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Clamity

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Devilish Diplomat
« on: April 24, 2010, 08:24:44 am »
My fort is currently experiencing a problem from a human diplomat that is not quite human. I'm in the sixth year of my fort and the humans decided to send along their diplomat with their trade caravan. Imagine my surprise when 'Amug' a "Chameleon Devilish Diplomat' shows up, "A huge skinless chameleon twisted into humanoid form. It is ravening. Beware its poisonous bite!".

The problem here is that he appears to have left his building destroyer tag on, and destroys everything on the way to meet with my Count... including the Count's office. I have no way to meet with him now and need some sort of way to minimize further damage.

tl:dr, I have a stupid diplomat that is blowing up my fort...Any suggestions to remove him? I have a save just as he is entering the map, but have no time to rig up any standard defenses, nor is he target-able by my military.
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2010, 08:34:48 am »
if he starts to idle, channel around him and cave in a few floors underneath him
if it doesn't kill him, he'll be trapped
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2010, 08:38:43 am »
The only thing I can think of that doesn't involve magma is to create a small burrow for your count outside your fortress. IIRC, expedition leader/mayor/baron and such with conduct meeting whereever they are if they don't have or can't access their office. Even if you can't make your count have his meeting that way, it would give you time to set up something else magma, bonus point for killing the count at the same time.
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2010, 08:59:35 am »
Quote from: alexwazer on April 24, 2010, 08:38:43 am
...bonus point for killing the count at the same time.

I feel sorry for the nobles sometimes.

Saying this, I did organise for my duchess to be 'thrown' off a 12 z-level high building...

Anyway, back on subject, why not build a separate office for your count outside the town, and then rig the entrance with a pitfall trap of some nature? Oh, and be sure to lock your noble in, in case of some unfortunate accidents...
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2010, 09:04:58 am »
When is a human not a human?
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2010, 10:10:35 am »
Quote from: AncientEnemy on April 24, 2010, 09:04:58 am
When is a human not a human?
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I don't get it.
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2010, 10:57:10 am »
So, Amug decided to temporarily cease his rampaging and decided to chill with his human buddies next to the trade depot. My dwarven excavation team by pure coincidence just happened to be putting in a well on the very spot he was standing on. It's not their fault that he didn't move off the tile as it was being channeled out from under him. Nor can we be blamed for the subsequent 10 story fall directly into my crypt.

I wonder if the humans will get pissed I killed their law-giver saw Amug have an unfortunate accident.
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2010, 03:40:51 pm »
Quote from: Clamity on April 24, 2010, 10:57:10 am
So, Amug decided to temporarily cease his rampaging and decided to chill with his human buddies next to the trade depot. My dwarven excavation team by pure coincidence just happened to be putting in a well on the very spot he was standing on. It's not their fault that he didn't move off the tile as it was being channeled out from under him. Nor can we be blamed for the subsequent 10 story fall directly into my crypt.

I wonder if the humans will get pissed I killed their law-giver saw Amug have an unfortunate accident.

LIKE.
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Quote from: Elegy on September 18, 2010, 03:32:49 am
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2010, 03:45:36 pm »
Quote from: Clamity on April 24, 2010, 10:57:10 am
So, Amug decided to temporarily cease his rampaging and decided to chill with his human buddies next to the trade depot. My dwarven excavation team by pure coincidence just happened to be putting in a well on the very spot he was standing on. It's not their fault that he didn't move off the tile as it was being channeled out from under him. Nor can we be blamed for the subsequent 10 story fall directly into my crypt.

I wonder if the humans will get pissed I killed their law-giver saw Amug have an unfortunate accident.

If they don't, you must only trade them Mugs from now on.  Just to rub it in their faces.
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2010, 04:16:23 pm »
No, you must trade them A mug each year, decorated as much as possible.
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2010, 04:20:13 pm »
Out of curiosity, did the diplomat survive the fall? I'd lol if he was trapped down in your crypts, unable to walk due to broken bones but still there.
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Re: Devilish Diplomat
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2010, 04:23:39 pm »
Quote from: Jacob/Lee on April 24, 2010, 10:10:35 am
Quote from: AncientEnemy on April 24, 2010, 09:04:58 am
When is a human not a human?
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I don't get it.
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