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[Fleeting Frames]

Pick's edge is shorter, but what does the extra 62,5% velocity mean for it?

[muldrake]

What if you embark somewhere without sedimentary layers and therefore no iron ore?  Your steel supply is very limited in that case.

Personally I like silver, at least of the metals I have a lot of, or platinum for special items.  Is that really best, though?  What do you do if you have no or little iron?

[Fleeting Frames]

Skip straight to candy, or if that's not available bronze for edged weapons and armor. You could get some extra protection by wearing 6 layers of leather cloaks, as well, but I don't brother in part because iirc military are more adamant about keeping them on even in withered state.

Though I find iron more common than tin.

[Slogo]

Silver warhammers can solve most problems. You don't need all that much Iron to outfit a few squads in it, but even if you don't have access to it silver warhammers + copper armor gets you pretty far. I find Goblins and other vanilla threats will generally struggle to get by a hammerlord's shield and parrying skills and with the force of a silver warhammer they don't get many chances to begin with.

I almost always take tetrahedrite when I embark because it's incredibly efficient at getting a decent military off the ground without costing too much.