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[smakemupagus]

Training grounds and bloodbowl are already quite effective at training wrestlers/strikers (not biters currently, just 'cause it never occured to me   )

War claws by the way, apply a pretty good stun debuff the old fashioned way (pain from pierces through the armor / twisting around in the wound).  With the exception of being strike rather than bite, I think they might be similar to the effect you're looking for. 

[Zuzu Reish]

To be honest, I wasn't thinking about it from a skill-training perspective, at least primarily; moreso as a sort of 'end-game' option for those players interested in unarmed combat.

Redundant, absolutely! But I recall your pick and plump helmet from earlier

[RodriguesSting]

The orc manual, though very comprehensive for the time it was made, even in comparison to the other ones, seems heavily outdated nowadays. Are there any plans to update it anytime soon?

[smakemupagus]

No, sorry.  Perhaps after the "Orcs Reborn" update is complete, which will obsolete things again anyway.  Please don't expect lots of comprehensive lists of data and stuff though unless it's community driven. I much prefer the subjective stuff like getting started tips and embark scenarios.

[RodriguesSting]

Edit: After I built the Tribal Wargear, I noticed that most of the reactions were red, with the exception of a handful, three I believe. Does it require Artisans to do the remaining reactions?

[smakemupagus]

Nope, just requires the right reagents, like anything else.

... edit ... FWIW, as far as I can see everything under the Tribal Wargear entry under buildings is still accurate

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This can be a very important workshop for an early settlement, especially if elves or other dangerous ambushers are settled nearby and you need to get a strong military online fast. It lets Leather and Bone-workers create archaic but deadly weapons and decent armor without any anvil or metal. The inputs are mostly organic materials that can be supplied by hunters (or warriors...) like leather, shells, wood, ash, and bone. The craftsman can even infuse the weapons with blood in a dark ritual to make steel-quality weapons. Therefore, the Tribal Craftsorc should be grouped with the butchery, tannery, boneyard, and crematory/ashery for best results. Forts with a strong metal industry may eventually phase out much of the work due to the complex recipes and limited selection, but some tribal crafters continue to earn their keep by making masks, cloaks, or decorative armor for export.

*Lamellar leather: There are several options for ways to make lamellar leather by combining simple exotic leather with horn, wood, or shell.
*Armor: The crafter can make armor sets, robes, cloaks, and masks from lamellar leather; this is about as good a protection as one can get from leather.
*Handcrafted Weapons: The basic "ironbone" quality weapons are made from lamellar, ash, bone, and fuel. Upgraded "bloodsteel" claws also require a barrel of blood but will punch through most armor. Alternative recipe uses obsidian.
*Armor decoration: Use gems, shell, and wood to apply batches of decoration to armor and helms.

[smakemupagus]

If I'm not mistaken you asked about Embark scenarios, although maybe you edited that question away?  They are currently in the "Getting Started" page, hidden until you expand the link "Click to show embark profiles".  (they're no longer their own page, i guess for symmetry so that every race has the same pages?  /shrug)

[RodriguesSting]

As it did not get any immediate answer, I thought it was a silly question and "refurbished" the post with another, more relevant question. Nonetheless, thanks for replying both.

[Meph]

Smake, anything on Orc Fortress for the new version?

[smakemupagus]

No, sorry, IRL events preventing me from having game time right now.

[RodriguesSting]

I can't find this information anywhere, but as the question is related to orcs, I will ask it here.

Are bone crafts, weapons and whatsoever more valuable than wood and stone crafts? And by how much decorating with bone increases the value?

Also, I should use bone for crafting at all, or should try to save as much as possible for iron-bone?

Edit: I also remember reading on the wiki that the weapon quality can affect its killing power. Does the same applies to ranged weapons, like bows or atlatls?

[smakemupagus]

They're not particularly valuable but orcs (except Olog) level bonecrafting faster than stonecrafting.  I usually find that something other than bone is the limiting reagent for ironbone weapons, because new supply of raw materials is always walking into the fortress.

The value of a decorated object is complicated because the trade price supposedly depends on whether the buyers' civilization like the topic of the artwork.

Don't sell totems, they're more valuable to exchange for coin at the freelancer if you're planning on raiding at all.

[smakemupagus]

Edit: I also remember reading on the wiki that the weapon quality can affect its killing power. Does the same applies to ranged weapons, like bows or atlatls?

Yeah, the quality of the ranged weapon affects accuracy, not damage.  The quality and material of the arrows affect damage.

[RodriguesSting]

Edit: I also remember reading on the wiki that the weapon quality can affect its killing power. Does the same applies to ranged weapons, like bows or atlatls?

Yeah, the quality of the ranged weapon affects accuracy, not damage.  The quality and material of the arrows affect damage.

And the material, on the case, affects the weapon value and how well it fare on melee, I presume. Many thanks for the answers, and will have the totens in mind, I do plan to raid, that's how I want to get metal, after all. That and trading, of course...

[smakemupagus]

No problem good luck