I reckon the invitation spell deals with fixed locations - as in, fixed on the ground.

So an RV that is driven to somewhere different every night, no. An RV that stays in the same spot for a while, possibly.

To me, it's more a matter of belief. If the RV is thought of as "home", then the invite clause would apply. If the person doesn't think of it that way, then it wouldn't. Sort of like how a cross or other religious symbol (IIRC) is only effective against vampires if the person using it believes in it.

Edited at 2009-11-26 03:11 am (UTC)

I thought that there was something in an episode Angel about that, but perhaps I'm thinking of something else. Not that the rules are all that consistent sometimes. :-)

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right, too. I think my recent watching of Being Human has me confused. In that, George's Star of David works against all vampires except for Mitchell, because Mitchell is his friend. I guess I prefer that kind of mythology (where the individual's beliefs make a difference and have power) so it stuck with me.

They'll have to take away my Buffyverse canon club membership now. ;-)

Do we ever see anyone in the Buffyverse even try to use non-Christian religious symbols against vampires?

I still say Willow should have made herself some Shurikens Of David...

My take is that if something is the primary private residence of a human being, it's subject to the invite clause, regardless of whether it's a house, an RV, or a cardboard box. Hotel rooms if you were there on a temporary basis, but would count if you were living in the hotel on a permanent basis (just as a rented apartment would count.)

Of course, a vampire may not be able to walk through the opening of that cardboard box, but they can kick the inhabitant to death through the very flimsy walls. *g* Or burn the place down, or whatever.

(And my take on the cross thing is that they work not because of belief, or because they're Christian, but because they're specifically symbolic of eternal spiritual life, which is anathema to the vampire's unnatural soulless state. Other symbols which stand for something similar could possibly work as well - ankhs, perhaps.)

In my warped imagination, the gypsy things works like this: the WHOLE camp is the collective temporary home for the group of families (tribe?), because they live a big part of their lives together in the open even if they sleep in the caravans like single family units; thus, once the vampires were able to extort an invitation to sit by the fire or some such thing, they had access to everything in the camp site.
Or they just gained an invite holding someone by the throat.

Ask anybody who lives in a condominium if they feel like sharing...:)
And now I want the series with vampires and fortresses!

Eeek, no, I hadn't spotted any fic problems. Maybe I'll do the archive thing after all (archivist = total slob at preserving my own stuff).

Triggers are great, because they distance the character we like (and all three listed are definitely designed to appeal to fans) from the horrible things they do. While still allowing plot, deaths and developments like Mellie/November the doll. But they can be overused. Sigh.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

I'll comment on the trigger, since everyone else seems to have commented on the RV/Invite thing. ;)

That is a lot of triggers... *starts singing Fruity Oaty Bars again*
I wonder if he worked a trigger in Toy Story as well. ^_^

OMG you're right! About everything!
*faints*

Riley chip also worked like a trigger,where do you put that