Eredan's World

So I got bored at home today, and I came up with the Nosferatu caste. They are in the Nehantist guild, and are as their name implies, vampires. They have an odd fighting style that focuses on sacrificing health points to give themselves permanent boosts and their enemies permanent weaknesses. They then keep their health up with vampiric life drains. Anyways here are my examples.

Lord Silverius. Nosferatu. Nehantist. Demon/Human. Male warrior.
Spirit= 1.
Attack= 6-8.
Defense= 3.
Health= 14.
Cannot wield weapons.
At end of the fight gains 1 health if he inflicted physical damage.
Other Nosferatu gain +1 to defense until end of game.
Turns 1,4, and 7: +1 to defense and max. attack until the end of the game.
Turns 10 and more= Current and printed health raised by one until the end of the game.

Lady Sara'hise. Nosferatu. Nehantist. Demon/Human. Female marauder.
Spirit= 1.
Attack= 8-9.
Defense= 1.
Health= 15.
Attack +1 against marauders.
Gains 1 health at the end of fight if she inflicted physical damage.
Cannot wield weapons.
Your other Nosferatu gain +1 to attack until the game ends.
Turns 2,5, and 8= +3 to max attack until the game ends.
Turns 10 and more= Current and printed health raised by one until the end of the game.

Seneschal Valross. Nosferatu. Nehant. Demon/Human. Male. Marauder.
Spirit= 2.
Attack= 8-9.
Defense=1.
Health= 14.
Attack +1 against Warriors.
Cannot wield weapons.
Gains 1 health after the fight if he inflicted physical damage.
Your other Nosferatu gain +1 spirit until the game ends.
Turns 3,6,9= Current and printed health of all your Nosferatu increases by one until the end of the game.
Turns 10 and more= Current and printed health raised by one until the end of the game.

So now for some examples of their caste-only action cards.

1. "Seductive Beckon" Action card. Nehantist only. Your character sacrifices 2 health. Defense +1. Opposing character has attack and defense -1 until the end of game. Nosferatu: Opposing character also has spirit -1 until end of game and suffers one direct damage. Chain: "Unexpected Attack"

2. "Unexpected Attack" Action. Min. attack +2. Nosferatu: Sacrifice 1 health, and the opposing character suffers X direct damage points, where X is equal to your character's current printed health value divided by five (rounded up). Chain: Nosferatu card.

3. "Ominous Power" Action. Nosferatu. Nehantist. Sacrifice 3 health points. Opposing character's defense is ignored for this turn. Your character also gains attack, defense, and spirit +1 until the end of the game.

4. "Vampiric Renewal" Action. Nosferatu. Your character gains X health, where X is equal to the total health he has lost through sacrifice effects plus two. At the end of the fight, 2 cards in your discard pile are chosen randomly and placed in your deck.

5. "Wrath of the Nosferatu" Action. Nosferatu. Sacrifice 3 health. Defense +2 and spirit +1. All of your Nosferatu gain attack and defense +1 until end of the game. Chain: Nosferatu card.

6. "Will of the Nosferatu" Action. Nosferatu. Sacrifice 2 health. Max. attack +2 and defense +2. All of your Nosferatu gain +1 spirit until the end of the game. Chain: Nosferatu card.

7."Longevity of the Nosferatu" Action. Nosferatu. Sacrifice 2 health. Attack, defense, and spirit +1. The current and printed health values of all your Nosferatu are increased by 2 until the end of the game. Chain: Nosferatu card.

8."Dark Immortality" Action (Permanent). Nosferatu. Upon activation and at the start of each fight, your character's current and printed health values are raised by one, and you gain +1 to max. attack. Bonuses last until the end of the game. In addition, at the end of the fight 1 card in your discard pile is chosen randomly and placed in your deck. Only 1 copy of Dark Immortality per character. Chain

9. "Hypnotic Gaze" Action. Sacrifice 1 health. Attack and defense +1. Opposing character has min. attack -2 until the end of the game. Chain.

10. "To the Blood Bank!!!" Action. Nosferatu. Attack and defense +1. At the end of the fight, all Nosferatu gain max. attack +1 until the end of the game and heal 2 health points. Chain: "Blood Banquet"

11. "Blood Banquet" Action (Permanent). Nosferatu. Sacrifice 2 health. Attack, defense, and spirit +1. Upon activation and at the start of every fight, all living Nosferatu gain their order bonuses.

12. "Ahah! No Mortal Weapon..." Action. Nosferatu. If opposing character has a weapon equipped, they have -2 max. attack until the end of the game. If not, -2 max. attack for that turn only. Chain: "...Can Harm Me!!!"

13. "...Can Harm Me" Action. Nosferatu. Sacrifice 1 health. Defense and min. attack +1 until the end of the game. If opposing character has a weapon attached, you may discard it for an additional sacrifice of 1 health.

14. "Bitter Retreat" Action. Nosferatu. All of your Nosferatu have -2 attack for this turn and the next. In return, all your Nosferatu gain defense +2 and spirit +2 for this turn and the next, and all your characters gain 2 health added to their current and printed values.

15. "Sanguine Crystal" Item Jewel. Nehantist. Nosferatu.
Upon Activation: Current and printed health values of character are upgraded by 1 until the end of the game.
Odd turns: -1 to all damages taken and +1 to min. attack.
Even turns: Gains X health at end of fight, where X is equal to the total amount of health lost through sacrifice effects divided by two (rounded down).

Well anyways, you probably get the point. Uhh well...thats my idea. Vampire types for the Nehantists. They use their own health to permanently increase all of their other attributes. I tried to make everything as balanced as possible, but if its not then numbers can always be adjusted. However, I was wanting feedback to see if the main idea itself is good, cuz I really like it. Constructive criticism is welcomed and appreciated