Comments on: Inq. of the Week: Favorite Undead?

By: drachnon

drachnon — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:27:29 +0000

I voted other because though Ghost was also an option for me.
The reason I chose other was because Crypt Things aren’t in there, I love their get off my property power You have to max their HD to make them any sort of challenge for PC’s though (I also like to add templates too them like Evolved or Spell Stitched).

By: kingtharg

kingtharg — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:13:16 +0000

Lich that keeps up the appearance of life, appears as a mortal, surmountable villain, either as a noble or wizard = fun when the players kill him, only to see him again, and again, and again with little effort. also fun when they try to coup de grace him and he laughs at them.

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Inq. of the Week: New Games? | Critical Hits — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:12:12 +0000

[...] was actually pleasantly suprised when I saw the question Dave asked last week, to find out what our favorite undead creature is, and some of the results are a bit surprising. The Lich came out in first with 25% of the total [...]

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:23:58 +0000

@Todd

Obviously, you’ve never fought a Druid Lich. Somewhat more interesting, those.

I’m going to have to go specific, however, and cast my vote for Vecna.

Though the Blazing Skeleton (Developer: “What’s worse than a skeleton?” — Designer: “Oooh! A skeleton that’s on fire!” — Developer: “Uh… sure.”) is a close second.

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By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:16:16 +0000

I’m disappointed to see liches and vampires in the lead. It’s like saying the superpower you’d want most is the ability to fly. Boring!

By: OriginalSultan

OriginalSultan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:59:20 +0000

Ghouls, with zombie coming in a close second. I love how in 3e Ghouls had like a 16 charisma. “Well, I know you’re undead & stuff, but you make a persuasive argument. We’ll join you.”

By: Reverend Mike

Reverend Mike — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:17:26 +0000

Someone actually voted for the ghost?... *sigh*...I have been proven wrong yet again... Reverend Mike´s last post: FUN FACT: 10:04 PM Is The Most Creative Time Of Day

By: Bartoneus

Bartoneus — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:57:32 +0000

I voted for Wraith because something has always seemed really creepy and cool to me about them. I don’t think I ever had a painful level-draining experience in earlier editions with one, just the concept of them is something I really like. A void of life, physically appearing as a whispy black cloud, that drains the life essence from whoever it touches.

By: The O

The O — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:41:46 +0000

Ahem….oh how little you know me game. I selected “other” because you forgot the most important undead creature ever created. I, of course, speak of the ATROPAL! ::cues epic prairie dog::

By: The Game

The Game — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:09:08 +0000

I only picked undead that were in the 4e Monster Manual, and then narrowed it down to what I perceived the top 10 most recognizable were, though apparently I should have included Death Knight. (Lord Soth became one, right?) I fully expected while putting the poll together to have The O leave a comment saying "You forgot to include Heckuva"

By: Reverend Mike

Reverend Mike — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:50:42 +0000

Liches and vampires are definitely going to win this one since DMs love them as BBEGs and they have inherent staying power, especially the lich (f***ing phylacterys)…

Also, thanks for the bump!…

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By: Mad Brew

Mad Brew — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:43:55 +0000

I'd have to agree with CF, Death Knights are my favorite "generic" undead creature, though I surely prefer creating new ones that fit my stories perfectly. Mad Brew´s last post: Mad Brew Labs Dot Com

By: Darvin

Darvin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:32:07 +0000

Revenants: A Revenant is an intelligent undead that still retains all his memories of life. He comes back as an undead long enough to avenge his death if he was killed wrongfully.

As a DM you could use the Revenant in one of two ways I see. You could use them to get back at that PC who felt the need to cut a few corners buy the timely death of an NPC.

You could also use the Revenant as a way to get a Player Character who just died as a way to get in one final mission from that PC before his demise.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:15:19 +0000

GHOULS! Because they are so damn polite at the dinner table and... they have their own Empire didn't you know?! Oh... actually i mean... their own Kingdom... =/ jonathan´s last post: Open Game Table: The 2008 Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs

By: TheMainEvent

TheMainEvent — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:08:23 +0000

@ Chatty: Wow, the sheer volume of second language puns you just rattled off shows you clearly have the Wight stuff.

*groan*

Hecuva’s are good for the jokes, but they’re more a one trick pony.

By: The Chatty DM

The Chatty DM — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:28:48 +0000

The Wight, because they are the most Pun-erific undead.

I mean Wight Supremacists? Wight Dragons? Barry Wight?

Hell I even had Wight Knights in a game!

By: Gomez

Gomez — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:39:35 +0000

Zombies! Because there's always a good cause to throw them to your players. Gomez´s last post: [D&D 4E] [Monsters] Fallen

By: CF

CF — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:29:48 +0000

Death Knights. An undead dude walking around with a weapon and uniform. It's almost like a firefighter, but the only flame they seek to extinguish is your life's. CF´s last post: Eternal Defender

By: Vampir

Vampir — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:29:17 +0000

It should be fairly obvious what my favourite is…

By: Reverend Mike

Reverend Mike — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:40:35 +0000

Zombies, because of their inextinguishable thirst for knowledge... Reverend Mike´s last post: Demotivational Monday: FOR THE CARNIVAL! FOR AMERICA!