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Dragooble

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quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« on: November 22, 2008, 11:02:21 pm »
whats the fastest way to train a weapon skill in adventure mode?
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Logical2u

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Re: quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2008, 11:39:07 am »
Go beat up a million fish.

Provided you don't have a world with freezing water, and you can swim, there's a nigh-unlimited source of large critters to slaughter in every river.
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Re: quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2008, 11:42:09 am »
Caution is advised. Multiple sturgeons hurt.
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Re: quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2008, 12:13:24 pm »
I was going to suggest the same thing as Logical2u.

Slaughtering masses of fish is fun and useful, as long as your adventurer is ready to take them on. You may have to improve your swimming skill before you can keep up with all the fish that try to escape, though. Fortunately, if you're in a river, you'll have a good chance of being able to find them again.

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Re: quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2008, 02:28:37 pm »
Normal fish run away.
Find a haunted river, with skeletal fish that come to you. It cannot fail.
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Re: quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2008, 03:30:37 pm »
Quote from: Boogerman on November 23, 2008, 02:28:37 pm
Normal fish run away.
Find a haunted river, with skeletal fish that come to you. It cannot fail.

I wish carp were as deadly in Adventurer mode as they were in Fortress.
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Re: quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2008, 03:35:49 pm »
carp are so deadly because a dwarf will be an idiot and try to fish for one without realizing hes getting himself killed.
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Re: quickest way to train weapon skills?(adv. mode)
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2008, 10:20:17 pm »
Quote from: Dragooble on November 23, 2008, 03:35:49 pm
carp are so deadly because a dwarf will be an idiot and try to fish for one without realizing hes getting himself killed.

No, carp are deadly because noobie wrestlers will dodge into holes, and 99% of your dwarfs will lack any swimming skill, and any water over 4/7 is lethal (ie, drowning death) to someone without novice swimmer, I believe.

Carp also attack in swarms, when ready.

I will agree with the sturgeon warning, though. They've killed a few adventurers, ripped out some eyes...
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