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− | '''Giant sponges''' | + | '''Giant sponges''' can be found in savage rivers, lakes and oceans. Despite their harmless appearance, they have earned a reputation similar to that previously held by [[carp]], for they are much more dangerous than they look. If a [[fisherdwarf]] appears near their location, giant sponges may charge the hapless dwarf and engage in combat. They may also become enraged or unconscious, as unlikely as that sounds. |
− | + | '''Giant sponges are entirely invulnerable to lethal damage and simply cannot be killed in combat.''' Any kind of blunt or edge attack will only tear the body at best, and do no damage. This is due to having just one body part, with no blood, no brain, and no way to cut the body into two. Even several bronze colossi wielding adamantine slashing weapons, or throwing punches, will not kill them. Besides being completely invulnerable to damage, their large size means they can cripple or even kill a dwarf via headshot using their default "push" attack. How a giant sponge can break a skull is a mystery for the ages. | |
− | ' | + | However, they tend to be killed easily by air-drowning, since they are strictly aquatic. They don't seem to be affected much by fire or magma, but they will drown in magma nevertheless. They do not seem to mind dragonfire, either. Beware embarking on evil water, though; a zombie giant sponge (or even worse, a [[evil weather|thralled]] giant sponge) is NOT strictly aquatic. |
− | + | Due to their invulnerability, giant sponges are wonderful training dummies, as long as they will not air-drown (or if you bypass the breathing problem via undead status). 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. | |
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− | + | According to its raws, the giant sponge can not only be tamed but even ''ridden as a war beast'' by invaders. Make of that what you will. | |
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