I also crossposted on the succesion fort subreddit, although I'm not sure how active it is there:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Succession/comments/zzc67z/recruiting_steam_succession_mebanugath_streambelch/ It's been several years since I've played dwarf fortress, and I've been having a lot of fun diving back in with the steam version. A have played in a succession fort once before but it was a long time ago. This will be a fairly standard, no mods for this save and no specific mega projects in mind.
Turns last no longer two weeks, and those who sign up have one year of playtime per round. Comment if you want to be added to the list of players, and/or name a dwarf you would like to claim and their new nickname. Once you've had your turn you will be added to the back of the queue. Once it's your turn you should reply as soon as possible letting us know you are ready, if we do not hear from you in 1 week to confirm you are ready we will skip your turn.
BackgroundThe world of Licevaanenu "The legendary planet", in the year 208. There are 5 dwarven civilisations;
The Reputed Lances, isolated and prospering in the North-East,
The Jade Gravel and
The Floor of Shanks occupy two neighbouring mountain ranges in the east,
The Cremated Crafts have a sprawling civilisation in the west.
And finally
The Coincidental Spear dwindling away in the frozen south. There are only an estimated ~190 dwarves left across 8 fortresses, but 7 dwarves strike out north to found a new mountain home.
Their reason for leaving is simple,
The Coincidental Spear are doomed. Over 100 years ago the dwarf
Iden Friendlygears was banished from
The coincidental Spear on suspicion of necromancy. He swore revenge, setting up the tower of Crypthalls nearby and now leads a group called
The Silvery Tips.
The Silvery Tips and
The coincidental spear have been in conflict ever since, however in the last few decades the flood of undead has swelled, destroying most of the dwarvish settlements leaving only zombies wandering their halls.
The king of
The Coincidental Spear,
Dumat Tirebridge knew that the end was nigh when their great and oldest city, Ultrabell, fell. It had stood unconquered for 190 years.
Now all that remains is the fortress of Sealtemple, and a few scattered outposts. Dumat Tirebridge has always been a devout worshipper in the god of gambling
Israth Planamuse, and so sets their fate on a roll of the dice.
All
The Coincidental Spear have ever known is cold and snow, but in warmer climates to the north their have long been rumours of lands blessed by
Ber and
Athser, as yet unclaimed. 7 dwarves head north with all the supplies and livestock that
The Coincidental Spear can spare to break ground, with more migrants/refugees to follow once basic amenities are established.
The first report have already filtered back to the mountain home, the site they've claimed is a temperate shrubland near a waterfall on the river The Flimsiness of Soul. The area is rich in metals, however dwarves have reported damp stone. There are elves only a halfday's journey to the north-west who haven't made contact yet, as well as various scattered human settlements and a kobold fort to the north. They also know of the presence of goblins two days to the east, from their dwarven cousins in The Jade Gravel.
The group call themselves Gikutzanos "The Dabbling Hope", and the fortress they're building shall be known as Mebanugath "Streambelch". Their mission is to form a new home, far from the rampaging forces of Crypthalls. They must dig deep and uncover the wealth of the earth. They must weather the local wildlife, and fight off those neighbours who would steal their riches. This Fortress shall be the seat of a new empire, and one day once their numbers have recovered they may march south and end the vile threat of Iden Friendlygears and The Silver Tips once and for all.
Dwarves- Datan Towermeet - Female Miner (59). Worships Ber the Earthen Boulders. A vain loner who's prone to discord. They're tough, have good intuition and a sharp intellect. Loves chaos.
- Kogan "LeftHandOfGod" Ecrumansions - Male Miner (85). Worships Ber the Earthen Boulders. He may be tough but he has low stamina and poor spatial sense. He has a way with words and can read emotions fairly well. He is humourless.
- Ushrir "Parzival" Clasparch - Female Craftsdwarf (79). Worships Limar Goldways. She is temperate and slow to hate. She has very good intuition and a feel for social relationships, and loves music. She values strong emotions and disdains self-control.
- Lor Silverlured - Female Fisherdwarf (52). Worships Tosid. She values commerce and is naturally good with languages and reading emotions. She is easily swayed by her emotions and has a poor memory.
- Mafol "Salmeuk" Scarredpaddles - Male Mason/Carpenter (78). Worships Akil towermountains. He is a very creative perfectionist. He has a good intellect, willpower and ability to read emotions. He is quite polite but tends to hang on to grievances.
- Ilral Dabblerpulley - Female Brewer (88). Worships Tosid. She is quite Zany, finding somthing humerous in everything. She has a high stamina and can recover quickly, which is good as she has poor spatial sense. She is not creative and has poor willpower.
- Ducim Guildwashed - Female Jeweller (56). Worships Vucar Futurebirths. She is frail and recovers slowly, and perhaps because of this she tries to avoid excitement. She has great kinesthetic sense, and a natural ability with music. She has very bad intuition and meager ability with social relationships.
Gods of The Coincidental Spear- "Istrath Planamuse" Most often depicted as a male dwarf and associated with gambling.
- "Akil Towermountains" Most often depicted as a female peregrine falcon and associated with mountains.
- "Ber the Earthen Boulders" Most often depicted as a female dwarf and associated with minerals and metals.
- "Athser" Most often depicted as a female dwarf and associated with jewels.
- "Tosid" Most often depicted as a female dwarf and associated with fortresses.
- "Limar Goldways" Most often depicted as a male dwarf and associated with trade and wealth.
- "Vucar Futurebirths" Skeletal female dwarf associated with creation, birth, rebirth and death. They created the tin glaze slab "Bonesburials" in 47 from which Iden Friendlygears learnt how to raise the dead.
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