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Do dwarves need reader skill to read?
« on: December 24, 2016, 09:19:00 am »
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Yes, at least in Adventurer mode.
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2016, 09:39:47 am »
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Re: Do dwarves need reader skill to read?
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2016, 10:21:49 am »
I mean in fortress mode.
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They do not. I have witnessed multiple dwarves reading for the first time.
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2016, 02:01:36 pm »
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Re: Do dwarves need reader skill to read?
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2016, 09:17:40 pm »
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Quote from: Orange Wizard on May 16, 2016, 03:44:37 am
goodnight, speep tighht, don't let the bedbugs bite

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Re: Do dwarves need reader skill to read?
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2016, 09:54:41 pm »
Hahaha I just laughed out loud at 3am and woke my wife up. Thanks guys! ;D

Edit: she is not amused!
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Re: Do dwarves need reader skill to read?
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2016, 09:59:35 pm »
Quote from: bmxbumpkin on December 24, 2016, 09:54:41 pm
Hahaha I just laughed out loud at 3am and woke my wife up. Thanks guys! ;D

Edit: she is not amused!
She rattled?
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Re: Do dwarves need reader skill to read?
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2016, 02:54:31 am »
Hahaha still laughing, she is more annoyed I wouldn't tell her what was so funny, so I told her when she woke up this morning.

She is still not amused, and I am banned from dfforum for life.....  good luck with that  ;D
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Re: Do dwarves need reader skill to read?
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2016, 03:04:44 am »
To answer the implied question that isn't in the title, I believe that dwarfs without the reader skill can gain the reader skill in fortress mode if you have a library with books.  Or at least someone said as much sometime.  I'm relatively sure it's correct because all of my dwarfs are spending their time learning about the fascinating subject of cauterisation even though the prose is cruel and not particularly well written.  I'm pretty sure only a handful of dwarfs had the reading skill previously.
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