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JacenHanLovesLegos

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Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« on: August 23, 2011, 10:56:48 am »
I recently had a water accident in which a baby drowned. When the baby came back as as a ghost, I ddn't pay mmuch attention. I just found my mechanic, who was the mother of the baby, carrying the ghost around. Just as if it was alive.
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2011, 11:01:02 am »
And then Dwarf Fortress was creepysad.
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2011, 11:22:22 am »
Maybe if you drown the mother you can kill the baby twice?
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011, 12:40:08 pm »
Quote from: FuzzyZergling on August 23, 2011, 11:01:02 am
And then Dwarf Fortress was creepysad.
^ That.
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2011, 12:40:54 pm »
Very much that yeah. :O
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2011, 01:07:08 pm »
The mechanic had another son. Guess someone's gonna grow up with a ghostly brother.
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As it turns out, the pen was in fact a poor choice for melee combat in comparison to the sword.
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So I just started playing this game and I accidentally nuked the moon.

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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2011, 01:13:11 pm »
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2011, 01:21:04 pm »
Quote from: JacenHanLovesLegos on August 23, 2011, 10:56:48 am
I recently had a water accident in which a baby drowned. When the baby came back as as a ghost, I ddn't pay mmuch attention. I just found my mechanic, who was the mother of the baby, carrying the ghost around. Just as if it was alive.

A while ago a mother fell into the freshly melted/thawed river. The mother got out, the baby she was carrying didn't. Drowned. Came back to haunt later so I had a slab made. Because my engraver is legendary it was finished in no time at all and placed quite quickly, too. After the ghost was put to rest I got a message that the mother was looking for her child, which was, as the Fuzzyzergling mentioned, quite creepysad. :(

The mother had another child, though, a second daughter. All of them have coffins in the same room and the mother is going to be my baroness. (Because I liked her name, I forgot it was her.)
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 02:13:08 pm »
Quote from: FrisianDude on August 23, 2011, 01:21:04 pm
After the ghost was put to rest I got a message that the mother was looking for her child, which was, as the Fuzzyzergling mentioned, quite creepysad. :(
This made me tear up a little.
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2011, 03:20:41 pm »
Never ever ever put this ghost to rest!
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2011, 03:29:05 pm »
T'is a great day for accidental !!science!!.
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2011, 04:15:07 pm »
Wow that's bizarre.

Keep it around and see what happens when it grows to become a ghostly child (yes, that happens). Does it follow its mother around like normal kids?
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2011, 04:18:35 pm »
Keep it, definitely, but I do suggest doing a little extra for the parents, because I imagine haunting doesn't help their mood much.
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2011, 04:53:25 pm »
Find a way to weaponize it.
Allow it to grow, and see if the next stage of growth actually causes it to be considered part of the Fortress.
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Re: Dwarven baby ghosts and their parents
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2011, 05:54:27 pm »
Quote from: Eddren on August 23, 2011, 04:53:25 pm
Find a way to weaponize it.

War Ghosts  :o
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