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No - I'm not really that interested in claiming a dwarf anyways. If anyone wants one, take one of the 4 left.

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no - look at how much work your doing! relax already!

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yes - 5 or 10 more migrants are useful to the fort. Even if they're unclaimed, we'll need their labor.

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yes - 20-30 more migrants are required - I want to be a king among peasants.

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yes - I want nobles! lots of peasants! Give me arbitrarily huge peasant counts so that my guy doesn't need to do anything!

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[malimbar04]

Melbil 'Malimbar' Linedwire
Early Winter 131

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Per request we've started digging for magma. First is was the Willsauce family complaining of a lack of charcoal. Then the Mayor not so subtly asked when we were going deeper. Apparently she is an armorsmith of some renown back in the mountainhomes. Once again its strange to have a job I used to do being done by someone else. I'm glad, and I got lots of other (more fun) things to do, but its weird.

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Ber 'Amariithynar' Mightshot

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I was just looking at our trade depot recently. It's been a while since I designed it, but its not bad. I think I will redesign it soon - time to crunch some numbers. After I finish with the negotiations with the outpost of course.

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*The Willsauce Family*
(written by MrsWillsauce)

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So I got this amazing idea recently for a weapon. You make it out of steel (not the silver I have been using), and decorate it with... get this... willow. You know what's even crazier? forge it without any charcoal. When I got the idea I just HAD to act on it, so I took over the forge. I didn't tell anyone what I was doing, but I think they got the idea. When I had a bit of extra steel I studded the thing as well, which should give it an extra oomph when it hits the skull of some enemy.

I call it "The Zeal of Strangeness", and I've been ecstatic with how it turned out.

MrWillsauce later told me he was really worried I didn't say anything. Well when this sort of thing happens it just happens! It wasn't his place to know until it was finished.

Since then I've been smelting some new oars we just dug up. we have a bit of Sphalerite, native silver, and at least one peice of cassiterite available. They're finally digging deeper like I suggested. I hope we hit magma before we run out of charcoal again.

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Thob 'Flamestrider' Plannedcudgels

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you know, every time I look at the rooms in this place, I get happy. Just today I was admiring the fine glass window in my room and how well in compliments the door. For work, I've been making blocks out of all this spare stone. I don't know if we'll end up doing anything with it honestly as it doesn't fit the rest of the fort's slate, but who knows with the minds of people running this fort. Amariithynar has a great mind for finding creative ways to use things.

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Morul 'Uthric' Helmpractice

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 We're currently going through a pretty repetitive cycle of filling up jugs with honey and royal jelly, then selling the jugs of royal jelly andm aking mead out of the honey. Then asking the glassmaker to make more jugs. it seems once the royal jelly is in a jug no one wants to use it anymore. That being said, the mead is definitely improving in quality and the hives are doing wonderfully.

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Domas  'Ralgreth Smith' Reliefgate

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 Now the job of the day is to make more bone bolts! Out of what you ask? good question. well right now it's out of the calf of a water buffalo. We have the breeding pair up top, and it was decided a while ago that we can butcher the calfs even before they reach adulthood, and we could save a lot of grass. This was important because of the rate that tehy were eating the grass and destroying the land up top.

I do occasionally carve kitten bones too, as they keep on breading like crazy. Once in a GREAT while I'll cut up some war dog bone. No one has claimed any of them as pets so it's more socially acceptable. Yet, they eat almost nothing and they're at least in theory helpful to the fort. The other animals? Let's just say the butchers are heavily encouraged to kill them quickly.

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Zefon 'Sloth' Claspscalded

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 So our little squad was disbanded. I know I wasn't cutting any wood with my battle ax, and I also know that Galen wasn't going to be using his fancy war pick in digging! So they disbanded our squad. No problem I suppose, those trees really did need to get cut down, and I'm sure they wanted to dig something down there.

It's given me some leave to do things I've been putting off. Finally got to talk to the spuose, admire a well, and get a few things done.

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Zas 'Zol' Basementperplexed

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Those supports set up along the central staircase are really pretty nice. I sat their admiring them a while ago, and they're just pretty enough to compensate for the nausea that I felt by going out in the sun.

Recently we've butchered quite a few animals, so I ended up rendering a bunch of fat and cooking a few meals. The food now is much better than when I first started cooking - I feel sorry for whoever ate someof those early biscuits.

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Edem 'Galen' Torchwet

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 I'm so happy I feel like I'm drugs right about now. I just sat in a fine seat in a legendary room eating a legendary meal and drinking a fine wine. After I talked with a friend or two, I then took a break and went to my fantastic new bedroom, lied down on a splendid bed, and pondered the amazing work I'm doing with my shiny pick.

We're digging deep now, apparently looking for magma. We haven't hit that yet (at about 50 floors of digging), but we have hit plenty of new stone types and ores.

[Skid]

Nah, I'm good with just having a secondary class medical dwarf.  Since that makes the Doktor a little a more expendable, could he be uniformed with armor and allowed to run into combat to recover wounded?

I'll take a look at the list of dwarves as soon as you get it re-posted.  The link to the gallery seems to be dead right now.

[malimbar04]

Nah, I'm good with just having a secondary class medical dwarf.  Since that makes the Doktor a little a more expendable, could he be uniformed with armor and allowed to run into combat to recover wounded?

I'll take a look at the list of dwarves as soon as you get it re-posted.  The link to the gallery seems to be dead right now.

Strange, it's up for me. Unless... you clicked on the one in the first post. I've now updated the first post as well just in case. I look forward to having Doktor in our fort!

[malimbar04]

Melbil 'Malimbar' Linedwire
Early Spring 132

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 I've been sitting in the dining room today, eating a wonderful meal, and I can't help but think of old problems that should have been solved by now. My clothing is getting old again - I just now replaced my trousers from months ago. We still dont' have the dining tables we should. Honestly these things just make me angry.

Ont he other hand, the digging is going pretty well. Apparently last season Mrswillsauce created an artifact mace that's something to really admire. Amariithynar values it at roughly 100,000. The trade depot was torn apart as well, as we're going to put a brand new design on top of a lead floor. It should look pretty nice.

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Ber 'Amariithynar' Mightshot

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I just appraised a brand new mace called "The Zeal of Strangeness", and it values at 98,400. very nicely done! I also asked people to tear down the trade depot while we have time. They're going to re-floor the area with lead, and then we'll put a new trade depot of lead on top of that. It should be much prettier than the last trade depot.

In the meantime I'm off to take a break and practice my archery. We're using water buffalo bone bolts right now. I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand they're spectacular and from a majestic animal, on the other hand they're from the children of Vucar. Oh well, they fire really well.

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*The Willsauce Family*
(written by MrsWillsauce)

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 My job is mostly just smelting recently, while MrWillsauce is still making those jugs every season. The charcoal is just lying around in the charcoal room right now though. Apparently Malimbar dug some rooms incorrectly and a wall had to be moved. In fixing the issue we had to move the wood burning worksbhop over just a few steps. It's pretty funny.

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Thob 'Flamestrider' Plannedcudgels

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Now we're building new ceilings for some areas outside. It should be pretty first, and hopefully it'll be useful for the traders later. the trade depot was torn down recently, and the new one is apparently being built by metalcrafters out of lead. We do have lots of lead, but it seems silly considering how good the masonry was.

Oh well... management.

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Morul 'Uthric' Helmpractice

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the other brewers have been slacking apparently - we now have more mead than anything else. It's true I've been ramping up production of mead, but there is no way I should be among the more common drinks - honey and glass jugs aren't exactly produced as fast as, say, plump helmets alone.

Glad people are liking the mead though.

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Domas  'Ralgreth Smith' Reliefgate

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Now that I have a break from the standard crafts, I've been able to return to making clothes. Pigtail trousers and robes are being produced as fast as I can make them, and they're being taken almost just as fast. wax earrings and the like are coming out whenever I get wax, and I did make quite a few bolts recently, but right now it's all about the trousers.

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Zefon 'Sloth' Claspscalded

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Well, with the lack of work I'm wondering how long it'll be until they put me back into a suad. It shouldn't be long. In the meantime it's been nice to socialize and enjoy the fine dining of the fort.

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Zas 'Zol' Basementperplexed

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For the last month or so there has been a party on the farming level. Technically it's around the wells, but I can't say we haven't done things like dig into the dirt and pull up a pre-mature plump helmet just for the fun of it. It got a little wild. perhaps we should lay off the booze, as it seems we're almost out now.

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Edem 'Galen' Torchwet

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 We're down to 100 z levels deep I reckon, and we still haven't it any magma. Oh well. To relax a bit, I also spent some time in the party around the wells. We had a "change your trousers" game for everyone with worn out trousers, and then we drank wine. Oh, we drank wine. And mead, and ale, and more wine. I got a heck of a headache now.

[Skid]

Okay, I've looked over the list.  Asmel Tosidberdan 'Asmel Armorwalk' looks like a good candidate for Doktorship.

[TheZoomZoll]

Wow,you know that saying "Like mother like son"?It fits.
Also thats a cool lot of free dwarves for picks!If I were somebody else I would pick some of the younger dwarves so they live longer.

[GalenEvil]

Huzzahr! I'm glad that my Dorf is happy with his new job ^_^

[TheZoomZoll]

Hmmm,should we start being afraid of dieing of old age?
Or the sieges?Or tantrum spirals?Or ANYTHING?
What are the current deaths?

[BraveHero400]

Winter 131

"Now the job of the day is to make more bone bolts! Out of what you ask? good question. well right now it's out of the calf of a water buffalo."

Spring 132

"... We're using water buffalo bone bolts right now."

Nice to see the dwarves are "working together." 

[TheZoomZoll]

Winter 131

"Now the job of the day is to make more bone bolts! Out of what you ask? good question. well right now it's out of the calf of a water buffalo."

Spring 132

"... We're using water buffalo bone bolts right now."

Nice to see the dwarves are "working together." 

Teamwork?That's a bunch of elvenry!Teamwork is not even in my dictionary!

[malimbar04]

Well, we're not at war with anyone, and apparently I embarked at a place with no nearby goblin civs or undead. It's been really quiet. Then, in the post I haven't made yet, we dug out staircase straight down to the semi-molten rock. We apparently accidentally skipped every single cavern.

So the only deaths so far are animals. LOTS of kittens and dogs, quite a few water buffalo, and a few stray relatively meaningless cattle. We have 6 swordmasters with steel swords and wooden sheilds but no armor. And they're mostly there for show ever since I figured out that we had no goblins.

I have no idea how long I'll do this, but it's going slow enough right now that we'll be several versions behind before we have to worry about old age. I get through a few seasons in a week, and it varies depending on how busy I am and how much I'd rather do other things.

As for teamwork, I don't think it's the concept that the dwarves are working under. Most of the dwarves don't know most of the other dwarves. Too few dwarves with too little free time to really socialize well. We get parties every now and then, but the more important you are the less people you talk to. Heck, Amariithynar and Thob have been lovers for over a year now and I don't think they've talked to each other more than once since that happened.

Oh, and  Asmel "Doktor" Armorwalk is now claimed.

[TheZoomZoll]

How big is the meeting hall?People like Doktor would spend most of the time there because their jobs are not that time taking.


PS:You could update us with photos whenever something happens in the FORT (as in murder and stabby stabby or smash smash) and you can give us the save file when you decide you don't want to do it anymore.

[Skid]

I'd say aim to open up the cavern layers and attract some forgotten beasts.  And yes, post some pictures along with the journal entries.

[TheZoomZoll]

I'd say aim to open up the cavern layers and attract some forgotten beasts.  And yes, post some pictures along with the journal entries.

Not so soon though,we need some good  militia in case of a FB that makes dust that makes your soldier bleed out of their nose eyes and who knows what.

[malimbar04]

Sure on both! I have two dining rooms. They're basically the same, but here they both are:

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I have the fort backed up seasonally, so I could really even post the fort's save at each update. Don't know where to post save files though, ideally without an account. I'm not sure what pictures you'd want me to post during journal entries either. If we ever get a murder or something (at least a few updates away considering our high happiness and lack of dangers), then I'll post a picture then.

And now, for an update!
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Melbil 'Malimbar' Linedwire
Early Summer 132

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A busy spring I think. We dug so deep that the rock was starting to get a little molten. I visited down there once, and was pleased that we'd finally start to get a magma forge. Then I'm told that the rock is semi-molten, but not hot enough to heat a forge. Well dig deeper! nope. can't apparently. I went down there again just to be sure, and I can't figure out a way to dig through it either. Seems we'll have to hunt down a pocket of magma somewhere a bit higher.

On the clothing side we're pretty good for trousers and robes. The quality that Ralgreth Smith is putting out has gotten to be really good. I took over for a while in order to make a few gloves, socks, and cloaks, and he went up to make some leather shoes. That's really needed, because my shoes are nearly worn out as is.

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Ber 'Amariithynar' Mightshot

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My water buffalo dress has a growing hole in the back, so I'm worried about getting rid of it soon. I'd rather not get rid of it, but apparently no one knows how to patch clothing int he fort. I'm not going to risk it either. It's going the way of my shoes (maybe I should switch to leather boots).

Our new lead trade depot is looking great though. I'm quite happy with the design for now.

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*The Willsauce Family*
(written by MrsWillsauce)

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We dug down to find magma, and apparently we can't dig low enough to reach it. By my husbands gods... it was semi-molten rock. Magma without the decency of being useful or dig-able.

That's it, I'm getting a drink. I hear they have some more strawberry wine available, since the elves just came. Speaking of walking up to the brewer, I just want to point out that Amariithynar is doing a great job building things. Those supports up the central staircase - very classy.

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Thob 'Flamestrider' Plannedcudgels

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 Deligated to more smoothing jobs. Now it's rooms we don't even use! why? because "someday we might" says Malimbar. So I sit here in my sun-worn clothing making the smoothest and greatest looking slate room you've ever seen. I wonder what they'll turn it into. Maybe a museum. Or a place to stockpile shoes and chickens.

By the way, I was wrong about the lead trade depot. It's amazing! The lead in particular was a great idea, and I need to be sure to compliment Amariithynar on that next time I see her. With all the lead around, maybe I can get them to put some lead furniture in my room or something.

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Morul 'Uthric' Helmpractice

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My toad leather shoes have holes in the feet. I can't wear these much longer, so they should probably get working on this.I can't complain too much though - life has been really relaxing. I just talked with teh spouse recently about how nice those central supports are, and work is going pretty well makign mead for everyone. I think they all enjoy it.

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Domas  'Ralgreth Smith' Reliefgate

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I'm glad my punishment is still being delayed! I know the Mayor has been thinking about it for a really long time now. I expect it to be a long time coming too, because we don't have a jail yet, or a hospital, or a captain of the guard. I don't think those are on anyone's mind either except for the Mayor.

As a bonus, I've been able to work continuously this last season. I'm getting really proud of a lot of the clothing I'm making - lots of robes and trousers to be specific. Since we ramped up pigtail production we've had a LOT of cloth and clothing to make too, which is a very nice change from the way it used to be. I had to take a break though in order to make some shoes. We never have that much leather (and we're a bit particular about what sorts of leather we use), so shoes have always been a low priority.

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Zefon 'Sloth' Claspscalded

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the majority of my clothes have holes in them right now. Sure, I still have a LEGENDARY robe and a pretty good pair of trousers, but my sheep wool hood isn't going to be keeping out any rain. And my alpaca wool shoes? useless.

By the way, I looked at this fine trap upstairs recently. It's pretty good looking. It woul dbe better if they made it out of granite and put a mace in their instead of a cage, but I approve of the craftsdwarfship.

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Zas 'Zol' Basementperplexed

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I was sitting in the dining room enjoying a meal and contimplating the great living conditions here, and as I was doing it one of my dingo leather mittens caught on the corner of the table. it was embarrassing. I hope they get new clothes soon.

these days I'm pretty tired too. Heck, right after this I know I have to butcher an animal or two, I have to render the fat, and I have to cook. Seriously, it's exhausing.

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Edem 'Galen' Torchwet

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 I just had a wonderful shad with a good drink of dwarven wine. I'm so full I could burst! and I have no regrets.

That and I'm going to be busy mining for quite a while. looking at digging pattern, I guess they're making a... hospital? It has two holes which I think are for wells, but it also has a separate room I don't understand. It makes me nervous.

Asmel 'Doktor' Armorwalk

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Just this last month I was talkiing to the Willsauce's about their little demon kid. Well, while I was there I was thinking, and I figured out why they got to live in the awesome rooms. It's because they told the manager what they wanted to do.

Well, I went right over to the manager and told him "hey, I want a job. Make me the doctor!". He said "uh, sure. I'll get you a hospital."

Darn straight. I'll dedicate it to Istrath Renownedstance, the great skeletal dwarf, goddess of lightning, death, and suicide. now... I should probably learn how to doctor.