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[Regalia]

As you can see above, there were... problems. My last save is from about 10 minutes after I started my turn (and it's just some tiresome dig designations, thus the save) so... anyone is welcome to take what Catfish left as I'm not conscious enough to retry or reclaim.

And good luck. You will need it. Or you will need to find and pull that damm lever.

[TheCatfish]

Yeah if you read my story I'm sure you coulda guessed what was coming.
Seriously over 30 Orcs vs our dwarfs numbering about that as well; Turtling seems like the only way to keep the fort going. Once a defense is set up we could re-instate a no turtling rule, at least to give the fort a chance to last another year or two.

[Regalia]

I was hoping to counter it with quickly prepared defense lines. I suppose if I actually had a few days (in-game) I could've... survived maybe. As it was, a few orcs died. Many more lived.

So yes, pulling the lever or kiting orcs across the map (though that didn't really give me enough time).

[apeiron12]

I like removing TRAPAVOID from orcs. Either that or NOPAIN. Or both. They are just too damn hardcore, turtling is the ONLY way of surviving them later on, or magma/water traps. (But i havent looked at the last save so i dunno if thats feasible at this point.)

[sir labreck]

First to claim play, I am sick and need rest. Good luck anyways

[powell]

I would like to play, but I've never done a succession and am a newb.

No one is signed up for todays game, and labreck didn't play yesterday, so it's all right for me to just start playing?

Edit:  After some fiddling with the res, I got it working ok and will start playing.  If someones playing right now and just didn't mention in the thread, then we'll just use yours.

First update

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Diary of 'Powell' Evostasob
A peasant on the rise to power.

1st Limestone, 207
I can't stand this place, or the expedition leader.  He keeps telling me to dump this and dump that.  Oh the joys of being a peasant.

3rd Limestone, 207
Early Morning:
I think my life here is done for!  I was going to go complain to Catfish about our horrid working conditions, and walked right in on his meeting with the Sheriff.  He briskly ordered a guard of his to take me a way back to my quarters and to have a 'meeting' with him later.

Afternoon:
I have just got back from meeting with Catfish, and, well it's hard to explain.  The meeting I walked in on this morning was him relieving the sheriff of his position due to 'indecent' actions.  He has already begun looking for a replacement and apparently I'm the man for it.  While I'm a sheriff I will also be acting as overseer.  This means that now I will become nobility, and be looked down upon from the working class.  Although, I was already looked down upon when I was a peasant.

4th Limestone, 207
Catfish suggested that I order a new room to be build for me since I can't be a sheriff and live in a small apartment anymore.  The miners were currently digging into towards a reported Gold deposit and didn't want to separate them from their work.  In the mean time, I will commandeer a large bedroom from a worker.  Now I just need an office...

5th Limestone, 207
'Danarca' has just engraved a masterpiece!  I don't think I would be a good overseer if I was to not see it!  Let's see....
A masterfully designed image of purring maggots! How delightf-...wait what?!?
Note to self: Keep close eye on Danarca.

6th Limestone, 207
So much has happened while I've been asleep, being overseer is a lot harder than I thought!
Apparently, Danarca has been on a role, and engraved 12 new masterpieces.  Unfortunately, I'm too scared to go look at them.

Also, while the miners were digging for Gold, they hit some 'damp stones'  I don't really understand, but they said they will be unable to dig straight through without flooding the place, and an alternative route to the Gold must be found.

Second update

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Diary of 'Powell' Evostasob
An accident waiting to happen.

9th Limestone, 207
I'm starting to notice the great difficulty in finding things around here.  While I was a peasant, the only places I had to be able to find were the apartments and the mining tunnels to haul stone and gems.  It took me forever to find the mason and request a dinning room set to be completed.

The only other things noteworthy is that I settled the damp stone problem and hte miners are going to tunnel around it.  Danarca has engraved a few more masterpieces.  Hurray.

12th Limestone, 207
Orcs!  The Orcs have arrived!  I ordered the military to the front gates and get ready to- hey, whats that lever?
Thank god I noticed that lever, it retracted the bridge and left the orcs outside, waiting for us.  We can hold up here for a while, rushing the orcs with such a small military would be suicidal.

15th Limestone, 207
I ordered some weapons to be forged and drafted some peasants into the military.

28th Limestone, 207
Nothing new.  The new recruits are sparring and getting to know combat.  I extended the mining expedition to find more Gold, and did we find a lot of it!  The orcs remain outside our doors, let them rot out there.

Also, food supplies have shrunk for some reason.  I have ordered more people idling around to start farming.

8th Sandstone, 207
Orcs sitll out there, waiting.  One of my miners came up to me and said they have found a strange blue rock in the mining expedition.  The rock is so hot that steam flows from it!

I have drawfter more idlers into the military, being stuck in here so long has must of gone to my head.  I actually want to take down the orc scum.  I place myself as the leader of the new squad.

1th Sandstone, 207
The time is now!  The orcs has crept away from the entrance, but still linger.  It's time for battle!
The bridge is being lowered.... CHARGEEEE!

It's needless to say everyone died, that was the first time I ever had a battle with orcs.  I doubt anyone wants to reclaim, but I'll post the save anyway.  The oldersave before me is on the last page.
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1680

[Danarca]

I would like to play, but I've never done a succession and am a newb.

No one is signed up for todays game, and labreck didn't play yesterday, so it's all right for me to just start playing?

Edit:  After some fiddling with the res, I got it working ok and will start playing.  If someones playing right now and just didn't mention in the thread, then we'll just use yours.

First update

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Diary of 'Powell' Evostasob
A peasant on the rise to power.

1st Limestone, 207
I can't stand this place, or the expedition leader.  He keeps telling me to dump this and dump that.  Oh the joys of being a peasant.

3rd Limestone, 207
Early Morning:
I think my life here is done for!  I was going to go complain to Catfish about our horrid working conditions, and walked right in on his meeting with the Sheriff.  He briskly ordered a guard of his to take me a way back to my quarters and to have a 'meeting' with him later.

Afternoon:
I have just got back from meeting with Catfish, and, well it's hard to explain.  The meeting I walked in on this morning was him relieving the sheriff of his position due to 'indecent' actions.  He has already begun looking for a replacement and apparently I'm the man for it.  While I'm a sheriff I will also be acting as overseer.  This means that now I will become nobility, and be looked down upon from the working class.  Although, I was already looked down upon when I was a peasant.

4th Limestone, 207
Catfish suggested that I order a new room to be build for me since I can't be a sheriff and live in a small apartment anymore.  The miners were currently digging into towards a reported Gold deposit and didn't want to separate them from their work.  In the mean time, I will commandeer a large bedroom from a worker.  Now I just need an office...

5th Limestone, 207
'Danarca' has just engraved a masterpiece!  I don't think I would be a good overseer if I was to not see it!  Let's see....
A masterfully designed image of purring maggots! How delightf-...wait what?!?
Note to self: Keep close eye on Danarca.

6th Limestone, 207
So much has happened while I've been asleep, being overseer is a lot harder than I thought!
Apparently, Danarca has been on a role, and engraved 12 new masterpieces.  Unfortunately, I'm too scared to go look at them.

Also, while the miners were digging for Gold, they hit some 'damp stones'  I don't really understand, but they said they will be unable to dig straight through without flooding the place, and an alternative route to the Gold must be found.

Second update

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The Diary of 'Powell' Evostasob
An accident waiting to happen.

9th Limestone, 207
I'm starting to notice the great difficulty in finding things around here.  While I was a peasant, the only places I had to be able to find were the apartments and the mining tunnels to haul stone and gems.  It took me forever to find the mason and request a dinning room set to be completed.

The only other things noteworthy is that I settled the damp stone problem and hte miners are going to tunnel around it.  Danarca has engraved a few more masterpieces.  Hurray.

12th Limestone, 207
Orcs!  The Orcs have arrived!  I ordered the military to the front gates and get ready to- hey, whats that lever?
Thank god I noticed that lever, it retracted the bridge and left the orcs outside, waiting for us.  We can hold up here for a while, rushing the orcs with such a small military would be suicidal.

15th Limestone, 207
I ordered some weapons to be forged and drafted some peasants into the military.

28th Limestone, 207
Nothing new.  The new recruits are sparring and getting to know combat.  I extended the mining expedition to find more Gold, and did we find a lot of it!  The orcs remain outside our doors, let them rot out there.

Also, food supplies have shrunk for some reason.  I have ordered more people idling around to start farming.

8th Sandstone, 207
Orcs sitll out there, waiting.  One of my miners came up to me and said they have found a strange blue rock in the mining expedition.  The rock is so hot that steam flows from it!

I have drawfter more idlers into the military, being stuck in here so long has must of gone to my head.  I actually want to take down the orc scum.  I place myself as the leader of the new squad.

1th Sandstone, 207
The time is now!  The orcs has crept away from the entrance, but still linger.  It's time for battle!
The bridge is being lowered.... CHARGEEEE!

It's needless to say everyone died, that was the first time I ever had a battle with orcs.  I doubt anyone wants to reclaim, but I'll post the save anyway.  The oldersave before me is on the last page.
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=1680

5. DO NOT ZERG RUSH. If they aren't goblins, this tactic is disastrous. I know. I tried.

Orcs are merciless :p

[Heron TSG]

Anyone want to play today? My computer with DF on it is being repaired.

[powell]

For fun, I tried to reclaim the fortress.  Got 63 dwarfs and had them go around the fortress but found only a monster or two.  About 30 minutes later, as I was getting the populace back to work, they came out of nowhere.  I forget what they were, but they came out of everywhere.  About 3 dwarfs died, and I managed to seal off the lower levels and no one tantrumed; but, alas, 2 more dwarfs died from a monster hiding in the apartments.  The monster was quickly slain, but then those last two deaths were enough to set off a ticking bomb of tantrum.  The tantruming dwarfs started breaking things, killing animals, going berserk. And, well, you know the rest of it.  Going to try reclaiming again for more fun.

[The Architect]

Sparkgear continues to deteriorate as an institution of the DF community.

[Heron TSG]

And who gives you the right to decide whether or not SparkGear is an institution, and whether or not it is deteriorating?

SparkGear has always been open to noobs. The entire point is that anyone can play.

Next weeks' slots open.

Apeiron, you're up.

[Flaede]

It's good to see someone experimenting with non-extreme temperatures.
I'd love to know the levels that allow a "slow burn", or for something to ignite only when handled, or other such temperature FUN.

I'd offer to take a turn on this, but I don't think I can stop orcs without turtling.

[The Architect]

And who gives you the right to decide whether or not SparkGear is an institution, and whether or not it is deteriorating?

Do you even have the slightest clue what I said in the first place?

[DaPatman]

Can I annoy you by changing again, this time to the 17th? I've now agreed to spend the 15th helping my grandma put up her christmas decorations.

[nil]

Do you even have the slightest clue what I said in the first place?

You may or may know this, dude, but you have a tendency to come off as unnecessarily abrasive online.  I think it hinders your ability to communicate somewhat.