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[Strangething]

why do these threads keep pop up? for example
-What to do with Goblins?
-What to do with Elves
-What to do with Orcs
-What to do with [Insert catched creature here]

srsly the search button might help
or better look at the thread called "What to do with caged goblins?"

Yeah, but this is a kobold! Those are a lot harder to catch.

[Joseph Miles]

why do these threads keep pop up? for example
-What to do with Goblins?
-What to do with Elves
-What to do with Orcs
-What to do with [Insert catched creature here]

srsly the search button might help
or better look at the thread called "What to do with caged goblins?"

That thread was made AFTER this one.

And people  enjoy responding to these threads, so don't ruin people's fun, kthnx.

[o_O[WTFace]]

Well magma, prisoners, carp, dead nobles and tantrum spirals are 90% of the forums because everyone encounters them sooner or later and wants to post their own thread. 

This is your DF meme thread.  There are many like it but this one is yours.   

[techno65535]

Here's one, build a tower as high as you can, place the kobold in a room with an open side in it, and release it, but make sure it can't get back out. Build another tower across from the open side of the kobold's room, build a platform out to the side of this one, build a retracting bridge that will go from the platform to the kobold room. Should probably do this before releasing the kobold. Place an artifact on the platform and a pressure plate at the only exit set to release the platform from both towers. He gets his treasure. but he never gets to share it.

[CrossBolt]

build a box over magma attached to a one tile bride, designate the cage for dumping/stick the kobold in the box without cage, seal the top and remove the one tile that holds the box in place.

If your dwarf stands on the box while removing thats his fault not yours

[EliDupree]

Kobolds have [CAN_LEARN] and [MAXAGE:150:170], same as dwarves. Hence, this is my suggestion:

1. First of all, do not dump any weapons or armour he has. This makes the rest of the process easier.
2. Set the kobold up a cosy arena. Make sure you are able to drop enemies in periodically, and also that the kobold cannot break out. Recaging the kobold and putting in back in would be possible, but troublesome.
3. Drop the smallest enemies you can find in one by one, letting the kobold skill up and hoping that it doesn't get killed.*

Hmm - would it also be possible to train the kobold by dumping it in a swimming pool and having it gain swimming skill?

[Innominate]

Kobolds have [CAN_LEARN] and [MAXAGE:150:170], same as dwarves. Hence, this is my suggestion:

1. First of all, do not dump any weapons or armour he has. This makes the rest of the process easier.
2. Set the kobold up a cosy arena. Make sure you are able to drop enemies in periodically, and also that the kobold cannot break out. Recaging the kobold and putting in back in would be possible, but troublesome.
3. Drop the smallest enemies you can find in one by one, letting the kobold skill up and hoping that it doesn't get killed.*

Hmm - would it also be possible to train the kobold by dumping it in a swimming pool and having it gain swimming skill?

Probably! Then you could also feed in carp now and then. If you set up an alternating entrance (where a mechanical repeater toggles two doors in opposite directions open and closed at different times) he'll even path back and forth.

In fact, I think I'll change my vote. Having a multi-Legendary kobold as your moat monster is pretty awesome.

[twwolfe]

well, Finally got Dwarf Companion to work, so i decided to make her(yes, its a she). so i build the cage she's in, and release her. Voila, my own tame kobold!

Several strange things happened, however. One, she has nothing on, despite the face that i didn't order her cage dumped.

Two, and most important, She seems to be still in the Cage! now, I can zoom to her wandering around the mountains, but the cage still says she's inside it.

so, what do i do with this Schrodinger's Kobold?

[Innominate]

well, Finally got Dwarf Companion to work, so i decided to make her(yes, its a she). so i build the cage she's in, and release her. Voila, my own tame kobold!

Several strange things happened, however. One, she has nothing on, despite the face that i didn't order her cage dumped.

Two, and most important, She seems to be still in the Cage! now, I can zoom to her wandering around the mountains, but the cage still says she's inside it.

so, what do i do with this Schrodinger's Kobold?

Make backup.

See how many times you can release the kobold from the cage before the world explodes.

[twwolfe]

problem with that is, it only let me release one kobold form the cage. so, the cage says she's in there(complete with flashing k symbol) but it won't let me release her again. so i have an empty cage that says it has a kobold in it, and that same kobold is now wandering around my fort....


I wonder, If i dump the cage in Magma, will she die?

[yuriatayde]

Well, now I know what's going in my next fort. I'm going to either capture myself a kobold by any means necessary, or I'll find any monster with the ability to learn and make it my noble disposal unit. Eventually making it truly monstrous through experience gained by killing my living garbage, I can imagine some snooty noble staring up in terror at a ridiculously muscular snarling kobold holding a tiny knife and now I just have to try and make that happen somehow.

huh... I'm a huge fan of kobolds, but I've never tried to start a fortress of kobolds. I'm avoiding DF until the new version comes out, so maybe once it's released I should make that the first thing I do.

[kotekzot]

problem with that is, it only let me release one kobold form the cage. so, the cage says she's in there(complete with flashing k symbol) but it won't let me release her again. so i have an empty cage that says it has a kobold in it, and that same kobold is now wandering around my fort....


I wonder, If i dump the cage in Magma, will she die?

It's a phylactery, stupid! Your careless usage of memory-editing magic created a lich. Destroy the cage for science.

[darkrider2]

problem with that is, it only let me release one kobold form the cage. so, the cage says she's in there(complete with flashing k symbol) but it won't let me release her again. so i have an empty cage that says it has a kobold in it, and that same kobold is now wandering around my fort....


I wonder, If i dump the cage in Magma, will she die?

Great, Dwarven cloning vats.

[Spectre]

I wonder, If i dump the cage in Magma, will she die?

And?
Did you do it?

[twwolfe]

She's still alive, but the cage went empty just before it got dumped.

Curiouser and curiouser