Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 8th of Timber, 323

A Kobold child snatcher showed up in our fortress today.  Monty happened to be in the right place, and easily caught and dispatched the thing.   There have also been some complaints about giant eagles swooping in at working outside.  I had to remind everyone that a giant eagle is better than the vicious nightwings we used to see.  Especially since they’re just making a nuisance of themselves rather than attacking. 

Cog’s Journal, 10th of Timber, 323

Bennet’s wife gave birth to another son today, their 9th child!  It’s been quite some time since the last child was born in this fortress, but I’m glad to see the next generation is continuing to grow in size!

Cog’s Journal, 15th of Timber, 323

Hey, it’s the middle of Timber.  Guess what that means:



Joy.  I wonder what we’re going to get from the caravan this year.  Last year’s liaison was killed by kobolds so we didn’t get to make a specific order.  I wonder what mountainhome will have to say about that. 

OOC: Nothing exciting today, life is crazy as always.

@Triaxx2:  Yeah, that was my original plan as well, apparently it failed miserably.  It’s not a problem, I’ll just stuff em all back in cages and leave it at that! 

[Dermonster]

Any more arena things?

[sayaks]

Could i get dorfed please? As a mechanic who trains a little with bows.

[NoahTophatz]

How is my dwarf going

[Battlecat]

Derm's Journal – Combat Exercise Project #2 – 18th of Timber, 323

Trial 3.  Thor Nazomkeskal Tobot Zan, Hammerdwarf.  Wearing an Adamantine breastplate, helm and shield.  The rest of his equipment is steel except for his hammer which is platinum.  He is a highly skilled fighter, so this will be a challenge.  The unused room on the upper floor of the military tower is an excellent location for this trial. 

Like many other dwarves, the weak link is the steel armor.  Duraduker Adol Rafum carves through it like butter.  I should easily be able to carve off both Thor’s arms.  The adamantine helm and breastplate pose an obvious challenge.  But with both arms severed, the dwarf will bleed out rapidly. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Result: Either more dwarves, or better armored dwarves will provide the necessary challenge.  However, the next thought experiment will be against one of my fellow axedwarves.  A true challenge if ever there was one.

OOC: The year is going very slowly and nothing exciting has happened recently so no actual fortress report today.

@dermonster: Yup indeed!  They take some extra time to set up and run, so I’ve been postponing it.  Second to last single combat fight in this update.   Next time, one of your axedwarves.  Then you’ll be taking on greater numbers. 

@sayaks: No problem at all, I’ve sent you a PM regarding your options.

@NoahTophatz: Ticking along quite nicely.  You’re a happy legendary mason. 

[kisame12794]

Huh? I thought you said that the military was kitted out in full Addy? Exept for our hammers.

[Battlecat]

OOC: @kisame12794: The military is fully equipped in adamantium breastplates, helms and shields, plus appropriate weapons (platinum or adamantium).  I'm still working on the rest.  It's a lot of adamantium to mine and process. 

[kisame12794]

Oh sorry.

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 4th of Moonstone, 323

Hrm, that was about the most pitiful load the merchants have ever brought us.  Next to nothing useful except a bit of booze and food.  The humans brought better materials.  I ordered a metric ton of gemstones to start on the south wall.  Hopefully we’ll be able to do better next year. 

We’ve had kobolds lurking around our fortress this month, carrying sacks.  I’m certain they are looking for children to steal.  Fortunately, they aren’t too bright.  Two of them wandered into the training tower where Derm and his squad were preparing for the month.  It wasn’t pretty but it was funny!

Cog’s Journal, 14th of Moonstone, 323

I had a word with one of my good friends today, one of our legendary mechanics.  She would like to change her name, like so many other dwarves in this fortress.  I think that might have partially been pushed by the realization that she’s the only legendary mechanic that hasn’t changed her name.  She is now known as Sayaks.

Spoiler: Sayaks, the Legendary Mechanic (click to show/hide)

OOC: Other than that, the month has been pretty uneventful! 

@kisame12794: No worries, it was an honest mistake.  It actually nailed home how important the adamantine armor will be.  Getting Derm’s squad fully outfitted in adamantine is a top priority now.  Once that’s done, you get a 1 vs 1 rematch with Derm. 

@Sayaks: Your dwarf’s official introduction is above!  The good physical condition comes from a lot of hard work lately. 

[longgonejohn]

Battlecat,  could you let me know how Ren is doing stat wise and any interesting social interactions?

[Dermonster]

How DO you set up those arena battles anyway?

[Scaraban]

How DO you set up those arena battles anyway?

Sorcery

[Shotgun5559]

How DO you set up those arena battles anyway?

My guess is he places you and your opponent where the battle will take place, then saves, then causes either one of you two to go berserk through something like runesmith. Followed by a savescum.

[Battlecat]

Cog’s Journal, 26th of Moonstone, 323

Today the duke ordered Syntic to throw Argonnek Asteshlaltur, one of our Legendary Masons in prison for 26 days.  The charge?  Failing to produce giant bat leather items.  I asked him what giant bat leather we would have used, but he was having none of it.

At least it’s a short sentence by recent standards. 

OOC:  Construction is proceeding at a good pace, but rather than boring you with the work in progress, I’ll update you with the overview map at year’s end. 

@longgonejohn: Ren has a classic case of military frustration.  You have no friends outside of your core family group!  That doesn’t seem to be bothering you much though, but the long periods on patrol as a marksdwarf aren’t leaving you in a good mood on occasion.  The images for your character aren’t in this post because I can’t upload them for some reason, but I’ll add the spoiler tags below when I get it working!  Edit: Here it is finally!

Spoiler: Ren, Marksdwarf (click to show/hide)

@dermonster: Shotgun5559 got it exactly right.  I isolate the combatants in a room, lock the doors and then use runesmith to turn one of the dwarves into an invader.  I’m using the invader code rather than beserk because it gives a more realistic behavior, including attempts at retreat when severely injured. 

@Scaraban: Considering how runesmith works, yeah that’s pretty close as well!  

@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! 

[Argonnek]

"Prison?!" Argonnek bellowed at the officer.

"Yes, for-"

"But," he interrupted, "there's no booze in prison!"

"Well-"

"Months! Years away from my precious alcohol!"

"Your sentence is only-"

"NO!" Argonnek grabbed the nearest barrel and clung to it tightly. "Just one more drink!"

"Okay, but-"

Argonnek ripped open the tap, but nothing came out. After a moment of silence, he dropped the barrel, fell to his knees, and curled into the fetal position. The officer stood there awkwardly for a while, then grabbed Argonnek's collar and started dragging him to the prison wing.