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Author Topic: Starting dwarves can lie, too!  (Read 2572 times)

lastofthelight

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Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« on: February 23, 2012, 11:22:02 pm »

So, the first thing I do is check my starting dwarves and name them. I have one named Dopy. He was one of my starting seven. He has two deities, and his only acquaintances are those in the game with him. I did notice, however, that he seemed to have skills that I couldn't remember having given him, but since I chose a profile before adding them, I wasn't sure.

So I set my other dwarves to making engravings. I like a well hewn fortress! Whats this, I see?

A well designed image of "The Human: Fact or Fiction by Dopey Thoblatur" ....carved by Dopy Thoblatur. INTERESTING.

So I check his deity screen and one of his dieties "most often associated with fortresses" has inspired a necromancer, created a werewolf, and cursed someone with vampirism.

So, what is this guy? A vampire? A necromancer?

This is cool!!!!



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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2012, 11:24:15 pm »
Keep track of what happens concerning this dwarf, it would be very interesting if he was, in fact, a creature of the night (vampire, probably).
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2012, 11:24:53 pm »
I'm placing my money on necromancer.
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2012, 11:38:58 pm »
This game never ceases to amaze me with its depth!!
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2012, 12:45:17 am »
This is an interesting find. I was under the impression that the starting seven are always created from scratch rather than being drawn from world gen's historical figures pool.
Please take some screenshot and keep us up to date!
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2012, 12:50:58 am »
Wait, can you also get necros in your fort? That would be awesome.
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2012, 12:51:14 am »
I'm also betting on necro, For now, I'll just PTW.
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2012, 12:53:19 am »
I think necromancer
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2012, 12:54:45 am »
pretty sure he's a necromancer too. I mean. They're the only ones that write books, right?

upload the save for SCIENCE and, for fun, let him butcher some animals. see what happens...

EDIT: I have a theory about what has happened here. The starting seven ARE always generated with the world. However ... when a dwarf decides to infiltrate your fortress the FALSE IDENTITY is generated on the spot. something has gone wrong (read: very right!) here and the false identity was generated as one of your starters.
 there might also be a chance that dwarves are generated from scratch and part of the creation is a chance that the dwarf will be an evil one. like ... 1. create urist. 2. decide that urist is just a shell. 3. replace urist with vampire

 I do wonder if this is a bug or not ... but it's too cool to not be considered a feature!
« Last Edit: February 24, 2012, 01:06:24 am by Aspgren »
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2012, 01:36:41 am »
Quote from: lastofthelight on February 23, 2012, 11:22:02 pm
A well designed image of "The Human: Fact or Fiction by Dopey Thoblatur" ....carved by Dopy Thoblatur. INTERESTING.
Are you sure it's not the name of engraving itself?
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2012, 01:44:49 am »
I had a necro migrant
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2012, 07:40:20 am »
Dopy is a human?!
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2012, 11:26:41 am »
I think it's more like Dopey is questioning the existence of "humans". In which case, his name is quite appropriate.
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2012, 11:31:09 am »
Every Dwarf knows humans are a myth! ^_^

And so Urist McDwarf created Human Fortress, and it was good.
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Re: Starting dwarves can lie, too!
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2012, 11:36:13 am »
Quote from: arzzult on February 23, 2012, 11:24:53 pm
I'm placing my money on necromancer.
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