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[Battlecat]

Events of the 23rd of Obsidian 320

Thor waited at the front gates for the errant goblin dressed as a diplomat.  He had been assigned to delivering the same message Derm had delivered to the Demon.  Perhaps then the goblins would end their foolish attempts at getting into Towersoared through diplomacy.  Thor watched with some amusement as the goblin walked right up to him. 

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The goblin then spoke in an imperious tone, “Ahh, so the rumors were true.  Guardian of the gates is a fine position for one such as you.  You will conduct me to the throne room of our master Nokast Zakospdesmo Stuxulustru Oson, the new lord of Towersoared.  I must speak with him to discuss how many goblins should emigrate from Ozud Zogast.” 

Thor just stared at the goblin incredulously and then started to laugh.  “Sure, I can do that.  He’s currently rotting in the moat over there.  Towersoared remains in the hands of dwarves and no goblin will ever see the deeps of my home.  We are going to send a message to Ozud Zogast and you’ll do a fine job of delivering it when you don’t return.” 

As Thor gestured at the moat the goblins eyes widened in surprise and then fear.  And with that, the goblin diplomat turned and began running and screaming.  Thor sighed.  So much for a fight.  Thor took two solid swings at the body of the goblin, sending it collapsing to the ground vomiting.  He gave it several more sharp hits sending the goblin crawling and retching. 

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Finally, Thor took pity on the goblin and smashed it in the head, shattering the goblins skull.  Mercifully, it collapsed and died quickly.  Thor took a moment to spit on the corpse and then made his way back into Towersoared for a drink.  Then he chuckled again.  Lord Nokast of Towersoared.  Maybe the goblins were simply delusional; he could hardly believe the audacity of that goblin.  Why on earth would the goblin believe that a dwarf would be guarding the fortress controlled by a demon? 

Cog’s Journal, 24th of Obsidian 320

It has been done.  Thor has successfully delivered our message.  Apparently Nokast’s followers couldn’t conceive of him losing his battle here and arrived assuming he won the battle.  I am concerned that the goblin wasn’t afraid of Thor.  Why would a goblin believe a dwarf would be guarding a demon control fortress? 

It seems Lars made note of Thor on our latest artifact. 

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It is a leather cap which I value it at 55,800 Urists.  It has a picture of Thor striking down a goblin on it from the siege of 309.  Over 11 years ago now, wow that was a long time ago.  On a separate note, Indri has requested that a memorial be installed at the place where John was killed by the spider.  I’ve ordered a marble slab to be carved and installed right away.

Cog’s Journal, 28th of Obsidian 320

The human diplomat didn’t really have much to share.  After exchanging a few pleasantries and some assurances that the humans do want to normalize trade with us, she made her way out.  She did let slip one small thing though.  Apparently, it has been quite a few years since any goblin sieges have been seen anywhere.  Either we’ve decimated their military or they’ve been massing for an attack. Well regardless, it’s time to prepare for the New Year gathering. 

I’ll be presenting the latest architectural drawings the new ledger and the updated list of projects.  It’s been a productive year. 

Spoiler: Ledger for the End of 320 (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Projects List as of 320 (click to show/hide)

 Dining Hall Related
-  Grand Dining Hall Eating Area: Done
-  Dining Hall Bedrooms: In Progress – 95%
-  Dining Hall West Wall Project: Planned
-  Dining Hall North Window Mural: In Progress – 88%
-  Dining Hall South Window Mural: Not yet Started

Entrance Hall Related[ /b]
-  Double Helix Stairway: Done
-  Entrance Hall: Done
-  Entrance Towers: In Progress
-  Entrance Water and Magma Falls: Planned (Martini, Tin Reaper)
-  Silver Skylight: Planned (Dragonshardz)
-  Double helix waterfall: Planned (Syntic)
-  Double Helix Stairway ground floor works: Planned

Central Fortress Industry
-  West Industrial Hall: Done  Metalworks, Woodworks, Jewelers and Stoneworkers
-  North Industrial Hall: Done Food Production and Storage
-  South Industrial Hall: In Progress glassworks, adamantium storage completed

Power Production Related
-  Water Reactor: Done (Pawn)
-  Water Pump Stack Phase 1 (Dining Hall Level): Done
-  Water Pump Stack Phase 2 (Obsidian Factory Level): Done
-  Water Pump Stack Phase 3 (Mountaintop): Planned
-  Magma Pump for Obsidian Factory: Done
-  Obsidian Factory: Done
-  Water Reactor Phase 2: In Progress

Main Wall Projects
-  Military Tower: In Progress foundation in place
-  Pump Gym: In Progress Temp Gym Done(Thor)
-  Swimming Pool: In Progress (Derm)
-  Main Entrance and Outer Wall: In Progress
-  Inner Keep Wall: In Progress
-  Inner Keep Gate Magma Trap: Planned (Related to Syntic’s suggestion)

Religion/Honor Projects
- Shrine to the Soulchopper and the Legendary Axedwarves: Planned (Urist Imiknorris)

Miscellaneous Citizen Projects
-  Nightwing Pyramid: Done (Martini’s Project)
-  Mausoleum: In Progress/Done (Undertaker)
-  Cave Airlocks and Defenses: Done (Kezan)
-  Comp’s Projects: In Progress/Done (Comp)
-  Hanging Tower of Triaxx: Done (Triaxx)
-  Leisure room with Akmeshitat patterned on floor: Planned (Derm)
-  Tower on top of Rock spire near fortress: [Planned (Tin Reaper)
-  Project Safe House: In Progress (Martini)
-  Project Welcoming Inn: Planned (Martini)
-  Urist Imiknorris’ Bedroom Done
-  Bath House and Shower System: Planned
-  Giant Cave Spider Silk Farm: Planned GCS in cage

OOC: And that rounds out 320. 

@Urist Imiknorris: True, but Cog might have chosen his words poorly.  That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. 

@Indricotherium: Nice one.  Consider it done!

[Thatdude]

Thatdude sat in the middle of the annual party that was as lively as ever. While she didn't really know anyone well enough to actually make much of a contribution, she still enjoyed feeling like she was still a part of it. She could always ignore the inevitable "we are here another year thanks to the efforts of Derm" with a good draught from her Mug of... whatever, she never really cared.
Yup, one hand with a plump helmet (they were better raw), the other with booze, sitting amongst incredibly skilled dwarves who only spurred Cog on to more impressive designs and more interesting things to be built. Yes. Life here was pretty good. "Being '2nd designated forgotten beast killer' isn't so bad" She thought. "Maybe I can stop being so jealous of Derm". She paused for a moment before think "Nah, saying bad things about him behind his back is way too fun," before chuckling to herself, downing the rest of her drink and getting up to find another.

OOC: Congrats on making it through another year without succumbing to boredom and moving to another project. Really good work here.
Few questions, looking at the DFMA map:
1. Do you really have just about all your levers in the entire fort in 1 room (with a few exceptions)? Wow, that's some precise [N]ote making right there
2. Looking at the plans for the outer wall, is the weird bit the kind of tapers away from the ditch but isn't built yet (south and a bit west of the military tower) meant to be like that?
Thanks

[kisame12794]

Thor's journal
Well that was fun. I do hope i get to do more diplomacy soon. I think they could have sent a tougher one though, not to much fun squishing him. Oh and I am apparently on an artifact. About time. Well i must Attend Party. Lots of food and drink.

[Dermonster]

Another great year. Hopefully something exciting shows up. You may need to start modding a few enemies in to keep it interesting.

[magmaholic]

by the way,how many artifacts do we have?

[Battlecat]

OOC: Thought I should answer your questions because I won't be around on the weekend. 

@Thatdude: I'm still quite pleased with how the fort is running, so I plan to keep it going as long as possible.  To answer your questions, yes most of the levers are in the two rooms off the north side of the dinning hall.  Each one is labeled with a detailed note and only has one function.  As for the tapering wall at the south west corner of the fortress, it is part of an unannounced project.  I was just making sure there was sufficient room before I built the rest of the outer walls.  All those constructions are suspended. 

@kisame12794: My favorite kind of diplomacy!

@dermonster: Yeah.  I'm working on it.  I want more stuff to drop dead!

@mamaholic: We currently have 48 artifacts and 14 named items (weapons and shields). 

[Ahra]

ahras journal:
i think the goblins have gone mad crazy and/or stupid... seriously w t f did they send another for?

[Karakzon]

Journel Of Karakzon:

This never gets old.

hope the goblins send something more interesting. with two dead diplomats in  a row its probably only a matter of time.

[Urist Imiknorris]

We should have at least let the goblin survive to tell his fellow scum that their fearless leader was a corpse.

[Korva]

Where do you get your design ideas by the way? The fort sure is very inspirational. What kind of rig are you running this on, and what's your FPS? This looks like a 6x6 with lots of magma- and waterworks including a massive reactor and much open space for dwarves to navigate. I think my computer would buckle under such a workload.

[Triaxx2]

Hah, my computer buckles on a 3x3 on a volcano. But that's entirely the fault of spring. I just have to dig down and pour in magma to keep the water from freezing and that should solve it.
And I don't know how BC manages it either.

[Noir]

Congratulations, your fort is amazing!

[kisame12794]

nah if we let him leave then they definately would send an army. or cower in fear. anyway if they think everything is fine they might sent migrants. squishy, squishy migrants....

[Triaxx2]

You know what we do with Goblin Migrants?

Use them for archery practice. Unless they arrive the same time as Dwarf Migrants, then we take bets.

[Urist Imiknorris]

And cheat by sending out Derm.