I've always played that vampires in Rifts much like anything else can take damage from any form of super technology, just that they have mundane weaknesses that would make using such expensive means of taking them out unnecessary. Yeah, people can go and throw rotten fruit at me for saying it, but the vampire in Rifts Earth just seems completely messed up and out of whack with the setting. Every other supernatural creature with the exception of Vampires and Werebeasts can take damage from mega-damage weapons normally AND have mundane weaknesses. Why should vampires and Werebeasts be so special? (Note even if they could take damage from high tech weapons they still super regenerate unless dealt with using the appropriate means.)
"Hi guys, I'm a demon from a rift! Lasers can hurt me, but it's a lot cheaper to shoot me full of bone and wood chips!"
(looks at the pale guy with big fangs) "What about you there little guy?"
"I'm a villain from classic literature and have been stereotyped in numerous films in the 20th century, therefore I'm completely immune to all the high tech Gizmos of Rifts Earth and can only be killed in the good old fashion ways shown in the movies! In fact, I can't even be killed by artificially created light from magic sources or tech sources, because it lacks the spirit juice to do it. Yup, it has to be direct honest to god sunlight to burn me, even though in previous products that particular method worked fairly well."
Now come on people, does this make any freaking sense?
But back to the question at hand: With the current rules in the game, the rounds do no damage, but slow the regenerative power of the vampire by half. How it does so is completely up to the player and GMs imagination, but that is how the rules work. I hate freaking Rifts crappy vampire and werebeast rules.
Tangent warning:
Vampires don't need to be freaking invincible to high tech weapons! They are like a plague in how they spread! Not every average Joe has a high tech weapon to defend himself with, and most common folk, even if they knew how to handle a vampire, would still fall to them since they are intelligent predators. Why in Gods sweet earth Palladium decided they wanted vampires to be nigh invincible is beyond me. How about we have invincible mole rats that eat human bone and are running rampant in the New West? Oh, they can only come out at night to eat, but they can chew threw anything with their teeth and unless you fight them with dental floss you are in trouble! They only take damage from Dental Floss! HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES!
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Norbu the Enchanter: Hello friends! What brings you to my shop today?
Big Joe: We need some things enchanted to take a beating...
Norbu: Perhaps you want your weapons enchanted? Or maybe a shield or sword? I can even enchant armor!
Big Joe: We need you to enchant this Liver, this heart, and these kidneys.
Norbu:
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