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<blockquote data-quote="eamon" data-source="post: 4000601" data-attributes="member: 51942">I'd say disintegrate works, but it's a matter of flavor.Clearly, disintigrate will turn an affected vampire to dust, as per the spell description (if the spell reduces it to 0 hit points or lower).&nbsp; The question is whether a vampire thus destroyed can still become gaseous.&nbsp; Is it killed only because it reaches 0 hp, or can it be killed by being disintegrated to fine dust?&nbsp; A vampire is only protected against the first form of destruction.The vampire entry describes a number of other means to kill a vampire, so clearly it is possible to kill a vampire without it reverting to gaseous form.&nbsp; In general, the section on &quot;Slaying a Vampire&quot; doesn't preclude other means of killing a vampire, it just lists a few and notes that hit point damage doesn't always kill a vampire.However, vampires aren't especially protected against disintegrate, so it seems, therefore I think it should destroy a vampire completely.Indeed, it's a tough call, and if a campaign called for it flavor-wise, I wouldn't hesitate to rule the other way (but would mention it to players, then).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eamon, post: 4000601, member: 51942"] I'd say disintegrate works, but it's a matter of flavor. Clearly, disintigrate will turn an affected vampire to dust, as per the spell description (if the spell reduces it to 0 hit points or lower). The question is whether a vampire thus destroyed can still become gaseous. Is it killed only because it reaches 0 hp, or can it be killed by being disintegrated to fine dust? A vampire is only protected against the first form of destruction. The vampire entry describes a number of other means to kill a vampire, so clearly it is possible to kill a vampire without it reverting to gaseous form. In general, the section on "Slaying a Vampire" doesn't preclude other means of killing a vampire, it just lists a few and notes that hit point damage doesn't [i]always[/i] kill a vampire. However, vampires aren't especially protected against disintegrate, so it seems, therefore I think it should destroy a vampire completely. Indeed, it's a tough call, and if a campaign called for it flavor-wise, I wouldn't hesitate to rule the other way (but would mention it to players, then). [/QUOTE]

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