GURPS Blood Types (ISBN 1-55634-113-X) is a 128-page soft-bound book compiled by Lane Grate and published in 1995 by Steve Jackson Games as a supplement for the third edition GURPS role-playing game system. It contains biographies and gaming statistics for 23 vampiress, vampire-like beings, and guidelines on creating more for various campaign settings.
GURPS Blood Types breaks vampire and vampire-like beings into three broad types:
Mortal Vampires--Living beings who have become vampires through some pact or deal. Generally they are not undead.
Undead--Once living beings who have come back from the dead to feed on the living
Spirit and other worldly beings--Otherworldly parasitic beings that masquerade as a member of a mortal race.
Those with a ^ can be active in daylight
Adze^, supernatural entity vampire from central Africa mainly Ghana and Togo.Alien^, otherworldly vampire—may or may not be supernatural in nature.Astral^, mortal vampire (sorcerer) found around the world. Some examples are Bebarlang of Southeast Asia and Philippines and the Chordewa of Bangal hill tribes.Baital^, supernatural entity vampire from India.Ch'iang Shich, undead vampire from China.Civateteo^, an undead vampire of Mesoamerica. Another variant of this from the same region is the Langsoir.Gaki^, supernatural vampire-like being from Japan—may either be animated corpse or otherworldly spiritGhul^, Mortal vampire (flesh eater) from Arabian folktalesGothic, undead vampire made famous by Dracula and most of the movie variants inspired by itHalf-Vampire^, Mortal vampire that is usually a servant or slave to the Gothic typeHigh-Tech^, Mortal vampire created via super scienceHuman^, Mortal Vampire who feels the need to drink another's bloodIncubus (Demon)/Succubus^, supernatural vampire-like entity that drains life via sexual contact rather than bloodLamia^, undead/supernatural entity from ancient Greece.Lilitu^, supernatural entity vampire from ancient Mesopotamia. Given their name and nature they may have connection to Adam's first wife (Lilith).Loogaroo^, Mortal vampire (soul pact) of HaitiModern, Updated version of Gothic vampire typeNosferatu, In the context of GURPS Blood Types it is the vampire seen in the film NosferatuPenanggalen^, Female mortal vampire (soul pact) of Malay Peninsula. Male counterpart in Berma is the Kephn Can only feed at nightStrix, Mortal vampire (witch) of ancient RomeUsrel, Undead child vampire of Poland. If not properly destroyed can rise again as another type.Vampir, Traditional undead European vampire of the Slavic nations. Usually attacks in astral form and is more likely to be a peasant than nobelVyrolakos^, Traditional undead European vampire of the Balkan nations. Usually attacks physically and in the legend would often take human mates and have families. Tympanios is a precursor variant that was less insane and did not depend on bloodBlood Types is a GURPS game supplement, published as a 128-page softcover book by Steve Jackson Games and designed by Lane Grate. Editing was by Jeff Koke and Scott Haring, with illustrations by Dan Smith and a cover by Tim Bradstreet.
Rick Swan reviewed GURPS Blood Types for Dragon magazine #227 (March 1996), and rated it a 5 out of 6. According to Swan, Blood Types "belongs on the shelf of every horror aficionado who's had his fill of recycled Bela Lugosis".
