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Rondol

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Freeing Captives
« on: August 14, 2008, 01:57:16 pm »

When you have intelligent entities in cages/chains/otherwise captured, I think it would be fun if others from the same civilization (friends, perhaps?) would come and attempt to free the captives using various methods -- sneaking in mostly, though for a ruler they might send an army. This could also happen to a lesser extent within your own fortress, when people get thrown in jail for long periods of time -- friends could come and try to free him and then... I don't know, escape the fortress perhaps?
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Re: Freeing Captives
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2008, 03:19:35 pm »

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Neoskel

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Re: Freeing Captives
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2008, 03:27:14 pm »

Sounds like a quick way to get more gobs in the cage traps.

And then getting guys trying to free those gobs.

Repeat ad infinitum.

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This refers to the slaying of Ngoso Ngommus during the attempted freeing of Bax Zolakust.
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Re: Freeing Captives
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2008, 04:20:32 pm »

I would trade away my captive goblins for an appropriate sum, if asked politely by a suitably humble emissary.
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« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2008, 04:40:05 pm »

Sounds like a quick way to get more gobs in the cage traps.

And then getting guys trying to free those gobs.

Repeat ad infinitum.

OMG, I'd totally make a gladitorial pit if that happened.
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axus

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Re: Freeing Captives
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2008, 01:23:57 pm »

Yeah, I think once some optional trap-avoiding AI for smarter professions gets in, that would be cool.  I dunno if goblins care about their fellows that much, though.
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Granite26

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Re: Freeing Captives
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2008, 01:34:05 pm »

Yeah, I think once some optional trap-avoiding AI for smarter professions gets in, that would be cool.  I dunno if goblins care about their fellows that much, though.

Esp. since they are kiddnapping others to dilute the goblinstench in their towers.

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Re: Freeing Captives
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2008, 07:21:59 pm »

I think this should only happen for important people (squad captains, leaders, etc) and perhaps in the case some/all of the races you would get representatives willing to pay ransom for those individuals.
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