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[Koggenmaster]

I think siege engines are way too underpowered in their current state. 
One way to make them more effective, could be achieved by preventing the operators from fleeing.
The best solution would be to make the siege operators blind.
I could make some science about blind siege operators (their reloadtime, accuracy) but I don't know how to make dwarves blind (except through a lucky meeting with a FB) .
Is there a way to make a dwarf blind via dfhack?

[smakemupagus]

Don't have a copy of game in front of me, but the Opaque Helm from orcish mead hall did this once upon a time.  You may have to give operators a ranged weapon to play with or active militia duties occasionally to encourage equipping gear.

[arbarbonif]

Most deserts/badlands have clouds of blinding sand that blind on touch.  If they have no way to wash it off, they stay blinded for an irritatingly long time.

[Koggenmaster]

I did a bit testing with the Opaqmask, which unfortunately doesn't work.
Aren't there boulders, that evaporate, with a blinding effect?
The help of an experienced modder would be welcome.

[Crioca]

Maybe add a siege operators guild caste that makes them blind ?

[BoffoDorf]

Maybe add a siege operators guild caste that makes them blind ?

I can only imagine the "So a siege operator dorf walks into a bar..." jokes that would idea would spawn.

[Koggenmaster]

Maybe add a siege operators guild caste that makes them blind ?

Indeed, a caste or a armorpiece (like chestplate of valor) which prevents fleeing, would have many uses.
Everyone had the scenario, where the fear of Urist McLeverpuller brought doom over the fortress 

[Meph]

That already exists. Runearmory.

[Koggenmaster]

That already exists. Runearmory.

You mean the steel rune, which gives the ability to feel no fear?
Already tested that:
Forge steel breastplate, engrave steel rune,
give the breastplate some useless peasant by making him military commander,
make a room with a ballista seperated by fortifications with a pit,
man the ballista with the military commander,
dump a prisoner in the pit and see the military commander run away like a coward.   

Wouldn't have started the topic if there was an obvious solution.

[smakemupagus]

Sorry Koggenmaster for the misinformation, even if working as intended the Opaque Helm would give [NOFEAR], not Blindness.  So it might not affect civilians.  Might be a useful piece of apparel for DF2014 with the new morale system though.

-edit-
my attempt at an actual blindness spell (untested)

[INTERACTION:NERVE_STAPLING_ORC]
   [I_SOURCE:CREATURE_ACTION]
   [I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
      [IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
      [IT_AFFECTED_CREATURE:ORC_TAIGA:ALL]
      [IT_FORBIDDEN:NOT_LIVING]
      [IT_CANNOT_HAVE_SYNDROME_CLASS:INSPIRED]
      [IT_MANUAL_INPUT:drone]
   [I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
      [IE_TARGET:A]
      [IE_IMMEDIATE]
      [SYNDROME]
         [SYN_CLASS:DISABLED]
         [SYN_NAME:Nerve stapled]
         [SYN_AFFECTED_CREATURE:ORC_TAIGA:ALL]
         [CE_ADD_TAG:NOEMOTION:START:0]
         [CE_REMOVE_TAG:CRAZED:START:0]
         [CE_SPEED_CHANGE:SPEED_PERC:75:START:0]
    [CE_IMPAIR_FUNCTION:SEV:100:PROB:100:BP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:ALL:START:0]