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An especially noteworthy feature is the clever magma-ductwork which allows molten rock to be pumped up through the statue to pour in a fiery cascade from the mouth; any captives trapped within the statue at such times are immersed in magma, and their immolation wreathes the statue's head in clouds of smoke.

Machinegod, ruled by The Council of Beasts

Quote from: Sordid on November 07, 2009, 02:44:37 pm

Quote from: Quantum Toast on November 06, 2009, 06:16:17 pm

Who knows, an 8-year-old's imagination might be able to come up with ways to kill goblins that we could never have thought of.

Like what, dropping kittens on them? Do falling creatures cause damage to those they land on?

Also, hell yes to the notion of "don't underestimate children".

ACTUALLY kittens is a pretty awful way of disposing of goblins. Recently I tried to get rid of all cats, but one went and adopted one of the dwarves. I had to keep the cats away from the cave spiders you see, they were eating up my income.
 So I got the cat into a 1x2 room and locked the door. Immigrants brought more cats and the immigrants were executed, their cats butchered ... but somehow they cats managed to impregnate the imprisoned one. Stickin' it under the door probably.

So this cat got kittens. The kittens and the cat sexed eachother up and they bred until there were over 20 of them. I thought that I have to get rid of these things - so I channeled into the room from above and designated a pit. I threw in a captured goblin, with the hopes that he would destroy them all.

LO AND BEHOLD he was assaulted by 20+ furious, inbred cats and kittens and they gouged out his eyes and while he killed 1 and severely wounded 2 kittens the goblin was slain and spread across the tiny room in an extremely violent fashion. To kill something with kittens is CRUEL AND UNUSUAL!

Quote from: Wereman on November 06, 2009, 12:38:26 am

While on the topic of glass, is it possible to get sand on an originally non-sand map?

i tried draining my ponds/ rivers but no sand. just wondering if there is a way,
because my current fortress has a lot of precious gems to make some nicely valued stuff

If you don't have sand, you don't have sand and there's nothing you can do to acquire glass since traders will never bring it.  If you want glass you'll have to find a new embark location or start cheating(utilities like Dtil come to mind).