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[Sheb]

Well, thos stupid elf keep on selling me tons of useless wooden weapons... But, in their last trip, the also brought a lot of caged animals with some big and aggressive enough to kill some goblins. I buy them, and was ready to buid the cage in front of my forteress, connected to a lever inside of my fortress when I thought: There must be a simpler and cheaper way to use these animals! And I found! I'm proud to present you the Sheb's Giant Lion Trap!

Top view.

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+++
#+>
+++
#=channel
+=floor
>=downward stairway

Side View

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_  _  __
#L+/##     
L= Giant Lion (Also work with any big, aggressive, goblin-killing creature, given the door is strong enough)
+= Door set on "Tightly closed" (ie. Non Pet-passable)
/= Up stairs

Just use the channel as a Pit, pit the creatures in it, and wait for the goblins, when they're there, just set the door on "Pet-passable" and enjoy!
You can add wall around the pit to protect the creature from (cross)bowgoblins.

I just set up three of those trap (1 giant Lion, 1 giant Tiger and 1 Grizzly) and I'm looking foward for the next goblin invasion to try it!

Do you think it will work?

[Xofrevlis]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that tame animals will flee from hostile creatures unless chained. I usually just let them wander around since it's kinda cool to have a giant tiger milling about, so I haven't really noticed.

[martinuzz]

I think that tame animals, when attacked, will fight back.
also possible:

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...g...
.......
---^---
.C...C.

with
- = wall
g = goblin
^ = pressure plate set to goblin, linked to cages
C = caged lion


[Xofrevlis]

Er, well that does seem to be the case, but I think they flee unless they are attacked first.
...I don't want to derail the topic, but if this is the case...do babies attack?

[Sheb]

martinuzz, I knew your design, but it's a hell lot more work, my trap is exeptionnaly cheap: one door and a few digging. Also, I can put 2, 5, 10... animals in the pit. But it's true that if tamed giant Tiger flew away from some goblin, my trap are exeptionnaly useless.