I managed to catch a goblin in a cage and now he is just sitting at the entryway to my fortress. I have tried disarming him with d–b–d and d–b–c with a garbage dump zone nearby but my dwarves just ignore him.
I have tried throwing him into my pit (which is my ultimate goal) but, again, dwarves just happily walk by ignoring him.
What am I doing wrong?
Best Answer
Like the comments said, he could be outside so you need to enable outside collection of refuse but I don't think that's the problem because I don't think it's seen as refuse.
The way you move a prisoner is you have to make a new cage in the location you want him to be, then you go into the properties of that cage and set the goblin to it.
The dwarfs will then grab the goblin by the arm and lead him to the next cage.
Have your military ready in the next room. I think there was some rule that goblins can't get away from a dwarf leading them somewhere, but just to be safe have the dorfs nearby.