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[vjmdhzgr]

I think the solution to this supposed tantrum spiral problem is to simply make not all murders cause people to be vengeful, and make it much rarer for it to make people vengeful against an entire species. I'm not sure what implied that it would happen 100% of the time anyway.

[darkandstar]

I didn't know i needed this until now, but i do. All those stories people have, no imagine how it would be when creatures had expanded emotions and feelings and etc. Anyway, that's my two cents.

[Evil One]

I think the solution to this supposed tantrum spiral problem is to simply make not all murders cause people to be vengeful, and make it much rarer for it to make people vengeful against an entire species. I'm not sure what implied that it would happen 100% of the time anyway.

Well, this is Dwarf Fortress, where barring the intervention of waterfalls, the death of a kitten can cause a fortress ending tantrum spiral.

Besides which, vengefulness would be by personality as opposed to a probability based (gamey) system, if we can have a fortress ending tantrum spiral with less than 100 dorfs, what makes you think the same couldn't happened with multiple civilizations?

[JesterHell696]

The simplest solution to world wide tantrum spirals I can think of is have it all influenced by a individuals personality traits and I can think of a couple of ways personality traits that could change how they decided to act to this type of stimuli.


The value a dwarf places in the Family, Friendship and Loyalty beliefs would determine how upset they are by the death its self, after all someone who have a low value in these things is unlikely to be so upset as to seek vengeance or swear eternal hate against the perpetrator let alone the whole race.

Then the value a dwarf places in the Law, Self Control, Harmony and Peace beliefs would help determine what actions they choose to take, in a sort of reverse of before someone who has a high value in these things is probably going to seek ether legal recourse or just try and forgive them for the sake of peace and harmony.

There's also a dwarfs score in Hate Propensity, Anger Propensity, Violent, Single Minded and Vengeful to consider, all of which should affect what actions they take as its obvious that someone who isn't vengeful isn't going to seek vengeance just as someone who isn't single minded won't go on a personal crusade of vengeance.


When all of these traits are used together to decide a dwarfs course of action you can offsets risk of a global tantrum spiral by having the requirements for extreme actions be the possession of more extreme personality trait values.

So if all the different beliefs and facets are included in the decision making process then extreme reactions like self exile to seek revenge should only occur if the individual has a high value in family, friendship and loyalty while also having a high values in single minded and vengeful and to develop a hate for the whole race and go on an eternal crusade of vengeance would have the further requirements of a high value in hate propensity and low values in peace and harmony, this would still allowing fringe cases to exist without whole civilizations being involved and its only if the fringe case happens to be the monarch that you should get wars and massive battles being set off.


I your interested the full list of personality traits it is here http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Personality_trait.

[Enchiridion]

Don't forget that some people could have a situation where their friend dies in vengeance and they are so moved that they seek to end the vengeance of others, thus perhaps being a counterbalance to the whole chaos tantrum hate spiral situation.

[AceSV]

Also, would the feeling of vengeance actually be strong enough to make a dwarf leave his home and go looking for the perpetrator?  Even if he does go on his quest, would he ever find the goblin?  The dwarf might starve along the way or get eaten by yetis and boogeymen, or even get killed by the goblin he's trying to take revenge on.  There are a lot of ways in which the situation would not get out of hand. 

True, there are a number of things which could prevent the tantrum, but that'd only work if the two enemies are far enough apart, if their towns/civilizations are close together it could cause all kinds of problems.

But as pointed out, if the dwarf who wants revenge is a military commander, local ruler or bandit leader, he might have enough resources at his disposal to actually go to war for the sake of revenge.  But there you have a realistic history. 

Well, that wouldn't be so bad, it's the whole friends, family, ETC getting dragged in with each victim which holds the greatest potential for problems.

Well feuding clans are a completely real and historical thing.  How would we have kung-fu movies without quests for vengeance?  If you want to decide how to keep feuds from happening, think about what keeps real humans from feuding. 

In the real world, going on a quest for vengeance costs money.  If you need to work to feed your family, questing is not an option, unless you're so consumed with vengeance that you don't care if your family starves.  Social distance also prevents vengeance.  Are you really a good enough friend with someone that you'd walk to the next town and risk death or dismemberment to avenge his murderer?  A person should have a very short list of people that they'd seek vengeance for, some people might have nobody that they care that much about.  If you're weak or unathletic and your beloved was killed by a gang of swoll trolls, you'd have no hope of victory.  If enough people also feel like avenging the stiff or have their own grudges against the murderer, you might be able to organize a posse to go after them, but if you're all alone in the world, you're just stuck with your own anguish. 

And sometimes you just can't get vengeance.  I went on a quest in Adventure mode to find the daughter of one of my comrades who had been kidnapped years ago.  We stormed the Dark Pits and questioned everybody we could find, but no one recognized the name of the daughter or the goblin who kidnapped her.  Our targets might have been in the Dark Fortress itself, but I couldn't find it and we probably would have lost our lives if we tried to enter (or at least our sanity due to FPS death). 

There should probably be some kind of adventurousness stat that determines if a character will travel for vengeance.  An unadventurous dwarf might take revenge if he sees the murderer walking down the street, but wouldn't dream of setting foot outside the fortress. 

[Bumber]

Social distance also prevents vengeance.  Are you really a good enough friend with someone that you'd walk to the next town and risk death or dismemberment to avenge his murderer?  A person should have a very short list of people that they'd seek vengeance for, some people might have nobody that they care that much about.  If you're weak or unathletic and your beloved was killed by a gang of swoll trolls, you'd have no hope of victory.

Depends on culture. Honor might demand vengeance or you'd be shunned. In addition, dwarves seem to have very close families. And if you can't do it yourself, remember that there are plenty of adventurers ready to prove themselves (or have Fun trying.)

[AceSV]

Social distance also prevents vengeance.  Are you really a good enough friend with someone that you'd walk to the next town and risk death or dismemberment to avenge his murderer?  A person should have a very short list of people that they'd seek vengeance for, some people might have nobody that they care that much about.  If you're weak or unathletic and your beloved was killed by a gang of swoll trolls, you'd have no hope of victory.

Depends on culture. Honor might demand vengeance or you'd be shunned. In addition, dwarves seem to have very close families. And if you can't do it yourself, remember that there are plenty of adventurers ready to prove themselves (or have Fun trying.)

I don't know, the dwarves in my fortresses all seem to have a really hard time finding love, let alone establishing families.  I think a lot of dwarves wouldn't have anybody around to avenge their deaths. 

But maybe the bottom line here is that we need to run some simulations and see what actually happens. 

[Calidovi]

Social distance also prevents vengeance.  Are you really a good enough friend with someone that you'd walk to the next town and risk death or dismemberment to avenge his murderer?  A person should have a very short list of people that they'd seek vengeance for, some people might have nobody that they care that much about.  If you're weak or unathletic and your beloved was killed by a gang of swoll trolls, you'd have no hope of victory.

Depends on culture. Honor might demand vengeance or you'd be shunned. In addition, dwarves seem to have very close families. And if you can't do it yourself, remember that there are plenty of adventurers ready to prove themselves (or have Fun trying.)

I don't know, the dwarves in my fortresses all seem to have a really hard time finding love, let alone establishing families.  I think a lot of dwarves wouldn't have anybody around to avenge their deaths. 

But maybe the bottom line here is that we need to run some simulations and see what actually happens.

For this argument, the bottom line is that the existing social system needs to be reworked. Perhaps fixing relationships and putting this system upon it will reap greater !!FUN!! than just trying to work around the existing relationship system.

[Dirst]

Dwarves seem to be the sort who'd be more or less content to do their craft with occasional bursts of rabble-rousing in the dining hall, though "more or less content" doesn't mean "happy."  For vanilla dwarves, variety can be an extra tool for combatting the various types of stress that befall a fortress.

In a multi-racial fort, those humans and elves might have coveted talents but for the love of Armok those whiners are hard to keep productive.

[Heretic]

I can't find this suggestion in the vote list. That shall i do?

[Enchiridion]

I can't find this suggestion in the vote list. That shall i do?

cus I havent organized it yet and checked with the list yet. Im currently a bit busy... but im also incredibly lazy.

[Heretic]

I don't thinkk you really lazy -- i have seen two your suggestion and they are really huge amounts of intresting text... Moreover, i have seen good answer to my questions(Questions have arisen when I reading) before i asked it... So I think you spent a lot of time to it...

[Enchiridion]

I don't thinkk you really lazy -- i have seen two your suggestion and they are really huge amounts of intresting text... Moreover, i have seen good answer to my questions(Questions have arisen when I reading) before i asked it... So I think you spent a lot of time to it...

Thanks, that means a lot. I put it up for voting. It's called "Emotions, desires and love should be a driving force behind the actions of entities in the world."

I have a lot of inspiration but I have incredibly low willpower irl. I just get bursts of desire to do something and then long periods of self loathing where nothing gets done and I hate myself for not getting anything done. I don't know how to help it. Those complex threads mostly are just me sitting down one day and realizing that I wana do this cool thing and writing about it.

[JesterHell696]

I put it up for voting. It's called "Emotions, desires and love should be a driving force behind the actions of entities in the world."

Personally I think it should be based off of personality traits you just need to add vengeance as another "goal" and you would have the foundation of what you want, personally I think they should be able to have more then one goal and develop a list of active, completed, abandoned and failed goals over the course of their life which could in turn affect personality traits like confidence, pride, assertiveness ect.

I think that Toady put all these traits in the game to give motivation to not just your fortress dwarfs but all the historical figures as well, so I think a more accurate name for what you want would be "Beliefs, Facets and Goals should be a driving force behind the actions of entities in the world." which I feel is one of the long-term development goals anyway.

here's the full list of personality traits if your interested.

Beliefs

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Each belief has a range from −50 to 50. The value triggers a report in "thoughts and preferences" depending on where it falls in these seven levels:
Value Range    Values in Range    Probability    Effect
+41 to +50    10    0.4%    Highest
+26 to +40    15    2%    Very High
+11 to +25    15    8.5%    High
−10 to +10    21    78%    Neutral
−25 to −11    15    8.5%    Low
−40 to −26    15    2%    Very Low
−50 to −41    10    0.4%    Lowest

Beliefs are also influenced by cultural values via the use of the VALUE entity token. For example, dwarven civilizations hold craftsdwarfship in the highest regard, whereas goblins hold the ideas of fairness and sacrifice in utter disdain. If an individual dwarf's belief differs significantly from the civilization's beliefs, then that belief gets highlighted in cyan in the thought and personality screen.

Certain beliefs can conflict with personality facets — see below.
Topic    Value    Description
LAW    
+41 to +50    is an absolute believer in the rule of law
+26 to +40    has a great deal of respect for the law
+11 to +25    respects the law
−10 to +10    doesn't feel strongly about the law
−25 to −11    does not respect the law
−40 to −26    disdains the law
−50 to −41    finds the idea of laws abhorent
LOYALTY    
+41 to +50    has the highest regard for loyalty
+26 to +40    greatly prizes loyalty
+11 to +25    values loyalty
−10 to +10    doesn't particularly value loyalty
−25 to −11    views loyalty unfavorably
−40 to −26    disdains loyalty
−50 to −41    is disgusted by the idea of loyalty
FAMILY    
+41 to +50    sees family as one of the most important things in life
+26 to +40    values family greatly
+11 to +25    values family
−10 to +10    does not care about family one way or the other
−25 to −11    is put off by family
−40 to −26    lacks any respect for family
−50 to −41    finds the idea of family loathsome
FRIENDSHIP    
+41 to +50    believes friendship is a key to the ideal life
+26 to +40    sees friendship as one of the finer things in life
+11 to +25    thinks friendship is important
−10 to +10    does not care about friendship
−25 to −11    finds friendship burdensome
−40 to −26    is completely put off by the idea of friends
−50 to −41    finds the whole idea of friendship disgusting
POWER    
+41 to +50    believes that the acquisition of power over others is the ideal goal in life and worthy of the highest respect
+26 to +40    sees power over others as something to strive for
+11 to +25    respects power
−10 to +10    doesn't find power particularly praiseworthy
−25 to −11    has a negative view of those who exercise power over others
−40 to −26    hates those who wield power over others
−50 to −41    finds the acquisition and use of power abhorent and would have all masters toppled
TRUTH    
+41 to +50    believes the truth is inviolable regardless of the cost
+26 to +40    believes that honesty is a high ideal
+11 to +25    values honesty
−10 to +10    does not particularly value the truth
−25 to −11    finds blind honesty foolish
−40 to −26    sees lying as an important means to an end
−50 to −41    is repelled by the idea of honesty and lies without compunction
CUNNING    
+41 to +50    holds well-laid plans and shrewd deceptions in the highest regard
+26 to +40    greatly respects the shrewd and guileful
+11 to +25    values cunning
−10 to +10    does not really value cunning and guile
−25 to −11    sees guile and cunning as indirect and somewhat worthless
−40 to −26    holds shrewd and crafty individuals in the lowest esteem
−50 to −41    is utterly disgusted by guile and cunning
ELOQUENCE    
+41 to +50    believes that artful speech and eloquent expression are of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    deeply respects eloquent speakers
+11 to +25    values eloquence
−10 to +10    doesn't value eloquence so much
−25 to −11    finds eloquence and artful speech off-putting
−40 to −26    finds [him/her]self somewhat disgusted with eloquent speakers
−50 to −41    sees artful speech and eloquence as a wasteful form of deliberate deception and treats it as such
FAIRNESS    
+41 to +50    holds fairness as one of the highest ideals and despises cheating of any kind
+26 to +40    has great respect for fairness
+11 to +25    respects fair-dealing and fair-play
−10 to +10    does not care about fairness
−25 to −11    sees life as unfair and doesn't mind it that way
−40 to −26    finds the idea of fair-dealing foolish and cheats when [he/she] finds it profitable
−50 to −41    is disgusted by the idea of fairness and will freely cheat anybody at any time
DECORUM    
+41 to +50    views decorum as a high ideal and is deeply offended by those that fail to maintain it
+26 to +40    greatly respects those that observe decorum and maintain their dignity
+11 to +25    values decorum, dignity and proper behavior
−10 to +10    doesn't care very much about decorum
−25 to −11    finds maintaining decorum a silly, fumbling waste of time
−40 to −26    sees those that attempt to maintain dignified and proper behavior as vain and offensive
−50 to −41    is affronted by the whole notion of maintaining decorum and finds so-called dignified people disgusting
TRADITION    
+41 to +50    holds the maintenance of tradition as one of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    is a firm believer in the value of tradition
+11 to +25    values tradition
−10 to +10    doesn't have any strong feelings about tradition
−25 to −11    disregards tradition
−40 to −26    finds the following of tradition foolish and limiting
−50 to −41    is disgusted by tradition and would flout any [he/she] encounters if given a chance
ARTWORK    
+41 to +50    believes that the creation and appreciation of artwork is one of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    greatly respects artists and their works
+11 to +25    values artwork
−10 to +10    doesn't care about art one way or another
−25 to −11    finds artwork boring
−40 to −26    sees the whole pursuit of art as silly
−50 to −41    finds art offensive and would have it destroyed whenever possible
COOPERATION    
+41 to +50    places cooperation as one of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    sees cooperation as very important in life
+11 to +25    values cooperation
−10 to +10    doesn't see cooperation as valuable
−25 to −11    dislikes cooperation
−40 to −26    views cooperation as a low ideal not worthy of any respect
−50 to −41    is thoroughly disgusted by cooperation
INDEPENDENCE    
+41 to +50    believes that freedom and independence are completely non-negotiable and would fight to defend them
+26 to +40    treasures independence
+11 to +25    values independence
−10 to +10    doesn't really value independence one way or another
−25 to −11    finds the ideas of independence and freedom somewhat foolish
−40 to −26    sees freedom and independence as completely worthless
−50 to −41    hates freedom and would crush the independent spirit wherever it is found
STOICISM    
+41 to +50    views any show of emotion as offensive
+26 to +40    thinks it is of the utmost importance to present a bold face and never grouse, complain or even show emotion
+11 to +25    believes it is important to conceal emotions and refrain from complaining
−10 to +10    doesn't see much value in being stoic
−25 to −11    sees no value in holding back complaints and concealing emotions
−40 to −26    feels that those who attempt to conceal their emotions are vain and foolish
−50 to −41    sees concealment of emotions as a betrayal and tries [his/her] best never to associate with such secretive fools
INTROSPECTION    
+41 to +50    feels that introspection and all forms of self-examination are the keys to a good life and worthy of respect
+26 to +40    deeply values introspection
+11 to +25    sees introspection as important
−10 to +10    doesn't really see the value in self-examination
−25 to −11    finds introspection to be a waste of time
−40 to −26    thinks that introspection is valueless and those that waste time in self-examination are deluded fools
−50 to −41    finds the whole idea of introspection completely offensive and contrary to the ideals of a life well-lived
SELF_CONTROL    
+41 to +50    believes that self-mastery and the denial of impulses are of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    finds moderation and self-control to be very important
+11 to +25    values self-control
−10 to +10    doesn't particularly value self-control
−25 to −11    finds those that deny their impulses somewhat stiff
−40 to −26    sees the denial of impulses as a vain and foolish pursuit
−50 to −41    has abandoned any attempt at self-control and finds the whole concept deeply offensive
TRANQUILITY    
+41 to +50    views tranquility as one of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    strongly values tranquility and quiet
+11 to +25    values tranquility and a peaceful day
−10 to +10    doesn't have a preference between tranquility and tumult
−25 to −11    prefers a noisy, bustling life to boring days without activity
−40 to −26    is greatly disturbed by quiet and a peaceful existence
−50 to −41    is disgusted by tranquility and would that the world would constantly churn with noise and activity
HARMONY    
+41 to +50    would have the world operate in complete harmony without the least bit of strife or disorder
+26 to +40    strongly believes that a peaceful and ordered society without dissent is best
+11 to +25    values a harmonious existence
−10 to +10    sees equal parts of harmony and discord as part of life
−25 to −11    doesn't respect a society that has settled into harmony without debate and strife
−40 to −26    can't fathom why anyone would want to live in an orderly and harmonious society
−50 to −41    believes deeply that chaos and disorder are the truest expressions of life and would disrupt harmony wherever it is found
MERRIMENT    
+41 to +50    believes that little is better in life than a good party
+26 to +40    truly values merrymaking and parties
+11 to +25    finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities
−10 to +10    doesn't really value merrymaking
−25 to −11    sees merrymaking as a waste
−40 to −26    is disgusted by merrymakers
−50 to −41    is appalled by merrymaking, parties and other such worthless activities
CRAFTSMANSHIP    
+41 to +50    holds crafts[man]ship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks
+26 to +40    has a great deal of respect for worthy crafts[man]ship
+11 to +25    values good crafts[man]ship
−10 to +10    doesn't particularly care about crafts[man]ship
−25 to −11    considers crafts[man]ship to be relatively worthless
−40 to −26    sees the pursuit of good crafts[man]ship as a total waste
−50 to −41    views crafts[man]ship with disgust and would desecrate a so-called masterwork or two if [he/she] could get away with it
MARTIAL_PROWESS    
+41 to +50    believes that martial prowess defines the good character of an individual
+26 to +40    deeply respects skill at arms
+11 to +25    values martial prowess
−10 to +10    does not really value skills related to fighting
−25 to −11    finds those that develop skill with weapons and fighting distasteful
−40 to −26    thinks that the pursuit of the skills of warfare and fighting is a low pursuit indeed
−50 to −41    abhors those that pursue the mastery of weapons and skill with fighting
SKILL    
+41 to +50    believes that the mastery of a skill is one of the highest pursuits
+26 to +40    really respects those that take the time to master a skill
+11 to +25    respects the development of skill
−10 to +10    doesn't care if others take the time to master skills
−25 to −11    finds the pursuit of skill mastery off-putting
−40 to −26    believes that the time taken to master a skill is a horrible waste
−50 to −41    sees the whole idea of taking time to master a skill as appalling
HARD_WORK    
+41 to +50    believes that hard work is one of the highest ideals and a key to the good life
+26 to +40    deeply respects those that work hard at their labors
+11 to +25    values hard work
−10 to +10    doesn't really see the point of working hard
−25 to −11    sees working hard as a foolish waste of time
−40 to −26    thinks working hard is an abject idiocy
−50 to −41    finds the proposition that one should work hard in life utterly abhorent
SACRIFICE    
+41 to +50    finds sacrifice to be one of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    believes that those who sacrifice for others should be deeply respected
+11 to +25    values sacrifice
−10 to +10    doesn't particularly respect sacrifice as a virtue
−25 to −11    sees sacrifice as wasteful and foolish
−40 to −26    finds sacrifice to be the height of folly
−50 to −41    thinks that the entire concept of sacrifice for others is truly disgusting
COMPETITION    
+41 to +50    holds the idea of competition among the most important and would encourage it wherever possible
+26 to +40    views competition as a crucial driving force in the world
+11 to +25    sees competition as reasonably important
−10 to +10    doesn't have strong views on competition
−25 to −11    sees competition as wasteful and silly
−40 to −26    deeply dislikes competition
−50 to −41    finds the very idea of competition obscene
PERSEVERENCE    
+41 to +50    believes that perseverence is one of the greatest qualities somebody can have
+26 to +40    greatly respects individuals that persevere through their trials and labors
+11 to +25    respects perseverence
−10 to +10    doesn't think much about the idea of perseverence
−25 to −11    sees perseverence in the face of adversity as bull-headed and foolish
−40 to −26    thinks there is something deeply wrong with people that persevere through adversity
−50 to −41    finds the notion that one would persevere through adversity completely abhorent
LEISURE_TIME    
+41 to +50    believes that it would be a fine thing if all time were leisure time
+26 to +40    treasures leisure time and thinks it is very important in life
+11 to +25    values leisure time
−10 to +10    doesn't think one way or the other about leisure time
−25 to −11    finds leisure time wasteful
−40 to −26    is offended by leisure time and leisurely living
−50 to −41    believes that those that take leisure time are evil and finds the whole idea disgusting
COMMERCE
+41 to +50    sees engaging in commerce as a high ideal in life
+26 to +40    really respects commerce and those that engage in trade
+11 to +25    respects commerce
−10 to +10    doesn't particularly respect commerce
−25 to −11    is somewhat put off by trade and commerce
−40 to −26    finds those that engage in trade and commerce to be fairly disgusting
−50 to −41    holds the view that commerce is a vile obscenity
ROMANCE    
+41 to +50    sees romance as one of the highest ideals
+26 to +40    thinks romance is very important in life
+11 to +25    values romance
−10 to +10    doesn't care one way or the other about romance
−25 to −11    finds romance distasteful
−40 to −26    is somewhat disgusted by romance
−50 to −41    finds even the abstract idea of romance repellent
NATURE    
+41 to +50    holds nature to be of greater value than most aspects of civilization
+26 to +40    has a deep respect for animals, plants and the natural world
+11 to +25    values nature
−10 to +10    doesn't care about nature one way or another
−25 to −11    finds nature somewhat disturbing
−40 to −26    has a deep dislike of the natural world
−50 to −41    would just as soon have nature and the great outdoors burned to ashes and converted into a great mining pit
PEACE    
+41 to +50    believes the idea of war is utterly repellent and would have peace at all costs
+26 to +40    believes that peace is always preferable to war
+11 to +25    values peace over war
−10 to +10    doesn't particularly care between war and peace
−25 to −11    sees war as a useful means to an end
−40 to −26    believes war is preferable to peace in general
−50 to −41    thinks that the world should be engaged in perpetual warfare

Facets

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Each personality facet has a value from 0 to 100. The value triggers a report in "thoughts and preferences" depending on where it falls in these seven levels:
Value Range    Values in Range    Probability    Effect
91-100    10    0.4%    Highest
76-90    15    2%    Very High
61-75    15    8.5%    High
40-60    21    78%    Neutral
25-39    15    8.5%    Low
10-24    15    2%    Very Low
0-9    10    0.4%    Lowest

The 40−60 range does not cause a report.

Facets are also influenced by species via the use of the PERSONALITY creature token. For example, dwarves are slightly more greedy than average with a median of 55 in that trait, whereas goblins aren't likely to help others out — their altruism median is a mere 25, and is capped at 50.

Facets also have an effect on which social skills are learned in social interaction, and determine whether certain actions may give a good or bad thought. Facets may have other, more subtle effects on creature behavior, which are currently not entirely understood.

Certain facets are capable of conflicting with the dwarf's beliefs. The effect of this is not yet known.
Token    Value    Description    Effects
LOVE_PROPENSITY
Conflicts with ROMANCE    
91-100    is always in love with somebody and easily develops positive feelings
76-90    very easily falls into love and develops positive feelings
61-75    can easily fall in love or develop positive sentiments
25-39     does not easily fall in love and rarely develops positive sentiments
10-24    is not the type to fall in love or even develop positive feelings
0-9        never falls in love or develops positive feelings toward anything
HATE_PROPENSITY    
91-100    is often inflamed by hatred and easily develops hatred toward things
76-90    is prone to hatreds and often develops negative feelings
61-75     is quick to form negative views about things
25-39    does not easily hate or develop negative feelings
10-24    very rarely develops negative feelings toward things
0-9        never feels hatred toward anyone or anything
ENVY_PROPENSITY    
91-100    is consumed by overpowering feelings of jealousy
76-90    is prone to strong feelings of jealousy
61-75     often feels envious of others
25-39     doesn't often feel envious of others
10-24    is rarely jealous
0-9        never envies others their status, situation or possessions
CHEER_PROPENSITY
Conflicts with MERRIMENT    
91-100    often feels filled with joy
76-90    can be very happy and optimistic
61-75    is often cheerful
25-39     is rarely happy or enthusiastic
10-24    is dour as a rule
0-9        is never the slightest bit cheerful about anything
DEPRESSION_PROPENSITY    
91-100    is frequently depressed    More likely to slip into depression and be stricken by melancholy.
76-90    is often sad and dejected
61-75    often feels discouraged
25-39     rarely feels discouraged
10-24    almost never feels discouraged
0-9        never feels discouraged
ANGER_PROPENSITY    
91-100    is in a constant state of internal rage    More likely to throw tantrums and go berserk.
76-90    is very quick to anger
61-75    is quick to anger
25-39     is slow to anger
10-24    is very slow to anger
0-9        never becomes angry
ANXIETY_PROPENSITY    
91-100    is a nervous wreck    More likely to stumble obliviously and go stark raving mad.
76-90    is always tense and jittery
61-75    is often nervous
25-39     has a calm demeanor
10-24    has a very calm demeanor
0-9        has an incredibly calm demeanor
LUST_PROPENSITY    
91-100    is constantly ablaze with feelings of lust
76-90    is prone to strong feelings of lust
61-75     often feels lustful
25-39     does not often feel lustful
10-24     rarely looks on others with lust
0-9        never feels lustful passions
STRESS_VULNERABILITY    
91-100    becomes completely helpless in stressful situations    50% chance to become catatonic
76-90    cracks easily under pressure
61-75    doesn't handle stress well
25-39    can handle stress
10-24    is confident under pressure
0-9        is impervious to the effects of stress
GREED    
91-100    is as avaricious as they come, obsessed with acquiring wealth
76-90    is very greedy
61-75    has a greedy streak
25-39     doesn't focus on material goods
10-24    desires little for [him/her]self in the way of possessions
0-9         often neglects [his/her] own wellbeing, having no interest in material goods
IMMODERATION
Conflicts with SELF_CONTROL    
91-100    is ruled by irresistible cravings and urges
76-90    feels strong urges and seeks short-term rewards
61-75    occasionally overindulges
25-39    doesn't often experience strong cravings or urges
10-24    only rarely feels strong cravings or urges
0-9        never feels tempted to overindulge in anything
VIOLENT
Conflicts with TRANQUILITY
and MARTIAL_PROWESS    
91-100    is given to rough-and-tumble brawling, even to the point of starting fights for no reason    (This does not actually cause a dwarf to randomly start a fist fight.)
76-90    would never pass up a chance for a good fistfight
61-75    likes to brawl
25-39    tends to avoid any physical confrontations (This does not affect a soldier's will to fight, but will cause civilians to flee from danger.Verify)
10-24    does not enjoy participating in physical confrontations
0-9         would flee even the most necessary battle to avoid any form of physical confrontation
PERSEVERENCE
Conflicts with PERSEVERENCE    
91-100    is unbelievably stubborn and will stick with even the most futile action once [his/her] mind is made up
76-90    is very stubborn
61-75    is stubborn
25-39    has a noticeable lack of perseverence
10-24    doesn't stick with things if even minor difficulties arise
0-9        drops any activity at the slightest hint of difficulty or even the suggestion of effort being required
WASTEFULNESS    
91-100    is completely careless with resources when completing projects and invariable wastes a lot of time and effort
76-90    is not careful with resources when working on projects and often spends unnecessary effort
61-75    tends to be a little wasteful when working on projects
25-39    tends to be a little tight with resources when working on projects
10-24    is stingy with resources on projects and refuses to expend any extra effort
0-9        cuts any corners possible when working on a project, regardless of the consequences, rather than wasting effort or resources
DISCORD
Conflicts with HARMONY    
91-100    revels in chaos and discord, and [he/she] encourages it whenever possible
76-90    finds a chaotic mess preferable to the boredom of harmonious living
61-75    doesn't mind a little tumult and discord in day-to-day living
25-39     prefers that everyone live as harmoniously as possible
10-24    feels best when everyone gets along without any strife or contention
0-9        would be deeply satisfied if everyone could live as one in complete harmony
FRIENDLINESS
Conflicts with HARMONY
and FRIENDSHIP    
91-100    is quite a bold flatterer, extremely friendly but just a little insufferable
76-90    is very friendly and always tries to say nice things to others
61-75     is a friendly individual
25-39     is somewhat quarrelsome
10-24     is unfriendly and disagreeable
0-9        is a dyed-in-the-wool quarreler, never missing a chance to lash out in verbal hostility
POLITENESS
Conflicts with DECORUM    
91-100    exhibits a refined politeness and is determined to keep the guiding rules of etiquette and decorum as if life itself depended on it
76-90    is very polite and observes appropriate rules of decorum when possible
61-75     is quite polite
25-39    could be considered rude
10-24    is very impolite and inconsiderate of propriety
0-9        is a vulgar being who does not care a lick for even the most basic rules of civilized living
DISDAIN_ADVICE    
91-100    disdains even the best advice of associates and family, relying strictly on [his/her] own counsel
76-90    dislikes receiving advice, preferring to keep [his/her] own counsel
61-75    has a tendency to go it alone, without considering the advice of others
25-39    tends to ask others for help with difficult decisions
10-24    relies on the advice of others during decision making
0-9        is unable to make decisions without a great deal of input from others
BRAVERY    
91-100    is utterly fearless when confronted with danger, to the point of lacking common sense
76-90    is incredibly brave in the face of looming danger, perhaps a bit foolhardy
61-75    is brave in the face of imminent danger
25-39    is somewhat fearful in the face of imminent danger
10-24    has great trouble mastering fear when confronted by danger
0-9          is a coward, completely overwhelmed by fear when confronted with danger
CONFIDENCE    
91-100    presupposes success in any venture requiring [his/her] skills with what could be called blind overconfidence
76-90    is extremely confident of [him/her]self in situations requiring [his/her] skills
61-75    is generally quite confident of [his/her] abilities when undertaking specific ventures
25-39    sometimes acts with little determination and confidence
10-24    lacks confidence in [his/her] abilities
0-9        has no confidence at all in [his/her] talent and abilities
VANITY    
91-100    is completely wrapped up in [his/her] own appearance, abilities and other personal matters
76-90    is greatly pleased by [his/her] own looks and accomplishments
61-75    is pleased by [his/her] own appearance and talents
25-39    is not inherently proud of [his/her] talents and accomplishments
10-24    takes no pleasure in [his/her] talents and appearance
0-9        could not care less about [his/her] appearance, talents or other personal vanities
AMBITION    
91-100    has a relentless drive, completely consumed by ambition
76-90    is very ambitious, always looking for a way to better [his/her] situation
61-75    is quite ambitious
25-39    isn't particularly ambitious
10-24    is not driven and rarely feels the need to pursue even a modest success
0-9        has no ambition whatsoever
GRATITUDE    
91-100    unerringly returns favors and has a profound sense of gratitude for the kind actions of others
76-90    feels a strong need to reciprocate any favor done for [him/her]
61-75     is grateful when others help [him/her] out and tries to return favors
25-39     takes offered help and gifts without feeling particularly grateful
10-24     accepts favors without developing a sense of obligation, preferring to act as the current situation demands
0-9        does not feel the slightest need to reciprocate favors that others do for [him/her], no matter how major the help or how much [he/she] needed it
IMMODESTY    
91-100    always presents [him/her]self as extravagantly as possible, displaying a magnificent image to the world
76-90    likes to present [him/her]self boldly, even if it would offend an average sense of modesty
61-75     doesn't mind wearing something special now and again
25-39    prefers to present [him/her]self modestly
10-24    presents [him/her]self modestly and frowns on any flashy accoutrements
0-9        cleaves to an austere lifestyle, disdaining even minor immodesties in appearance
HUMOR    
91-100    finds something humorous in everything, no matter how serious or inappropriate
76-90    finds the humor in most situations
61-75    has an active sense of humor
25-39    has little interest in joking around
10-24    does not find most jokes humorous
0-9        is utterly humorless
VENGEFUL    
91-100    is vengeful and never forgets or forgives past grievances
76-90    has little time for forgiveness and will generally seek retribution
61-75    tends to hang on to grievances
25-39     doesn't tend to hold on to grievances
10-24    does not generally seek retribution for past wrongs
0-9        has no sense of vengeance or retribution
PRIDE    
91-100    is absorbed in delusions of self-importance
76-90    has an overinflated sense of self-worth
61-75    thinks [he/she] is fairly important in the grand scheme of things
25-39    is very humble
10-24    has a low sense of self-esteem
0-9        is completely convinced of [his/her] own worthlessness
CRUELTY
Conflicts with POWER    
91-100    is deliberately cruel to those unfortunate enough to be subject to [his/her] sadism
76-90    is sometimes cruel
61-75    generally acts impartially and is rarely moved to mercy
25-39    often acts with compassion
10-24    is easily moved to mercy
0-9        always acts with mercy and compassion at the forefront of [his/her] considerations
SINGLEMINDED    
91-100    pursues matters with a single-minded focus, often overlooking other matters
76-90    can be very single-minded
61-75    generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity
25-39     can occasionally lose focus on the matter at hand
10-24    is somewhat scatterbrained
0-9        is a complete scatterbrain, unable to focus on a single matter for more than a passing moment
HOPEFUL    
91-100    has such a developed sense of optimism that [he/she] always assumes the best outcome will eventually occur, no matter what
76-90    is an optimist
61-75    generally finds [him/her]self quite hopeful about the future
25-39    tends to assume the worst of two outcomes will be the one that comes to pass
10-24    is a pessimist
0-9        despairs of anything positive happening in the future and lives without feelings of hope
CURIOUS    
91-100    is implacably curious, without any respect for propriety or privacy
76-90    is very curious, sometimes to [his/her] detriment
61-75     is curious and eager to learn
25-39     isn't particularly curious about the world
10-24     is very rarely moved by curiosity
0-9         is incurious and never seeks out knowledge or information to satisfy [him/her]self
BASHFUL    
91-100    is gripped by a crippling shyness
76-90    is bashful
61-75     tends to consider what others think of [him/her]
25-39    i s not particularly interested in what others think of [him/her]
10-24    is generally unhindered by the thoughts of others concerning [his/her] actions
0-9        is shameless, absolutely unfazed by the thoughts of others
PRIVACY
Conflicts with STOICISM    
91-100    shares intimate details of life without sparing a thought to repercussions or propriety
76-90    is not a private person and freely shares details of [his/her] life
61-75     tends to share [his/her] own experiences and thoughts with others
25-39    tends not to reveal personal information
10-24    has a strong tendency toward privacy
0-9        is private to the point of paranoia, unwilling to reveal even basic information about [him/her]self
PERFECTIONIST    
91-100    is obsessed with details and will often take a great deal of extra time to make sure things are done the right way
76-90     is a perfectionist
61-75    tries to do things correctly each time
25-39    doesn't try to get things done perfectly
10-24    is inattentive to detail in [his/her] own work
0-9        is frustratingly sloppy and careless with every task [he/she] sets to carry out
CLOSEMINDED    
91-100    is completely closed-minded and never changes [his/her] mind after forming an initial idea
76-90    is intellectually stubborn, rarely changing [his/her] mind during a debate regardless of the merits
61-75    tends to be a bit stubborn in changing [his/her] mind about things
25-39    doesn't cling tightly to ideas and is open to changing [his/her] mind
10-24     often finds [him/her]self changing [his/her] mind to agree with somebody else
0-9        easily changes [his/her] mind and will generally go with the prevailing view on anything
TOLERANT    
91-100    is not bothered in the slightest by deviations from the norm or even extreme differences in lifestyle or appearance
76-90    is very comfortable around others that are different from [him/her]
61-75     is quite comfortable with others that have a different appearance or culture
25-39     is somewhat uncomfortable around those that appear unusual or live differently from [him/her]
10-24     is made deeply uncomfortable by differences in culture or appearance
0-9        cannot tolerate differences in culture, lifestyle or appearance
EMOTIONALLY_OBSESSIVE    
91-100    is emotionally obsessive, forming life-long attachments even if they aren't reciprocated
76-90    forms strong emotional bonds with others, at times to [his/her] detriment
61-75    has a tendency toward forming deep emotional bonds with others
25-39    tends to form only tenuous emotional bonds with others
10-24    forms only fleeting and rare emotional bonds with others
0-9        does not have feelings of emotional attachment and has never felt even a moment's connection with another being
SWAYED_BY_EMOTIONS    
91-100    is buffeted by others' emotions and can't help but to respond to them
76-90    is swayed by emotional appeals
61-75     tends to be swayed by the emotions of others
25-39    tends not to be swayed by emotional appeals
10-24     does not generally respond to emotional appeals
0-9        is never moved by the emotions of others
ALTRUISM
Conflicts with SACRIFICE    
91-100     is truly fulfilled by assisting those in need    Receives Happy Thought from recovering wounded.
76-90     finds helping others very emotionally rewarding
61-75     finds helping others emotionally rewarding
25-39    does not go out of [his/her] way to help others
10-24     dislikes helping others    Receives Unhappy Thought from recovering wounded.
0-9        feels helping others is an imposition on [his/her] time
DUTIFULNESS
Conflicts with LAW,
LOYALTY, and INDEPENDENCE    
91-100    has a profound sense of duty and obligation
76-90    has a strong sense of duty
61-75     has a sense of duty
25-39    finds obligations confining
10-24     dislikes obligations and will try to avoid being bound by them
0-9        hates vows, obligations, promises and other binding elements that could restrict [him/her]
THOUGHTLESSNESS    
91-100     never deliberates before acting, to the point of being considered thoughtless
76-90    doesn't generally think before acting
61-75    can sometimes act without deliberation
25-39     tends to think before acting
10-24    can get caught up in internal deliberations when action is necessary
0-9        never acts without prolonged deliberation, even to [his/her] own detriment and the harm of those around [him/her]
ORDERLINESS    
91-100    is obsessed with order and structure in [his/her] own life, with everything kept in its proper place
76-90    lives an orderly life, organized and neat
61-75    tries to keep [his/her] things orderly
25-39    tends to make a small mess with [his/her] own possessions
10-24    is sloppy with [his/her] living space
0-9        is completely oblivious to any conception of neatness and will just leave things strewn about without a care
TRUST    
91-100    is naturally trustful of everybody
76-90    is very trusting
61-75    is trusting
25-39    is slow to trust others
10-24    does not trust others
0-9        sees others as selfish and conniving
GREGARIOUSNESS    
91-100    truly treasures the company of others
76-90    enjoys being in crowds
61-75    enjoys the company of others
25-39    tends to avoid crowds
10-24    prefers to be alone
0-9        considers spending time alone much more important than associating with others
ASSERTIVENESS    
91-100    is assertive to the point of aggression, unwilling to let others get a word in edgewise when [he/she] has something to say
76-90    has an overbearing personality
61-75    is assertive
25-39    tends to be passive in discussions
10-24    only rarely tries to assert [him/her]self in conversation
0-9        would never under any circumstances speak up or otherwise put forth [his/her] point of view in a discussion
ACTIVITY_LEVEL    
91-100    is driven by a bouncing frenetic energy
76-90    lives at a high-energy kinetic pace
61-75    lives a fast-paced life
25-39    likes to take it easy
10-24    lives at a slow-going and leisurely pace
0-9         has an utterly languid pace of easy living, calm and slow
EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
Conflicts with TRANQUILITY    
91-100     never fails to seek out the most stressful and even dangerous situations
76-90    seeks out exciting and adventurous situations
61-75    likes a little excitement now and then
25-39     doesn't seek out excitement
10-24     actively avoids exciting or stressful situations
0-9        does everything in [his/her] power to avoid excitement and stress
IMAGINATION    
91-100    is bored by reality and would rather disappear utterly and forever into a world of made-up fantasy
76-90    is given to flights of fancy to the point of distraction
61-75    has an active imagination
25-39    isn't given to flights of fancy
10-24     is grounded in reality
0-9        is interested only in facts and the real world
ABSTRACT_INCLINED    
91-100    eschews practical concerns for philosophical discussion, puzzles, riddles and the world of ideas
76-90     strongly prefers discussions of ideas and abstract concepts over handling specific practical issues
61-75    has a tendency to consider ideas and abstractions over practical applications
25-39    likes to keep things practical, without delving too deeply into the abstract
10-24    dislikes abstract discussions and would much rather focus on practical examples
0-9        is concerned only with matters practical to the situation at hand, with absolutely no inclination toward abstract discussion
ART_INCLINED
Conflicts with ARTWORK
and NATURE    
91-100    can easily become absorbed in art and the beauty of the natural world
76-90    greatly moved by art and natural beauty
61-75     is moved by art and natural beauty
25-39    does not have a great aesthetic sensitivity
10-24    is not readily moved by art or natural beauty
0-9         is completely unmoved by art or the beauty of nature

Goals

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Some creatures dream of accomplishing certain goals in their life, and these goals can presumably affect their behavior. Dwarves will receive a happy thought upon completion of goals and receive the moniker of "and this goal was realized" in the personality description following their original goal. It is not certain yet whether goals are limited to one per entity.

If a creature has such dreams, they will be listed in the Thoughts and Preferences page.
Token    Description    Gameplay effects
STAY_ALIVE    
MAINTAIN_ENTITY_STATUS    
START_A_FAMILY                          dreams of raising a family    Goal completed upon giving birth/fathering an infant.
RULE_THE_WORLD                          dreams of ruling the world
CREATE_A_GREAT_WORK_OF_ART         dreams of creating a great work of art    Goal completed upon creation of Artifact or Masterpiece
CRAFT_A_MASTERWORK                  dreams of crafting a masterwork someday    Goal completed upon creation of Artifact or Masterpiece
BRING_PEACE_TO_THE_WORLD          dreams of bringing lasting peace to the world
BECOME_A_LEGENDARY_WARRIOR          dreams of becoming a legendary warrior
MASTER_A_SKILL                          dreams of mastering a skill    Goal completed upon reaching Legendary skill status.
FALL_IN_LOVE                                  dreams of falling in love
SEE_THE_GREAT_NATURAL_SITES          dreams of seeing the great natural places of the world
IMMORTALITY                             Leads to necromancy

If said goal has actually been fulfilled, the description will include "and this dream was realized".