Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Gamera View Post
But The Giant has also given what appears to me to be a strong clue as to how vampirism affects character in OOTS: "Bringing me back to life is just a complicated way of annihilating the person I am today."
I remember a lot of discussion on that, and how 200 years of being a vampire and having bonuses to your three mental stats is important to how you are as a person. Knocking off the end three and taking away something you've been used to for 200 years could be enough to destroy who you are.

There's not necessarily anything in there saying that it hits a reset button and/or that a vampire is a different person entirely.