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Bad Munki posted:I figured it was something along those lines, I just mentioned it because last time, I think the list was nuked before we started signing up (hence the half dozen blank rows at the top.) Third. Now to watch in horror as my odds are steadily reduced. Stupid objectively fair system!
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 What does it mean I fled into the Fields of Vice? Not that jumping ship for a tour of the meadows of weed, strippers and lotto tickets is such a terrible fate or very uncharacteristic, but I am curious never having seen that before.
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You can't view Legends without abandoning the fort. Any survivors of an aborted game just form a new group that wander one of the nearby regions. The third-to-last entry in the history is the last relevant one.
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Willie Tomg posted:
It's a dwarven turn of expression meaning that you have succumbed to evil. Not really. It's a phrase that shows up when you abandon the fortress and the survivors are ejected into the surrounding lands. It can be safely ignored as the fortress is only "abandoned" in the process of going to check out these records.
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Vox Nihili posted:Stupid objectively fair system! I like to think of it as objectively unfair.  e. actually that doesn't work really. Maybe "uniformly unfair" or something Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Jul 23, 2012 |
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scamtank posted:You can't view Legends without abandoning the fort. Any survivors of an aborted game just form a new group that wander one of the nearby regions. Ahahahah god this game can be so cool some times. Thanks for clearing that up, I'm nearly 100% unfamiliar with legends mode.
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I'm number six this time. Should be... interesting to see how I can try to survive a siege with a fortress that's still this... open. (Hint: It involves traps.)
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I finally catch up on this thread to see that I have died. All I wanted to do was make some fine clothes  At least I weaved all that giant cave spider silk that was outside right  Juc66 posted:dwarven image macro? This is my favorite image so far.
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OhCrap posted:Moonwalk How the hell did I get killed by a (goose leather shirt)? Minotaurs are loving weird, man.
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Hi Leperflesh, I hope it's not too much trouble if you can remove my age and gender preference? I kind of want to leave those to chance now. I'm number 195 on the dwarfing list, btw. Thanks!
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Willie Tomg posted:
Ye Grandde Theft Minecartte was a popular game among Dwarf youth, both in the Fields of Vice and the Fields of Liberty. Colon V posted:I'm number six this time. Should be... interesting to see how I can try to survive a siege with a fortress that's still this... open. At least fix the water pressure first  Leperflesh posted:The next overseer is almost certain to have to deal with goblin invaders. Also Murky Murk and the Funky Bunch. Leperflesh posted:The fortress is in pretty good shape, "Not yet completely and irreparably damaged" Leperflesh posted:and be able to deal with over a hundred dwarves at a time. With magma. To the next overseer: Good luck! I don't think you'll have to batten down the hatches for the first season, but random number generator will always serve to prove me wrong. And drat that water pressure for the reservoir is a bitch. Don't feel you have to fix it so it works the way I was trying, but the fort does need water inside.I also want to quickly note the cavern access system. There is an external hatch which is the main cavern access. There is an auxiliary hatch as well that is inside the fort. This should be kept locked except in case of emergencies. Invaders can't break through hatches from below, so far as I know. But it was driven by a need to get the militia safely out of the caverns during that ambush, so leave it locked or block it up - whatever. Just so long as you know of it. MoonwalkInvincible posted:How the hell did I get killed by a (goose leather shirt)? The Incredible Swimming Minotaur spends all his spare time submerged in starch-filled waters. Leal posted:I finally catch up on this thread to see that I have died. All I wanted to do was make some fine clothes I blame society quote:At least I weaved all that giant cave spider silk that was outside right Someone did! There was a metric crapton of silk! Storgar posted:Hi Leperflesh, I hope it's not too much trouble if you can remove my age and gender preference? I kind of want to leave those to chance now. This is the best way to ensure you don't get skipped around (assuming the overseer is concerned about paying attention to age/gender). But then, consider poor baby Male Man who may never play the guitar. And also Leperflesh who I'm sure has no desire to field 300-odd requests to modify age/gender!
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Storgar posted:Hi Leperflesh, I hope it's not too much trouble if you can remove my age and gender preference? I kind of want to leave those to chance now. Taken care of, no problem dude. Hey OhCrap, if you want to leave info for the next overseer, feel free to edit the wiki page on the Bronzestabbed overseer site. Or upload a doc or whatever.
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Leperflesh posted:Taken care of, no problem dude. No worries. The note above was mostly a generalised comment for anyone interested, but will do
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This parchment was found lying on Zaodai's bed. The craftdwarfship is of the highest quality. A Letter to Zaodai From His Father Son, If you're reading this, it's probably because I have passed on. I will not say do not mourn me, but I do ask that you not let my death consume your life. If possible, I'd like you and your brother to look out for each other, but I also know that the life our family leads is a dangerous one, and you might not be able to do that. I'd like you know of something. There is a story in our family, that we are cursed. One of our ancestors, lost to history, is said to have offended Ugath himself. I spent my life trying to appease the God, so that the curse might be lifted. I fear that I failed though, after I heard that your nephew died. I can only hope that my blood will be the last that Ugath needs for whatever purpose he cursed our family for. Do not lose hope, though. You are a resourceful and talented dwarf, and while I may not have said it out loud, I am proud of the things you've accomplished. You have the makings of a fine warrior, and I'm sure our ancestors will welcome you to Dwarfhalla when it is your time (although I hope it will be a while before I see you again). Know, Son, that I love you and that I will be looking over you as you put your life on the line for your beliefs. You will achieve greatness, I have no doubt. Your loving father, Ventnor Ponderedmachines
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God drat, this fort is like the best parts of Bravemule and the best parts of a normal succession game rolled into one. I... I just have something in my eye.
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OhCrap posted:This is the best way to ensure you don't get skipped around (assuming the overseer is concerned about paying attention to age/gender). But then, consider poor baby Male Man who may never play the guitar. Eh, I'm a bit busy right now, so I'm not too concerned if I get a dwarf in this LP. I feel that the randomness that comes out of Dwarf Fortress is one of the best parts of the game, so I'll just roll with anything that happens to dwarf-me. It's something I'd been debating a long time and just decided to post. Sorry for spamming the thread!  PS: Thanks again, Leperflesh!
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SirPhoebos posted:Good lord, hairbird is multiplying! Oh man, I laughed so inappropriately loud at that!
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A Letter From i poo poo trains to His Surviving Family Composed 7th Sandstone 236 To My Beloved Wife/Brother/Parent(s)/Child(ren) If you are reading this, it had better be because I am dead. Killed that is, just burn it in case I died naturally. Anyway, I've hidden this note inside my work shoes, in case I ever meet an unnatural death at the hands of one of Bronzestabbed's enemies. I know father had a habit of writing these things so I figure I might as well make it a family tradition. Don't expect me to update this as often though. I don't have as much free time as him, especially considering he's a century and a half years old. Probably ain't as surprised to wake up living every morning as he is either. At any rate, considering that you and your siblings/wife/children/sister-in-law are all that survive of our proud family, I want you to promise my already flown spirit/eternally tortured poltergeist that you'll exact personal revenge on the treacherous (circle all that apply) goblins/elves/beasts of the deep/Leperfish/undead/necromancer/other petty cowards responsible for my death. Now to the division of my estate: My battle axe and o (this portion of the text rendered illegible due to a large hole and thick stains of blood) ieces of copper to buy a rope to hang himself with. That's about it I suppose. Like I said I'm a busy dwarf so I can't be sitting here writing notes all day. Maybe I'll expand on it later. Doubt it though. Remember Ugath, i poo poo trains Lekkeskal sum fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Jul 24, 2012 |
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His tombstone reads, simply, i shat trains
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he shat a train a train he shat upon a shatted train he sat
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OhCrap posted:
Woot, I'm adequate. A fat widow with weird ears who enjoys growing pig tails. Yes! Hopefully our little fort needs a planter/dyer for the food and/or clothing industries, so I don't end up an unskilled meatshield in the military.
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Not exactly mood music, but to the tune of Tennessee Ernie Ford's 'Sixteen Tons': Sixteen Trains Some people say a dwarf is made out of stone. A soldier's made out of muscle and bone. Muscle and bone, and blood and skin; An axe of bronze to defend his kin. You poo poo sixteen trains, and what comes of that? The fortress gets safer and nobles get fat. Great Ugath, don't you call me, 'cause I must stay! I'll slaughter murk zombies for another day. I was born one morning back in 216. The mightiest infant Ventnor ever had seen. I killed five goblin raiders, three kobold scum, And the Overseer said, "Well, bless my bum." You poo poo sixteen trains, and what comes of that? The fortress gets safer and nobles get fat. Great Ugath, don't you call me, 'cause I must stay! I'll slaughter minotaurs for another day. I was born one morning; we were under attack. The goblins shot arrows and I shot axes back. I was raised as a strong dwarf by overthefalls, And I go off running when the battle calls. You poo poo sixteen trains, and what comes of that? The fortress gets safer and nobles get fat. Great Ugath, don't you call me, 'cause I must stay! I'll slaughter cave spiders for another day. If you see me coming, better step aside. A lot of foes didn't. A lot of foes died. But my shoes are worn, and they're hide, not steel, And if that don't get me killed, then my courage will. You poo poo sixteen trains, and what comes of that? The fortress gets safer and nobles get fat. Great Ugath, why'd you call me? I wanted to stay.... To protect my family for another day.
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I've been intending to draw all the named creatures that attack Bronzestabbed, so here's a fairly straightforward (and bad) doodle of Uspsast Tempestaura the Persuasion of Steam: clutching his trusty goose leather shirt
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How big's the embark area for Bronzestabbed, Leperfish?
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 Rigoth Shootgear, mother, b. 63 d. 191 Ingiz Flagkeys, father, b. 63 d. 219 'Ventnor' Ponderedmachine, husband, b. 90 d. 238 'Zaodai' Channelmatch, eldest son, b. 168 'i poo poo trains' Bristleshot, youngest son, b. 216 d. 238 They are not hiding. Only Zaodai left. And he is Military. We have come to a Family. We will only be buried here. Goblin or Lizard man or Murk. We will not leave. The Overseer is harsh to Herself. She can not undo Ugath's will. He has taken them all. I want to go to the Sky. Where the air is not Murk. The Earth will only lead to Ugath. I don't want to live in this world anymore. Overseer, build Up out of the reach of Ugath or We will be taken.
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Vox Nihili posted:His tombstone reads, simply, Here I sit, Broken hearted, Tried to poo poo, But onl—CHOO CHOO
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Van Kraken posted:Here I sit, Thank you for that, I nearly choked on a jelly bean while trying not to laugh too loud. That was awesome. 
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Black Griffon posted:God dammit, where is Loden Taylor? We need some proper mood music up this murk. Blame OhCrap for booking Slaughterfest 2k12. I was halfway through writing a nice, light, "everyday dwarf life at Bronzestabbed" piece when suddenly there are bad guys all over and there's hell of bodies everywhere. So I started over with this:  Next I'll see what I can whip up for the pile of dead dwarves. Then I'll go back and adjust my everyday life piece to be a bit more somber, since it looks like corpse piles are going to be a regular thing (though I wouldn't have it any other way and that was a seriously suspenseful and exciting end to the year; well done, OhCrap).
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Loden Taylor posted:So I started over with this: This is outright stirring. Holy poo poo man.
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OhCrap's turn was what the best parts of Boatmurdered were made of. People are already on the WITP LP calling Grey Hunter a Bad Overseer. 
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overthefalls posted:I don't want to live in this world anymore. Overseer, build Up out of the reach of Ugath or We will be taken.  The quality of art we get from this LP still absolutely blows my goddamn mind. And make no mistake, this is art.
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overthefalls posted:They are not hiding. Awesome. Loden Taylor posted:Blame OhCrap for booking Slaughterfest 2k12. I was halfway through writing a nice, light, "everyday dwarf life at Bronzestabbed" piece when suddenly there are bad guys all over and there's hell of bodies everywhere. If your music was Overseer, it would be Best Overseer. But it is not. It is Best Music. Flavius Belisarius posted:OhCrap's turn was what the best parts of Boatmurdered were made of. People are already on the WITP LP calling Grey Hunter a Bad Overseer. Oh no! I am a Bad Dwarf. Worst. 
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OhCrap posted:
Very excited to be part of this LP. Hoped to be more than a fisherdwarf initially, but hey, you can't do much better than a last name of Staticstaff.  I'd like to think I am an offshoot of the Immovablerod family.
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This is a loose-parchment folio entitled "Lessons". It contains excerpts from the correspondences of JimmyTheD Helmscale, to his daughter, Boing. My Dearest Boing, Although you may find these letters rather strange, as they do not deal with normal dwarfly accomplishments, how I am proud of you, and so on, know that they are intended to give you valuable advice, in the event I have passed on before you do. Obviously, nothing is guaranteed, in this life or the next, but still, I write these letters, these Lessons, in the hope that you will outlive, and indeed outshine me. So what, my dearest daughter, will father ramble on about today, hrm? Considering the recent attack (and eventual defeat) of Uspsnast Tempestaura, the minotaur known as "The Persuasion of Steam" (no doubt a reference to his blows having the force of a Steam bellows, or some such), I feel we should talk a little about Minotaurs, with the late Tempestaura as an example. Make no mistake, the minotaur is an incredibly dangerous foe. Their horns gore, their hooves trample, and they are intelligent, so they use weapons (Tempestaura slew the majority of the dwarves Bronzestabbed sent against him with, of all things, a leather shirt! This, my daughter, should speak volumes about his cunning and arrogance, to taunt us so!). But did you know that, as with all intelligent beings, they are more complex than this simple appraisal? Read on, my daughter, and see what I have uncovered, through missives to various fellow mythologists and historians. Although Tempestaura was born in 116 (Minotaurs are very long lived, as a rule, but do not breed as quickly as a shorter lived species like Goblins), we know little of his childhood life. We know that Minotaurs do raise their young, to an extent, but eject their children once they have reached a certain age. Think of it like this: Every minotaur is born angry, and this only becomes worse the older they become. Would you wish to have such children in your demesne? I should hope not! In any case, he had spent most of his natural life wandering the Hill(s) of Rewarding, before he finally met his end to our spears only this last year. But he had lived a full life, by the reckoning of his kind. Twenty-two killed, three children (one of whom survives today, and has surpassed him in the Minotaur's Trade, much as I expect you to surpass me, my child!), and he was known throughout the Hill(s) of Rewarding as a foe to be reckoned with. So you see, my daughter, even the most animalistic enemy can have similarities to us. We too give glory to those who fight well. We, also, find the raising of our progeny important (Although nobody has been brave enough to examine Minotaur mating practices, for obvious reasons!). But we are nonetheless different enough that we will never see eye to eye. My child, should you face one of these bull-men in battle, keep your wits about you, for they are wily; keep your weapons sharp, for they are tough; and look them in the eye when you kill them, for they are worthy of such a gesture, enemies though they are. I shall no doubt write another such missive when I feel the need for a lesson to be taught, but in the meantime, I remain Your Loving Father, JimmyTheD Helmscale
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OhCrap posted:Oh no! I am a Bad Dwarf. Worst. Don't worry, I know what happens over the next week. They do not. Plus I'm used to people telling em I suck at games, its kinda my thing, playing games that most people would run from badly.
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Loden Taylor posted:So I started over with this: This could easily be Final Fantasy battle music, tell me the influence is there.
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Loden Taylor posted:Blame OhCrap for booking Slaughterfest 2k12. I was halfway through writing a nice, light, "everyday dwarf life at Bronzestabbed" piece when suddenly there are bad guys all over and there's hell of bodies everywhere. You do not disappoint, this is amazing. You are Best Composer.
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