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[Mageziya]

Any updates on this? Is Kivish still alive? Is the fort intact? Is his mother okay?

[Gizogin]

This is awesome.  This baby will go down in history forever, should you manage to keep his mother from ripping him apart.

[Mephansteras]

I love the stories that come out of Dwarf Fortress.

[Adrian]

Stuff like this makes me wonder about which is more awesome: the game or the forums?

[Loud Whispers]

Any updates on this? Is Kivish still alive? Is the fort intact? Is his mother okay?

Kivish has more or less done nothing much except crawl about and get stung by bees (he loves idling by the hives for some reason).
To answer ii) Yes
iii) The fort's got an all new anti-necrosiege defense (note: spinning blades), there's enough alcohol and food of all varieties to last a few months (if not years) and the military is still healthy, so it won't be dying any time soon.
The only way I could see it falling or getting crippled is if a necromancer made it inside the new raven stockpile, which was moved underground.

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It's safer that way. Ignore the caged necromancer, he's linked to a lever so it's perfectly safe.
They haven't even finished moving all the corpses underground

iv) Asmel could probably survive getting her head ripped off (well she's already survived getting shot in the head), so the likelihood of injury coming to her is very low, and that's only if she wanders outside her Grand Bedroom.

This is awesome.  This baby will go down in history forever, should you manage to keep his mother from ripping him apart.

she so wuvvin' of her cub 

[Mageziya]

What a dwarfy idea to store the necromancer in the refuse pile! This certainly sets up for a fun situation. I mean, can't tantruming dwarfs pull random levers? Also I'm glad Kivish is okay, for he is the grand jewel of Science. Protect him at all costs.AT ALL COSTS.

[Loud Whispers]

What a dwarfy idea to store the necromancer in the refuse pile! This certainly sets up for a fun situation. I mean, can't tantruming dwarfs pull random levers? Also I'm glad Kivish is okay, for he is the grand jewel of Science. Protect him at all costs.AT ALL COSTS.

Even if some gremlin made it to the levers, there's only a 1/27 chance of it choosing the lever that sits alone in that corner... It's still a chance though. It's of my personal opinion that a fort should never be safe, that it should always be just one unhappy noble away from total annihilation.

I'm sure Kivish will be safe.

[Fortress Calling]

002-01? Are your dwarfs just a bunch of bureaucratic numbers?

[SharpKris]

the stories i've read this past month of dwarf fortress brings tears to my horror struck soul... why if !!SCIENCE!! were the true principle of humanity we would all probably be.... either dead by making Mars crush into the earth as result of super !!SCIENCE!! or we would surf the universe on sock shaped star ships....

would love to see a were breeding program made

[Mageziya]

There is always the possibility of creature's born from were creatures not being cursed until they mature. That's why this is the pinnacle of !!SCIENCE!!. There is also the possibility that babies cannot be were-creatures, so you may want to lock Kivish up his first full moon as a child.

[MoonLightBird]

There is always the possibility of creature's born from were creatures not being cursed until they mature. That's why this is the pinnacle of !!SCIENCE!!. There is also the possibility that babies cannot be were-creatures, so you may want to lock Kivish up his first full moon as a child.

Do we know if kids can turn? Or do they have to be adults?

[Mageziya]

There is always the possibility of creature's born from were creatures not being cursed until they mature. That's why this is the pinnacle of !!SCIENCE!!. There is also the possibility that babies cannot be were-creatures, so you may want to lock Kivish up his first full moon as a child.

Do we know if kids can turn? Or do they have to be adults?

If I remember correctly there have been instances of Child-were beasts, but I have never heard of a baby were-beast.

[Matz05]

002-01? Are your dwarfs just a bunch of bureaucratic numbers?

The dad had a nickname, so I think it's only bioweapons that have numbers for names. He said she was the first were-civet he had, so she is probably the first instance of the second variety of werecreature on the map.
Hence "W.C. 002-01".
So he would be "W.C. 002-XX" (last number unknown) if he weren't so unique.

It will be interesting seeing how he grows up. Definitely make them the ruling family of the fort!

[Loud Whispers]

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The dad had a nickname, so I think it's only bioweapons that have numbers for names. He said she was the first were-civet he had, so she is probably the first instance of the second variety of werecreature on the map.
Hence "W.C. 002-01".
So he would be "W.C. 002-XX" (last number unknown) if he weren't so unique.

That's... Exactly correct. Except it's not really bio-weapons here, just anything super natural. For practical reasons. Don't want two different were-creatures in the same room together.

If I remember correctly there have been instances of Child-were beasts, but I have never heard of a baby were-beast.

I could try to infect some other babies with civetism to see if babies can become were-beasts - if it's necessary to furthering the cause of science.
Is it necessary?

Oh and an update on Kivish, you think a Dwarven baby can take on a severed zombie elf head?

[Gotdamnmiracle]

Better living through !!SCIENCE!!.