The most dangerous FB I've ever faced..
My military of 30 strong dwarves, well trained and fully equipped with adamantine weapons and armor, has just been nearly wiped out. None of them are dead, they're just completely useless. Allow me to explain.
While exploring the caverns, the FB appeared. I fell back to the entrance of my fort with my military, and waited for it. As soon as it appeared, my sturdy dwarves cut it to small pieces. However, it had just enough time to make fun happen. The dust it created had an interesting side effect. Every memeber of my military exposed to the dust (most of them) are now blind rotting alive. My fortress (especially the hospital) is now covered in blood and miasma as blind, rotting soldiers bleed everywhere.
Time to train a new army. I'm never taking FB's lightly again. Holy crap.
Posted Jul 27, 2010, 7:01 PM UTC
FTFY.
Similarly, I had a FB, waaaay back when stone FB couldn't be killed by conventional means (like a month ago). When I collapsed a roof on it, its magma blood splashed all the dorfs who had been keeping it in place. Luckily, it was only half of my military at the time, but it was still pretty devastating.
That is sweet.