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B: Bows used back in the medieval era were rather outdated in other parts of the world. In some eastern nations the composite bow was made, which was basically a machine gun in effectiveness when compared to the ones used by Europeans. Then there are modern bows, which would put composite bows used by those nations to shame. I'm sure if a nation is lacking sufficient bow technology, they would have trouble getting through some armors. Others might find armor laughable.

But ontopic: Perhaps in the future Toady could somehow implement archery, where the arrow arcs upwards a few Z-levels if possible to gain strength. Meanwhile, crossbows would be mostly used with straight-line firing. I hear that in the period where bows were mainly used, the best way to get power behind an arrow was to have it arch into the air at an target.

But really, suffocation is one of the reasons people never really use speardwarves. Sure they can be handy for taking down creatures with internal organs but high resistance to most weapons, but training them is difficult.

The worst he could do is post a buncha times in succession if we ignore him. If we don't, this thread will reach ten pages.

And God will kill a kitten. If you don't believe in some form of diety, then the universe will chaoticly cause a butterfly effect, triggering multiple problems in the atmosphere that will make a tree fall in the woods, crushing a logger. A woman who knew him will attend his funeral, leaving a crappy sitter for her cats. One of those cats will escape, becoming a stray. Eventually the stray is captured, and a family adopts him instead of another pregnant cat. The pregnant cat, with nobody wanting her, will be released somewhere. Then the kittens are born. Then, 60 hours later, they die.

DON'T feed the trolls.

All roads do is prevent plants from growing and blocking a route.

Other than that, you can have 'em walk around the whole map to get to you.

Just smooth boulders, chop down trees and dig out paths.

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From what I hear, creatures that have killed become bloodthirsty and will kill even when tamed.

-Dig a passage from the volcano to wherever you want your forges are.
-Somewhere, somehow, have a fortification made. The tricky part is making sure the dwarf who makes it isn't stuck on the wrong side and trapped. I suggest having a peasant do this.
-Have the undug tile next to the magma accessible from above. When everything is in place, have it channeled. Seal this access tunnel with a wall.

There you go: A way to get magma perfectly safe from critters and dwarves subject to racing a flow of magma.