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Blastbeard

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Rith Craftedtwigs, Interdimensional Dwarf
« on: January 01, 2014, 04:51:50 pm »
So I just started a new fort, and the name of one of my founders caught my eye.
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This is the exact same dwarf as one of the starting seven from one of my previous forts, a dwarf who survived when I decided to abandon the joint. Same age, sameappearance, same mental attributes, the only difference is his physical attributes.
Here's the kicker though: The last fort was in another world.
That means Rith enjoyed all the !!FUN!! he had under my command that he took a romp through time and space just to have another go.
...He even brought  a friend.
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Dastot was a founder of the same fort as Rith, and also managed to survive that Fun but otherwise mundane ordeal. And he's here too. He's exactly the same as he was in the last fort too, except that he's gained a penchant for candy.

These two were the only ones of my starting seven to survive the last fort. Now they've touched down in a new place in a new world, ready to do the same stupid stunt all over again.

Dwarven Multiverse Theory much?

But this is a questions board and I must ask one. This turn of events begs the question, How are the Starting Seven generated? Are they truly random, making this an impossibility, or is there some invisible list somewhere in the game files?
« Last Edit: January 01, 2014, 05:34:44 pm by Blastbeard »
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Garath

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Re: Rith Craftedtwigs, Interdimensional Dwarf
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2014, 07:09:19 pm »
No clue, I always assumed it was completely random, but maybe it draws from a more select pool just to make sure you don't end up with 7 runts
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Blastbeard

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Re: Rith Craftedtwigs, Interdimensional Dwarf
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2014, 07:26:42 pm »
Quote from: Garath on January 01, 2014, 07:09:19 pm
No clue, I always assumed it was completely random, but maybe it draws from a more select pool just to make sure you don't end up with 7 runts

Oh, I've ended up with an entire roster of 'runts' before, but this... THIS. This is either a glorious roll of the dice or evidence of something bigger at work in Dwarf Fortress. So I ask again, is there some kind of profile for founder units hidden away in the code? If so, where is it and how can we view it?

Either way, I intend to make the most of this, it's not every day you get the same dwarf in a different fort, much less two. Dastot was a tough dwarf who carried the day more than once and survived a tumble over a waterfall. Rith was my designated engraver last time. I've got him carving walls and making statues to see what's on his mind. Nothing unusual so far but if he starts referencing events from the old fort/world I don't know what I'll do.
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VerdantSF

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Re: Rith Craftedtwigs, Interdimensional Dwarf
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2014, 08:21:56 pm »
That's pretty cool!  These two are clearly blessed by Armok and are destined for "great and unfortunate things."
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