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[Loud Whispers]

I'm sure something could be worked out. Get the werecreature in a locked room, have Urist McCripple in the next one, with a hatch (opens instantly) in the tile where the werecreature will hit him from, then as soon as there's one bite, pull a lever, dropping the werecreature away from Urist McCripple. Something like that, anyway.

You would have to pull the lever before the were-creature bit the poor Dwarf.

[Snaake]

I'm sure something could be worked out. Get the werecreature in a locked room, have Urist McCripple in the next one, with a hatch (opens instantly) in the tile where the werecreature will hit him from, then as soon as there's one bite, pull a lever, dropping the werecreature away from Urist McCripple. Something like that, anyway.

You would have to pull the lever before the were-creature bit the poor Dwarf.

Hm, true, since I'd have to amend the previous to use a retracting bridge, since open hatches don't actually make creatures fall through, just let them path through it. */brainfart* The time delay could certainly be worked out as well, though. Probably safer to have the 2nd room be a hallway, with a pressure plate that the werewolf triggers so it just has time to attack Urist McCripple once or twice before falling down a level. Then a long path looping back to the top, so it'll try again, until you block the original access (once successful, or Urist McCripple gets killed). I never said it would always work, but if Urist McCripple was previously Urist McLegendary, would you rather have him lie in a hospital bed for the rest of his life (=until someone forgets to bring him water), dump him into magma, or have at least a small chance to make him into a werecreature, thus making him fully functional again, and ensuring that he would also heal from all future wounds as a bonus?

[krenshala]

They should, but she would not have died in battle, but left alone on the battlefield, completely forgotten, to bleed out. If it was from a battleaxe to the head, then yes, a noble death, but from suffocation....

Whats so good about a noble death?

The ending of his ridiculous mandate?

[Mimodo]

They should, but she would not have died in battle, but left alone on the battlefield, completely forgotten, to bleed out. If it was from a battleaxe to the head, then yes, a noble death, but from suffocation....

Whats so good about a noble death?

The ending of his ridiculous mandate?

I'm more worried about the ending of his impossible demand

[ShadowLop]

If you want dwarves doctors to do thier job, assign dwarves that care about others, do the first thing on thier mind and those that have a sense of duty. Then remove all other jobs they have.

Also having your underground water supply right next to the hospital is really great, saves time when they need to clean the dwarves.

This.  And having more then one dwarf with all the hospital skills assigned, as well.  Even the uber-dedicated medic needs to sleep every once in a while.


... unless you manage to find a Chief Medical Vampire.

Dr. McAcula, Urist?