Q: If no corpses are in a province....

[ExitJudas]

Is raise skeletons then better than raise dead?

[Twan]

Yes, raise dead do nothing without corpses.

[ExitJudas]

will your caster cast it anyway if its scripted and no corpses are present?

does corpses made in the same battle count?

[Ironhawk]

Skeletons are better than zombies, anyway. Unless you just need arrow-catchers or something.

[Torin]

no, he will cast something else instead. Mostly raise skeletons.
I think zombies are better because you get more of them in each casting. They are fodder anyway.

[Endoperez]

Zombies will also get better equipment if the corpses had high res-cost before they became corpses.