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[Bigwig]

Each individual dwarf has a billion different attributes and a unique psychological profile, but no fatness stat? Come on Toady. It's not like you to overlook something as fundamental as this.

Olik Smoothedbraces cancels gather water: Too fat.

[Joseph Miles]

Not liking the job cancellation part, and it'd be harder to make clothes, also there is a fat tag in the raws. I believes dwarves are 3. That said, I'm against this because it'd over complicate things.

[Neonivek]

Without any visual effects there is little point in fatness increases or bulk increases... In my oppinion

[Joseph Miles]

Well, when butchered they'd drop more fat, but we can't butcher dwarves now(Without DC at least) and even then fat doesn't do anything. Does it?

[Areyar]

it fills barrels nicely.

[Neonivek]

Soap is also a rather valuable building material...

[Techhead]

And tallow is just as useful as quarry-bush leaves.
Plus, it doesn't need bags.

[Skizelo]

I could see a use for it, with fat dwarfs being tougher but slower and skinny dwarfs just the opposite, but again, it's not really a pressing issue.

[Heavy Flak]

Not liking the job cancellation part, and it'd be harder to make clothes, also there is a fat tag in the raws. I believes dwarves are 3. That said, I'm against this because it'd over complicate things.

I just want to point out the irony of anyone saying a single attribute would "overly complicate" Dwarf Fortress

[shadow_archmagi]

Not liking the job cancellation part, and it'd be harder to make clothes, also there is a fat tag in the raws. I believes dwarves are 3. That said, I'm against this because it'd over complicate things.

I just want to point out the irony of anyone saying a single attribute absolutely anything at all could "overly complicate" Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress IS overly complicated. That is why we love it. Its the D&D of computer games; full of rules lawyering and weird effects caused by oversights in the RAW.

[RebelZhouYuWu]

Job cancelled: Dwarf overweight

[Neoskel]

Move canceled: Can't see own shoes.

[Strangething]

Pick Up Equipment canceled: can't reach own shoes.

[Neonivek]

Haul Job Cancelled: Gastric Bypass

[Havlock]

I'd say that fat dwarfs would stand up to the cold better than thin dwarfs, what with all that extra insulation. Perhaps it could be a biome dictated behavior that dwarfs, and maybe other critters, would eat more when living in a cold or freezing climate, if there's food available. And on top of that, fat dwarfs could last longer without food.

This'll probably have to wait until after a "nutrition arc", "food diversity arc", or some other such arc. Likely after the "caravan arc," when I expect we can make more trade requests per year, and so get regular food shipments.