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Greetings and Salutations. Okay, maybe I'm missing something, but I just checked Mystic Russia (first printing) and Book of Magic (first printing) and neither say Hit Points are doubled. Actually, what both say is that "Hit points are equal to twice the amount of the Necromancer's base P.P.E. at the time of his death." I'll note, double the base P.P.E. (mind you, this is after spending 3 P.P.E. permanently each night of the full moon), not double his previous hit points. Like vampires, MDC is irrelevant due to their nigh invulnerability. Anything that hurts them does Hit Point damage. If it makes you feel better to call it MDC to HP and anything that hurts them (even if normally a SDC weapon) does MDC damage then I guess that's fine as it has no real bearing on anything (MDC ... HP ... either way anything the character is vulnerable to damages the stat, what it's called isn't very important). Also note, no supernatural creatures or creatures of magic (just for a note in case it was missed).

Now, with that said, it doesn't comment on running water or sunlight. It does make a few comments on the transformation making them "equal to a Master Vampire" and right before the vulnerabilities it mentions "Summary of natural Vampire combat abilities." Now, this could very well mean that basically treat them like a vampire with only the differences mentioned. Using that logic, I would say they are vulnerable, they just didn't list everything due to it being a quick summary. This could also be supported by the fact the ritual always takes place during the "evening" and it being a "nightly ritual." The fact it's conducted at night could help support a creature of night with an aversion to the sun. Though I'll note, this is only conjecture (and showing the logic to support it).

Personally, I would say that they are different. Not completely, but in certain regards such as this. I'd let them avoid the vulnerability to the sun and to water. Necromancers who can perform this ritual (level 14 and takes a full year! And you can't even miss a single night) should be extremely rare (in my opinion). To me, this would grant them some extra leeway. Also, I just think it would be interesting to give some variety and potentially catch players off guard. Players: "All right, the sun's coming up. Made it." Vampire: *Looks at the sun and shrugs.* "Um ... you were saying?" Players: "Ah slag." It could be just as easily argued that the vulnerabilities were listed for a good reason, because those are the only ones that apply (not the others).

The rules don't really say clearly, and I think there is a case for either way. My personal opinion, I think the book meant to make them equivalent to a vampire (so same vulnerabilities). That's just the feel I get when I read it. But personally, I like making them different (and not having the immunities). In the end, it'll probably be a GM call. Hopefully that helped. I felt the HP issue deserved addressing (since no one else mentioned it), and the matter of vulnerabilities ... well, didn't really answer either way. The best I could do is say what is mentioned and tell you my opinions on the matter. Anyways, take good care and have a nice day. Farewell and safe journeys.