Eden takes their zombie game on the road, using it to create undead horrors from around the world and doing it with style. The result may be neither an all-zombie book nor an all-survival horror book, but it's awfully good at what it does.
Post originally by Dan Davenport at 2005-05-06 08:08:38
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<b>How's this one hold up to GURPS Undead as a general all-purpose undead reference? Sounds like it might be more comprehensive.</b>
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Not having read GURPS Undead, I can't really help you there. I don't think AotWD would work as such a reference on its own, if that's what you mean, given the need for the zombie rules in the core rulebook.
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<b>Also, how much of this book is comprised of "system" material vs. mythological content?</b>
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I'd say it's about an even split. The text gives descriptions of the differing powers various myths attribute to the creature, and a list of those powers in game terms follows.
One big difference I noticed between this book and GURPS Horror, which I did own at one point, is that the monster entries <u>do</u> cover a number of variations on the monster, as opposed to one very specific version of the monster. (Again, that's GURPS <u>Horror</u>. I don't know anything about how GURPS <u>Undead</u> handles that.)
Post originally by Ninjarhino at 2005-05-06 11:33:31
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My one complaint about the book is that the Appendix makes a specific reference to Frankenstein monster-type constructs being in the book, and yet they aren't there. This disapoints me, as I felt like it was the one major type of undead missing from what was otherwise a very excellent book.
Post originally by Dan Davenport at 2005-05-06 12:17:59
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Ah, yes -- that's a point I forgot to mention. My only guess as to why would be that that only references one particular monster rather than an entire category of monters.
Post originally by Nick at 2005-05-06 17:10:44
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They really have different goals. Atlas of the Walking dead assembles a list of specific beings from folklore (or literature/film) - it's a monster manual in effect, though in a good way. GURPS Undead is a discursive overview of the subject of undeath in general.
If a broad guide to creating your own undead mythos is your thing, then GURPS Undead is probably better; if you want a wide variety of beings suited to a modern or historical setting, then Atlas will have them.
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