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[optimumtact]

There's no Cog there, so what do you want to be?

I'm not fussed, wherever you can stick me in.

[Pukako]

[Another long post deleted by Firefox's $%^& backspace button.  Have sorted out, though]

Dear Aunt, Uncle, and Assembled Cousins,

Life at Argentdikes is not the hedonistic, blood-thirsty, drug-crazed emporium it was rumoured to be when I left, and, frankly, I am disappointed with the lack of amusements.

I have been instructing the locals in architectural theory.  They were inspired by my tales of the wonders of the Capital, at least those left after the Queen's latest bad moods.  They have created a masterwork.



Meanwhile;





Also, either a poorly organised assult by goblins, or some unlucky door-to-door salesgoblins, as one was caught in a weapon trap and the other ran away before anyone could ask him what was going on.

And, luckily;



Nothing else, other than mutilated animals.  Smelting some metals, and forging some steel trap components is about all we get up to these days.

Bye!

PS

[Dariush]

Oh hey, it's my turn next. Which advice for epic greatness to be accomplished have you, guys?

[Zeocin]

Oh hey, it's my turn next. Which advice for epic greatness to be accomplished have you, guys?

Building a fitting monument to Mete. Dikes and penguins, the most hardcore mascots yet.

Edit: Also, I love that tile set, Pukako.

[Pukako]

Dear Family,

Well, it's mid summer already, and boy are things happening.  Thanks for the knitted bronze socks, too.  Very warm and practical.

Anyway - the excitement!

Goblins, led by a human, attacked the east wall.  The one with no door.  Not very many, but the troops were let out at them;



Not that they were really needed here;





Then, the Animal discovered ANOTHER ambush (by falling over it - not the sharpest tool in the shed, if you get my meaning)



This ended badly (for the goblins);



And then YET ANOTHER ambush jumped on them;



With the same results;



That's about it.  The Miner is still moody -asking for basically one of everything, and he can't find something, but what it is, no idea.

[Pukako]

Excitement Plus!  Things have happened!

Sorry for the excitable introduction, but we have had bad news, good news, and an interesting diversion recently!

Firstly, the not so good;

Urist (his real name) the Miner had collected seemingly everything a possessed dwarf might need.



And, meanwhile,



So far, all good.  But then;







Fortunately, the militia arrived at the scene, but only after the human liaison was struck down.  Thankfully all the dwarves were smart enough to stay out of the room until afterwards.



Secondly, we got a visitor.





Still, after everyone got their asses inside, we watched him approach the new entrance;







Kind of an anticlimax, all things considered.  I'll talk about the thrid great event tomorrow.  Anyway, we are up to 106 dwarves, and things are looking awfully settled and boring...

[Daetrin]

Now you're just tempting fate..

[Dariush]

I've got an idea for my first project in this fort, but I doubt it will work (I have never worked with traffic areas), so I will be grateful if someone would enlighten me about whether or not this'll work:

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[Pukako]

If HAVING a fortress with live dwarves isn't tempting fate, I don't know what is...

Anyway, third event of note.



I was worried when our only weaponsmith came to me for advice.  He was feeling a little 'clucky', but had seen the awful mess left by Urist with his unsuccessful project.  I told him, think small and simple - nothing too flash or complicated.  Did he listen to me?  I'm still not sure;









Show-off.

Anyway, it's the 5th of Moonstone, and we've just fought off a Vile Force of Darkness, and seem to have only 104 dwarves, despite not loosing anyone.  Strange.  Another update tomorrow, possibly.

[FearfulJesuit]

What are the decorations on the pick? I mean, it's worth over a million Eurists...

[Zeocin]

Yours is the pick that will pierce the heavens!

[Pukako]

What are the decorations on the pick? I mean, it's worth over a million Eurists...

Adamantine decorations, and possibly adamantine encrustings.  It doesn't need other things.  This shiny stuff to dwarves is like if someone managed to combine booze and pron in the same substance - imagine what it would do to humans.

Anyway, the Vile Force of Darkness;

Merchants from the homeland had arrived on the eastern side of the map, just as we were tidying up the place.  But then;





Run, merchants, run.  I chastised the Animal for taking bets on them reaching the gates, but then put $10 on them not making it.  Money is money, you know.





He only offered odds of 5:8, but I collected my winnings with a heavy heart.  It also means we can't get find of the junk we picked up from outside this season... Our strategy was simple.  Everyone stayed inside and we flipped the bridge over the magma up and down to lure the gobbos in and give them a good hot bath.

Sometimes it worked well;



Sometimes it didn't (the dwarf in the sauna there is one of the merchant's ex-guards).



Eventually, the lava dunkings and the traps made the survivors limp or crawl away, but as we celebrated and filed out again, we noticed a problem.



One of the macegoblins had been flung onto the wall.



Leading to everyone scared to go in or out, and lining the walls.  Eventually one of the crossbowdwarves put an iron bolt into the last goblin.

Perhaps the last few months of my exile will pass quietly, but I doubt it...

[Pukako]

BIG day at work today, and more stress on the horizon...  However, I have FINISHED my turn, and will post the final chapter soon.

But for now, I will pass the save onto Darisuh -

1. sorry about the ghost (good luck on that one - I can explain)
2. just suffered a mood and a major assault that ended just as Spring arrived, so it's a bit messy
3. had issues with miners not mining, so 'temporarily' recruited others.  Please remove as required
4. sorry about blocking the river with obsidian.

That's about it.

Ok - loaded it on dffd, but it's not there - if anyone can find it, let me know, otherwise I'll do it again tomorrow (sigh)

[Dariush]

It isn't on DFFD. Can you reupload today?...

[Pukako]

Here we go...

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4404

Enjoy (I hope)