Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this video, I sit down with my friend Jake from Wisdom Check to kick off October with a discussion of my favorite type of monster: the vampire. Vampirism on Golarion displays a lot of variety, and Paizo has done a lot of great work incorporating real-world folklore into the lore and mechanics of the game. Join us as we take a collaborative Deep Dive into the world and culture of Pathfinder''s children of the night.
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Our history with Vampires
10:34 Vampirism: Pathfinder and Real-World Occultism
28:49 The Vampire Archetype
41:05 Vampires 101
1:06:35 The Strigoi (Shadow Vampires)
1:23:55 The Nosferatu (Decaying Vampires)
1:42:51 The Moroi (Sexy Vampires)
1:59:55 The Vetalarana (Psychic Vampires)
2:22:49 The Jiang-Shi (Hopping Vampires)
2:41:20 The Vrykolakas (Gravebound Vampires)
2:50:48 Closing Thoughts
In this video, I sit down with my friend Jake from Wisdom Check to kick off October with a discussion of my favorite type of monster: the vampire. Vampirism on Golarion displays a lot of variety, and Paizo has done a lot of great work incorporating real-world folklore into the lore and mechanics of the game. Join us as we take a collaborative Deep Dive into the world and culture of Pathfinder''s children of the night.
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Our history with Vampires
10:34 Vampirism: Pathfinder and Real-World Occultism
28:49 The Vampire Archetype
41:05 Vampires 101
1:06:35 The Strigoi (Shadow Vampires)
1:23:55 The Nosferatu (Decaying Vampires)
1:42:51 The Moroi (Sexy Vampires)
1:59:55 The Vetalarana (Psychic Vampires)
2:22:49 The Jiang-Shi (Hopping Vampires)
2:41:20 The Vrykolakas (Gravebound Vampires)
2:50:48 Closing Thoughts
