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[Nonsequitorian]

Looks to me as if a demon shifted shapes to hide among people.

I'm not aware of demons being able to hide as non-sentients, someone please correct me if I'm wrong. It also had the option to butcher it, and I don't think you would be able to do that to a demon (demons counting as sentients regarding butchery).

They can't. And anything that a demon shifts into will have "XX twisted into humanoid form" as it's description.

I know, but it's still a fun explanation. Can't take everything so seriously.

[NonconsensualSurgery]

Hm, what about injuries preventing weapon usage but not equipping?

edit: For example, not unconscious, but perhaps unable to attack? Not really an expert on injuries affecting combat capabilities.

Breaking the legs will slow them down without necessarily making them drop anything, but there's no reliable way to break only a leg.

Webs make it hard for creatures to fight back, but you'd also be webbing the wildlife you're trying to arm. GCS doesn't normally have a grasp token anywhere so that won't work.

Now, a dizziness syndrome makes creatures ludicrously ineffective fighters. The necrosis syndrome on scorpion venom is currently broken so if I were going to do a new herald-creature I'd start by replacing it with a syndrome that works and has dizziness as the first symptom. Numbness might also help keep weapon-bearers from passing out for longer. You could do this with pure vanilla DF if you caught the right FB.

Huskifying the weapon-bearers... that would keep the fight going much longer, but the goal is to weaponize armed wildlife, not feed it to unstoppable abominations.

[Morpha]

Hm, what about injuries preventing weapon usage but not equipping?

edit: For example, not unconscious, but perhaps unable to attack? Not really an expert on injuries affecting combat capabilities.

Breaking the legs will slow them down without necessarily making them drop anything, but there's no reliable way to break only a leg.

Webs make it hard for creatures to fight back, but you'd also be webbing the wildlife you're trying to arm. GCS doesn't normally have a grasp token anywhere so that won't work.

Now, a dizziness syndrome makes creatures ludicrously ineffective fighters. The necrosis syndrome on scorpion venom is currently broken so if I were going to do a new herald-creature I'd start by replacing it with a syndrome that works and has dizziness as the first symptom. Numbness might also help keep weapon-bearers from passing out for longer. You could do this with pure vanilla DF if you caught the right FB.

Huskifying the weapon-bearers... that would keep the fight going much longer, but the goal is to weaponize armed wildlife, not feed it to unstoppable abominations.

Yeah, a FB might be fun. Only thing is injuries would stack  up over time. Then again, I don't think you can treat animals anyway. What about monkeys, like if I locked various types in a room with weapons. Would the thief tag be effective in arming them?
edit: That quote gets funnier every time I read it haha

[i2amroy]

Breaking the legs will slow them down without necessarily making them drop anything, but there's no reliable way to break only a leg.

Paralyze just their legs and they won't be able to use them for as long as they stay paralyzed, same as if they were temporarily broken.

[Morpha]

What would be the easiest way to do that?

[i2amroy]

You would need to give a creature an attack or interaction that gives a syndrome. Attacks are probably the easiest way to do this, so here is an example that I stole from the GDS. The only thing you need to edit is the SYNDROME effect.

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[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant desert scorpion venom]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[ENTERS_BLOOD]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:giant desert scorpion sting]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SCORPION_DESERT_GIANT:ALL]
[SYN_INJECTED]
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:BP:BY_TYPE:THOUGHT:ALL:BP:BY_TYPE:NERVOUS:ALL:START:30:PEAK:60:END:1200] Change thisInto [CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:1000:PROB:100:BP:BY_TYPE:STANCE:ALL:START:10:PEAK:10:END:1000]. That should paralyze their legs (well, feet technically, but it will have the same effect of making them be unable to stand) for 1000 ticks, with the effect starting 10 ticks (basically 1 dwarven step) after they are stung.

[Azated]

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You would need to give a creature an attack or interaction that gives a syndrome. Attacks are probably the easiest way to do this, so here is an example that I stole from the GDS. The only thing you need to edit is the SYNDROME effect.

Code: [Select]

[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:POISON:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling giant desert scorpion venom]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling giant desert scorpion venom]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[ENTERS_BLOOD]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:giant desert scorpion sting]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:SCORPION_DESERT_GIANT:ALL]
[SYN_INJECTED]
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:BP:BY_TYPE:THOUGHT:ALL:BP:BY_TYPE:NERVOUS:ALL:START:30:PEAK:60:END:1200] Change thisInto [CE_PARALYSIS:SEV:1000:PROB:100:BP:BY_TYPE:STANCE:ALL:START:10:PEAK:10:END:1000]. That should paralyze their legs (well, feet technically, but it will have the same effect of making them be unable to stand) for 1000 ticks, with the effect starting 10 ticks (basically 1 dwarven step) after they are stung.

Is it possible to mod a weapon with that effect? If so, you could create Legbreaker the Breaker of Legs, Featherwood mace.

[Morpha]

Or possibly make candy war hammers hilarious, then give one to every dwarf before a spiral happens. Crippled angry dwarves everywhere!