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[McFlow]

In my last fort I had about ten dorfs die over the course of two years due to suffocation. There were no ill-effects anywhere on the map as far as I can tell. Anyone has an idea why dorfs randomly suffocate? Are they weary of life?

[rtg593]

Sheesh, what do they think they are, dolphins? Committing suicide by choosing not to breathe, my goodness...

:p I've wondered that, too. To add in personal additional info, which I assume this is the same for you, it happens to me, even tho i've not breached the circus, the caverns, or had a titan wondering around. I've not embarked in any kind of evil, so it's not a mist/rain/fog/dust for me, at least. Just a random suffocation.

Wait, we have serial killers, now, don't we? Is there a dwarf smothering dwarfs in their sleep?

[Reudh]

There could be multiple reasons.

If you're on a pre 0.34 world, then most likely it belongs to:

A forgotten beast showed up and tarred the place in paralysing extract affecting the lungs, causing death.

Unlucky dwarves in combat getting two bruised lungs. Having both lungs bruised = death. One lung bruised is considered a mortal wound.

Or you may have been playing about in the raws, although only you know whether you have.

[muxaun]

I had this happen in different forts several times.

All dwarves were suffocating while mining high in mountains.
No FBs, no combat reports.
Just dead bodies up there.

[McFlow]

Well, it was kind of realistic at one time, because I had a meeting hall with about 40 dwarves designed for about 10 after a giant immigration wave. Urist got crushed between his fellow dwarves. Apart from that, Reudh, I have not messed with the raws, no dwarf had bruised lungs an neither was there a forgotten beast around.

I am using the Masterwork Mod though, maybe that changes something (although I suspect not). Anyone has similar experiences?

[muxaun]

the only guess i have is that they died because of falling and injuring their lungs.
unfortunately, there is no way to see injures of dead dwarves.

dwarven pathoanatomist is required.)

[arzzult]

Hehe, yeah. Have you been mining coal? I don't use Masterwork my self but I recall some one mentioning that there are pockets of special "coal" the boil on being minded out causing a syndrome "black lung" which is quite deadly.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

^^ Yeah that. Ninja.
Masterwork adds Black Lung from mining coal IIRC, so have you been mining coal?

[miauw62]

Well, it was kind of realistic at one time, because I had a meeting hall with about 40 dwarves designed for about 10 after a giant immigration wave. Urist got crushed between his fellow dwarves. Apart from that, Reudh, I have not messed with the raws, no dwarf had bruised lungs an neither was there a forgotten beast around.

I am using the Masterwork Mod though, maybe that changes something (although I suspect not). Anyone has similar experiences?

Ah, then the solution is this:
Masterwork mod includes the coal dust mod, in bitominous coal there is fake coal that, when inhaled by your miners, causes lung necrosis.

[McFlow]

Thanks for your help guys! Now I know (at least suspect to know) what happened!

[Proteus]

One has to admit that it would be a very dorfy way for depressed dwaerves to end their life this way

[Urist McGyver]

*The Forgotten Beast McReallyImpressive has arrived! Beware its deadly glamour!*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed gasps*
*Urist McImpressed has been struck down*

[Flying Dice]

Well, it was kind of realistic at one time, because I had a meeting hall with about 40 dwarves designed for about 10 after a giant immigration wave. Urist got crushed between his fellow dwarves. Apart from that, Reudh, I have not messed with the raws, no dwarf had bruised lungs an neither was there a forgotten beast around.

I am using the Masterwork Mod though, maybe that changes something (although I suspect not). Anyone has similar experiences?

Ah, then the solution is this:
Masterwork mod includes the coal dust mod, in bitominous coal there is fake coal that, when inhaled by your miners, causes lung necrosis.

Which is about as close as we can get to conditions in real coal mines. 

[Naros]

One has to admit that it would be a very dorfy way for depressed dwaerves to end their life this way

*tantrums* Imma hold my breath FOREVER!

[Koremu]

Which is about as close as we can get to conditions in real coal mines. 

The syndrome is a bit too hardcore for real coal mines.