Necrothreat I
In the Hall of Legends
PDF File (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12470)
How this succession fort came to be:
This years old thread was ressurected by BFEL and with that, forumers replied to this topic which ended in this topic being as what is called "necroed". With this I (Apiks) started a succession fort with this very post, contacted the OP to change the names and stuff and BFEL and Talvieno began making the mod. And now here we are, doing a succession fort from within an years old necroed thread with a custom made mod. From then the Necrothreat community has expanded into numerous funny and ridiculous things and facts.
Embark site:
(http://i.imgur.com/LdyCg.png)
World Map:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/8x8sq1.jpg)
Mod:
Teh LOLmod (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8054)
Rules:
1. Each player takes 1 ingame year of turn and then after his turn is over, he saves and zips his savefile and gives it to the next person.
2. If the fortress perishes, it shall either be reverted back to the latest save and then it shall be decided onto whom the savefile goes onto or reclaimed.
3. You are not allowed to destroy the fortress on purpose.
4. You must play with Dwarf Fortress Version 34.11 and with Teh Lolmod (link above)
5. If any Gamebreaking bug is discovered in the mod, it is to be stated so that it can be fixed.
6. You must forumite (dorf) yourelf after or during your turn as any forumite you desire.
7. Report any deaths of living forumites that are in The Hall of Necrothreat Fame.
Optional: 8. Make narration and updates every-so often until you turn runs out.
P.S. Everything can be changed depending on how things progress.
Current list of players (In this order):
Note: You may need to scroll down to the appointed person on the page to see his comments.
Apiks - 8 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.105), 10 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.135)
Talvieno - 12 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.msg3584498#msg3584498), 13 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.180)
Sprin - 15 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.210), 16 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.225)
Misko27 - 20 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.285), 21 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.300), 22 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.315), 23 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.330), 25 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.360), 26 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.375), 27 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.390), 28 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.405), 30 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.435), 32 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.465), 36 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.525)
Talvieno Returns - 37 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.540),39 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.570)
[Interspace]
markressler
NAV - 46 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.675), 48 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.690), 49 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.705), 49 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.720)
highmax28
BFEL
NAV
Savegames:
Apiks, The Boring's Turn (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6877)
Talvieno, Thief of Necrothreat's Turn (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6884)
Sprin, The Mad Doctor's Turn (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6896)
Misko, The Gold Rusher's Turn (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7012)
Talvieno, The Mad God Impersonator's Turn (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7033)
NAV The Idle's Turn (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7046)
NAV The Idle's Turn Yet again (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7163)
Random Necrothreat Fanart:
23 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.330), 24 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.345), 27 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.390), 28 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.405),49 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.720), 51 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.750)
Hall of Necrothreat Fame:
Apiks - First Militia Commander of Necrothreat - Killed the first 2 necrothreaders in Necrothreat - Death during the Mad Doctor Sprin's reign of the year 252
Esther1 - Global Moderator - Defended the fort against Drunians with nothing but a laptop which ultimately lead to her demise but saved many lives - Death during Gold Rusher Misko's reign of the year 253
Obok Lanlarurdim - Unknown - Killed 43 male elves (male fetish) and 5 leopards in Glidesnarls - Death during the Fall of Necrothreat
Tun Kikrostfikod - Wife of the Mayor Rakust - Has ranked 5 leopard and cheetah kills each in Glidesnarls and 1 Drunian, Gray Langur and 2 zombie forumites in Necrothreat - Death during the Fall of Necrothreat
Apiks(lover) - Militia Commander - The lover of the legend and first militia commander of Necrothreat, Apiks. She has taken up his name in favor for his death and does everything he would've in his name. She has killed a fellow forumite, a zombie forumite and 3 elves as well as 2 Troglodytes with a pick which made the other Troglodyes (she essentially stopped an attack single-handedly) run in fear - Death during the Fall of Necrothreat
Stukos Zefonotin - Unknown - Like Obok Lanlarurdim, Stukos has killed 43 male (yet another male fetish) elves in Glidesnarls. Other kills include 5 tigers and 10 jaguars in Glidesnarls as well as a wild boar man an woman, 2 Zombie Gray Langur Women and his greatest feat, Akith Sloshlabors the Troll - Death during the Fall of Necrothreat
Mebzuth Kuletabod - Unknown - As with other of his kind from Glidesnarls, she has killed exactly 43 male elves in Glidersnarls. This raises questions from where these elf-killers are arrising. Mebzuth has also killed 5 female tigers, 4 male tigers and 5 leopards - Death during the Fall of Necrothreat
Fath Avuztost - Living Head - This head has caused many problems in Necrothreat that border on the edge of destroying Necrothreat itself. First it was a simple head to serve as a warning to all that opposed us, now it is our doom. This head has scared all our forumites which leave us unable to do any work, which in turn destroys us. - Undead Legend
Missing Histories of Necrothreat by Sprin:
29 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.420),35 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.510),36 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.525)
Lost histories of Glidersnarls by Highmax28:
Page 38 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.555)
Random Missing Moments in History:
Page 47 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.690)
Visitation by Toady One:
On page 36 (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19244.525) Toady One himself replied to this topic when a sentient spambot spammed this thread on the 7th of October. Toady One rid us from this accursed sentient Spambot. *spoiler* It is also funny to note that in this Succession fort, Toady One was forumited as a miner but died during the first year *spoiler*
The Fall of Necrothreat I
And just like Troy, Necrothreat shall fall... Thus begins the final chapter of Necrothreat, the last bastion against the Thread Necromancers. And thus by through the eyes of a decapitated head, the battle is lost. Slowly the walls begin to crumble, and the great and mighty fortress falls into disarray. The enemy awaits those mad enough to seek refuge in the outside, hungry for flesh other than their own kind. They wait in the shadows and murder those foolish enough to rescue the falling fortress. Highmax, the "Guardian" of Necrothreat, rallies those for a final push for escape, as hopeless as it seems. BFEL, The Handless Cripple, Master of "Unhanded Combat", Highmax's lieutenant, distributes the last of the weapons to the last of the citizens. The beasts that howl in the depths shriek in joy, for their bonds loosen in each coming day. Apiks visits the burial site of her husband whose name she took as her own and swears she will return one day to bring his body back to their homeland when she escapes. The children live in fear and cry from the doom lingering overtop of them. The Haxxors sharpen their skills and blades as they prepare for the pillaging of the fortress' goods, the raping of their women and the slaughtering of anything that moves. The trolls rally to take the fortress and spread their twisted ideals to the world. NAV leads the people to prepare for their escape, if one is found possible. Sprin begins to incinerate all documents and experiments that were made and written. The High Lord Threadomancer, Ur, smiles in his own plane of existance. Though he may not have mortal flesh and lead the final assult against the forces of Necrothreat, he played his part in their defeat easily. Each misfortune was his doing. And now his revenge on all fourmites for his death in his mortal shell. Highmax climbs up on top of the tower and screams to the world a war cry so loud, the Elves of Glidesnarls thought they were being attacked again and prepared to fight. Highmax turned to the people he served and spoke a speech to prepare them for their final escape:
"People of Necrothreat! I can see the fear and pain in your eyes. The zombies outside are ready to tear our walls down and you fear they will. I say that I don't fear that it will happen. I KNOW it will happen. We will escape this condemned fortress and never look back. We were the last fortress able to hold up to the Thread Necromancers. We have failed, and the zombies will begin to overwhelm the rest of the world. But I will not die in this forsaken land. No, I will die in that infernal Dark Tower fighting my way up to put an end to all this. I will die fighting. I will kill each of the zombies here so you all may flee. I will take the strongest men and women here and we will hold the line as the rest escape. No songs will be sung of the fall of Necrothreat. There will be no evidence of our colonizing of this forsaken land. It will be as if Necrothreat never existed. The zombies will never know who we were, nor will they know what happened here. Let us prepare for our final journey. Do not fear the setting sun, bask in the glory of the night. That is when we will leave, under no moonlight or starlight. We will release the the evil spirit body of the vampire and the werebeast and send them out first. Then we will rush out as the zombies are distracted eating them. Those with me will kill any that come after us. If we make it out alive, we will burn the entire fortress to the ground and collapse the tunnels. No one gets in, and everything inside will be sealed away. All I have to say is WE WILL ESCAPE! WE WILL SURVIVE!"
The crowd wept and cheered at the same time. The thoughts of impending doom were all around now. The eyes of the head keep on staring, and the mindless look on it turns into a fiendish grin. The face forms into the face of Ur. Suddenly the walls collapse, and the hordes of the undead charge. The Thread Necromancer is freed by his undead allies and turns to the graveyard and corpse pile. He laughs as those who aided in the rising of Necrothreat rise again to bring its fall. His laughter fills the halls and the vampire spirit body of Mastahcheese returns from his binding in the caverns and the werebeast is released. Apiks screams as she sees her husband run towards her, pickaxe in hand. The pickaxe hits its mark with deadly skill and kills Apiks upon striking. Her body is then reanimated and the two once lovers were reunited in death. BFEL runs into the raging werebeast. The hulking were-rodent grins savegely and the handless cripple fights the beast in single combat. But alas, BFEL is slain, but not without mortally wounding the Were-Capybara by biting its juggular and smashing its skull with his savage kicks. Mastahcheese the vampire spirit body now free is met by Sprin, and the two slay eachother with ban-hammers, striking eachother in the skull at the same time. Sprin's nurse is killed in turn by the Apiks couple after watching her boss get his head smashed open. Highmax, "Champion" of Necrothreat, charges towards the Thread Necromancer, slaughtering endless hordes of the undead. Twenty two he felled in his path to the Thread Necromancer. Unable to defend himself after being stripped of all his posessions, Highmax slays the Thread Necromancer by severing his lower body. Highmax turns around, only to see the newly arisen Were-Capybara zombie; the original one. Highmax charges with his blade in hand. The werebeast smacks him aside, and then devours Highmax alive and whole. NAV, though not a warrior, grabs Highmax's sword and charges towards the undead-werebeast, letting out a warcry that sounded like screaming in fear. The were-beast goes to bite down and kill NAV, but the brave and foolish fourmite steps on the beasts lower jaw and stabs Highmax's blade into the roof of the beasts mouth. Letting go of the blade, NAV, with strength never seen before, tears apart the jaws of the undead beast with his bare hands, killing it instantly. NAV takes the blade and tries to free Highmax but he was too late. Several ribs were impaled into Highmax's chest, and though he still drew breath, he was dying.
"Take the survivors and flee... I'm done... Keep my blade, and may it serve you well..."
Highmax, the self proclaimed champion of Necrothreat died. NAV screamed in sadness and began to slaughter the zombies around him in an insane rage. Highmax was dead. Apiks was dead. Sprin was dead. Everyone was dead. Only he remained. Thirty six he killed before the Apiks couple arrived with the legendary dead: Toady One The Great. NAV took the blade and decapitated the Apiks husband and took the pickaxe, quickly shattering the skull of the Apiks wife. Toady One the Great had a grin most devious. He was but a skeleton after being drowned and being one of the first to die. He then pulled out a sword made out of the bones of those unburied and the two fought. NAV fought hard and bravely, but he was not a warrior, and had his arm ripped off and his legs severed from his body. Toady One then laughed. He spoke without lungs, made sound without a voicebox, and laughed with the vigor and darkness of demons. NAV looked up at this horror as it brought its sword down into his heart. NAV, the last of the fourmites, was killed. Thus ends the last chapter of Necrothreat. Through the fear brought by Ur through a severed head, the league is broken. Even Armok wept on this day, as it rained for a hundred days, flooding the world and reshaping the world underneath. He put forth his sorrow and his thoughts of this doomed fortress that the world had gained new living beings, made to make Armok laugh and forget his sorrow. And those that died in Necrothreat were reborn, ready to start anew and to begin the second chapter of Necrothreat...
END OF NECROTHREAT I
Necrothreat II (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=120751.0)
Necrothreat II PDF (http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12471)
Necrothreat III (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=118805.0)
Necrothreat IV (http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19308.0;topicseen)
I wonder if anyone even rereads this anymore.
Well... Maybe this will help clear things up...
(http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac145/JsnBllrd/Dwarf%20Fortress/toillustrate.png)
When I say Fun, I wasn't kidding. :D
I got the raws - looking them over now.
Nope, but it does knock you unconscious and make your eyes bleed. =P Then they crush you with their immense weight. For a somewhat amusing, totally off-topic read on those horrors... if also possibly disturbing... click here (http://talvieno.tumblr.com/post/18115200391/manamaids). But a warning - very scary stuff.
Raws sent. You have the option of choosing between:
- A single creature called the Thread Necromancer. I hardly modified your code - I just made it "work". This may or may not ever show up in the actual game.
- An interaction that makes people learn Thread Necromancy during worldgen and live in towers. Includes book topics such as Trolling, Banhammers and Lulz.
- An entire race called Thread Necromancers and their slaves, the Thread Zombies. They live in dark fortresses and attack in large, deadly sieges.
edit: forgot to add in the PM, if you want option#2, you'll need to name the book file "secret_thread.txt".
Succession fort ThreadAlive NecroThreat post is updated on Page2.
Added things:
- Backstory on how this succession fort came to be
- List of Possible Embark Sites (So start voting! You will have to post since I can't modify the topic directly)
- World Map
- Link to the mod
- Game Rules
All that is left now is to choose an embark site. The possible embark locations are the following:
Embark Site 1
(http://i.imgur.com/LdyCg.png)
Embark Site 2
(http://i.imgur.com/qRXlj.png)
Embark Site 3
(http://i.imgur.com/Ys048.png)
Embark Site 4
(http://i.imgur.com/EA361.png)
Embark Site 5
(http://i.imgur.com/8ds3h.png)
So let's begin. Here's the first update on the fortress. Don't forget to request dorfing if you want. Sprin is already dorfed as the fortress' doctor. There'll be a pic of Sprin's forumite at the end of this post.
Apiks' Diary - 1st of Granite
I cannot believe that they actually made me come here. But what could've I done against their sweet talk? They kept saying stuff like "You will be heavily awarded when you return. You're the only one that can do this." and the likes of that. But here I am now at this place and it gives me the creeps. People have already dubbed it "Necrothreat". This worries me a great deal but I'll have to manage. As such I have ordered the miners to begin mining at the side of that small sand mountain there is. There are 2 rivers that merge into one at this place. It will server as a good natural defence if somebody comes to disrupt our work which by Armok I hope will not happen.
2 hours later...
By Armok! Did you see that? An animal just came out of the water. What was it called? Allie gator or something? It seemed to have big teeth so I've ordered my men to immediately move into the mainland onto safety and have made myself - the most experienced forumite in the art of warfare on this patch of land - to the militia commander. Our miners include the site founder Toady One and Nish Ducimmishos. They told me that they are competent miners so they better be.
Apiks' Diary - 2nd of Granite
These rivers are hazardous. Today I saw a snapping turtle. We may be able to turn it into food but I dare not go near the river with those allie gators there. I hope the 4 dogs that I brought along will be enough defence in case something happens.
Apiks' Diary - 3rd of Granite
Blasted! There is an aquifer directly bellow the sand mountain. This will indeed present a number of challenges. For now I have immediately ordered for the miners to mine out the sand mountain for a temporary base.
Apiks' Diary - 10th of Granite
This is ridiculous. I never thought I'd be missing those forsaken rocks back at home. I do hope that we find a way to find some material soon.
Apiks' Diary - 13th of Granite
Those idiot miners have been on hauling duty instead of mining. I have corrected this and they are working on fully efficency. We have to strike the earth, and strike it fast.
Apiks' Diary - 6th of Slate
Progress is slow. I have ordered the miners on hauling duty again. Who knew that getting our stuff from the caravan was such a slow work.
Apiks' Diary - 26th of Slate
This really is slow proress but atleast our stuff is in the mountain and workshop as well as bedrooms are being made. This will help us greatly since all of our backs ache from sleeping on the ground for almost a month now.
Apiks' Diary - 4th of Felsite
I have ordered multiple holes to be dug out and our most promising one - next to the river failed as well. There is no stone in this forsaken land. This aquifer dooms us. As such I have ordered for a trade depot to be built. The traders will bring us stone. And a lot of it it shall be.
Apiks' Diary - 16th of Felsite
Blasted. Our food stocks are running dangerously low. Whose brilliant idea was this place anyway?
Apiks' Diary - 25th of Felsite
Beds,a wooden bridge and a mechanic's workshop have begun to be constructed. I will make this place to sustain a population if that's the last thing I do!
Apiks' Diary - 4th of Hematite
RAWR! Why is almost everything in this world made out of ROCK? That's the only thing that we DON'T have. I hope the caravan comes soon because we will be needing it.
Apiks' Diary - 13th of Hematite
I...will...make...sure...this..fortress...survives....
(http://i.imgur.com/x3J41.png)
Apiks' Diary - 21th of Hematite
Oh no! 2 louse men have been spotted. This is extremely bad as we have no means of defending ourselves. Even I cannot defend myself due to not having ANYTHING with what to do that.
(http://i.imgur.com/LQoyc.png)
Apiks' Diary - 22nd of Hematite
Make that 3 louse men....
Apiks' Diary - 25th of Hematite
Yes! Much needed migrants have arrived. This bring the fort's population to 14.
Apiks' Diary - 28th of Hematite
I cannnot handle this. I have send a letter to my master asking for advice. I hope something good will happen out of this.
Sprin's Forumite
(http://i.imgur.com/USZuX.png)
As per 28th of Hematite, you can see that I am in a pinch. How do I handle this aquifer? I need rocks I need a lot of stuff. Can somebody give me advice on how to proceed? I am at a loss.
This may help: Tim Denee's Oilfurnace art. Unfortunately, he appears to have taken the whole story down from his site ( :( ), but I managed to find one of the images.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/4959642834_c66e6173f6_o.jpg)
Apiks' Diary - 29th of Hematite
Today I have received a lettter from my master. He is indeed worthy of the title master. He has told me how to proceed to deal with the aquifer. As such I have immediately begin doing his "plug" method. I have ordered the plug method to be built inside the damn sand mountain in case we are attacked, we will have 2 lines of defence (the sand tower and the entrance to the plug).
Apiks' Diary - 3rd of Malachite
These lousy men will have to be dealt in near future. They are causing me a lot of stress on whether they will attack or not.
Apiks' Diary - 5th of Malachite
Great! The plug is completed. We are completely ready to show that aquifer bastard who's boss. As such I have ordered for the plug to be activated and for the aquifer to feel our wrath.
Top floor
(http://i.imgur.com/XIRM6.png)
Bottom floor
(http://i.imgur.com/xYvLR.png)
Aquifer
(http://i.imgur.com/IytSI.png)
1 hour later...
It works! It works! Take that you damn aquifer!
(http://i.imgur.com/Srzpx.png)
Apiks' Diary - 6th of Malachite
WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT DIDN'T WORK?
WHERE'S THE FOOL THAT I TOLD TO ACTIVATE IT?
Dead? What do you mean dead? The plan was flawless.
.......
That's it. I'm ordering a full out assault against these aquifers. THIS LAND SHALL BE CLEANSED OF THEM.
As for the forumite that perished, we have no ways of acquiring his body at this given time but he shall be memoriated. A grim day indeed for all of us.
(http://i.imgur.com/ALoXh.png)
We must not falter. I have ordered yet another hole to conquer the aquifer to be dig out. This time there will be no mistakes. I promise you that my people!
On the bright side though, one less mouth to feed. Although it is truly a shame that we have lost one of our picks. Food is dangerously low as well.
Apiks' Diary - 7th of Malachite
Excellent. The bridge I ordered to be done is finally complete. Now we can venture into the other side of the river. But for now it is time for REVENGE AGAINST THE AQUIFER!
(http://i.imgur.com/NtQA2.png)
I hope a trade caravan arrives soon or this will be a real disaster in winter.
Apiks' Diary - 13th of Malachite
It is ready. The second plug is completed. But it is outside the sand mountain which is not as planned. But this time I am sure it will work as intended. I will make sure it does.
And as safely as possible as well.
Ground floor
(http://i.imgur.com/GC8xi.png)
Middle floor
(http://i.imgur.com/KNnKw.png)
Bottom floor
(http://i.imgur.com/k5F0S.png)
Aquifer
(http://i.imgur.com/SXavL.png)
ACTIVATE OPERATION AQUIFERDESTROY!
2 hours later...
Grim news reach us. Today I have been informed that one of our miners, the miner that died in the previous plug accident, has been missing for a week. With this we have specified who exactly he is. We shall forever mourn you Site Founder Toady One! You were a good miner and Site Founder.
(http://i.imgur.com/JDydd.png)
On the bright side, the aquifer has been defeated and we are to build a bridge across to reach stone!
Apiks' Diary - 14th of Malachite
Oi you miner! Why are you not working on the defeated aquifer? On a break you say? I see. It's understandable to be afraid of these aquifers after the recent events but do not falter! They shall be defeated by all my authority.
Apiks' Diary - 16th of Malachite
Curses! A giant gray langur invasion has arrived! These monkeys have plans of stealing our stuff and riping us to shreds! This is extremely bad. I have immediately ordered for us to stay at the fortress and a door to be built immediately before they reach and spell the doom of the fortress. I'd fight them myself but I have no equpment to do so and I hardly stand a chance against what? 10 Giant Gray Lengurs?
(http://i.imgur.com/RsKH7.png)
Apiks' Diary - 23rd of Malachite
These Lengurs are formidable opponents. I have decided that our best course of action is to wait for a trade caravan to come. Our only concern is with food. It is outside. This might be a problem but we will maange.
Apiks' Diary - 24th of Malachite
Blasted! Our booze supplies ran out before our food ones! This might be a huge problem. And Toady One's body has started giving out miasma even though it's underwater! It must be walled immediately.
Apiks' Diary - 8th of Galena
WHAT? One of my Farmers just told me today that we can make farms on sand. Why was I not informed of this earlier? Idiots I tell you, idiots.
Apiks' Diary - 11th of Galena
The lengur invasion is over. Only 2 remain the whole area. Thank god for that. I thought we wouldn't survive this. As such GET YOUR ASSES BACK TO WORK YOU LAZYBAGS! Atleast we survived without casualties.
Apiks' Diary - 16th of Galena
Why do I keep thinking that these people are forming a fishing club? Well they are near the river and are fishing and are together. That's good enough reason for me.
(http://i.imgur.com/kSNfk.png)
Apiks' Diary - 20th of Galena
Amazing, the fisher club managed to catch fish! I am amazed. They aren't as useless as I thought. Maybe I'll allow them to keep their club.
Apiks' Diary - 1st of Limestone
Autumn has arrived for us forumites. I expect a caravan to come this season. Thank god for that for we need it.
Apiks' Diary - 5th of Limestone
I think our miner Nish is depressed. He's been doing nothing but attending meetings for almost 2-3 weeks now. Poor guy. How much work awaits him when he gets around to actually doing it, he has no idea. I'll make sure of it.
(http://i.imgur.com/Y80Mr.png)
Due to it keep crashing on me, and my nerves of steel have gone rusty, Talvieno will be finishing my turn since it works for him without a crash. I will post the three forumites I created for the people that wanted to be dorfed though.
Ushiromiya - Woodworker
(http://i.imgur.com/8seme.png)
Mastahcheese - Herbalist
(http://i.imgur.com/84s7i.png)
Mastahcheese's Wife - Esther 1 - Wood Burner
(http://i.imgur.com/fmsxa.png)
That's some badass wife you have mastahcheese
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Looked over fort today. Jesus
6th of Sandstone
Well, after our good friend the docter decided the best medicine is fist applied directly to the forehead, they've decided to elect a new overseer. As the laziest among them, I've been unanimously elected to the position. Buncha bastards.
Well, I've decided to take a inventory of where we are. I don't actually know since I was napping on a bag of plump-helmets most days, and ignore what happens. Huh. I wonder if that's why I was called "the laziest Forumite I have, or ever will see, so long as the laws of nature remain stand"... Nah, I was, um, "supervising" the plump helmets. Yeah, thats it. That's going on fort record too, so everyone knows 'bout my supervisions, and slander can be laid to rest.
Well, Looking over death records, the first 2 are of Giant Sponges. This is truly a cursed site, and all who remain here shall perish. This omen is more terrifying then anything I could have read. And I will be sure to cry on my plump-helmets later.
Looking over the fort, I see that there has been no production of Garb (That's what it actually says on the little thing they gave me. What time period do they think this is?), little in the way of weapons, and our largest industry is that of "other objects". I imagine some sort of criminal activities, so for now the official explanation will be one of speculation.
Oh, and regarding the former good docter, a random planter smashed Sprin's skull with her fist, killing him. I don't understand so much here, it's just wow. How did I end up here? I'm currently operating under the assumption that this fort is a secret project to isolate and kill dangerous forumites who manifest extreme physical abilities, and/or unwanted lazy people. That, or this place is just evil.
(http://i.imgur.com/WP3Md.png)
There is a startingly large amount of dead bodies, and places exposed to the outside. I have ordered the bodies deep within the mountain, So no more corpses exposed, eventually.
For some reason there is a sad human and his pack mule staring confusedly at the busy forumites. Not entirely sure what to do with them.
(http://i.imgur.com/4EMwU.png)
They're just enjoying the view.
Seriously though, Its not that bad. Sure, everyone is upset, but that can easily be fixed. Overall, It wil take a lot of work to get this fort up to speed, But I'm confidant in my abilities. That said, I'm gonna catch a nap. Maybe the upset people need naps?
BTW(http://i.imgur.com/Gl0ya.png)
Is that a necrothreader Lord I spy?
Terrifying name for a civ, especially one that will cause us such grief.
(http://i.imgur.com/EXWmf.png)
God, I'm still so sick. Anyway, heres the hectic last of Autumn ( I promise I will get all of winter up today)
28th of Timber: Dodok above, more tantums? Why won't you guys just do your damn work? I swear I get no rest anymore. Anyway, when I was looking over some records, a medical forumite I questioned readily admitted to murder during the riots. So brazen, but I can't imprison him; we need those doctors. Still, we need a justice system, lest more murderers go free. Dungeon time!
(http://i.imgur.com/8qho8.png)
In order to make things make more sense, I've assigned Esther1 to both Moderation and Banning duty. She expresseed displeasure at this, in the form of shouting things along the lines of "Do I not look busy enough sifting through these corpses?" but she eventually agreed. I've also transferred her to better accommodations, by which I mean accommodations. I hadn't noticed we had those actually. Need to get myself one of those soft beds.
A "better rest" program was instituted to increase morale, rooms have incresed in general furnishment.
The moderation team has been created. It is composed of nobles. They have weapons. (what have I done?)
Hmm, oh yeah! Progress on both the cage traps on the entrance and on more coffins is slow, due to people being injured and such. Hell, I imagine that if this fort wasn't compsosed almost entirely of migrants and the mad, we'd all be dead. As of right now, ther are too few forumites for a proper riot. BTW, the manager is tantrumming. Why can't it be the less useful forumites?
I decided to organize a thrips hunt, to bring levity to our problematic situation. We had an awfully large population o' thrips people near out entrance, and they're scaring the bejezzus out of anyone near by.
The manager was accused of murder by the admin. The manager is a member of the Moderation Team, so the manager decided to undo my order for execution. I send a select order out to loyalists to have him hunted down. The admin of all people follows my order and beats him to death in the dining room. Just another day in Hell I guess. I'm not even fazed.
While nobles fought, the thrips flew over the walls and entered the fort. The military hunted them down though; they are good, strong, inspiring exemplars: proudly exterminating semi-sentients for our protection.
And then, Merchants! We had no depot, so a temporary one was built inside the walls. They have lolcats and courage wolfs, so I hope to have to breed some guards.
With the death of the manager, I realize we have 3 nobles in total. Esther1 is assigned various position, including CMD, and Banhammerer. She is not happy. However, after having fulfilled her new room requrements, she begrudingly accepted. Oh, by the by, did you know she has two daughters? I did (now). Only one is still alive though.
(http://i.imgur.com/g2D7I.png)
More ghosts, and the Trade depot is still not finished. On the other hand...
(http://i.imgur.com/oxuFF.png)
Appearantly a haxxor spawned near the heavily guarded forum caravan. LOLOLOL l33t haxx0r n00b. Troll snatchers appear in less foolish places (though not all of them, one is on the other side of the river; presumably she did not get the memo.) and attempt to take the fort entrance. A Haxxor then shows up beyond the entrance. dafuq. Creating a backup militia, I realize over half the fort has mad-leet Fighting skillz. WHY U NO TELL ME?
The trolls are killed, but the Haxxor disappears from view. I'm completely serious, thats actaully what what they told me :
(http://i.imgur.com/IHosI.png)
Unsure what or how to react, I stationed a squad near the entrance to ward off further attacks. The haxxor reappears slightly deeper into the fort, disappearing soon after. A troll thief is then seen approaching from the north, and a badger attacks our hammerforumite in the field. I don't even know. Tired of this, I order everyone into a single station near the entrance. The troll is taken down, and the hammerforumite bravely strikes down the badger.
The theif is still somewhere...
17th of Opal: It only just struck me how little we have in way of set up indoor facilities. The military is based outdoors on a armor rack. I seriously need to fix that.
Part of the river froze today, Booze production has been ramped up in anticipation.
The badger hunt suceeded, all badgers have met with death, incuding the one who attacked the hammerforrmite earlier. I just found out that hammerforumite was mastahcheese. I learned this when I discovered what blood the badger was covered in.
The depot was not finished in time, and merchants have left.
(A CMD started beatin gon someone here, I didn't take pictures so instead I have this. (http://i.imgur.com/MyfWo.jpg)
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Our friend the Mad Mason of Necrothreat has decided to finally keeel over, and did so on the stone pile. The new mason shat herself.
The fort has begun to calm themselves. Forumites have begun to calm. The scars will heal. Except the blood and bodies, but thats decreasing too. I'm hopeful.
Moreover, I'm worreid about the state of the entrance. The infiltration of the fort by the haxxor worries me. Can they fly? I think not. In anycase, animals are being put in the front to facilitate detection.
Ghosts Ghosts Ghosts. This is seriouosly pissing me off, Mass slabbings are ongoing.
A woodworker goes batty, but but not in the way were they try to kill me.
(http://i.imgur.com/TtLlr.png)
He runs off to a carpenters shop and starts collecting wood, gold and stone. Hey, that reminds me, I need moar gold.
The entire river has frozen, and we have no booze. Shiiiiiit. Brewing has finally commenced, so I hope we can avoid more deaths.
Jesus, the more I look through this fort, the less I want to deal with it over the next year. Everything is everywhere else. I'm just trying to keep them all alive right now.
Haxxor showed up next to militia. It was amazing. It managed to strike the militia commander 4 times before running off. She never got a single shot off.(http://i.imgur.com/Krwe7.png)
God, If we were to mee these monsters in a actual engagement, we'd be slaughtered. I'm even considering use of the "Danger room method", one I highly disapprove of, just to keep tabs on these beasts. I mean seriously. That scares me.
The woodworker has started her construction. I swear, if she makes some useless piece of crap that just increases this forts value, She's getting thrown into the pit with the moat guard.
(http://i.imgur.com/QzHSW.png)
Well, at least its a cabinet.Would put this in my room, but I need a room for that, hmm.
16th of Slate: Well, It's already started warming here, I suppose it doesn't freeze for long.
Another birth. Jesus, What the hell?
(http://i.imgur.com/HGi0P.png)
Went over the military scheduling today, hope to fix it up. I ca't tell you how many forts haven't gone over their scheduling. Mostly because I wasn't awake when I was at those forts. I need a nap.
Anyway, Today a fisherforumite ran over to the river. At the time it was frozen, so I was curious to see what he was planning. Right as he got there, it unfroze. Psychic bastard.
(http://i.imgur.com/mTW8D.png)
Here it is partially unfrozen.
I was disturbed to learn that I am not being let off my sentence, and I will still have to serve as overseer. Balls.
MUAHAHA! FINALY CAUGHT ONE OF THOSE SNEAKY BASTARDS!
(http://i.imgur.com/w7azj.png)
Sure its not a Haxxor, but It won't stop me from drssing it up like one and dropping it into magma. hmm, no magma. In any case, I alerted the military of possible snatcher activity. A goblin is caught as well, but we see no further attacks. I hae installed a few war dogs, so no more damn haxxor will be finding their way in the fort.
During this I noticed that Mastah cheese is still on duty, despite multiple severe injuries. While I admire his dedication to duty, it decreases efficiency. He won't hear of it, however.
God, I'm just not sure what to do about this stockpile and workshop nightmare. Frankly, I'm not even going to tr to fix it, I'm just going to deal with it as best I can till I can pass this off on some unwitting fool.
Too many fishers, not enough craftsman. Story of my life. On the other hand who wants calamari?
(http://i.imgur.com/JJ8sR.png)
Liason meeting is finally over, and here are the results.
(http://i.imgur.com/y1sAB.png)
Fascinating. I suppose I'll need these.
Metal is going slow, realized we haven't any charcoal so I haope to get enought to soon get some metal armor.
Put a few to rest, caught a goblin or 2, nothing intersting.
For reasons beyond my understanding, a couple of dwarves were stranded on the far side of one of the rivers.
A dissecter withdraws from society, At this point all I want is fewer dissecters, so as long as he doesn't make "HungryBarrel, The fish of Reckoning, a prepared fish", I'll be happy to see it.
A baby grew to be a Child. Good for him.
We finally got to those poor saps on the other side of the river. They were happy to see us, and came bearing fish. They had spent alot of time fishing.
ehh, not so bad. only 18 dwarves, no tantruming. It would have been better if we hadn't just been attacked by langurs, since the outdoor refuse pile was almost empty
Note: Necro's can see into our walls, because we were built into a hill.
We have more retards, arriving express from the capital as per my request. Exceot I ordered no migrants.
(http://i.imgur.com/KgRES.png)
We have a absolutely huge wave, bringing us to 68 dwarves. well, I gues rebuilding commences then. The military will be getting a increase
I have decided to put myself officially on record, because I could really use a bed. I will be a individual known as Fikod Lancerscales, a milker. I don't know much about milking, but I know I could probably Do it. I should probably enlist in the military, since I'm a little fat. I've noticed some ability with a axe, so I suppose I will use that.
our friend mister secretive has started on his construction. I wonder what that will be?
Barrels, We need barrels. And doors. Masons and carpenters are working non-stop.
Thrips people are annoying, military playing sad game of cat and mouse.
Bastard is done with his Artifact.
(http://i.imgur.com/BqZMl.png)
I will punch him. At least hes not a dissecter, anymore.
It occurs to me that our hammerdwarves have few hammers. As I attempt to rectify this, I realize i don't know what a banhammer is, nor what its made of.
I decided to open up the caverns when a herd of drunians came nearby. I sent the military after them, but they beat me to it and started attacking a dog. Since members of the military where engaged in trips fighting a breach into the fort occured.
(http://i.imgur.com/TAk75.png)
I send the moderation team in to head them off. Esther1 shows up first, armed with a steel laptop, and goes martial trance, and starts beating them with it.
(http://i.imgur.com/TbcOS.png)
More military dwarves arrive on the scene as a elven caravan shows up. Fearing the posssiblity of a ambush while tied up so, I hastily bring them in a seal up the fort.
Esther1 bleeds to death as they gang up on her. Both members of the family are now dead, only their child remains. She gave her life in order to preserve the life of these citizens. Her sacrifice will not be in vain.
A Necrothreader snatcher has showed up. It lit alot of things on fire then disappeared.No clue whats going on here. In other news this fort is now surronded by legions of Giant Magpies and Grey Langur people. Why does all hate this fort?
The Grey langur people attack our entrance, but lagging members of the miltia are near and manage to push them back, but some start returning from the dead. A number of the remaining things in our outdoor refuse pile reanimate. I attempt to regai control, and a giant toad is attacking a marksdwarf deep in the fort I No Know why.
Most of the undead outside are killed, save for a random boar arm scaring those who would remove refuse, and the toad is dispatched. The fleeing elven merchants are also killed. Not getting away with the supplies THIS TIME.
Right now Were focusing on moving the large amount of newly created refuse deep in the fort. Banhammers are appearantly made of stone.
This debacle has reduced us to 50 dwarves, mostly military. I worry about the future. Mainly, we're going to need to get rid of fishers, and start turtling.
Fanart eh? Okay I'll join in. Here's something from me that I made in about 4 min.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZvKtD.png)
That's Esther1 for anybody that didn't get it on the right.
Sorry, things came up, adn I wasn't able to do as much as I wanted. Heres something anyway :'(.
5th of Malachite: Well, I Decide its time to get this fort ready for a major military conflict. I just want the military to be strong enough to last until someone thinks of a better solution.
Well, Right now, I divide tasks into 2 groups: Fix theobvious glaring holes in defense, and move towards greater industrilization. Industrilization requires wood, And I have to say, I'm stuck between a rock and hard place with that one. Choice one: Outside, where the snatchers are. Choice 2?(http://i.imgur.com/ObDZg.png)
By the by, Thats all gold in that picture. We have a masive amount of gold in this fort, so much I haven't been able to smelt even a fraction of it. Frankly, our only metals at this point are gold and copper. Rose gold megaproject in the works? Only time will tell.
Other problems include the LOS necro problem, where a necro can get on the hill and raise all the corpses in our yard, and the Dreaded Caverns, which are currently unguarded.
To help increase morale, a project has been suggested by one of the less Sane council members, a "BFEL" Birdstowers. She says we should build a great big tower and fill it with corpses. I wasn't entirely sure how to respond, but construction builds character, so I let her do it.
You know, looking over the citizenship records here, I'm surprised by the numbers of killers we have here. A few examples:
(http://i.imgur.com/gFG3I.png)
Killed 43 males elves did ya? Uh, okay. Are we at war with the elves or something? Not to my knowledge. They seemed friendly as the zombies surronded them, and when in the chaos our best dwarves ran after them to cut them down and steal their stuff, they didn't take it too hard. Elves are weird.
(http://i.imgur.com/nAdaO.png)
Our esteemed mayor...
(http://i.imgur.com/WqDAP.png)
And his lovely wife. Who, might I add, is also of Snail artifact figurine fame.
Here is our Militia commander, who recently took on the name of her dead lover to aid her in battle.
(http://i.imgur.com/QNken.png) (http://imgur.com/QNken)
I was wondering who killed that guy. I suppose I can let it slide. But who to pin the murders on?
(http://i.imgur.com/HvPm7.png)
Do me a favor and die will you? Look, you're not getting time off, either hurt yourself more, or get over it.
(http://i.imgur.com/mGHXf.png)
Was there a Large cat and elf shooting range up in GlideSnarls?
Efforts to deforest continue. I expand smelting and general metal-working capablilities. Efforts to incease general living stadards continue.
(http://i.imgur.com/t11Sl.png)
Seriously, what? You want a prison or something? She doesn't like chains, so I have no clue how this is manifesting. BTW, guess what she has in her kill count? if you said a number of large cat kills in a multiple of 5, you'd be right.
Troll attack, cavern-dwelling. Miner was in the area, ran over and beat it. Bunch of others showed up and did the same thing. At this point, it occurs to me that The main problem afflicting our armed forces is lack of weapons. I set out for some copper ones, at least until I melt down the goblinite. Right now we're using it in its raw form. Oh, and the marksdwarves joined and beat it with their laptops. It was a sad picture, I'll tell you. Especially when they started biting it. On the plus side, they' got some good fighting experiance.
I decided that, since we lack bolts, we may as well use bows. I've set up a bow-sqaud to this effect. Its hard finding the former-marksdwarves, since they don't want to join a bow squad, and while I don't blame them, It is vital for the fort. In addition, a Zombie-only Force will be created, soon as I get the materials.
Many are upset, but there has been no tantrumming. Tension bubbles below the surface. I can only hope our luck holds out a bit longer, till people start to forget our losses. There is one exception, a angry ghost who possesed someone into tantruming, but that doesn't count.
It would appear a kidnapper stole a lolcat. I'm not entirely sure why, and no one wants to explain it to me. To increase security, I have added a few hooved grazing animals to our defenses. Trololololo right back at you guys.
apiks, you're killing trogs like nobody's business. I'll see if I can put up more later tonight.
5th of Galena:I just don't understand. We have three types of ore here: Tetrahedrite, Native gold, and native copper. If Only I could make hammers out of gold... But myw weaponsmiths assure me it is impossible. oh well.
Migrants have arrived, and people have returned to their regular state of bored apathy, I believe our recent troubkes are behind us. Now if only I could get the furnishings done, every would stay that way.
RANDOM MIGRANT HIGHLIGHT TIME:
(http://i.imgur.com/Rwjs1.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/woj3V.png)
More kills at GlideSnarls. The migrants all have tooth bracelets. I feel like the only guy in the whole fort who has no clue whats up here.
Praise the miners! They found something useful today! Armor stands for everyone!
(http://i.imgur.com/nJPeA.png)
Gems and metal galore! And whats that I spy on my announcement list?
(http://i.imgur.com/QCT5P.png)
IRON!!! I never thought I'd miss it so much. I think I'm going to cry.
Mining, boring, building, stuff of that nature.
Troglodytes attack, apiks, our resident pick-wielding Militia commander, quickly drived them off. By driving her pick, into their skulls.
(http://i.imgur.com/VvFuL.png)
I have to say, she scares me.
Finally, a farmer has withdrawn from society, and kicked a leatherworker out of his workshop. Please, make something useful, like a shield! We need leather shields.
YES, ITS READY, ITS LONGER THEN USUAL. THERE'S EXCITEMENT, WERECAPYBARAS, CROCODILES, TROGS, LEATHER HOODS, AND MORE!!!!
17th of Sandstone:(http://i.imgur.com/ioR2Q.png)
Troglodytes. seriously, fuck you guys.
The Militia masses, and, seeing no movement on the trogs part, charges. The results are a clear victory for us.
RANDOM COMBAT HIGLIGHT TIME:
(http://i.imgur.com/DcdZz.png)
Holy shit Super Baby. I wouldn't believe it, but everyone there confirms. Brusing the heart? That baby punched straight into the monsters chest. Later he dodged of his mothers chest and punched one in the lung.
(http://i.imgur.com/WmHkq.png)
I suppose hands are not entirely necessary for owning.
(http://i.imgur.com/ppVM1.png)
It appears our friend highmax is still upset about his wifes death. He killed 2/3 of all the trogs himself, one of them single handedly. Actually, imemdiately follwoing this combat report he jumps onto a trog rushing at the militia and bisects his skull in one attack. Looks like we have our hero.
Our secretive friend has still not finished colecting things for his useless junk colection. He draws bizzare pictures of gems, leather, and quarries. Well, we have oceans of useless stone, gems, and leather, so I assume its metal blocks he wants.
A thief is seen by our guard animals.
(http://i.imgur.com/MctMi.png)
He runs off.
A party is organized by a child. How utterly useless. We are so short on manpower, and the only upset dwarf went mad a while ago.
Oh yeah, I should have mentioned that. She lost her mother and went mad, stripping to her pants and quiver. Lordy, Thats just wrong. I, lacking the power to jail her for this, arrest her for murder.
My reports have said hat the miners have found Cats eye. Uh, what? I sincerly hope that is a gem, and not solidified cat optical systems.
Oh, shit.
(http://www.anonmgur.com/up/762196f7f6e88e005cb51d1f6a07c05b.png)
Thats, not, good. It attacks a yak, then a recruit, then focuses on strangling a jackal. The rest of the militia shows up, and attacks the werecapybara, missing consistently, while it attempts to strangle the jackal. A recruit actually becomes a hammerforumite while trying to wail on it. It is impressive, onl a few hit it, like a bowforumite with a arrow, and the admin with his laptop. Well, at least they're practicing.
(http://www.anonmgur.com/up/fc5185687b24b66d73d07f36b083cd0c.png)
Right as the jackal suffocates, the WereCapybara turns into a reptile women. She appears to have picked up some skillz from her time dodging the entire militia, as she manages to dodge all of their attacks. She runs off dodging the attacks and arrows enough to run off the map. Uhh, okay. That was weird.
One dwarf was bitten by the woman. I do't know if he was infected, by he will be quarantened nonetheless.
Our secretive friend is appearantly not just a mad collecter, and has decided to construct something.
A Fight betwee a Cave crocodile and a glassmaker ended in tragedy today. it appears like he kicked in the face, and this enraged it. After it had started mauling him, the militia was forced to euthanize the beast. Unfortunately, the first on the scene was a recruit, who was shredded before our friend The Enthusiast appeared and dissected the crocodile. (The recruit died following this incident, probaby for the best, as his arm was gone, as well as being viscously mauled.)
(http://www.anonmgur.com/up/5d3645749568b825a6bfcea8c96d7047.png)
He was not able to kill the beast, however, due to its tough hide. A recruit wielding a banhammer appeared and finished the job.
(http://www.anonmgur.com/up/8d920a86390db0e5c150592124d96d37.png)
Did you know you suck? Because you do. Alot. You suck elf. Your moms a cross between a goblin and a elf. Oh yeah, I went there, what you going to do about it? Nothing, Cause its true.
22nd of Moonstone: Our Infected friend has been moved to the Isolation Booth. I am highly unfamiliar with such creatures, So I may decide to Wall it off as well. I have been informed that the Infected individual in question has a baby. Thats just not good. I'm locking a baby away with a vicious monster. The Forumite is very upset. I've told her that its simply a precaution, and that she'll be fine, but she's worried. She tried to keep er baby out, but I thought it'd be for the best.
(http://i.imgur.com/4afV7.png)
Anyway, If shes kills the baby, I have a solution. I'll lock up the necromancer next door, so when the monster kills the baby, the baby'll come back to life, attacking the mother. Because of the necro, the baby will continue arising and attacking, so eventually, it should kill the mom. If its doesn't well, I'm a evil Son of a elf.
I feel weak, Despite my time in the hospital, I still have uet to get better. I fear I won't even live to see the end of my term as overseer. They spend much time not focusing on not feeding me, Just the other day a miner dehydrated in the bed right next to me. I fear for my life.
I decide that I will make a posterboard to keep the poulace informed. I'm not good with drawings, so I will take some time inbetween posters.
Our poor friend the mad Bone carver is still alive, despite numerous beatings. Asshole. She has been accused now of triple murder, including that of killing Sprin the mad docter twice.
MIGRANTS. YES. YOU ARE ALL GOING TO DIE. EVERY SINGLE ON OF YOU. YOU ARE GOING TO ALL BURN IN ARMOKS PERSONAL PISS-HOLE.
RANDOM DOOMED MIGRANT TIME:
(http://i.imgur.com/uFt7Z.png)
Odd assortment of Skills.
10 migrants in total. Most are skilled in the military.
A spinner goes Weird in the head and refuses to speak to anyone. He claims a craftsshop and decides his little project requires gold ore.
(http://i.imgur.com/ZCLDj.png)
My worst fears have been confirmed. Worst yet, the baby in question was none other then Super-baby. The baby fought long and hard, but none could withstand the might of the capybara. His Brother has been informed of the incident, and he has woved to carry on his legacy. Of toddler rage.
(http://i.imgur.com/XgkwP.png)
The mother returned to normal at the end of the night, and expressed great confusion and grief at the sudden death of her child. She accused us of murdering her child in the middle of the night, to justify our quarentine of her and presumbable sacrifice to our dark gods. I resealed the wall, and her denial was silenced as the last block moved into postion. Archer stations are being made.
(NOTE TO FUTURE OVERSEERS: She turns around the 10th)
A sword dwarf that happened to be running by the water near the time of the incident was surrounded by peach-faced lovebirds. I don't know why he reacted to lovers in the way that he did, but I assume he was justified. All of a sudden, he rushes at them, with a strange look in his eye. He stabs a number of them, and forces the others away from the fort.
(http://i.imgur.com/GD2CZ.png)
A Engraver Ran up to me demanding that he be renamed "GoombaGeek" in honor of his Human great-Grandfather, as the price for his works of art. I asked him why the hell he was asking me. He said all new names had to go through the overseer. I gave him the paper apropos and sent him on his way.
(http://i.imgur.com/TrJrF.png)
Caravan.
I put up the posters I made and copied earlier. Here is the first one made by our clothier:
(http://i.imgur.com/ac7Qq.jpg)
Troglodytes have once again reappeared. The Troglodytw war wages on.
As soon as the dwarven caravan is safely inside our walls, a ambush was sighted. A Zombie ambush. I did not even know they existed.
I have convinced certain members of the fort to part with their trinkets of bone and tooth, so We will manage to trade some usefullness.
(http://i.imgur.com/486bw.png)
The trogs present themselves as a formidable force, attempting to enter the fort with a Olm leading the way. A door is locked in there path, which delays them enough for The military to mass. The attack is swift, and brutal. The trogs are are dead.
Meanwhile, a second ambush is spotted, which scares off a yak, and is shot full of arrows.
The The Bowforumites practice their archery while the Undead Soldiers practice their arrow dodging. the rest of the fort watches. The Diplomat is already ready to leave, despite being aware of the undead horder outside. I swear I've never seen such ability to get through negotiations.
Our infected friend's day of transformation was the 7th theis month. How interesting.
Most of the undead are caught by traps, whilst others are injured by arrows. Just a few are alive. I'd open the gates, but frankly, the fact is the undead are better armored then us. That isn't good.
UPDATE IN 5 NINUTES,
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Did upou know armed skeletal zombies are gods? Its true!
So you're telling me that Armok is an Armed Skeletal Zombie?
Look, All i'm saying is it should not take 5 military dwarves 66 pages to kill something. and on that note:
6th of Obsidian:Uh oh, The strange mooder decided he doidn't have enough of something, and is currently obtaining tooth. From forum faces.
(http://i.imgur.com/lKpyT.png)
He starts off by attempting to borrow a few from the surgeon, though the surgeon dodged him until someone arrived. The first on the seen was a military recruit. He beat the little beast and was doing pretty well until the marksforumite shot him in the leg. Armor, we need armor.
(http://i.imgur.com/sxQ4H.png)
Geez, U mad bro? A hammerforumite sees this exchange, rushes at the guy, and beats him with the hammer till he dies.
Now with that unpleasant out of the way, I must admit diary, I feel sicker and sicker. If I continue like this, I may die. If I do, be aware my sister will take over for the duration of my term. A fine lass she is, just arrived in the recent migrant wave. she'll keep it alive till its time.
(http://i.imgur.com/cexVN.png) (http://imgur.com/cexVN)
FUCK YOU GHOSTS. BACK TO YOUR MAKER.
I have grown weary of the ambush. they do not leave, and The dwarven caravan must leave soon. I resolve to open the fort up, knowing I may doom it. Theres only 3 of them left though, and theres like 30 of us.
The first person out of the gate is a marksdwarf not where he should be. He rushes a swordsmen into the last cage trap and follows a axeman, getting beaten in the process.
(http://i.imgur.com/dStfq.png)
YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG.
(http://i.imgur.com/4BW8j.png)
This doesn't make sense. Why is anything bouncing off leather. We need more leather armor, it seems.
the marksdwarf is run off after suffering several injuries. He is chased everywhere by the axezombie. A marksdwarf follows them and substitues himself for a while in fighting him unitl a milita captian shoes up. Frankly, I'm worried by the fact it dodged so many attacks. This was counter-balanced by the weight of their armor, which slowed them enough that the forumites got the largest majority of the attacks.
Right as the miltia commander earns his hammering "wings" so to speak, he is injured. which slows him down enough so that the axe man can strike back, which he does quickly and elegantly. At this point though, highmax arrives, and swiftly dismembers the beast.
(http://i.imgur.com/8ooUe.png)
Another one joins in the brawl, and the injured frind wakes up.
The fight goes on forever. the dwarves are incapable of killing them, but injure them more and mroe heavily, while they does so in kind. After the highmax had cut off 2 legs, 1 hand, and a arm, and the creature was still up and injuring, the drew on. Eventually the creature smashes its shield (its sword had been lost) against highmax's head, knocking him out. The fight rages on for days, months, until, finally, a hammerdwarf succeds in crushing the remaining ones skull. The results of this incodent show me several things:
1. Fights with these creatures can and do go up as long as 66 pages.
2. 66 page long reports aer very heavy, and will crush your desk.
3. These creatures cna be killed by any method other then bleeding.
4. It is very very hard to kill them, and they are highly trained.
5. If this been a actual engagement we'd all be dead.
1st of Granite: Uh, hello. I'm Misko's sister, Tekelia. I'm writing here because, well, Misko is dead. He died of complications relating to his illness (and not, as his docters assured me, because he starved to death.)
So, um, he has been buried in one of the few gold sarcophogi we have, as he asked.
(http://i.imgur.com/TYXrO.jpg)
Okay, the reason I'm writing this is the Misko stated his last wish was that Our famlily finish out the year, and that he not be rememberedlike Sprin, as one who failed, but as himself, one who brought much greatness to te fort despite hardship.
So, My job is to keep the fort alive for the rest of the month. Doesn't sound so hard.
First order of buisness is the honering of Highmax the Hero. I am supposed to publish this list, but also keep in mind he contribution is not limited to it, for example, he was instrumental in defeating the thread zombies, as well killing the cave crocodile.
Upon the 12th being reached, many of the forumites begged me to seal the entrance. I asked why, as there were good men injured out there, but they said that they had rescued highmax so who cared. Feeling confused and worried I ordered the closing. I soon found out why.
(http://i.imgur.com/C2oQA.jpg)
It soon disappeared, so the fort wentsearching for the beast. Meanwhile a actual ambush by them occured outside. Thats not good. They killed the war horse and the war lolcat, and a second ambush was seen across the southern river.
Well shit. Fortunately, they appearantly were not aware of the injured dwarves outside, so they were safe for now. In addition, the haxxor thief decided to get the fuck out and fled using the caverns.
(http://i.imgur.com/7kmlW.jpg)
Seriously? SERIOUSLY? That person may well be already dead, so impossible to tell now. If I find then, A: They're going to fight our werecapybara, and b: Will get a present for killing a child. Armok knows we don't need useful forumites being killed.
Anyway, deciding to be more helpful then they were last time, the grey langurs attack the haxxors. Unfortunately, they also attracted the haxxors to the injured.
(http://i.imgur.com/nwsbj.jpg)
Well shit. Being more useful, the thrips people decided to fuck the Haxxors brains, since they run back and forth trying to hit them.
(http://i.imgur.com/G56GQ.jpg)
The fort remains calm, save for 1. I imagine most of them are used to tragedy by now.
While looking through the migrant records, I found something, interesting.
(http://i.imgur.com/jmt7O.jpg)
Well hello mister vampire.
A child threw a party. It was kinda interesting, although the theme of "At least WE'RE not dead yet" was probably a bit of a damper.
I've been called up to join the bowsquad. Ordanarily I'd say no, especially considering my brother, but I really want to help.
(http://i.imgur.com/qp7Yy.jpg)
...
(http://i.imgur.com/vR90d.jpg)
...
That was fast. He took three pieces of golld nuggets and one tetrahedrite.
A ghost was put to rest, and another is on the way out. The werecapybara turned on the 27th this month. interesting. Anyway, she is pretty depressed, what with not having shoes, and being haunted by the ghost of here undead child.
Well, thats it. My hort time of Overseer is up, and I can only hope that our family name will be forever remembered.
Here is the required documentation:http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7012 (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=7012)
Dude the type of creature doesn't really matter much, I mean sure it would nice to be a were-eagle or something instead but still its more about the constant healing potential. I mean sure it would be nice to have a giant army of transformed dwarves beat the crap out of everything, but its also incredibly awesome to never have to worry about hospital visits turning bad or getting limbs lopped off. I mean seriously this could single handedly solve like half our problems. And then that single hand would become two hands once they grew back!
This is what I think of when we transform:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Gdt6SgFdNNw/SqHV2XOtqxI/AAAAAAAANks/NrWOdNNp4VU/s400/were_rabbit.png
I don't know about you, but that doesn't really appeal to me... Plus the vampire is agreeable on death scentance, right? Right? And what do we do when they ALL transform at the SAME TIME? The fortress would probably die faster then how fast sprin NEARLY did
Still not convinced that I'd like turning into that...
Not trying to convince you. I think its a terrible idea. But I am still trying to prove their awesome. BEHOLD:
(http://s15.postimage.org/3zn63w93r/Before.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/3zn63w93r/)
9 Giant Capybaras. 9 Grizzly Bears. All adept.
(http://s7.postimage.org/f0my9x0if/Ouchie.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/f0my9x0if/)
Satisfied?
No?
Highlights:
(http://s11.postimage.org/5w1204nhr/Pecked_skull.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/5w1204nhr/)
(http://s14.postimage.org/4g8u9ho0d/Swinging_Bear.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/4g8u9ho0d/)
(http://s11.postimage.org/umvbros8f/Poor_sunovabitch.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/umvbros8f/)
(http://s7.postimage.org/v97rx4yqf/And_the_winner_is.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/v97rx4yqf/)
Zero casualties. DO NOT FUCK WITH THE CAPYBARA.
I started playing for real now. I have been dorfed, Sprin has been redorfed.
My first act as overseer: leaving the gate closed. The migrants don't even stand a chance.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/migrantsDIE_zpsc364eb0d.png?t=1350234423)
The only haxxor injury
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/haxxorbruisedeye_zpsca4d62bc.png?t=1350235161)
That gate will stay closed.
Dorfed Esther1.
Necrothreat has some problems. There are the haxxors outside, but I'll deal with that later using a modified Highmax's plan. Right now I am focusing on making the inside better. I am making a nice big barracks for all our squads to train in, because right now everyone is training outside in the yard. The militia still has horrible equipment though.
MIGHTY TOWER(girl) is tantruming, turns out both her parents were in that migrant group. I feel bad for letting them die. Seriously, her life is just sucking right now.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/mightytowerangry_zps9ac85a73.png)
Oh no, the caverns are open, I should seal them. We lost another dwarf.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/kivisholm_zpsa40619ca.png)
I send the whole army after it, and BFEL gets the kill. I don't know why we have a handless cripple in the army, but he seems to be doing okay.
A group of necromancers came, necro'd all our migrant corpses. Then the zombies started fighting each other! This is really weird and I am never ever going outside again. They also killed some elven merchants, but who cares?
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/necromigrants_zps31746bc7.png)
On a happy note, Highmax is finally out of the hospital!
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/zombiesonthewall_zpsb530c2f0.png)
There are zombies on the wall. They can't get in though, and they aren't causing trouble so we will kill it later.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/zombiecheesetrance_zps73709c6e.png)
A troll ambush came, then Mastahcheese2's corpse went into a martial trance and fought them.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/trollambush_zpse68a7832.png)
It kills 1 and cripples another, pretty good for a corpse.
That huge corpse pile outside is still fighting itself, by now it just looks like one huge lump of gore.
I disbanded the military. There is no point fighting we will just die. Besides, we need the labour. There are hardly enough forumites to run a proper fort.
I just noticed, we have no farms. Good thing we still have plenty of food and drink.
The Trog War! Of course!
And as for Apiks vs. the aquifer.
(http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u623/mastahcheese/Apiksvstheaquifer_zps94b511d3.png)
Made in about 5 min.
BFEL just handed me a status report, this is the news so far:
Everyone is stuck in the courtyard, we're still trying to get walls and stuff up but everyone is afraid of that ARMOK DAMN F***ING HEAD! Heres an engraving on a rock she found:
(http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n593/highmax28/Necrothreat/ZombieHead.png)
(http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n593/highmax28/Necrothreat/ZombieHead2.png)
We also have problems with people working... Be it that we're all stuck... I think a motivational speech is in order...
Lol that zombie head is the most dangerous, evil and annoying thing in necrothreat. It is also invincibly and made of pure scary.
I drew a fanart of it yay!
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/Zombiehead_zpsc4abb5bd.png)
This is ugly and I don't understand perspective or backgrounds or this.
Well, sorry about the head guys. We should regen a new world, but after the current necrothreat dies. I think its time to load the save and just run it until everyone dies, unless everyone finds that too depressing.
I have written a tale for our fall. Careful, its a little lengthy...
And just like Troy, Necrothreat shall fall... Thus begins the final chapter of necrothreat, the last bastion against the thread necromancers. And thus by through the eyes of a decapitated head, the battle is lost. Slowly the walls begin to crumble, and the great and mighty fortress falls into disarray. The enemy awaits those mad enough to seek refuge in the outside, hungry for flesh other then their own kind. They wait in the shadows and murder those foolish enough to rescue the falling fortress. Highmax, the "Guardian" of Necrothreat, rallies those for a final push for escape, as hopeless as it seems. BFEL, The Handless Cripple, Master of "Unhanded Combat", Highmax's leutennant, distributes the last of the weapons to the last of the citezens. The beasts that howl in the depths shreik in joy, for their bonds loosen in each comming day. Apiks visits the burial site of her husband whos name she took as her own and swears she will return one day to bring his body back to their homeland when she escapes. The children live in fear and cry from the doom lingering overtop of them. The haxxors sharpen their skills and blades as they prepare for the pillaging of the fortresses goods, the raping of their women and the slaughtering of anything that moves. The trolls rally to take the fortress and spread their twisted ideals to the world. NAV leads the people to prepare for their escape, if one is found possible. Sprin begins to incinerate all documents and experiments that were made and written. The High Lord Threadnecromancer, Ur, smiles in his own plane of existance. Though he may not have mortal flesh and lead the final assult against the forces of necrothreat, he played his part in their defeat easily. Each misfortune was his doing. And now his revenge on all fourmites for his death in his mortal shell. Highmax climbs up on top of the tower and screams to the world a war cry so loud, the Elves of Glidesnarls thought they were being attacked again and prepared to fight. Highmax turned to the people he served and spoke a speech to prepare them for their final escape:
"People of Necrothreat! I can see the fear and pain in your eyes. The zombies outside are ready to tear our walls down and you fear they will. I say that I don't fear that it will happen. I KNOW it will happen. We will escape this condemned fortress and never look back. We were the last fortress able to hold up to the Thread Necromancers. We have failed, and the zombies will begin to overwhelm the rest of the world. But I will not die in this forsaken land. No, I will die in that infernal Dark Tower fighting my way up to put an end to all this. I will die fighting. I will kill each of the zombies here so you all may flee. I will take the strongest men and women here and we will hold the line as the rest escape. No songs will be sung of the fall of Necrothreat. There will be no evidence of our colonizing of this forsaken land. It will be as if Necrothreat never existed. The zombies will never know who we were, nor will they know what happened here. Let us prepare for our final journey. Do not fear the setting sun, bask in the glory of the night. That is when we will leave, under no moonlight or starlight. We will release the vampire and the werebeast and send them out first. Then we will rush out as the zombies are distracted eating them. Those with me will kill any that come after us. If we make it out alive, we will burn the entire fortress to the ground and collapse the tunnels. No one gets in, and everything inside will be sealed away. All I have to say is WE WILL ESCAPE! WE WILL SURVIVE!"
The crowd wept and cheered at the same time. The thoughts of impending doom were all around now. The eyes of the head keep on staring, and the mindless look on it turns into a feindish grin. The face forms into the face of Ur. Suddenly the walls collapse, and the hordes of the undead charge. The Thread Necromancer is freed by his undead allies and turns to the graveyard and corpse pile. He laughs as those who aided in the rising of Necrothreat rise again to bring its fall. His laughter fills the halls and the vampire returns from his binding in the caverns and the werebeast is released. Apiks screams as she sees her husband run towards her, pickaxe in hand. The pickaxe hits its mark with deadly skill and kills Apiks upon striking. Her body is then reanimated and the two once lovers were reunited in death. BFEL runs into the raging werebeast. The hulking were-rodent grins savegely and the handless cripple fights the beast in single combat. But alas, BFEL is slain, but not without mortally wounding the Were-Capybara by biting its juggular and smashing its skull with his savage kicks. Mastacheese the vampire now free is met by Sprin, and the two slay eachother with ban-hammers, striking eachother in the skull at the same time. Sprin's nurse is killed in turn by the Apiks couple after watching her boss get his head smashed open. Highmax, "Champion" of Necrothreat, charges towards the Thread Necromancer, slaughtering endless hordes of the undead. Twenty two he felled in his path to the Thread Necromancer. Unable to defend himself after being stripped of all his posessions, Highmax slays the Thread Necromancer by severing his lower body. Highmax turns around, only to see the newly arisen Were-Capybara zombie; the original one. Highmax charges with his blade in hand. The werebeast smacks him aside, and then devours Highmax alive and whole. NAV, though not a warrior, grabs Highmax's sword and charges towards the undead-werebeast, letting out a warcry that sounded like screaming in fear. The were-beast goes to bite down and kill NAV, but the brave and foolish fourmite steps on the beasts lower jaw and stabs Highmax's blade into the roof of the beasts mouth. Letting go of the blade, NAV, with strength never seen before, tears apart the jaws of the undead beast with his bare hands, killing it instantly. NAV takes the blade and tries to free Highmax but he was too late. Several ribs were impaled into Highmax's chest, and though he still drew breath, he was dying.
"Take the survivors and flee... I'm done... Keep my blade, and may it serve you well..."
Highmax, the self proclaimed champion of Necrothreat died. NAV screamed in sadness and began to slaughter the zombies around him in an insane rage. Highmax was dead. Apiks was dead. Sprin was dead. Everyone was dead. Only he remained. Thirty six he killed before the Apiks couple arrived with the legendary dead: Toady One The Great. NAV took the blade and decapitated the apiks husband and took the pickaxe, quickly shattering the skull of the apiks wife. Toady One the Great had a grin most devious. He was but a skeleton after being drowned and being on of the first to die. He then pulled out a sword made out of the bones of those unburied and the two fought. NAV fought hard and bravely, but he was not a warrior, and had his arm ripped off and his legs severed from his body. Toady One then laughed. He spoke without lungs, made sound without a voicebox, and laughed with the vigor and darkness of demons. NAV looked up at this horror as it brought its sword down into his heart. NAV, the last of the fourmites, was killed. Thus ends the last chapter of Necrothreat. Through the fear brought by Ur through a severed head, the league is broken. Even Armok wept on this day, as it rained for a hundred days, flooding the world and reshaping the world underneath. He put forth his sorrow and his thoughts of this doomed fortress that the world had gained new living beings, made to make armok laugh and forget his sorrow. And those that died in Necrothreat were reborn, ready to start anew and to begin the second part of necrothreat...
After weeks of living in fear, the forumites of Necrothreat have turned to me for leadership. We will not spend our last days hiding behind our walls starving to death, nor will we be forced to live a miserable life in the caverns. The entire fort will stand together as one, and face the threadnecromancer menace.
One of the children is sent to unseal the caverns, freeing the vampire MastahcheeseIV.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/Vampirereleased.png)
He is welcomed back into the fort and made a squad captain. Every forumite over the age of 12 joins a squad, and is given whatever equipment is available. Everyone except Mistem the werecapybara, who is locked away in a tiny unreachable cell.
I order the gate opened, PULL THE LEVER! No one pulls the lever. I order the wall deconstructed, but no one is willing. Just then, a group of migrants arrives at the gate. I yell to them "You with the pick, you're the captain, now go kill that necromancer." Tosid, the dwarf with the pick chases the necromancer , but the necromancer puts up a fight and pushes him into a zombie troll. He is torn apart and broken. The rest of the new migrants are killed by the zombie horde also.
(sorry no screenshots)
Rith idenzanos the admin demands an amulet. This is not the time Rith!
It has been 2 weeks since I ordered the gate opened, and the wall deconstructed, but still nothing has happened. This fort is too broken to function, the entire fort has fallen into a melancholy. I order the aquifer mined into, but that doesn't happen either. Fine! We will just wait here until everyone dies of thirst. It is already happening.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/diedofthirst.png)
Fath the head watches with empty eye sockets. It watches the last of the fort whither away, hopeless and lost. Sometimes, a forumite will get the idea to open the gate, but when they see the head they lose all hope again.
Tun the glassmaker has entered a strange mood, a maccabre mood. Apearantly we don't have what he wants, because she just stands around doing nothing. Dissapointing.
The last child died today. There are 26 of us left. A group of thread zombies arrived today, and they are quickly assimilated to the zombie horde. The bodies are starting to stink.
Melbil the presser goes berserk, but is quickly struck down. (I can't find the report because the reports are flooded with hundreds of zombies fighting themselves).
BFEL bursts into my room and yells "GIANT CAVE SPIDER! It got Mastahcheese and Esther1!" The entire fort is rallied into a mob, and goes to avenge our friends. BFEL is the third and last to die, before the hall is blocked by webs. More of our fort lost.
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/mastahcheesedies2.png)
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/Mastahcheesedies-1.png)
(http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p538/darthnav/pathblockedoff.png)
That spider will die. somehow.