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Frogwarrior

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Infinite break?
« on: September 03, 2011, 02:56:25 am »

So, my Duchess went on break, leaving a huge queue of management jobs (legendary organizer) and unwoven thread (legendary weaver and clothier).

It's been a year or so since then.

Do nobles just not stop taking breaks?
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Girlinhat

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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2011, 03:06:01 am »

They do stop.  It takes a very special procedure though.  It's a sort of, heat therapy... of sorts...

Frogwarrior

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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2011, 04:02:20 am »

Is there another way? Believe it or not, I'm trying to do a fort WITHOUT intentionally murdering anyone... :P
Especially since she's got three legendary skills, and I like having masterworkX3 clothing.

That, and she's married to the biggest badass in the entire fort, artifact adamantine mail shirt and spear and masterwork adamantine everything else. Kinda be nice to not give him the slightest reason to tantrum.
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Lately, I'm proud of MAGMA LANDMINES:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=91789.0
And been a bit smug over generating a world with an elephant monster that got 87763 sentient kills.
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=104354.0

Girlinhat

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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2011, 04:09:44 am »

If this guy scares you, he'll quickly sever someone's arm to give you a thumb to suck.

Frogwarrior

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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2011, 04:53:37 am »

That's kinda the problem. If he severs the whole arm instead of just the thumb, then you don't get as much of the tangy blood taste.
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Lately, I'm proud of MAGMA LANDMINES:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=91789.0
And been a bit smug over generating a world with an elephant monster that got 87763 sentient kills.
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=104354.0

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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2011, 05:21:41 am »

To be honest, a noble's a noble. They work when they please. I'd just start training up other dwarves in the same profession and suck it up that you chose the wrong dwarf to be the duchess...

Just look at it this way, you're not complaining about her mandates, just her work ethic.
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Di

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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2011, 07:16:04 am »

Try enforcing some medical treatment on her or can nobles be drafted? (I know that mayors can as a simple soldier)
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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2011, 07:47:25 am »

Check her personality, see if it describes her as being incredibly lazy or prone to procrastination.
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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2011, 09:49:30 am »

Lock her in a burrow. Don't let her out until she gets over it and gets back to work.

Or melt both of them at the same time.
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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2011, 12:20:40 pm »

Is there another way? Believe it or not, I'm trying to do a fort WITHOUT intentionally murdering anyone... :P
Especially since she's got three legendary skills, and I like having masterworkX3 clothing.

That, and she's married to the biggest badass in the entire fort, artifact adamantine mail shirt and spear and masterwork adamantine everything else. Kinda be nice to not give him the slightest reason to tantrum.
An artifact adamantine mail shit AND spear? Man, I wish I had that luck.
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Re: Infinite break?
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2011, 04:50:27 am »

Draft her into a squad, then disband the squad, should do the trick
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