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 ==Messages==
-{{main|Vampire (monster class)#Messages|l1=Chatting to vampires}}
+{{main|Vampire (monster class)#Chatting|l1=Chatting to vampires}}
 [[Chatting]] to vampires in their humanoid form will produce various responses from them depending on the time of day, the monster's peacefulness and the hero's current form.

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 [[Drain resistance]], e.g. from an artifact weapon like [[Excalibur]], is made incredibly vital and more accessible in SLASH'EM, so a non-vampire hero that first encounters a vampire will likely have sought out a source of the property by this point; [[Magic cancellation (3.4.3)|MC3]] is the next best option in the event they lack this resistance. Undead Slayers are well-positioned to handle vampires despite their lower base [[speed]] and tough early game, as they start with drain resistance and can make use of wooden stakes to kill them faster.
-While vampire pets will not shapeshift as they do in later versions of ''NetHack'', they are traitorous and have a chance to turn hostile, making them potentially perilous choices for pets while the hero is at lower experience levels.
+While vampire pets will not shapeshift as they do in later versions of ''NetHack'', they are traitorous and have a chance of turning hostile, making them potentially perilous choices for pets while the hero is at lower experience levels.
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   |reference={{sourcecode|monst.c|3207|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
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-In [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]], the '''vampire''', {{monsym|vampire}}, is notably different from its appearance in ''[[NetHack]]''. The monster corresponds to the [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampire race]] of hero playable in both variants.
+In [[SLASH'EM]] and [[SlashTHEM]], the '''vampire''', {{monsym|vampire}}, is notably different from [[Vampire|its appearance]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', and corresponds to the [[Vampire (starting race in SLASH'EM)|vampire race]] of hero playable in both variants.
 ==Differences==

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 A non-vampire hero that quaffs a potion of vampire blood will polymorph into a vampire unless they have [[unchanging]], which is special-cased to ignore the monster being an invalid polymorph form: this transformation incurs a −3 alignment penalty if the hero is neutral, while lawful heroes and [[Monk/SLASH'EM|Monks]] take a −15 alignment penalty and [[anger]] their [[god]].{{refsrc|potion.c|1068|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1073|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} The polymorph is "semi-permanent" in that it has no timeout and lasts until the hero's HP is reduced to 0, returning them to normal form if possible.{{refsrc|potion.c|1063|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1075|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-A vampire has a [[claw attack]] and a [[Drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack that can also drain blood to raise nutrition if the vampire is not [[cancelled]], and [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hits as a +2 weapon]]{{refsrc|uhitm.c|2030|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1597|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1431|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}&mdash;a hero that is of the vampire race or polymorphed into a vampire will automatically avoid using the draining bite against the [[Riders]] and [[green slime]]s.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|2822|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Vampires possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], drain resistance, and [[death resistance]] like other undead, additionally [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +2 weapon or better to be hit]], and are vulnerable to [[silver]]&mdash;these traits are carried across all forms. [[Wooden stake]]s used to attack vampires deal +1d6 damage, and they have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of dealing a further +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of instantly killing the vampire otherwise without them leaving a corpse if the stake's wielder is an [[Undead Slayer]], has Expert skill in dagger or is using [[The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM)|The Stake of Van Helsing]].{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+A vampire [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hits as a +2 weapon]], and has a [[claw attack]] along with a [[Drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack that can also drain blood to raise nutrition if the target has blood and the vampire is not [[cancelled]]{{refsrc|uhitm.c|2030|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1597|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1431|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}&mdash;a hero that is of the vampire race or polymorphed into a vampire will automatically avoid using the draining bite against the [[Riders]] and [[green slime]]s.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|2822|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Vampires possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], drain resistance, and [[death resistance]] like other undead, additionally [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +2 weapon or better to be hit]], and are vulnerable to [[silver]]&mdash;these traits are carried across all forms. [[Wooden stake]]s used to attack vampires deal +1d6 damage, and they have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of dealing a further +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of instantly killing the vampire otherwise without them leaving a corpse if the stake's wielder is an [[Undead Slayer]], has Expert skill in dagger or is using [[The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM)|The Stake of Van Helsing]].{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 A hero polymorphed into a vampire is [[Warned of monster type|warned of humans and elves]] ({{mcsl|@}}). Polymorphing while in vampire form or using the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] will cause the hero to become a vampire bat&mdash;they can decline to do so if they have [[polymorph control]]. Heroes that become vampire bats this way cannot revert back to vampire form using the command.

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 The {{+ of|summon undead}} spell has a chance of generating a vampire.{{refsrc|read.c|1190|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-At least five vampires are generated in [[Orcus-town]] on level creation: two are placed near Orcus himself, and the other three are randomly placed across the town. Vampires can also appear among the 3 {{white|V}} randomly generated in [[Asmodeus' Lair]] and [[Baalzebub's Lair]].
+At least five vampires are generated in [[Orcus-town]] on level creation: two are placed near Orcus himself, and the other three are randomly placed across the town. Vampires can also appear among the 3 {{white|V}} randomly generated in [[Asmodeus' Lair]] and [[Baalzebub's Lair]] at level creation.
 Vampires can appear among the servants of [[Vlad the Impaler]] resting atop the [[chest]]s at the top of [[Vlad's Tower|his tower]].
 The [[Wizard of Yendor]] may create a clone of himself in the guise of a vampire via the [[Double Trouble]] [[monster spell]].{{refsrc|wizard.c|44|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 Vampires are [[always generated with]] a [[cloak]] that has the [[randomized appearance]] of an [[opera cloak]], and have an additional {{frac|2}} chance of generating with a blood-red potion that can be either [[Potion of blood (SLASH'EM)|regular blood]] or [[Potion of vampire blood (SLASH'EM)|vampire blood]] depending on the vampire's [[Monster level|level]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|1163|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 Vampires are [[shapeshifter]]s that can polymorph at will into [[vampire bat]]s or [[fog cloud]]s: hostile vampires disguise themselves as the former when outside of the player's sight, while often shifting into the latter to flow under locked or inaccessible [[door]]s, and a vampire that is "killed" in either form (including [[stoning]] but ''not'' [[disintegration]]) will revert to their base form. [[Tame]] vampires will not shapeshift, and may turn [[traitor]]. A hero standing on any [[altar]] [[scare]]s vampires, similar to standing on [[Elbereth]] or a [[scroll of scare monster]].{{refsrc|monmove.c|182|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
-A non-vampire hero that quaffs a potion of vampire blood will polymorph into a vampire, which is special-cased to ignore them being invalid polymorph forms: this transformation incurs a −3 alignment penalty if the hero is neutral, while lawful heroes and [[Monk/SLASH'EM|Monks]] take a −15 alignment penalty and [[anger]] their [[god]]. The polymorph is "semi-permanent" in that it has no timeout and lasts until the hero's HP is reduced to 0, returning them to normal form if possible.{{refsrc|potion.c|1063|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1068|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1073|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1075|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1078|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+A non-vampire hero that quaffs a potion of vampire blood will polymorph into a vampire unless they have [[unchanging]], which is special-cased to ignore the monster being an invalid polymorph form: this transformation incurs a −3 alignment penalty if the hero is neutral, while lawful heroes and [[Monk/SLASH'EM|Monks]] take a −15 alignment penalty and [[anger]] their [[god]].{{refsrc|potion.c|1068|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1073|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} The polymorph is "semi-permanent" in that it has no timeout and lasts until the hero's HP is reduced to 0, returning them to normal form if possible.{{refsrc|potion.c|1063|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|potion.c|1075|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 A vampire has a [[claw attack]] and a [[Drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack that can also drain blood to raise nutrition if the vampire is not [[cancelled]], and [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hits as a +2 weapon]]{{refsrc|uhitm.c|2030|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1597|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1431|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}&mdash;a hero that is of the vampire race or polymorphed into a vampire will automatically avoid using the draining bite against the [[Riders]] and [[green slime]]s.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|2822|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Vampires possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], drain resistance, and [[death resistance]] like other undead, additionally [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +2 weapon or better to be hit]], and are vulnerable to [[silver]]&mdash;these traits are carried across all forms. [[Wooden stake]]s used to attack vampires deal +1d6 damage, and they have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of dealing a further +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of instantly killing the vampire otherwise without them leaving a corpse if the stake's wielder is an [[Undead Slayer]], has Expert skill in dagger or is using [[The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM)|The Stake of Van Helsing]].{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated vampires are always created [[hostile]]. They are not a valid polymorph form, with the exception of a hero transformed by a potion of vampire blood as described above. A vampire can [[grow up]] into a [[vampire lord]].
+Randomly generated vampires are always created [[hostile]]. They are not a valid polymorph form, with the exception of a hero transformed by a potion of vampire blood as described above. A non-player vampire can [[grow up]] into a [[vampire lord]].
 Vampires can be generated in [[graveyard]]s at level creation if the [[level difficulty]] is appropriately high.{{refsrc|mkroom.c|506|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}

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 ==Differences==
-As in [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, the vampire is a form of [[Intelligent monster|intelligent]] human [[undead]] and the most basic type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]]: they are [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], have [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. Unlike in ''NetHack'', vampires are [[carnivorous]] but cannot eat solid food, and primarily derive [[nutrition]] from draining corpses and living beings of blood&mdash;the former action violates dietary [[conduct]]s while the latter does not. vampires can also [[quaff]] [[Potion of blood (SLASH'EM)|potions of blood]] or [[Potion of vampire blood (SLASH'EM)|vampire blood]], and a non-player vampire monster will drink vampire blood, raising their current and maximum HP by 2-10 points unless the potion is cursed.{{refsrc|muse.c|963|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+As in [[NetHack 3.4.3]] and earlier versions, the vampire is a form of [[Intelligent monster|intelligent]] human [[undead]] and the most basic type of [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]]: they are [[breathless]], capable of [[flight]], have [[Regeneration (property)|enhanced regeneration]], and can [[follow]] a [[hero]] to other levels if they are adjacent. A vampire hero has these properties along with [[drain resistance]] as a result of their base monster form, and so will lose those properties temporarily if they [[polymorph]] into another monster.
-Vampires are [[shapeshifter]]s that can [[polymorph]] at will into [[vampire bat]]s or [[fog cloud]]s: hostile disguise themselves as the former when outside of the player's sight, while often shifting into the latter to flow under locked or inaccessible [[door]]s, and a vampire that is "killed" in either form (including [[stoning]] but ''not'' [[disintegration]]) will revert to their base form. [[Tame]] vampires will not shapeshift, and may turn [[traitor]]. A hero standing on any [[altar]] [[scare]]s vampires, similar to standing on [[Elbereth]] or a [[scroll of scare monster]].{{refsrc|monmove.c|182|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+Unlike in ''NetHack'', vampires are [[carnivorous]] but cannot eat solid food, and primarily derive [[nutrition]] from draining corpses and living beings of blood&mdash;the former action violates dietary [[conduct]]s while the latter does not. Vampires can also [[quaff]] [[Potion of blood (SLASH'EM)|potions of blood]] or [[Potion of vampire blood (SLASH'EM)|vampire blood]], and a non-player vampire monster will drink vampire blood, raising their current and maximum HP by 2-10 points unless the potion is cursed.{{refsrc|muse.c|963|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 A non-vampire hero that quaffs a potion of vampire blood will polymorph into a vampire, which is special-cased to ignore them being invalid polymorph forms: this transformation incurs a −3 alignment penalty if the hero is neutral, while lawful heroes and [[Monk/SLASH'EM|Monks]] take a −15 alignment penalty and [[anger]] their [[god]]. The polymorph is "semi-permanent", in that it has no timeout and lasts until the hero's HP is reduced to 0.
-A vampire has a [[claw attack]] and a [[Drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack that can also drain blood to raise nutrition if the vampire is not [[cancelled]], and [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hits as a +2 weapon]]{{refsrc|uhitm.c|2030|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1597|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1431|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}&mdash;a hero that is of the vampire race or polymorphed into a vampire will automatically avoid using the draining bite against the [[Riders]] and [[green slime]]s.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|2822|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Vampires possess [[sleep resistance]] and [[poison resistance]] like other undead, along with [[drain resistance]] and [[death resistance]], [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +2 weapon or better to be hit]], and are vulnerable to [[silver]]&mdash;these traits are carried across all forms. [[Wooden stake]]s used to attack vampires deal +1d6 damage, and they have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of dealing a further +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of instantly killing the vampire otherwise without them leaving a corpse if the stake's wielder is an [[Undead Slayer]], has Expert skill in dagger or is using [[The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM)|The Stake of Van Helsing]].{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
+A vampire has a [[claw attack]] and a [[Drain life (monster attack)|life-draining]] bite attack that can also drain blood to raise nutrition if the vampire is not [[cancelled]], and [[Hits creatures as +x weapon|hits as a +2 weapon]]{{refsrc|uhitm.c|2030|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1597|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1431|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}&mdash;a hero that is of the vampire race or polymorphed into a vampire will automatically avoid using the draining bite against the [[Riders]] and [[green slime]]s.{{refsrc|mhitu.c|2822|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}} Vampires possess [[sleep resistance]], [[poison resistance]], drain resistance, and [[death resistance]] like other undead, additionally [[Need +x weapon to hit|require a +2 weapon or better to be hit]], and are vulnerable to [[silver]]&mdash;these traits are carried across all forms. [[Wooden stake]]s used to attack vampires deal +1d6 damage, and they have a {{frac|9|10}} chance of dealing a further +2 damage and a {{frac|10}} chance of instantly killing the vampire otherwise without them leaving a corpse if the stake's wielder is an [[Undead Slayer]], has Expert skill in dagger or is using [[The Stake of Van Helsing (SLASH'EM)|The Stake of Van Helsing]].{{refsrc|uhitm.c|1428|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitm.c|1170|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}{{refsrc|mhitu.c|1148|version=SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2}}
 A hero polymorphed into a vampire is [[Warned of monster type|warned of humans and elves]] ({{mcsl|@}}). Polymorphing while in vampire form or using the [[Monster (command)|#monster]] [[extended command]] will cause the hero to become a vampire bat&mdash;they can decline to do so if they have [[polymorph control]]. Heroes that become vampire bats this way cannot revert back to vampire form using the command.