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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 2812736" data-attributes="member: 871"><p>I've been considering using a similar scenario, though I'm still not sure whether D&D zombies or D&D ghouls should be used for the living dead. It seems that the movie zombies are a combination of the two (appearance, & for the most part, a slow gait like zombies [not so in the newer Dawn of the Dead]; but power-ability/wise, pretty much like ghouls).</p><p></p><p>As for an escape plan, the tunnel sounds like a good idea (or a tunnel leading to a natural cavern complex). Then again, perhaps the tunnel/cavern could be the source of the zombies--perhaps some drow-spawned undead thing(s) still lurked in the dark, and attacked/infected a smuggler using the tunnel, who made it back to town & started the chaos; thus, the "evident" escape route would actually be leading the PCs into a whole other scenario...</p><p></p><p>Heck, provide a few escape options--every good zomble flick has arguing & inner conflict at its core, which inevitably whittles down the group to a lone survivor or two. Perhaps a pair of horses & a carriage are available, though using would mean trying to rush through the zombie horde & lose pursuers with speed. Perhaps a scroll with a potent spell like Chariot of Sustarre or Mass Teleport is available, but the risks of using magics well above their abilities is an issue. Perhaps the underground route, though rumored to not be safe as well (whether for the underdark undead, or some other menace [maybe grues!] is your call). Or maybe even a flying carpet, kept at the top of a mage's tower... in the middle of town... where the largest mass of zombies is... and the tower has its own traps & spellwards to deal with, though "defeating" those devices not only allows the PCs to get in, but the zombies as well...</p><p></p><p>Can't you tell I like this scenario? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 2812736, member: 871"] I've been considering using a similar scenario, though I'm still not sure whether D&D zombies or D&D ghouls should be used for the living dead. It seems that the movie zombies are a combination of the two (appearance, & for the most part, a slow gait like zombies [not so in the newer Dawn of the Dead]; but power-ability/wise, pretty much like ghouls). As for an escape plan, the tunnel sounds like a good idea (or a tunnel leading to a natural cavern complex). Then again, perhaps the tunnel/cavern could be the source of the zombies--perhaps some drow-spawned undead thing(s) still lurked in the dark, and attacked/infected a smuggler using the tunnel, who made it back to town & started the chaos; thus, the "evident" escape route would actually be leading the PCs into a whole other scenario... Heck, provide a few escape options--every good zomble flick has arguing & inner conflict at its core, which inevitably whittles down the group to a lone survivor or two. Perhaps a pair of horses & a carriage are available, though using would mean trying to rush through the zombie horde & lose pursuers with speed. Perhaps a scroll with a potent spell like Chariot of Sustarre or Mass Teleport is available, but the risks of using magics well above their abilities is an issue. Perhaps the underground route, though rumored to not be safe as well (whether for the underdark undead, or some other menace [maybe grues!] is your call). Or maybe even a flying carpet, kept at the top of a mage's tower... in the middle of town... where the largest mass of zombies is... and the tower has its own traps & spellwards to deal with, though "defeating" those devices not only allows the PCs to get in, but the zombies as well... Can't you tell I like this scenario? :D [/QUOTE]
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