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[InfinityOrNone]

Alright, so I decided to build a fortress where Adamantine is the first thing made, and within two years my Weaponsmith went and caught himself a touch of the fay and constructed an Adamantine Warhammer. Naturally, I'm thinking, "Fuck yeah!" so I assign it to Urist McHaulerDwarf and had him train for a while (not sure how long, playing Persona 3 while dorfing). Then, about an hour ago, I got my first Goblin Christmas, so I send out Urist McGrandMasterHammerdwarf, who is my only military dwarf due to me thinking , "Dude's got an Adamantine weapon!" Five minutes or so later, he's dead (along with four haulers and a planter) and I'm thinking, "WTF mate?" After checking the wiki, I learn that Warhammers calculate damage by how heavy a weapon is, unlike the swords I usually use, so this thing is slightly less destructive than a Nerf gun. Now, thanks to my Miners (Praise them indeed!) my fortress has survived, but now I'm stuck with this piece of useless crap. Anyone have any idea on what I can use it for? I don't want to just melt the thing down, but I want to get use out of everything in the fortress.

[Thuellai]

Ah yes, the Legendary Wiffle Bat problem.

Anyway, the correct answer is to put it in a weapon trap in some noble's room for him to ooh and aah over.  It's still crazy valuable after all.

[Aviator CJ]

Either that or convince your hammerer to use it to 'punish' 'criminals'.

[Merendel]

I'd go with the hammerer option myself  a largeish fort tends to produce tones of expensive crap for noble quarters.  On the other hand that thing is perfect for a hammerer. 

[Thuellai]

Yeah, that's also a good option.  A hammerer with a wiffle bat is a real relief to your dwarves.

[krenshala]

I part of the "find the wimpiest dwarf in the fortress, make him the hammerer and assign him the adamantine 'hammer' " crowd as well.

[laularukyrumo]

I was gonna vote for "give it to someone as a weapon trap to jack up the value of the room like crazyton" but that's cause I don't know the best way to assign stuff to a hammerer and then ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE he doesn't use other things. If you can do it, then yes, give it to the now-useless hammerer. Dwarven Justice is completely useless after all anyways, since the only actual crime is the failure to produce 88 crystal glass armor stands for your king, and if anybody actually offends you personally, you can just atom-smash them.

[BFEL]

I was gonna vote for "give it to someone as a weapon trap to jack up the value of the room like crazyton" but that's cause I don't know the best way to assign stuff to a hammerer and then ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE he doesn't use other things. If you can do it, then yes, give it to the now-useless hammerer. Dwarven Justice is completely useless after all anyways, since the only actual crime is the failure to produce 88 crystal glass armor stands for your king, and if anybody actually offends you personally, you can just atom-smash them.

This, I always just say FUCK JUSTICE, YOU GO WITHOUT. Let the useless nobles whine all they want that the stupid crap they want isn't being made, they exist to serve my whims, not the other way around.

[Larix]

I have a dwarf who actually scored some kills with a masterwork adamantine warhammer (yeah, i actually went and ordered an adamantine hammer from my smiths ). Admittedly, those were animalpeople, but i guess with good skill and some luck, such a weapon might even kill someone wearing _clothes_.

EDIT: and if you had your sights set on killing some traders/caravan guards this way, you could just order your beards to undress them first...

[InfinityOrNone]

I think I'll go with the Hammerer idea. I don't actually have one yet, but I'm sure he'll enjoy his new NERF brand Adamant Hammer!

Also, I suspect that whatever causes fey moods is out to get me because, I shit you not, the wife of my new Weaponsmith went fey and constructed a Dwarf Bone Battleaxe. Yeah, I'm not touching this one.

Note: I believe the battle axe to be made from my ex-hammerdwarf.

[Gargomaxthalus]

I think I'll go with the Hammerer idea. I don't actually have one yet, but I'm sure he'll enjoy his new NERF brand Adamant Hammer!

Also, I suspect that whatever causes fey moods is out to get me because, I shit you not, the wife of my new Weaponsmith went fey and constructed a Dwarf Bone Battleaxe. Yeah, I'm not touching this one.

Note: I believe the battle axe to be made from my ex-hammerdwarf.

ROFL According to the Dwarven ethics she should be immediately sent to the front of the hammering list.

[laularukyrumo]

Should be, but if nobody actually witnesses the murder that happens during a Fell Mood, nobody will ever get punished for the crime.

I would have her subjected to Justice just because that is an incredibly bad weapon