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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6740202" data-attributes="member: 6801286">Fun with undeadI really love undead, but usually these guys only become effective once they get into close combat with the players. So that is why I often use ambush strategies to give my undead the necessary advantage. Here's a few ideas to get your undead into close combat.Zombies breaking through a wallZombies can remain silently behind a breakable structure for as long as needed, until the players are close enough to attack. The structure may not look weak from a distance, until the players closely examine it. But by then it is obviously too late. You can even lure the players closer, by occasionally have a zombie scratch one of the walls. You inform the player that they hear a soft scratching sound, or a knocking sound, coming from the other side of the wall. Most players may attempt to communicate, by also knocking on the wall... and that is when you strike. You can even ambush them from two sides, by having them walk through a tight corridor with a breakable wall on either side.Mummies lying underwaterSubmerge your dungeon in knee-high murky water, and simply place your undead face down on the ground. The players wade through the water, until they reach the center of the room. Then have your mummies rise up, and your players are now surrounded. Watch them panic.Fear the dreaded Bhuta!One of the problems with undead, is that they usually aren't very intelligent, nor are they organized. Why not bring some more strategy into your zombie armies, by introducing a zombie overlord. The Bhuta is a ghost-like creature that creates zombies from corpses, and commands them. It basically feeds on the dead, and can animate any corpse into a vessel that will do its bidding. From a distance the Bhuta looks like a normal person dressed in long garments, and it can talk, and is very intelligent. There for it is the perfect monster to lead your army of zombies into battle, and ambush the players. You can take a normal ghost or wraith template, and modify its powers to transform it into a Bhuta. A Bhuta should at least have spell-like abilities, that allow it to cast the equivalent of an animate dead spell. It may or may not also have a blood drain ability, or in the case of the wraith template, the default wraith touch attacks will suffice.A Bhuta is vengeful and clever. It can mimic the sound of a human in need of help, in order to lure unsuspecting adventurers closer. It will often be found near a place where it can easily find corpses to feed on and animate, such as a cemetery.</blockquote>

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