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Author Topic: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?  (Read 4517 times)

kilozombie

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What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« on: June 18, 2011, 02:08:49 pm »

I got a high-master FISH CLEANER.

We have like 3 fish.
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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2011, 02:18:39 pm »

Legendary+1 Glazer, in the desert.

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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2011, 03:03:11 pm »

Once got a legendary military tactics.

Back when it could still happen, I got a legendary Drunk.
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I think it's the way towns develop now. In the beginning, people move into a town. Then they start producing tables, which results in more and more tables. Soon tables represent a significant portion of the population, they start lobbying for new laws and regulations, putting people to greater and greater disadvantage...
Link for full quote. 'tis mighty funny.

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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2011, 03:06:12 pm »

Back when it was possible, I once got a Liar and a Thief at the same time, and nobody else. I thought, "Uh oh, these bandits are going to trick my dwarves into thinking they're friendly!" and resolved to get rid of them somehow. Since my military wouldn't attack them, I ended up locking them in their rooms and worriedly bricking up the hallway until they starved.

I felt bad, for some reason. I've been running dwarf fortresses for so long now, I can't imagine why.

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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2011, 03:41:07 pm »

A talented crutch-walker with no fighting skills whatsoever, and his only other skill was accomplished at trapping.
Crutch walking must be a hobby of his, I don't see how he could have got it up otherwise !  :P

Another weird thing about migrants, they seem to be coming in with less and less advanced social skills. It started with at least 7 Adept social skills to now only novice or adequate social skills... I guess my parent civ has decided to rid themselves of all their associal dwarves by sending them to my fortress. ^^
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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2011, 04:23:54 pm »

A talented crutch-walker with no fighting skills whatsoever, and his only other skill was accomplished at trapping.
Crutch walking must be a hobby of his, I don't see how he could have got it up otherwise !  :P

Another weird thing about migrants, they seem to be coming in with less and less advanced social skills. It started with at least 7 Adept social skills to now only novice or adequate social skills... I guess my parent civ has decided to rid themselves of all their associal dwarves by sending them to my fortress. ^^

The dwarf obviously got his leg caught in a bear elf trap.

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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2011, 04:29:33 pm »

I still think my High Master Liar was my most amusing.

I mean how would anybody ever know?  Did he tell them the truth? 
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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2011, 04:33:10 pm »


The dwarf obviously got his leg caught in a bear elf trap.

I checked, he still has both his legs and doesn't use any crutch ! He's also quick to anger. I'm going to watch that potential mad dwarf very closely  :P
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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2011, 05:34:52 pm »

Broken but otherwise intact legs also require crutches.
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Congrats, Psieye. This is the first time I've seen a derailed thread get put back on the rails.

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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2011, 05:38:53 pm »

Oh, I didn't know that.
Still, doesn't exclude the fact that he's walking around with no crutch. I should check his speed though.
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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2011, 05:59:32 pm »

Legendary Soap maker.
Although, I heard someone got an FB migrant, once.
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That didn't last long, huh? Shame, cause binary's cool. Anyway, an important message: I will be changing my names on every username based thing I use to ASCIt on/around 10/1. Consolidating, I guess you could say.

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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2011, 06:15:01 pm »

Legendary Soap maker.
Although, I heard someone got an FB migrant, once.

Someone has got that as a quote, don't they?

My favorite migrant was a dabbling liar. Nothing else, as apparently his skill wouldn't allow it.
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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2011, 06:19:39 pm »

Legendary Soap maker.
Although, I heard someone got an FB migrant, once.

Someone has got that as a quote, don't they?

My favorite migrant was a dabbling liar. Nothing else, as apparently his skill wouldn't allow it.

Maybe he just has you convinced that he is a bad liar.

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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2011, 06:26:42 pm »

My favorite migrant was a dabbling liar. Nothing else, as apparently his skill wouldn't allow it.
Maybe he just has you convinced that he is a bad liar.
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Re: What is the strangest migrant you've gotten?
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2011, 06:30:15 pm »

Oh, I didn't know that.
Still, doesn't exclude the fact that he's walking around with no crutch. I should check his speed though.
After he healed that leg, he has no need to use a crutch anymore. The skill doesn't just disappear after he stops using the crutch though.
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Congrats, Psieye. This is the first time I've seen a derailed thread get put back on the rails.
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