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[Leafsnail]

I'm imagining some kind of pressure plate system where triggering a pressure plate opens a door underneath, causing an explosive liquid/ power of some kind to explode and take out the floor above.  Side on diagram:

____G_____
____^_____
_::::::::::+F

Key - _ = Ground
        G = Goblin/ enemy/ elf/ noble/ cheesemaker
        ^ = Pressure plate above!
        : = Gunpowder/ anything explosive I can get my hands on
        + = Door connected to pressure plate
        F = FIRE

I'm aware that I could do pretty much the same thing much more efficiently, but there are multiple advantages to this method:

1. This doesn't discriminate between friend and foe.  Great for laughs when the elves come around.
2. This would leave my map as an unnavigable mess of craters.
3. Testing to make sure the pressure plate works could be a training test for new cheesemakers and fish dissectors
4. Wild animals would be killed or horribly maimed
5. The set up would be extremely tricky and delicate, requiring just one mistimed quest for a sock or the mechanics cat deciding to have a little explore for it to go horribly wrong

Oh, and sorry for this random tangant I seem to have gone off on.

[TheDJ17]

It'd probably work better if the floor was wooden, for maximum explosions/singed bits.

[EvilTwin]

just deattach the floor in the moment of the explosion. imagine. an elf. on the platform. platform goes forcefully up. elf thinks "wow, im flying!". well, he forgot the ceiling...

[BigFatDwarf]

Mmmm... this would be good to use with catapults. I mean, they would be a lot better than the inaccurate rocks. Plus a lot of new myths would be spawned here .

[Time Kitten]

Floor hitting the cieling instead of ceiling hitting the floor to crush elves?  Blasphemy, I say!

[Chronas]

What about the scariest concept:

Spoiler: HFS (click to show/hide)

Demon sappers that not only have the building destroyer tag but also rig constructions to blow, including that pretty little breach-blocking wall you just put up!

[ArkDelgato]

What about the scariest concept:

Spoiler: HFS (click to show/hide)

Demon Sappers

Better set up a sentry! /shamelessjoke

[smjjames]

It'd probably work better if the floor was wooden, for maximum explosions/singed bits.

As well as added flying shrapenel.

[Leafsnail]

Yes, monsters that could blow things up might actually make sense.

[Chronas]

and the game becomes more fun

[Tenebrais]

Although it should really be like this for almost every skill, I've made surgery a bit more of a task for people that don't know what they are doing. If you ask some random dwarf to perform surgery, patients beware!

So does this mean there's now a chance of failure for inexperienced dwarves? At least for one profession. Great!

[Ghazz]

Although it should really be like this for almost every skill, I've made surgery a bit more of a task for people that don't know what they are doing. If you ask some random dwarf to perform surgery, patients beware!

So does this mean there's now a chance of failure for inexperienced dwarves? At least for one profession. Great!

and its the best skill for hilarious failures too 

[Outcast Orange]

I can't wait to see that.

Urist Mcbutcher cancels surgery: Job item misplaced.
Datan Mcpatient, champion has been struck down.

[Megaman]

Urist Mcbutcher has been sued by Urist McLawer!
Urist Mcbutcher has gone bankrupt.

[shadow_archmagi]

I can't wait to see that.

Urist Mcbutcher cancels surgery: Job item misplaced.
*some time later*
The Goblin Strikes you in the lower body! The stomach explodes in gore! You lose hold of the +Iron Scalpel+