Editing Scavvies (section)

====Plague Zombie====

Even Necromunda has not been untouched by the [[Zombie Plague]] although it is uncertain whether anyone realises that this is the touch of Chaos or not, though considering the sheer number of diseases existing in the 40k universe it might not even be a [[Nurgle]]-based plague; the Scavvy rules simply tell that it was "mysterious," besides, Necromunda hasn't really had a history of being invaded by Chaos that we know about. Although the plague has long since passed it has not been purged entirely. Small handfuls of directionless zombies can still be found in the lowest reaches, feeding on animals or dead things.

Scavvies have learned to utilise these unthinking creatures by rounding them up and pushing them towards their enemies. This is a potent tactic as although the zombies are not the strongest of adversaries, they have no fear or sensation of pain and may yet pass on their plague to their unfortunate victims if they wound them in close combat, where after the battle the survivor must take a check to find out if he has contracted the plague or not... most of the time they are just sick and get over the illness over a few days (ie: the next battle in game-time) but if they are really unlucky they'll just get removed from play and possibly even attack their former gang-members... causing a domino effect of plague.

This can be [[TPK|absolutely amazing if it knocks out an entire gang after only a single wound]] but it's actually mathematically unlikely.