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[Scheming Koala]

A migrant wave I had a legendary wood cutter in it, anyone else had this happen?

[Fireborn]

It's rare, but possible.

Usually I'll see a high master or so in a large/lucky wave.   Much more often I see a jack-of-all-farming show up with 1-3 ranks in every single farming/butchering/etc skill.

Or a high master woodcrafter...  or fish cleaner...

[Triaxx2]

Is there even a point to being a High Master Fish Cleaner?

[Angry Bob]

Woodcutter nothing. I once got a legendary weaponsmith migrant in the second migrant wave on a map with copious iron, coal, and flux. Too bad he didn't like steel. I don't think he liked any metal.

[Oliolli]

How about legendary ones? They simply look at the bad parts, which then run off in fear?

[Lord Inquisitor]

I had 2 legendary bee keepers show up, one had military skills so he became a usefull dwarf the other I think got turned into a hedgehog by goblins.

[Talanic]

Woodcutter nothing. I once got a legendary weaponsmith migrant in the second migrant wave on a map with copious iron, coal, and flux. Too bad he didn't like steel. I don't think he liked any metal.

Doesn't matter much - once they're Legendary +5, they no longer get any bonuses from metal preferences.  It's only at lower skill levels that you should really care what metals / materials / objects they like.

[Lagslayer]

Wait a sec... dwarves get bonuses from working with materials they like? What kind of bonuses? Item quality? Work speed?

[Talanic]

Average quality - as far as I understand it, they get treated as if their skill level was two points higher, to max of Legendary +5 (the cap for all skills as far as produced results).

[SheepishOne]

Woodcutter nothing. I once got a legendary weaponsmith migrant in the second migrant wave on a map with copious iron, coal, and flux. Too bad he didn't like steel. I don't think he liked any metal.

Urist Mchatesmetal: I'm telling you guys, it was just a MOOD. They come and they go. I mean I hate metal. That's why I threw those bars into the lava in the first place! Why won't you guys just let me make soap?

[evileeyore]

My favorite near Legendary so far was the Master Liar I had show up.  He had no other skills.


I sat there for a few minutes contemplating just what that meant as far as how he got himself into the migrant group in the first place.  Of course he became a hauler, I couldn't trust him to do anything else.

[Lagslayer]

My first legendary migrant was a butcher, but I've gotten some legendary military dwarves come with important nobles.

[Replica]

My favorite near Legendary so far was the Master Liar I had show up.  He had no other skills.


I sat there for a few minutes contemplating just what that meant as far as how he got himself into the migrant group in the first place.  Of course he became a hauler, I couldn't trust him to do anything else.

Imagine how that must have looked like when he signed up to the migrant wave.

"So Urist, what are your skills?"
"Well, I am really good at lying..."
"Excellent just what the fortress needs, just sign here and get your gear ready, we'll depart in two days."

[Detonate]

I've only had one Legendary migrant, and it was a wood burner, and through a danger room and two sieges I turned him into an Axe Lord. I like to put my migrants to actual use.

[elpyfo]

My favorite near Legendary so far was the Master Liar I had show up.  He had no other skills.


I sat there for a few minutes contemplating just what that meant as far as how he got himself into the migrant group in the first place.  Of course he became a hauler, I couldn't trust him to do anything else.

Imagine how that must have looked like when he signed up to the migrant wave.

"So Urist, what are your skills?"
"Well, I am really good at lying..."
"Excellent just what the fortress needs, just sign here and get your gear ready, we'll depart in two days."

I imagine it to be something like this :

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