It Slices! It Dices!

The splatterporn is silly, and everything's gratuitous, although it wasn't always like that through the series. (I think The Laughing Corpse, Lunatic Cafe, Bloody Bones, and Blue Moon are probably the highlights of the series, but opinions vary. Frankly, I usually get my opinions disregarded when I explain how my favourite character could have been Gabriel, the wereleopard.) Still, we all have our guilty pleasures, erm, so to speak.

In deciding to run an Amber/Anita Blake crossover, I had to write down a variety of notes on the (vulner)abilities of various "preternatural creatures." Some spoilers are involved, but if you're "up to date," any input on this list would be appreciated...

Vampires

Vampire Council Powers:

Connections Through Lines of Power

Limitations: possession of vampires only?

Earthmoving

Yeah, whatever.

Call Multiple Animals

May receive some lycanthropic traits

Induce and Feed Off Strong Emotions

Past human limitations.

Vampire Master Powers:

Call Animals

May learn more than one. Seems to be linked to lycanthropic types.

Feeding off passions.

May be lust, fear, other strong energies produced by strong emotions.

Connections to other vampires under basis of blood-oath.

Like a King to his Kingdom.

Physical Voice?

Ability to use sound as weapon? (Lust, blood, same passions?)

Shadow Blending?

Ability to blend into Shadows?

Resistances to Silver, Sun?

Maybe even True Faith?

Give "Marks" to Servants

1st Mark: Bite or Level of Command

2nd Mark: Increased Connection, Dream Contact

3rd Mark: Share Energy, Increased Healing

Vampire Normal Powers:

Mesmerization

Slight hypnotic ability.

Flight

Fairly rare.

Decay / Resurrection

A necromantic ability to increase death entropy or heal it.

Strength and Regeneration

Preternatural Standards

Immunity to Lycanthropy

Some exceptions may be noted.

Vampire Liabilities:
True Faith
(Visual Discomfort)
Sunlight
(Can be Covered)
Series of Oaths - to bloodline? to master?
(Provide Necromantic Power Required)

There is no known restrictions for age as to whom can become a vampire, except legally.

Notes:

Vampires can maintain the psychic abilities they had as human. No evidence one way or another as to if lycanthropes can do the same.

There is a complicated etiquette and social strata amongst each preternatural community.