I don’t understand the question. It does not compute. Before Jesus died, there were no vampires or zombies. People came back from the dead routinely. No reason, they were not vampires or zombies or anything else in particular, they were hallucinations, religious skullduggery, entertainers, and scam artist tools. After Jesus died, it became well known and commonly accepted that the ONLY person who came back from the dead was Jesus, so when people continued to come back from the dead, they had to be called something else besides ‘humans coming back from the dead’.
Do you guys know where I can get one of those gold necklaces with a “T” on it?
That’s a cross.
Across from where?
White Wolf vampires respond to strength of faith, and the symbols are just a means to express that faith.
I enjoy the Castlevania show interpretation of vampires being evolved predators and a large geometric shape being shoved into their vision causes them to freak out. Kinda like a cat seeing a cucumber.
I version I read in a book (can’t remember that name of it) was whatever religus artifacts the vampire had faith in whould be the what hurt them, (Star of David hurting a Jewish vampire)
I’d be ok with it if they were like zombies or something, but they’re intelligent so that explanation just feels like such a stretch to me. Are vampires also affected by window muntins and fences? Can I fend off a vampire attack with a suit of graph paper armour? Do they freak out at the sight of jungle gyms?
I mean, if you shoved a jungle gym in my face I would probably have an issue with it.
As a practical similarity, ever heard of speech-jamming? The idea is that you can play someone’s own voice back to them with a slight delay and it will cause them try and listen and speak at the same time resulting in slower speaking or even the inability to speak normally.
I feel like a vampire could have unique instincts or mental processes that could be messed with in a similar way. Maybe it’s like how people can see faces in very simple shapes; they see threats instead.
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Are vampires also affected by window muntins and fences?
Yes, that’s why they need an invitation to get on your property