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Yeah, I thought they would go apeshit about the miner's death since he was here from the beginning of the fort but as he was always lost in remote tunnels digging for glory, his death went unnoticed (ha? the creepy guy died? serves him well!)...
but when they lost THAT bloodsucking f(r)iend to tragedy...
the hunter was the first to snap... He interrupted his meal halfway through his masterwork roast, drew his crossbow, shot the legendary cook in the head, and started to loose at the bystanders... by the time the militia got there four dwarves laid in pools of blood and roasted tallow... after that there was a chase in the tree farm, tough luck the game was a warrior with one of the masterwork battle axes. he ran around (one z level of cleared soil is flippin big when there is a psycho with a battleaxe to find and dispatch) took on the militia men one by one then got shot... with only two survivors in the militia I decided to sit back and eat my dinner watching it...

I must add that soundsense is a great thing to have...

My civ : the molten bodice...
First artifact : a marble bed.
And now my thong wearing mayor is SO happy

I lurked around a fair lot of forums on teh interwebz and since I am quite shy when I am online I get scared when I read flame wars but here I feel confident enough to post from time to time because even the flame wars tend to be polite and waged by well-behaved people. The moderation is not oppressive and is mostly done by the members themselves. And to wrap it up there are some wonderful people around (girlinhat, aussie, loud whispers, and so much others)...

or maybe all of you are psychos and jerks that enjoy playing a maddening game of kitten/baby slaughter... Oh wait I enjoy it too :s

nearly deleted my post after reading it again. I seldom dare to post for fear of not being up to the forum level.

I was not clear about "sticking between the plates". I meant sticking it at joints, where the plates do not cover.

Indeed you can slash with the tip, but a halberd blade is heavier so it make it easyer if the goal is to cut off the horse's leg. Of course if you just want to open the throat or make it die from bleeding the spear will do.

Swords are just not made for fighting  horses, better use a spear or a halberd. I'd rather use the latter because you can jump out of the way AND slash its legs whilst it's  charging. With a spear you can put the butt into the ground and level the blade at the horse's chest. Its more dangerous (you are more likely to miss) if you are alone but when you are within a small infantry unit against charging cavalry its definitely better.

Thanks guys, I was gettint bored and hesitated to create a new fort, now I'm going to, just to really try the clothing, glass and ceramic industry and cause war with everyone else but dwarves. In front of a necro tower of course.

And what about worms <_<