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<blockquote data-quote="Someone" data-source="post: 5848273" data-attributes="member: 5656"><p>I had the feeling that something wasn’t right when reading the article and I believe I finally know what it is.</p><p></p><p>In fiction, the undead that’s turned or held at bay most often is the vampire, and that’s a singular vampire weakness that never was extended to all undead. Demons are exorcised, ghosts banished when you solve their worldly issues, the mummy in the movie was scared of cats, etc. However I don’t recall many zombie movies where a priest forced them to flee by brandishing a cross.</p><p></p><p>What I’m trying to say is that, perhaps, those things should be individual monster weaknesses that could be used to give them a bit more flair or fluff, instead of yet another mechanic to a very core class that should be, in its most basic form, as simple as possible.</p><p></p><p>And also that generalizing a vampire weakness to all undead perhaps makes as much sense as making all of them allergic to garlic.</p><p></p><p>Edit: looks like Fanaelialae already said more or less the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Someone, post: 5848273, member: 5656"] I had the feeling that something wasn’t right when reading the article and I believe I finally know what it is. In fiction, the undead that’s turned or held at bay most often is the vampire, and that’s a singular vampire weakness that never was extended to all undead. Demons are exorcised, ghosts banished when you solve their worldly issues, the mummy in the movie was scared of cats, etc. However I don’t recall many zombie movies where a priest forced them to flee by brandishing a cross. What I’m trying to say is that, perhaps, those things should be individual monster weaknesses that could be used to give them a bit more flair or fluff, instead of yet another mechanic to a very core class that should be, in its most basic form, as simple as possible. And also that generalizing a vampire weakness to all undead perhaps makes as much sense as making all of them allergic to garlic. Edit: looks like Fanaelialae already said more or less the same. [/QUOTE]
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