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[TheFlame52]

You know what you must do now: Husk him.

[kesperan]

(80's action movie voiceover) To fight him, he must become him!

Considering it...

Since my own civilisation hate me and the militia in Dinnerwandered attack me on sight, becoming opposed to all life isn't so much of a drawback as it used to be.

[Timeless Bob]

That or you could delegate travel into Dinnerwandered to someone else, an adventuring companion, for instance.  Many big names have a "personal assistant", AKA "stoolie".  Why not you?

[kesperan]

...... Wow......
Would he die from falling off a cliff?

Nope. I am pretty sure in one of his turns, Pie Maker had him jump down from a height breaking his ankles or something. He just got up and kept walking. In game most of his body is broken but he just keeps on going, like a terminator. I am interested to see if submerging in magma does anything to him....

Edit: Pie Maker's last post was his update of his adventurer Xem Inkdepth. I wonder if he knows how legendary/infamous his dwarf necromancer eerie mist thrall has become in the last 50 in-game years...

[Proto105]

And do these broken bodyparts slow him?

[kesperan]

I did some research. If you look at the world.dat file it lists all the syndromes. The majority of thralling clouds cause a 60% speed debuff. So a necromancer at 1290 becomes 816. Nothing so far seems to reduce that further.

[kesperan]

Hey guys!

Kesperan cancels succession game: seeking infant!

Baby was born today. I am a dad! Eep!

So I am trying to finish off my game before mum and baby come home from hospital. Last bit of it is likely to be a bit rushed and I will not have time to do a fort. I will upload the save hopefully Tuesday or Wednesday, then write it up later.

So far the turn includes:

1. Dishmab has become something... different.

2. A famous name has died.

3. A zombie horse in clothing

4. Artefact weapons

5. a thrall cloud rolling through the middle of a goblin town causing mass brawl

6. Seasoning a *forgotten beast roast* with salt chopped off a Salt Devil

And more...

[TD1]

Congratulations, Kesperan! May I be the first to wish you all the best as a father, and hope you and your child live happily. Also, wish happy birthday to your child for me! He will only be zero once!

[Timeless Bob]

Children are never zero.  In fact, as they grow their footprint tends to shrink a bit, in my experience.  (Don't worry, they make up for it as teenagers and then some.)  Congratulations, sir!  You've just begun a 30 year investment in immortality.  All you have to pay is a little sleeplessness, no free time for... around seven years give or take (unless uncles/aunts/grandmothers and the like are around to help kowtow to the cute little imperial black hole of need.), and spend about half a million in food, insurance, medical expenses and shortened lifespan from stress.  (Odd how progeny shorten your lifespan but lengthen your memory, isn't it?)

Welcome to fatherhood, Sir!  Gods help you.

[TD1]

Children are never zero.  In fact, as they grow their footprint tends to shrink a bit, in my experience.  (Don't worry, they make up for it as teenagers and then some.)  Congratulations, sir!  You've just begun a 30 year investment in immortality.  All you have to pay is a little sleeplessness, no free time for... around seven years give or take (unless uncles/aunts/grandmothers and the like are around to help kowtow to the cute little imperial black hole of need.), and spend about half a million in food, insurance, medical expenses and shortened lifespan from stress.  (Odd how progeny shorten your lifespan but lengthen your memory, isn't it?)

Welcome to fatherhood, Sir!  Gods help you.

Don't forget the dirty nappies! And, of course, the love you will receive from a child who will never appreciate what you do for them until they have children. Well, the way of life! "by the time I knew my father was right, I had a son who knew I was wrong." A quote from somewhere, don't know where. Good luck Kesperan!

[Bralbaard]

Congrats Kesperan!

Luckily veteran dwarf fortress players know how to raise a kid! We know all about the dangers, about how to deal with the tantrums and the fey moods! Just supply plenty of booze and you'll have him/her grown into a proper adult at the age of 13!

(Just try to aim for a high survival rate, please)
Best wishes to you, your wife and the baby. Don't worry about turning your save in a bit late. Prioritize the important things.

[koter]

Congratulations!

[Proto105]

Congratulations! Parenthood isn't !!FUN!!, there is no losing in parenthood. You will make a fine parent, mr evil necromancer guy!

[Timeless Bob]

Congrats Kesperan!

Luckily veteran dwarf fortress players know how to raise a kid! We know all about the dangers, about how to deal with the tantrums and the fey moods! Just supply plenty of booze and you'll have him/her grown into a proper adult at the age of 13!

(Just try to aim for a high survival rate, please)
Best wishes to you, your wife and the baby. Don't worry about turning your save in a bit late. Prioritize the important things.

Actually, an old trick is to put a little brandy on the sucked end of a "binky" when they're teething as an analgesic.  You just made me remember that odd bit of baby arcana.

[Paaaad]

Congrats! Oh, and I've been messing around in a recent copy of the save, and apparently there's another replicating kobold in the basement. One Jlagashurber. He's due south-west of the stairs. Just tossing that out there.

Edit: Still wandering around down there, and, including Sluguflonkus, I now count 6 replicating kobolds. One with a bow. And these are all on the top level.

Edit 2: And I died to an axe-man. They can be so hard to spot sometimes...