CoE3 AAR: A Chronicle of the Interregnum

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Originally Posted by Thilock_Dominus

What's the benefit of becoming a vampire instead of a Lich?

Less than half the price in hands of glory and the vampire is a much more combat oriented creature than the lich. The vampire can upgrade himself to a vampire count later, which will also allow access to level 3 spells. Restoring sanity will require destroying hamlets and villages (by eating the population), but if you can find an old castle (required for the ritual) early on, becoming a vampire will allow expansion very quickly.

As a vampire, you can attack enemies without any consideration for losses. If the vampire dies, it will simply reform at the home citadel, stay out of action for a month or two and then go straight back to the fight. The vampire regenerates, so it heals at the end of every combat and if it suffers afflictions, those too will go away on their own (immortality also does the same, so increased chances of quicker recovery).

As the cherry on top, the vampire flies, so his movement is not restricted by terrain even in winter. The only terrain he can't enter is water (which the lich can do).