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[Jack_Bread]

I accidentally unleashed the clowns on my fortress. I thought I could hold them back, but I didn't know they could break down doors. Most of my military, which were still wearing/wielding copper and iron stuff, was taken out. My ranged squad was nowhere to be seen(again).
I did manage to successfully seal off the lower part of my mine, which is why this fort is still going, but I ended up sealing off not only the clowns, but every stupidass dwarf who thought it was a good idea to pick up that dead soldier's backpack.
My fort of 216 dwarves declined to 149 that day...

[Di]

My fort of 216 dwarves declined to 149 that day...

Hmph, I'd say that's a bargain.

[vjek]

I experienced the joy of a controlled cave-in.
Specifically, I had a forgotten beast show up made of red grossular, and my iron upright spikes were just chipping it.

Bring on the 6x6 constructed floor above the support tied to a lever, with a tempting chalk door off to the side.

That's right.... go pound on that door...  Just like all the other doors... except oh noes! you're dead!

How does 36 constructed floors feel on your head, red grossular forgotten beast?!!  Na ha! 

EDIT:
And the result of another FB downed...
Weight 361, Basic Value: 64108
This is a stack of 341 masterfully prepared forgotten beast meat roast created by Olin Fikodselor.  The ingredients are exceptionally minced prepared forgotten beast brain, masterfully minced prepared forgotten beast lung, masterfully minced prepared forgotten beast intestines and exceptionally minced forgotten beast meat. 

[Naryar]

My ten-dwarf military, whose skills go from Novice to Great and which are mostly decked in iron, absolutely slaughtered a 30 dark strangler siege.

Too bad half of them ran away. I wanted more titles, damn it.

although I have some nice ones like the Crazy ally and the Watchful ambiguity of shrieks. Which is fearsome if you think about it.

[Naryar]

Oh god what.

First a forgotten beast with webs, now a forgotten beast made of aluminium.

RNG, why do you hate me ?

Edit : Well, that was stupidly easy. I mean, my dwarves fractured the aluminium by BITING it !

[MrWillsauce]

An FB made of aluminum shouldn't be difficult to deal with at all... I think.

[Splint]

Being made of mtel means no internal organs.

Being made of aluminum means even copper should be able to deal with it.

Being an FB.... might wanna try getting it with numbers.

[Eric Blank]

Well, it is relatively soft, I guess, but it would still be a massive hunk of solid metal. in terms of real-world physics, you wouldn't take a steel battleaxe to a large aluminum statue and expect to hack it to pieces in under a few hours, but I suppose that in DF it would be possible to do so, but it may be dangerous in the meantime.

[Splint]

I was more thinking a lucky hit should decapitate it, being made of aluminum.

That's how my champions always kill inorganic FBs.

[MrWillsauce]

Marksdwarves behind fortifications should be able to kill it even if they only have wooden/bone bolts.

[Naryar]

Well, yes it was easy. I just thought alu was stronger.

also it had a "deadly spittle" but it was spitting solid globs like magma crabs so no worry about the syndrome.

Marksdwarves behind fortifications should be able to kill it even if they only have wooden/bone bolts.

Yes... except it entered my cavern fortification system two days before I could close the bridge. Rage.

I was more thinking a lucky hit should decapitate it, being made of aluminum.

That's how my champions always kill inorganic FBs.

Inorganic FB's tend to take cumulative damage in bodyparts, then after enough cumulative damage any hit will break the bodypart off.

If it is upper body/lower body/head, FB dies instantly. It can't die by any other method, except melting and the standard instakill methods.

[Splint]

I only call upon marksdwarves to deal with webspitters. Sending my champion on a death or glory run is way funner.

And deadly spittle is a pitiful defense mechanism up against good dwarven armor.

[MrWillsauce]

I only call upon marksdwarves to deal with webspitters. Sending my champion on a death or glory run is way funner.

And deadly spittle is a pitiful defense mechanism up against good dwarven armor.

You kill webspitters? Silk, bro. I am talking shit though, as I've only made silk farms with GCS and I imagine one would be difficult to set up with a forgotten beast. Not impossible though.

[Splint]

FB silk is a novelty not worth the trouble for its value.

Plus those fuckers force me to maintain at least one ranger squad so they better earn their damned keep by killing something.

[Naryar]

I only call upon marksdwarves to deal with webspitters. Sending my champion on a death or glory run is way funner.

And deadly spittle is a pitiful defense mechanism up against good dwarven armor.

You kill webspitters? Silk, bro. I am talking shit though, as I've only made silk farms with GCS and I imagine one would be difficult to set up with a forgotten beast. Not impossible though.

GCS are nowhere near as deadly as web-spitting FBs, and are not trapavoid.

I swear if I get another webber or deadly dust or metal FB, I will build a 5x5 floor on a support and fuck over the next FB who comes.

Knowing my luck, some random giant cave spider that I want desperately to catch will trigger it and die, so moar cage traps.