{"product_id":"so-youve-met-a-thousand-year-old-vampire-pdf-15-book-credit-in-december","title":"So You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire (PDF + $15 Book Credit in December)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/SYMA_Red_Foil_Panel_600x600.png?v=1791922471\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" width=\"431\" height=\"527\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA $15 PDF purchase now gets you a $15 credit toward the print book in December. See below.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/SYMA_back_cover_right_panel_2_2048x2048.png?v=1791921905\" alt=\"mature players warning, text reading     In this sequel to Thousand Year Old Vampire, you get to       know the worst friend you’ll ever have. Watch from afar,     then let a complicated, ancient, unpredictable monster     creep into your life--like it or not.  Solo play fills days or weeks with disquiet and betrayal. New mechanics give the Vampire a dreadful autonomy and create layered narratives; answering Prompts is more gamelike and challenging. Or, ignore the new mechanics and play it like the Thousand Year Old Vampire you love.\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• A completely new, stand-alone game with rules that will be surprising yet familiar to \u003cem\u003eThousand Year Old Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e players\u003cbr\u003e• 320ish pages of material, most of it very pretty to look at\u003cbr\u003e• 600+ Prompts allow for ample replayability\u003cbr\u003e• Easy, scalable rules–embrace the new rules or play like it's TYOV\u003cbr\u003e• 100+ pages of collages give the Vampire something to talk about\u003cbr\u003e• Suggestions for multiplayer play\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/spine_A_syma_160x160.png?v=1791922943\" alt=\"a piece of book spine\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" width=\"151\" height=\"136\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRequirements:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e• You will need a six- and a ten-sided die, and a convenient way to write out your Prompt responses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• This is one of TWO sequels released concurrently during October 2026. The other is \u003cem\u003eThe Vampire Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e. They are two separate, self-contained games. \u003cbr\u003e• This is book three of the TYOV series in the Horace Schilling (H.S.) number system and book two according to the Unknown Bookstore (U.B.) numbering system. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/Screenshot_2026-10-13_at_1.27.46_PM_480x480.png?v=1791923520\" alt=\"woman in pajamas sitting on a longing statue\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat's this game about?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt's a game about getting to know a mysterious stranger. It's about betrayal, about companionship, about surprising yourself with the stories that you write. It's about being a little less lonely, then regretting it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/Screenshot_2026-10-13_at_1.27.52_PM_480x480.png?v=1791924810\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat does your Character do? \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eYour Character will spy out, then get to know a mysterious and sometimes awful person. They will learn about the Vampire, both who it is and who it was, and the Vampire will, in turn, come to know them and get embroiled in their day to day life. Eventually your Character will perish, outgrow or avoid the Vampire, or settle into a rhythm with the Vampire which continues beyond the end of the game. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eYour Character might see the Vampire as an antagonist, a romantic partner or rival, a cypher to be decoded. Whether it is over clashing swords, a treasure map, or a candlelit dinner table, the Character will interact with the Vampire, learning about it and themselves whether they like it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Vampire will be awful, it will be kind, it will tell stories, it will be on the knife edge of murdering you whether you know it or not. It will struggle with its humanity as it tries to please you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/red_text_600x600.png?v=1791925609\" alt=\"Smitten, as I It could be no one else. As a  student, I’d copied his portrait at the museum a half dozen times. I know him from the subtle cheekbones to the louche tilt of his shoulders. Never mind that the portrait was completed two hundred years ago––he was sitting across from me on the Metro.    It is a fact.  A month later, I corner him at  a bohemian soirée. His studied artlessness is not proof against the phrase I’d had prepared in  archaic Ruthenian.   Now he knows I Know, Next I will make my requirements known\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat does the player do?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe player semi-randomly determines and  interprets Prompts that guide the emerging narrative. These Prompts give the Vampire an unwholesome will of its own. The player writes responses to the these Prompts and makes the sometimes choices about how these newly created Experiences fit onto the Arcs that make up their Character. The player will feel pressures to push certain narrative pieces together, like it nor not, and the Character will be penalized when the player takes the easy route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe player manages a very limited palette of game mechanics, including the Death Die. The Death Die is a single, concealed die that will determine the Character's fate should the game call for the player to \"Check the Coffin.\" At that point the Death Die is consulted and the number compared to the number of Skulls which your Character has collected by upsetting the Vampire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/spine_B_syma.png?v=1791925028\" alt=\"spine section\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" width=\"148\" height=\"250\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA PDF purchase now gets you credit toward the print book release in December.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePrint books for both \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Vampire Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewill ship in December 2026. The books \u003cem\u003emight\u003c\/em\u003e arrive in time for Christmas. Everyone who buys the PDF of one of the games now will automatically get a $15 credit toward the physical book after available in December. All you'll have to do is add the $65 print book to your cart after it becomes available and you should automatically get the $15 credit. If you buy both PDFs you should get a $30 credit towards your later book purchase. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI suggest you press the \"allow email marketing\" button during checkout as it will be the best way for me to keep you apprised of book availability. I promise I won't abuse your email-trust as I only send out an infrequent newsletter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIf you combine this PDF order with a physical item that is currently for sale you will pay shipping and receive your additional item now. Your later order is a distinct, separate order for which you will have to pay shipping again. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe credit only applies to purchases of the matching book on this website. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI reserve the right to cancel the extant credits at the end of January 2027. If you fuck up and miss your credit window just email me and I'll fix you up. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/6598\/4952\/files\/FAQ.png?v=1791925321\" alt=\"faq\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" width=\"151\" height=\"299\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFAQ:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have a question that isn't covered by the FAQ. What do I do?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmail your question to tim@thousandyearoldvampire.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo I need to have Thousand Year Old Vampire in order to play this game? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNope. It is entirely standalone. You don't even have to know what TYOV is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou gave away community copies of the Thousand Year Old Vampire PDF. Are you going to do that with this book?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, but later. Give me October and some of November. Maybe December. If you are in a rush for a community copy you can email me. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan you tell me a little about the print book?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYeah, 320ish pages. Fancy hardcover, all color fanciness throughout. Should have ribbon page markers and pretty gold and red foil on the cover. It is made to match the handsome \u003cem\u003eThousand Year Old Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e book in style and feel. Together the new books all make a little set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA set? What exactly are the TYOV-series books available right now? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the H.S. numbering system they are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThousand Year Old Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Journaling Notebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo You've Met a Thousand Year Old Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Vampire Prisoner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs the game scary? Bloody? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot unless you let it be. The themes can vary between game plays. The game won't break if you ignore unwanted Prompt suggestions. The Prompts themselves are less likely to lend themselves to blood and gore than the other TYOV-like books.\u003cbr\u003eThis game does have gaslighting and betrayal. The Vampire can cheat the game itself, making established truths into tricks and falsehoods. Avoid the game if that feels uncomfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat if I don't buy the print book? What happens to my credit? Can I transfer it to someone else?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, you can't transfer it. Use it or lose it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen you say \"Prompts\" do you mean AI prompts? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo. A Prompt, in this case, is more like a writing prompt. It is a evocative, context-shifting piece of text that you incorporate into your ongoing game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs this a game?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are more likely to be able to buy this in a game store than a book store so, based on that, I'd say it is more of a game than anything else. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm new to this. Which game should I start with?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'd try out \u003cem\u003eThousand Year Old Vampire\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Vampire Prisoner first\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e So You've Met...\u003c\/em\u003e is a little more challenging than the others and is a little rulesier. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have a child who reads at the college level. Would they enjoy this game?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 'mature players' thing is not about the reading level. The games in this series allow dark and ugly things to happen and I am not sure that this is appropriate for people under 18. I tried to make your question moot by including illustrations featuring genitals and naughtiness. You don't want your kid looking at that stuff, do you? I didn't think so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAre the PDF page numbers a little wonky on my Mac?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe? I'm curious if that's the case for everyone using Preview on the Mac. There is a setting in Preview that toggles between the \"logical page number\" and the given page number. Play with that and it might fix your problem. All that said, the page numbers shouldn't matter that much as they don't get weird until later–at least for me. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWere any animals harmed in the making of this book?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI can only imagine you are asking this because you saw a yellowjacket in one of the collages. Yes, those were real yellowjackets but, no, I didn't kill them myself. They died en masse in my basement studio after burrowing in through a gap in the brickwork. I came in one day and saw before me a field of the dead spread around the window. 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