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Okay, so it sounds to me at dual wielding would be good if you are going 1 on 1 against an enemy with only melee.



What about if your dual-wielder was a high level in dodging and was fast? He could close the gap before the enemy could get very many shots, and could dodge the few shots that came by.


I'm going to test this in the arena. A competent crossbow goblin against a competent swordsdwarf with two swords and high dodging skills.


EDIT: Results are in.

unarmored swordsdwarf with double iron swords with competent dodger and swordsdwarf

Vs.

Unarmored goblin with wood crossbow and iron bolts with competent crossbowman and competent archer.



approx. 20 spaces apart.



Swordsdwarf took some damage, mostly in the form of torn flesh on his legs, but took some major damage to his lower body from 1 bolt tearing his muscle and getting stuck.


In the end, the goblin died.

JESUS CHRIST ITS A LION!

Urist McMayor enters "refuse stockpile" section of his home.


Urist McMayor: AWW MY GAWD! (slams door)

Urist McServant: Whats wrong sir?

urist McMayor: There's a jungle cat in the bathroom!


Just couldn't resist.

Okay, I will deactivate one of my farm plots. I actually butchered all my llamas and alpacas becuase I was getting plenty of cloth and thread from the pig tails in my farms.

I keep seeing people making posts about using vessels or something to go to the bottoms of volcanoes, or to go to the bottom of an ocean What are they talking about?

Do I simply make a building that hangs over an ocean or volcano and just detach it?

I have three 9x3 (or 9x4, can't remember) farms, which grow quarry bushes, cave wheat, and pig tails. I recently killed most of my larger animals, and am only using chickens, cows, and dogs for food.


A majority of this food might be from the recently butchered dozen animals though...


But still, I have far too much.

Okay, here is the description:


The Forgotten Beast Nusko Powugser has come! A huge quadraped composed of Aventurine. It has a long, swinging trunk and it has a bloated body. Beware it's deadly spittle!



Okay, I have 10 dwarves with crossbows using iron bolts, and I have 20 dwarves that are all partially armored with iron armor and have iron battle axes.


I think I will replace their battle axes with warhammers, considering it is composed of gem. This is, of course, only for if I need to take it on.


I have the caverns blocked off by a drawbridge that raises inward, so it can't be destroyed. There aren't any people in the caverns. Considering that it is made of GEMS, I will probably leave it down there

Nah, cook it into roasts - saves stockpile space as you make bigger stacks. It's less training but it sounds like you don't have a shortage of food anyway. Yes, do stop food production for a while but keep your food stockpile somewhere extremely conspicuous so you know to start it up again.

I think most of it IS cooked...