why do vampires have so many rules?

[AboveUp]

Psh.
Vampires are really zombies

At least you got your mythology right. Seeing as vampires and zombies basically switched names at some point.

 

[Xanadeas]

Does the wolfman have so many rules? No, his only thing is that silver hurts him...

Actually, silver does relatively little against werewolves and is pretty useless as a material for ammunition. There is a rare kind of metal that is effective, however, and it looks a lot like silver. Many vendors of paranormal goods, whether out of misdirected good intention or desire to swindle, began to sell silver instead and the myth stuck. Also, werewolves don't actually need the full moon to change. It simply drives their instincts to greater heights at that time of month.

Yeah, I know too much about lycanthropy for my own good.

I love you. You win internets for having a decent knowledge of werewolf lore. <3 Also, a cookie.

On topic: Because there are who knows how many different cultures out there that have different beliefs and different kinds of vampires all with their own strengths and weaknesses? But yeah... I agree with the guys above me. Werewolves are far, far superior. <3

 

[Jark]

Am I the only one who prefers werewolves? Purely because they're so gritty and tough that you couldn't pull off that gay "sparkling" shit like in twilight. Twilight butchered vampires.

Those were not Vampires, they were sparkly faggots, real vampires are a lot more brutal and cunning. I loves werewolves too but I prefer vampires due to the image I had of them (i.e, Van Helsing and other obscure vampire books/films) before twilight started to throw it's brain dead plot and moronic vomit into our screaming faces.

I hate twilight.

 

[ScarlettRage]

Yes, so it isn't overused or abused. And you've have obviously never seen Van Helsing (newer version).

In that, Dracula is immune to EVERYTHING
[sup]cept werewolfs[/sup]

Yay werewolfs!

 

[effilctar]

Am I the only one who prefers werewolves? Purely because they're so gritty and tough that you couldn't pull off that gay "sparkling" shit like in twilight. Twilight butchered vampires.

I don't know man, I'm pretty sure I'd rather be a vampire.
Because I'd eventually fail those rage rolls every time I hear the word "sparkling" connected in anyway to "vampire". Then I'd go into a frenzy and break the veil.

If there were a werewolf/vampire hybrid like in underworld but the vampire part was the cool type like in the film Bram Stoker's Dracula, I would go for it.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

you've got a lot of stuff confused with your rules for vampires

anyways it's so they aren't as powerful and pretty much unstoppable

 

[Enigmers]

Am I the only one who prefers werewolves? Purely because they're so gritty and tough that you couldn't pull off that gay "sparkling" shit like in twilight. Twilight butchered vampires.

Twilight didn't feature Vampires, just castrated males who wore glitter.

 

[Last of the Chinchillas]

You left out iron. According to some legends, iron to vampires is like silver to werewolves.

And there's so many restrictions on vampires because if there weren't, then vampire hunters would have very little going for them, and this world would be overpopulated with more pale, angsty bloodsuckers than there ever should be.

 

[Clashero]

Narrative causality?

I suppose it's like in Discworld: all the rules for vampires ever written apply, but that doesn't mean all of them apply to the same vampire. Some of them are immune to garlic, other can cross water with no problem, some can't turn into bats (or some have to turn into hundreds of them so maintain the same level of body mass). Male vampires turn back into human-like form with their clothes on, while women don't (Narrative causality dictates all female vampires must be sexy)

 

[Berethond]

You left out iron. According to some legends, iron to vampires is like silver to werewolves.

And there's so many restrictions on vampires because if there weren't, then vampire hunters would have very little going for them, and this world would be overpopulated with more pale, angsty bloodsuckers than there ever should be.

Cold iron.
The iron has to be cold.

Also, I laughed whenever vampires decide to kill all the humans.
How the hell will they survive?

What is vampire? Just a selection of random traits from random mythological creatures and adopted to whatever religion is around. The traits of course mainly focus on the whole "drink blood, drain life" things.

What does a cross mean in a place where there is no Christianity or whatever Egyptians believed (it's them the Christians stole the cross from)? Nothing. But of course, considering how the modern idea of a vampire - I assume- mostly comes from Europe, which was mainly Christian, there's the explanation for the whole cross thing.

No idea about garlic or whatever though.

The Egyptians didn't use a cross.
The pre-Christian pagans in Europe did.

 

[AWC Viper]

I think I have heard just about every thing there is to hear about vampire rules. They cant cross running water, a cross kills them, a cross makes them lose there powers, garlic kills them, garlic makes them human, a cross will burn them, a cross makes them fall asleep. My real question is why? Does the wolfman have so many rules? No, his only thing is that silver hurts him...I think. What about the mummy, I don't think he has any. Is it really necessary to put this many restrictions on such a cool idea?

they also cant enter a house unless invited in.

 

[AWC Viper]

Am I the only one who prefers werewolves? Purely because they're so gritty and tough that you couldn't pull off that gay "sparkling" shit like in twilight. Twilight butchered vampires.

Twilight didn't feature Vampires, just castrated males who wore glitter.

oh. SNAP. nice one

 

[Akai Shizuku]

Vampires have rules so that Twilight never, ever happens again.

 

[Last of the Chinchillas]

You left out iron. According to some legends, iron to vampires is like silver to werewolves.

And there's so many restrictions on vampires because if there weren't, then vampire hunters would have very little going for them, and this world would be overpopulated with more pale, angsty bloodsuckers than there ever should be.

Cold iron.
The iron has to be cold.

Also, I laughed whenever vampires decide to kill all the humans.
How the hell will they survive?

-snippage-

-more snippage-

No, not really. The phrase, "Cold Iron", is about like the modern phrase cold steel. It derives from some belief that because iron cooled so quickly and was generally cold to the touch, it had some mystical properties of some sort.

I think. Don't quote me on this, because I could be wrong.

 

[ckam]

Well let's look at vampires without rules, ALA Twilight... I think I proved my point.

 

[thiosk]

Most of those rules are a pile of BS. I should know, I'm a vampire, and I ain't telling you my secrets.

Well I'll tell you one secret. Those twilight bitches? Goin' down.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Because otherwise we would shit our pants at the sheer amount of power they would have.

This, plus imagine how bland it'd be. They'd be like Superman, but with no kryptonite or weaknesses to create conflict.

I would beg to differ:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus

 

[T3h Merc]

Vampires are a mutation of a human being that happens to be parasitic. Vampires need us to feed we need Vampires for nothing. They can't survive on earth the majority of the time due to sun weakness. We are not symbiotic with Vampires and the small amount that remain as cattle will use the weakness of Vampires to overthrow them.

 

[DarkRyter]

I think I have heard just about every thing there is to hear about vampire rules. They cant cross running water, a cross kills them, a cross makes them lose there powers, garlic kills them, garlic makes them human, a cross will burn them, a cross makes them fall asleep. My real question is why? Does the wolfman have so many rules? No, his only thing is that silver hurts him...I think. What about the mummy, I don't think he has any. Is it really necessary to put this many restrictions on such a cool idea?

Because Bram Stoker wanted to give his heroes a chance.

 

[ddon]

I think I have heard just about every thing there is to hear about vampire rules. They cant cross running water, a cross kills them, a cross makes them lose there powers, garlic kills them, garlic makes them human, a cross will burn them, a cross makes them fall asleep. My real question is why? Does the wolfman have so many rules? No, his only thing is that silver hurts him...I think. What about the mummy, I don't think he has any. Is it really necessary to put this many restrictions on such a cool idea?

well you have heard of twilight right? it does not have any of those rules and it is the worst book i ever had to read.