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[Moron]

I had a 'criminal' who was sentenced to a beating, but the guard who beat him killed him.

Now that guard is wanted for the murder - what happens if he gets beaten to death too? My entire fortress guard will be killed one by one as they all become murderers and are then murdered in turn!

[Moogie]

If you have enough free chains designated as jail cells, you should be okay.

[Moron]

I had enough chains assigned when the first beating was given - but unfortunately the sentence was a beating and a time in jail. I haven't had a dwarf die from a beating before, but this guy was already injured which must have made it worse.

Luckily, the guard has only been sentenced to a jail term, so it won't start a series of murders.

Incidentally, if a beating (not hammering) is given, will the guards use their bare hands even if they are armed? In this case I should probably not make my guards good wrestlers, or maybe I should give them all crossbows, so that they do not advance in wrestling.

[frostedfire]

don't give them crossbows they'll probably ditch bashing the guy and just shoot him 

[Slappy Moose]

Hahaha, read my signature story.

Similar case, except the one who was beating was invincible, so he just killed everyone.

[Skanky]

Don't give guards a crossbow! They will use it to hammer prisoners instead. You don't want guards with hammer skills!

[Moron]

So if the guards are armed then will they do beatings with their weapons rather than their bare hands? If so, I'd better quickly take all the weapons away from my guards..

[Slappy Moose]

So if the guards are armed then will they do beatings with their weapons rather than their bare hands? If so, I'd better quickly take all the weapons away from my guards..

Just hope they don't become legendary wrestlers.

[Makrond]

Wait, I thought more experience = less deaths, or does this only apply to sparring?

[Jades]

Don't give guards a crossbow! They will use it to hammer prisoners instead. You don't want guards with hammer skills!

But all of my Fortress Guard have hammers! Most of them are legendary too! The Royal Guard have maces.

Luckily my nobles' typical mandates are easy to meet now that I've managed to get through the aquifer.

[Moron]

The plan was to put potential soldiers in the Fortress Guard until their wrestling skills get good, but before they become champions put them in the regular army and give them weapons.

[Joseph Miles]

Wait, I thought more experience = less deaths, or does this only apply to sparring?

Yep, thats only for sparring. I *THINK* when beating someone the person is considered a hostile unit for all intents and purposes to the guard.

[Hishan]

You could always run a crime ridden fort like I used to. Ie: kill off your hammerer, no fortress gaurd, no chains or cages, no sherriff, no gaurds. IE: if you were a criminal you were never punished, i dont do that anymore because its a bit cheaty

[Makrond]

I think that's something Toady should consider fairly soon; make the hammerer/Guard etc less likely to deliver fatal or crippling damage as their skill gets higher. Doubt I'm the first to think it though...

[galmud]

Yeah highskill guards should be less likely to accidently kill when issuing beatings.

Unless of course they are aggressive short-tempered mean SOBs, but maybe thats a  factor allready?