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[Lidku]

Well, they ARE Vampires. They should have a negative effect while in Sunlight, but in DF nothing happens if your a Vampire in the sun, well atleast in Adventure Mode.. Since there is no night or day cycle in Fort Mode, I'd imagine a negative sunlight status affect would be hard to put in.. Maybe tie in weakness to the sun with feeding like with Skyrim? The longer you don't feed, the more likely to burn up entirely. Also more signs will be exhibited if a Vampire progressively becomes more thirsty for blood.

This way sun affliction can make its way into both Fort mode and Adv mod. Suspected Vampires in Fort Mode can be quarantined, then sent to go outside to see if their vampire or just check to their fluctuating description status from not feeding. Adv Mode now your character will have to be smart if thirsty and traveling long tracts of land without being near civilization at all, less they burn and die.

[Shonai_Dweller]

Because "real" vampires have sun affliction, right?
Fine to suggest of course, but don't make the mistake of thinking that Dwarf Fortress is forced to follow some kind of convention when it comes to, well, anything really.

Vampires are created by death gods whose opposing sphere is not light, but more likely spheres like health and youth. It's not all that fearsome or otherworldly to have vampire allergic to sunlight, since dwarves are all allergic to sunlight. That and Bram Stoker's Dracula had no issues with standing outside in the sun, he certainly didn't projectile vomit into Harker's face anyway. Ha ha.

But, yeah, besides that, sunlight affliction for vampires, sure. Seems a reasonable suggestion.