diff --git a/src/common/races/zombies.c b/src/common/races/zombies.c
index 2abe89672..8d71aae99 100644
--- a/src/common/races/zombies.c
+++ b/src/common/races/zombies.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void
 age_skeleton(unit *u)
 {
 	if (u->faction->no == 0 && rand()%100 < age_chance(u->age, 27, 1)) {
-		int n = u->number/2;
+		int n = (u->number+1)/2;
 		double q = (double) u->hp / (double) (unit_max_hp(u) * u->number);
 		u->race = new_race[RC_SKELETON_LORD];
 		u->irace = new_race[RC_SKELETON_LORD];
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void
 age_zombie(unit *u)
 {
 	if (u->faction->no == 0 && rand()%100 < age_chance(u->age, 27, 1)) {
-		int n = u->number/2;
+		int n = (u->number+1)/2;
 		double q = (double) u->hp / (double) (unit_max_hp(u) * u->number);
 		u->race = new_race[RC_ZOMBIE_LORD];
 		u->irace = new_race[RC_ZOMBIE_LORD];
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void
 age_ghoul(unit *u)
 {
 	if (u->faction->no == 0 && rand()%100 < age_chance(u->age, 27, 1)) {
-		int n = u->number/2;
+		int n = (u->number+1)/2;
 		double q = (double) u->hp / (double) (unit_max_hp(u) * u->number);
 		u->race = new_race[RC_GHOUL_LORD];
 		u->irace = new_race[RC_GHOUL_LORD];
diff --git a/src/res/resources.xml b/src/res/resources.xml
index f93adff28..ca5feaf7f 100644
--- a/src/res/resources.xml
+++ b/src/res/resources.xml
@@ -52,3 +52,20 @@
 		<text locale="en">hammers of Odin</text>
 	</string>
 </strings>
+<resource name="shovel">
+	<comment>gimmik</comment>
+	<item notlost weight="1">
+	</item>
+</resource>
+<strings>
+	<string name="shovel">
+		<text locale="de">Schaufel</text>
+		<text locale="en">shovel</text>
+	</string>
+	<string name="shovel_p">
+		<text locale="de">Schaufeln</text>
+		<text locale="en">shovels</text>
+	</string>
+</strings>
+
+