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[anewaname]

@doublestrafe
If your dwarfs are not being hurt, you could turn off the pop-up announcement for cave-ins and work to keep your dwarfs out of the area for a couple of seasons to see what happens. The mud is just a contaminant so it will probably go away after some rain hits the area.

[doublestrafe]

@doublestrafe
If your dwarfs are not being hurt, you could turn off the pop-up announcement for cave-ins and work to keep your dwarfs out of the area for a couple of seasons to see what happens. The mud is just a contaminant so it will probably go away after some rain hits the area.

I thought about it, but even though it's not the crushing kind of cave-in, it still knocks dwarves around and stuns them, and that's just not something I want happening right over a giant artificial lake.

[carnivorn]

The caravan had just left when one of my dwarves mooded and claimed a smithy, demanding, among other things, silk cloth, which I don't have... it's now summer and I've been stringing him along by forbidding his gemstones. I'm going to let him have all of them once I've bought some silk and see how long the description ends up - he's got a dozen already since I'm being cautious and forcing him to grab another every couple weeks. Fingers crossed for something interesting!
edit: Aww, I guess that got patched out. He only kept two of them. Still, an artifact steel morningstar is pretty nifty.

[Pvt. Pirate]

The caravan had just left when one of my dwarves mooded and claimed a smithy, demanding, among other things, silk cloth, which I don't have... it's now summer and I've been stringing him along by forbidding his gemstones. I'm going to let him have all of them once I've bought some silk and see how long the description ends up - he's got a dozen already since I'm being cautious and forcing him to grab another every couple weeks. Fingers crossed for something interesting!
edit: Aww, I guess that got patched out. He only kept two of them. Still, an artifact steel morningstar is pretty nifty.

open up the caverns and have them collect spiderwebs and hope he doesnt want GCS-silk.

[Fleeting Frames]

@carnivorn: ...Nice, that's pretty much best possible morningstar.

The haunted biome is up.

That's... uncanny. 

Uncanny to you, maybe. Sky being evil and ground good makes perfect sense to dwarves, both due RP and due being pretty common when embarking near evil.

[doublestrafe]

I may end up abandoning this fort because I've got no visitors, no hillocks, and raiding...just doesn't work. I managed to get one dwarven dark pit, but everything else fails in buggy ways. I've got too many dwarves lost in limbo.

I did see a goblin snatcher for the first time since .40 happened. That was cool.

Had a wereiguana attack, which was quickly chopped to bits. The bits were the interesting part, though: somebody hacked off his right upper arm, which went flying up into the reanimating sky. Pretty soon it came back, and started kicking dwarf butt. By kicking. Somehow. Until my axedwarf cut off its...head. Because upper arms have heads. Apparently.

[Sanctume]

DF Bloodline 3 - Year 100, (#1) Fortress: Northguard

Setting: You are the founders of Northguard, a new site of The Blotted Wall dwarven government.   
The land is named The Distant Field, and your neighbors are Elves and hostile Goblins.   
It is a temperate shrubland of both wilderness and untamed wilds.   
The earth prospects: Granite, Gabbro, Bauxite, Magnetite, Tin, Gold, and Silver.   

You were all born in 86, and it is Year 100.
You will all most likely remain underground.
There will be a a roofed building on the surface for trade and entry.   

Northguard population: 19 founders.

In no particular ranking order, by the 2nd month, there are 9 couples, and a single dwarf. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Couple #1. 
Mr. is a sword dwarf, and a weaponsmith second. 
Mrs. is the Noble Trader, and a metal crafter second (to mint gold coins). 
Couple #1 fits the role of trade office and guards. 
The Trade Depot is located on the western entry. 
Consider a project: Move the Trade Depot to a new West building with Housing and Training for "Trade Guardians" squad.  Will need up to 9+ recruits with their families. 

Couple #2. 
Mr. is a metal artisan who prefers gold. (no item preference) 
Mrs. is the Noble Record Keeper who makes crafts as a metalcrafter. (no item preference) 
Couple #2 fits the Monarch position.  They will remain in the current underground structure, but will need upgraded housing. 

Couple #3. 
Mr. is a raid captain, and an armorsmith second to make breastplate. 
Mrs. is the Doctor, and weaponsmith second to make battle axe. 
Couple #3 fits the role of fortress mobile army, and medical treatment.   

Couple #4. 
Mr. is an axe dwarf, and a weaponsmith second to make battle axe. 
Mrs. is an axe dwarf, and a weaponsmith second to make battle axe. 
Couple #4 fits the role of a soldier family. 

Couple #5. 
Mr. is a the Mason. (no item preference) 
Mrs. is a mechanic, and weaponsmith second to make pick. 
Couple #5 fits the fortress facility maintenance from providing rock furniture and engineering. 

Couple #6. 
Mr. is a hammer dwarf, and an armorsmith second to make a mail shirt. 
Mrs. is an axe dwarf, and a weaponsmith second to make battle axe. 
Couple #6 fits the role of a soldier family. 

Couple #7. 
Mr. is an axe dwarf, and a metal crafter second to make an iron chain. 
Mrs. is a miner, and weaponsmith second to make pick. 
Couple #7 fits the role of jailer and facility construction. 

Couple #8. 
Mr. is a brewer, and a metal crafter second to mint coins. 
Mrs. is an herbalist and farmer, and an armorsmith to make a helmet.   
Couple #8 fits the role of food services. 

Couple #9. 
Mr. is a marksdwarf and a scholar, and weaponsmith second to make crossbow. 
Mrs. is the Noble Manager, and an armorsmith second to make greaves. 
Couple #9 fits the role of administrative and scholar functions. 

Individual #10. 
Mr. is The Carpenter. (no item preference) 
Couple #10 fits the role of the wood industry. 

Everyone is named Snow (as in bastards of the North, in Game of Thrones). 

My idea is to set these to be the "main" families and have babies by month 12. 

So I will need to come up with family names other than "Starks".

It is month 8. 

Before the Year 100 ends, Northguard will be retire. 

The next fort will be founded with a one-year plan or theme. 

[LadySerpentine]

I think something may have screwed up slightly in this reclaim. I knew there was a Forgotten Beast here - it's what wrecked the fort in worldgen - but I don't think it's supposed to be quite like this...

[pikachu17]

I think something may have screwed up slightly in this reclaim. I knew there was a Forgotten Beast here - it's what wrecked the fort in worldgen - but I don't think it's supposed to be quite like this...

Isn't that how forgotten beasts and megabeasts show up when you embark on their home? I've seen that with them before, they're labeled Current Resident. Or is there something else I'm missing?

[Shonai_Dweller]

I think something may have screwed up slightly in this reclaim. I knew there was a Forgotten Beast here - it's what wrecked the fort in worldgen - but I don't think it's supposed to be quite like this...

They are labelled "uninvited guest" when they turn up in a regular fortresses, so this is working as intended. Your Dwarves are the invaders.

[Kat]

A were-elephant arrived !

and transformed back into a human and drowned in a pond before harming any citizens.

 

[Dunamisdeos]

I see now. The fur makes the difference. That's why weremammoths are so stealthy. The cloaking capability is tied to the fur. (scribbles notes furiously)

[Loud Whispers]

Were-elephants are both the best and worst possible candidate for a were-creature proliferation program. Also shame on you for not putting safety fences around your ponds, letting innocent night creatures die like that D;

[Zebra2]

I may end up abandoning this fort because I've got no visitors, no hillocks, and raiding...just doesn't work. I managed to get one dwarven dark pit, but everything else fails in buggy ways. I've got too many dwarves lost in limbo.

I did see a goblin snatcher for the first time since .40 happened. That was cool.

Had a wereiguana attack, which was quickly chopped to bits. The bits were the interesting part, though: somebody hacked off his right upper arm, which went flying up into the reanimating sky. Pretty soon it came back, and started kicking dwarf butt. By kicking. Somehow. Until my axedwarf cut off its...head. Because upper arms have heads. Apparently.

It's the worst when you discover years-in that your location is inexplicably isolated from the rest of civilization. It's probably the biggest buzzkill in the game and I hope it gets some resolution in the next version.

[weiserthanyou]

I'm stupidly stubborn but a combination of inexplicably low fps, a decade-long tantrum spiral slowly worsening, one wave of migrants in 6 years (combine with the tantrum spiral and casualties and this sucker's gonna die anyway), a civil war preventing trade with my home civ and migrants and such, and sheer, absolute boredom have me ready to discard my best fort so far.
NOTE: for whatever reason, I cannot make DFHack work in any way, shape, or form so the direct solution to 98% of my problems is unavailable.

One can only hope that a patch in the future will make it possible for civil wars to end so I can resume using that fortress to finish conquering the world.