Zombie/28 Days Later/Crossed Scenarios

[Vespers War]

Originally Posted by .45cultist

Using the PC rule no stat can be "0", here is a quick reference...…

Elite: STR 8/ AGL8/ CON8/ INT8/ EDU1/ CHA1
Vet : STR7/ AGL7/ CON7/ INT7/ EDU1/ CHA1
Exp: STR6/ AGL6/ CON6/ INT6/ EDU1/ CHA1
Nov: STR6/ AGL6/ CON6/ INT6/ EDU1/ CHA1

Should the virus reduce INT at all?
civilized behavior is a function of EDU, so they can be savage and cannibalistic.

Raising the zombie thread from the dead (heh), I think it depends on whether the zombies should be mostly mindless or somewhat cunning. INT controls both Observation (for setting/avoiding ambushes) and Tracking, so there'd be a 5-7 point swing in the asset for those two skills depending on what the stat is set at. Novices will have either 4 or 9 for those assets, up to elites being either 8 or 15. I don't think there's a correct answer, but it'll be something that affects how the zombies behave. INT 1 zombies will have more tendency to wander into killing zones and lose track of people who run around corners. INT 6/7/8 zombies will avoid ambushes and be more dogged in pursuit.

[.45cultist]

Originally Posted by Vespers War

Raising the zombie thread from the dead (heh), I think it depends on whether the zombies should be mostly mindless or somewhat cunning. INT controls both Observation (for setting/avoiding ambushes) and Tracking, so there'd be a 5-7 point swing in the asset for those two skills depending on what the stat is set at. Novices will have either 4 or 9 for those assets, up to elites being either 8 or 15. I don't think there's a correct answer, but it'll be something that affects how the zombies behave. INT 1 zombies will have more tendency to wander into killing zones and lose track of people who run around corners. INT 6/7/8 zombies will avoid ambushes and be more dogged in pursuit.

Slipping a smarter one in can keep the tension up, as can having the dumber ones do something to make the players think they're smarter!

[Jason Weiser]

I seem to recall writing on the old board a zombie-esque scenario where the blood itself was an infectious agent of the disease. I admit, the incubation time was a bit short, but I rather liked the scenario as a whole. Damn shame I cannot find the scenario anywhere to save my life.