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sinister87

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Animal Armor?
« on: May 15, 2010, 02:58:40 am »

Wouldn't it be just awesome to have armor or weapons for your war animals?  :D
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2010, 03:04:56 am »

yeah!!! up with animal armour I want my war kittens to murder the kobolds!
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2010, 03:06:19 am »

At first I thought this was about using animals as armour. Funny what DF does to you.

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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2010, 03:11:01 am »

At first I thought this was about using animals as armour. Funny what DF does to you.
Using live animals as armor? Hmmmmm... Wrestling as they claw your enemy's eyes out? That's not to bad of an idea though. Would any of this be possible to mod in?
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2010, 03:40:00 am »

Mounts should definitely get armour of some kind. Since ancient times armoured war dogs were used for guarding caravans and even used on the battlefield to attack the enemy.

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16th century, armoured dogs used by Conquistadors.


A modern set of armour in the same vein.
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2010, 03:56:23 am »

Armored war bears would be terrifying.
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2010, 04:11:17 am »

Dare I mention elephants?
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« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2010, 04:23:22 am »

ELEPHANTS!

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They're like medieval tanks, only far less controlable and prone to trampling your own guys by accident or "accident"... who wouldn't want something like that in a fort?


Edit: And I don't mean strapping living elephants to dwarves as armor, though it does sound awesome.
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2010, 05:10:19 am »




A modern set of armour in the same vein.

I don't know why, but I lol'd when I saw that dog. I love Staffs ( the dog breed, not the weapon, said differently lol ). When I have steady work again I'm planning on getting one and I too will dress him in armour like this, so I can lol, plus it would be awesome if someone broke into my house and an armoured staffordshire bull terrier attacked them.
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« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2010, 05:31:18 am »

Haha i lol'ed when i imagined the look on the face of the thief as a armored war dog comes bounding out of nowhere, and i lol'ed even harder when I thought how he would explain to his thief friends!
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2010, 05:40:12 am »

Dwarf Fortress - we put armor on everything.
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2010, 11:47:24 am »

Dwarf Fortress - we put armor on everything.

even armor!
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« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2010, 01:52:10 pm »

Dwarf Fortress - we put armor on everything.

even armor!

Yo Urist McDawg, I heard you like armor, so I put armor on your armor.
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« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2010, 02:00:24 pm »

Dwarf Fortress - we put armor on everything.

even armor!

Yo Urist McDawg, I heard you like armor, so I put armor on your armor.


seriously, you think all those decorations are just for show?
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Re: Animal Armor?
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2010, 02:07:55 pm »

Shit, now we're gonna have armored cats running around everywhere.
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