[RPG] What happens when a Vampire gets hit with the Disintegrate spell

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Just for a clear concept the players are Vampires and they are about to face a Beholder.

A Vampire has the Undead Type Traits: (p317 MM)

  • No Constitution score
  • Immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless)

The Disintegrate spell (p222 PHB) effects objects and states:

A creature or object that makes a Fortitude save is partially affected, taking only 5d6 points of damage

When a Vampire PC gets hit with Disintegrate, does it make a Fortitude saving throw? If so, what is the equation for this save?

If the Vampire were an enemy or NPC, would the result be any different?

Best Answer

The vampire makes a Fortitude saving throw with no bonus or penalty from Constitution.

Undead are immune to effects that require a fortitude save unless the effect can target objects (or is harmless). Disintegrate can target objects, so vampires are not immune to it.

The vampire would use its fortitude saving throw from classes and hit dice. It has no constitution score so it does not receive any bonus or penalty on its fortitude save from constitution.

There are very few effects in the game that care whether a creature is a player character or NPC, and those effects explicitly indicate how it makes a difference.

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