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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 822489" data-attributes="member: 5100">Tend to agree with the principle.Skeletons and zomies continue to rot, although at a slightly arrested pace.&nbsp; Zombies probably decompose at about the same rate as a modern embalmed body (and probably in the same turn-to-jelly manner) but continue to stink.&nbsp; After a century or so, they'd be skeletons.Ghouls wouldn't rot.&nbsp; I'm not sure I agree with Bendris' rather biologic explanation, but the end result would be about the same as I'd end up with.Mummies are already preserved.&nbsp; I'm not sure if I'd give them a weakness to water or if I'd say they dried themselves quickly.&nbsp; Probably just a way to end up with a skeletal mummy.Incorporeal undead have nothing to rot.&nbsp; Obviously, they are static.Vampires are a lot like ghouls, just better looking.I see liches rotting at a natural pace.&nbsp; A fresh lich could probably pass as human for a couple of days (depending on climate and available perfume).&nbsp; Some liches would probably not care.&nbsp; Others would pseudo-mummify themselves with salt or other process.&nbsp; Still others would grab a dagger and start cutting fillets or find a maggot bath to speed the process.&nbsp; Whatever provides ambulation is probably akin to what animates a skeleton and independant of the flesh.&nbsp; The skeleton would degrade at a normal or slightly retarded rate.&nbsp; By the time it becomes unusable, most liches acheive demilichdom.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 822489, member: 5100"] Tend to agree with the principle. Skeletons and zomies continue to rot, although at a slightly arrested pace. Zombies probably decompose at about the same rate as a modern embalmed body (and probably in the same turn-to-jelly manner) but continue to stink. After a century or so, they'd be skeletons. Ghouls wouldn't rot. I'm not sure I agree with Bendris' rather biologic explanation, but the end result would be about the same as I'd end up with. Mummies are already preserved. I'm not sure if I'd give them a weakness to water or if I'd say they dried themselves quickly. Probably just a way to end up with a skeletal mummy. Incorporeal undead have nothing to rot. Obviously, they are static. Vampires are a lot like ghouls, just better looking. I see liches rotting at a natural pace. A fresh lich could probably pass as human for a couple of days (depending on climate and available perfume). Some liches would probably not care. Others would pseudo-mummify themselves with salt or other process. Still others would grab a dagger and start cutting fillets or find a maggot bath to speed the process. Whatever provides ambulation is probably akin to what animates a skeleton and independant of the flesh. The skeleton would degrade at a normal or slightly retarded rate. By the time it becomes unusable, most liches acheive demilichdom. [/QUOTE]

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