The Battle for the Adamantine – Part 2Thatdude lead the charge as the marksdwarf squad ran down the corridor after Sazir their squad leader received the orders from Derm. They would begin peppering the demons with bolts as they approached the bulk of the military. As they moved forward, a demon came around the corner and into sight.
This beast was not the priority though. Suddenly they heard a “twang” from a crossbow behind them. Sazir had lined up a shot through the fortifications and killed the beast in a single shot.
The thing was almost absurdly flimsy. Thatdude smiled. The archers might be able to do significant damage from the looks of things. Then she rounded the corner and saw what was coming. At least a dozen demons were in the corridor approaching the combat zone. Thatdude brandished her crossbow and began to open fire. In addition to the White Spectres and Winged Monsters there was a third demon in the mob. The oddest thing she’d see yet.
In the meantime, a second winged monster had entered the melee combat area. Derm and his squad were fighting it. The beast would charge one dwarf and then another dwarf would take a shot. Derm finished the beast off, removing the beast’s head with a single stroke of his axe.
A salt demon came around the corner next but Derm watched as Thor easily dispatched it with a single blow from his platinum hammer. Then yet another new beast rounded the corner along with a Horned Brute.
These two beasts were a lot more robust but still the military took them down. Lars took out the Banshee with a punch to the head and the Brute went completely berserk before being dispatched by Rovod, one of the sworddwarves. Suddenly, there were no demons present.
Then during the brief silence, the melee fighters heard Thatdude laughing down the corridor, “Did you see that? Straight into the things brain!”
Then another 6 demons started emerging from the tunnel and the moment passed.
OOC: So slow! We’ll get through this though. Though it’s odd, it gets faster in brief pulses which is kind of odd. No dwarves dead or even injured yet!
@Triaxx2: Oh yes, those are closed now as well.
@siraidan: Indeed, this is getting insane fast. Or very slowly if you go by fps.
@Child of Armok: I don’t think they have any sense of self preservation.
@wsoxfan: We’ll see. Might be poor dwarves depending on what happens when some of the as yet unseen demons arrive.
@Riversand: An excellent question! Here are Derm’s stats as of the beginning of the demon siege. The numbers are a bit intimidating to say the least. The highlights are 131 in Axe and 140 in fighting now. So he’s still going up at a respectable rate.
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His attributes are equally impressive. Except for healing and recovery, he’s crap at that. Heh, not enough practice.
@Prometheusmfd: Wow, thanks for taking the time to read the entire thread. And a TvTropes page? My word that is something else, thanks very much for setting it up! There’s some interesting stuff in there. It’s been quite the journey!
The military certainly stands out but there is some crazy stuff going on with the normal dwarves as well. Just as an example in the numbers department from our original colonists: Urist Imiknorris is level 31 as a mason and has spend the last 4 or 5 years training as a dyer (now legendary as well). Pawn the original mechanic is level 22 as a machinist. And Cog has reached level 36 as an organizer.
There are examples of absurd skill from every discipline in the fortress not just the longtime residents. I guess that’s what happens when the bulk of a fortress has been working at their respective jobs relatively uninterrupted for 15 years!
@dermonster: I have to chuckle at how many Derm has qualified for.
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