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<blockquote data-quote="Flynn" data-source="post: 4105691" data-attributes="member: 1836">I have a slightly different idea for you. The zombie plague has come because the dead cannot rest. The real secret is that the Underworld, or Nirvana, or Valhalla, or whereever it is that souls go to when people die cannot be breached, and so they are stuck in the Plane Prime animating corpses, being ghosts, etc. Everyone on the Plane Prime thinks it's because of a plague or something, but the real problem lies beyond the Plane Prime.It's up to you what that problem is...* Maybe the god(s) of the Underworld are mourning the loss of their daughter, who is wandering the Plane Prime not knowing who she is or what she is capable of, and because of another god's interference, they cannot find her.* Maybe the devils have succeeded in a major battle on the Manors Divine and have not figured out how to bring souls over in the same manner that the gods do, so there's a holy war going on as the gods work to take the Underworld back.* Maybe the world's most powerful archmage crafted a spell that allows him to be immortal, but he messes it up and binds all souls to the Plane Prime for a century and a day, or until a specific task is completed (such as he is slain).Feel free to run with one of these, or create your own. Either way, I think it'll be a great revelation to spring on the players who think the whole thing is due to a zombie plague or something of that ilk. Surprises them, and then offers a lot of adventure possibilities they hadn't considered before.Hope This Helps,Flynn</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flynn, post: 4105691, member: 1836"] I have a slightly different idea for you. The zombie plague has come because the dead cannot rest. The real secret is that the Underworld, or Nirvana, or Valhalla, or whereever it is that souls go to when people die cannot be breached, and so they are stuck in the Plane Prime animating corpses, being ghosts, etc. Everyone on the Plane Prime thinks it's because of a plague or something, but the real problem lies beyond the Plane Prime. It's up to you what that problem is... * Maybe the god(s) of the Underworld are mourning the loss of their daughter, who is wandering the Plane Prime not knowing who she is or what she is capable of, and because of another god's interference, they cannot find her. * Maybe the devils have succeeded in a major battle on the Manors Divine and have not figured out how to bring souls over in the same manner that the gods do, so there's a holy war going on as the gods work to take the Underworld back. * Maybe the world's most powerful archmage crafted a spell that allows him to be immortal, but he messes it up and binds all souls to the Plane Prime for a century and a day, or until a specific task is completed (such as he is slain). Feel free to run with one of these, or create your own. Either way, I think it'll be a great revelation to spring on the players who think the whole thing is due to a zombie plague or something of that ilk. Surprises them, and then offers a lot of adventure possibilities they hadn't considered before. Hope This Helps, Flynn [/QUOTE]

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