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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / How have your dwarves surprised you today?
« on: July 05, 2009, 11:34:58 pm »
My fortress has been fairly quiet for a few years, with no seiges and few ambushes or robberies. Most of my problems I've created myself by ignoring the nobles. (Poor engraver got beaten badly recently.) I have had two megabeasts decide to drop by, though. The first this year was a titan, who went down to a champion wrestler, his pal, and an elite marksdwarf in a few seconds with no damage on our side.
What really surprised me was when a dragon came in winter that same year and charged up to my 3 story tower by my hole-in-the-ground entrance. I saw a shot or two go off and my wrestler grabbed the dragon and held him in place. I figured it was only a matter of time before he was shot to death or swarmed, but I saw the newbie marksdwarf I had shifted in rush down the tower towards the dragon. I realized he was out of ammo and started to worry a bit for his safety, and of course he ran straight towards the dragon with his crossbow held high. He then proceeded to club the dragon through the air about a good ten spaces diagonally untill it crashed into a tree and died with no previous injury above light grey. When I was inspecting to confirm it was his kill, I found that he had no skill in hammering at all, and no kills at all to his name. Apparently, all my dwarves that aren't in the hospital beds (nearly half the guards) are potential killing machines.
What really surprised me was when a dragon came in winter that same year and charged up to my 3 story tower by my hole-in-the-ground entrance. I saw a shot or two go off and my wrestler grabbed the dragon and held him in place. I figured it was only a matter of time before he was shot to death or swarmed, but I saw the newbie marksdwarf I had shifted in rush down the tower towards the dragon. I realized he was out of ammo and started to worry a bit for his safety, and of course he ran straight towards the dragon with his crossbow held high. He then proceeded to club the dragon through the air about a good ten spaces diagonally untill it crashed into a tree and died with no previous injury above light grey. When I was inspecting to confirm it was his kill, I found that he had no skill in hammering at all, and no kills at all to his name. Apparently, all my dwarves that aren't in the hospital beds (nearly half the guards) are potential killing machines.