When we talked about vampires, we often mentioned that there were very few vampires in the Noble Vampire’s court. But why? It is a simple matter of logistics. The Noble Vampire concept works because a large number of “peasants” can maintain a small number of vampires. Once the number of vampires increases, you need to have a huge number of peasants.
This makes it more difficult to administer, and it allows powerful subordinates who believe they should advance to the top of the heap. You are putting a greater strain (demand) on your food supply, as well as building up your own base of enemies.
By keeping things small, the dark lords should be able to not only control their people, but also their cattle. Besides, the neighbors become nervous living near a couple of vampires. They become positively paranoid about a couple dozen. No need to give them motivation to come attack you.
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This one is showcasing small items that didn’t make it into earlier
editions, mainly due to size.
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