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Digger

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Prisoner application
« on: March 04, 2008, 01:10:00 am »
So I have this new siege-new-goblins-for-the-cages spawn, and I get this idea, how about... SLAVES. Goblin slaves, kobold slaves, whatever we got. Say 1 chain + a prisoner of war = working slave that has no need for food. Of course the Dungeon Master would be uber-extatic.
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Re: Prisoner application
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2008, 01:15:00 am »
Well, you can currently train them into pets (with a little modding), but they won't do any work unless you do some switcheroo modding after that.


And I daresay this does sound fun.  Similar topics have been discussed before, so I think the community feels somewhat the same way.  Having a nice kobold slave cleaning up around the dining room would be fun to see, although some dwarves may resent the act of slavery.  

It'll also give a use to those olmmen and lizardmen I picked up in my underground river.  Aside from selling them or putting them in a zoo or an arena, there's not much I can do with them.

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Re: Prisoner application
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2008, 01:18:00 am »
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Originally posted by Kagus:
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It'll also give a use to those olmmen and lizardmen I picked up in my underground river.  Aside from selling them or putting them in a zoo or an arena, there's not much I can do with them.</STRONG>

How about a petting zoo?

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Re: Prisoner application
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2008, 01:36:00 am »
I like it. It also fits kinda-sorta with the army arc. Taking Prisoners of war.
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Re: Prisoner application
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2008, 01:39:00 am »
This has been suggested numberous times.  There is even a thread around mentioning enslaving the elves to chop down trees.
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Lyrax

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Re: Prisoner application
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2008, 02:48:00 am »
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Originally posted by Kagus:
<STRONG>Having a nice kobold slave cleaning up around the dining room would be fun to see, although some dwarves may resent the act of slavery.  </STRONG>

Only if the dwarves are also slaves.  Heck, depending on technology levels, the kobold might be living the high life now.  Besides, I don't think DF is ready to give dwarves political views, and might not ever be ready for that.

Oh my.  I just had a thought:
Olim Glidthok cancels Haul Item: Attending Political Protest.

Or better yet:
Olim Glidthok cancels Chain Large Animal: Starting Political Protest.

Would this be realistic, considering medieval earth's views on slavery?  Heck.  No.  Would it be shocking and possibly really cool, and possibly super annoying?  It just might.  I don't think I'd like to see it, due to the jarring modernity of it all, but it would be kinda cool.

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