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[Thuellai]

So?  What are they?

For me, it's sand and magma.  I neeeeeeeeeed my green glass.  Absolutely addicted to it in all its beautiful, beautiful forms, to the point of bringing a glassmaker and extra bags.

[andrea]

in DF?

trees. everytime i embark on a map without trees, i start making steel. why? i don't know! but then i have to do a lot of exploratory mining to find coal and lignite.

[Rilder]

A brook/river.

Just doesn't feel safe without one, don't need lava, or anything, just a river and Il be happy.

[Akroma]

at least 3 different kinds of alcohol and crops
just plump helmets are boring

[Tormy]

Hostile surroundings and neighbours. 
Seriously, I am only playing with those settings. Dangerous beasts & sieges = must have in my DF games. 

[Captain Xenon]

mountains and a brook. i can live without magma/sand, bit a lot of ideas i have need a chasm/pit for drainage purposes.

aside from that..... visitors to help test my many traps!

[Boksi]

I am happy to say I have no real requirements, but I always have to have something. If I'm making a complete aboveground fortress, I want to have either trees or magma and sand, for example.

[Mephansteras]

Depends on what the point of the fortress is. But, 99% of the time I'm going to make sure I have a brook as a water source. Especially if it's a warm or hot area.

[Jusal]

Turtle. I've been spoiled like that.

I just can't embark without the major part of my food storages consisting of turtle!

[Aqizzar]

I always bring turtle, because I'm sympathetic and terrified of losing dwarves to moods I can't fulfill.  It's only happened once so far (obviously I've never played the older, material specific versions).

Map wise, I only need water and sand, because they're the only things you can't import.  Water projects are fun too.

[Duke 2.0]

River. I know they are not needed, I know they bring my FPS down, but I cannot bring myself to make a Human town(I always seem to make them as opposed to Fortresses) anywhere there is no brook or river. Everything else is just a bonus.

 Although a good sedimentary layer would be best.

[Creamcorn]

OBSIDIAN!

I'm addicted to the stuff.

[MercDraco]

Things i Must have in DF.

Seeds....Alcohol.....and MAGMA

Because it's just ain't fun until Urist McFlamable gets drunk falls into the magma climbs out and proceeds to set my fortress ablaze... or the rare chance i embark ontop of said magma...

as far as trade needs though i just import elves and export dog food and clothes.

[Puck]

Water and a pickaxe 

edit: and some food and seeds and a single steel axe, and that anvil 
but maybe i try to <e>mbark with nothing but a pickaxe and some skills. sounds like a nice challenge, I think.

[Neonivek]

River, trees, and way into the underground.

I can live quite happily without magma