khornate zombies - 40K Terra

NearSightedFarseer · 01-09-2007

I've been sitting on this idea for a while, since i re-saw return of the living dead. i think the idea of khornate zombies would be awesome, but obviously some rules would needed and i don't know how to approach it. so what would be some ideas that i could work with?
thanks

Dan296 · 01-09-2007

hmm...this would be kind of tough, because generally khornes followers are a swift moving, powerful assault force. zombies are slow and have little to no martial skill at all. they rely on their numbers. why not just use khornite cultists? thats pretty much the same thing, and would make more sense.
zombies in the 40k world are usually plague zombies, the dominion of nurgle. like the mass risen dead before the 13th black crusade? a plague.

NearSightedFarseer · 01-09-2007

well, in return of the living dead, they run, talk(mostly about eating brains, but it counts), and can't really be killed except by total annihilation of the body, which seems very khornish to me. that is something i'd like to replicate in the game, a horde of sprinting, blood thirsty corpses.

Khadhar'phak · 01-09-2007

I would go about it by underpowering the stat line, but giving them the Beast movement rules (Minus Fleet) and maybe as an upgrade (possibly) Furious assault. Then you have zombies, but tastily (sp?) Khornate

NearSightedFarseer · 01-09-2007

all right, good idea, anybody else have something to put in this hat?

Gnr. Keil · 01-09-2007

What about animinosity. Being Korn they want to fight anything and everything. Being zombies they are not very smart.

Khadhar'phak · 01-14-2007

That's a good idea. What about these as upgrades for them:
Knives: counts as carrying 2 hand weapons
Slash, Munch: Furious assault
Runners: Loses beast movement, but gains fleet.

Gnr. Keil · 01-14-2007

Well maybe not the furiouse assault rule but they could come with Collars of Korn standard so the get their frenzy on a roll of 1 or 2. This also might explain why they have risen they way they did.

Khadhar'phak · 01-15-2007

That's a cool idea, fixes fluff problems as well.

Stubber · 01-15-2007

Being zombies they would of course have Feel No Pain and being Khornite, possibly 2 attacks basic.

Cagarner · 01-15-2007

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Originally Posted by Stubber

Being zombies they would of course have Feel No Pain and being Khornite, possibly 2 attacks basic.

... and also Fearless, as they have no sense of self preservation. They're dead already!

Dan296 · 01-15-2007

just use the rules for khornite mutants in the eye of terror codex. seriously. zombies are the realm of nurgle. khorne wants his dead drained of blood and headless, piled in front of his throne.
i just think that its not khornite and wouldnt make sense fluff-wise.

NearSightedFarseer · 01-15-2007

have any of you seen return of the living dead? its not that old. granted they are a different variety from your classic romero type, but legitimately dead and khornate. i'm even working on a short story about how these creatures came to be.
thanks for ideas by the way

Khadhar'phak · 01-29-2007

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Originally Posted by Dan296

just use the rules for khornite mutants in the eye of terror codex. seriously. zombies are the realm of nurgle. khorne wants his dead drained of blood and headless, piled in front of his throne.
i just think that its not khornite and wouldnt make sense fluff-wise.

Where would the fun be in that?

Besides, think of them as more like flesh puppets to be used for searching for heads. There you go. Fluff.

Dan296 · 01-29-2007

ugh do what you want. whatever. personally as a true servent of the lood god i think its a really bad idea....

Perturabo · 01-29-2007

What youre talking about is not so much Night of the Living Dead but a film called 28 Days Later. Set in the United Kingdom in about 2002, the film concerns the breakdown of society following the release of a plague known as "Rage" which almost instantly locks those who are infected by it into zombie-like creatures, a state of irreversible hyperactivity and murderous insanity.
Man these Zombies are fast, they charge everywhere and just want to kill and they are created by a plague known as the "Rage" how very Khornate!!
You should watch it,its quite a scary premis for a film.
Check out this page HERE especialy the bit about the infected!

NearSightedFarseer · 01-29-2007

I saw 28 days later in theaters, i enjoyed it alot. however, without ranting too much off subject, not really true zombies(I'm a zombie purist). I see what your are saying and agree that it could make for more credible khornate zombie. all that to the side, Return of the living dead is a superb, if not off beat, somnabulist flick, released in 1985. Its not connected to night of the living dead by any means, except by a copy write snafu in the late 60's.
Back to topic, either movie would give you a good idea of what i would like my khornate zombies to act and maybe look like.

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NearSightedFarseer Corporal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 241 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	khornate zombies I've been sitting on this idea for a while, since i re-saw return of the living dead. i think the idea of khornate zombies would be awesome, but obviously some rules would needed and i don't know how to approach it. so what would be some ideas that i could work with? thanks __________________ En Taro Adun Mon-Keigh

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Dan296 The Dark Apostle Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 14 Thanked 67 Times in 36 Posts	hmm...this would be kind of tough, because generally khornes followers are a swift moving, powerful assault force. zombies are slow and have little to no martial skill at all. they rely on their numbers. why not just use khornite cultists? thats pretty much the same thing, and would make more sense. zombies in the 40k world are usually plague zombies, the dominion of nurgle. like the mass risen dead before the 13th black crusade? a plague. __________________ I am a leaf on the wind Watch how i soar

01-09-2007	#3 (permalink)
NearSightedFarseer Corporal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 241 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well, in return of the living dead, they run, talk(mostly about eating brains, but it counts), and can't really be killed except by total annihilation of the body, which seems very khornish to me. that is something i'd like to replicate in the game, a horde of sprinting, blood thirsty corpses. __________________ En Taro Adun Mon-Keigh

01-09-2007	#4 (permalink)
Khadhar'phak Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southend, Essex, England. Originally from Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I would go about it by underpowering the stat line, but giving them the Beast movement rules (Minus Fleet) and maybe as an upgrade (possibly) Furious assault. Then you have zombies, but tastily (sp?) Khornate __________________ O'er the Hills and O'er the Main, Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain. King George commands and we obey! Over the hills, and far away...

01-09-2007	#5 (permalink)
NearSightedFarseer Corporal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 241 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	all right, good idea, anybody else have something to put in this hat? __________________ En Taro Adun Mon-Keigh

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Gnr. Keil Trooper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What about animinosity. Being Korn they want to fight anything and everything. Being zombies they are not very smart. __________________ Into the Blue

01-14-2007	#7 (permalink)
Khadhar'phak Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southend, Essex, England. Originally from Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That's a good idea. What about these as upgrades for them: Knives: counts as carrying 2 hand weapons Slash, Munch: Furious assault Runners: Loses beast movement, but gains fleet. __________________ O'er the Hills and O'er the Main, Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain. King George commands and we obey! Over the hills, and far away...

01-14-2007	#8 (permalink)
Gnr. Keil Trooper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 78 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well maybe not the furiouse assault rule but they could come with Collars of Korn standard so the get their frenzy on a roll of 1 or 2. This also might explain why they have risen they way they did. __________________ Into the Blue

01-15-2007	#9 (permalink)
Khadhar'phak Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southend, Essex, England. Originally from Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That's a cool idea, fixes fluff problems as well. __________________ O'er the Hills and O'er the Main, Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain. King George commands and we obey! Over the hills, and far away...

01-15-2007	#12 (permalink)
Dan296 The Dark Apostle Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 14 Thanked 67 Times in 36 Posts	just use the rules for khornite mutants in the eye of terror codex. seriously. zombies are the realm of nurgle. khorne wants his dead drained of blood and headless, piled in front of his throne. i just think that its not khornite and wouldnt make sense fluff-wise. __________________ I am a leaf on the wind Watch how i soar

01-15-2007	#13 (permalink)
NearSightedFarseer Corporal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 241 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	have any of you seen return of the living dead? its not that old. granted they are a different variety from your classic romero type, but legitimately dead and khornate. i'm even working on a short story about how these creatures came to be. thanks for ideas by the way __________________ En Taro Adun Mon-Keigh

01-29-2007	#15 (permalink)
Dan296 The Dark Apostle Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 14 Thanked 67 Times in 36 Posts	ugh do what you want. whatever. personally as a true servent of the lood god i think its a really bad idea.... __________________ I am a leaf on the wind Watch how i soar

01-29-2007	#16 (permalink)
Perturabo Tyrant of Moray Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Eye Of Terror Posts: 1,273 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 19 Thanked 97 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 4	What youre talking about is not so much Night of the Living Dead but a film called 28 Days Later. Set in the United Kingdom in about 2002, the film concerns the breakdown of society following the release of a plague known as "Rage" which almost instantly locks those who are infected by it into zombie-like creatures, a state of irreversible hyperactivity and murderous insanity. Man these Zombies are fast, they charge everywhere and just want to kill and they are created by a plague known as the "Rage" how very Khornate!! You should watch it,its quite a scary premis for a film. Check out this page HERE especialy the bit about the infected! __________________ the_iron_warriors@yahoo.co.uk Experts in Siege Works....we also do Patios and Drives Pre heresy Terminator Squad for sale

01-29-2007	#17 (permalink)
NearSightedFarseer Corporal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 241 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I saw 28 days later in theaters, i enjoyed it alot. however, without ranting too much off subject, not really true zombies(I'm a zombie purist). I see what your are saying and agree that it could make for more credible khornate zombie. all that to the side, Return of the living dead is a superb, if not off beat, somnabulist flick, released in 1985. Its not connected to night of the living dead by any means, except by a copy write snafu in the late 60's. Back to topic, either movie would give you a good idea of what i would like my khornate zombies to act and maybe look like. __________________ En Taro Adun Mon-Keigh

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