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If I may, I think it's long since become a forum in-joke rather than an actual spoiler avoidance measure.  It might have had that function at some point, but now clowns and candy have basically become speech conventions.

This. This, this, this. It's not done for the sake of spoilers. It's a forum in-joke. Or even a fandom in-joke. Or just a DF meme.

Quote from: NewSheoth on November 17, 2010, 03:13:57 pm

Question: do ghosts whose slabs were destroyed respawn where the slab was, where the body was, where they were in life frequently or randomly?

Thats what we've been trying to figure out. I think we can put our differences aside. For !!science!!. You monster.

I haven't had much experience with ghosts. I guess the only way we could find out where destroyed slab ghosts go is by dropping dwarves into spike pits, making slabs for them, and destroying the slabs. Watch the ghost and report what happens.

I lost my fort to a goblin siege (how did i fail that defense?), but when i rebuild my new fort, i'll start ghost tests.

Do ghosts mainly come from unhappy dwarves?

Urist McTestSubject didn't survive his magma swimming test, but we're glad he got burned, think of all the things we've learned, for the dwarves who are still alive!

And I think ghosts come from all sorts, happy or not. Just don't bury them. I think it only determines what kind of ghost spawns. But that's just me thinking. Maybe a violent death produces more angry ghosts... can try the trader-meets-goblin-siege-in-a-trap test to find out.

Question: do ghosts whose slabs were destroyed respawn where the slab was, where the body was, where they were in life frequently or randomly?

Tee hee, thread derailment in less than ten posts. Nicely done. Just don't collapse the thread cavern section.
Ghosts are pretty unhidden, everyone will get some eventually with or without digging out adamantine or breaching heck. So there's no point in spoilering them. Calling them various funny names, however, is fine by me, as long as it's funny or at least !!funny!!.

Not limited to bronze anymore? All hail the Toady!

Also, weapon traps are flowing again. Awesome. I can run my monstrous trapped halls again! Thanks!!

Quote from: Eric Blank on November 16, 2010, 01:18:39 am

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Quote from: Eric Blank on November 16, 2010, 01:09:02 am

I feel worse for him; He's dead, recieves no burial or memorial, and the only thing that wants to be around him is a bloody monstrosity of a golem!

I feel no sympathy for idiots that throw themselves into the ocean.

A fine point... I honestly had the same reaction when several archers in a row jumped from the top of a 5 z-level waterfall into the river below to kill carp, and died on impact. They were off duty for crying out loud!

There really needs to be a "diving" skill or something, to reduce damage from impact with the ground/water.

And yes, I realize how broken a legendary diver would be

Literally.

Elves have wooden stuff for a purpose though. Give them metal and enough centuries and there won't be anything else left in the world.