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[Svarte Troner]

Wow, I'm impressed. I was almost certain Svarte would be dead... but he's not so it's cool.

Looks like it's your turn, GreatWyrmGold.

[Jimlad11]

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[GreatWyrmGold]

Wow, I'm impressed. I was almost certain Svarte would be dead... but he's not so it's cool.

Looks like it's your turn, GreatWyrmGold.

Ayup. Downloading. With luck, I could get an update in today.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I think I'll get this down, for starting.

From the journal of Goden Weirdgranite
I am Goden Weirdgranite, a dwarven overseer. I ascended to my position after being the sole survivor of a goblin seige, by not dodging into a well and then pulling the right lever. I was once just a lowly potash maker, then a soldier, then an overseer, and now an ambasator to a kobold outpost. Maybe after meeting with the leaders there, I will be able to convince them to let diplomats from our fair mountainhomes go to their capital without being robbed from head to toe.
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Dear King Daggershoe,
I have bad news. The locals currently have no leader. However, as you commanded me, I will say until a leader. Hopefully, that will be in a year or so; in the meantime, I will shepherd these small creatures.

The first thing I noticed was a large number of capybaras. Capybari? Anyways, two capybara men, five capybara women, and six giant capybaras. Two were named, presumably from killing kobolds. One seems to be called, given my knowledge of the kobold tounge, “Oh crap I'm being eaten by a giant-giant-water-rat” and “Look there's another AUGH!” Four capybara women, a capybara man, a duck, and a turkey are caged. I quickly ordered the duck and turkey to be tamed.
I also noticed that there was a legendary carpenter, as well as several underskilled ones. I swiftly ordered that only the legendary--Shigodis, which means “Lover of fairy-metal,” as he likes a type of metal that most believe is fantasy--who has creted an excellent ashen armor bin.
Also, someone made a strange object called a “chew toy,” as explained by a helpful glassmaker. Chew toys are probably not usually encrusted with native gold. This one is, and seems to be made mainly of pig bone. Both artifacts are encircled with bands of their main substance.
Another thing I noticed is that, despite the large amounts of clay and idlers, there is no one collecting clay. This would likely help their defenses, so I am working on putting a kiln in an out-of-the way location and preventing useful kobolds from collecting clay when they should be working on other things.

I chose to pull a lever, hoping it would keep out the monsters outside, then realised that there were no gates to close. I must add that to my list of to-dos.
Well, what's the worst that could happen?
I might want to pull it again, just to be safe.
(Aw, I was hoping something interesting would happen...Aw, crap, that was keeping our water fresh wasn't it?)
The hospital seems well-stocked on thread and cloth, and also has some buckets; however, there are no crutches or splints. I put in a work order, or try to...
While searching for a barracks that might be present, I noticed something...odd. I have a feeling that this might be an excellent choice for a future outpost if Gakruludus (“Sunkboats” in kobold, or maybe “Shipkiller” or something like that) should fall.
Sincerely,
G WG, Overseer.
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From the journal
Granite 2
Fitalus, a fishery worker and archtect, designed the kiln. Excellent...Now I need a mason to build it.
Realised hospital needs tables for surgery.
Decided the capybar...i? -as? Whatever they are, they won't be a problem for our undertakers. Maybe their pets will return to the safety of our compound.
Granite 3
This last action has caused a massive reduction in idlers, which were in the 20's and now only number in the single digits.
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Memos from Gakruludus; translated from Kobold
--IMPORTANT NOTE-- Granite 3 of 202 AC
To: Lrogotatis, Warband Marshal, Witch Doctor
From: Golden Weirdgranite, Overseer
It has come to my attention that you are in a party while a fellow kobold languishes in the hospital. Please cease your party shortly. You have 24 hours or so before I stop your party, and you don't want that, so leave on your own.

--IMPORTANT NOTE-- Granite 4 AC
To: Lrogotatis, Warband Marshal, Witch Doctor
From: Golden Weirdgranite, Overseer
It has come to my attention that you are on break. Fix that.
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Journal
Granite 4
It seems that the doors in the southern wall are forbidden but unlocked. Claiming them now. Considering locking them.

Anything I missed? Hopefully I'll get through a bit longer next update.
Also...I'm having trouble with screenshots. I can get them into a word document but not anything you can put on Imageshack or whatever. I didn't have anything to screenshot anyway, but I need to figure this out at some point.

[mcguinty]

The way I do screen shots is to just press the Print Scrn button and then open paint and press Ctrl+v to paste it.

[GreatWyrmGold]

The way I do screen shots is to just press the Print Scrn button and then open paint and press Ctrl+v to paste it.

ctrl-v...probably will workbetter than cpy-pst.

[A Spoony Bard]

Could I sign up for a turn and a kobold, if it isn't a problem?

[Svarte Troner]

Could I sign up for a turn and a kobold, if it isn't a problem?

Any preferences for a kobold? You're in for a turn.

@GreatWyrmGold: So, a dwarf has come and taken command of the kobolds?

[A Spoony Bard]

Could I sign up for a turn and a kobold, if it isn't a problem?

Any preferences for a kobold? You're in for a turn.

Preferably, I would like to be an animal trainer/caretaker, but if there aren't any with the skill, any kobold will work.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Could I sign up for a turn and a kobold, if it isn't a problem?

Any preferences for a kobold? You're in for a turn.

@GreatWyrmGold: So, a dwarf has come and taken command of the kobolds?

As far as story goes.
Really hilarious if dwarves come to attack this turn...if in later turns, it's 'cause Goden told them what it was he saw...

[GreatWyrmGold]

Hopefully the pics work, I got them on imageshack at least. ...Erm, help?
I'm starting strong; wait till the end to see why.
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From the journal of Goden Weirdgranite
Granite 4
I have recently been instructed in a new cartography technique by these kobolds' leader-in-name, mcguinty. I will practice it by showing the place I put the designed kiln.

I'm still working out the bugs...

Drakoniss is working on taming the turkey. It's a use for all of our spare berries, I guess-Drak says they can only eat meat. Must keep that in mind.
Designated a new farm plot, for wood stalks and berries, for alcohol and emergency wood. Well, mainly wood stalks; the existing plot will work for berries, I think.
Designating space for a new well, one that is not in the hospital.
Set up a work order for wooden caskets. Wonder when they'll be approved. Wonder who the manager is. The hoardcounter/shaman or the head kobold?
One wave of haulers cleared out everything except the helm of one unfortunate soldier and...everything of the other. Suppose that we'll be done soon and able to add our share to the growing projects around here.

Granite 5
Cat gave birth to kittens. Caging a couple to ready for slaughter when older; keeping the third for breeding purposes. A fish dissector grabbed the helmet; clear up the last casualty and there'll be nothing left to be taken by kob...wait, right.
Well tunnel being dug. Wonder why that one tunnel hasn't been dug, then notice the dampness. Maybe if I can make some kind of “Flood the World weapon...” My kind has it better, but these poor folk can't get withing a roc's throw of magma, so no lava-traps.

Granite 6
Discovered the locals use a jellyfish as their symbol.
...Seeing as they're ocean folk, appropriate.
Cheese maker is building kiln. Let the clay-collection commence!
I put the high master miner, Spish, in charge of Glosholer (meaning “Assorted Wounders” in kobold). Figured he should better himself above his name.

Granite 7
Kittens...what ever will I do with them?
Ah, right, stuff them in a cage, toss them rats, and butcher them when they grow up.

As I was designating an area for future graves...

...I got an odd announcement.
(Picture lost, it said that Jludugusalbus became a stray cat.)
It seems whomever adopted Jludugusalbus (“Make us a tunnel, archmage!”, an odd name for a cat) chose to abandon him/her, but I cannot find the cat formerly known as Jludugusalbus. Odd indeed...

And so ends my first week as overseer.

Granite 8
I have chosen Lrobojrildus as another warband commander. His talent should take him far.
A warband commander has been hunting for four days straight now, and has yet to bag a single animal.

A deity has smiled on us! Tabafralmus, the cheese maker who built the kiln, has been taken by a fey mood! Let's see...

Odd...Most likely some worthless trinket...but I hope it will be something useful!
Ordering a mason-s workshop built in case that is what he is looking for. Also a spare craftsdwarfbolds workshop.

Granite 9
My orders are being ignored...


Incredible! My little suggestion to build a kiln out of stone has inspired this lowly cheesmaker to build...some kind of furniture, I imagine...
He is grabbing native gold nuggets...two more...graphite...another native gold nugget...cassiterite...a chunk of rock salt...another gold nugget, totalling five...rhesus macaque leather...rough indigo tourmalines...Goody, he's starting! Can't wait to see what it is!

And that's enough of that.
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So, just in a bit over a week, a new industry was started, many kittens were born, and a piece of furniture most kobolds would likely worship has been started, just to mention the most notable things...is this normal in sucession forts? If it is, I might have to join more.

If the FPS doesn't continue to suck.

Bonus: Who can find the reference in the translations?

EDIT: Spoony bard, I'm bolding you now. If I figure out what I'm doing wrong I'll put up stats.

[Svarte Troner]

You sure had a lot going on in your first week (!).

for the pictures: I just print screen and paste that into paint, then you can crop the picture or whatever, after that i just save it to my Dwarf Fortress folder (has all the mods and the game) although it doesnt matter where you save it, you could save it to the desktop to make things easier. then go onto Imageshack, click media upload, then little browse button, find the picture you want and click it, then press upload now. Bam. uploaded, then you just copy the forum code and put it into the post.

If you're still confused, I don't really know what to tell you.

[Spish]

Use Alt+PrintScreen, it's better.

[MonkeyHead]

Well, the boatmurdered reference wasnt that subtle...

[kotekzot]

What GWG lacks in screenshots, he makes up for in write-ups.

Spoiler: How to screenshot (click to show/hide)

• Alt-PrtScr
• Open Paint
• Ctrl-V
• Ctrl-S
• Upload file to imageshack.us
• Paste the forum code you get after uploading into your post