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Flying Dice

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Water in the carnival tent?
« on: April 19, 2011, 05:43:05 pm »
Well, my latest embark has a
Spoiler: carnival tent (click to show/hide)
and, upon closer inspection, lower levels of it contain single tile wide flows of water in little patterns, all of which are below the magma sea, deep in the HFS. Is this normal?
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Re: Water in the carnival tent?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2011, 07:47:53 pm »
(un)holy water?
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Re: Water in the carnival tent?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2011, 09:57:26 pm »
No silly. Unholy water would be Magma. See, if Holy water burns evil creatures, such as werewolves, then unholy water burns the holy creatures, like unicorns and elves. Clearly such a liquid is magma.
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Re: Water in the carnival tent?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2011, 10:00:36 pm »
The crap are you talking about

Magma is the most holiest liquid to have ever been made.

It is used to create that which before was nothing.

It is used to smite those who would oppose the noble caretakers of magma.

Why else would we search far and wide for it?
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Re: Water in the carnival tent?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2011, 11:24:26 pm »
He made a good point.
Holy water = kills bad guys (vampires, etc)
Unholy water = kills good guys (elves)
It's only unholy water from the viewpoint of the humans though. Magma is basically life, to the dwarves.
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Re: Water in the carnival tent?
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2011, 12:15:21 am »
Quote from: SirAaronIII on April 19, 2011, 11:24:26 pm
He made a good point.
Holy water = kills bad guys (vampires, etc)
Unholy water = kills good guys (elves)
It's only unholy water from the viewpoint of the humans though. Magma is basically life, to the dwarves.
I'll bet you 5 urists and a kitten I can kill elves with holy water.
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Re: Water in the carnival tent?
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2011, 12:18:45 am »
Quote from: SirAaronIII on April 19, 2011, 11:24:26 pm
He made a good point.
Holy water = kills bad guys (vampires, etc)
Unholy water = kills good guys (elves)
It's only unholy water from the viewpoint of the humans though. Magma is basically life, to the dwarves.

Emphasis mine. This presupposition is a major problem. Its ability to kill Goblins and Elves actually makes it a significant tool in the hands of the righteous. However, it also kills capital-G Good things as well as morally neutral things. So, basically it's just Really Really Hot Water. Water that is very hot and is rock. I say, don't call magma holy or unholy. Focus on Armok, for it is Armok who made the Anvil From Which All Anvils Are Made (Zäler Zuntår) using the primordial magma.
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