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[Pokon]

Well, its a pretty simple idea. I am neglecting to make a dwarven military, rather creating many, many warbeasts. Bears, big cats, they have no place in this group. No, it will consist of the most feared group of creatures dwarvenkind has ever known: hooved mammels!

The basic rules:

1. Buy as many beasts as you can on embark. Goats, cows, anything.

2. Never eat meat from hooved creatures. Cats, dogs, all are fair game, but if a cow dies it's going to stay there. No milk or wool, either.

3. A massive, fenced off "barracks" consisting of a wide-open field will house the army. If a rather powerful beast has been named, make a special pasture for him away from the main group and supply him or her with "friends" of the opposite gender.

4. The dwarves will live in a above-ground building near the barracks, and are to simply build fences and care for the other non-hooved mammels. Weapons and armor is not permitted, but metalworking.

5. If you wish for a harder game, choose only cloven or single-toed mammels as members of your warherd. Kill the other kind as soon as they arrive to your fort as soon as possible. Single-hooved ones tend to be bigger, but cloven beasts usualy have horns. Unicornse are forbbiden either way.

[L3TUC3]

Have fun keeping them without starving.

[Loud Whispers]

I'm not even sure if there's a non grazer hooved animal. Except maybe pigs...

[OscomGafarade]

WAR PIG

OR BETTER YET

DWARFBEARPIG

[DTF]

WAR PIG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJf8hCrWxY

Sadly, pigs will just run away squeaking.

[Tirion]

WAR PIG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJf8hCrWxY

Sadly, pigs will just run away squeaking.

Unless you make them [TRAINABLE]. War boars are legit dwarven mounts in D&D.

[Pokon]

WAR PIG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJf8hCrWxY

Sadly, pigs will just run away squeaking.

Unless you make them [TRAINABLE]. War boars are legit dwarven mounts in D&D.

I was always fond of giving Orcs dire boars as the default mount, but neverless I see Goats as the perfect dwarven animal. 

Also, as of total counting, I have two cows, five sheep, a mule and a horse. Planning on getting some Lamias in the next trade season. Theres also some deer around, so thats good. No sign of invaders yet.

[MonkeyHead]

So, basically you are giving invaders some useful training before they reach your citizens?

[GreatWyrmGold]

Pretty much. Non-war animals just kinda run from enemies unless cornered.

[Sheb]

Well, just add [trainable] to all the hooved animals.

[wypie]

Well, just add [trainable] to all the hooved animals.

I have done this with sheep and on one of my forts one sheep took out 3 goblins within 3 seconds then some legendary archer goblin came and killled the rest of the fort

[Loud Whispers]

I am convinced a warboar squad is now the best thing ever.

[Bilanthri]

Also, as of total counting, I have two cows, five sheep, a mule and a horse. Planning on getting some Lamias in the next trade season. Theres also some deer around, so thats good. No sign of invaders yet.

I'm sure it's just a typo, but I'm pretty sure using Lamia for defense breaks your "Only farm animals" challenge.

In ancient Greek mythology, Lamia (Greek: Λάμια) was a beautiful queen of Libya who became a child-eating daemon. Aristophanes claimed her name derived from the Greek word for gullet (λαιμός; laimos), referring to her habit of devouring children.

Clown Queen!