Teledwarf, if you declare that d4x is a deranged lunatic, then perhaps even then he is more blameless as he requires a trip to the hospital he did not recieve! Reconsider, do you wish him to live his life as an outcast? Perhaps it is better for someone who has served our mission on the council to have some respect for doing so
I do not declare anything about d4x mental state, but I question the premise of any grace on his part. He may or may not need medical help, but even if he does it is still not the reason for heading his advice more.
OOC: As influence means capacity to convince others, respect to one's judgement, IIRC. As far as I understand the concept it is not about blame or merit, but instead "influence rating" means the influence of one's ideas over the minds of others.
Sure, I'll look into that. As for the brick factory design, I was thinking to make it like an Industrial Age factory. Big, smoky and full with dwarf families labouring day and night.
Or is a more medieval theme preferred?
Our overall theme is fall of the Roman Empire, begining of the Dark Ages, Europe.
But DF is not Europe, so basically anything +- thematic has a chance. Just no pyramids, Colossi, Pyramids, Skyforts and stuff like that, stuff that is obviously out of scope.
We also do not use bugs and unrealistic features. No impregnable walls, no training rooms, no unavoidable death traps, no whole buildings supported by a single floor tile... You get the idea.