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Old February 20th, 2004, 05:04 PM

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Old February 20th, 2004, 05:24 PM

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I'm not bothered with Mind BLast affecting Undeads, but what always bothered me is that they get afflictions : how come a skeleton with only eyesocks could "lose an eye" or be weakened by a "chest wound" ?

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Old February 20th, 2004, 05:33 PM

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I think some of the more powerful undead have to be able to get afflictions to make them balanced. Such as prince of death. And probably the carrion dragon.

What bothers me is a new proposal by some players not to allow undead to be healed of hps or afflictions.
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I think some of the more powerful undead have to be able to get afflictions to make them balanced. Such as prince of death. And probably the carrion dragon.

What bothers me is a new proposal by some players not to allow undead to be healed of hps or afflictions.
Huh, I was one (or even the first) to propose that !
A Faery Queen healing a Wight or Vampire doesn't feel very "realistic" ...
So it makes sense, and powerful undeads (and Pretenders in particular) can "unlive" without healing !
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Besides, it is not the brain that controls the body, its the soul.
I think the soul controls the brain which controls the body.
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I think the soul controls the brain which controls the body.
...but let's not drag this informative thread off topic, please.
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I'm not bothered with Mind BLast affecting Undeads, but what always bothered me is that they get afflictions : how come a skeleton with only eyesocks could "lose an eye" or be weakened by a "chest wound" ?
Well, if I'd have to guess... maybe the function of organs in dead have some resemblance to their former functions when living. Like the eyesocket has the essence of eye, enabling undead to see until the socket as a whole is smashed? Chest, where the heart used to be, is a conduit of energy that keeps the undead moving (alike 'vitae' in WoD vampires) and smashing the ribcage hinders that flow? A bit, what is it called, homeopathic feel in that explanation, tho...

Of course, I'm majoring in advanced energy systems, so necromancy isn't one of my strong points. Wrong game to discuss fusion and such.
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