When DCeased was announced a lot of returning fans were a little disappointed to learn there would be no playable Zombie mode to match with Marvel Zombies. Now of course there are a number of reasons for this; they’ve been explained elsewhere if you’re interested. As for myself, I say there’s always reasons not to do something. I think a bunch of us want to do it anyway. So this is my effort, over the coming months, before the Kickstarter ships out I will have posted playable rules for every Zombie Hero. You can mix them with your Marvel Zombies, custom up some rules to run them in DCeased missions, or just laugh at how bad my ideas are. Lots of people have some cool ideas for how to make these characters. These are just mine.
My customs are designed to feel balanced next to existing designs. They are designed with simplicity in mind; simplicity is what makes Zombicide so fun. I also design my customs to match the sculpt of the model and the version and powers that are presented there. In designing custom playable Zombie Heroes I have developed the term “Militia” as a shorthand to mean Trooper, Guard or Specialist. All cards were made using Wuxyteo’s card creator, which is pretty great.
The Iceberg Lounge has seen better days, it’s time for zombie Penguin. The Penguin has always been a villain who is most dangerous when he is underestimated. That is even more true now that he’s a zombie. His battered Parasol is a humble base attack rolling 2 dice and hitting on 4 or better; among the worst in the game. He is however accompanied by a flock of molting zombie penguins, his Foul Feathered Fiends which scurry out and tear scraps of flesh off the helpless victims of larger, stronger zombies, as well as menacing their master’s foes. This is reflected in his blue skill, which gives him a reroll on all melee attacks as well as letting him reduce Hunger whenever anyone Devours nearby. At Orange he gets to break out his signature trick umbrellas, which are reflected in allowing you to discard Zombie Traits for a diverse variety of effects, whatever you might need at the time, Oswald probably has an umbrella that will do it. This combos well with his ultimate skill, It Could Be Worse, which gives him free Zombie Traits when he Devours as well as letting him draw 2 traits and choose 1 every time he gains a trait.
