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[Techhead]

Actually, make a 2-tile room, put a statue and a spike, and assign the statue to the noble.
THEN pull the lever when he goes to stare at his statue.
The last this he sees is a solid platinum statue glaring down at him.

[LegoLord]

Actually, make a 2-tile room, put a statue and a spike, and assign the statue to the noble.
THEN pull the lever when he goes to stare at his statue.
The last this he sees is a solid platinum statue glaring down at him.

Ah, even better.

[Hangatyr]

Mention both noble and death in the same post and friendly and practical advice for execution is given.

I don't really want to bother with building rooms for the specific task of removing unwanted individuals and I find it more amusing that the dwarfs disposed of the countess themselves.

The unhappy consort doesn't seem like he will loose it any time soon though, as he has managed to find himself a friend. Perhaps if I let him starve for a while and savescum for appropriate reaction.

[Skanky]

What is more expensive: One stone/log, 4 logs and a few minutes of one dwarfs time, or countless metal bars/logs and mechanisims used to make spike traps?

Wooden spike = 1 log
3 mechanisms = 3 stones

As wood is generally harder to come by than stones, I would consider a spike closet to be the cheaper option.

[KrataLightblade]

What is more expensive: One stone/log, 4 logs and a few minutes of one dwarfs time, or countless metal bars/logs and mechanisims used to make spike traps?

Wooden spike = 1 log
3 mechanisms = 3 stones

As wood is generally harder to come by than stones, I would consider a spike closet to be the cheaper option.

Well, that depends, most of the suggestions od spikedeathrooms come with suggestions of turning an ENTIRE room into a deathtrap, which means more traps.

But you've got a point with stone being easier to come by.

[pushy]

It would be simpler to have a one-tile room with a spike trap in it, with a locked door, and have a dwarf outside pull the lever.

Aye, this is what I do for my "immigration office" (any dwarves that bring pets when migrating face summary execution...well, I say summary, but there are so few spikes in each trap that it's a bit prolonged and half of them bleed to death rather than being impaled...still fun to watch, though); a 3x3 room filled with spike traps, a locked door and a lever near the 'office' that gets pulled once all illegal immigrants are in the office ready for processing. Then the games begin and I watch to see who survives the longest (and hopefully get to quickly check his/her injuries before s/he dies as well. I think only one has ever survived beyond all of dwarves around him without suffering any internal organ failure; that was one extremely lucky dwarf, even if he was still sentenced to death for bringing a fucking mule into my fortress)

[Dorten]

You all have equaly boring and difficult plans as mine...
I've never tested it out, but i have a 10 long bridge out over the lava with a lever at both sides
the noble goes and pulls the far lever and the brodge disappears beneath him before he can escape...!
it might take 2 bridges to asomplish if it dosn't work, but the noble should fall into the lava...

http://www.mkv25.net/dfma/movie-832-dutchessconsortexecution