[RPG] Vampire spawn death vs vampire death

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If a pc reduces a Vampire Spawn to 0hp, does it become gaseous like a vampire? If so, does that gaseous form function the same?

Best Answer

Vampire spawn assume gaseous form at 0 hp like a vampire does

The vampire spawn (Monster Manual 253–4) possesses the extraordinary ability fast healing that, in part, says

If reduced to 0 hit points in combat, it automatically assumes gaseous form and attempts to escape. It must reach its coffin home within 2 hours or be utterly destroyed. (It can travel up to nine miles in 2 hours.) Once at rest in its coffin, it is helpless. It regains 1 hit point after 1 hour, then is no longer helpless and resumes healing at the rate of 2 hit points per round. (254)

Thus, despite its fast healing functioning at a slower rate than a full-on vampire's (2 for the vampire spawn versus 5 for the vampire), the effects of either being reduced to 0 hp remain largely identical, and that includes a vampire spawn assuming gaseous form.