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[Sashoke]

So Ive been playing Dwarf Fortress for a while now, and I have 15 legendary soldiers. I didn't know heroes or champions even existed up until 5 minutes ago, when I read the page on them. I am curious as to why my soldiers aren't heroes/champions? They are all legendary in armor, blocking, dodging, and in their weapons. (axes, spears, and whips if it matters) Can anyone tell me why they still aren't a hero/champion? Wiki says all they need is a legendary weapon skill, so whats up? Is this a already known bug? Thanks.

[Loud Whispers]

A champion is a noble, of which there is one and no weapon skill requirements. It's appointed by your baron in the nobles screen. If you mean legendary soldiers gaining elite soldier status, yeah that's a bug. A rather benign and sometimes even beneficiary one, as it saves time in redesignating civilian labours should you want your soldiers to work in their off time.

[Putnam]

That kind of champion hasn't been around for just over 3 years, I think.

[Greiger]

Yea every legendary weapon dwarf used to become a champion automatically.  They don't now. 

Now you get one champion you can appoint when you get a baron, and they do...things...I donno what things.   Something with morale I guess.

[Loud Whispers]

Now you get one champion you can appoint when you get a baron, and they do...things...I donno what things.   Something with morale I guess.

They're supposed to give military Dwarves lessons, so picking a Dwarf with high teaching skill as the champion is good for an army. Makes your limbless teacher Dwarves rather useful too.

[Vlad]

I've never had champions train my military ever. I just know that they function as a ''pillar of society'' and give dwarves a good thought when they speak to the champion.

[Putnam]

Or bad, depending on how liberal they are.

[The Hadad]

Now, now, let's be fair here, this isn't the US--who's to say that the conservatives of this fort prefer to deal with conflicts using diplomacy, tree-hugging and rainbows, while the liberals prefer warfare, murder and magma?

[Nyan Thousand]

I assume the champion is a grizzled veteran who goes on parades and tells other Dwarves to buy war bonds or something.

[Putnam]

Now, now, let's be fair here, this isn't the US--who's to say that the conservatives of this fort prefer to deal with conflicts using diplomacy, tree-hugging and rainbows, while the liberals prefer warfare, murder and magma?

Nono, seriously. If a dwarf has a high LIBERALNESS personality value, they're going to not like talking to pillars of society.

[The Hadad]

Ah. My mistake.