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[Thk13421]

Last question of the day, I promise!

Can I trade captured goblins to caravans? It says I can on the item screen, but I don't know if that will just take the cage and leave one pissed off goblin in the middle of my fort...

[blue emu]

...that will just take the cage and leave one pissed off goblin in the middle of my fort...

This.

Strip the prisoners and use them as "training dummies" for your military.

[NecroRebel]

Typically, if you tell your dwarves to bring a goblin cage to the depot, your orders will not have been specific enough. In other words, they'll release the goblin and bring just the cage to the depot.

I have heard, however, that if the cage is already 0 tiles away from the depot, due to having been dumped on top of it, the creature will not be released.

Stripping them and having them be live-fire targets for your fighters is usually better, though.

[Thk13421]

Alright... How do I strip them of their weapons without also removing their arms/hands with axes?

[NecroRebel]

Alright... How do I strip them of their weapons without also removing their arms/hands with axes?

First, you need a garbage dump zone. Then, using the d-b-d mass item dump designation, which marks everything in a tile that is designated for dumping, designate everything in the tiles the cages are in for dumping. Then, using the k-cursor, scroll over the cage and remove the dump marker with d. Now, everything in that tile, including all of the goblin's equipment, is marked for dumping, but the cage isn't. Dwarves will come to the cage, take items from the goblin, and bring them to the garbage dump zone.

[FuzzyZergling]

I believe you must also mass-claim the tile, which is in the same menu. I could be wrong.

[blue emu]

I believe you must also mass-claim the tile, which is in the same menu. I could be wrong.

I always bulk-claim before bulk-dumping, yes... not sure if it's absolutely required.

[Double A]

You need to bulk claim if you're dumping anything forbidden.

[tolkafox]

Better to unforbid and dump their weapons and shields, unless you're using warhammers in which case their armor doesn't help them. I don't think their armor does much against any weapon tbh, but it couldn't hurt.

[AdeleneDawner]

Better to unforbid and dump their weapons and shields, unless you're using warhammers in which case their armor doesn't help them. I don't think their armor does much against any weapon tbh, but it couldn't hurt.

Yes, this.

This is done by way of the z-stocks menu. You have to have a bookkeeper who's done enough work for you to see all the weapons and shields in your fortress that way, then go to that part of the list, expand it so that you're looking at the list of individual items (with 'tab'), and go to the bottom of the list. The goblin stuff will be in (parentheses), always, and {forbidden}, by default. (If you've un-forbid it, it will be mixed in with the rest of the list rather than being at the bottom. Leaving it forbidden is more convenient for this reason.) Un-forbid it with 'f' and mark it for dumping with 'd', and it will be taken away from the goblins and moved to your garbage zone.

[Saiko Kila]

If you use goblins solely for archery practice then you don't even need to strip them of weapons or anything. You can claim it after they're down. And after miasma disperses.

[SpiralDimentia]

Prisoners?

[Umune]

You could strip them down and drop them on new invaders (more z-levels the better). Or, you could train axedwarves on them then drop the body parts on the invaders. I think there is a common theme here.