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[Jake]

I modded the Piecemaker into .40d. Its ammunition did 800 GORE damage. Thanks to a series of misunderstandings and oversights on my part on my part, it became a goblin-only weapon.
That was the end of my "everyone has mining enabled, everyone gets an iron pick" experiment in fortress defence.

[Iapetus]

I was watching the old Harryhausen movie The Golden Voyage of Sinbad the other day, and was inspired to create this:

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[CREATURE:IDOLKALI]
[NAME:idol of Kali:idols of Kali:idol of Kali]
[TILE:'K'][COLOR:6:0:0]
[MEGABEAST]
[GENPOWER:5]
[FANCIFUL][POWER]
[CANOPENDOORS]
[PREFSTRING:height]
[BODY:HUMANOID_6ARMS_SWORDS:2EYES:2EARS:NOSE:HUMANOID_JOINTS:5FINGERS:5TOES]
[NOT_BUTCHERABLE]
[NOPAIN][EXTRAVISION][NOBREATHE][NOBLEED][NOSTUN][NONAUSEA][NOEMOTION]
[NOSTUCKINS][SEVERONBREAKS][NOSKULL][NOSKIN][NOBONES][NOMEAT][NOTHOUGHT][NOEXERT]
[BUILDINGDESTROYER:2]
[TRAPAVOID]
[DAMBLOCK:5]
[NOFEAR]
[SIZE:10]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:RS1:stab:stabs:1:6:PIERCE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:LS1:stab:stabs:1:6:PIERCE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:RS2:slash:slashes:1:6:SLASH][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:LS2:slash:slashes:1:6:SLASH][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:RS3:hack:hacks:1:6:GORE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[ATTACK:MAIN:BYTOKEN:LS3:hack:hacks:1:6:GORE][ATTACKFLAG_WITH]
[DIURNAL]
[BIOME:ANY_LAND]
[ITEMCORPSE:STATUE:NO_SUBTYPE:STONE:GRANITE]
[ITEMCORPSE_QUALITY:5]
[NO_DRINK][NO_EAT][NO_SLEEP]
[FEMALE]
[MATERIAL:STONE:GRANITE]
[CANNOT_UNDEAD]
[SPHERE:DESTRUCTION]
[SPHERE:SACRIFICE]
[SPHERE:WAR]

[BODY:HUMANOID_6ARMS_SWORDS]
[BP:UB:upper body][UPPERBODY]
[BP:LB:lower body][CON:UB][LOWERBODY]
[BP:HD:head][CON:UB][HEAD]
[BP:RUA1:first right upper arm][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LUA1:first left upper arm][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RLA1:first right lower arm][CON:RUA1][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LLA1:first left lower arm][CON:LUA1][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RH1:first right hand][CON:RLA1][GRASP][RIGHT]
[BP:LH1:first left hand][CON:LLA1][GRASP][LEFT]
[BP:RUA2:second right upper arm][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LUA2:second left upper arm][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RLA2:second right lower arm][CON:RUA2][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LLA2:second left lower arm][CON:LUA2][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RH3:third right hand][CON:RLA2][GRASP][RIGHT]
[BP:LH3:third left hand][CON:LLA2][GRASP][LEFT]
[BP:RUA3:third right upper arm][CON:UB][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LUA3:third left upper arm][CON:UB][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RLA3:third right lower arm][CON:RUA2][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LLA3:third left lower arm][CON:LUA2][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RH3:third right hand][CON:RLA2][GRASP][RIGHT]
[BP:LH3:third left hand][CON:LLA2][GRASP][LEFT]
[BP:RUL:right upper leg][CON:LB][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LUL:left upper leg][CON:LB][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RLL:right lower leg][CON:RUL][LIMB][RIGHT]
[BP:LLL:left lower leg][CON:LUL][LIMB][LEFT]
[BP:RF:right foot][CON:RLL][STANCE][RIGHT]
[BP:LF:left foot][CON:LLL][STANCE][LEFT]
[BP:RS1:first sword[CON:RH1][RIGHT]
[BP:LS1:second sword[CON:LH1][LEFT]
[BP:RS2:third sword[CON:RH2][RIGHT]
[BP:LS2:fourth sword[CON:LH2][LEFT]
[BP:RS3:fifth sword[CON:RH3][RIGHT]
[BP:LS3:sixth sword[CON:LH3][LEFT]



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROssbvtE41U

I haven't tested it yet though.

(The death of the villain (6:15 onwards here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHxoBsIDQOM just confirmed that this film is made of Dwarf Fortress).

[Sagus]

What are the odds of we being able to make a gun that shoots swords?
Not ammo named "swords" that come in stacks, but individually forged swords?

We need a forgotten beast that has every conceivable raw and limb attached to them. Name it "Creation" or something oddly meaningful. Of course, to be able the have so many such parts, the thing would probably have to be the size of a planet.

I think that's possible if we make an entry in the "body_rcp" file with all the existing limbs. If I'm not mistaken, that file is from where the forgotten beasts get their body parts from. Of course, other creatures that are generated like them would also be able to adquire these parts, and since they are randomly generated, who knows when you'll finally the one beast with the thousand bodyparts, but stil... maybe it'll work.

[3]

What are the odds of we being able to make a gun that shoots swords?
Not ammo named "swords" that come in stacks, but individually forged swords?

Very, very low.

Edit: There is an alternative, which would involve making a reaction which takes a sword and converts it to a nigh-identical ammo item. I remember this being done with anvils somewhere...

[FACM]

What are the odds of we being able to make a gun that shoots swords?
Not ammo named "swords" that come in stacks, but individually forged swords?

Very, very low.

Edit: There is an alternative, which would involve making a reaction which takes a sword and converts it to a nigh-identical ammo item. I remember this being done with anvils somewhere...

You can't mark swords with the [AMMO:BOLT] (or properly-formatted equivalent) tag?

[3]

Err... I haven't specifically tried it in 0.31, but last version ammo items and weapons were two distinct item classes.

And... yep, it's still that way now.

[Keuran]

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=22612.msg737121#msg737121

It didn't really work though, because ammo couldn't have weight in 40d, so It was just a high-damage arrow with a really heavy launcher. With fire speeds and ammo sizes now, one can be made that actually has insane bludgeon damage but a very low range. Something like this:

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Weapon:

[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_ANVILLAUNCHER]
[NAME:anvil launcher:anvil launchers]
[SIZE:1000]
[SKILL:HAMMER]
[RANGED:CROSSBOW:ANVIL]
[SHOOT_FORCE:10000]
[SHOOT_MAXVEL:50]  This is just to make sure a near-weightless object doesn't go faster than the string could possibly go.
[TWO_HANDED:0]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:15000]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:3]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:4000:bash:bashes:NO_SUB:1250]

Ammo:

[ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_ANVIL]
[NAME:anvil:anvils]
[CLASS:ANVIL]
[SIZE:500]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:100:2000:crush:crushes:NO_SUB:5000]

Reactions:

[REACTION:ANVIL_TO_AMMO]
[NAME:use anvils as ammo]
[BUILDING:SMELTER:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:ANVIL:NONE:NONE:NONE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_ANVIL:GET_MATERIAL_FROM_REAGENT:A:NONE]

[REACTION:AMMO_TO_ANVIL]
[NAME:use anvils for metalworking]
[BUILDING:SMELTER:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_ANVIL:NONE:NONE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ANVIL:NONE:GET_MATERIAL_FROM_REAGENT:A:NONE]


[Itnetlolor]

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=22612.msg737121#msg737121

It didn't really work though, because ammo couldn't have weight in 40d, so It was just a high-damage arrow with a really heavy launcher. With fire speeds and ammo sizes now, one can be made that actually has insane bludgeon damage but a very low range. Something like this:

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Weapon:

[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_ANVILLAUNCHER]
[NAME:anvil launcher:anvil launchers]
[SIZE:1000]
[SKILL:HAMMER]
[RANGED:CROSSBOW:ANVIL]
[SHOOT_FORCE:10000]
[SHOOT_MAXVEL:50]  This is just to make sure a near-weightless object doesn't go faster than the string could possibly go.
[TWO_HANDED:0]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:15000]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:3]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:10000:4000:bash:bashes:NO_SUB:1250]

Ammo:

[ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_ANVIL]
[NAME:anvil:anvils]
[CLASS:ANVIL]
[SIZE:500]
[ATTACK:BLUNT:100:2000:crush:crushes:NO_SUB:5000]

Reactions:

[REACTION:ANVIL_TO_AMMO]
[NAME:use anvils as ammo]
[BUILDING:SMELTER:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:ANVIL:NONE:NONE:NONE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_ANVIL:GET_MATERIAL_FROM_REAGENT:A:NONE]

[REACTION:AMMO_TO_ANVIL]
[NAME:use anvils for metalworking]
[BUILDING:SMELTER:NONE]
[REAGENT:A:1:ITEM_AMMO:ITEM_AMMO_ANVIL:NONE:NONE]
[PRODUCT:100:1:ANVIL:NONE:GET_MATERIAL_FROM_REAGENT:A:NONE]


Anvil-Fall Traps anyone?

Come to think of it, I think Wile E. Coyote must have previously been owned by dwarves. Just look at all the crap he does/builds to catch that one Roadrunner. Why else would he also invest in so many ACME products, despite their high failure rates? Because: ACME = Always Created to Massacre Elves. Reason they tend to not work so well with speedy roadrunners.

[Grimlocke]

Actualy you could make an anvil trap that way. Just give the launcher a minimun size of way bigger than dwarf, and install it in a weapon trap.

[Tiler]

[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_TOOTHPICK]
[NAME:toothpick:toothpicks]
[SIZE:1]
[SKILL:SPEAR]
[TWO_HANDED:1]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:1]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:1]
[ATTACK:EDGE:1:1:stab:stabs:NO_SUB:1000]

In case you can't tell, this weapon is... pretty bad.

[shrike.ex]

Not so much an idea as an accident; I made a reaction that produces giant cave spider silk from stone, yet managed to freeze my dwarf solid.  Generally useless, unless I need to remove a thermally vulnerable noble

I would love to see a tunneling lava worm.  It would enter the map via a magma pipe and proceed to tunnel to its intended destination.  Kinda like a flaming version of the monsters from Tremors

[Grimlocke]

Toothpicks! Excellent, now to see how many toothpick armed gnomes it takes to kill a dragon.

[SethCreiyd]

Here are useless magic wands from A to Z.

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[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_A]
[NAME:wand of amelioration:wands of amelioration]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_B]
[NAME:wand of bug repelling:wands of bug repelling]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_C]
[NAME:wand of consolation:wands of consolation]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_D]
[NAME:wand of depilation:wands of depilation]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_E]
[NAME:wand of exfoliation:wands of exfoliation]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_F]
[NAME:wand of farce:wands of farce]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_G]
[NAME:wand of gregariousness:wands of gregariousness]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_H]
[NAME:wand of hope:wands of hope]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_I]
[NAME:wand of incogition:wands of incognition]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_J]
[NAME:wand of jokes:wands of jokes]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_K]
[NAME:wand of karma:wands of karma]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_L]
[NAME:wand of loquaciousness:wands of loquaciousness]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_M]
[NAME:wand of merit:wands of merit]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_N]
[NAME:wand of naught:wands of naught]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_O]
[NAME:wand of obviating:wands of obviating]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_P]
[NAME:wand of philanthropy:wands of philanthropy]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_Q]
[NAME:wand of quiescence:wands of quiescence]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_R]
[NAME:wand of reposing:wands of reposing]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_S]
[NAME:wand of scintillation:wands of scintillation]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_T]
[NAME:wand of terseness:wands of terseness]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_U]
[NAME:wand of utility:wands of utility]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_V]
[NAME:wand of verbosity:wands of verbosity]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_W]
[NAME:wand of willingness:wands of willingness]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_X]
[NAME:wand of xenoglossy:wands of xenoglossy]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_Y]
[NAME:wand of yawning:wands of yawning]
[HARD_MAT]

[ITEM_TOY:ITEM_WAND_Z]
[NAME:wand of zestiness:wands of zestiness]
[HARD_MAT]

[Warlord255]

A poison that causes near-permanent sleep. Too lazy to make the raws right now.

[Dante]

And then you can make a rare caste of dwarf that has the sleep poison for blood, and is completely indistinguishable from regular dorfs.