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[FlyingScissorKick]

My mayor must really like his platinum because he continually demands this stuff. Usually this wouldn't be a problem but for the last 7 years its been "Make platinum items", beat to death the legendary metalsmith, and then export of platinum prohibited. He has never swayed from this cycle. not once.

Anyone seen this before? I've never had demands specific to only one thing for an extended amount of time (at least 7 years and beyond at this point).

and the wagons can't get to the trade depot so if I import it, I don't get nearly enough. Time to construct a dwarven freeway.

[Jingles]

Yeah they tend to demand stuff from materials they like, I've had a countess who always wants electrum stuff.  Just make sure you have stock available or import it if you dont.  Personally though I'd kill those responsible for killing a legendary dwarf then you dont have to worry about it.

[Hyndis]

Designate the hammerer's hammer for dumping.

Then if there's an impossible mandate, draft the dorf to be punished into your military. Equip him with plate armor and a shield. 

At most he'll get a broke limb. I've never seen the hammerer able to actually kill a steel plate-clad dorf with his bare hands.

[PTTG??]

Designate the hammerer's hammer for dumping.

Then if there's an impossible mandate, draft the dorf to be punished into your military. Equip him with plate armor and a shield. 

At most he'll get a broke limb. I've never seen the hammerer able to actually kill a steel plate-clad dorf with his bare hands.

'E might gnaw the guy to death, though. Oh, wait that's been *fixed*.
DF really teaches you that "fixed" is a subjective term. Just ask your dog.

[Jetman123]

I have a proper justice system with plenty of metal cages, and I have had only ONE incident of a dwarf mysteriously losing his right arm at the elbow - which doesn't fit with a hammer wound at all. The hammerer is mostly idle.

Do you have a justice room set up? Beds next to the cages?

[muwahahaha]

Why use metal cages? Wood and glass are just as good.

Anyway, I generally have no problems with justice, if the noble wants anything I cant give him, he gets to pull the lever hanging out in the middle of the chasm to alleviate his anger.

[Brian]

Why use metal cages? Wood and glass are just as good.

Anyway, I generally have no problems with justice, if the noble wants anything I cant give him, he gets to pull the lever hanging out in the middle of the chasm to alleviate his anger.

At least according to the wiki, cages must be metal to be used for justice.  Maybe there's a trick to getting around that, but I never bothered trying.

[Hyndis]

Make sure there's always enough chains or cages for your prison. The hammerer usually only starts beating people if there's not enough of those to go around.

If there are plenty of chains or cages then the worst thing that usually happens is someone spends a few minutes locked up in a prison cell, which isn't much of a problem at all.

[sweitx]

I use chains.

This is my prison design...

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#######
#TC.CT#
#BvDvB#
#.DuD.#
#BvDvB#
#TC.CT#
###X###
T = Table
C = Thrones
B = Bed (assigned to dwarfs chained to them, so no one will take it)
D = Drink stockpile
u = Food stockpile
V = Chains
X = door
Most of the time, my prison dwarf stays at a happy or ecstatic level a short time after being imprisoned.
Hm... good thing the dwarves probably haven't picked up that being in a prison is a relatively good life right now...

Just in case you're wondering, the drink stockpile is created by making a 3x3 stockpile, and then remove 5 points.  So I only need to designate one of them to be moved.

[Tiler]

I don't see the point in setting up any form of justice whatsoever. Take your hammerer's hammer, stick the hammerer in a room with a farmer, some farm plots, and a well, and lock the door. Don't bother with a sheriff or city guard or whatnot.

Maybe when there is actual crime or whatnot for the brave guard to fight, they would be worth the bother. But as of now, all they do is serve as the smiting arm of your nobility. And when I have to choose between losing a legendary dwarf or losing a noble, the choice is fairly obvious.

[FlyingScissorKick]

Designate the hammerer's hammer for dumping.

Then if there's an impossible mandate, draft the dorf to be punished into your military. Equip him with plate armor and a shield. 

At most he'll get a broke limb. I've never seen the hammerer able to actually kill a steel plate-clad dorf with his bare hands.

I don't even have the hammerer so I don't even know who is responsible for the slaying

[soup_alex]

If you haven't a Hammerer, Justice is the sole responsibility of your Sheriff/Captain of the Guard.

[Hyndis]

If you haven't a Hammerer, Justice is the sole responsibility of your Sheriff/Captain of the Guard.

And if your captain of the guard is also a legendary miner with a mining pick equipped....

[Strangething]

'E might gnaw the guy to death, though. Oh, wait that's been *fixed*.

I have had only ONE incident of a dwarf mysteriously losing his right arm at the elbow - which doesn't fit with hammer wound at all.

Are we sure that bug has been fixed? It was still on the official bug list, last I checked.

[LegacyCWAL]

I don't see the point in setting up any form of justice whatsoever. Take your hammerer's hammer, stick the hammerer in a room with a farmer, some farm plots, and a well, and lock the door. Don't bother with a sheriff or city guard or whatnot.

Screw the farm plots, those hammers are nice.  And steel, which is good for melting.  Just keep those replacements coming