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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 5560421" data-attributes="member: 20564">Actually, it IS listed in the stat block.Class features: Blood Drinker, Blood Is Life, Child of the Night, Enduring Soul, Hidden Might, Swarm of Shadows, Vampire At-Will Attack Powers, Vampiric Reflexes.Saying it's "DM fiat" for something like this to come up is like sayign it's "DM's fiat" to have terrain if it favors the foes.  The player wants to play a vampire, the aversion to sunlight is part of it.  If a smart enemy takes advantage of it, that's good in the same way a smart enemy might take advantage of terrain.Now, if it shows up every adventure that's unfair, but a smart foe who knows the PCs is a vampire and is fighting outdoors in daylight when it's not cloudy can come up every once in a while.I played Champions (Hero System) for many years.  A disadvantage that never comes into play wasn't worth any points.  A wizard will have to deal with a stat block with few HPs and poor armor often.  A vampire will have to deal with radiant damage & weakened occasionally.Also remember that there is an opportunity cost - the foe is not doing it's normal attack for damage/riders/etc.  It's 10 HP and weakened, but only if they are still affected at the END of their turn.  So the vampire can still attack unweakened, move to be in shade, pull out a spare cloak, or plenty of other options.</blockquote>