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Avin

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What the DWARF just happened?
« on: August 15, 2010, 03:55:02 am »
So, I'm only keeping about half an eye on Dwarf Fortress as I wait for my Dwarfs to finish a large number of tasks before I line up more crap for them to do when all of a sudden-

Asmel Kathilled, Mechanic has been struck down

In a panic I try to find what it is that has just murdered my poor Mechanic. I look through my log of recent events expecting to see an ambush that I missed or something. Nope, nothing, just some mundane events. Cat gives birth, so-and-so created a masterpiece, Stumpy cancels store item: too injured (my armless mayor), Asmel Kathilled Mechanic cancels Construct Building: Resting injury, a suspended construction message and Asmel's death.

I check the combat log. Two recent entries:
the Mechanic Asmel Kathilled is fighting!
the Fish Cleaner Urist Kedast is fighting! (why are the trouble makers always named Urist?)

Sure enough, Asmel was killed by the 5th member of my military commander's squad. What I don't understand is why. I check Urist Kedast's profile. The interesting points, she is content and witnessed death. I check Asmel's profile. Though now dead he was happy, sustaned minor injuries, glad to have punishment reduced?

Ok, now I check my justice screen: Asmel Kathilled, Mechanic, Deceased - Violation of Production order. Injured Party: Stumpy Kelazin, mayor.

Stumpy had no outstanding mandates and the last thing that he had going was a ban on amulet exports but he'd ended that almost over a full season ago.

If anyone could shed some light on what just happened I'd be grateful.
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Ivan Issaccs

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Re: What the DWARF just happened?
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2010, 04:56:03 am »
I've not looked into justice too much in any version of the game as Ive never had it work as I expected but it sounds to me like in the absence of proper jailing facility he was ordered to be beaten and the punished didn't get the memo that it was a beating with fists, not Masterwork Steel Battleaxes :)

... I now miss Hammerers.
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Quote from: LealNightrunner on December 22, 2010, 05:32:53 pm
I always enjoy getting those immigrants that are like "I can make soap and potash and lye and cheese and-" then I cut them off with a "Hope you like bricks!" as I turn them into a mason.

Laiska

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Re: What the DWARF just happened?
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2010, 05:56:43 am »
indeed punishment is carried out with a weapon currently wielded. watch out what you tell the captain of the guard to wield. training weapons or fists should do. unless he's gonna punish a raging ex-warrior who's still carrying that masterwork steel battleaxe(and vomit,goblin blood,rotting disease etc usually found covering said participants).
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This is a stack of 21 well-prepared creeping eye intestines roast. The ingredients are well-minced prepared creeping eye heart, minced creeping eye meat, minced creeping eye meat and minced prepared creeping eye intestines.

... Could i have some wine with that?

ragman le bon

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Re: What the DWARF just happened?
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2010, 07:05:40 am »
 Stumpy cancels store item: too injured (my armless mayor)

I've got an armless mayor too. Managed to stop this message spamming by restricting her to a burrow in her bedroom with a food/drink stockpile. Her cabinets are in her dining room and office so she doesn't try to store anything in this burrow. I just let her out to meet liasons in her office.

Just FYI
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