[Sorcerer] Wealth in a Campaign in the Depression
Ron Edwards:
Hi there,
Raven's right. The corpse is for all intents and purposes merely a medium for the demon.
In fact, although Possessor is a conceivably workable type, one might make a case for Inconspicuous to be better. Meaning, although a corpse is a disturbing and often intrusive object, no one knows it's a demon (and able to get you) unless the demon is actively doing so. Plus hiding (i.e. collapsing), plus lying on the morgue table with no one noticing anyone (until ...), and so on.
It depends a bit on what you want this particular zombie demon to be doing and how it would approach its activities.
Best, Ron
Mackie:
Thanks again, thats helpful.
Im looking at the classic(well, there isnt really anything uniform, but still..) Zombie. A fresh corpse infused with a demon (in this case, the spirit of the dead person). Combined with drugs and superstitious hocus pocus, of course.
I think a Passer demon might actually be most appropriate, seeing as they can pass off for "live" humans in an odd way... Perhaps with the tell tale "Not alive" or something...
Ron Edwards:
Exactly. If the zombies are more like voodoo guys and less like shambling rotting things, then yeah, Passer works too. In fact, mannnn, that is creepy.
Best, Ron
Mackie:
It strikes me that zombie labour would be most helpful in a depression... no food, no wages...
Mackie:
Forgive me for continuing on an allready derailed thread regarding this, but some advice would be nice with regardss to above. First GM nerves I guess!
The setting we are playing uses "dead spirits" as demons, whose desire will be a reflection on what was unresolved in life. We are intending to make rituals RPG heavy, so laying on lots of rolls and penalties - knowing the persons history and having important sentimental items (that includes the corpse, folks) giving bonuses. Nothing like some graveyard shenannigans, I reckon. In addition, the setting will have a "noirish", "hardboiledish" quality, so contacting the spirit of a murder victim could gain you vital clues (for instance). Its a shame your boss walked in while you where mumbling jibberish to yourself and drinking the blood of the corpse...
I would appreciate some advice on how Ron's ideas regarding Demons being from "not-here". How to keep an area of mystery about demons when some of the play will be about finding out about the demon beforehand.
My thoughts are: Where they come from, nobody knows, but they arent meant to come back. The dead have no humanity, and an incomprehensible outlook on life. Their needs and desires are corruptions of their former life. They are only some unfathonable "reflection" of what they were when alive.
Im working with the idea they can be inconspicuos (ghostly types), possessors (the same, but..well...they possess), and objects (residing in an object). Parasites dont fit. Passers im not sure about (they cant form their own bodies?).
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