Z tactics against Military

Engurrand · 10-15-2012, 12:55 PM

..or How Could Zed Dismantle Society

A recent thread inspired me to turn the question on it's head. It seems the hivemind consensus is pretty firmly that any situation where an organized military response is possible, standard contagion zed is not a threat.

I've been thinking of running a ZED game for a while...
So lets design an outbreak that IS a threat. Or in other words, take the winning elements of the zed formula and work backwards from there:
IMHO those winning elements are:

Misfit bands of survivors,
always on the move or holed up in fortified positions,
emphasis on resource management,
zombies everywhere,
zombies are dumb.

I know an easy solution would be to make zed smart, but to me that breaks the premise - it becomes an issue requiring an organized response, rather than one that fosters the band of misfits scenario.

All ideas are welcome.

10-15-2012, 12:55 PM	#1
Engurrand Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wormtooth Nation	Z tactics against Military ..or How Could Zed Dismantle Society A recent thread inspired me to turn the question on it's head. It seems the hivemind consensus is pretty firmly that any situation where an organized military response is possible, standard contagion zed is not a threat. I've been thinking of running a ZED game for a while... So lets design an outbreak that IS a threat. Or in other words, take the winning elements of the zed formula and work backwards from there: IMHO those winning elements are: Misfit bands of survivors, always on the move or holed up in fortified positions, emphasis on resource management, zombies everywhere, zombies are dumb. I know an easy solution would be to make zed smart, but to me that breaks the premise - it becomes an issue requiring an organized response, rather than one that fosters the band of misfits scenario. All ideas are welcome.