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Urist MacNoob

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A question regarding vampires and retirement
« on: June 13, 2013, 10:11:22 pm »
If you retire an adventurer vampire, will he automatically begin to feed on nearby villagers? Or will he ignore his hunger entirely and enjoy his golden years of immortality in peace? I want to know because my batman-ish character is a vampire and recently sustained bad nerve damage. I might bring out a Robin adventurer, but... I'm not doing that unless I know he won't begin to feed on villagers.

Die a hero... Or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2013, 05:29:50 am »
I don't think vampire NPCs feed very often, and while I don't know if a retired vampire adventurer will start draining villagers or not, if he does, you'll likely have to play Fortress Mode for a several in-game years before he starts collecting kills.
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Quote from: Deepblade on June 30, 2013, 03:36:52 pm
I found a human city named Sleevevirgins. It was easily the biggest city in the world, so clearly I wasn't the first person to come inside the city's walls.

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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2013, 07:10:50 am »
History doesen't go forward after world generation ( in a current release), so he won't do anything. Nobody, expect the player, won't do anything. He'll be perfectly fine there.
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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2013, 08:01:18 am »
The villagers will still want you to kill him, though.
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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2013, 08:57:48 am »
Not if you haven't killed any of them. I usually anger just one civilization and use them (or bandits or wildlife) as a food. I try keep other friendly to me.
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Urist MacNoob

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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2013, 10:38:39 am »
Alright, thanks. It looks like Bat-Dwarf will get to retire after all, if what you say is true.

Anyway, thanks for the info. Batdwarf's purpose was to create a vampire that did good things, that had moral standards he abided by and had a habit of mutilating people who didn't abide by them, like necromancers and bandits. He's the hero this Empire of Extrication wants, but no longer is he the one it deserves...

Now is the time for Robin to rise...
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Coldmonkey: "The idea that having flaming tools and introducing them to the intimate workings of someone you don't get along with is much too human for these forums. I mean, it's not really that hard, is it? Anyone can wield a torch, it doesn't prove anything. Wearing flaming clothes on the other hand, or better yet, wearing nothing at all and being on fire... that is the essence of dwarfish behavior."

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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2013, 10:41:07 pm »
Oh, please please please PLEASE make your next guy a swallow-man. its just too good.
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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2013, 11:46:50 pm »
Quote from: cathartic rooster on June 17, 2013, 10:41:07 pm
Oh, please please please PLEASE make your next guy a swallow-man. its just too good.

Swallow-Man sounds like the screen name for a gay-porn actor.
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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2013, 03:18:57 pm »
Quote from: Urist MacNoob on June 13, 2013, 10:11:22 pm

Die a hero... Or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2013, 03:23:22 am »
Quote from: coldmonkey on June 14, 2013, 05:29:50 am
I don't think vampire NPCs feed very often


I recently found an vampire NPC, the current year is 125, he was born in 65, 900 notable kills already, counting 350+ human and 400 dwarves :D
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Re: A question regarding vampires and retirement
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2013, 08:55:23 pm »
Quote from: Matoro on June 14, 2013, 07:10:50 am
History doesen't go forward after world generation ( in a current release), so he won't do anything. Nobody, expect the player, won't do anything. He'll be perfectly fine there.
Not entirely true. My adventurers civilzation lacked a king or a general due to it being a very early year. They got both while he was killing Ettin. So history continues at a slow pace.
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