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[Hobbie]

I took the lazy-man route and just drilled down into a cavern for water. Is it going to have any negative effects on my Dwarves, emotional or otherwise?

[Sphalerite]

Forgotten beasts flying up the wells and eating them might cause some negative effects.

[Forumite]

I donīt think cavern water can be salty, so should work just as normal water. 1 z-level is murky water for some bad thoughts and hospital penalty, if the water is deeper then no problems.

As for forgotten beasts, put the well 1 z-level down with a ramp to it, and a floor hatch over the ramp. If a forgotten beast comes, evacuate the well-room and seal the hatch by forbidding, walling it in for good measure.

[Hobbie]

I didn't set any safeguards for my wells and lo and behold, a flying snail forgotten beast. This should be awesome.

[Girlinhat]

Urist McMigrant has been upset lately.  He drew a FB out of his well bucket lately.

[thegoatgod_pan]

F.b.s are ok, but if you are right over it, pond snatchers can be a constant issue =--they drag dwarves into the well, instead of flying up.  I make a water reservoir and drain lakes into it using fortifications.

[Hobbie]

Update: The flying snail FB found the way up to the dining hall. Apparently everyone who was dining was also carrying a crossbow so it went pretty well.

[Girlinhat]

Glorious off duty marksmen.  Best civilian defense ever!

[Hobbie]

Especially since I haven't managed to get any metalworking up yet. Alder bolt to the brain ftw. Semi-relevant question, if a dog is chained up beside the well and dodges into the well, what happens?

[BeforeLifer]

It would fall into the well duh
Oh and Girlinhat you have got to be the most active female forumer that i know XD

[Sphalerite]

Especially since I haven't managed to get any metalworking up yet. Alder bolt to the brain ftw. Semi-relevant question, if a dog is chained up beside the well and dodges into the well, what happens?

It falls to the bottom of the well.  If it falls more than one Z-level, it disconnects from the chain.  Chains in DF don't actually physically restrain creatures at all, they just act as mind-control devices to stop the creature from moving away under its own power.

[ThatAussieGuy]

Update: The flying snail FB found the way up to the dining hall. Apparently everyone who was dining was also carrying a crossbow so it went pretty well.

I can just picture an off-duty marksman just casually shooting some eldrict horror climbing out of the well in the head before going back to his syrup roast without even looking twice.

[CapnUrist]

Update: The flying snail FB found the way up to the dining hall. Apparently everyone who was dining was also carrying a crossbow so it went pretty well.

I can just picture an off-duty marksman just casually shooting some eldrict horror climbing out of the well in the head before going back to his syrup roast without even looking twice.

"And I told Urist, listen here, woman, I said, if I hear you griping about Kol's socks again I'll- hold on a second."
*scrrrrrnk* (uneartly scream of rage) *thunk thunk thunk* *THUD* *scrnk-scrnk-scrnk*
"So anyways, like I was saying to Urist, I said I'd toss her right in the volcano she keeps on about those socks..."

[AWdeV]

A well should only give positive emotional effects. Unless there's a flying beastie going about, ofcourse.

[Caz]

I didn't set any safeguards for my wells and lo and behold, a flying snail forgotten beast. This should be awesome.

Beautiful.