head-hunting/anti-ressurection

From: Andrew Joelson <joelsona_at_cpdmfg.cig.mot.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1997 10:34:20 -0500


Cory Davis:
>Just an observation, we have in our game always taken heads of powerful
>(rune level) enemies to remove the possibility of resurrection. I think
>it's happened now about 3 or 4 times, so head taking might not just be a
>cultural affectation but a recognized tactic to permanently remove a
>powerful foe.

>What do you reckon?

        In an old D&D campaign, where the enemy had some tool that made rasing the dead easy, our party took to driving spikes into the brain through both eye sockets, then 'stirring'. The idea was to destroy the brain. It worked, but nobody liked doing it very much.

                Andrew

"I'm not mutilating the bodies! I'm just making sure they stay dead!"


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