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Yes, it takes too long and it will be too big when I read it.

No, take all the time you need, I like the story that comes with each post.

Other:: I will PM you what I think you should do...

OH SHIT, AN OWL!!! ((PS: IF you are thinking of doing something like this, and want to know the Template, PM me))

[Shade-o]

It could be really dangerous just mining down the cliff face. The rock would be absolutely slick constantly, the waves would be breaking on you, and the sharks would be watching.

A far more sensible idea is to fire a ballista at the icebergs and use a rope tied to the bolt to shimmy across.

[IronyOwl]

You're lucky mounted harpoon guns were part of my plan anyway or I might call that silly.

I'm lucky I can think dwarvenly or I'd have asked you how they'd shimmy back up (you reel them in, silly!).

[Shade-o]

No no no. You assemble a catapult on the iceberg (fire the materials across) and get the dwarf to shoot themselves back to land. You just have to cover the probable landing surface with spikes so that they can grab hold when they hit the cliff face.

[IronyOwl]

My god, that graveyard (just a memorial really, as we wouldn't have the bodies) would have the most hilarious collection of tombstones ever.


Here lies Urist McMiner
Missed with a catapult

Here lies Urist McCarpenter
Impaled on the cliff face. Unable to reach to give a proper burial.

Here lies Urist McBrewer
Missed with a catapult

Here lies Urist McGemcutter
Missed with a catapult

Here lies Urist McMason
Missed with a catapult

Here lies Urist McCatlover
Missed with a catapult, crash-landed into brewery. Hilarity ensued, but alas, Urist was not there to partake in it.

[Shade-o]

Well, we don't have many attractive options. Building a causeway out to sea would take forever, and be incredibly dangerous. Boats would be smashed, even assuming we knew how to make/sail one. Sending permanent lines out would have to contend with the icebergs constantly coming closer and moving away.

Really, ballistic launches are the only option.

[Sheb]

We just need to tame Giant Eagles to carry us across!

[maxicaxi]

We just need to tame Giant Eagles to carry us across!

THIIIIS!

[Samthere]

Or we could build a floor a few Z-levels above the ocean and build hanging platforms from those

[HmH]

I, too, support the Deep North Ballistic Colonization Program as our primary project, but isn't launching parachute dwarves with a catapult cheaper and more militaristically applicable than wasting great lengths of rope on each harpoon?

[Shade-o]

The harpoon would be disengaged from the ice after the dwarf slides down the rope, and reeled back in from land. Otherwise it would dip into the water or snap due to iceberg movement.

[IronyOwl]

Pulley and rope elevator. Once we build the main pulley, we just need as much rope (or much, much more preferably, non-corrosive chains) as it takes to reach the bottom. If we got really advanced we could even have the place where you stand hold the chain-moving part, so you don't need to rely on a team of others to use it.

[Neyvn]

//Day 5\\

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

 Shade's Standard Schedule, Day 5: THE DAY THE SKY BLED

EMPEROR SHADE DECREES THAT EVERYONE SHALL HAVE PLUMP HELMETS AND BEER FOR BREAKFAST, WHILE HAVING HARDTACK AND RUM FOR LUNCH AND DINNER.

3 Hours of Survival - Breakfast, Lunch and Supper.
-Get to know Irony. They may be a doltish Metal, but I can sense something deeper.
-I support Arkon's bid for military command.
13 Hours of Work
13 Hour - Use my sharpened pick to carve into that cliffside excavation, if I'm working on the cliff edge wear safety gear.
1 Hour - Go take records of the day.
8 Hours of Revival - Sleeping at night, waking at dawn.

Starting at dawn (6am)
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

(May change in event of wounding, combat, incarceration or insanity)

SQUAD BROKEN

Survival - Communications and Rations for the day...

Work –

Spoiler: Task:: Mining (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Skill Required:: Mining
Tools Used:: Pick, Rope, Climbing Gear
Difficulty:: Difficult (Stone)
Time:: 2.5Hour
Modified::  Pick +1, Rope -1, Climbing Gear –1
Total Difficulty:: Average

Results :: 13Hours = 5 Rolls, 30mins ‘wasted’. Mining Skill is Adequate = 2D6

Spoiler: Task:: Updating Records (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Record Keeper, Organiser
Item Used:: Nothing
Time:: 1Hour
Difficulty:: Automatic

Revival - Night came…

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Dabbling Weapon Smith gained - 496Exp to Next level.
Novice Brewer Trained - 30Exp gained - 570 to Next level.
Novice Record Keeper Trained - 10Exp gained - 530 to Next level.
Novice Organiser Trained - 10Exp gained - 580 to Next level.
Adequate Miner – 656 to Next level.
Novice Diagnostician - 584 to Next level.
Adequate Wound Dresser – 684 to Next level.
Dabbling Observer gained - 470Exp to Next level.
Adequate Cook - 700 to Next level.

Spoiler: Raw Consumptions (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Mining Results (click to show/hide)

3x Mined Stone

Spoiler: Relationships Status (click to show/hide)

"Good Friends" Sam
++ Vallan
++ Arkon
Etur
+++ Irony
++ Torish

I hope that this new system is better...

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

Arkon's schedule for day 5:

3 Hours of Survival - Breakfast, Lunch, and Supper (during Lunch and Supper, Sheg gets extra scraps if has worked hard so far), socialising when possible.

4 Hours of Work: Getting Sheg to chase me, as yesterday (basic training and dodging skill).
3 Hours of Work: Training Sheg to go fetch certain things on command (war dog training).
-4 Hours of Lesser Work: Take a whetsone again and begin sharpening tools, taking care this time - first my axe, then my pick (which I will swap with the miner's) while keeping watch as usual.
-2 Hours of Lesser Work: Start developing a set of martial exercises to improve focus, alertness and steadiness (any of fighter/unarmed combat skills/concentration); patrol every half hour.

7 Hours of Revival - Sleeping in the evening and at dawn.

My colour-coded day:
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Survival - Communications and Rations for the day...

Day Work -

Spoiler: Task:: Basic Animal Training - Chase and Takedown (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Animal Trainer, Dodging
Items Used:: Nothing
Difficulty:: Average
Time:: 1Hour
Modified::  Unchanged
Total Difficulty:: Average

Results :: 4Hours = 4 Rolls. Animal Trainer Skill is Dabbling = D6, Dodger Skill is Competent = 3D6.
Work resulted in 8% gain to Basic Training, Dodge 5 times.

Spoiler: Task:: War Animal Training – Fetch and Return (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Animal Trainer
Items Used:: Nothing
Difficulty:: Average
Time:: 1Hour
Modified::  Puppy +3
Total Difficulty:: Challenging +1

Results:: 3Hours = 3 Rolls. Animal Trainer Skill is Dabbling = D6
work resulted in 1% gain to War Taining

Spoiler: Animal Level (click to show/hide)

Sheg - Puppy - Training to Wardog. 9%, Basic Training. 22%

Night Work -

Spoiler: Task:: Sharpening a Pick/Axe (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Weapon Smithing
Item Used:: Low Quality Whetstone (2 uses), Low Quality Whetstone (1 use)
Difficulty:: Easy
Time:: 1Hour
Modified::  Care +30mins
Total Difficulty:: Easy. 1.5 Hours

Results:: 4hours = 2 Rolls. Weapon Smithing is Dabbling = D6

Spoiler: Task:: Military Drills (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Any Combat Skill
Item Used:: Nothing - Unless its Weapon skill
Difficulty:: Difficult
Time:: 1.5 Hours
Modified::  Unchanged
Total Difficulty:: Difficult. 1.5 Hours

Results:: 2hours = 1 Roll. Random Training = D8 rolled (8 Skills chosen from) = AxeDwarf.
Night Work Resulted in 2hours of Training.

Revival - Sleep was relaxing...

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Dabbling Animal Trainer Trained - 18Exp added - 425Exp to Next level
Dabbling Butcher - 492Exp to Next level.
Dabbling Weapon Smith Trained - 2Exp added - 498Exp to Next level.
Competent Dodger Trained - 12Exp added - 770Exp to Next level.
Competent Shield User - 800Exp to Next level.
Adequate Axedawrf Trained - 12Exp added - 655Exp to Next level.
Novice Armor User - 600Exp to Next level.
Novice Swimmer - 600Exp to Next level.
Dabbling Diagnostician - 496Exp to Next level.
Dabbling Fisherdwarf - 495Exp to Next level.
Dabbling Woodcutter - 499Exp to Next level.
Dabbling Observer - 450Exp to Next level.

Spoiler: Sharpening Results (click to show/hide)

1x Low Grade Whetstone (1 Use) > Shattered
1x Low Grade Whetstone (2 > 1 Use)
Sharpened Copper Axe

Spoiler: Relationships Status (click to show/hide)

+++ Shade
+++ Vallan
+++ Etur
++++ Sam
+++ Irony
+++ Torish

You just HAVE no luck with the Whetstones, Another Crit FAIL! It was a good thing I was using the worst first else you would have lost a full stone in one go...

Spoiler: Actions[color=green (click to show/hide)

3 hours survival[/color]
7 hours revival
1 hour rest/survival: Play with my kittens, Favor and Hope.
8 hours threshing: Continue turning rope reeds into thread.
5 hours weaving: Create a new basic loom, using loose threads if needed. Turn loose thread into cloth. If I finish that, turn cloth into hooded cloaks and coats. Aim for 3 hooded cloaks and 4 coats, although I doubt I'll finish today.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Survival - Torish collected her Rations for the day.

Work –

Spoiler: Task:: Threshing Ropereed (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Thresher
Item Used:: X(1xRopereed = 2x Ropereed Thread/2x Ropereed Seeds) X being the amount used
Difficulty:: Average
Time:: 1 Hours
Modified::  Basic Workshop +1
Total Difficulty:: Difficult. 15 Hours

Results:: 8hours = 8 Rolls. Threshing Skill is Novice = D6

Constructing Loom Workshop –
Built with Wooden Block + Ropereed thread.
Time taken 1hour,
Resulting in Prepared Workshop +-0

Spoiler: Task:: Task:: Weaving Ropereed (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Weaving
Item Used:: 4x Ropereed Thread = 4x Ropereed Cloth.
Difficulty:: Average
Time:: 2 Hours/Clothing
Modified:: Prepared Workshop +-0.
Total Difficulty:: Average, 2hours.

Results:: 4hours = 2 rolls, Weaving Skill is Dabbling = D6

Revival - After all that work, sleep was a welcome experience.

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Novice Thresher Trained – 34 Exp added - 548Exp to Next level.
Proficient Farming - 782 to Next level
Adequate Brewer - 600 to Next level
Adequate Cook - 600 to Next level
Dabbling Herbalist – 369 to Next level
New Skill gained – Dabbling Weaver – 16 Exp gained – 584Exp to next level

Spoiler: Raw Consumptions (click to show/hide)

5x Ropereed
8x Ropereed Thread

Spoiler: Threshing Results (click to show/hide)

12x Ropereed thread.
10x Ropereed Seeds

Spoiler: Weaving Results (click to show/hide)

8x Ropereed Cloth

Spoiler: Relationships Status (click to show/hide)

+++ Shade
+ Vallan
++ Arkon
++ Sam
++ Irony
++ Etur

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

4 hours of Survival
16 hours of Work: digging a 5x4 room for Nirur's farms, branching off the main road in the second z-level. It will also be upgraded to be a drowner and the only passage to emergency vault as my pet project for next two weeks.
4 hours of Revival

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Survival - Collecting ones rations for the day.

Work –

Spoiler: Task:: Mining (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Skill Required:: Mining
Tools Used:: Pick
Difficulty:: Easy (Soil)
Time:: 2.5Hour
Modified::  Pick +1
Total Difficulty:: Average

Results:: 2.5hours = 6 Rolls. Mining Skill is Dabbling = D6

Revival - Sleep came in the end of the day, and as with the days before, they were peaceful... CRITICAL ROLL!!!

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Skilled Mechanic - 860 to next level.
Dabbling Miner Trained - 42Exp gained – Skill LEVEL UP!!! – Novice Miner - 566Exp to Next level.
Competent Carpenter - 800 to next level.
Competent Masonry - 792 to next level.
Dabbling Herbilist - 492 to Next level.

Spoiler: Raw Consumptions (click to show/hide)

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Spoiler: Mining Results (click to show/hide)

10x Soil Tiles mined

Spoiler: Relationships Status (click to show/hide)

++++ Shade
++ Vallan
++ Arkon
++ Sam
++ Irony
++ Torish

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

3 hours survival:Eat.
3 hours revival Sleep
18 hours work: butcher

OOOOOOO0OOOOOOOO0OOOOOOO

Revival – Rations Collected.

Spoiler: Task:: Butchering - Skinning, Carving, De-boning (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Butcher
Tools Used:: None
Difficulty:: Difficult
Time:: 2r/Part
Modified::  Rough Wagon Bed +2
Total Difficulty:: Challenging +1. 2hr/Part

Results:: 18hours = 9 Rolls, Butcher Skill is Competent = 3D6

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Competent Butcher Trained - 8Exp gained - 792 to Next level.
Dabbling Wood Crafting - 461 to Next level.
Adequate Ambusher - 755 to next level.
Adequate Crossbow - 770 to next level.
Skilled Dodger - 885 to next level.
Dabbling Wound Dresser - 492 to Next level.

Spoiler: Healing Results (click to show/hide)

Wound is Wrapped and Healing - Wrapping REALLY needs replacing.
Lightly Wounded - Scar Forming
Work can resume as normal.

Spoiler: Butchering Results (click to show/hide)

3x Deer Meat
5x Deer Bones
1x Boar Hide 
3x Boar Meat
Deer Hide hanging in nearby tree, will take 1 Day to dry.
Boar Hide hanging in nearby tree, will take 2 Day to dry.

Spoiler: Relationships Status (click to show/hide)

Falling in Love ++ Shade
+ Vallan
+++ Arkon
++ Etur
++ Irony
++ Torish

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Revival: 3 hours enjoying my meals slowly and savourously, looking over other dwarfs shoulders as they work and micromanaging them. (you may put words in my mouth for comedic effect)
Work: minor tasks. 2 hours Installing the door to keep out the cold. 2 hours leisurely stroll checking my snares,  5 hours on a hatch 4 hours installing beds underground and helping with the butchering.
Recovery:8hours sleep

Survival - Waking early with a mild cold and grabbing his Rations from the Tent. Watches over other Dwarves while eating.

Work – Would Like to know where Door is to be built, considering you are on a Ramp that is 3 tiles wide with your workshops on them all cramped up against eachother and somehow fitting there with a Mechanic, Mason and Carpenters workshop sitting there with your bed behind them in a small corner which does not technically exist or anything AND the ramp is open to the air before it… Did I mention it was a ramp and in all technicality I should not even have the workshops there and have YET to start putting modifiers on them…… It takes you All DAY to GET A CLUE… So no real work for you…

Revival - With the Cold begining to bother him, he tucked himself into his bedroll, using one of the spares as an extra cover in attempts to stay warmer...

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Skilled Carpentry Trained - 814 to next level
Adequate Mechanic - 700
Novice Trapper - 600
Novice Leatherworker - 600
Novice Thrower - 600
Novice Mace - 600

Spoiler: Raw Consumptions (click to show/hide)

1x Half Finished Door
2x Logs

Spoiler: Carpentry Results (click to show/hide)

1x Wooden Door, No Quality
2x Beds; 1x ☼Masterful☼, 1x ≡Exceptional≡

Spoiler: Relationships Status (click to show/hide)

Shade
+ Etur
Arkon
Sam
Irony
Torish

Ok seriously, Hastur, are you paying attention to the construction plans that have been put down yet??? How much stone has been mined away or anything like that…

Spoiler: Actions (click to show/hide)

 6 hours Revival
3 hours Survival
15 hours chopping down trees

Survival - Enjoying the best out of the rations as possible, and sharing the food with his puppy, Irony looks towards his day.

Work –

Spoiler: Task:: Woodcutting (click to show/hide)

Skill Required:: Woodcuting
Item Used:: Copper Battle Axe
Difficulty:: Difficult
Time:: 2hrs.
Modifiers:: Copper Axe +1
Total Difficulty:: Challenging, 2hrs

Results:: 15hrs = 7 Rolls. Woodcutting Skill is Adequate = 2D6

Revival - Sleeping with a Puppy at your feet and kittens all over your face and in your beard is actually more peaceful then it sounds...

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Dabbling Weapon Smith gained - 496Exp to Next level.
Adequate Woodcutter Trained - 24Exp gained - 540 to Next level.
Adequate Metalcrafter - 600 to Next level.
Adequate Gemcutter - 600 to Next level.
Adequate Gemsetter - 600 to Next level.
Adequate Woodburner - 600 to Next level.

Spoiler: Woodcutting Results (click to show/hide)

2x Pine Logs

Spoiler: Relationships Status (click to show/hide)

++ Shade
+ Vallan
++ Arkon
++ Sam
++ Etur
++ Torish

[IronyOwl]

How far in are we (mining wise), by the way? Shade made three stone, but is that the distance we mined?


Note in case Shade misses it: Sam needs his bandages changed. Thanks for the cloth, Nirur/Torish.

Samthere, you want me to sharpen things for you?

[Neyvn]

How far in are we (mining wise), by the way? Shade made three stone, but is that the distance we mined?


Note in case Shade misses it: Sam needs his bandages changed. Thanks for the cloth, Nirur/Torish.

Samthere, you want me to sharpen things for you?

I have been giving the stone for tile because its a better method to count for. I don't really like the idea of saying that the stone is wasted like DF does, when it comes to ores though...

[Shade-o]

I assumed that not producing stone meant that it was made useless by being crushed to gravel or being very fractured.