 In the "Dungeons & Dragons" supplement "Libris Mortis", vampire spawn, along with several other undead creatures became character classes for player characters.Rob Bricken of io9 identified the vampire as one of "The 12 Most Obnoxious Dungeons & Dragons Monsters".Detlef Wienecke-Janz considered the vampire a typical monster of the Bram Stoker-inspired horror-setting of Ravenloft.