Not sure what this is all about. Is it just a bug, or some sort of evil code-spawn?

>l gob
You see a black goblin, which is dead.
The black goblin has a severely swollen chest area with a shattered rib cage compounded by a completely destroyed chest area with nearly all flesh and bone torn away revealing a gaping hole.
There is a basilisk head arrow buried completely into its chest.
It is wearing some patchwork leathers, some patchwork leathers, some patchwork leathers
It is carrying a dull iron hurling axe with a sinew-wrapped leather hilt, a battered wooden shield sloppily painted with faded insignia, a dull iron hurling axe with a sinew-wrapped leather hilt, a battered wooden shield sloppily painted with faded insignia, a dull iron hurling axe with a sinew-wrapped leather hilt, a dull iron hurling axe with a sinew-wrapped leather hilt, a battered wooden shield sloppily painted with faded insignia.

Oh wow. I just noticed that it had all those shields, too.

Maybe I've just never noticed. I'll bet it has something to do with the axes.

Nilerbone says, That's the problem with Gnomish Bards. They only tell short stories.

*Nilerbone was just struck down!

>Have black goblins ever worked 100 percent? Ever?

No.

The equipment issue is old.