Pyramid 3/102: Zombies
The Dead Strike Back! You thought it was safe to walk past a graveyard? The dead have other ideas! This installment of Pyramid - the PDF magazine for roleplayers - is dedicated to exploring a single versatile threat: zombies. This issue's pulse-pounding pages contain: "Unlife Support¸" a discussion of various GURPS options for including playable free-willed zombies in a campaign¸ from GURPS Zombies author Sean Punch. Let the heroes use Partial Resurrection¸ a "restart" serum¸ or other options. The PCs may die¸ but the fun lives on! "The Unknown Hunger¸" a systemless exploration of two new zombie types. Beware of the dark lest you become absorbed by it¸ or have your soul expelled by the restless spirits of Hell. "The Viking Dead¸" an overview of Norse undead - complete with GURPS stats and intel - from GURPS Vikings author Graeme Davis. "Battlesuit Zombies¸" a science-fiction analysis of what happens when combat suits become "zombified." The latest Eidetic Memory offering from David L. Pulver is suitable for any TL9 campaign¸ and it also comes with ideas for how to use it with GURPS After the End ¸ Transhuman Space ¸ GURPS Reign of Steel ¸ and more. "The Church of the New Focus¸" a look at a spiritual center whose core hides a dark secret¸ from Pyramid Editor Steven Marsh. Believers can gain new GURPS abilities... but at what cost? "Not Your Average Grave Robbing¸" a GURPS adventure that pits the heroes against a grave robber and his sinister creations. "Indian Ghouls¸" a brief Appendix Z survey of some of the restless dead of legend found across the Middle East and India. This issue also includes another peek at the new Car Wars universe with a vignette by Matt Riggsby¸ and a Random Thought Table that considers how to keep the suspense even when the players see you reading an issue called "Zombies." The dead may be restless¸ but you'll be even more restless to use all these great new options in your game!