Zombie, Venom
| Statistic | Value |
|---|---|
| Climate/Terrain | Desert |
| Frequency | Veery Rare |
| Organization | Group |
| Activity Cycle | Any |
| Diet | Poisons/Toxins |
| Intelligence | Average |
| Treasure | A |
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
| No. Appearing | 1-100 |
| Armor Class | 5 |
| Movement | 12 |
| Hit Dice | Varies |
| THAC0 | Varies |
| No. of Attacks | 2 |
| Damage/Attack | 1-4 or by weapon |
| Special Attacks | Venom |
| Special Defenses | Regeneration |
| Magic Resistance | Nil |
| Size | M (5’ Tall) |
| Morale | 15 |
| XP Value | 1 HD: 420; 2 HD: 650; 2 HD: 975; 2 HD: 1400; 2 HD: 2000; 2 HD: 4000; 2 HD: +1000 per HD above 6 |
Description
Venom Zombies are similar to Vampires. Those of 3 HD or greater look much like they did in life with a slightly green complextion that is barely noticable. As such they can be quite charming. Those of less HD look as they did in death.
They are created only in dwarves or who are killed by magical scorpions before their focus can be completed. 99% become Dwarven Banshees but 1% become Venom Zombies. However such dwarves and can infect any other race.
Combat
At first Venom Zombies appear as they did after death, but rengerate all further injuries at the rate of 1hp per round, including fire and acid damage. They can spit a deadly poison or a poison that paralyzes. Anyone slain by this venom rises 1D4 hours later as a Venom Zombie.
Venom Chart
| HD / Venom | Type | Method | Onset | Strength | Paraltic Poison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V1 | Contact | 1-4 Rounds | 5 / 0 | 1d4 rounds |
| 2 | V2 | Contact | 1-4 Rounds | 10 / 0 | 2d4 rounds |
| 3-5 | V3 | Contact | 1-4 Rounds | 15 / 5 | 1d4 turns Lesser |
| 6-8 | V4 | Contact | 1-4 Rounds | 20 / 10 | 1d4 turns Greater |
| 9+ | V5 | Contact | 1 Minute | Death / 20 | 1d4 turns Lord |
Venom Zombies must feed on poison once a week or die. Any poison or toxic substance will do. They can detect poison within 100 yards of them at all time and acurately locate it. They are completely immune to all poisons, magical or otherwise.
Any time a Venom Zombie creates another, he is master of it and his personal power increases. A Lesser Venom Zombie is created when he has 10 Venom Zombies to Command. Lesser Venom Zombies have 3-5 HD. Lesser Venom Zombies look as they did in life. They can eat but only gain nutrience from poisoned foods.
A Greater Venom Zombie is created when he has two or more Lesser Venom Zombies to command. He has 6-8 HD and Regenerates two hit points per round. Any living person they touch they can control with a mind altering venom they release through their skin. This only works on creatures and persons with less HD then the Greater Venom Zombie. The controled person may save vs poison or is completely controled by the Greater Venom Zombie. The controled person looses 1 point of Constitution per day until he dies and becomes a Venom Zombie.
A Venom Zombie Lord is created when he has two or more Greater Zombies to Control. He has 9 + 1 HD for every Greater Venom Zombie above 2 that he controls. He has all the powers of a Greater Vemon Zombie and can Metamorphos liquids into either a paralytic poison, or any other kind of Venom Zombie poison.
Venom Zombies retain all the abilities they had in life including HD. Thac0 and hit points remain even if they only function as a 1 or 2 HD Venom Zombie.
Slow Poison nulifies the poisons in any Venom Zombie for the duration of the spell unless they save vs spell. Nuetralize poison or spells that acheive this affect, slay Venom Zombies unless they save vs spell. Food that has been purified by Purify Foord & Drink is fatal to Venom Zombies if they consume it, save vs death magic."Heal" slays Venom Zombies instantly without saving throw unless they have the same HD as the preist.
Venom Zombies will not regenerate damage inflicted by holy weapons, weapons of wounding, sharpness or vorpal weapons. (Weapons of venom do not harm them.) If brought to -10 HP and then burned they will remain dead. If slain in a church they will not regerate. Holy water causes 1D8 pts but does regenerate. Blessed poison, if eaten, will slay then in 1D6 hours.
When a Venom Zombie dies it decays rapidly giving off a small cloud of poisonous vapor. This vapor hangs around the body until dispersed harmlessly in the wind. The poison is the same type as the venom.
The reverse of Slow Poison heals 1D8 hp on a Venom Zombie and the reverse of Nuetralize Poison heals 3D8 hp.
Habitat/Society
Venom Zombies are very rare and function much like a plague when they do arise. As of yet, no city has ever been infected, only small villages. In all outbreaks, the most powerful clerics in the area have been quick to inetervine and destroy they undead as quickly as possible. Druids will also make great efforts to destroy these undead.