Cog's Journal, 11th of Granite 320I finally started laying out the foundation of the military tower. It runs up against the mountainside but that will be easy enough to excavate. This was the plan all along after all. This is also why I sort of sidestepped Martini’s “smooth the world” project. Big changes are in store now.
There were two big surprises. The first was when I realized that the designs I've placed account for every remaining unused block of obsidian in the fortress. Good thing the second factory floor is almost mined out and the first floor has been flooded and converted to obsidian already.
The second surprise was the discovery that my architectural plans lined up perfectly. I managed to convert the master plan for Towersoared into reality without a single error so far!
Urist Imiknorris has requested an overview plan of the front gates. I’m intrigued by this and I have provided one with the current state of the front along with some notes about future plans.
I haven’t added the military tower to the overall plan but I’ve sketched its approximate location. I also have to finalize the designs for the entrance defenses which will include a battery of ballistas to cover all approaches.
Cog's Journal, 15th of Granite 320Seriously? A shrimp with a trunk?
I don’t see any reason to evacuate the caves for this.
Cog's Journal, 19th of Granite 320Derm destroyed the forgotten beast without even breaking a sweat. While the axe helped a great deal, Derm achieved his 12th forgotten beast kill with his fist.
In other news, equipping the military with adamantine is going smoothly. All the dwarves in Derm’s squad except the hammer wielders have adamantine weapons now. So Thor and Bennet will stay with steel for now unless we can come up with something better. Everything I know about hammer combat says that adamantine is too light to be effective.
Sturist, Lars, Rashem and Derm are all wielding new weapons and everyone in the squad (including Thor and Bennet) are equipped with adamantine breastplates now. Every single assigned item is masterwork quality of course. Anything less has been melted down for re-use.
Cog's Journal, 12th of Slate 320Ablel, the 6th son of Asmel and Vucar went slightly off kilter today, in a behavior we associate with keen inspiration. I’ll be interested to see what he creates. It could be just about anything!
He’s apparently claimed a craftsdwarf’s workshop.
Cog's Journal, 3rd of Felsite 320He made a ring that is absolutely guaranteed to offend the tree loving Elves. He’s certainly a legendary woodcrafter now, but I expect he’ll be assigned to a different vocation when he comes of age.
Even if it is made out of wood, at 94,800 Urists in value, it’s pretty darn impressive.
OOC: The year is progressing smoothly so far. I wish some goblins would show up though.
@kisame12794: I’ll have to see what I can do. Still no goblin sieges. In the meantime, enjoy your new adamantine armor. Sad that adamantine hammer suck.
@Stuclev: You got the second weapon off the forges. Crifmer managed to make a second masterwork battleaxe right after the first. You’ve also got your
@Indricotherium: Yup, Indri is back to gathering silk and weaving cloth. You’re within a whisker of legendary status.
@breadbocks: I blame a mental shutdown where I somehow concluded Martini and breadbocks were two separate players. I’ll correct that now.
@Urist Imiknorris: I’ve included a wide shot of the area above along with some general indication of the upcoming plans. There will also be a road to the left from the entrance towers but the exact route is yet to be established. Eventually it will connect to the south side of the military tower though. I'll be interested to see what you have planned.
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