My favorite dwarf miner is told to dig a channel so I have a nice sunny underground garden. Instead of digging like a normal clever person, he digs himself into a corner, and drops himself down a floor. He breaks all of his limbs, and is hospitalized for 8 months.
Unfortunately, I need him to try and dig more channels, and lo and behold he does it again. This time his spine is added in for good measure. He recovers from the hospital, only to die of infection days later, despite dozens of soap filled baths.
Then the world gets a little crazy. Traders show up, so I thought 'Hey, this would be a great time to get rid of those Rhinos I have in cages.' Unfortunately the dwarves take the cages only, leaving 5 Rhinos to rampage about my fortress. My Militia Captain, who is pretty powerful for year 2, has both his legs broken and his left arm smashed. He is left to bleed for two monthes, but somehow through sheer willpower survives and is recovering nicely in my hospital. 2 Craftees and a Military sod later, and I won't be making that mistake again.
Hmm.. What else could happen?
A Giant, that's what. Following normal procedure, my hunters decide to not flee but instead peg him in the tow, doing minimal damage. Starting to panic, since my two hunters died horribly, I decided to send in my Military. Unfortunately, only one dwarf armed with a hammer and his dog go out to face the foe. After some intense dodging, and lots of nothing happening, the dwarf finally connects with his warhammer. After stunning the beast, the dog latches on to the Giants arm, gaining its attention long enough for my dwarf to charge in and destroy the Giants skull.
What a hero.
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Topic: Face Palm moments you had in Dwarf Fortress (Read 2213202 times)