Ultimately, the situation for vampires and similar will be up to player preference. The Guilds can provide various meal options (synthetic blood substitutes, animal blood, linking them up with a volunteer donor, etc.) to those who join them, and we'd recommend any of those options if managing your character's special diet is not something you want to worry about, or if these options seem like the kind of CR hooks you're interested in.
However, for characters who would be reluctant to be transparent about their needs, characters who are unaligned, or characters who are unsatisfied with the lack of hunt involved in those options, there remains the option for characters to hunt for their own food or make other arrangements. Any plot that involves the mind controlling or potential death of NPCs or PCs would be considered a medium-scale player plot (even if it is ongoing/long-term).
These medium-scale plots could also be developed into establishing non-guild-associated resources, for example: maybe Sunset Falls is home to a small vampire coven that can assist with anyone who needs a little human in their diet. The price for this service depends on what alignment the character is. Heroes may be charged a hefty fee in exchange for both the blood and the coven's secrecy, while villains and the unaligned may be asked to perform dubiously moral favors.
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Ultimately, the situation for vampires and similar will be up to player preference. The Guilds can provide various meal options (synthetic blood substitutes, animal blood, linking them up with a volunteer donor, etc.) to those who join them, and we'd recommend any of those options if managing your character's special diet is not something you want to worry about, or if these options seem like the kind of CR hooks you're interested in.
However, for characters who would be reluctant to be transparent about their needs, characters who are unaligned, or characters who are unsatisfied with the lack of hunt involved in those options, there remains the option for characters to hunt for their own food or make other arrangements. Any plot that involves the mind controlling or potential death of NPCs or PCs would be considered a medium-scale player plot (even if it is ongoing/long-term).
These medium-scale plots could also be developed into establishing non-guild-associated resources, for example: maybe Sunset Falls is home to a small vampire coven that can assist with anyone who needs a little human in their diet. The price for this service depends on what alignment the character is. Heroes may be charged a hefty fee in exchange for both the blood and the coven's secrecy, while villains and the unaligned may be asked to perform dubiously moral favors.
Let us know if you have any further questions!