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[MrWillsauce]

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I used DFhack to embark on a naturally genned human fortress that was made entirely out of native silver. With the embarking crew I took nothing with me but 7 bronze hammer, 7 shields, some food, and 7 trained hammerdwarves/shield users. I've successfully killed all of the human soldiers, and only nine non-hostile human civilians remain. There are currently 5 living dwarves remaining, but one is already tantrumming and two others are extremely unhappy. I think the fortress will survive though, as the other two are ecstatic. I was wondering if anybody would be interested in turning this into a succession fortress wherein we use the commandeered silver fortress as our new home and go to war with the humans and elves. A possible stipulation we could use is never digging, only building with the provided wood and large amount of silver.

Spoiler: Rules (click to show/hide)

• Do everything in your power to go to war with the elves and humans. Bonus points for being extra cruel.
• No mining or digging down whatsoever.

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Year 1: MrWillsauce
Year 2: GreatWyrmGold
Year 2: Lightningfalcon
Year 3: Pufferfish
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[GreatWyrmGold]

Sounds fun! I'll take a turn as GreatWyrmSilver, architect if one comes quickly or smith if one doesn't.

[MrWillsauce]

Alright. Since I didn't receive any feedback, I kept playing without doing any updates. I'll do one small update and tour of the fortress when the year is over (it's currently later August), then pass it on to you. And of course you shall be dwarfed.

[MrWillsauce]

I ended at the very start of Spring in the second year. Here's the save.

The tower to the northeast is being converted into a series of apartments with four rooms per floor. I think everybody has a room, but you may need to add more. I've designated a silver drawbridge (raising to the west) to be built in front of the original entrance, but it hasn't been completed. The tower at the southeast is being used for charcoal and metal production, but it's just now getting up and running. The "tomb" is to the southwest, but it's pretty pitiful (wooden coffins for dwarves  ). The military consists of 3 militia squads with 4 dwarves each, all assigned hammers and shields. I sold off most of the large clothes to the caravan, and bought some booze, food, and a bunch of metal toys for melting. I didn't sell any of the human armor, I kept that for melting too. We'll need the metal because we can't make armor from silver. I had two snatchers come and one of them made of with a kid (good riddance). Not much else happened. Hopefully you'll have the inspiration/time to do an actual proper update, unlike me, but no pressure.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Downloading.

[Aseaheru]

posting to watch.

can i grab a dwarf?

[Lightningfalcon]

I would like to join.

[MrWillsauce]

You've been added to the list.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Alright, I played a little. GWS was told to mine, and I swiftly discovered why not a single tile was dug: There is an aquifer! To solve this issue, a bunch of pump parts are being made, as is a copper pick for a second miner, and then we will empty the aquifer and wall it off, one level at a time.

Oh, and we have fire clay.

[MrWillsauce]

I said mining was against the rules  . Although if people don't want to abide by it that's fine. I just sorta wanted the silver fortress to be important. If we mine down and make a fort underneath, then that sort of takes away from the whole point of this fort. But anyway, I guess you can mine as long as you don't carve out living quarters and stuff down there.

[GreatWyrmGold]

...I missed that. Well, we've just got a single-tile staircase down and a bunch of designations I'll undo as soon as I get back to DF.

[MrWillsauce]

That's fine. Sorry about spoiling your plans for dealing with the aquifer. Also this means GWS can get back to silversmithing instead of mining.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Yep...why'd you buy the pick?

[MrWillsauce]

For melting.

[Aseaheru]

aren't bars cheaper? plus.... the now useless military gear...