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[TheFlame52]

Yeah, I did what I said.

So, Vlad, how do you respond?

[FallenAngel]

If he says yes, I hand the diplomat a bag full of dead spiders.
If he says no, I pour a bucket of LIVE spiders over the diplomat.

[Gnorm]

What would Vlad do? If you ask me, definitely the latter.

[danmanthedog]

Say yes but give him a lizard-snail or bog-spider as a gift.

[MDFification]

Eh, do whatever you want. Don't let the thread get in the way of your overseership.

... but Vlad's pragmatism would lead to peace. Don't fight people who are willing to buy your stuff, sell you stuff, and leave you alone otherwise if you don't have a good reason like "they are led by a vile, subhuman predator probably in league with the 'kin".
Besides, there's a larger amount of metal on the caravan than a siege would bring, at a fraction of the risk. Stuff like medical supplies or cloth for making clothing can also be acquired on the cheap, and they'll take goods that the only use we have for is draining our fps.

[TheFlame52]

I don't think I'll buy anything, actually. We have a lot more metal now than we did at the start of my turn, about 700 bars. I've been melting down everything that isn't dwarven-made. We'll have even more once our smelters catch up with the backlog. I estimate more than 1000 bars by the end of my turn. Someone else can make it into steel and bismuth bronze.

[Gnorm]

I believe that someone new requested a dwarf several pages back. You should probably put that on your to-do list.

[TheFlame52]

Can I be dorfed as a religious dwarf, custom name "Matthias", profession "Philosopher"?

done, finally

Overseer's Log

Vlad met with the diplomat. We made peace, as our only quarrel was with the former law-giver. After that, the law-giver left. I can't believe I didn't notice this before, but the temple is lopsided. I remedied that. We had just enough orthoclase blocks left to do it. Also, some fisherdwarf started calling himself 'Mattias the Philosopher' and saying he was 'one with the fish'. This man is obviously the picture of mental health. And I told everyone who was legendary due to a mood that they could make crafts now.

((No screenshots, my screenshotting program is on the fritz.))

[FallenAngel]

And I celebrate by handing him a sack full of dead spiders, pat him on the back, and go eat some spleen.

[danmanthedog]

And I celebrate by handing him a sack full of dead spiders, pat him on the back, and go eat some spleen.

Don't forget about the lizard-snail, everybody needs at least one lizard-snail in their lives.

[Deus Asmoth]

I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.

[danmanthedog]

I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.

I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.

[Renugal]

I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.

I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.

But wouldn't the shell weigh down on the lizard, causing it to move much more slowly and inevitably be caught and eaten by a predator that it could have otherwise outrun?

[danmanthedog]

I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.

I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.

But wouldn't the shell weigh down on the lizard, causing it to move much more slowly and inevitably be caught and eaten by a predator that it could have otherwise outrun?

NAH your just over thinking it, think more like a dwarf then an elf.

[MDFification]

I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.

I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.

But wouldn't the shell weigh down on the lizard, causing it to move much more slowly and inevitably be caught and eaten by a predator that it could have otherwise outrun?

NAH your just over thinking it, think more like a dwarf then an elf.

Dwarves do engineering. Elves are magical.
Mhmmmmm?