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[Theifofdreams]

Because the chemicals refuse to bond.

Why do legendary things either have horrid, badass, or delightfully ironic names, but not meh-ish ones?

[WolfeyS]

Because Urist McIronBalls the Legendary Small Animal Disector is awesome!

[Mitchewawa]

That's a question.

Why do squads pick such silly names? Like the Stockade of Feet, or the Anuses of Bloodying...

[MrWiggles]

The first step to overcoming any enemy, is letting the enemy undermine you.

What games do the dorfs program on their fortress encompassing computers?

[Tiruin]

It is not called a computer.

Why do dragons not have wings?

[Broseph Stalin]

Lot's of things don't have wings.

Why do dwarves drop whatever their doing when they notice a fish in the water?

[WolfeyS]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Why are cage traps so amazingly effective?  I want my answer in dwarven science format.

[Tiruin]

Request denied: cage does not compute.

If dwarves can invent perpetual motion machines, death traps, megaprojects being nearly as great as Rome and charring a whole mountainside by magma power, why can they not even make a simple armored tank or something that leads to power?

[MaximumZero]

Request denied: cage does not compute.

If dwarves can invent perpetual motion machines, death traps, megaprojects being nearly as great as Rome and charring a whole mountainside by magma power, why can they not even make a simple armored tank or something that leads to power?

Pave the sky with windmills and then say that your dorfs have no power.

What's so wrong with eating fallen enemies? They're made of meat, after all...

[Tiruin]

That would be as the elves, dwarves do not eat their slain enemies.

Why are there no priests yet there are gods?

[Raddish]

Because Dwarves need not worship their gods.  Instead they just pump magma up into the heavens in an attempt to force the Gods to do their bidding.  This doesn't work because the Gods just assume their wachine machine has broken and phone a repairdemi-God.

What do Dwarves see beyond the borders of the screen when they approach the edge of the map?

[Tiruin]

Territory that is not theirs, the overseer only sees what is his/hers.



How did curious structures get filled with only certain types of species to defend it?

[Theifofdreams]

They're the only ones that get curious about it, besides the dwarfs.

Why... do demons always come up and attack fortresses?
Wherever they come from, it's clearly safer and usually has much better living conditions then the average fortress, after all.

[Necro910]

They're the only ones that get curious about it, besides the dwarfs.

Why... do demons always come up and attack fortresses?
Wherever they come from, it's clearly safer and usually has much better living conditions then the average fortress, after all.

They're bored for countless ages, they need something to do. You try to entertain yourself for endless time in a place of near nothingness. Also, they want to take over the world like their humanoid versions.

How do dwarves brew alcohol with no water?

[Wirevix]

They use sweat.  Makes it stronger.

Why do large grazers need to eat so much that they physically cannot prevent themselves from starving to death?