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[flabort]

My current fort, actually called an Outpost by the status screen  , Glowedwhip, is in it's third year. And I finally broke through the aquifer. My first successful time through one of those, after multiple attempts on multiple fortresses. 
My population is at 103, including the 29 children. Over the three years, I lost all of 4 dwarves so far, all of failed moods. Dammit, I don't have rough gems or stone or metal bars for your insane creations!! Or, I didn't... 

[Aviator CJ]

I currently have a massive supply (over 400 units!) of tallow, so I'm going to make soap. The noteworthy thing is that all this tallow comes from a type of clown. "Demon soap, for that sinfully clean feeling."

[Flanderbland]

I'm just finishing up my defenses (bridge flanked by towers at the entrance, towers are connected to fortified and walkable walls forming a courtyard ending in another bridge, complete with 2-tile wide moats outside each wall), and everyone is in a pretty good mood. That is, until recently.

I had put my military to patrol outside the walls since most thieves/snatchers got away before they could catch them (seriously, they move 2x faster than my dwarves, not fair), and it worked wonders. However, it didn't work as well against ambushes, since, for some reason, my squad-members preferred to wander alone with quite some distance between them rather than moving in formation. Great for finding snatchers/thieves, but when you run into an ambush alone... well, let's just say I learned this the hard way. Lost a grand master marksdwarf, and as if that didn't hurt enough, he was apparently a guy with many friends in the squads, so they got quite grumpy.

Add to that the fact that many of my dwarves are wearing pretty worn clothing (I'm replacing it as fast as I can, but tailoring new outfits for 200 dwarves take time), and the military especially so since, due to their duties, they're never in position to grab the new clothes that comes out before someone else does (Yes, Urist McPeasant, I'm looking at you, you good-for-nothing fashionista). And I'm also trying to get them used to the sun, which they do not like.

Anyway, end result is unhappy, well-armed and well-trained dwarves. Not a good combination. I don't relish the thought of seeing how my completely untrained fortress guards fare against one of the soldiers should they choose to tantrum...

Oh, and I also got a baron recently. He went full-out tantrum. His sole complaint being that someone had a bigger dining room. The fact that all his other amenities had "Royal" status apparently wasn't enough to weigh this up.

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Bloody nobles...

[Giver99]

I'm just finishing up my defenses (bridge flanked by towers at the entrance, towers are connected to fortified and walkable walls forming a courtyard ending in another bridge, complete with 2-tile wide moats outside each wall), and everyone is in a pretty good mood. That is, until recently.

I had put my military to patrol outside the walls since most thieves/snatchers got away before they could catch them (seriously, they move 2x faster than my dwarves, not fair), and it worked wonders. However, it didn't work as well against ambushes, since, for some reason, my squad-members preferred to wander alone with quite some distance between them rather than moving in formation. Great for finding snatchers/thieves, but when you run into an ambush alone... well, let's just say I learned this the hard way. Lost a grand master marksdwarf, and as if that didn't hurt enough, he was apparently a guy with many friends in the squads, so they got quite grumpy.

Add to that the fact that many of my dwarves are wearing pretty worn clothing (I'm replacing it as fast as I can, but tailoring new outfits for 200 dwarves take time), and the military especially so since, due to their duties, they're never in position to grab the new clothes that comes out before someone else does (Yes, Urist McPeasant, I'm looking at you, you good-for-nothing fashionista). And I'm also trying to get them used to the sun, which they do not like.

Anyway, end result is unhappy, well-armed and well-trained dwarves. Not a good combination. I don't relish the thought of seeing how my completely untrained fortress guards fare against one of the soldiers should they choose to tantrum...

Oh, and I also got a baron recently. He went full-out tantrum. His sole complaint being that someone had a bigger dining room. The fact that all his other amenities had "Royal" status apparently wasn't enough to weigh this up.

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Bloody nobles...

ya i recently had a seige and all of my workers when out and got themselves Killed!!  i had 242 dwarfs now i have 129 and half of them are Children!!!

my fortress is now suffering a insanity spell and all of my dwarfs are to depressed to work so i have ghosts all over Causing even more insanity! 
     

[Avis-Mergulus]

A giant leopard went and tore off an elven trader's nose, and my dwarves found it so hilarious that now my whole fort is filled with engravings relating to the tearing off of the elf Amoya McTrader's nose. Damn.

[Lich180]

Well, the dwarven caravan came and parked on my depot. After some initial trading, my attention was drawn towards a nefarious dust cloud that wafted over the south-west corner of the map. After hustling everyone inside, I let it go for a bit to see which way it was going.

Turned out it was heading straight for my depot. I ordered the lever pulled to raise the bridge (recently finished, like 30 seconds before the dust cloud came). I thought to myself "hah, lets see that crap get in here now!" then I looked up a level, to the unfinished roof above half the courtyard.

Guess I should have made sure to out a roof up sooner than that, cuz now I've got 6 dead pack animals (butchered for meat and bones) and 8 dead merchants / guards (buried in a space above the forges) on my conscious. If they didn't get all buggy with having slabs engraved for them, I would have tossed them into the magma pipe I'm sitting on.

Also it would appear I cannot grow sun berries on my map. Stupid elves.

They got what they deserved, ran right out into a nefarious dust cloud and died 3 steps from the fort entrance.

[Hetairos]

A fire-breathing FB, Onam Boilwisps the Moistness of Shadows appeared in the caverns. A hairy nematode or something. It set the animals guarding the entrance aflame, got in contact with some other FB's goo, got sleepy and apparently stayed in one place for a bit too long. It's corpse is currently finishing burning down.

Maybe it's just my fortress, but FBs seem to come in waves: a few one after another, then nothing for a long time.

[Inarius]

I have had a artifact weapon...a golden spear.

Do you think I should use it as a weapon ? (better than steel weapon ?) Too bad it wasn't a hammer...

[Splint]

Yes, if only because he or she who wields the golden spear posesses one of few truely functional pimp-canes.

[TheFlame52]

A fire-breathing FB, Onam Boilwisps the Moistness of Shadows appeared in the caverns. A hairy nematode or something. It set the animals guarding the entrance aflame, got in contact with some other FB's goo, got sleepy and apparently stayed in one place for a bit too long. It's corpse is currently finishing burning down.

Maybe it's just my fortress, but FBs seem to come in waves: a few one after another, then nothing for a long time.

This happens to me too, but with everything. FBs, goblins, elves, megabeasts, they all come in quick succession, leaving me reeling. Then they take a break for a few boring years while I recover. Then they come again.

On another note, I finally finished slabbing the dwarves that died fighting a fire-breathing heron.

[Lich180]

I've noticed the rotten corpses of goblins laying about the map after a dust cloud passes. First had an inkling when the wreckage of the elven caravan wag cleared,.and 2 goblin corpses were underthe piles of junk the elves dropped at my doorstep.

Then I saw, off in a remote part of the map, a few g's, and realized they hadn't generated a combat report, so the snatchers must be getting caught in the dust while sneaking, and die where they stand.

Not as funny as eagles falling out if the sky rotting to pieces.

EDIT: Must add, I have captured 2 king cobras, 1 male 1 female. Taming is now in progress.

[Niccolo]

Starting up a new fortress, somehow called "Catsmiths". I don't know, I just don't know...

The mountain/hill/thing that I'm digging into is one giant block of magnetite and rock salt. Still, I've hit granite so at least now I won't feel odd building a dining hall; Sure a giant salt room would be awesome for preserving stuff, but it'd make the booze taste freaking weird

[Oaktree]

Time passes in Razorfists.

My militia commander and most of his squad occupied the hospital for a few months.  They chased a goblin snatcher down an access tunnel and right into a goblin ambush - crossbow goblins led by a lasher.  Three dwarves wounded, including the militia commander with three torn up limbs.  The axe dwarves took apart the goblins though.

Another militia squad leader got hospitalized due to a coinstar accident.  One of his squad members was psychically notified that better armor was available and thus dropped his metal leggings right there in the coinstar room.  Said leggings flew around the room a few times and broke the captain's arm.

Two goblin sieges turned up as well.  Came into the tunnels and were then obliterated by a combination of traps and marksdwarves behind fortifications.  A number of goblins and war animals were caught in cage traps as well.  They have been pitted and used for additional marksdwarf practice.

Few interesting artifacts so far; a door, a grate, and some other furniture items in addition to the usual run of trinkets and toys.  A lot of masons in this fortress due to the continual construction along the hill sides as more bunkers and walls go up.

[Dwarvinator]

Dorfs never cease to amaze. How about a Double Barony?
The Outpost Liason offered the chance to become a Barony, which was swiftly taken up. The Liason subsequently decided to hang out for a whole year - and nothing further was mentioned on the subject. Until the next caravan arrived. Offered a Barony, suggested candidate - now I suddenly have two slots for Baron. Presently both positions are occupied by one dorf, don't know what will happen when he carks it - and does this mean they will wind up having a Double County? 
Can't abandon the fortress due to the 110 z-level Magma-Pumping Mega-Project, which has just entered the final Obsidian Tower phase.

[GuesssWho]

New fortress. Lunatics from last fortress show up. A child goes berzerker on me, so I enlist everyone.

. . . did a little kid just kill the commander? Shit.