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Gamerofthegame

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The reality of Goblins?
« on: August 28, 2008, 03:24:31 pm »

 Right, as my oddly well off adventurer, wielder of six shields, etc etc, goes about traveling, I notice a Goblin tower on the map. A pink one at that. So I decide to go raid it, blah blah inhabbitants are friendly hack at them etc etc.

 Though, I noticed something.

 There didn't seem to be any goblins. They were all humans of a verity of professions.

 Does this mean the Gobbies are wiped out or something? Or are they all spies?  :P
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Snall

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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2008, 03:30:37 pm »
Goblins are great baby thieves but are scared of sex (They do sometimes live with demons)...also don't those six shields slow your speed like mad?
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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2008, 04:48:37 pm »
Quote from: Snall on August 28, 2008, 03:30:37 pm
also don't those six shields slow your speed like mad?

Not if Armor User is high enough.

Or maybe it was Shield User. Probably that one.
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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2008, 10:09:36 pm »
I found a goblin fortress with a mix of goblins and humans.  A goblin ranger, when asked about his profession, said he had been "liberating children" for a year.

This really puts a whole new face on the goblin snatchers.
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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2008, 10:41:35 pm »
I've found towers completely populated by humans, elves, dwarves, or a mix. As in no goblins.

The maximum population cap stops goblins them from breeding faster than babies can be snatched.

Sometimes it'll result in basically an evil human/dwarf/elf civilization, especially if the demon dies in worldgen. It's pretty interesting really.
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Goblins: The fourth iron ore.

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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2008, 03:36:54 am »
Quote from: Jefepato on August 28, 2008, 10:09:36 pm
I found a goblin fortress with a mix of goblins and humans.  A goblin ranger, when asked about his profession, said he had been "liberating children" for a year.

This really puts a whole new face on the goblin snatchers.
Hmmm..... hippy elvish goblins a new twist in the tale.
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Quote from: irmo on October 23, 2009, 03:57:53 am
Rather than having them directly force you to mine adamantine, I would suggest that they give you strange moods that require adamantine. "Dig out the adamantine or Urist here goes insane and dies" is suitably vicious.

(It occurs to me that you can probably get "Lovecraft" as the random name of your fortress. That's when you know you're screwed.)

Christes

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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 11:55:49 am »
pink?

What was it made out of?
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Hoborobo234

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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2008, 04:58:05 pm »
Quote from: Christes on August 29, 2008, 11:55:49 am
pink?

What was it made out of?

It is just a colour used to describe the pop
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Quote from: irmo on October 23, 2009, 03:57:53 am
Rather than having them directly force you to mine adamantine, I would suggest that they give you strange moods that require adamantine. "Dig out the adamantine or Urist here goes insane and dies" is suitably vicious.

(It occurs to me that you can probably get "Lovecraft" as the random name of your fortress. That's when you know you're screwed.)

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Re: The reality of Goblins?
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2008, 12:45:23 pm »
Quote from: Jefepato on August 28, 2008, 10:09:36 pm
I found a goblin fortress with a mix of goblins and humans.  A goblin ranger, when asked about his profession, said he had been "liberating children" for a year.

This really puts a whole new face on the goblin snatchers.

Goblin Crime Squad!
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