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[Traece]

So I did a new embark on a new Large Region with 1,100 years of history (I forgot to set the limit higher, and unfortunately never got out of the Age of Myth as I had planned to).

Found a nice thickly forested area with a volcano that was mapped as 3x3 20+ cliffs. Having turned periodic erosion off I was as happy as a dwarf in a brewery after hours!

Taking advantage of the amazingly advantageous terrain (and the fact that the volcano is the highest point on the mountain and with lava that reaches the top to boot) I built a small bridge over a small chasm and then proceeded to flood said chasm and the surrounding lands with lava. Then I decided that just covering 1/6th of the lower lands in lava wasn't good enough, so I instructed my miners to begin a network of small tunnels to spread even more lava across the lower areas of the map! Lastly (in terms of lava flooding), I created an overhang of obsidian and alunite to protect my bridge (and the land around the mouth of it) from a torrent of lava I decided I will release from the topmost areas of the volcano.

I have to say that although I've had many nice embarks in the past this embark is quite easily the best one I've taken yet. Granted it's rather peaceful and lacking of foes currently (and creatures to slaughter), but it has the most advantageous terrain for a lava-loving fiend such as myself. Armok will be pleased to know that I plan to make a tower of Obsidian (or Alunite, depending on whether I want it to be white or gray) jetting forth from the next highest point on the mountain, which lies not too far from the mouth of the volcano, and trump both the height and destructiveness of the volcano. In other words, I'll probably create a lava spraying device to fend off flying creatures. Or rather, fend off anything that's stupid enough to still be alive.

[tomas1297]

First year,autumn.

 Short term goals:

- Irrigation (Done)
- Well (Done)
- Dining room (Done)
- Living quarters (Done)
- Aboveground defenses (80%)
- Traps (10%)

 Long term goals
- Army (Done)
- Arena (No progress)
- Mega-project (No progress,needs idea)
- Elven genocide (War initiated)

Updated.Wow,I sure went far considering how little time this took.I still need an idea for a megaproject.

[AngleWyrm]

Build an eight-story high statue of a cat in the main dining hall.

[Cheese]

Drain the magma sea.

[cog disso]

It should be noted that Dirgebrain's civ symbol is a COFFIN.

I moved the caged giantess to the top of a three story sterling silver plinth, so that the dining masses can admire their slave a little better. The laws of perspective make her look exactly the same size as a dwarf, so they're not so frightened of her.

We've nicknamed her "Bitey".

[Tupu]

After a while not playing DF I have started a new fort. Right now am working on getting my metal industry working, getting some traps for those pesky kobolds and armoring my military. Also found a nice gold vein near a river, planning on redirecting the river to access all that gold...

[tomas1297]

 My civs symbol is a forgotten beast.Would be badass if I knew how that one beast looked like.

 My military is down from 5 dwarves to 3 dwarves.One of them had his spine SMASHED OPEN.They had to sew it together.Squick.

[silverskull39]

After a while not playing DF I have started a new fort. Right now am working on getting my metal industry working, getting some traps for those pesky kobolds and armoring my military. Also found a nice gold vein near a river, planning on redirecting the river to access all that gold...

I'm pretty sure traps won't help with your kobold problem. Kobolds have trap avoid.

In other news, my fort, which had just gotten off the ground with a grand total of 20 Dorfs, just got killed by an elephant. It could have been avoided if I'd paid more attention, since the particular specimen along with several others had been caged, but I apparently decided to tame ONLY the one that had gotten in the lucky shot that had killed one of my carpenters. I set him free and went to grab breakfast, and when I returned all that was left was a single, very bloody dwarf and the elephant. I could try and rebuild from that one dwarf, but I just don't have the energy.

[Schilcote]

After a while not playing DF I have started a new fort. Right now am working on getting my metal industry working, getting some traps for those pesky kobolds and armoring my military. Also found a nice gold vein near a river, planning on redirecting the river to access all that gold...

I'm pretty sure traps won't help with your kobold problem. Kobolds have trap avoid.

Yeah, you need to supplement your traps with guard animals. I'm 25% sure that after the Kobold gets spotted he'll run into traps though. They definitely run away immediately upon sighting, so it doesn't really matter (unless you want their daggers).

[Lord Shonus]

My new fort is going well enough. Right after the fourth migrant wave (19) hit, a migrant got possesed in a weaponsmith mood. The only metal bars in my fort were crucible steel (civ forge ironworks) and he made a falchion (civ forge). This should be a very nice weapon.

[tomas1297]

 Kobolds are affected by traps after they're spotted.

[Uzu Bash]

Not all traps; I've watched detected thieves and invaders run through full rows of weapon traps and cage traps without ever triggering them unless they fell unconscious.

[EmperorNuthulu]

I've been trying and failing to get my marksdwarves to train, and somehow the mud in the caverns has been engraved by another race, didn't know you could engrave mud.:/

[Schilcote]

I've been trying and failing to get my marksdwarves to train, and somehow the mud in the caverns has been engraved by another race, didn't know you could engrave mud.:/

Oddly enough, the caverns under towns are always engraved completely even though there's no connection between the cavern and the town.

[tomas1297]

Not all traps; I've watched detected thieves and invaders run through full rows of weapon traps and cage traps without ever triggering them unless they fell unconscious.

I caged a kobold once.