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[Triaxx2]

Journal of Triaxx: Heard there's an obnoxious noble, imprisoning people for failing to do things that aren't their job. Let's see him get into my tower. He'll have to batter down my door. And then I'll have a crossbow surprise waiting for him.

[Shotgun5559]

@Shotgun5559: That’s almost exactly right!  The only difference is I make them invaders rather than beserk.   Mostly because I haven’t figured out which toggle makes them go crazy!

Ah okay, that makes sense. I rarely use runesmith, and until now I never checked to see if there was a berserk toggle.

Also Argonnek's post made me chuckle.

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 27th of Opal, 323

Just for a change of pace I’ve temporarily cancelled all block production.  All the masons are on construction duty for the next month in an attempt to get some of this bloody flooring completed!  I’d love to have a really accomplishment to share with the fortress at the New Year’s party this year. 

Cog’s Journal, 8th of Obsidian, 323

Today my eldest son was taken by a mood.  He suddenly started babbling and charged out of the military barracks where he was watching his mother train.  I hope he’ll be ok. 

Eventually he claimed a craft workshop.  The first thing he grabbed was a piece of orthoclase.  I guess he’s going to be a stonecrafter. 

OOC: Almost to the end of the year! 

@Argonnek: Nice one!  I think your dwarf will be pleasantly surprised that there is actually a supply of booze in the prison cells!  The duke might be an ass but Cog has ensured you’re supplied.

@Triaxx2: Yeah, he’ll be pretty challenged at that.  Especially now that the secure pump system for your water supply is ready.  I’ve set up a hand pumping system that’s only accessible from inside your base.  So you’ll be able to refresh the water supply at will. 

@Shotgun5559: I really only use it for a couple of things myself.  One is for these battle tests, the other is to free up big monsters when they get caught in cages.  I don’t like how giants and stuff are caught in cage traps but they’re nice to have to stop goblins. 

[Triaxx2]

Excellent. I love the idea of a hand pumped system. It definitely fits the survival tower feeling.

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 28th of Obsidian, 323

To say this year has been uneventful would be the understatement of the last two decades.  There have been next to no monster invasions, minimal sieges, and no disasters in our construction projects.  It’s almost been idyllic! 

Here’s the stuff I’ll be presenting at this years party:

Spoiler: Projects List (click to show/hide)

The List:

Dining Hall Related
-  Grand Dining Hall Eating Area: Done
-  Dining Hall Bedrooms: In Progress – 95%
-  Dining Hall West Wall Project: Done
-  Dining Hall North Window Mural: Done
-  Dining Hall South Window Mural: [In Progress – 1%

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: Done

Main Wall Projects
-  Military Tower: Done/In Progress Barracks in place. 
-  Pump Gym: In Progress Temp Gym Done(Thor)
-  Swimming Pool: Done (Derm)
-  Main Entrance and Outer Wall: In Progress
   Status:
      Level 1: Walls: Done, Floors:In Progress
      Level 2: Walls: Planned, Floors: Planned
-  Inner Keep Wall: In Progress
   Status:
      Level 1: Walls: Done, Floors:In Progress
      Level 2: Walls: Planned, Floors: Planned
-  Inner Keep Gate Magma Trap: In Progress (Related to Syntic’s suggestion)

Religion/Honor Projects
- Shrine to the Soulchopper and the Legendary Axedwarves: Planned (Urist Imiknorris)
- Religious shrines to all the gods worshipped in our fortress: Planned (Balta)
- Vault for unused artifacts, annex to shrines complex: Planned (Balta)

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
-  Live Fire Training Room: Planned (Ren)

Spoiler: Ledger (click to show/hide)

And the architectural drawings.  The big accomplishment of this year was the flooring work for the ground floor of the walls and preparation of the adamantine defense system. 

Anyhow, off to the party!  It’ll be a nice one this year, there isn’t even anybody in prison now. 

OOC: That was an easy, quiet year! 

@Triaxx2: That’s sort of what I figured.  I considered putting a power facility together but it seemed like a lot of work for minimal value.   

[Syntic]

Coming along nicely. But no 3d images this year?

[Triaxx2]

That's an almost undwarven comment Comrade Cog. Almost.

[Blead]

I applaud to you great gentlemen and awesome dwarfs.

This is one amazing fort! Just looking at it made my fort feel so small and insignificant. I will never be able to top this or even come close to equal.

Might I ask, how many dwarfs of the currently 170 in your fort is working in the military?

Keep up the good work lads this is a great read and I'm enjoying every update of it.

[Paaaad]

Happy Hollween!

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 1st of Granite, 324

No rest for the weary.  This year, work on the defensive systems for the Adamantine continues with connecting up the support structures and digging out the tunnels for access.  It’ll still be a bit longer before we can really poke the adamantine to see what’s inside, but it’ll be interesting to say the least. 

I also ordered three craftdwarf workshops built down in the depths.  We need to accelerate adamantine production, and strand extraction is very time consuming. 

Cog’s Journal, 14th of Granite, 324

My son has created an elegant orthoclase ring.  He obviously gets the religious overtones from his mother since I’m not a worshipper of Moldath Steelcrystal. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It’s a fantastic creation!

OOC: Slow times and busy day.  But the defenses are getting close to being done. 

@Syntic: Yeah, I was scrambling just to get the update posted last week.  I’ll post some mid year this year to make up for it.

@Triaxx2: Heh, I think it might be a bit of hubris at work there.  Things are going awfully well lately.

@Blead: Thanks very much for you kind words!  It’s been a lot of work to accomplish this and there’s still a lot I want to do.  Of the 170 dwarves in the fortress, 25 are currently in the military and 33 are children. 

@Paaaad:

[ansontan2000]

Dykbgfyfuhku
Finally finished reading this massive thread.
It took me 10 hours straight.
Bravo.
Could you dorf me as a hauler gone marksman?
Name him/her Anderz.

[Cepheid]

I just read through this twice in a row.  It has left me wondering why Derm has not yet been declared as a god by the game, or why the current age is not the Age of Derm.

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 17th of Granite, 324

One of our haulers arrived at my office today and requested the opportunity to defend our fortress as a marksdwarf.  I told him that I would be able to fill his request.  He also asked to have his name changed to Anderz.  Since I was changing his paperwork anyhow, it was easy enough to add a new name to the roster.

Spoiler: Anderz the Marksdwarf (click to show/hide)

Now to find someone to promote to the hauling pool. 

Cog’s Journal, 19th of Granite, 324

We ran out of adamantine bars for armor production again today.  Derm and Thor are now fully equipped with Adamantine gear and the rest of the squad is well on its way.  Despite me clearly informing all the dwarves that the adamantine gear goes to Derm’s squad first, some other military dwarves have decided they want the gear early.  I intend to every dwarf in the fortress to be fully armed and armored with adamantine eventually but at some point we have to have one squad fully equipped. 

Digging is continuing in the mines, but the miners are split between excavating adamantine and getting the defensive tunnels set up.  And sadly, those defensive tunnels have to remain the priority.  Soon though, they'll soon be done!   

OOC: Grr, shake of the fist at the game thinking that adamantine = Leather.  Sorry for the slow updating pace, life has been a bit busy of late.  Not to worry, we’re still going!

@ansontan2000: Glad you enjoyed the read!  Consider yourself dwarfed above.  He’ll be a full time marksdwarf as requsted!

@Cepheid: It’s a shame the game doesn’t recognize epic dwarven achievements yet.  Perhaps someday! 

[Triaxx2]

Journal of Triaxx

A vision has occurred to me. Derm's might defends us. But he has retired from fighting Forgotten Beasts. I see a disaster in our future from one of these beasts. I know Cog has assured me that our defenses are impenetrable. I have seen it myself. I inspected the defenses, studied the battle plans, and had several good looks. I still don't trust them. Those things are dangerous. I know, I know, I can enclose myself into my tower. But there are others who need protecting. I must calculate plans for other defensive enclosures. Safe rooms... yes... Let the planning begin.

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 9th of Slate, 324

Hrm, it’s been a quiet year until now.  Apparently a beast has appeared in the second cave level, a humanoid thing made out of salt.  I think Thor can take this opportunity to beat it to death with a platinum hammer. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Should be an easy task,  it doesn’t even breath fire. 

Events of the 13th of Slate, 324

Thor arrived at the shore of the lake where the beast was lurking.  It quickly swam over in his direction.  He easily dodged the clumsy punch from the beast and then returned with a punch of his own to the beast’s lower arm.  The arm went flying off, severed by the force of his punch. 

Thor shrugged and quickly followed up with two bashes from his hammer and a kick.  The beast simply collapsed into a pile of salt from the attacks.  Either this particular beast was very weak, or he was stronger than ever.  Either way, the fortress was safe once again.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hmmm.  His hammer had served well today.  It was deserving of a name.  He thought about it as he walked back to the fortress.  Yes, Shigos Avog would work, The Pack of Dredging.  A fine dwarven name for a masterwork weapon. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Cog’s Journal, 18th of Slate, 324

The adamantine defense system is almost ready.  The deadfall blocks of stone for sealing the route to the adamantine are being cut loose so they will fall when the supports are yanked loose.  The access routes to the adamantine are complete within the secured area; I just need the masons to seal the other alternate stairwell.  And outfitting our military with adamantine has accelerated since I assigned 3 more thread extractors. 

OOC: Sorry for the delay in this post.  I wish I could promise it won’t happen again but life’s been a bit busy of late.  I’m not abandoning this though!  Just might take some time! 

@Triaxx2: Let me know what you come up with, time is ticking away now.  I still plan to seal you in to your base when the breach occurs.  Speaking of which, I need to move some food down there.