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Is it just because DF was developed on the fringe that it gets away with having infants and children that people use atom smashers on and have core game mechanics where monsters come snatch them?

Or is it something about the implementation that makes it drama-less to everyone?

As far as I'm aware anything that can happen to a Dwarf can happen to an infant or child.

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[โ€“] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it helps that the babies are tiny ass pixel images and not actual 3D modeled babies helps.

[โ€“] Frank@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

100% this. They're completely abstracted. No one feels bad about atom-smashing babies when they don't have face.