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[niaba]

I am trying to build a fort across a terrifying chasm but progress is impossible because my dwarfs keep suspending jobs because they can see a few troglodytes are their friends. I would just pepper them with bolts but I have next to no wood and no bones (plus, they're skeletal). any other solution?

[bombcar]

Can you get up high and designate a spot to dump things on them? Enlist a few dwarves and train them until they're unarmed champions?

[niaba]

I was looking for more of a quick fix. Maybe [no_fear]?

[Hoborobo234]

Wait until you get Immigrants, draft them all and dig down right next to the chasm and release 10 dwarfs of fury.

[bombcar]

I assume interruptions are based on pathing or line of sight? Would it be possible to use bridges to block view?

[Untelligent]

I assume interruptions are based on pathing or line of sight? Would it be possible to use bridges to block view?

If you could somehow get the bridge up, probably yes. It would be rather difficult, seeing as the bridge-builders would be able to see the trogs from the place where they need to build the bridge.

[Oneir]

Unless I'm misreading the first post, I don't think that would help the OP, even if the logistics of setting the bridge up were worked out: the critters are still going to cause interruptions when you go to actually build the fort across the cavern.
I think the best ways to deal with it are, yeah, giving dwarves [NO_FEAR] or taking out the critters distracting them.
Although... if you could figure out the maximum z-level distance a dwarf will be intimidated from, and you didn't mind the trouble, you could probably build a big ledge or something over the trogs and collapse onto them (with a lever-linked support, naturally). Or maybe if you had water at a convenient height you could channel/pump it over to them and flush them into the cavern.

[niaba]

Thanks for the help. The bridge is my problem, they walk half way across spot all the critters and forget what they were doing. I'll try [no_fear] and if that doesn't work I'll try channelling the cave river to wash them away, but that may be trickier than I'd hope (skeletal cave crocodiles anyone?).

[Oneir]

Except that they will also be swept away into the chasm. If you wanted them for bones you'd be at a loss, but at least they'd be out of the way... you can expect monster lag for a bit, though, and you'll probably want some way of turning off the deluge after you've dealt with the trogs.

[Tcei]

Could also try a long hall of cage traps, just dig down to where the trog n' friends are and set up a long hallway with traps, dig out that last square and run

[niaba]

I tried sending my dwarves to beat up some of the skeletons but they all died. Now all my reclaim party are beating up each other.