What do you do with the bodies of your fallen enemies?

[Chainsaw]

"Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms." (The outlaw) Josey Wales.

Strong!

 

[Henry]

Y'know, I've really never thought about it, and neither has anyone I've ever gamed with, but in future campaigns I need to just remind the party of the stacks of rotting corpses whenever they pass back through an area.

 

[Hereticus]

We let them rot - I mean fertilize the soil. Unless we take trophies. One of my guys takes a hand from important bad guys to hang from his belt.

Y'know, I've really never thought about it, and neither has anyone I've ever gamed with, but in future campaigns I need to just remind the party of the stacks of rotting corpses whenever they pass back through an area.

Heh, neither of you had an appropriately evil DM that would make every oversight come back to haunt or hunt you.

Never leave any body parts behind that can be used to bring an enemy back to life.

One of my evil clerics was part of a neutral group, and we hellped one army defeat another. After the battle was over (down time after the game) I visited the scene of the battle and raised all the dead enemy commanders and spell casters left behind to rot. They agreed to become followers of my religion (Kali), and would get their chance at revenge.

I also did the same when our group happened upon three thieves that were hanged outside a city.

 

[Chainsaw]

Heh, neither of you had an appropriately evil DM that would make every oversight come back to haunt or hunt you.

Never leave any body parts behind that can be used to bring an enemy back to life.

One of my evil clerics was part of a neutral group, and we hellped one army defeat another. After the battle was over (down time after the game) I visited the scene of the battle and raised all the dead enemy commanders and spell casters left behind to rot. They agreed to become followers of my religion (Kali), and would get their chance at revenge.

I also did the same when our group happened upon three thieves that were hanged outside a city.

Well... First, the DM can't do that every time or players will call BS on ever actually winnhing a battle. Second, you gotta take educated risks. If a kobold gets raised, so be it. We won't bog play down by burning every enemy if the DM doesn't raise every one. Third, a lot of the risk is campaign specific - this constant raising doesn't fly in low magic settings. Having said all that, I love the idea of BBEG's coming back for round two a few levels later - come get some loser!

 

[Hereticus]

Well... First, the DM can't do that every time or players will call BS on ever actually winning a battle.

Right, it should not be done too often. But if you kill a key henchman and leave the body, then you should expect their return. That's what character parties do with their fallen comrads.

Second, you gotta take educated risks. If a kobold gets raised, so be it. We won't bog play down by burning every enemy if the DM doesn't raise every one.

After we killed our intelligent enemies, I summoned a monster to consume their bodies.

I believe the above line takes that into consideration.

Third, a lot of the risk is campaign specific - this constant raising doesn't fly in low magic settings. Having said all that, I love the idea of BBEG's coming back for round two a few levels later - come get some loser!

Heh, I agree. The first two times we killed a DMs favorite henchman, his dead body disappeared. After the third time he finally left him for dead. I summoned a fiendish crocodile to eat the body.

 

[BronzeDragonPitt]

Depends on the character.

I've had a barbarian who would cut out the hearts of his enemies and eat it to gain their strength.

I've had a cleric who hated undead, so he'd cut off the heads, stuff the mouths with holy wafers, put a wooden spike through the heart, and if he had time, toss the lot onto a bon fire. You only need to fight one zombie bull to know you have to do that to everything.

I have a tiefling warlord who strips the bodies of sapiens naked, and stacks their bodies in compromising positions to be found later by their friends. And in a few cases, have indeed put heads on a homemade spear as a warning to the rest of a tribe of monsters. Of course in a city, she'll keep them alive, but when possible, shackles the baddies together naked before turning them over to the watch. You know, so they're properly shamed as they're marched off to the slammer.

Most of my characters however haven't given much thought to it unless something happens. (See the Zombie bull reference above)

Cordially,

Eric

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I've had a cleric who hated undead, so he'd cut off the heads, stuff the mouths with holy wafers, put a wooden spike through the heart, and if he had time, toss the lot onto a bon fire. You only need to fight one zombie bull to know you have to do that to everything.

"Try new Dead Bull Enervating Drink! Dead Bull gives you BRAIIIIIINNNSSSSSS"

 

[Ydars]

Lord Vandril, my Elvish Knight (Dragon Warriors) always dines on his enemies' spleens; a fact he invariably warns them of before battle is joined.

I once played a Barbarian who always wore the skin of his latest killl.

In fact, now you come to mention it, a fair few of my characters are really rather gross.........

 

[WayneLigon]

On rare occasion we'll bury or magically destroy the body if it was an opponent we respected. Most often, though, we're talking about the bodies of people who were (1) evil and (2) doing their level best to kill us. They get left for the roaches.

 

[Hereticus]

I once played a Barbarian who always wore the skin of his latest kill.

If a cleric animated it, could you use it to get an extra attack?