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[Sir Moops]

I was always being ambushed by either kobolds, goblins, or other nasty bandits for almost anywhere I went. After the 40th or 50th time they just stopped attacking. I think I may have eliminated the bandit activity in that area or they were just scared of my legendary hammer lord.

[TheyTarget]

I actually just ran into a band, of what seemed like at least 20 kobolds. They killed one peasant, and didn't scratch anybody else. And they all had steel for some reason?

[Samrobot]

After a while the kobold ambushes just get tiring. Me and my small army are exploring and every few steps a kobold ambush I lose a soldier in each ambush.  So after 15 or so ambushes just me and my swordsman against 20-25 kobolds.  He takes down about 6 and I am missing a leg and trying to fight off the last 7 or so one gets a lucky hit on me and mortally wounds me by tearing my heart apart.  As I take care of the rest I see the one that wounded me so I throw my sword at him and it gets his heart and stays there while I take my last breath and watch him die. I was so pissed I took care of titans, giants, dragons, demons, and killed 150 kobolds and goblins only to be killed by a lucky shot

[cryopyre]

That's what I like about Dwarf Fortress. You may be the greatest swordsmen in all the land, but shit happens. One of my best games ended when my legendary swordsmen awoke to a band of angry dwarf bandits. The first attack of there's cut me in half.

[Samrobot]

Yea like you can take out a bunch bad ass demon monster things and be brought down by a lone raider with just a knife.

[Pita]

Yup! My greatest hero so far was pretty godly. A (weak) titan, and 30+ other notable kills under his belt. Countless other kills that his followers probably finished off. Had pretty much single-handedly cleansed the northern lands of bandits.

Killed from an arrow to the back of the head while killing some pidly goblin! I sort of deserve it since I thought I would try to ambush a goblin camp at night.

It was quite poignant, actually. I was returning from a grand adventure into relatively unexplored land where I found and fought the titan. Bumped into the camp by chance on the way back, thought I was indestructable and got my lesson!

He had actually somehow survived a previous arrow to the eye earlier in his adventures, but only suffered heavy bruising

[silhouette]

One of my adventurers was weak, well compared to the adventurers of old, though i think all adventurers now versions are like that.
Anyway, he had survived MULTIPLE "mortal wounds". and having everybody part in red, and healing.
Managed to kill a few bogymen, which lead to the full red body...
But he was finally taken down by a damn sturgeon... Sturgeons these versions are like the carp of the old versions, even worse...

Hey, one thing, how do you guys train up, cos i can seem to NEVER find any animals willing to help me, and i rarely get ambushed by guys.

[Deon]

Sturgeons an carp are the same, literally.

Hey, one thing, how do you guys train up

Go and kill named bandits and beasts/night creatures. The more XP the target has, the more XP you get from wrestling it.

[Psieye]

Yeah I had a similar 'huh?' moment when I was being shot by a kobold despite nobody having spotted me. I'd modded the raws slightly so this was a gold arrow stickign in my head. Maybe next time I'll just mod teh raws so ranged weapons don't exist.

As for training, I try to find savage sounding zones and roam around with ambush mode until I find something. Usually a pack of Rhesus Macaque. If in a desert, there is no ambushing to be done so you better have good speed to catch up to vultures.

[minno]

One of my adventurers was weak, well compared to the adventurers of old, though i think all adventurers now versions are like that.
Anyway, he had survived MULTIPLE "mortal wounds". and having everybody part in red, and healing.
Managed to kill a few bogymen, which lead to the full red body...
But he was finally taken down by a damn sturgeon... Sturgeons these versions are like the carp of the old versions, even worse...

Hey, one thing, how do you guys train up, cos i can seem to NEVER find any animals willing to help me, and i rarely get ambushed by guys.

I had one adventurer, after about 10 minutes of swimming/ambushing training, who decided to test his new skills on a sturgeon.

Spoiler: "Combat log" (click to show/hide)

You begin sneaking.
It is noon.
You have discovered a river.
You miss The Sturgeon!
The Sturgeon counterstrikes!
The Sturgeon misses You!
You've been spotted!
You've been spotted!
The Sturgeon charges at You!
The Sturgeon misses You!
The Sturgeon collides with You!
You are knocked over and tumble backward!
The Sturgeon strikes at You but the shot is blocked!
You counterstrike!
You miss The Sturgeon!
The Sturgeon bites You in the left upper arm, jamming the bone through the left shoulder's muscle and shattering the left shoulder's bone!
The Sturgeon latches on firmly!
You lose hold of the rope reed fiber left glove.
You lose hold of the bronze shield.
The Sturgeon shakes You around by the left upper arm and the severed part sails off in an arc!
The left upper arm is ripped away and remains in The Sturgeon's grip!
You are no longer stunned.
The Sturgeon lets the your left upper arm drop away as He attacks.
The Sturgeon bites You in the right hand, bruising the fat through the rope reed fiber right glove!
The Sturgeon latches on firmly!
You lose hold of the rope reed fiber right glove.
You lose hold of the bronze maul.
The Sturgeon shakes You around by the right hand and the severed part sails off in an arc!
The right hand is ripped away and remains in The Sturgeon's grip!
The Sturgeon spits out your right hand.

I lost another adventurer who had 80+ named kills and several grandmaster skills after 2 goblins ambushed me.

Spoiler: "Combat log" (click to show/hide)

"Tell them it was the Merchants of Vice, if you live!"
The flying silver arrow strikes The overlord in the left lower leg, tearing the muscle through the ®small giant cave spider silk robe¯!
The silver arrow has lodged firmly in the wound!
The overlord loses hold of the -®*small cougar leather left glove*¯-.
You slash The overlord in the left lower arm with your -bronze long sword- and the severed part sails off in an arc!
You miss The overlord!
The overlord counterstrikes!
The overlord strikes at You but the shot is parried!
The overlord strikes at You but the shot is blocked!
You miss The overlord!
The overlord counterstrikes!
The overlord misses You!
You miss The overlord!
The overlord counterstrikes!
The overlord strikes at You but the shot is blocked!
The overlord charges at You!
The overlord stabs You in the right lower leg with her ®*copper spear*¯, fracturing the bone through the -®+bronze greaves+¯-!
A sensory nerve has been severed, a ligament has been torn and a tendon has been torn!
The overlord collides with You!
You are knocked over!
The overlord strikes at You but the shot is blocked!
You stand up.
The overlord charges at You!
The overlord strikes at You but the shot is blocked!
The overlord collides with You!
You are knocked over!
The overlord stabs You in the upper body with her ®*copper spear*¯, bruising the muscle and bruising the liver through the ®+rope reed fiber cape+¯!
You stand up.
The overlord strikes at You but the shot is blocked!
You attack The overlord but She jumps away!
The overlord jumps away from The flying silver arrow!
The overlord charges at You!
The overlord strikes at You but the shot is blocked!
The overlord collides with You!
You are knocked over!
The overlord stabs You in the upper body with her ®*copper spear*¯, bruising the muscle and shattering the right false rib through the -®+angelshark leather cloak+¯-!
The overlord stabs You in the upper body with her ®*copper spear*¯, bruising the muscle, shattering the left true rib and bruising the right lung through the ®+rope reed fiber cape+¯!
You are having trouble breathing!
You have become enraged!
You are no longer stunned.
You give in to pain.
The overlord pulls out and drops the silver arrow.
You regain consciousness.
You stand up.
You are no longer stunned.
You give in to pain.
You fall over.
Swordmaster is no longer enraged.
The Goblin Spearman stabs You in the head with his iron spear, tearing the muscle and tearing the upper spine's nervous tissue through the *whale leather hood*!
A tendon in the upper spine has been torn!
The iron spear has lodged firmly in the wound!
You lose hold of the -bronze long sword-.
You lose hold of the bronze shield.
The Goblin Spearman twists the embedded iron spear around in Your head!
You've lost possession of the iron spear.
The Goblin Spearman stabs You in the head with his iron spear, tearing the muscle, shattering the skull and tearing the brain through the *whale leather hood*!
An artery has been opened by the attack!
A tendon in the skull has been torn!
The iron spear has lodged firmly in the wound!
You have been struck down.

[forsaken1111]

Be careful sleeping in the wild, even with companions. I 'woke up' to a steel bolt smashing through my brain fired by a kobold.

[toupz]

I'm peasant with no armour and only scimitar and shield, 3 giant scorpions (I'm lost in desert too) killed my 3 companions and somehow i'm fighting the scorpions and surviving with no wound so far in a neverending tactical fight. Even if i win i'm prettty sure boogeymen will ruin me what the hell should i do xD

[NewSheoth]

I don't think I've ever seen Kobold's during an adventure. I feel like I'm missing out 

Then you are getting harder stuff such as night creatures or bandits or goblins or goblin bandits. Kobolds are easier, in part because they only wear tunics and loinclothes. They do like to compensate through numbers, though, but it's not really that bad.

[ungulateman]

Kobolds really need to go back to being armed with copper weapons. :/

[Samrobot]

Kobolds really need to go back to being armed with copper weapons. :/

What are you an elf?!?!