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Dunamisdeos

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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2012, 03:37:28 am »

Build a coliseum. Put every dwarven baby in there with a disarmed goblin. They only get to leave if they kill the goblin.
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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2012, 06:46:10 am »

Build a coliseum. Put every dwarven baby in there with a disarmed goblin. They only get to leave if they kill the goblin.

bonus points for breeding goblins and pitting baby dwarves against baby goblins.

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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2012, 01:20:11 pm »

What about gay dwarves? That would surely reduce the amount of babies.
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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2012, 02:23:51 pm »

Unfortunately the answer here may be similar to the answer for the cats, I doubt gay dorfs are going to do a lot for reducing reproduction in DF world as it stands.  Strict gender controls, which is a bit sickening to me I admit when applied to my actual dwarves.  Or, let in more kobolds.  It seems in my old forts I couldn't keep a baby around if I had a kobold leak.

Hey, that's a great question for Toady:  What do those kobolds do with the dwarf babies, anyway? 

Do you get more snatchers in proportion to your higher baby population?
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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2012, 03:12:24 pm »

Hey, that's a great question for Toady:  What do those kobolds do with the dwarf babies, anyway? 

Do you get more snatchers in proportion to your higher baby population?

Kobolds stab them in the head with 100% accuracy, I think you're thinking about goblins

also:
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/story/tt_snatcher.html
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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2012, 05:59:26 pm »

What about gay dwarves? That would surely reduce the amount of babies.

Do we currently get gay dwarves? Not sure if thats a bit controversial or could lead to probulems in the bay12 community (we are more than a little prone to genocide). I'm gay and it dosen't bother me either way weather or not sexuality is implemented, but I guess it would add to realism. I imagine it's just something Toady would want to stay away from.

On a related note, can dwarves choose to be asexual and never get married or will they enevitably get married if given enough time to socialise?

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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2012, 07:09:42 pm »

We do not currently get gay dwarves, and it's a significant source of flame wars in the suggestion forum
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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2012, 07:17:48 pm »

Not sure if thats a bit controversial or could lead to probulems in the bay12 community

Why would it lead to probulemz? :(

In all seriousness, nah I don't see it ever being a problem up for discussion, in regards to the implementation of it, adding something on the grounds of "realism" and realism alone don't make for a sound argument.
[just look at the suggestions thread that went on about quite literally, crap]
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Re: A disturbing trend
« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2012, 07:49:15 pm »

What about gay dwarves? That would surely reduce the amount of babies.
Take it a step further: sex change potions/booze/food/shrooms. Modders have already figured out how to do it in the raws.
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