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Voting closed: May 26, 2019, 07:50:41 pm

[PsychoAngel]

Upon the fifteenth of Granite, on the year of 5, a very peculiar crew of dwarves set out to find the coastline. They had many different talents and many different personalities, but there were two things they all shared.
First: They all wanted to stake their claim in the wilds and prove their mettle.
Second: They all really loved ducks.

Spoiler: Upon the coast of The Fated Land and the Gray Oceans, they found their place. (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Land surveys were promising, and now they knew there would be nothing standing in their way. (click to show/hide)

They set out towards the coast with their supplies, their companionship, and of course, their ducks. With five males and nine females in total, the prosperity of their feathered friends was assured.

This is the story of seven dwarves, "The Humorous Post" (I didn't make that name I swear) and their settlement of the newly christened fortress Wavebirds.

Strike the earth!

Spoiler: A few rules (click to show/hide)

• This is a fort dedicated to ducks, culling them is prohibited unless absolutely necessary.
• Ducks, duck eggs, and other duck-related items are valued and preferred imports/exports, though I won't enforce it as the only way to trade.
• You can and probably should harvest the nest boxes every now and again.
• Try not to take more than two weeks to finish your turn, though I'm sure we'll be perfectly accepting of any issues resulting in an extended turn.

Current turn list:
Psychoangel - Completed
Travis Bickle - Completed
IcyTea31 - Skipped
applet - Completed
Spriggans - Completed
Craftsdwarf boi - Skipped
gchristopher - Completed
foxstew - Skipped
Salmeuk - Completed
The Great Underduck demands new overseers!

Dorfs:
PsychoAngel: Speardwarf/Expedition Leader
Travis Bickle: Carpenter/Manager
BlueKanary: Military Dwarf
Imic: Weaponsmith
IcyTea: Ezum the Duck Secretary
Salmeuk: Gem Wizard


Ducks:
DwarvenLord: "DuckyLord", Paddling Patriarch - Deceased 
Superdwarf: "Superduck", Man Among Mallards
And a special surprise duck!


Also, sorry I haven't checked in in forever. Hopefully this makes up for it. 

[Travis Bickle]

I'll play.

[PsychoAngel]

Gotcha. Yer on the list.

[PsychoAngel]

Thinkin' I'll get this started tomorrow. Don't wanna wait too long.

[IcyTea31]

Count me in.

[Imic]

I might get involved in the future, but I have a turn listed for Doomhollow at the minute.

[PsychoAngel]

Journal of Expedition Leader PsychoAngel

We arrived at the designated location on the morning of the 15th. As the guard of the wagon and sole current militiaman within The Humorous Post, I have been appointed the roles of Expedition Leader and Militia Commander.

Spoiler: We arrived on site, the bed of a major river bordering the coast. (click to show/hide)

A beautiful location with many possibilities. Our first priority will be securing all of the ducks that are now out loose. After which we will begin building our fortress proper.

A few uneventful days of digging and ducks pass. After adequate space is excavated, I order workshops to be built in orderly fashion.
We have struck native gold! The homeland will be pleased. Let's hope they also like ducks.

Spoiler: I order a few large rooms: A barracks and hospital, to be excavated near the fortress's main workshop room. Citizen quarters will also be on this level. (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: The kitchens and dining hall are going along well, too. (click to show/hide)

Along the way to the dining hall are the soon-to-be stockpiles for food and drinks.

A few more days pass, and it was here that I realized that we should appoint a manager. We will need to keep our workflow organized in order to ensure we're all doing our part. Our carpenter will be the manager. His office, as well as other rooms for nobility will be one level below the dining hall.

Summer is now here!
And with that, the first page comes to a close. I had harvested some eggs already since we won't be able to keep up with all the ducklings, but soon enough we should be seeing some hatch. It's likely I will be able to do the next season tomorrow as well. While I'm here, do we have any Dorfing requests? We've got many miners of different professions at the moment as well as our manager/carpenter available, with migrants soon to come.

[Travis Bickle]

While I'm here, do we have any Dorfing requests? We've got many miners of different professions at the moment as well as our manager/carpenter available, with migrants soon to come.

If you haven't already dorfed me as someone, I'll take the manager.

[PsychoAngel]

If you haven't already dorfed me as someone, I'll take the manager.

You got it, hoss.

[BlueKanary]

May I take a military dwarf so I can kill all who threaten the ducks.

[PsychoAngel]

May I take a military dwarf so I can kill all who threaten the ducks.

Soon as we get another one, sure.

[PsychoAngel]

Journal of Expedition Leader PsychoAngel

It is the first of Hematite, Summer has arrived. Not much of incident has occurred in the fortress as of yet.

On the fourth of Granite, Manager Bickle has the office space he needs.

Spoiler: If there are any further furniture requests, please notify me. (click to show/hide)

There is one small worry in our location thus far in that we have yet to strike any sort of sources of fuel. I would rather not have to pump magma towards the surface just to run a kiln.

Spoiler: No incident until the thirteenth, where the miners discover a cavern not too far away from our nobility halls. (click to show/hide)

I order them to seal the downward steps of the central stairway. For now we will detour around the cavern.
Even with this discovery, there is still no sign of coal of any kind.

More time passes without incident.

Spoiler: Migrants arrive on the twenty-fourth. (click to show/hide)

Not much to speak of thus far, let's see if any are willing to join me in the militia.
Upon questioning, none of the migrants seem to have any military talent. How unfortunate.

Spoiler: I order the excavation of a new room to house nesting ducks near the fortress gates. (click to show/hide)

Just after we finish it, Autumn takes hold.


And that will be all for today. Unfortunately, it looks like we really don't have any coal here. We also had a really small first migrant wave, which was a little unfortunate.

As always, tell me if there's something you'd like me to do, whether it be dorfing, a more complete fortress tour so far, or what have you.

Just so you guys know, we should have loads of ducks born next season. Just checked all the boxes and forbade all the eggs.

[Imic]

I request a Dorf. A smith of some form, preferably male, but I don’t really mind. In my experience of living in Rural Ireland, Duck eggs are definately the best available, if they are. Eating Duck is in a league of it’s own for taste, of course.
Importing bituminous coal only counts for the price of stone, not for the ten coke you can get out of it, so we could request large quantities of it and pay for it in copious quantities of scrambled eggs. If they bring any in the first place.

[PsychoAngel]

I request a Dorf. A smith of some form, preferably male, but I don’t really mind.

Lucky for you, we just got a weaponsmith in the fort! Consider it done.

[applet]

Sign me up for a turn, this sounds like a duckastrophe could happen (Or a mercilessly conquering duck army?)