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[Angellus]

Hi, in another thread on the general discussion LSD's came to light, standing for Location Scenario Distibutions, these are scenario's where a person makes a world, a starting location, and embarkement choices for you.
I have made one, and am curious about other people's opinions.
Please read (and try?) this scenario I came up with, and if you plan on trying it, dont read the spoilers (why not? They spoil, duh  .

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My first map, tried to fit SolarShado's wishes:

Scenario name: The archeologists

Difficulty: normal

Scenario creator: Angellus

Map dimensions: 3x3

Scenario:
Setting out on a journey for fame, seven dwarves have found themselves in a hot desert with little trees but lots of food supplies.
This band of seven went out to dig for fossils, and where else but the dry desert would fossils be better preserved?

Upon arrival, a base camp must be made to house the mining crew and the appraiser, together they will strife for greatness! STRIKE THE EARTH!

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Spoilers will now contain information about the map, feel free to look, but this might spoil your fun in this map...

Biome information:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Number of biome's: 2
Temperature: Warm
Trees: Scarce
Other vegetation: Scarce
Surroundings: Untamed wilds
Aquifiers: 1/2, single aquifier
Sand: Black, White.
Anything not stated is unknown.
Worst biome is stated.

Embarkment difficulties:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

No anvil on embark (what the hell do you need it for? XD)
Many, many miners.
No seeds to start with (you do have plump helmets, so those seeds will come)

Embark details:

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2 Dogs
1 Cat
5 Copper picks
1 Steel battle axe
50 Dwarven rum
50 Dwarven wine
50 Donkey meat
50 Plump helmet
85 Barrels (to keep the fossils in)

Starting seven info:

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Ast Ledlisat, Leading miner;
- Proficient Miner

Thob Thobethram, Fossil miner;
- Competent Miner

Kosoth Larkivish, Fossil miner;
- Competent Miner

Lòr Èrithoggez, Fossil miner;
- Competent Miner

Vabôk Leromkûbuk, Crafter
- Novice Carpenter
- Novice Mason
- Novice Engraver
- Novice Building Designer
- Novice Bowyer
- Novice Metal Crafter
- Novice Stone Crafter
- Novice Wood Crafter
- Novice Bone Crafter
- Novice Mechanic

Ustuth Kolzat, Guard;
- Novice Wood Cutter
- Competent Axedwarf
- Competent Marksdwarf
- Shield User
- Novice Armor User

Edzul Arkimfikod, Organising appraiser;
- Proficient Appraiser
- Proficient Organiser

Mean things:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I have added the Orc mod, so you might be raided sooner then later   

Difficulty bonus (for those that have played this scenario before and wish for more difficulty this round 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Accept no immigrants, every single one of them could be a fossil thief!
DO NOT LET THEM GET NEAR YOUR BASE, kill them if you must, but they may not come near, the same counts for trading liasons, dont let them see the inside of your fossil excavation!

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Last but not least I will post the link here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I78Q6VXO
OR
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=893

Have fun, and do tell me what you think of this, I will be thrilled to hear your thoughts!
If not trought the forums then trough the mail, always reachable trough
angelofgames@gmail.com
Again, have fun, and let me know what you think of it ^^.

[Creamcorn]

Hm, looks to me like you're on to something here. I'm not really going to try playing this fort, as I have another fort running but if you keep on making more and more interesting fortress scenarios than I may have to pick one.

[BirdoPrey]

This sounds like a good idea. It could be cool if different people participated and put up scenarios for everyone. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread and considering my own.

[shadow_archmagi]

So, how do the fossils work? I guess you could treat them as gems you can't decorate with. (found in clusters in certain layers, require a professional to "clean/catalogue" them for increased value)

[Cheeetar]

You couldn't trade with them, and had to send them back to the mountain home at each trade liason? Possibly a certain quota had to be reached?

[Creamcorn]

Or you could mod in fossils into the game as gem clusters, make a whole bunch of sets for them and rename your gem cutter to a fossil cleaner.

Fossils could also be protected by massive amounts of modded HFS.

[Angellus]

Thanks a lot for all the advices, I really like the idea of using a game especially modded for the scenario

Unfortunately I have little modding experience, so the own-made modded worlds will have to wait for a while ...

[Topace3k]

Just gonna drop a link to the original thread here if no one minds. 

Looking forward to seeing some community fortresses based off these!

[Toady Two]

Check out my scenario in that thread. I'm considering making a separate thread for mine like yours. And maybe a community fort.

[Sowelu]

Just to try and head off a big pile of multiple threads for these:

DF Community Games & Stories
Do you want to start a community/succession game or share a story? You can post here.

I like these ideas a lot, but they're probably better served being in one place...

[Angellus]

Just to try and head off a big pile of multiple threads for these:

DF Community Games & Stories
Do you want to start a community/succession game or share a story? You can post here.

I like these ideas a lot, but they're probably better served being in one place...

Agreed, it sounds like an promising way of distributing LSD's.
Thanks for placing a link to the original thread, I forgot 

[juice]

I'm currently playing a beachside, no underground farming scenario with 7 no skill peasants and no supplies other than 2 mining picks and an axe. It's rather fun.

You start off fishing and gathering for food, then you get your above ground farms running, cooking the fish, etc... It's an interesting way to play.

[short_dwarf]

I'm currently playing a beachside, no underground farming scenario with 7 no skill peasants and no supplies other than 2 mining picks and an axe. It's rather fun.

You start off fishing and gathering for food, then you get your above ground farms running, cooking the fish, etc... It's an interesting way to play.

a fishing town

build a port into the sea and build makeshift boats
and set traps along the sides
(....or not that could be counterproductive)