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[Komnos]

A drawbridge flung a goblin into a tree, where he is stuck.  His fear aura is preventing any work from getting done outside, and for whatever reason, my marksdwarves refuse to kill him.  If I assign them to do it, they just go stand in the dining hall.  I have assigned them crossbows and bolts, so I don't think it's an equipment problem.  How do I kill this stupid thing?!

[Urist Imiknorris]

Move them near it. They'll shoot it. As it is, they're trying to path to it and failing because it's in the tree.

Alternatively, if you're only concerned about the dwarven fear of nesting goblins, just mod out their eyes so they can't see it.

[Komnos]

Hmm, I did try stationing them near it, both on the ground, and on the causeway next to him so they'd be on the same Z-level, and they didn't shoot.  Maybe there is an equipment problem after all?

[white_darkness]

Could he be classed as "falling"?

[darkflagrance]

If he was, dwarves wouldn't be scared of him.

[Urist Imiknorris]

Do they have ammo?

[krenshala]

How long will it take for him to starve in his nest of broken branches (and bones, I hope)?

[Powder Miner]

Do they need quivers?

[Urist Imiknorris]

How long will it take for him to starve in his nest of broken branches (and bones, I hope)?

They don't starve.

[Sphalerite]

Ballista bolts destroy trees.  Build a ballista pointed at the tree and fire until the tree is destroyed.

[MrWiggles]

Or dig a ramp under the tree tile.
It should destroy the tree, as it causes a cave in.

Just send in a peasant with a pick to do it, as here is a decent chance the miner will die.

I'm not sure about the gobbo in the tree though, so for insurance, have some military dorfs stationed near by.

[krenshala]

You know, this actually appears to be a case where magma really can be the solution, and not just a witty line.

Light the tree on fire, which should burn the h(a|el)pless gobbo to a crisp.

[Sphalerite]

Trees are immune to magma.  You'll have to flood the area with a 2 Z-level deep magma flood to get the goblin directly.

[krenshala]

Trees are immune to magma.  You'll have to flood the area with a 2 Z-level deep magma flood to get the goblin directly.

You say that like its a bad thing!   

[MrWiggles]

Trees are immune to magma.  You'll have to flood the area with a 2 Z-level deep magma flood to get the goblin directly.

You say that like its a bad thing!   

With the fear aura though, it'd be difficult to build the magma cistern in order to do it.