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[xana55]

It's the 11th of sandstone 258 mid-Autumn.

After months of plaguing by the undead and those necromancer jerks I thought the waves of undead had been captured exterminated, or wandered off to an area of harmlessness.

This proved not to be the case however, as soon as burrow restrictions where lifted the dead attacked my dwarfs who wandered out into the wilderness around are fortress.

Dozens perished and i discovered that although my military was listed as having two full squads they where composed of people who'd been missing for weeks -_-

The humans who showed up to trade weren't satisfied with a 2000+ trader profit so my expected re supply didn't go through, in retrospect i wish I'd seized everything they owned and left them to deal with the dead.

So with the fortress in chaos and everyone running around screaming (all outside i might add, the fortress has yet to be penetrated) I did what any responsible leader would.

I drafted EVERYONE.

Now the undead are on the other side of the overwhelming force and my military is mostly kicking ass.

The only question is will this mass conscription cause a tantrum spiral? Guess i'll find out soon

[Urist Da Vinci]

How did you arm all your conscripts? Was there enough weapons and armor to go around?

[Jacob/Lee]

If not, produce whatever you can. Copper armor, training swords, fuck it. Pull together at least a head and torso covering for your dwarves and preferably a shield.

[Bobnova]

I'm manufacturing rock swords by the bin for just this eventuality. They'll at least have something vaguely sharp.
That said I expect they'll all use them on each other as the immigrants have pushed population over 200 and we have bedrooms and dining geared for more like 45.
On the plus side, we should get to 45 soon.

[WealthyRadish]

I usually give crossbows to everyone without a conflicting civilian uniform. Makes for very interesting loyalty cascades.

[krenshala]

I usually give crossbows to everyone without a conflicting civilian uniform. Makes for very interesting loyalty cascades.

The StarWars Solution?

[FallingWhale]

I'm manufacturing rock swords by the bin for just this eventuality. They'll at least have something vaguely sharp.

Rock swords aren't 'vaguely sharp;' they're combat saws. If they hit a spot of bare flesh they will mess it up.

[krenshala]

I'm manufacturing rock swords by the bin for just this eventuality. They'll at least have something vaguely sharp.

Rock swords aren't 'vaguely sharp;' they're combat saws. If they hit a spot of bare flesh they will mess it up.

Just don't drop one, or you'll break it.

[Scott Cee]

My queen has unknowingly been preparing the Bronzemark against the day when mass conscription is necessary by constantly mandating the production (and forbidding the trading) of such things as maces, bucklers and backpacks.

~150 screaming dorfs armed with steel maces will make anything crap itself, I'd wager.

[Urist Da Vinci]

I'm manufacturing rock swords by the bin for just this eventuality. They'll at least have something vaguely sharp.

Rock swords aren't 'vaguely sharp;' they're combat saws. If they hit a spot of bare flesh they will mess it up.

Just don't drop one, or you'll break it.

Notwithstanding the bug where obsidian swords don't cut as well as wood swords. See:

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=5346
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=91297.0

[Bobnova]

Combat saws! I love it!

As long as they can do some damage that works for me.
It'd be nice if they did some slashing damage too though.
Does the raw file editing in that old thread still work in .11?

[Jacob/Lee]

Combat saws! I love it!

As long as they can do some damage that works for me.
It'd be nice if they did some slashing damage too though.
Does the raw file editing in that old thread still work in .11?

"Combat saws" more like "butter knives"

Just save yourself the problems and make some wooden training swords instead.

[Splint]

I'd say if it's an emergency, anything is better than nothing.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Obsiaian is, supposedly, sharp enough to be as good as some of the worse metals. If nothing else, obsidian short swords have an edge, which is useful.

[Loud Whispers]

If not, produce whatever you can. Copper armor, training swords, fuck it. Pull together at least a head and torso covering for your dwarves and preferably a shield.

Moar shields are better weapons than training swords.

I drafted EVERYONE.

Yep. Although are the undead getting back up again? I'd be more worried about an undead spiral if these are untrained recruits you're sending.