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Talisman Necromancer and Zombies
One of the top ten reasons for a Necromancer to use skeletons instead of zombies is the simple fact that zombies royally stink. Even on a windless day, you can smell the stench of death and/or rotting flesh at thirty to fourty feet, easy. Really, the only reason you'd use zombies is for inducing horror in your foes because they sure as hell aren't any good for stealth or speed. The stench-o-death is why investigators who perform autopsies use masks or put a little camphor on their upper lips. I considered putting a bit of camphor on the Necromancer's lip, but I figured it'd instead make him look more like the poster boy for some sort of bizzarro "Got Milk" advert. And that probably would have changed the whole dynamic of the piece. One would think that typically Necromancers dress in very practical, subdued colours, or at least those that won't show blood so well. Not this fellow! Oh, heavens no. Actually, he probably was all about wearing white robes... you know, to throw off all the enemy forces because only the bad guys wear black. But he was late, and in a rush to get to the battlefield, so he threw his robes and a blue shirt in the wash to save time, and the rest, as they say, is history. Kep
Posted: 26 Oct 2004
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