Blood Magic, Demon Knights, and Vampires

[Archonsod]

Tiavals said:
which seems contrary to most vampire lore, where magic weapons harm them normally but normal weapons rarely do much unless used in a ritualistic manner(cut the head off or stake the heart).

Only in Hollywood lore. It was the same with Werewolves and silver. According to the original Vampire lore (in most of the West at least) a vampire could be killed in the same way as anyone else. It was keeping them in the grave which was the problem - they'd rise up at the next full moon. Over here in England traditional practice was to bury those suspected of vampirism with the coffin facing downwards, which would mean that any awakening vampire would find themselves tunneling the wrong way once they woke up. The French were more practical - they would dig up the corpse, behead it, stuff the head with garlic and bury it at a crossroads, while the body was cremated and the ashes scattered in a churchyard. Not much coming back from that one.

Course, in most Vampire lore they actually were walking corpses, not dapper gentlemen in evening wear. Blame Bram Stoker for that one.