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[Deimos56]

Right then. Pretty straightforward screw-up here.

I accidentally (I'm actually perfectly serious about this) deconstructed a Trade Depot out from under the elves. Apparently my carpenter decided to take his time taking down the temporary depot and the elves picked it just as it was getting taken apart. Instead of the perfectly good Pitchblende depot 2 feet away.
Their goods are now exploded all over the area it used to be.
I'm not quite ready to start getting besieged yet (Shiny new fortress, more or less), so is there any way I can give them all their crap back? They moved to the proper trade depot right afterwards, so I'm wondering if I can trick them into trading me back my useless junk crafts I handed them in exchange for their junk.

Alternatively, what's a really fast way to elf-proof a fortress that doesn't require magma?

[Ultimuh]

Simple, seal off the entrance with a wall.

Also i don't think they would besiege you if this is your first.. uuh.. act against the elves..

[Deimos56]

Simple, seal off the entrance with a wall.

Also i don't think they would besiege you if this is your first.. uuh.. act against the elves..

First for this fortress, at least.

Regrettably, I'm largely stuck with above-ground farming at the moment, so that might have... ah... consequences... but I guess sealing the entrance would work.

[twilightdusk]

Elves are incredibly peaceful in the current version of the game. You could outright slaughter their traders and their only response will be to send you less cloth...meaning they'll send more exotic animals for you 

I've heard that in previous versions, you'd get an elven diplomat who would set a quota for the number of trees you can cut down. Cutting beyond this quota would anger them enough to go to war with you. The current version of the game lacks this diplomat, making it much harder to get the elves to hate you enough to go to war.

[Deimos56]

Elves are incredibly peaceful in the current version of the game. You could outright slaughter their traders and their only response will be to send you less cloth...meaning they'll send more exotic animals for you 

On second thought, maybe I won't return their goods. Sadly, all they had worthwhile were some sun berries and... tame roaches.

Oh, and cloth. Obviously. Which is nice, since I haven't found any cloth-type plant seeds yet.

I've heard that in previous versions, you'd get an elven diplomat who would set a quota for the number of trees you can cut down. Cutting beyond this quota would anger them enough to go to war with you.

Which is one of the reasons I would normally mistreat them. Later in a fortress' life, that is. I'm not really new... Just wondering how to handle a situation. Although the last time a situation came up that was post-worthy, it... ah... well, it involved spoilers. Spoilers, bronze colossi, and depraved acts.

edit: Scratch that, that wasn't the last time. The last time involved a blacksmith deciding to not work anymore.

[beekay]

If they had sun berries, they were more useful than 90% of elven caravans.

But yeah, nobody would retaliate against you for seizing a single caravan, even the humans. There is some leeway.

[Deimos56]

 
After the elves left, I broke into the first cavern layer.
It's heavily coated in Giant Cave Spider webs and hostile amphibian men.
This is going to be one of those fortresses.

[Davichococat]

After the elves left, I broke into the first cavern layer.
It's heavily coated in Giant Cave Spider webs and hostile amphibian men.
This is going to be one of those fortresses.

Welcome to DF.

[drseptapus]

I've heard that in previous versions, you'd get an elven diplomat who would set a quota for the number of trees you can cut down. Cutting beyond this quota would anger them enough to go to war with you. The current version of the game lacks this diplomat, making it much harder to get the elves to hate you enough to go to war.

I was wondering what happened to that guy.

[Davichococat]

I've heard that in previous versions, you'd get an elven diplomat who would set a quota for the number of trees you can cut down. Cutting beyond this quota would anger them enough to go to war with you. The current version of the game lacks this diplomat, making it much harder to get the elves to hate you enough to go to war.

I was wondering what happened to that guy.

Evil 
Lava? 3th layer cave expedition? Dwarven atom smasher?  Who knows...

[FrisianDude]

Maybe he accidentally stumbled into a Dwarven bedroom and his pansy nose couldn't stand the hearty odours of healthy sleep (and espousal gymnastics.)

[Deimos56]

After the elves left, I broke into the first cavern layer.
It's heavily coated in Giant Cave Spider webs and hostile amphibian men.
This is going to be one of those fortresses.

Welcome to DF.

I have been welcomed before. Thanks, though.

Also, the elven diplomat's probably sitting in a cage trap in a pre-2010 fort, wondering where all the dwarves have gone...

Edit: Oh. Spoiler alert, by the way.