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[Mister Always]

So there's only one FB in my caverns at present (*knocks on wood*) and I'm thinking of sending some millitia dorfs down there to see if they can't put a stop to its doings (sliming around), after a few rounds in the danger room and with full steel gear. The FB is a slug with deadly blood, and I think it had feathers, too. My question is, will a giant slug be hard to take down? They don't really have limbs to attack with, do they?

[Damien White]

If he has no head you are fucked.

If he has he will be no problem unless he has some special abillities like poison etc.

[Mister Always]

Well, it's just a normal slug (albeit huge and feathery), so presumably it could still out (I employ solely axedwarves). I haven't checked it yet, though, so I'll have to do that later.

It's got deadly blood, I don't know how much of a problem that'll be.

[Damien White]

No idea either, how about you try some dwarfen sience?

Aka kill it and watch what happens.


But as long as he has no head you need some marksdwarfes because your meledwarfes cant chop his head of.

[kardwill]

Wouldn't spears work? They should be good for killing big, soft stuff...

[Zeranamu]

You guys have obviously not seen the snake vs slug video. And snake have teeth like spears, if yer on the biting end... Slug wins, I think. Since it slugjuiced the snake's mouth closed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbKXNjbgvqc

[Psieye]

Ok, the answer you seek: yes it's easy to kill (I assume you have pointy weapons). That's not what makes this particular FB a challenge. You may end up with a tantrum spiral even if you kill it with no casualties if you do not take precautions.

[Stormfeather]

Just make sure your armies take salt. Lots and lots of salt. 

[Mister Always]

Hmm. Well, the slug seems to have wandered into an unexplored bit of the cavern. The dimetrodon that was here earlier is back, though. This one has a poisonous sting, but even if it has a particularly deadly venom, I doubt it'll get through steel plate (right? >_>). Sadly, now I can't check if the slug had a head.

I do have some guy with skills in speardwarf who could lead a squad of pointy-stick-carrying goons, in case it doesn't.

[Patchy]

Actually, killing it won't be that hard for you I think. The aftermath though... thats where your fun will begin. A bit of advice build some cleaning trenches if you haven't already done so.