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− | A small mammal (about half the size of a | + | A small mammal (about half the size of a dog) that travels in groups referred to in the community as "congas", badgers distinguish themselves from the common pack critter that occasionally wanders onto your map by their Prone To Rage feature. This means that badgers will often go berserk and attack adventurers, dwarves, and livestock. |
− | For an adventurer, badgers can serve as a superb sparring partner (much better than other critters like gophers or hoary marmots) in order to gain experience in skills like Shield User and Armor User. See this [[Adventure mode#How do I increase my skills and attributes? ( | + | For an adventurer, badgers can serve as a superb sparring partner (much better than other critters like gophers or hoary marmots) in order to gain experience in skills like Shield User and Armor User. See this [[Adventure mode#How do I increase my skills and attributes? (powerleveling)|FAQ]] section for more details. |
Badgers that are enraged will hunt down common peasant dwarves going about their business on the surface, disrupting early fortress setup procedures as they force a terrified dwarf to run to the edge of the map before being cornered by the badger. | Badgers that are enraged will hunt down common peasant dwarves going about their business on the surface, disrupting early fortress setup procedures as they force a terrified dwarf to run to the edge of the map before being cornered by the badger. | ||
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If you are attacked by aggressive badgers early on while still digging out your fort, consider training some of your dogs to be wardogs - a wardog is more than a match for a badger, and spares you the need to set a valuable soldier dwarf to badger-hunting duty. | If you are attacked by aggressive badgers early on while still digging out your fort, consider training some of your dogs to be wardogs - a wardog is more than a match for a badger, and spares you the need to set a valuable soldier dwarf to badger-hunting duty. | ||
− | [[Honey badger]]s are | + | [[Honey badger]]s are identical to normal badgers, but found in [[tropical]] and [[desert]] regions rather than [[temperate]] ones. |
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+ | [[Giant badger]]s are far larger, far [[fun]]nier versions of badgers. | ||
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File:American Badger Sow.JPG| American Badger (female) | File:American Badger Sow.JPG| American Badger (female) | ||
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File:European Badger.jpg| European Badger | File:European Badger.jpg| European Badger | ||
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