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[Khym Chanur]

Using the new 0.31.03 "undead-ify arena creatures" feature, I found that zombie and skeletal dragons will breath fire, and zombie giant cave spiders will shoot webs.  I'm not sure if dragons should lose the fire breath in undeath, since it might be considered a magical ability, but cave spiders generating webs is definitely biological, and shouldn't be possible for dead things.

[FreakyCheeseMan]

Who are we to say how zombie biology work?

Bear in mind that we just updated from a version that allowed skeletal whales to crawl centipede-style over dry land using their ribcage as legs.

[Pilsu]

You lost me around the part you said it was biologically implausible for dead things that can still shamble around to produce web.

Skeletal enemies should lose such abilities, yes. In fact, I think they should lose their flying ability if it's tied to wings. But zombies, I see no reason why they couldn't still produce web or fire if they have the glands in place.

[NinjaE8825]

I think the most elegant solution would be to attach special abilities to bodyparts, like [ STANCE ] and legs already are.
That way, a skeletal dragon won't be able to breathe fire because it has no lungs, and likewise with a zombie GDS whose poison sacs have rotted off.