From:	Protokol13 Protokol13@********.com
Subject:	Early Brainstorming: A Little Zombie Anatomy
Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 1999 23:44:46 -0500

Jeremy DeVore wrote:

> >>>
> There are two different types of Pop Culture Zombies out there. One was
> introduced in the 60's by George Romero in Night of the Living Dead. The
> other was put forth in an attempt to make a campy Zombie movie, Return of
> the Living Dead. In NotLD the zombies ate human flesh, didn't matter where
> it came from on the victim as long as the victim was alive (a very
> primordial instinct came out EAT...). In RotLD the zombies craved human
> brains and needed them for "comfort" similar to a Vampire's hunger. The
> Living Dead in NotLD have almost NO memory, but the ones in RotLD have quite
> a bit more and introduce the Intelligent Living Dead. Normally I wouldn't
> bring this up but I have had a few brainstorming ideas about the Dual
> Natured beings out there... :)

>>>

That is true, but wouldn't you say that in either case the true spirit of the
person is not grounded on the current plane of exsistence? Meaning that any
undead creatures shouldn't be able to be affected by mana spells. 1st of all,
their aura is hard to target, because in many cases it's too faint, or gone
altogether... Even if memories do remain, they are sad representations to what
they were in real-life, and thus their aura would be almost non-exsistent, or
stemming from another source entirely (the source or the un-life, for example).

Another thought that has come to my mind, is the reason for unlife. It seems
like raising the dead sort of powers are not common among magicians, what ideas
surround the actual reason for the undead walking about. I would just like some
suggestions. Because I've never gotten into the undead in my adventures yet.

-=PrOtoKol13=-
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