Quote Originally Posted by Lenarizan View Post
Is a mummy a skeletal undead?
I mean: Some photos of mummies portray them without flesh. Therefore my thought would be to simply slam a 'mummified' template on something that doesn't resemble the stereotypical mummy. But I've got a feeling that I might be doing something against common normalcy there. Eep![/spoiler]
In the real world, something is said to be mummified if it's preserved with most of it's skin and most of it's muscle tissue intact.
The concept of mummy rot stem from the fact that they still have tissue that potentially could have disease-carrying microorganisms preserved.
So I think you only should use the template on undead that have been buried for some time and have their flesh remaining. The difference from zombies is that they have been buried longer and aren't rotting at present in my opinion