A few rules questions

[Glyir]

Hi all,

Just a few questions about level draining and undead resistances.

1) If the vampire template is applied to a creature, then it gains a new 'slam' attack. This natural attack has the ability to drain 2 levels on a sucessful hit. However, do other natural attacks also gain this ability or only the slam attack? The reason I ask this is because under most other undead that level drain it states that 'on a successful hit the creature receives X negative levels' For example, take a Adult White dragon, who natrually has 2 claws, tail slap, wing buffet, and a bite attack. If it's now a vampiric adult white dragon, it gains one slam attack. Do all attacks become level draining (since they're all natural) or only the slam?

2) If an undead creature is struck by a flaming burst weapon is the undead affected, since flaming burst requires a confirmed critical hit to activate?

3) Does the Daylight (3rd level cleric spell i believe, books are not with me) spell have any special effects againts undead that are sensitive to light. If so, what would be the special effects against vampires?

Thanks,

Bryan

[edited due to typo's]

 

[boothbey]

1) I believe only one natural attack gets the level drain ability. Don't recall where I read that though.

2) I would have the burst activate if the attack were a critical hit (confirmed with second attack roll) and have the vampire take damage from the burst, but take no extra damage from the crit itself.

3) Light spells would only affect undead that don't like bright light. Similar to some creatures getting penalties for being in bright light. The daylight spell would not hurt a vampire.

 

[Mr Fidgit]

2) yes, and no. 'a flaming burst weapon functions as a flaming weapon that also explodes with flame upon striking a critical hit'. so the extra 1d6 flame damage on every hit would affect a vampire, and, of course, a vampire can't be criticalled

 

[AuraSeer]

1) If a level-draining creature hits with multiple attacks, only the first one that hits drains levels. This is in the FAQ, at the end of the "Specific Monster Questions" section.