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[Arcvasti]

Their livers are 150% the size and efficiency of ours. Their filtration and such is WAY better then a humans. Plus, what is one the main symptoms of lead poisoning? A greater tendency towards violence. Dwarves will go berserk at any provocation and have fragile psyches. They ARE damaged by their use, just not fatally. Although it is said dwarves used to live a lot longer then they do now, before lead mugs and pitchblende pots became common.

Why haven't dwarves made nuclear reactors by splitting atoms with adamantine blades?

[Oriolous]

Their livers are 150% the size and efficiency of ours. Their filtration and such is WAY better then a humans. Plus, what is one the main symptoms of lead poisoning? A greater tendency towards violence. Dwarves will go berserk at any provocation and have fragile psyches. They ARE damaged by their use, just not fatally. Although it is said dwarves used to live a lot longer then they do now, before lead mugs and pitchblende pots became common.

Why haven't dwarves made nuclear reactors by splitting atoms with adamantine blades?

Because clearly adamantine doesn't have a monomolecular edge.

Do dwarves even question the safety of some megaprojects, like Operation F*** the World in the legend of Boatmurdered?

[Quartz_Mace]

First rule of a player-controlled fortress: Never question the omniscient, all-powerful overseer. Even if they are scared of the project, the player scares them more.

Why do Dwarves go to player-controlled fortresses?

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Because the force of the overseer is less corrupt than that of their own king
Up until there is a king at the overseer fort that is
Then it's just to say they live at the mountain home



Why do dwarves not understand that water is dangerous?

[Oriolous]

Clearly because they are used to magma, which is much more dangerous.

Why do dwarves need water when in the hospital? Booze works much better as a drink and anesthetic.

[Quartz_Mace]

Healthy Dorfs don't want to waste their precious booze stockpiles on those who might not make it.

Why do the patients not die?

[UnicodingUnicorn]

Because you are impatient.

Why is a fortress under player control undergoing a period of questionable judgement (check legends)?

[Sirbug]

Because you are, the player character, is a spirit of questionable judgement. Once you abandon them, sanity is restored.

Why can building destroyer destroy anything but constructions?

[Button]

Why can building destroyer destroy anything but constructions?

They can't. Chains, traps, and most artifacts are also indestructible.

Why haven't dwarves bred dogs into different breeds yet?

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

Because the great lord Armok sayeth that there shall only be one breed of dog
or because dwarves don't monitor why the dogs look different so dogs aren't noted as being different breeds but instead just looking different


Why does Urist McFisherdwarf feel it necessary to jump 20 z levels down a cliff to get the the river to fish?

[Arx]

Fishing is serious business.

Do featherwood tree eggs break if you drop them?

[Lord_lemonpie]

This question does not make sense. Instead, you should be asking: Do elves break when you drop featherwood tree eggs on them from 60 Z levels.

Why aren't more animals trainable?

[Enchiridion]

Its for your own safety.

With the newly implemented one square large embarks, why can you not choose the exact parameters of the map?

[Kyzer]

Because Armok has Obsessive Destructive Disorder and immediately rains magma on everything outside of the pre-approved sections of the world within a seventeen square radius.

Are megaprojects the result of overseers getting strange moods?

[EDIT:  Typo fixed.]

[UnicodingUnicorn]

It could be, but it is kinda hard to see what can materials an overseer could possibly demand.

Why haven't we heard about gibbering DF players being dragged off to mental hospital while muttering weird names?