Vampire and being underwater : V

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:32 am

How come vampires don't get the water breathing ability like the argonians? i mean since they are dead and don't really need to breath i see no reason why my vampire needs to come up for air. :\

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:01 am

It's true. Makes no sense. :biggrin:

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:59 pm

I have actually had to role-play that using the water breathing spell adds gils to my neck which alows me to breath underwater lol.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:06 am

No one else finds this odd? :blink:

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:37 am

Now that you mention it. It is kind of odd =/

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:16 pm

I guess it really depends on your view of the whole vampire mythology, some of the mythology says that vampires are dead, but there hearts still beat and bodies act normally as long as they drink blood. So in that sense they would still need to breath, but they wouldn't necessarily die from not breathing... if that makes sense to you. :biggrin:

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:17 am

I like the idea of them being dead thus they don't need to do things a living person would do so it always bothered me that if i stay underwater with my vampire she will drown and die lol.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:34 am

[snip] So in that sense they would still need to breath, but they wouldn't necessarily die from not breathing...[snip]

But they can't die if they're already dead...?

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:44 am

To tell the truth I've never really thought about it. Now that your bring this up it does svck that you can't breath underwater.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:02 am

But they can't die if they're already dead...?

Not die, but say sort of pass out... there body wouldn't be able to heal because there not breathing, but once there taken out of the water there body would be able to heal and they would start to breath again. Like I said it really would depend on your point of view of the mythology, because it all has different ways of telling it.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:24 am

Im glad im not the only one who also found this to be odd :]

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:58 am

It is very odd indeed. Never have I thought about this before, and I think ALOT.

And to clarify, the Vampires in TES games are dead, although, they still have blood coursing through their veins and a heartbeat, like any other living thing. Although, blood is the only thing keeping them alive, the ONLY thing they need. They are fueled on blood, although their actual bodies are cold, due to them being dead. Odd in a sense, but plausable.

But anyway, I believe it didn't cross the creators' minds. That's why they need people like Us to come up with these ideas. :thumbsup:

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:50 am

I would like for them to be able to breath underwater, so yea I find this odd. They are dead, right?

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:55 am

I went with the assumption that Vampires aren't dead, they just don't age. Not feeding causes you to age, and feeding restores your youth. At least that's how I pictured it.

So yes, breathing is essential.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:43 pm

I went with the assumption that Vampires aren't dead, they just don't age. Not feeding causes you to age, and feeding restores your youth. At least that's how I pictured it.

So yes, breathing is essential.

But TES vampires are dead though so its a bit weird.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:49 am

But TES vampires are dead though so its a bit weird.

Their heart beats, their brain functions, and their cells regenerate. Nothing about that seems 'dead' to me.

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:40 pm

Their heart beats, their brain functions, and their cells regenerate. Nothing about that seems 'dead' to me.

Well BS shouldn't have them classified as undead then maybe?

» Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:56 pm

Well BS shouldn't have them classified as undead then maybe?

Who defines what undead means though? Forsaken need to breath in World of Warcraft yet I'd say they're definitely more undead than the disease ridden vampires of Tamriel.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:02 am

Who defines what undead means though? Forsaken need to breath in World of Warcraft yet I'd say they're definitely more undead than the disease ridden vampires of Tamriel.

Well im just going by what the usep and wiki says and there stated to be just as dead as other undead things i mean whats the point of saying vampires are undead if there still alive and breathing and stuff?

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:05 am

The game definitely recognizes them as being undead (thank you Necromage!), but I had never thought about this either. Now that you mention it I to wish my vampire could breath underwater :confused:

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:08 am

I love the necromage perk i also love how it makes any spell you cast on yourself better but extends the time for the spell like if i cast a dremora lord with one hand it will last for 6 minutes instead of 4 and a dual casted dremora lord will last for 12 minutes its awesome. :]

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:58 am

Heck, vampires shouldn't even be able to cross moving water, much less breathe it.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:10 am

Heck, vampires shouldn't even be able to cross moving water, much less breathe it.

Why wouldn't they be able to cross water?

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:54 am

Why wouldn't they be able to cross water?

It's just part of the old mythology about vampires. Garlic repulses them, crosses definitely repel them, they can't cross moving water, they can't enter a home without being invited, sunlight destroys them, and a stake through the heart destroys them. So does decapitation and, I think, burning. Holy water hurts them but I don't think it's ever represented as being fatal.

» Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:51 pm

I love the necromage perk i also love how it makes any spell you cast on yourself better but extends the time for the spell like if i cast a dremora lord with one hand it will last for 6 minutes instead of 4 and a dual casted dremora lord will last for 12 minutes its awesome. :]

Its not even just spells though, its any enchantment on your clothing/armor as well!