While working on some of the new halloween content in EQ2, I came across an interesting book on fighting vampires. Thought I'd share some of the funnier parts here, since I know not many play EQ2 anymore, but this deserves to be seen...


"Warning signs that someone is becoming a vampire:

Cold skin
Bad breath
Long fingernails
No heartbeat
Sunlight bothers them
They cast no reflection in a mirror
They sleep a lot, especially during the day
They complain about being thirsty
They were just bitten by a vampire

Diagnosis is simple: if a person shows any three of these symptoms, then it's not a person anymore. It's a vampire!

What to do:
If someone you know is becoming a vampire there's only one thing you can do. Get a good sharp stake and drive it right through their heart! There is no cure except death. Kill them. You'll feel better."


"In a pinch you can use substitutes for the wooden stake. Bones work because they count as wood. Antlers, horns, tusks, wooden posts, pool cues, broken off table legs, and jagged tree trunks also make decent staking material.

Holy water is the next best weapon against bloodsuckers. Get any priest to bless some water and you're good to go. If you can trick a vampire into drinking holy water then they're done for, but you're probably not clever enough for that so we recommend a delivery mechanism. Buckets are hard to aim with, but holy water sprinklers are good, and water balloons are even better. And don't forget, a wet towel soaked with holy water works great in close quarters as both a weapon and a shield!

It's a well known fact that vampires hate garlic. We're not sure why. Maybe it's because the plant is sacred to Tunare or maybe they just hate everything that smells good.

Whatever the reason garlic is fantastic bloodsucker repellent. You should always keep a bulb of garlic around your neck an anywhere else you don't want them to bite. A garlic cloak is like awesome vampire-proof armor!"



So let's go fight vampires with our pool cues, towels, and water balloons!