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[TerminatorII]

So I decided I'd make a death trap fort after reading the sandlion fort thread. I made a LONG corridor (62 tiles long) covered with bridges (retracting) linked to 10 pressure plates. Any hostile creature goes over and bam falls down my 6z hole of (not so) death. Aparently, almost every creature has a 50% chance to survive that kind of a fall, and the wagons that I wanted to go splat keep my bridges from retracting when they are on them. Is there some way to make the wagons fall down? and how many z levels does that hole really need to be? (only have 16~ underground z's to work with,)

[Elvang]

I'd replace the bridges with a collapsible floor design if your trying to get the wagons caught in the trap as well. I don't know what the minimum height to guarantee death is, the dwarfiest solution though would be to make use of all the z-levels available to you.

[TerminatorII]

Would a plan like this work?

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But how to make it user friendly, (no rebuilding) AND a leathal fall?

[Time Kitten]

the dwarfiest solution though would be to make use of all the z-levels available to you.

Not just the pit all the way to the bottem, but raising the road up to the topmost.

[Teferi]

simple, apply magma to the bottom of the pit

[Time Kitten]

But be sure to avoid any chasms, so you can appriciat the splatter.

[TerminatorII]

ohh trust me nothing on this map except a brook on the (nearly) flat surface. That also means no magma etc. although I could make the bottom a 2 level drainable pool. but that doesn't solve the whole how do I drop those wagons....

[Elvang]

You could also add a pressure plate at the entrance to a corridor that leads to the lever that opens the trap. Link the pressure plate to spike traps at the bottom of the pit and make sure the plate is at the right distance from the lever so by the time the dwarf hits it on his way back out your victims are already at the bottom of the pit.

[Time Kitten]

Oh, oh, i know... have the wagons move alongside the pit, then just wash them off with a mild stream of water... and be sure to have an overhand, and make the pit wide enough that you don't get horses embeded in your walls.

[MrWiggles]

I wouldn't go with a trap door idea myself, as to drop a wagon it needs to be three tiles wide. And the middle tiles will need support coloms(sp) (As in my current design).

My pit o' death is seven is 7z tall. However I am also going to line the bottom with magma safe spikes, that gets extended when the trap floor is released.

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W=Wall
H=Hatch
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S=Support Collum with retracting spike trap
F=Fortification
X=Flood Gate

My idea is to pelt them with arrows, if enemy proves to be overwhelming; I throw a switch and trigger the hatches into the pit, which will also trigger the retracted spikes at the bottom pit upward as well as the retracted spikes on the support collum(sp). If any that survive landing on spikes, walk onto the service landing, will activate a magma pump and drown them all.

Still working on the bit at the bottom. My first real use of magma.
The flood gate ares controlled via another lever.

[Tallefred]

Falling floors will destroy your traps I believe. I tried building something like that for my nobles once.

[MrWiggles]

Hmm...
Suppose I'll find out for in a few hours when I figure on how concentrate my scattered brain mason/mechanic. I just need 36 more mechanisms then I can attach them to the floor hatches and spike traps. Then wait for the bastard eleves to come by. Teach them not to trade with me.

[zchris13]

Hmm...
Suppose I'll find out for in a few hours when I figure on how concentrate my scattered brain mason/mechanic. I just need 36 more mechanisms then I can attach them to the floor hatches and spike traps. Then wait for the bastard eleves to come by. Teach them not to trade with me.

Most effective way to do that is to kill their diplomat.

[dornbeast]

...my 6z hole of (not so) death. Aparently, almost every creature has a 50% chance to survive that kind of a fall...how many z levels does that hole really need to be?

In my experience, ten z-levels is good enough for most goblins, elves, and kobolds.

[Tigershark13]

hmm... use a retractable bridge if you make it big you'll only need minimal timing...