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redex 1000

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how deal with a were badger?
« on: June 04, 2012, 08:00:50 am »
this bastard has just crosed the line. he walks up and strikes my dog in the mouth, kncking out every last tooth, then sluaghters the poor thing. it then quickly transforms back into a man and runs out of the map limits before my dwarves can catch him.... how can i reek sweet vengence?
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Morpha

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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2012, 08:05:16 am »
If you don't have a save set to before he left, then you're out of luck imo. Even if it's possible for it to return (are historical figures like night creatures affected by that same bug as liasons where they stop existing once they leave the map?), the odds of getting that one again are slim to none. Best defense against were-creatures is to just keep your dwarves away so they don't get infected, be glad it only hit a dog I guess.

Maybe it's possible to track it down in adventurer mode?
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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2012, 10:32:20 am »
Get some plump helmet men to attract him into an area with a  were-rattlesnake.
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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #3 on: June 04, 2012, 10:43:26 am »
Quote from: Morpha on June 04, 2012, 08:05:16 am
(are historical figures like night creatures affected by that same bug as liasons where they stop existing once they leave the map?)
I thought that was fixed already? I mean, merchants that visited your fort can come back as migrants with any of the wounds they sustained during their last visit.

On topic: Best bet is to have a way to catch trapavoid creatures. I would suggest a retractable bridge with cage traps on the z-level bellow.
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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2012, 04:12:19 pm »
Human Law-givers who visit as diplomats still vanish from their civilization listings the instant they leave the map. I had this happen a couple of days ago in a 34.10-generated fort; the human civ had a law-giver/Surgeon and a lady/Whatever.  The Law-giver showed up, said a couple of words to my Baroness, walked off the screen, and the notable figures list was just lady/Whatever.

I haven't even noticed if the same dwarven Liasion has shown up more than once.
« Last Edit: June 04, 2012, 04:14:35 pm by Ubiq »
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UristMcDwarf

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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2012, 04:45:00 pm »
Badgers: Bad.
Lycanthropes: Bad.

well yeah you're fucked.
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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2012, 07:02:59 pm »
Quote from: redex 1000 on June 04, 2012, 08:00:50 am
how can i reek sweet vengence?

Well, I suppose you could roll in a pile of decomposing sugar.  :P
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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2012, 01:34:32 pm »
Stick it full of bolts, throw it in a pit and capture it. Worked for me.
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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2012, 05:08:04 pm »
Capture it, pit it, wait till it transforms again, send in unarmed wrestlers in armor that leaves non-vital parts exposed. Ta-da! Soldiers who regrow lost nerves and even limbs every full moon. Just take care that the barracks area is sealed from the fort proper at that time.
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Re: how deal with a were badger?
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2012, 08:40:40 pm »
Quote from: Tirion on June 05, 2012, 05:08:04 pm
Capture it, pit it, wait till it transforms again, send in unarmed wrestlers in armor that leaves non-vital parts exposed. Ta-da! Soldiers who regrow lost nerves and even limbs every full moon. Just take care that the barracks area is sealed from the fort proper at that time.

Yeah... This can be improved.
Fully armoured recruits.
I tested around a bit, and exposed areas get torn off quickly, and by that point the Dwarf cannot be saved. Full cloth armour increases the survivability of Dwarves exposed to lycans greatly, and when a lycan latches on, the shaking ignores armour - ensuring infection.
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