] will suffer a -15 penalty to [[alignment record]] and [[anger]] their [[god]] if they are [[lawful]] or a [[Monk]], and suffer a -3 penalty to alignment record if they are neutral and not a monk&mdash;they will also become [[nauseous]] for 10d8 (more) turns, [[abuse]] [[constitution]] and be [[polymorph]]ed into a vampiric monster if they do not have [[unchanging]], which lasts until the hero's HP is reduced to 0 (which returns them to normal if possible). The monster that the hero polymorphs into depends on the potion's beatitude: a blessed potion will turn the hero into a [[vampire lord]], an uncursed potion will turn them into a [[vampire]], and a cursed potion will turn them into a [[vampire bat]].

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 {{message|Ugh.  That was vile.|You quaffed vampire blood and are not a vampire, becoming nauseous.}}
 {{message|You feel <especially> guilty about drinking such a vile liquid.|As above, but you suffered an alignment penalty from being lawful, neutral or a Monk, with the word "especially" used in the lattermost case.}}
-{{message|You feel a terrible sense of loss.|You were affected by the vapors of a potion of vampire blood.}}
+{{message|You feel a terrible sense of loss.|You were affected by the vapors of a potion of vampire blood while being a vampire.}}
 {{variant-343}}
 [[Category:UnNetHack potions|Vampire blood]]