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Iapetus

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Amusing skill combinations
« on: September 04, 2012, 09:28:38 am »
Got a recent migrant with the following skills:

Expert woodcutter
High master butcher
Novice wound dresser
Novice animal caretaker

It's like he thought "Hey - I'm real good at cutting things up!  That means I should be able to put them back together, right?"

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Niccolo

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Re: Amusing skill combinations
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2012, 09:36:20 am »
Well, my current fortress has been a non-stop parade of:

Expert cheesemaker - novice fisherdwarf
Proficient herbalist - novice fisherdwarf
Skilled Planter - novice fisherdwarf (And fish cleaner to mix it up a little)
Expert miner - novice fisherdwarf

And so on - it's quite the running joke.
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Kamamura

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Re: Amusing skill combinations
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2012, 10:46:21 am »
Best would be

Dabbling Intimidator + Novice Judge of Intent + Proficient Crutch Walker
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The entire content consists of senseless murder, a pile of faceless naked women and zero regard for human life in general, all in the service of the protagonist's base impulses. It is clearly a cry for help from a neglected, self absorbed and disempowered juvenile badly in need of affectionate guidance. What a sad, sad display.

Meistermoxx

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Re: Amusing skill combinations
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2012, 11:10:00 am »
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« Last Edit: September 04, 2012, 03:36:13 pm by Meistermoxx »
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LumberingOaf

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Re: Amusing skill combinations
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2012, 01:24:35 pm »
A variant of the OP, I had a dwarf show up as Great Surgeon and Great Butcher. No other professions. I welcomed the surgery, naturally, but I did pause to consider the implications if he forgot which job was which.
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Oaktree

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Re: Amusing skill combinations
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2012, 03:10:23 pm »
The best bonesetter in my one fort was also a master level bonecrafter.  Then he migrated to the following fort and took over the medical department there as well.  Was nicknamed "Dr Bones" as a result.
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Re: Amusing skill combinations
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2012, 06:46:23 pm »
I had a Great Strand Extractor that doubled as an axedwarf. Now leads part of my military.
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