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<blockquote data-quote="Set" data-source="post: 5377123" data-attributes="member: 41584">Or one that uses animate dead, to prevent the dead from rising as something worse than skeletons/zombies, in an area where 'spontaneous' arisings as wights, ghouls, etc. is a possibility (say, areas that are infused with negative energy, or accursed, or in Ravenloft).&nbsp;A subterranean chamber filled with mindless skeletons and zombies, only accessible through a hatch that leads to a smooth shaft that drops 20 ft, could represent the 'graveyard' of a community in such a place, as they'd rather have a chamber full of mindless shamblers under their community than have to worry about spontaneous outbreaks of ghouls or wights in the area.&nbsp;The only reason why a culture would do this, rather than just burn their dead, would be if they have problems with some underground residents tunneling up and causing problems.&nbsp; The local meenlocks may stop digging new tunnels up into the community if they have to fight a bunch of skeletons and zombies before they get to the good stuff.&nbsp;Plus it's an adventure seed waiting to happen.&nbsp;&quot;The earthquake opened a fissue into the catacombs! I just saw George Romero with a camera! Run for your lives!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Set, post: 5377123, member: 41584"] Or one that uses animate dead, to prevent the dead from rising as something worse than skeletons/zombies, in an area where 'spontaneous' arisings as wights, ghouls, etc. is a possibility (say, areas that are infused with negative energy, or accursed, or in Ravenloft). A subterranean chamber filled with mindless skeletons and zombies, only accessible through a hatch that leads to a smooth shaft that drops 20 ft, could represent the 'graveyard' of a community in such a place, as they'd rather have a chamber full of mindless shamblers under their community than have to worry about spontaneous outbreaks of ghouls or wights in the area. The only reason why a culture would do this, rather than just burn their dead, would be if they have problems with some underground residents tunneling up and causing problems. The local meenlocks may stop digging new tunnels up into the community if they have to fight a bunch of skeletons and zombies before they get to the good stuff. Plus it's an adventure seed waiting to happen. "The earthquake opened a fissue into the catacombs! I just saw George Romero with a camera! Run for your lives!" [/QUOTE]

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