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Techhead

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The Dwarven Ninja
« on: May 09, 2009, 02:00:35 am »

Dwarven ninja travel around the country-side in total secrecy. They have been known to ambush their foes by throwing huge serrated discs at them, in a similar method to how Human ninja throw shuriken. In addition, despite the size of their weapon, they can carry several dozen of these discs in a single backpack and throw them without breaking their cover.

Simply attempting to observe one in combat is not only difficult due to thier inherent stealthiness, but also very dangerous due to their tendency to attack everything in sight once spooked. All attempts to interview one of these elusive ninja have resulted in severe injuries, severed limbs, extreme blood loss, decapitations, and usually death.
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Re: The Dwarven Ninja
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2009, 03:11:57 am »

Hm, this might actually be pretty fun to play as....
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Re: The Dwarven Ninja
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2009, 09:47:16 pm »

Hm, this might actually be pretty fun to play as....
It's been done.
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Re: The Dwarven Ninja
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2009, 09:55:16 pm »

Never tried it myself. Come to think of it, I've barely touched Ambush at all.
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Re: The Dwarven Ninja
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2009, 10:07:34 pm »

Never tried it myself. Come to think of it, I've barely touched Ambush at all.
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Re: The Dwarven Ninja
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2009, 10:17:51 pm »

I know it's been done before, quite often. I decided to write up a faux-documentary style post based on stories I've read about others.

If you are interested in doing this, you'll need to make the discs beforehand in fortress mode. If you want to do a quickie-fortress for this reason alone, ditch the axe, pick, food and drink for steel bars and bituminous coal. Remember to bring a proficient weaponsmith, an anvil, two rocks, and one charcoal. If you're quick about it, you can probably manage to make several dozen before starvation sets in.
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WHAT?  WE DEMAND OUR FREE THINGS NOW DESPITE THE HARDSHIPS IT MAY CAUSE IN YOUR LIFE
It's like you're all trying to outdo each other in sheer useless pedantry.