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[MCreeper]

From 1 to 4 - will be as diverse as reasonably possible. 6 is interesting, though.

[Lordfiscus]

1. Will mind-affecting spells exist? Includes: Memory-alteration/removal/inclusion, intelligence reduction/increase, raising/lowering the speed at which dwarves become proficient at their craft, and writing curses on walls that compel readers to read the information on them and convey it to others, repeating the curse's effect. Also possibly something inducing berserk states.

[PlumpHelmetMan]

1. Will mind-affecting spells exist? Includes: Memory-alteration/removal/inclusion, intelligence reduction/increase, raising/lowering the speed at which dwarves become proficient at their craft, and writing curses on walls that compel readers to read the information on them and convey it to others, repeating the curse's effect. Also possibly something inducing berserk states.

Can't say for certain seeing as I'm not Toady, but seems a safe bet in my personal opinion. Chances are, if there's a type of spell that's appeared with some level of regularity in popular fantasy fiction, mythgen will be able to generate it.

[thvaz]

Will we have the framework for raiders expanded somewhat while you are working on off site armies? For example, sending provisions/cargo animals for the loot, etc . Or this is going to be developed post magic updates?

[Rubik]

@PlumpHelmetMan
All inteligent races can get into strange moods now

[FantasticDorf]

@PlumpHelmetMan
All inteligent races can get into strange moods now

In current vanilla this is false.

Until the parameter this is explicitly handled by [STRANGE_MOODS] on a creature level, generation doing otherwise would need either additive raw effects based on the result or to adapt to state the reason of the strange moods every time for all relevant creatures.

[Putnam]

What FantasticDorf means to say is that [STRANGE_MOODS] determines whether creatures get strange moods; there may be more complicated criteria later on.

[Rubik]

Don't all the major races in DF (Goblins, elves, dwarves and humans) have [STRANGE_MOODS] in their raws?

[Shonai_Dweller]

Don't all the major races in DF (Goblins, elves, dwarves and humans) have [STRANGE_MOODS] in their raws?

No. Only dwarves.

Humans, elves and goblins (and dwarves) create artifacts by naming their favorite weapon or piece of armour (usually after slaying a megabeast).

Humans (and members of human civs) also get to create artifacts from dead priests' body parts (or occasionally just their favorite objects).

[Random_Dragon]

That said, giving [STRANGE_MOODS] to humans, elves, and goblins is a very good idea if you want more artifacts to fight over and steal, as races with that token will create additional artifacts in worldgen, in addition to the "regular item that BECOMES an artifact" that you also see.

[PlumpHelmetMan]

As to why only dwarves have it by default, I think it might have something to do with the fact that they tend to be seen as the foremost "craftsman" race in a lot of fantasy settings so it makes sense to give them a tag that urges them to create original artifacts.

[Egan_BW]

It also puts them on a similar level of unique magic as elves and goblins, which are both immortal and can magic trees into weapon shapes and have demon overlords respectively.

[Disgrunt]

How will priests, and the role they play in different cultures, intersect with the Myth/Magic update? Will priests have access to some kind of magic or divine powers? Will players be able to become priests?

[PatrikLundell]

How will priests, and the role they play in different cultures, intersect with the Myth/Magic update? Will priests have access to some kind of magic or divine powers? Will players be able to become priests?

In worlds where gods exist, gods may be able to/elect to (depending on world gen) grant power to adherents. In worlds where gods do not exist, but magic does (if that combination is valid) there is no reason priests couldn't wield magic they think (or claim) is of a divine origin when it actually isn't.

[Shazbot]

Are you considering implementing family names that can be assumed through marriage, inherited through parentage and created by noteworthy deeds, as determined by caste raws?_{http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=170319.0}

Shazbot is currently feeling more shameless.