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[King Zultan]

You know what would make the dwarven-elven cold war more intresting, for the Nazi goblins to show up and start killing members of both sides but mostly the elves.

[muldrake]

Some dwarves refuse all orders and instead go out and randomly mine, claiming to be searching for something called "kripto."  If it is found, it randomly fluctuates in value.  Dwarves who do this will incessantly preach about its virtues and convince other dwarves to abandon their duties too.  Enough "kripto" mining will generate enormous amounts of heat and start fires and even turn rock into magma.  Whenever the value of "kripto" depreciates enough, the affected dwarves will turn pink and start screaming, with blood running down their faces.

[A_Curious_Cat]

Pseudo-Endgame Idea:  The Greedy Diggers.

At some point during the game.

“The Sky Turns 50 Shades Of Grey And A Party Of 7 Dwarves Have Amassed At [WORLD_REGION]”

This message will appear in Fortress and Adventurer mode Dwarves will have an happy thought and there will be increased Dwarven activity in the specified region

After an unspecified amount of time

"The Dwarves Have Dug Too Deep!  Horrendous Screams Echoing From The Deep, The Dwarves Are Unable To Stem The Vile Onslaught And The Denizens Of The Underworld Now Roam The Surface.  This Is A Dark Time For [WORLD_NAME]"

Demons will appear in the world as normal animals would, a fortress militia or adventurer will be able to assault the fortress in an attempt to seal the breach.

Once the militia or adventurer fought though the hordes of demons to reach the breach they will have to perform "The Ultimate Sacrifice" once performed the militia or adventurer will automatically be walled in with the demons and become food for them, The fortress will be abandoned and the dwarven civilizations will send out a new expedition to found another fortress.

[SixOfSpades]

"The Dwarves Have Dug Too Deep!  Horrendous Screams Echoing From The Deep, The Dwarves Are Unable To Stem The Vile Onslaught And The Denizens Of The Underworld Now Roam The Surface.  This Is A Dark Time For [WORLD_NAME]"

Demons will appear in the world as normal animals would, a fortress militia or adventurer will be able to assault the fortress in an attempt to seal the breach.

Once the militia or adventurer fought though the hordes of demons to reach the breach they will have to perform "The Ultimate Sacrifice" once performed the militia or adventurer will automatically be walled in with the demons and become food for them, The fortress will be abandoned and the dwarven civilizations will send out a new expedition to found another fortress.

So . . . a normal Tuesday?

[Fikilili]

Replace DF's theme with...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest pick in the mine
She was looking kinda dumb with her preachings and her book
With the secrets of life and death on a shrine

Well, the clows start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed with plump helmets and I hit the kobold stealing
Didn't make sense not to lose for fun
You fortress get low, but your dwarves get dumb
So much to mine, so much to bring
So what's wrong with wood cutting?
You'll never know if you don't go,
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey now, you're a miner
Get the pick on, go dig,
Hey now, you're a forger,
Get the workshop,
All that glitters is gold
But adamantine breaks the mold

It's a cool place, and they say it gets warmer
You've hit the bottom, wait till it gets hotter
But the Necromancer beg to differ,
Judging by the hole in the cavern layer
The gems we dig are getting pretty sparse
The FBs are here just to kick y'all arse
My Fortress's on fire, how about yours?
That's the way it is, and it's not cooling down.

Hey now, you're a miner
Get the pick on, go dig,
Hey now, you're a forger,
Get the workshop,
All that glitters is gold
But adamantine...

Somebody once asked "could I trade some cloths for gems
I really need to get myself some nice wealth"
I said "Yep, what a concept, I could use some little cloths myself,
For all my dwarves are runnin' naked."
Well, the goblins start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed them to the carps and they've killed the fish panicked
Didn't make sense to have that trap
Your fortress gets low, but your dwarves get dumb
So much to do, so much to kill,
So whats wrong to invade a Lock-Hill?
You'll never know if you don't go,
You'll never shine if you don't glow.

Hey now, you're a miner
Get the pick on, go dig,
Hey now, you're a forger,
Get the workshop,
All that glitters is gold
But adamantine breaks the mold

And all that glitters is gold
But adamantine breaks the mold

[Bumber]

Some dwarves refuse all orders and instead go out and randomly mine, claiming to be searching for something called "kripto."  If it is found, it randomly fluctuates in value.  Dwarves who do this will incessantly preach about its virtues and convince other dwarves to abandon their duties too.  Enough "kripto" mining will generate enormous amounts of heat and start fires and even turn rock into magma.  Whenever the value of "kripto" depreciates enough, the affected dwarves will turn pink and start screaming, with blood running down their faces.

Necromancers mine for crypt-o-currency. They exhume dead nobles and stockpile them where they create miasma instead of raising them as undead. This creates endless hauling jobs for your dwarves, stimulating the economy.

[Sky-Streamer]

Better than nothing.

[King Zultan]

You know what would make the game more fun, half implemented bureaucracy meaning we get all the useless nobles but not the thing that would make them matter. Also they would be tagged as not being able to do labors or serve in the military  meaning they'd just sit around and take up fort resources.

[Naturegirl1999]

Adventure mode is in first person. Text is still ASCII. Prepare to be utterly lost

[BigUglyWorm]

As long as we're talking economics:

Implement speculative investment.  Dwarves can buy, sell, and trade goods that don't exist yet.  Especially persuasive dwarves can make a fortune without producing anything at all.

[delphonso]

Adventure mode is in first person. Text is still ASCII. Prepare to be utterly lost

Adventure mode is 2nd person, you control two characters at once, one watching the other.

Let's get some bad ideas rolling

DF switches to hex-grid but does not change from ASCII
To support mobile, DF is now played with an on-screen keyboard along side the usual UI. Pressing tab too many times hides the keyboard.
Dwarves are the color of their favorite color.
Dwarves change color according to their mood, shifting from bright white to black over the stress-unstressed axis.
Cats generate static electricity if the map contains enough magnetite. Dwarves get a shock and bad thought if they occupy the same square as the cat.
Squares can now be occupied by only 1 standing and 1 prone creature. Anything more would be ridiculous.

[Fikilili]

Any meat, including hams, can be steamed.
It sometimes causes aurora borealises.

[King Zultan]

Squares can now be occupied by only 1 standing and 1 prone creature. Anything more would be ridiculous.

We also must respect the size of the creature in the tile, so no more standing on the same tile as a dragon or that obese horse.

[BigUglyWorm]

Any meat, including hams, can be steamed.
It sometimes causes aurora borealises.

"Urist, the fortress is on fire!"
"No Mother, it's just the northern lights!"
"HALP! HAAALP!"

[A_Curious_Cat]

Dwarves that study the art of necromancy should sometimes mistakenly think that the se rets of life and death involve bringing stone statues to life.  These dwarves should practice the art of masonry with a high degree of dedication and attention to detail, while endlessly (and futilely) attempting to bring their creations to life.

...

Until they inevitably go insane.