Kurt replied to me: > > For that reason, I don't like zombies, unless they are the > > minions of a necromancer in some dark wizard's tower. A > > zombie virus is right out. > > And yet the best zombie stories and movies only use the zombies as a > backdrop, sort of like playing Traveller against the backdrop of the > Fifth Frontier War or Rebellion.
Hello Kurt, would the zombies count as the "enemy" in that case? Say the disaster has struck and the characters must defeat a gang of survivalist thugs. The "enemy" are those thugs. Or they have to organize a crowd of dazed survivors. The "enemy" are the apathetic NPCs -- not all enemies must be defeated by killing them. It doesn't really matter if the disaster is a horde of zombies, a Zhodani fleet, or an avalanche. And Mike replied to Kurt: > Or a way to drive the point home, survive or become a zombie, or they > are used to herd the PCs to the final show down. And who is the enemy in that showdown? > Maggog was seen not only as vicious reavers, eaters of the > dead/lost/defeated, but also absorbing their memories or .... Are you talking about the Magog in Andromeda? I don't recall any memory tricks, but then I didn't all that many episodes. > Borg, wraith and zombies, same basic concept? or more like Zombie and > Vampire? > > Wraith and Ghaould from SG1 was much like Vampires in some ways. The original Borg were much more zombie-like than the Goa'uld. Then we got Seven of Nine, and the Borg queen. Arguably, that trend supports my point re the need for individual villains. The Goa'uld had those creepy symbiotes, but most screen time went to the human hosts. And they were individuals, not just faceless hordes. In typical Hollywood fashion, they were pretty good-looking, too. Well, you could argue that a Goa'uld would choose an attractive host. Not that they had morals to get in the way. > Borg, was more like zombies? Resistance is Futile and their mindless > nature and how to defeat it? If victory means hunting down every last Borg, how can you ever be certain that the adventure is over and the next one can begin? Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
