Just thinking. A possible enemy of zombies.

[Badger]

I was thinking a necromancer with zombie followers. What if some scavenger animals are in the area. Especially if zombies are fresh (or not so fresh considering some scavengers appetites). Could be humorous. :D

[Old Man]

Humorous up until the zombies zombify the scavengers. Now you aren't being pursued by a horde of shuffling zombies, you're being pursued by a pack of undead zombie dogs. And this is Fantasy Hero, so you don't even have a shotgun.

[Alibear]

A very big club works the same as a shotgun in fantasy re. brain-eating zombie moon dogs from hell. :smoke:

[Edsel]

Most everything that I have read about zombies say that animals and insects instinctively shun the creatures and won't come near them. But then there are many different turns on zombie mythos. There are several zombie/comedy movies out there.

[mattingly]

What if you first cover the zombies in barbecue sauce?

[Roy_The_Ruthles]

zombie bacteria! zombie worms! ieeeeee

[Lord Liaden]

Thing about most scavengers is, they tend to avoid carrion if the carrion is still moving, especially if it's fighting back. :p

[Lethosos]

But what if it's a magical critter?

Consider two possibilities... One is a scavenger from the Positive Energy Place (or some "holy" attribute.) Oh, look. Free food! And it walks!

Another is a bit more morbid, but understandable. Give the critter a small animate dead power--it gets a loyal minion and it's a traveling food source!

[Edsel]

zombie bacteria! zombie worms! ieeeeee
Zombie cooties! :eek:

[Shadowpup]

No no no...giant maggots are well known for being the natural enemies of zombies.

[Curufea]

I think the natural enemy of zombies is Ash.

[Shadowpup]

I dunno, Ash just ain't natural.

[Curufea]

"Oh? How about you? You want a little? Huh?"

[Roy_The_Ruthles]

but ash is a enemy of zombies

[Badger]

Hmm. I guess the scavengers could become zombies. But with the exception of George Romero's stuff. i never liked that whole thing, honestly. I get why in some cases zombie's bite kills ya (like komodo dragon). But when it comes to necromancer raising them. Nah. No communicable zombie-making virus (IMO). Anyhow, I was thinking more along the lines of a somewhat incompetent necromancer. :thumbup: But, yeah most scavengers wouldnt attack the moving. Hence why they are scavengers. Though the classic slow shambler might be tempting for an especially hungry scavenger. ;)

[Badger]

but ash is a enemy of zombies

Hey, my attitude is in a fantasy campaign. If Ash wants a shotgun, he can have a shotgun. You dont mess with Ash.

[Midas]

One of Howard's Solomon Kane stories dealt with this precise subject.

The vampires only came out at night because the local vultures swarmed them during the day. Note, these were not gothic vampires, but more like ghouls FTR.

However the point remains, the vultures knew a dead body when they spotted one, and attacked on sight, whether still moving or not. I always liked that idea, never had a chance to put it into practise though.

[David Blue]

One of Howard's Solomon Kane stories dealt with this precise subject.

The vampires only came out at night because the local vultures swarmed them during the day. Note, these were not gothic vampires, but more like ghouls FTR.

However the point remains, the vultures knew a dead body when they spotted one, and attacked on sight, whether still moving or not. I always liked that idea, never had a chance to put it into practise though.That could work well with Nekhbet, the Egyptian vulture goddess, depicted as a white vulture representing purification.

[Midas]

That could work well with Nekhbet, the Egyptian vulture goddess, depicted as a white vulture representing purification.

Just had an absurd vision: Tolkien meets George Romero. The Battle of the Morannon: "The vultures are coming! We're saved! The vultures are coming!"

More seriously, do you know much about the relationships between Egyptian dieties? I prefer Set, but Anubis is a viable choice, as lord of ghouls. A war between the ghoul people and the vulture people would make an interesting addition to a weird pulp campaign. "Ghouls only come out at night because vultures attack them like flying pirana."

Dragging this back to the original topic: In at least one Call of Cthulhu scenario, it was presented that a necromancer has difficulty controling both ghouls and zombies. The ghouls consider zombies to be a walking deli bar, and will attack the zombies the moment the Boss's back is turned.

Midas

[David Blue]

Just had an absurd vision: Tolkien meets George Romero. The Battle of the Morannon: "The vultures are coming! We're saved! The vultures are coming!"(laughter - a lot)

More seriously, do you know much about the relationships between Egyptian dieties? I prefer Set, but Anubis is a viable choice, as lord of ghouls. A war between the ghoul people and the vulture people would make an interesting addition to a weird pulp campaign. "Ghouls only come out at night because vultures attack them like flying pirana."

Dragging this back to the original topic: In at least one Call of Cthulhu scenario, it was presented that a necromancer has difficulty controling both ghouls and zombies. The ghouls consider zombies to be a walking deli bar, and will attack the zombies the moment the Boss's back is turned.

MidasI know a bit - I have many books on ancient Egyptian religion. I have even read most of them. (Buying is fast, reading properly is slow.) But I don't want to make a statement equivalent to: "Sure I know all about Christian theology: just ask, I'm the expert."

And, perhaps we have wandered off the original topic.

[Blue Jogger]

You could have some necrophage that makes necrotic tissue safe to be consumed. This could surrive in the saliva of a carnivore (turning it into a slimy green or blood red or a moldy blue).

[oryanfactor]

According to Haitian folklore, a zombie eating salt will realize it is dead, and go lay back down in the grave or attack the zombie master. Therefore, a zombie who touches or eats salt, or who gets attacked with salt may suffer concequences.

Salt.....enemy of Zombies, friend to pretzels everywhere

oryan

[prestidigitator]

Does salty sweat (or other bodily fluids) count? ;)

[oryanfactor]

Ancient folklore and magic do not often take into account real life biological chemistry. So, I would assume that zombies are salt free. Which means, eat all you want!

oryan

[prestidigitator]

Cool. Zombiecakes. Let's eat. ;)

[Curufea]

Presumably Zombies are also gluten free with no artificial preservatives (only supernatural preservatives) or colours. Possibly even good for the lactose intollerant :)

[prestidigitator]

The ooze and puss make them a bit tangy, too. :yes:

[oryanfactor]

So long as zombies can put Riboflavin in my hemoglobin, I'm sure I'll get complete fahrvergnügen.

oryan

[Lucius]

I'm sure that just thinking is an enemy of zombies.

In fact, a lot of people I know are enemies of thinking. And now I think of it, they could be described as zombie-like people.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary reminds me I'm going to be late...