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[ISGC]

So I dug down 40 z-levels and reached my first cavern (absolutely crawling with elkbirds D:) and I think it would be a cool challenge to try and create/sustain a fort with simply a shaft going up to the surface.  It has all your basic necessities: ore, water, muddy floors for farms; the only drawback I can think of at the moment is how tight they are, you would have to clear out a lot of pillars, most have multiple levels and of course, the evils that lurk down there, but that just adds to the challenge.
tell me, how feasible is this idea?

[MoonLightBird]

Well, I was most of the way to this. Had a very nice area walled off and roofed, only 1 door to the rest of the underground. Until a gremlin pulled the "collapse the roof lever" and killed 13 out of 15 dwarfs. 

[immibis]

Well, I was most of the way to this. Had a very nice area walled off and roofed, only 1 door to the rest of the underground. Until a gremlin pulled the "collapse the roof lever" and killed 13 out of 15 dwarfs. 

A perfect example of why you shouldn't make "collapse the roof" levers

[MoonLightBird]

Well it was just me exploring the caves. I also ran in to a forgotten beast and he was the one who busted my door by having his bloody bits clogging the door open. Next time I'm setting a trap for the gremlin. A cage linked to the lever right next to it, filled with war dogs.

[lanceleoghauni]

I am playing with an idea similar to this, I've not noticed any denizens of the deep yet, but that may change. so far it's the only mud I have.

[BigD145]

This should make it easier to find the mysterious critter that makes these odd giant cave spider webs. I wonder what critter makes these....