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Author Topic: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"  (Read 1092 times)

phoenixuk

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Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« on: April 13, 2011, 05:55:19 pm »
A Gold Spear.
160800 dorf bucks and covered in encrustings and decorative carvings.
Lovely, but seriously, i'm having the worst luck with artifact weapons. My first was a silver axe, and now a golden spear...
Am i right in thinking that this will be about as effective as a butter knife?
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 06:17:42 pm »
I think everyone has bad luck with artifact weapons about 90% of the time that they actually get one.

I would say, if you end up with legendary weaponsmiths from the mood then forget about the artifact and just make use of their legendary weaponsmithing abilities. 20 master quality steel axes/etc are probably more useful than one artifact steel axe anyway.

I think the best I've ever gotten is a wooden crossbow which isn't too bad except that this gains you a legendary crossbow maker and not weaponsmith. Before that the best I'd seen was a nickel sword or something.
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 06:35:10 pm »
I got a gold crossbow which isn't too bad , should be handy in close quarters combat.
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 06:52:22 pm »
That spear's not that bad, if it wasn't a possession.

If it was, then that's the worst frickin' spear ever.
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 07:17:36 pm »
They tend to make artifacts based on their preferences, so if your miner likes platinum and war hammers give him a crash course in weaponsmithing and hope for the best.
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 07:20:56 pm »
Quote from: SirAaronIII on April 13, 2011, 06:52:22 pm
That spear's not that bad, if it wasn't a possession.

If it was, then that's the worst frickin' spear ever.

Weapon trap in the dining room.
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 07:21:03 pm »
I guess I should be pretty happy I got an addy shortsword when I have a squad of sword masters.
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 08:00:10 pm »
Quote from: agatharchides on April 13, 2011, 07:21:03 pm
I guess I should be pretty happy I got an addy shortsword when I have a squad of sword masters.

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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 08:26:21 pm »
If I got an artifact adamantine sword I think I'd probably have to stash it somewhere, abandon the fort, and create an adventurer right away.
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Re: Laven Oler, "The Prairie of Dwindling"
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2011, 09:37:14 pm »
I was pretty happy with Depresseddens, an iron warhammer menacing with siltstone spikes. Not worth too much economically, but it bashes heads quite nicely.
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