diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c b/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c
index 8f52eaa6c..c036edc49 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/randenc.c
@@ -1450,6 +1450,7 @@ randomevents(void)
 			int undead = unburied / (rand() % 2 + 1);
 			const race * rc = NULL;
 			int i;
+      if (r->age<100) undead = undead * 100 / r->age; /* newbie-regionen kriegen weniger ab */
 
 			if (!undead || r->age < 20) continue;