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DF Dwarf Mode Discussion / Re: Oh, it's a girl! And she's plummeting to her doom!
« on: June 16, 2009, 06:41:55 pm »it was suggested somewhere that babies not held by their mothers will try to off themselves by jumping off cliffs. since it takes a while for the happy mother to comprehend what just happened (and a few more ticks for her to fight the urge to go fetch that masterfully sewn sock or take a swig of that dwarven wine) babies born near any empty space will promptly proceed to become dead babies.
Sounds pretty dwarfy to me. Adult dwarves learn to ignore their innate suicidal impulse because they know it'll take some time to build the magma pumps.