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SirPhoebos posted:So is there any particular reason why the dwarves here have not made friends? Would you want to make friends with any of these dwarfs? After the third or fourth blind scarred archer, I think I'd spend my free time in my room.
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SirPhoebos posted:So is there any particular reason why the dwarves here have not made friends? Essentially, they've been kept too busy. Dwarves only make friends when they have lots of time to socialize (e.g., are idle) and are also hanging around in close proximity to other dwarves (e.g., there are gathering places designated, like meeting halls, statue gardens, wells, etc.) At Bronzestabbed it seems recent overseers have been good at fully exploiting the labor force. Military dwarves in particular tend to only have time for training and then during their off-time they still have ordinary job designations. Of course, another reason is that a huge percentage of dwarves that arrived at Bronzestabbed early are dead. If you take a look at the dwarfing list, you can see just how many of the earlier dwarves especially have died. The more recently you've migrated, the less chance you've had to make friends. From a gamist perspective this is actually advantageous, as it means less chance for tantrum spirals when dwarves die. Immediate family members get depressed but it doesn't spread as easily. Many long-time players develop the habit of trying to keep everyone busy and reduce idle dwarf socialization as much as possible for exactly that reason, but it's also just a side-effect of having a limited amount of time in which to try and get projects finished. You naturally want to make use of every dwarf you can.
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Leperflesh posted:Essentially, they've been kept too busy. Dwarves only make friends when they have lots of time to socialize (e.g., are idle) and are also hanging around in close proximity to other dwarves (e.g., there are gathering places designated, like meeting halls, statue gardens, wells, etc.) Well, fair enough I suppose. But it kinda spoils the spectacle-side of things (although a well-run fortress is a nice change, I still prefer the typical descent into destruction  Funny fact: two dwarves that did become friends well after the fort's creation were TildeaTH and Pickled Tink
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Aug 6, 2013 02:40
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SirPhoebos posted:Funny fact: two dwarves that did become friends well after the fort's creation were TildeaTH and Pickled Tink Rampant paranoia, all consuming obsession, and magma can accomplish anything in Dwarf Fortress.
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Aug 6, 2013 03:18
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The vomit-beast did weird things in the medical front. The dwarves would get to the medical wing, then get diagnosed. Be missing an arm or something, then just leave the hospital. So I suspect it was that. And given how much I was struggling for militia recruits towards the end (despite at least one cripple cleaning). But it takes a long time to build a fortification wall and a full length fortress trash shaft while trying to clean up the whole fortress! And build all the ballistas.
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Aug 6, 2013 03:34
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"Cirrhosis of the Liver? PUT BANDAGES ON IT." Ah, Dwarven Medicine. Also, I do not think I would trust Qword to put sutures into anybody's foot.
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Aug 6, 2013 04:17
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Hehehe. Orv Rulthikut is the fortress's strongest swimmer (she's "competent"). Rulthikut means "Submergedbooks." 
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Aug 6, 2013 05:54
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Leperflesh posted:Hehehe. Orv Rulthikut is the fortress's strongest swimmer (she's "competent"). Test it.
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Aug 6, 2013 11:55
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I made corrections to the end of the last update. The deadly dust that caused the rot came at the end of Pickled Tink's update, not Veloxylls. Woops!
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Aug 6, 2013 16:01
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SirPhoebos posted:So is there any particular reason why the dwarves here have not made friends? Leperflesh posted:From a gamist perspective this is actually advantageous, as it means less chance for tantrum spirals when dwarves die. Immediate family members get depressed but it doesn't spread as easily. Many long-time players develop the habit of trying to keep everyone busy and reduce idle dwarf socialization as much as possible for exactly that reason, but it's also just a side-effect of having a limited amount of time in which to try and get projects finished. You naturally want to make use of every dwarf you can. Good DF players are a lot like effective CEOs in a dystopian not-too-distant-future in that way. But that's a subject for another thread.
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I just thought I should let you know, Leper
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 13th Sandstone, 250 The new stockpile room is three-quarters mined.  I took up a pick and spent some hours hewing stone. I have sent word to Gnu Sheriff in Town the captain of the guard and Internet Kraken the militia commander to arrange meeting to discuss reformation of the militia but it will be some days before they can complete current tasks. Therefore I dig in companion of other miners and we share the comradeship of the pick and the stone as once I shared with Nettle Soup. 16th Sandstone Kalman the mayor announced the end of a mandate. I do not know what she mandated but from experience it was probably a ban on export of something of which we have thousands. My hands remember callouses. The infant Solban Hammergold is aged one year and need no longer be hauled. Rezam is tantruming again. 18th Sandstone I quenched thirst in a stockpile very near the diggings and encountered Internet Kraken among the dozen dwarves there storing an item in a bin. We went to a disused nearby room and discussed the militia Gnu Sheriff joining us without great further delay. There are at present nine squads. Gnu Order is led by Gnu Sheriff.  Daeren Highfortresses the Pearl of Drilling is a member but as a legendary marksdwarf (and high master dodger and armor user) and adequate teacher, ought to lead a squadron of marksdwarves. Sunbro is an expert marksdwarf, but is weak, very flimsy, and quite susceptible to disease. Wales Gray is a skilled marksdwarf, and although also weak, he is agile and slow to tire. Mzbundifund is a professional marksdwarf, clumsy but rarely sick. Avlein is a competent marksdwarf but quite clumsy, quick to tire, and very slow to heal. Cyster shows more promise; she is an adept marksdwarf, tough and slow to tire and an adequate dodger. Drone, a hunter, is a skilled ambusher but has shown no skill with the crossbow of yet, nor any remarkable trait save for being very slow to heal. Steven is a skilled marksdwarf (and proficient archer), tough but slow to heal and susceptible to disease. And finally 19Letterslong is an adept macedwarf, proficient dodger and armor user, albeit with poor physique (very weak, very flimsy, quick to tire, and quite susceptible to disease). We agree Daeren should lead a new squadron, and 19Letterslong will transfer to a melee squad. The Rainy Boots is led by Internet Kraken, who claims they are “mostly poo poo.”  He excepts Pierzak Drivenwalls The Droplets of Searing, who is legendary with the spear, M Isakdomas, who is competent with the axe, and tehsid Morulthoth, who is competent with the mace. Of the remainder: Balon is very strong owing to his legendary work as a stonemason but has shown little progress in the militia. Weigieman is tough but still a rank novice. Night10194 is strong, agile, and very slow to tire, but still a rank novice. Forebodingburger is strong and quite durable but quite clumsy and still a rank novice. Spermy Smurf is strong and almost never sick, but flimsy and still a rank novice. And AmishSpecialForces is weak, clumsy, very slow to heal, and while slow to tire, still a rank novice. Internet Kraken suggested raw recruits be given the task of slaying forgotten beasts in the caverns with survivors being allowed to remain in his squad but I suggested it might be possible to redistribute recruits to other squads for more balanced squads. The One-Way Outs is led by Hudlinkin and has eight other members with one vacancy.  However, its members include Dirty Frank, Bad Munki and Teim who are blind, and Tag Plastic is missing a left hand. I insist blind dwarves must be removed from active duty. Tag Plastic being otherwise healthy and an adequate axedwarf is retained. Although Hudlinkin is quite durable and very slow to tire, he is also very weak and quite clumsy and is a novice swordsdwarf. He should not lead a squad if there are more experienced dwarves available. Of the remaining four members: Haerc is strong and very slow to tire, but also quite clumsy and susceptible to disease, and is still a rank novice. Orv is weak and quick to tire and a rank novice, but is a competent swimmer which is very unusual for a dwarf. Kithrixx is slow to tire but susceptible to disease and is a rank novice. Rumda, the most competent dwarf in the squad not blind, is a great marksdwarf and great dodger as well as great trapper but only novice swordsdwarf. We agree she should be in a marksdwarf squadron and has leadership potential. The Golden Barbs is led by Geekkake Shieldmartyrs, a rank novice who is slow to hire and quick to heal but quite susceptible to disease.  The squad is understrength with only six other members, including Bettik who is an adequate axedwarf and competent fighter, Pookum who is a competent marksdwarf and incredibly tough, and four rank novices. We agree Geekkake is too inexperienced to lead. Senae is very strong and almost never sick but quite clumsy. Frionnel, although clumsy, is incredibly tough. Toiwat is agile, slow to tire, and quite quick to heal but very flimsy. And Promontory while indefatigable and rarely sick is weak and quite clumsy. The Voxel Squad is led by Saoritficis Sensepaddled who was among the first immigrants to Bronzestabbed.  She is a competent marksdwarf and archer as well as competent leader. Doc Aquatic is blind and I insist be dismissed from duty. Chickenfrogdwarf has an infected liver but is also a competent marksdwarf and mighty although quick to tire and (obviously) very slow to heal. Despite his illness we are too short of competent marksdwarves to dismiss him. Elth is tough but quick to tire and a rank novice. Otto Print is slow to tire and incredibly quick to heal but clumsy and a rank novice. Gowby is tough and slow to tire but very weak and very slow to heal and a rank novice. And Tyrant is weak and a rank novice. The Lovely Treaties is led by Imp Endokdolek, known as The Headsmasher.  Imp is an adept hammerdwarf and proficient dodger and armor user, strong and agile and a competent leader. His squad is understrength with six other dwarves as members including Peas Stockadebeaches The Blockaded Thunder of Clutching who is a professional fighter and proficient speardwarf, agile and tough and an adequate teacher and leader. Peas is ready to lead a new squad if we need him. Silentdwarf is quite clumsy and slow to heal and a rank novice. Emong is clumsy, very quick to tire, slow to heal, quite susceptible to disease, and utterly without military skill. Salttotart is a competent fighter although only a novice with the axe, and is weak, clumsy, and flimsy although slow to tire and incredibly quick to heal. Sybot is almost never sick but otherwise an unremarkable novice. And Astus although rarely sick is very weak and a rank novice. The Walled Skies is led by Kerrhyphen Metalacts The Scalded Earth, a master marksdwarf and competent hammerdwarf of legendary toughness whom it is said is “basically unbreakable,” an adept leader and adequate teacher.  His squad is understrength with seven other members, including w00tmonger and Vaga42Bond who are both blind and I insist dismissed from duty. Of the remaining five, two are grand master marksdwarves. Lunnrais Tradedships The Gloved Figure of Chaining is a grand master marksdwarf and archer, mighty, very agile, and slow to tire, a competent fighter and dodger, and skilled teacher. She should lead a squad of marksdwarves. Tyskil Pagehold is a grand master marksdwarf, master ambusher, talented archer, and master dodger with unusual conversational skills but no qualities of leadership, being a hunter accustomed to working alone. Enzer is a skilled marksdwarf and archer, adequate fighter and dodger, who is slow to tire although very slow to heal. GorfZaplen is very weak but otherwise an unremarkable raw recruit. T-man is an adequate macedwarf, mighty and incredibly tough although quite clumsy and is misplaced in this marksdwarf squad, being much better suited to melee fighting. Plainly Internet Kraken covets the competence of marksdwarves in The Walled Skies. Although it is good for novices to learn from my friend's expertise it is best to balance them with other skilled warriors. The Bronze Delights is led by Krushdhead Hoistedhall The Wild Scale, an expert fighter and adept axedwarf who is reputed very strong, agile, quite durable, and very slow to tire.  Krushdhead is also a legendary carpenter and master comedian and conversationalist. She is an adept intimidator and it is said she would rather intimidate others than compromise with them. She is a skilled leader and teacher and is well suited to lead a melee squadron. However, the Bronze Delights is severely understrength with only four other members. Rawkking Wheeledbalds The Whip of Focus is an adept speardwarf and proficient fighter, strong, tough, quick to heal and rarely sick, although she has an infected shoulder wound. Being a former Overseer she is a skilled leader and adequate teacher, therefore could lead a squad if needed. Ugly Ducklett Ralukcatten is a great siege operator but also competent axedwarf, very agile and indefatigable although very slow to heal. We are inclined to leave him as an axedwarf but could release him from duty should the need for siege engines arise during invasion. Met matchedlanced is quite durable and indefatigable but without military skill although a proficient miner. And Toussaint Louverture Bootburied, although tough, is very slow to heal and a rank novice. She is a high master glassmaker possibly better used for crafting giant serrated disks of green glass than learning the axe. Finally The Mountainous Bows is led by Mortal Sword Wordstockades, a talented swordsdwarf and proficient fighter who is slow to tire but quite clumsy.  He is an adept leader but only novice teacher. His squad is at full strength with nine other members, although these include the tantruming Rezam. Tarox is strong and indefatigable but slow to heal and a rank novice. DashingGentleman is very strong and slow to tire, and an adequate fighter although rank novice with weapons and armor. Koorisch is a competent fighter and slow to tire, but otherwise a rank novice. Maelin is tough and incredibly quick to heal but otherwise a rank novice. Rezam is very weak but absolutely inexhaustible, a quality which Gnu Sheriff claims is why he can tantrum for days on end without tiring. I suggest Rezam be dismissed due to excessive unhappiness but Internet Kraken insists doing so encourages more recruits to wail and blubber and shirk duty requirements therefore Rezam must serve if any dwarf will serve. Terror Storm Ralukrigoth is adequate fighter and dodger but otherwise lacks warrior skills despite warrior name and is also susceptible to disease. Fanzay is a competent swordsdwarf, weak but very agile. Frankosity is an adequate axedwarf, competent fighter and competent siegedwarf, very flimsy and quick to tire but quite quick to heal. And finally Ceebees is an adequate axedwarf and fighter, slow to tire, incredibly quick to heal and almost never sick. Having reviewed every active member and dismissed dwarves blind and crippled I endeavored to account total capable leaders, adequately skilled warriors, rank novices, and dwarves too hopeless to retain. pre:Capable leaders (13) Gnu Order (sherrif) Daeren (xbow) Internet Kraken (commander) Pierzak (spear) Saoritficis (xbow) Mzbundifund (xbow) Imp (hammer) Peas (spear) Kerrhyphen (xbow, hammer) Lunnrais (xbow) Krushdhead (axe) Rawkking (spear) Mortal Sword (sword, novice teacher) Excellent warriors without leadership skills (2) Rumda (xbow) Tyskil (xbow) Adequately skilled warriors (18) Sunbro (xbow) Wales Gray (xbow) Avlein (xbow) Cyster (xbow) Steven (xbow) 19Letterslong (mace) (weak) M (axe) tehsid (mace) Tag Plastic (axe, 1-handed) Bettik (axe) Pookum (xbow) Chickenfrogdwarf (xbow, infected) Enzer (xbow) T-man (mace) Ugly Ducklett (axe) Fanzay (sword) Frankosity (axe) Ceebees (axe) Apprentice warriors (5) Drone (hunter) Salttotart (borderline fighter/novice) DashingGentleman (borderline fighter/novice) Koorisch (borderline fighter/novice) Terror Storm (borderline fighter/novice) Rank Novices (27) Balon Weigieman Night10194 Forebodingburger Spermy Smurf Hudlinkin Haerc Orv Kithrixx Keekkake Senae Frionnel Toiwat Promontory Elth Otto Print Gowby Tyrant Silentdwarf Sybot Astus GorfZaplen Met Toussaint Louverture Tarox Maelin Rezam Too hopeless to retain AmishSpecialForces (weak, clumsy, slow to heal) Dirty Frank (blind) Bad Munki (blind) Teim (blind) Doc Aquatic (blind) Emong (clumsy, quick to tire, slow to heal, susceptible to disease) w00tmonger (blind) Vaga42Bond (blind) Therefore I adjourned the meeting. I promised reorganization of squads and to check immigrant records to discover dwarves with suitable military talents for recruitment. 19th Sandstone Spermy Smurf informs Rezam has calmed down. I spoke with the manager to obtain work records for purposes of military worthiness assessment. Although records are complete they are not cross-referenced for this purpose. I assess this project will require several days work. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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Aug 8, 2013 05:28
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Just as a side note, I got kind of obsessed with looking up every dwarf in the military using Therapist and figuring out all their little military stats. I might have gotten a wee bit anal about it, but then, Leperfish is a bookkeeper first and foremost so I figured it was in-character. Anyway I apologize if learning every detail of every recruit in Bronzestabbed is boring.
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Aug 8, 2013 05:35
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Leperflesh posted:Just as a side note, I got kind of obsessed with looking up every dwarf in the military using Therapist and figuring out all their little military stats. I might have gotten a wee bit anal about it, but then, Leperfish is a bookkeeper first and foremost so I figured it was in-character. It was super fascinating! Its really quite interesting sometimes to see which dwarves have thrived in the military. I'm personally pleased that Krushdhead lived up to the position I gave her as a leader.
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Aug 8, 2013 06:27
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Chickenfrogdwarf should have that infected crossbow looked at.
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Aug 8, 2013 06:29
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I can understand Geekkake Shieldmartyrs being slow to hire – after all, she's only a rank novice herself – but she really needs to fill those three vacant spots in her squad P.D.Q, if not A.S.A.P. or sooner. And no, I am not volunteering— my position in fortress support, maintenance, chronicling, and morale is essential work which cannot be interrupted for any such frivolous reason. Do you want your legacy to be recorded with a funny facial expression in every engraving? I thought not. N.B. This update also made an excellent bedtime story.
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Aug 8, 2013 07:50
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GrimRevenant posted:I can understand Geekkake Shieldmartyrs being slow to hire – after all, she's only a rank novice herself – but she really needs to fill those three vacant spots in her squad P.D.Q, if not A.S.A.P. or sooner. God I hope you didn't share my updates-o'-madness as bedtime stories  .
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Aug 8, 2013 07:53
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I don't know what my dwarf is doing at this time, but I think they'd make a good new recruit since there seems to be available space if they're suitable.
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Aug 8, 2013 08:05
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I'm up for the slaughter too, if need be.
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Aug 8, 2013 08:15
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Impy has struck at Goblins with the Sarcasm: If she's in any way fit for militia service, striking at them with bolts, axes or maces would also be fun.
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Aug 8, 2013 08:52
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Can you check on where my dwarf, Slashie, ended up? Last mention of her that I saw was that she was in the military and there's no recorded death for her on the dwarfing list. Did she get booted out at some point?
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Aug 8, 2013 11:48
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Leperflesh posted:Peas Stockadebeaches The Blockaded Thunder of Clutching I think that nickname gets more ridiculous every time I look at it. Man, I remember when my request for my dwarf was "make him a mason so he can haul stone forever and die running from a goblin maceman".
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Aug 8, 2013 15:41
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If my leadership isn't good enough for you, send me back to my beloved animals. 
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Aug 9, 2013 00:14
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Apparently I think we have created enough socks. For my next mandate... Mittens.
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Aug 9, 2013 01:44
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I am appalled by this blatant discrimination against our blind veterans. You see a dwarf that cannot see. I see a dwarf that is unhindered by darkness. Gather them all together into their own squad and let them serve and defend The Rare Ship against the darkness.
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Pickled Tink posted:I am appalled by this blatant discrimination against our blind veterans. You see a dwarf that cannot see. I see a dwarf that is unhindered by darkness. Gather them all together into their own squad and let them serve and defend The Rare Ship against the darkness.
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On second look, Mzbundifund was miscategorized. He's a "professional" marksdwarf which is level 9 (15 is legendary), but more importantly, is a level 3 teacher (which is in the top five at Bronzestabbed). So he's moved into the leaders category in the last update. He has no leader skills, but I think in DF, teacher is more important (for training your squads).Slashrat posted:Can you check on where my dwarf, Slashie, ended up? Last mention of her that I saw was that she was in the military and there's no recorded death for her on the dwarfing list. Did she get booted out at some point? Something is hosed up, because there's no living dwarf by your name in Bronzestabbed, but you're also not marked as dead on the dwarfing list. I will investigate. e.  I'm so sorry. You appear to be dead. You died about the same time as kzin, xarph, and Magner. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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Pickled Tink helpfully located your death during nvining's Chapter 4, here. Although your name is sort of in one of the images, it's glitched, and he forgot to include you in the list of the dead, which is how I missed you. Sorry  Nil Bastionhall also died, per a screenshot but not in that list, so I had missed that dwarf in the dwarfing list too. Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 06:46 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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Aug 10, 2013 06:43
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Leperflesh posted:I'm so sorry. You appear to be dead. That's Dwarf Fortress. 
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Oh wow. I will uh. Blame the previous overseer for not noticing your death. My overseership, while not getting a railway established due to forgotton beasts, was still a grand success.
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Here is the goblin that killed you Slashrat: He got quite a few of you. Also, Legends mode is often hilarious. I present to you the Wagon that Loved:  Note: I did ask for permission to post both of these in advance.
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GrimRevenant posted:And no, I am not volunteering— my position in fortress support, maintenance, chronicling, and morale is essential work which cannot be interrupted for any such frivolous reason. Do you want your legacy to be recorded with a funny facial expression in every engraving? I thought not. As a legendary (+4) engraver, and also without extraordinary physical attributes, you are too valuable to the fortress to serve as a recruit. Vadoc posted:I don't know what my dwarf is doing at this time, but I think they'd make a good new recruit since there seems to be available space if they're suitable. As a "tough" low-level farmer... welcome to the army, girl. AJ_Impy posted:Impy has struck at Goblins with the Sarcasm: If she's in any way fit for militia service, striking at them with bolts, axes or maces would also be fun. As a low-level miner, Impy is expendable. However, she is very weak and very slow to heal, with no superior physical qualities to balance that out. You're a reserve body if we get desperate enough. Geekkake posted:If my leadership isn't good enough for you, send me back to my beloved animals. Yeah you have something above 0.0 in military skills, which means the only way you're getting out of the Forces is if you're horribly injured. Sorry! e. God damnit I just discovered you actually can have more than 10 squads. This changes everything! Leperflesh fucked around with this message at 08:23 on Aug 10, 2013 |
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Aug 10, 2013 07:59
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What's Ol' Mad Seagoon doing since he
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Thanks for finding out. At least I died in battle 
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Aug 10, 2013 13:00
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Leperflesh posted:
Let no man say that Toady lacks vision.
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21st sandstone I have discovered military talents among the undrafted dwarves. The following are suitable as recruits to bring the total militia size to 100 dwarves: Dippy Wooderson (high leadership) Tangents (high teacher ability, legendary toughness/endurance, proficient marksdwarf) Halloween Jack Battlecobalt (talented axedwarf) Canorade (proficient axedwarf) SuRoXt (competent hammerdwarf) Kalman (competent hammerdwarf) UseBees (adequate hammerdwarf, agile, tough, quick to heal, almost never sick) Yeol (competent macedwarf, quite durable & slow to hire, combat medic) Reviction (competent macedwarf, mighty & tough) Schir (adequate macedwarf, strong & almost never sick) Thoradin (talented speardwarf, very strong & quite durable) Aston (skilled speardwarf, strong & tough, three kills) Lackloss (expert swordsdwarf, agile & rarely sick, aged 157, has 264 kills!) Fanzay (right arm gone, competent swordsdwarf, very agile) Veloxyll (competent swordsdwarf, agile) Kennel (adequate swordsdwarf, very rarely sick) Van Rijn (talented fighter, biter, dodger, armor user) Beli (talented marksdwarf & dodger, agile, quite durable, rarely sick) Synthorange (right hand gone, expert marksdwarf, legendary endurance, very strong, quick to heal) Murg (proficient marksdwarf, very agile & indefatigable) Danilh (skilled marksdwarf, mighty & very slow to tire) Steven (skilled marksdwarf, tough) Wales Grey (skilled marksdwarf, agile & slow to tire) Plank (competent marksdwarf, tough) Anticheese (adequate marksdwarf, very agile, quick to heal, rarely sick) Bilal (adequate marksdwarf, tough) Priapus (adequate marksdwarf, very agile, indefatigable) Clocks (mighty, quite durable) Veryslightlymad (mighty, very slow to tire, quick to heal) Kaboom (mighty, quite durable) Wilekat (mighty) Vadok (tough, volunteer) John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (very agile, strong, slow to tire) Tectonis (very strong, very agile Jon (mighty) Jabu (basically unbreakable (legendary)) brian obel (mighty, agile, quick to heal, rarely sick) Triple A (agile, indefategable, rarely sick) With these dwarves added, there are ten squads. I issued promotions and located the new militia captains and distributed rosters. New squads were named by their captains. I record below the new militia structure: pre:
 In the process of assigning barracks I discovered three more barracks in use I did not previously decommission and decommissioned them.  Crossbow squads are ordered use wood bolts for practice metal bolts for war bone bolts for practice or war.  Following Internet Kraken's instruction I ordered all dwarves in all squads requisition full metal armor including chain shirt beneath metal breastplate, cloaks and helms, and shields.  Squads are organized such that each squad uses one weapon type. Gnu Order suggested this improvement to training efficiency so a dwarf will learn the sword from a dwarf that knows the sword. Every squad will train for two months then one month off duty, with training schedules staggered so there are always two-thirds squads on duty. Five squads are for melee five for crossbows and in battle I am to always order squads by pairs one melee one crossbow. Internet Kraken instructed this is the way to battle so a crossbow dwarf does not bash a forgotten beast with futility with a crossbow. I have endeavored to assign mighty dwarves to axes and swords and spears and agile dwarves to crossbow but a fat dwarf might be mighty beneath her fat or agile and a thin dwarf might be almost never sick. It is a burden to tell a dwarf “you must learn the axe and may be lost to a titan inferno breath turned to ash” but perhaps a recruit will see one hundred dwarves in armor and be comforted in strength of comradeship. There are only 63 backpacks. I ordered more backpacks.  There are thousands of bolts and over eight hundred weapons and enough armor for four armies.  There are immediately a flood of jobs for armor pickup and cancellations due to mismatches. Tiny Turtle informs with grieved face I have caused ruckus. I smiled while informing a hundred dwarves in arms should cause a ruckus but Tiny Turtle did not understand the joke.  23rd Sandstone One of many projects of making more clothes is reported completed. To make shirts of yarn cloth the order must say yarn or it is only plant cloth used and if no plant cloth is left no shirts are made.  I return to the task of mining. My pick knows every secret crack in bedrock stones.  28th Sandstone The mayor Kalman mandated more socks made. The records show there are over 1600 socks at brozestabbed.  Even if most are old socks there are still enough socks. The mayor insists three more socks. It is not a heavy burden for the clothiers. 1st Timber There is an alert. A kobold thief is spotted!   The siege operator Aerion and the peasant Griz found it in the entrance. Mortal Sword Ilkikrost, militia captain, was nearby although he lacked his weapon but wore armor and bore a shield.  Although Mortal Sword activated his squad on standing orders to attack invaders the agile kobold evaded him in its desire to escape. Mortal Sword gave chase but with a burden of armor a dwarf is rarely faster than a naked beast in fear of dwarven justice.   The new stockpile room is dug but littered with boulders. The manager reports still no idle dwarves to clear stones so I do not order stones cleared yet.  Ballista arrows are completed satisfying the queen's latest mandate. 3rd Timber Some migrants have arrived. 
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Gnu Order (fortress guard: equipped with crossbows)
Gnu Sheriff in Town (sheriff, marksdwarf)
Rumda (xbow)
Wales Gray (xbow)
Chickenfrogdwarf (xbow)
Beli (xbow)
Balon (recruit)
Weigieman (recruit)
Night10194 (recruit)
Forebodingburger (recruit)
brian obel (recruit)
The Rainy Boots (equipped with crossbows)
Internet Kraken (commander, adequate marksdwarf, actually pretty poo poo at combat)
Saoritficis (xbow)
Mzbundifund (xbow)
Enzer (xbow)
Synthorange (right hand gone xbow)
Plank (xbow)
Spermy Smurf (recruit)
Hudlinkin (recruit)
Haerc (recruit)
Orv (recruit
The Bronze Delights (equipped with battle axes)
Krushdhead (axe)
Halloween Jack (axe)
Canorade (axe)
Ugly Ducklett (axe)
M (axe)
ceebees (axe)
Bettik (axe)
Tag Plastic (axe)
Frankosity (axe)
Salttotart (novice axe)
The Ramparts of Weather (equipped with crossbows)
lunnrais (xbow)
Tyskil (xbow)
Avlein (xbow)
Drone (hunter)
Tangents (xbow, sword, hammer)
Anticheese (xbow)
Kithrixx (recruit)
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (recruit)
Senae (recruit)
Frionnel (recruit)
The Ripe Bodices (equipped with spears)
Pierzak (spear)
Rawkking (spear)
Thoradin (spear)
Toiwat (recruit)
Promontory (recruit)
Elth (recruit)
Otto Print (recruit)
Gowby (recruit)
Tyrant (recruit)
Silentdwarf (recruit)
The Cobalt Bows (equipped with crossbows)
Daeren (xbow)
Cyster (xbow)
Steven (xbow)
Terror Storm (novice xbow)
Bilal (xbow)
Sybot (recruit)
Astus (recruit)
GorfZaplen (recruit)
Met (recruit)
Triple A
The Lovely Treaties (equipped with hammers and maces)
Imp (hammer)
SuRoXt (hammer)
Kalman (hammer mayor)
UseBees (hammer)
tehsid (mace)
19letterslong (mace)
T-man (mace)
Yeol (mace)
Reviction (mace)
Schir (mace)
The Walled Skies (equipped with crossbows)
Kerrhyphen (xbow 12, hammer 3)
Sunbro (xbow)
Pookum (xbow)
Murg (xbow)
Danilh (xbow)
Priapus (xbow)
Toussaint Loverture (recruit)
Tarox (recruit)
Maelin (recruit)
Rezam (recruit)
The Quiet Pages (equipped with spears)
Peas (spear)
Aston (spear)
Dippy Wooderson (recruit)
Clocks (recruit)
Veryslightlymad (recruit)
Kaboom (recruit)
Wilekat (recruit)
Vadok (volunteer recruit)
Geekkake (recruit)
Tectonis (recruit)
The Mountainous Bows (equipped with short swords)
Mortal Sword (sword)
Lackloss (sword)
Fanzay (sword)
Veloxyll (sword)
Kennel (sword)
Van Rijn (fighter)
DashingGentleman (novice swordsdwarf)
Koorisch (novice axe)
Jon (recruit)
Jabu (recruit)
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Aug 11, 2013 08:47
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How are the dwarves all so bad at fighting? There were like 50 active military dwarves for the last 5 years and no one has any real skill. Good luck in hell with novice swordsdorfs!
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Spermy Smurf posted:How are the dwarves all so bad at fighting? There were like 50 active military dwarves for the last 5 years and no one has any real skill. Good luck in hell with novice swordsdorfs! Actually, they did pretty well at clearing out the ash demons and forgotten beasts I sent them after. There are a few nasty types in the demon spawn mix though...
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