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Chattox

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Demon or Forgotten Beast?
« on: July 15, 2010, 04:57:35 pm »

I just broke into the caverns about a month ago game time, and now I'm under seige by the goblins. However, their leader is Ostar Oruker Enorstibmer, represented by a &. I'm pretty sure FBs only come from the caverns, but I thought maybe with the caverns only just being opened it could have glitched or something.

She is mounted on a giant olm and is down as a 'master' (as opposed to spearman, lasher, etc)
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Re: Demon or Forgotten Beast?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 05:04:41 pm »

FB can escape from the caverns and trick civs (especially goblins) into becoming their god and leader.

How is she described, anyway? You can check the physical attributes of all creatures. Not just your dwarves.
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Re: Demon or Forgotten Beast?
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2010, 05:07:10 pm »

Forgotten monstrosities (or hiliarities) are represented by a random letter, I think only capitals are used to represent them. They come from deep below.

Ampersandites (&) are the ones you are dealing with here, and they come from even deeper below.

FB can escape from the caverns and trick civs (especially goblins) into becoming their god and leader.

How is she described, anyway? You can check the physical attributes of all creatures. Not just your dwarves.
Actually, I think it's just the demons which escape from the underground and trick civs, because all reported cases are ampersandites (&). Forgotten beasts don't take over. It's easy to confuse them now because both kinds are procedurally generated.
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Re: Demon or Forgotten Beast?
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2010, 05:08:47 pm »

FB can escape from the caverns and trick civs (especially goblins) into becoming their god and leader.

How is she described, anyway? You can check the physical attributes of all creatures. Not just your dwarves.

"A towering, three-eyed chameleon twisted into humanoid form. It squirms and fidgets. It's burnt umber scales are blocky and close-set. Beware it's hunger for warm blood!"

Forgotten monstrosities (or hiliarities) are represented by a random letter, I think only capitals are used to represent them. They come from deep below.

Ampersandites (&) are the ones you are dealing with here, and they come from even deeper below.

Actually, I think it's just the demons which escape from the underground and trick civs, because all reported cases are ampersandites (&). Forgotten beasts don't take over. It's easy to confuse them now because both kinds are procedurally generated.

So I'm facing a demon? Oh boy..
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Re: Demon or Forgotten Beast?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2010, 05:12:57 pm »

So I'm facing a demon? Oh boy..

a MOUNTED demon. Would you like minions with that?  :D
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Re: Demon or Forgotten Beast?
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2010, 05:14:56 pm »

So I'm facing a demon? Oh boy..

a MOUNTED demon. Would you like minions with that?  :D

All of the minions are mounted too... Giant toads, giant cave swallows, giant bats, cave crocodiles and giant olms. Fun!
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