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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James McMurray" data-source="post: 3462438" data-attributes="member: 743">The NPC's ability isn't taxed because it doesn't matter. If the DM wants two enemies to team up, they'll do it. A vampire;s dominate person ability merely gives an easy excuse for it to happen. The only time Dominate Person comes into play in a meaningful manner is inside an encounter when it's used against the party (directly or indirectly). Since a PC vampire has vastly more encounters with opponents than an NPC vampire has encounters with PCs, the ability gets weighted more when given to a PC.Without a house rule, he gets an ECL of 8 on the nose. With a house rule he gets an ECL of whatever the GM decides is appropriate.<a href="http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/abilitiesAndConditions.html#regeneration" target="_blank">You do not recall correctly.</a> 4,000 damage from a sword to a regenerator is 4,000 nonlethal damage unless that sword overcomes the limitations of the creature's regeneration. The only way you can CDG a regenerator is if the attack deals damage that overcomes the regeneration.</blockquote>