MostcharactersintheAllianceandHordearen'tyearningtofindthemselvestransformedintoaninstinct-drivencraniummuncher.Zombiesarenotonlyevil,they'remembersoftheScourge,outtodestroyalllifeasweknowit.Theyalsohavefairlybadpersonalhygiene.(Okay,somaybethey'renotthatmuchdifferentfromtheForsaken.)
Buttousplayers,Zombiesarecool.Yougettodostuff,andattackpeople,andexplode,andconvertpeopleintozombies,anditrocks!Andwhileyourcharactermightfinditselfouttabubblegum,anddecidetostartkickingbuttinstead,you-the-playermightfeelbadforruiningsomeoneelse'sgoodtime.
there'salittlemoretoroleplayingtheeventthanthat.It'stemptingtolaunchyourselfatthesuspiciouscratesandtransformintoabrain-hungrybeast.ButtoborrowaquotefromaroleplayeronShadowCouncil,ifyou'regoingtodothat,chancesarethatwhatyou'rereallydoingis"takinganOOCday."
Thiscouldbeagreatroleplayingopportunity,asyouhonestlygettogoonarampageandkillyourownfaction.SincemanyRPDeathKnightsoutthereareboundtohavethe"Iwentevil,killedmyfamily,andnowIangsteternal"thinggoingon,thiseventcouldbealegitimatechanceforyoutoplayitoutin-game!
Still,thereisroleplaytobehadhere!
Wecanroleplaythisinawaythatmakeseveryonehappy,andwecanmakeitwork.So,let'stakealookatthedeep,meaningfulstoriesthatmotivateyourzombieasyouspendyourangst-fillednightsstrugglingagainstintolerance,pain,theindifferenceofacruelworld,andtheeternalhungerforgraymatter.
Talkaboutit.Man,thisisthesimplestsuggestion,andit'softenignored.Spendsometimebothaszombiesandlivingcritterstalkingaboutwhat'shappening.Don'tnaturallyjettotheOOCchannel,butinstead,spendsometimelivingoutsomezombietropes.Hitthe"walk"button,andtry-invain-togetawayfromazombie,likeaco-edtryingtofleeJason.CreateyourDeathKnight.C'mon.You'regoingtohaveone-soamI.Createanalt,now,withthenameyou'regoingtouseforyourDeathKnight.Levelitupabit,thenhavehimhorriblykilledandturnedintoazombie.Vastpanicasyourcharacterrealizeswhat'shappening!Atthispoint,youcan'tsomuchaswanderbytheGnomeKingortheOgrimmarAuctionHousewithoutseeingthoseArgentHealerfellastryingtospoilourfun.Asplayers,wewatchthetimetickdowntozombificationwithmouth-wateringglee.Ourcharacters,though,aregonnafreakout."Ohmygod!What'shappeningtome?"TheymayhavealreadyseenotherzombiesrampaginginAuberdine.Roleplayitout!Now'syourtimetoflexyourmelodrama,andspamsomeyells."Myeyes,Ican'tfeelmyeyes!"Tryandcommunicatewiththenewlyundead.Don'tsimplyreachforyouraxeandstartswinging."Mulder,you'renotyou!"Giveitafewheartbeats,andtestthein-characterknowledgethatthisjowl-slaveringbeastmightberevertedbacktohumanity.Youcan'tknowuntilyoutry,right?