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Both [[sponge]]s and giant sponges are, according to their raws, susceptible to infection. It is not known if sponges can die of infection. | Both [[sponge]]s and giant sponges are, according to their raws, susceptible to infection. It is not known if sponges can die of infection. | ||
− | Due to their invulnerability, giant sponges are wonderful training dummies, as long as they will not air-drown. However, your dwarves need to be protected if you want to engage giant sponges in melee, and the giant sponges quickly become unconscious, negating most dwarf experience gains. This can be fixed by making them [[undead]] (although a [[ | + | Due to their invulnerability, giant sponges are wonderful training dummies, as long as they will not air-drown. However, your dwarves need to be protected if you want to engage giant sponges in melee, and the giant sponges quickly become unconscious, negating most dwarf experience gains. This can be fixed by making them [[undead]] (although a [[night creature#thrall|thralled]] giant sponge will likely be far too [[fun]] to be trained on) They are also useful as crossbow training dummies. |
According to its raws, the giant sponge can not only be tamed but even ''ridden as a war beast'' by invaders. No reports of goblins or elves riding giant sponges has been documented, but maybe its strictly aquatic lifestyle prevents it from being chosen. | According to its raws, the giant sponge can not only be tamed but even ''ridden as a war beast'' by invaders. No reports of goblins or elves riding giant sponges has been documented, but maybe its strictly aquatic lifestyle prevents it from being chosen. |