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[Warlord255]

I'm in a bit of trouble.

I started a fortress at a lovely location - a Good region with a river canyon and ample wood. However, I mistook the ore jutting from the cliffs as Limonite at first glance, only to discover a year in that it is, in fact, gold. My civilization is "AT WAR" with the Orcs.

After debating my options, the best non-trap plan I can come up with is to make gold minecarts and ram them full-speed into the invaders. More daringly, I'm considering making gold coins for the "buckshot" effect that occurs when ramming a minecart full of items into a stop at high speed. Gold is dense, but coins are tiny... still, if a fluffy wambler can kill a colossus...

Will this work, or is this the one problem I can't throw money at?

[Sutremaine]

Coin stacks smaller than 16 are weightless, according to the wiki.

Perhaps you could throw instruments at them instead? They have the greatest volume of any of the craft-type objects (ie. the ones that individually take less than a bar to make), and while you're not guaranteed three to a bar as you are with goblets the supply of raw materials is unlikely to be a problem.

[Triaxx2]

Do you have sand? If so, nothing says: My name is Urist, you killed no one I ever met, prepare to die. Quite like a cart full of Serrated Glass Discs.

[Warlord255]

Do you have sand? If so, nothing says: My name is Urist, you killed no one I ever met, prepare to die. Quite like a cart full of Serrated Glass Discs.

I considered glass discs, and maybe also glass spikes, but something about murdering my enemies with money seems so much more decadent...

Coin stacks smaller than 16 are weightless, according to the wiki.

Perhaps you could throw instruments at them instead? They have the greatest volume of any of the craft-type objects (ie. the ones that individually take less than a bar to make), and while you're not guaranteed three to a bar as you are with goblets the supply of raw materials is unlikely to be a problem.

Unfortunately, that kills that hope, I suppose. Gold violins might do in a pinch, but just throwing the bars at them could work too. I'll figure something out. Thanks for the info!

[Dunamisdeos]

If the devil gave johnny his golden fiddle via minecart moving at mach 2, that song would've been way more interesting.