Vampire questions (flight and gaseous form)

[Thalandar]

In a game I am running PCs are going up against a vampire. Said vampire is reduced to 0 hit points and turns to gaseous form.

Under the vampire stat block it says that while in gaseous form they have a speed: fly 20ft (which is better than the spell, sure but still).

I have been looking for the flight rules in PRD to help but can't find them. Can a creature with a fly speed run (i.e. x4 or x5 to move speed)? Even if that's posible, the PCs can out run the gaseous form, so they could just follow it to its coffin....so that seems kinda lame.

Another point this brought up, "Additional damage dealt to a vampire forced into gaseous form has no effect." It seems by that statement, the age old way to destroy vampire is out. I'm in sunlight, no problem, I'll just turn to gaseous form and now I am immune.

Someone help me out here, what am I missing?

[Jeraa]

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I have been looking for the flight rules in PRD to help but can't find them. Can a creature with a fly speed run (i.e. x4 or x5 to move speed)? Even if that's posible, the PCs can out run the gaseous form, so they could just follow it to its coffin....so that seems kinda lame.

The Run action can be taken with any movement mode. And have the gaseous vampire flow through things like small holes and cracks - areas the PCs can not follow.

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Another point this brought up, "Additional damage dealt to a vampire forced into gaseous form has no effect." It seems by that statement, the age old way to destroy vampire is out. I'm in sunlight, no problem, I'll just turn to gaseous form and now I am immune.

Being exposed to sunlight causes no damage. It just staggers them the first round, and immediately destroys them on the second. No actual hit point damage is done. As a vampire in gaseous from is only immune to damage, sunlight will still kill them (as sunlight doesn't do any actual damage - its just death).

[Thalandar]

That makes sense, cool-thanks for your input.