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[qoonpooka]

It's not much, I know.  But it's my first monument.

It is located at the headwaters of a stream where the last seven dwarves in the world encamped, lacking the tools to excavate, or even cut wood.  They huddled on the banks of the river, prepared to live out their lives in hiding - or they were... until the first child was born and renewed their collective desire to see their race live on at any cost.

They fashioned crude weapons and armor from the local fauna and with these endured several waves of crazed macaques - which became more weapons, armor, and food.  By the time the elves arrived, they were so desperate for booze that they didn't even care who brought it.  They eagerly traded with the Elves - an act which nearly doomed them.

For the elven traders took word of these few survivors back home with them, and soon kobold scavengers came to try their luck in picking over the bones of the once proud race.  Were it not for the intercession of a human supply convoy, surely they would have perished there in that place.

But the humans were willing to part with a pair of picks and an anvil - and from this humble beginning, the Dwarves constructed a humble fortification and moved their supplies into protection.

As they left, one of their number - an artist by trade and training - fashioned a massive engraving of a dwarf - the symbol of the local government, itself comprised of many smaller images detailing the trials and struggles of those brave seven who became the founders of the new Dwarven civilization.  A warning and enraged taunt to the enemies of the Dwarves: Though the Mountainhome burns, we live on.

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EDIT: Most of the engravings are about the founding, several kobold thieves being killed by dwarves and dogs, a masterpiece Muskox Roast my cook made... the center of the bottom of the image depicts the human caravan arriving.   There's an engraving of the goblin that kidnapped one kid and murdered two others. 

That is the artist in the top right, having just finished the work.

[metime00]

That's a cool story! But how did you not have any equipment anyway?

[ISGC]

very good!
now make magma pour out of its mouth!
and fill the eyes with rubies!
and have tamed dragons guard it forever!
in all seriousness, good job.  This is what DF is about!

[qoonpooka]

That's a cool story! But how did you not have any equipment anyway?

0 point embark.

[Frosty_Dorf]

This is inspiring... yes... I see now...
Frosty Mcdwarf withdraws from society...

Edit: Frosty Mcdwarf has claimed a world gen

this is gonna take a while >_>. probably gonna go insane and blow it up before i get it done...

[metime00]

A 0 point embark... I want to try that sometime. It's like the stone age. If only knapping was available in dwarf mode. The very existence of your monument after a 0 point embark is notable. Good job, sir!

[celem]

wooden axes cutting trees make 0 point embarks relatively simple in the right biome (trees and pickable food).  Coming down in a desert or something is a bit harder, otherwise its just a wait for pick thing

[metime00]

I was just about to embark in a forest. Now I'm going to do it in a desert.

[Xenos]

I was just about to embark in a forest. Now I'm going to do it in a desert.

for it to be possible you need an infinite surface water source.  because if the murky pools evaporate/run out, you cannot trade in the fall due to needing to use one of your precious 3 logs to make a barrel for survival.  But I guess you could slaughter your pack animal, make a bone crossbow and bone bolts then hunt animals that wander in to get a few marksdwarves to slaughter the elves come spring.

[metime00]

I was lucky enough to have a river, although it is saltwater. I'm managing to sustain myself on saguaro rib cacti for barrel needs. I'll survive yet! 0 point embarks are fun!

[Xenos]

I was lucky enough to have a river, although it is saltwater. I'm managing to sustain myself on saguaro rib cacti for barrel needs. I'll survive yet! 0 point embarks are fun!

I was mainly talking about on zero tree embarks.    for those you need to embark with one extra wood if you are trading with dwarves.  if not, go hunting to prep for the springtime slaughter.

[metime00]

Why would you need one extra wood for dwarf trading?

[Trouserman]

Why would you need one extra wood for dwarf trading?

The trade depot requires three building materials, which is exactly the number you get from your wagon.  Without trees, you have no way to obtain more building materials, except stealing them.

[metime00]

Oh. Well you can just demolish a buiilding and reclaim the wood, right?

[Harbinger]

I was lucky enough to have a river, although it is saltwater. I'm managing to sustain myself on saguaro rib cacti for barrel needs. I'll survive yet! 0 point embarks are fun!

set up a tank with constructed walls and floor, then use pumps to desalinate the water.