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psychologicalshock

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I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« on: March 02, 2012, 09:14:03 pm »
So I am only a few months into my fortress, getting ready for the traders, suddenly a bloodthirsty werewolf appears at the edge of the map. I think "Wtf? I think im fucked" (Haven't played DF in a while), since the map has no neighbors except dwarves and is calm I hadn't bothered forming any sort of defenses, so he charges at my fortress while I huddle my 20 dwarves in the dining room and brace for impact hoping that my numbers will overcome the werewolf, then just as he is about to attack he transforms into a human child and runs away and off the map, I sighed in relief.
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wierd

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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 09:16:26 pm »
Pretty much... yes.

Walk of doom.  Its a bit cheesey, but it works.  Avoid using severing weapons with werebeasts! Dwarven cloning can occur!

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rtg593

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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 09:19:00 pm »
That's happened to me with every werebeast to show up. Is this not normal? I just figured it was bugged.
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2012, 09:50:16 pm »
In fortress mode a full moon doesn't last for very long, so a were-creature can really only do a hit-and-run attack on dwarves who are already outside (at least, this is what I've heard).
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2012, 09:57:24 pm »
They only stick around for 1/84th of a season time exactly how long a day is in fortress mode, the only people who are ever really at risk are fishermen and woodcutters who happen to be near where it enters the map.
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2012, 10:03:46 pm »
The mental image is hilarious.  A horrifying monster appears on the horizon!  It charges at the fortress, the defenseless dwarves hiding inside!  But just as it reaches the front door, the moon slips beneath the horizon, and the monster transforms into a naked human child.  Sheepishly, he scurries off.
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2012, 10:05:30 pm »
I had one kill a panda, goat, yak, and somethign else that exscapes me, then leave.
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2012, 11:16:00 pm »
I found a historical person in my current world who was a were-elephant.
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Quote from: Girlinhat on March 23, 2012, 11:20:53 am
It's a dwarf.  Their natural habitat is "trapped on the wrong side of a wall".

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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2012, 11:19:18 pm »
Quote from: Koremu on March 02, 2012, 11:16:00 pm
I found a historical person in my current world who was a were-elephant.
Ouch
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2012, 11:23:12 pm »
Quote from: Koremu on March 02, 2012, 11:16:00 pm
I found a historical person in my current world who was a were-elephant.
Reincarnation of one of the two survivors of BoatMurdered?
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2012, 11:38:49 pm »
Quote from: Koremu on March 02, 2012, 11:16:00 pm
I found a historical person in my current world who was a were-elephant.

Makes me wonder. Is there anything stopping a Were-dragon?
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2012, 11:43:08 pm »
Quote from: JoshBrickstien on March 02, 2012, 11:38:49 pm
Quote from: Koremu on March 02, 2012, 11:16:00 pm
I found a historical person in my current world who was a were-elephant.

Makes me wonder. Is there anything stopping a Were-dragon?

Gravity, once the full moon is over.  :D
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2012, 12:01:50 am »
Quote from: Pan on March 02, 2012, 11:43:08 pm
Quote from: JoshBrickstien on March 02, 2012, 11:38:49 pm
Quote from: Koremu on March 02, 2012, 11:16:00 pm
I found a historical person in my current world who was a were-elephant.

Makes me wonder. Is there anything stopping a Were-dragon?

Gravity, once the full moon is over.  :D

Dragons don't fly. A were-parakeet, on the other hand...
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2012, 12:09:17 am »
Quote from: Flying Dice on March 03, 2012, 12:01:50 am
Quote from: Pan on March 02, 2012, 11:43:08 pm
Quote from: JoshBrickstien on March 02, 2012, 11:38:49 pm
Quote from: Koremu on March 02, 2012, 11:16:00 pm
I found a historical person in my current world who was a were-elephant.

Makes me wonder. Is there anything stopping a Were-dragon?

Gravity, once the full moon is over.  :D

Dragons don't fly. A were-parakeet, on the other hand...

How about a were-giant sponge?
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Re: I think my fortress just dodged a very close bullet
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2012, 12:11:49 am »
Sponges don't fly.
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