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[JoshBrickstien]

V 0.31.08

I'm starting the megaproject from the wiki. Will I make it? No idea. I plan on trying to keep it alive until I have grandparents.

In the mines of Khazad-dum were found gold, silver, iron, beryls, pearls, opals, and other precious metals and gems. The lodes of mithril  were deep under the mountains, running north toward the roots of the Redhorn.

Checklist
Gold [Y]
Silver [Y]
Iron [Y]
Mithril (Adamantine) [Y]
Beryls [?]
Opals [Y]
Pearls [Not a mineable material]

Population: 7
Miners: 2

Embark Sign: Black Bear

The Bridge was originally designed by the dwarves as a choke point to force invading enemies to concentrate in one area, thus allowing for much easier kills.

I foresee the Bridge of Khazad-dûm being a highly strategic point. Imagine an army of gobbos attacking, a cage of war dogs charges them. Gobbos and dogs alike fall to the abyss.
Any advice?
It's a mostly mountain map, with a small area of forest to the west.

I'll upload pictures on request, if someone tells me of a free image host with PNG capabilities.

[Jetsquirrel]

tinypic.com is free and easy as hell
Beryl and Opal is not needed as they are gem (i think) and i also support this!

[JoshBrickstien]

I'll use tiny pic then

Strange thing: I think the forest area is terrifying, as I just found I have a zombie Tigerman on my list. bizarre.

Mining is going well on the main entrance, The herbalist is busy gathering extra food, The boys are shortly going to dig out temp food storage so my juicy meats from embark don't rot. The woodcutter is also a trained Axeman, and as such should be able to fend off the marmot attacks. (=P)
Also note that everything on that list was found in the exposed rockface. There may be beryls are opals deeper below. There is a massive number of Bloodstones (Blood for the blood god!) and (Star)Sapphires. I see this being very a successful Fort.

[Shaostoul]

This idea is awesome, it'd be real cool to see done. Are there layout pictures of how the mines are supposed to look?

Also... how do you figure out the embark sign?

[JoshBrickstien]

The embark sign is things like "ere the ____ get hungry"

There are maps from LOTRO, but they are much to confusing to follow for building.

[Shaostoul]

I just thought that was something else... O.o What about those people that have like embark signs that are circles and stuff? Or am I thinking of civ symbol or w/e?

[JoshBrickstien]

Summer has come.
The food stockpiles are done, the starts of the temp workshops are going up, We struck Alexandrite, in case anyone wanted to know. Which isn't likely.
Still, work continues.

[Shaostoul]

Are you just winging it or are there any sorta plans you're following?

[Urist Imiknorris]

Do you have an upright spoiler?

[JoshBrickstien]

odd, there sems to be an Upright spoiler under my base. =P Just curious, has anyone manage to get it, and keep their fort alive?

[Shaostoul]

WTF is an "upright spoiler" I keep seeing that and I'm obviously out of the loop.

[darkflagrance]

odd, there sems to be an Upright spoiler under my base. =P Just curious, has anyone manage to get it, and keep their fort alive?

So far, not really. Death by fps if nothing else.

Also, how big is the embark?

[Canuhearmenow]

Glad to see someone else making the Mines of Moria, I've already laid out a foundation for one, it's currently 7 years in.

Trust me, it's a massive undertaking even with over 100 Dwarves (and I checked the checklist, I have everything as well, even a massive Adamantine vein to the north of the map, which is over a massive choke point "bridge" which I'll channel the sides as to make a nice pit, but I doubt I'll do that for the next 4-5 in-game years.)
Here's the map I'm using:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[wisp wings]

Pearls? Pearls? The great mines of Moria even cannoniclly contained pearls? Did the dwarves discover some form of subterrainian sea life, or was the world literally their oyster? Maybe it was just an indication that the original dwarves emparked on a sand map.

Also, are you going to just let elves walts in by saying the magic word, or are you going to be like all good dwarves and slaughter them by the dozen?

Remember, in dwarf fortress digging too deep and too greedly can only ever be a good thing!

[Dariush]

odd, there sems to be an Upright spoiler under my base. =P Just curious, has anyone manage to get it, and keep their fort alive?

http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-8652-paddledlured