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ChairmanPoo

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Ghosts and cause of death
« on: January 21, 2011, 02:28:40 pm »
Does the cause of death influence the type of ghost you get? Because I had scores of immigrants die of starvation and/or dehydration, and all that spawned were regular, moaning ghosts. But recently I put into operation a spike-driven death chamber, and after my first wave of clients were served, a vengeful ghost spawned.

So yeah: do violent deaths spawn violent ghosts more often, or is it a coincidence?
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2011, 02:42:28 pm »
not too much experience with ghosts, but I had a axedwarf who was otherwise normal die in battle and come back as an angry ghost.
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2011, 02:44:00 pm »
I remember someone posted that they were able to savescum and reload after a death and get a different type of ghost each time, so it's at least partially randomized.
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2011, 03:22:16 pm »
I wouldn't be surprised if type of death at least added an increased chance of getting a certain kind of ghost, but I believe that it's overall a random thing.
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2011, 04:08:10 pm »
Life experiences seem to have the most bearing on the type of ghosts....AFAIK things like happiness, grudges, friends,  and regular places they visited determine who they will haunt and where they will haunt
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2011, 07:57:33 pm »
According to The Wiki, Murderous, Sadistic, Violent, and Angry ghosts spawn if they died while Berserk. Restless Haunts have a troubled life of some kind, and the rest are unknown. I also do not see Vengeful ghost on the list- have you discovered a new type?
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2011, 08:51:47 pm »
No, I meant violent.

They didn't die while berserk, they died while impaled with extreme prejuice
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2011, 01:36:45 am »
Then there is an inadequate amount of SCIENCE! being performed on ghosts.
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2011, 03:54:28 am »
I have encountered the Unbelievably Cheerful Ghost, who threw parties after he was dead, so I imagine that would be the result of dying whilst Ecstatic.
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2011, 03:59:34 am »
Great UNDEAD partiers,  so not even my typical flood trap dwarven anti-party lever will help
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Re: Ghosts and cause of death
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2011, 04:18:04 am »
Quote from: malroth on January 22, 2011, 03:59:34 am
Great UNDEAD partiers,  so not even my typical flood trap dwarven anti-party lever will help

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