What I can't believe is that we've had adamantine for 3 years now and all we've used it for is building a goddamn trade depot.
Steelhold has obtained a vampire baby. A vampire baby who, I suspect, drained his mother of blood when he was a month old. I think he should become our mascot.
Now I look technically competent, maybe we can forget about the whole albatross civilization/spontaneous bloodkin combustion thing, yes?
Everyone on the continent was of unknown parentage, apparently. What gives?
Legs are for cowards.
READ ALL THE NOTES, GNORM.
ALL 23 OF THEM.
RETREAT IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR ADVANCE THE OTHER WAY
Everyone is crazy except Vlad: The Musical
Please don’t make me write fucking fire regulations for Demongate. Trust me, you have good dwarves and it would be a shame if something were to happen to them.
Seriously, this place makes Boatmurdered look like the house of a perfectly organized person who also bleeds and vomits a lot
I'm not sure of the exact timeline, but great grandfather might not be long enough back. Great grandfather would be about two hundred years or so for a dwarf, right?I changed it to great great grandfather, also don't forget how old dwarfs can live. My clan of dwarfs do also eat Fb flesh to survive which will maybe increase their strengths and live span for a bit
We could just keep using the Steelhold wiki for character things, it's not like there's all that much there at the moment.
I suppose I can add this. I can't say that MDF and I didn't take some... liberties with the modding.I can live with his addition, but let's try to keep this mostly vanilla.
Anybody else really want to add anything?
oh, it is.I suppose I can add this. I can't say that MDF and I didn't take some... liberties with the modding.I can live with his addition, but let's try to keep this mostly vanilla.
Anybody else really want to add anything?
Oh, looks like my dwarf gets into embark party? Well, then I need a backstory...
This dwarf, Brother Cornelius, came from far fortress somewhere in the tundra. There were some kind of Monastery that tried to find the way of fighting bloodkin hordes better than hand-to-hand. Brothers were spending their days in meditation and searching through ancient tomes... till the Monastery was destroyed and Brothers who survived were scattered all over the land. Not many of them survived, though.
Cornelius believes there's a weakness in bloodkin's nature that can help us greatly, but what exactly it could be?
Oh, and also he's a healer.
Quick question. Would everyone be in favor of a little forward planning this time around?My dwarf is a soldier, but the order requires that sacrifices will be made for the common good, so he is willing to take up a pick in order to mine out the fortress. I'll try to mine out or designate most important areas, but I think that part of the fun is designing your own things.
Not that I want to stop the creativity - I'd just want to make things easier to find by constraining our activities to certain levels of the fort. The first person to breach a layer would declare what that layer was for (e.g. bedrooms or organics material processing or hospitals + barracks, etc) and the later players would respect that by not building different industries/functions in that layer. We'd maintain a list of what functions each level accomplishes.
I'm suggesting this because last time we ended up with 2 bedroom complexes, 3 workshop areas, 3 dining rooms, 2 hospitals, a barracks I never found, tombs and offices everywhere, and stockpiles in the corridors. Some of those were intentional, but it might save us time and improve efficiency if we kept those bunched together instead of spread all over the fort? We'd still be able to use our own designs, but we wouldn't create such a pathfinding nightmare and it'd be a lot easier for the next player to find things.
Just a thought.
Quick question. Would everyone be in favor of a little forward planning this time around?No.
Not that I want to stop the creativity - I'd just want to make things easier to find by constraining our activities to certain levels of the fort. The first person to breach a layer would declare what that layer was for (e.g. bedrooms or organics material processing or hospitals + barracks, etc) and the later players would respect that by not building different industries/functions in that layer. We'd maintain a list of what functions each level accomplishes.
I'm suggesting this because last time we ended up with 2 bedroom complexes, 3 workshop areas, 3 dining rooms, 2 hospitals, a barracks I never found, tombs and offices everywhere, and stockpiles in the corridors. Some of those were intentional, but it might save us time and improve efficiency if we kept those bunched together instead of spread all over the fort? We'd still be able to use our own designs, but we wouldn't create such a pathfinding nightmare and it'd be a lot easier for the next player to find things.
Just a thought.
Quick question. Would everyone be in favor of a little forward planning this time around?No.
Not that I want to stop the creativity - I'd just want to make things easier to find by constraining our activities to certain levels of the fort. The first person to breach a layer would declare what that layer was for (e.g. bedrooms or organics material processing or hospitals + barracks, etc) and the later players would respect that by not building different industries/functions in that layer. We'd maintain a list of what functions each level accomplishes.
I'm suggesting this because last time we ended up with 2 bedroom complexes, 3 workshop areas, 3 dining rooms, 2 hospitals, a barracks I never found, tombs and offices everywhere, and stockpiles in the corridors. Some of those were intentional, but it might save us time and improve efficiency if we kept those bunched together instead of spread all over the fort? We'd still be able to use our own designs, but we wouldn't create such a pathfinding nightmare and it'd be a lot easier for the next player to find things.
Just a thought.
MDF...
DId you not notice during your trials that the special surprise does more damage to itself than to others and that the bloodkin mages set themselves on fire...?
Was your testing done in gameplay or arena?
It could be caused by the mages casting the fire and then running into it. That seems to happen whenever I give fire to things. You could just give them high melting and boiling points on their tissue, which would make sense since they were created with demons and magma.I saw nay to the idea of danger rooms. Have you done all the testing will the bloodkin because if not I got an hour of free time to see what they can do to goblins and other creatures bhaaa :D :D
Just want to check everyone's opinions on danger rooms, by the way. I think it'd fit the story better if we didn't use them, and they kind of defeat the purpose of a challenge race.
I think I have everyone in the character post now, plus a link to Mask's post about plot.Ah, yes, I should probably get to updating that post.
By the way, Mask. Will you be genning the world once you finish getting the mod working, or do you want me to? It's just that if I gen the world, I'll probably take the first turn for simplicity's sake.
Speaking of characters, what ever became of Thikut?DUN DUN DUN!!!!!
Well, if we're going purely by game terms, she'd stay a child forever so her usefulness would be limited. Storywise, she seems set up to become either an assassin or cult leader, but we'll see how things play out. Her last confirmed movement was joining an elf trade caravan headed north from Steelhold.All right, I just wanted to know whether or not we should presume her dead.
Hmmm I just remebered something about my megabeast ater looking at it... its trainable and its a mount to so there might be bloodkin or gobbos riding them. :P
Do'er of things... I like it. It's an interesting title.
As for the Danger Room, I'm all for having one. Demongate is meant to be a boarder fortress designed to keep unholy horrors at bay, that means new recruits need to be given an ass kicking so that they might live long enough to take some of the invading horrors down.
As far as training goes, well-regulated hunting is usually a good way to train sharpshooters. As for melee and wrestling, that would depend on how old the world is.Do'er of things... I like it. It's an interesting title.While danger rooms are really quite dorfy imo, they're still pretty exploit-y. A fort that's almost certainly going to be churning out a massive military really shouldn't be using something that broken or nothing will be a threat any more. Instead we should do mass live training (preferably automated) and just let combat and regular training handle the rest.
As for the Danger Room, I'm all for having one. Demongate is meant to be a boarder fortress designed to keep unholy horrors at bay, that means new recruits need to be given an ass kicking so that they might live long enough to take some of the invading horrors down.
Do'er of things... I like it. It's an interesting title.
As for the Danger Room, I'm all for having one. Demongate is meant to be a boarder fortress designed to keep unholy horrors at bay, that means new recruits need to be given an ass kicking so that they might live long enough to take some of the invading horrors down.
While danger rooms are really quite dorfy imo, they're still pretty exploit-y. A fort that's almost certainly going to be churning out a massive military really shouldn't be using something that broken or nothing will be a threat any more. Instead we should do mass live training (preferably automated) and just let combat and regular training handle the rest.
Also welcome back Sarrak! A thousand fluffies shall be prepared in your honor.I'm somewhat disturbed, yet internally pleased by this eager sacrifice. It shall keep me occupied for some time... Maybe.
We could do the shaft of enlightenment bug but the dwarfs most survive from it and cant have any grasping or walking prombles for them to join the amry.I think we can use Shaft to summon a Champion, blessed by Armok himself. If flow of the story demands so. But I'm still against it - Shaft gives just too much experience for nothing
Hmm how about we make it that after they do the spear they must go through a gauntlet of enemies and stuff wearing nothing at all(Also we could have them olny use wood weapons for balance issues.)Also welcome back Sarrak! A thousand fluffies shall be prepared in your honor.I'm somewhat disturbed, yet internally pleased by this eager sacrifice. It shall keep me occupied for some time... Maybe.
Really, thank you and everyone else for the epic saga, which I have yet to finish reading.We could do the shaft of enlightenment bug but the dwarfs most survive from it and cant have any grasping or walking prombles for them to join the amry.I think we can use Shaft to summon a Champion, blessed by Armok himself. If flow of the story demands so. But I'm still against it - Shaft gives just too much experience for nothing
If I look at the creatures with DFHack, in one case the dwarf went from rank 1 to rank 89 in axe skill, where 0 is dabbling, 15 is grand master, and 20 is legendary+5. The other skills that became "legendary" also gained about 89 ranks.
So yes, the bug does appear to convert the creature into a god of war.
Hmm how about we make it that after they do the spear they must go through a gauntlet of enemies and stuff wearing nothing at all(Also we could have them olny use wood weapons for balance issues.)Also welcome back Sarrak! A thousand fluffies shall be prepared in your honor.I'm somewhat disturbed, yet internally pleased by this eager sacrifice. It shall keep me occupied for some time... Maybe.
Really, thank you and everyone else for the epic saga, which I have yet to finish reading.We could do the shaft of enlightenment bug but the dwarfs most survive from it and cant have any grasping or walking prombles for them to join the amry.I think we can use Shaft to summon a Champion, blessed by Armok himself. If flow of the story demands so. But I'm still against it - Shaft gives just too much experience for nothing
Edit: excellent. I'll be busy Sunday, but I should have a reasonable update Monday/Tuesday if you finish this weekend. Is it ok if I try to stay as far as possible from aquifers when setting up the fort? I just don't like them.
Build it near the coast, but other than that it is fair game. And near can be relative.Let's not built it too near the coast. There is that annoying glitch that floods a fortress near the ocean after abandonment, and I personally like to explore them. As for aquifers, I think that they are quite useful, and I vote that we embark with one.
Edit: excellent. I'll be busy Sunday, but I should have a reasonable update Monday/Tuesday if you finish this weekend. Is it ok if I try to stay as far as possible from aquifers when setting up the fort? I just don't like them.Build it near the coast, but other than that it is fair game. And near can be relative.Let's not built it too near the coast. There is that annoying glitch that floods a fortress near the ocean after abandonment, and I personally like to explore them. As for aquifers, I think that they are quite useful, and I vote that we embark with one.
Build it near the coast, but other than that it is fair game. And near can be relative.
Whelp the megabeast is very special megabeast. It can only be hurt by adamantium swords and steel weapons, So anything that is stronger then iron will might hurt it. But It likes to wrestle you to the ground and break your bones and then kick your head of almost every time.
Yeah I tested those to it seems the bolts and break bones and fracture them to but it does not die till shot in the head.Whelp the megabeast is very special megabeast. It can only be hurt by adamantium swords and steel weapons, So anything that is stronger then iron will might hurt it. But It likes to wrestle you to the ground and break your bones and then kick your head of almost every time.
Good thing bolts are OP and chances are we won't encounter it more than once.
I think bring few seeds of strawberry, tubber, pig tails, and the iron/steel trees, and maybe badger dog for me.Not masterwork DF, we don't have those.
Dwarf Civs typically don't have those for some reason, so they don't normally show up on the embark menu. You can hope, but chances are...hunting dogs? They usually do for me...
I think bring few seeds of strawberry, tubber, pig tails, and the iron/steel trees, and maybe badger dog for me.
Also, Sarrak and Rhaken, when do you think you will be able to post character bios, so I know when to update my post of story.
[1]Is it ok if I bring a normal dog and train it in hunting once we arrive? Hunting dogs cost like twice regular ones.[1] Not my call to make, but I'd say sure.
[2]Also, Sir Brezen is dead, replaced by a bloodkin spy. Calling it now.
[2] That's to obvious. We don't even know what the Bloodkin look like, unless I missed something while reading through the whole Steelhold thread...Bloodkin are just dwarves. Their fangs can elongate, much like vampires, but they otherwise look close enough that they could theoretically pass themselves off as dwarves.
Perhaps I'll double check.
So, that's a yes I did miss something. *Sigh* Here I go again, through that turbulent bout of insanity...Well, all they are is... SPECIAL... dwarves.
The bloodkin only appear at the end of Steelhold, so that's all you'd really have to read.
Regarding Brezen, I just assumed that the candle going out just after him talking about being a beacon was significant.
he'll tell me about duty and honour and how Vlad is leading me astray again. I'm sure they'd be great friends if they just sat down and talked about it.And the fact that my name has a n in it :P.
Huh. How did I miss that every time?Dunno. I missed the typo on the characters page you set up, so I'm no better at it than you are.
I was browsing the internet and I found a picture that basically sums up Steelhold.MDF: Could you just give us a link to the pic?
(http://www.gutenberg.org/files/40309/40309-h/images/i_103.jpg)
It's actually super weird. When I click my links, I wind up at the image and its associated page. When I click TalonisWolf's link, it takes me to a 'This domain for sale' page... with the exact same name as the original hosting website.What... is that picture...
I tried to joke and I accidentally broke the internet.
What... is that picture...
>tfw magic.It's better not to ask. It'll help you keep your sanity.
I believe it's standard procedure to blame Fractal any time something goes awry. I wonder how he got into my router.
Just bask in the glow of my technical genius. Mages that light themselves on fire. Non-euclidean image links. I once accidentally replaced the Kobold civ with Albatross.The fire lighting mages are actually my fault, and I figured out what was happening. They were actually melting themselves with their own acid, because it was set to 12000 degrees Urist.
Weirdly thought the turn that was actually playable I got in Steelhold was one of the few that didn't result in utter chaos and the death of 50% of the currently named dwarves.
Just bask in the glow of my technical genius. Mages that light themselves on fire. Non-euclidean image links. I once accidentally replaced the Kobold civ with Albatross.The fire lighting mages are actually my fault, and I figured out what was happening. They were actually melting themselves with their own acid, because it was set to 12000 degrees Urist.
Weirdly thought the turn that was actually playable I got in Steelhold was one of the few that didn't result in utter chaos and the death of 50% of the currently named dwarves.
Now the albatross... that was impressive. Also, I managed to make a civ of gremlin several times.
MDF: Which version of DF hack did you use, because it doesn't recognize some of the syntax I'm using for a permanent transformation.
mhm...MDF: Which version of DF hack did you use, because it doesn't recognize some of the syntax I'm using for a permanent transformation.
I believe I'm using 0.34.11 r3
Wouldn't that kill off most of the megabeasts and kobolds? Although it would certainly ensure vampires, were beasts and necromancers.A fort only really needs so many megabeasts to visit for fun to ensue; kobolds are mostly just a nuisance. Vampires are practically Steelhold tradition by this point, and were-beasts were only touched upon. As for necromancers, I think that we should avoid them, for the combination of goblins, bloodkin, and zombies would probably be too much. I say seven hundred fifty years is appropriate.
Presumably, everyone is fine with staying out of evil biomes? This should be enough of a challenge without death rain or insta-zombies.Evil biomes are not the purpose of this story, so we'll avoid those. As for mineral scarcity, there should be enough for us to prosper, but not so many that they are sticking out of the mountains in great clusters.
Also, how scarce should minerals and such be? I usually go around 1000.
You made my lungs implode, that's how long as I was laughing for.(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/717/473/22e.jpg)
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8477 (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8477)You mis-named it.
Have fun.
LALALALALALALA I'M NOT LISTENING!!!http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8477 (http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8477)You mis-named it.
Have fun.
Okay sounds good to me but really 2 hospitals really was one of them better then the other?
Monks really can't hold their liquor, can they? :)
In fairness quite a few people's backstorids seem to involve them in one way or another.That I know of, the only other back stories involving them are about militant orders from before the evacuation.
Rhaken, I don't have a copy of the world before starting the fort, but I should be uploading the save tomorrow, and you could look through that.
Jrock: there are no bloodkin on this continent yet.
i would like a male swordsdwarf named Thanatos.
I'm going to do some write-ups about this first year; MDF, what should I make the reason behind Gnora's fight with Vlad be?
thats right i reap souls in this case it shall be DEMON souls!!!!!!! yeah i love greek mythology did not know about butterflies though............... ok somebody right now find or make pictures of DEMON butterflies!!!
Oh wow. Oh wowee wow.Either way. Bring it out in character or just tell us now, whichever works.
This world has some deep conspiratorial shit going on.
I'm honestly not sure whether to put up the juicest bits up here for all to see or not. What do you folks think?
I'll be taking some time to delve into it now. When I do give some news, there will probably be vast omissions until I can work them into a proper plot - or at least toss them to some of you and see what you do with them. Much like the Oku situation. I like to think that went quite smoothly.Oh wow. Oh wowee wow.Either way. Bring it out in character or just tell us now, whichever works.
This world has some deep conspiratorial shit going on.
I'm honestly not sure whether to put up the juicest bits up here for all to see or not. What do you folks think?
Quite smoothly... That was frickin magnificent. Although I may be biased, because it made my character even more awesome in my eyes, but still.I'll be taking some time to delve into it now. When I do give some news, there will probably be vast omissions until I can work them into a proper plot - or at least toss them to some of you and see what you do with them. Much like the Oku situation. I like to think that went quite smoothly.Oh wow. Oh wowee wow.Either way. Bring it out in character or just tell us now, whichever works.
This world has some deep conspiratorial shit going on.
I'm honestly not sure whether to put up the juicest bits up here for all to see or not. What do you folks think?
Journal of Danman.
It comes to my attention that this Vlad character who once was a boy is now a FEMALE... hmm is it possible that this Vlad has the parents of a clownfish man. If so ?I would dearly love to hunt this dwarfish thing, or it could be that she/he is mistake about being a female and is still a male. I saw watch her closely or send my lovely cutey little badger doggy to follow her.
Regarding Demongate being on top of hell, there's an upright adamantine sword in the rooms list.
Journal of Danman.I believe that Thane is the female, not Vlad.
It comes to my attention that this Vlad character who once was a boy is now a FEMALE... hmm is it possible that this Vlad has the parents of a clownfish man. If so ?I would dearly love to hunt this dwarfish thing, or it could be that she/he is mistake about being a female and is still a male. I saw watch her closely or send my lovely cutey little badger doggy to follow her.
Regarding Demongate being on top of hell, there's an upright adamantine sword in the rooms list.Yes! we shall connect the fortress to its entry-point. Interestingly, there is already some lore on the wiki regarding demon fortresses.
Crap I hit stinking quote instead of modfiy.... MY bad IGNORE THIS POST NOW!!!!!!Journal of Danman.
It comes to my attention that this Thane character who once was a boy is now a FEMALE... hmm is it possible that this Thane has the parents of a clownfish man. If so I would dearly love to hunt this dwarfish thing, or it could be that she/he is mistake about being a female and is still a male. I saw watch her closely or send my lovely cutey little badger doggy to follow her.
I'm pretty sure it was Thane what had the gender mishap. This was only discovered when we found out Vlad was tapping that.Regarding Demongate being on top of hell, there's an upright adamantine sword in the rooms list.
CONSPIRACY!
Crap I hit stinking quote instead of modfiy.... MY bad IGNORE THIS POST NOW!!!!!!Journal of Danman.
It comes to my attention that this Thane character who once was a boy is now a FEMALE... hmm is it possible that this Thane has the parents of a clownfish man. If so I would dearly love to hunt this dwarfish thing, or it could be that she/he is mistake about being a female and is still a male. I saw watch her closely or send my lovely cutey little badger doggy to follow her.
I'm pretty sure it was Thane what had the gender mishap. This was only discovered when we found out Vlad was tapping that.Regarding Demongate being on top of hell, there's an upright adamantine sword in the rooms list.
CONSPIRACY!
Holy fuck the rabbit hole runs deep. I could be at this all night. It just gets juicier and juicier. And I'm still at year 47.You're very talented Rhaken. When the time comes, I trust that you weave us an history so complex that it will completely change the direction of the story.
I know that the vampire in charge of the other dwarf civilisation in the north only took control in the year 70, so perhaps things started calming down after that (and she had over eleven thousand notable kills, so I'm a bit disappointed I changed the civilisation.)
Also, one thing I should mention about the original Steelhold that went completely under the radar since I couldn't shoehorn it in (and I might be able to now, if I find something that resembles a connection): Remember that one god everyone and their grandma worshipped? Bobrur Fragranceglitter the Bodices of Romancing? Worshipped by such notable dwarves as Rhaken, Emdief, Corley, and, well, everyone in Steelhold?Could she be... one of the Old Gods in disguise!
She's the one who cursed Tun and Likot with vampirism.
Speaking of old gods, it's entirely possible that survivors of Steelhold could be posing as gods now. It's hundreds of years after Steelhold, so they've been around a long time, the gods of DF mostly do nothing except create vampires (which pretty much any survivor of the prison would be capable of) and werebeasts (more difficult, but there was a lot of magic flying around) and there's plenty of demons that get away with posing as human shaped gods even though they're made of vomit. All they'd need would be the occasional blood sacrifice and they're pretty well set up. Just a possible plot point.I think all of the non-confirmed survivors became bloodkin, and some of them were probably killed when the fort collapsed. Speaking of which, were the heroes modded into the shapes-files?
Speaking of old gods, it's entirely possible that survivors of Steelhold could be posing as gods now. It's hundreds of years after Steelhold, so they've been around a long time, the gods of DF mostly do nothing except create vampires (which pretty much any survivor of the prison would be capable of) and werebeasts (more difficult, but there was a lot of magic flying around) and there's plenty of demons that get away with posing as human shaped gods even though they're made of vomit. All they'd need would be the occasional blood sacrifice and they're pretty well set up. Just a possible plot point.I think all of the non-confirmed survivors became bloodkin, and some of them were probably killed when the fort collapsed. Speaking of which, were the heroes modded into the shapes-files?
One thing we never settled on was how active the Ascended of Steelhold are. My money is on them stay distant but watchful, though having them collectively take up the mantle of godhood would be an interesting turn.Possessed by mysterious forces, eh. That sounds fun for story.
Sidenote: sixth monarch now, year 258. I swear this world was written up by a bizarre mix of George R. R. Martin and Steven Erikson. While high.
I see this as a good thing.
EDIT:Speaking of old gods, it's entirely possible that survivors of Steelhold could be posing as gods now. It's hundreds of years after Steelhold, so they've been around a long time, the gods of DF mostly do nothing except create vampires (which pretty much any survivor of the prison would be capable of) and werebeasts (more difficult, but there was a lot of magic flying around) and there's plenty of demons that get away with posing as human shaped gods even though they're made of vomit. All they'd need would be the occasional blood sacrifice and they're pretty well set up. Just a possible plot point.I think all of the non-confirmed survivors became bloodkin, and some of them were probably killed when the fort collapsed. Speaking of which, were the heroes modded into the shapes-files?
I hope they were. Also, a confirmed survivor of Steelhold was Rhaken's son, Stinthad Abbeylanced. He was busy being possessed by mysterious forces at the end.
I wouldn't say Thane has much of a problem with giving control of the fortress to Brenzen, by the way. She doesn't understand why he's so serious, but she doesn't dislike him.She probably knew it wouldn't go over well with the others. That's the effect I was going for, but it didn't come across clearly.
And yes, I do plan on having written the entire codex arcana by the end of this.That's great, just don't forget to play your turn as well.
Yes, yes, I know the rules. I just probably won't start for a little while.And yes, I do plan on having written the entire codex arcana by the end of this.That's great, just don't forget to play your turn as well.
Cornelius, BrotherNice!
Cornelius is best monk! Cornelius makes religion tolerable by, like your author, attending services so drunk on localpiss'beer' that inhaling near him cures alcohol deprivation, and is member of old, dead monastery. Enjoys alcohol, research. Dislikes immediately post-alcohol, trying to decipher research notes made while still drunk.
Are you guys nocturnal? For one night I don't look at this. I come back 30 something updates.*blinks with reddish eyes* Who? We? Not at all!
Are you guys nocturnal? For one night I don't look at this. I come back 30 something updates.
And yes, I do plan on having written the entire codex arcana by the end of this.That's great, just don't forget to play your turn as well.
I think everybody here is a bunch of vampires because of mass posting. My character is nota sissy! >:(
It's weird. Three of our monarchs were married, but they still didn't have any children. Maybe someone had a vested interest in destabilizing our government.
By the way, I was right about the north being a tougher enemy than the south. We've been at was with the bloodkin civilization in the north since 153, and we've been winning. There were also four wars against the elves.
ARHHHHH my spimators all died of old age... they only live for at most 65 years and die arhhhhh hmmmm is there a way to increase the age limit of a creature?
It's a bronze creature here is the raws of it.ARHHHHH my spimators all died of old age... they only live for at most 65 years and die arhhhhh hmmmm is there a way to increase the age limit of a creature?
So THAT'S what that was! I spent some odd 10 minutes today trying to figure out what in all hells a spimmator is. Without an internet connection.
Just change the maxage tag to be higher. Their highest age now is 61.thanks didn't noticed that.
I've noticed something strange.
Everyone on the continent was of unknown parentage, apparently. What gives?
Everyone? Mask, you didn't accidentally sterilise the entire world when you were modding, did you?
Hmm. Perhaps it's just because the have been so many wars going on, so everyone gets killed before having children then?
Everyone? Mask, you didn't accidentally sterilise the entire world when you were modding, did you?Actually, I had to remove the dwarf raw file modification because it wasn't working properly. So no, I didn't screw with that.
I would like to have a turn, if that is possible.
Holy crap we have 25 non-overseer plot related posts. Already.
Oh and demonic butterfly cat tomfoolery
Here is an idea for defenses for you:
Step 1: we dig a a large, moat like tench but we don't fill it with water... yet.
Step 2: We fill that tench with as many sharp, pointy things that we can produce. An important factor for this step is that they need to be made out of things that don't rust.
Step 3: We fill our spike filled tench with water... and if possible, small meat eating fish. Helps keep our death moat clean and all.
Thoughts?
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Step 3: We fill our spike filled tench with water... and if possible, small meat eating fish. Helps keep our death moat clean and all.
Thoughts?
By the way, if you have Brenzen in the army with mining enabled, doesn't that mean he'll keep dropping his weapon before following any orders?Probably. When I give him full time military duties he will have mining disabled.
"Dwarves of Demongate!""Are you insane you crazy fool, we must do sacrifice do the goddess of metals, she will bless us with the almighty blue steel it self.
Brenzen's voice boomed over the silent crowd of dwarves.
"I don't suppose any of you understand why you were called here today?"
Brenzen paused for a moment, the silence providing all the answer he needed.
"I see. As some of you will recall, when I took charge of the fortress I made a promise to all of you. I promised to bring this fortress into righteousness and glory, to purify this fortress of the evil that taints the world. And now I am here to fulfill my promises.
In order to obtain Armok's blessing, he must be pleased with a great sacrifice by us. But what do we have to sacrifice? One of you, and only one, shall submit to a ritual in which you will die for the good of the fortress. In doing so, we shall claim Armok's blessing and bring the world into a new age of glory and righteousness.
I must warn you, only one with pure heart and beliefs shall be deemed worthy by Armok.
Now, decide. Who shall volunteer themselves for this glorious cause?"
Edit: You all totally fell for it.
Gnora was about to respond to the crazy dwarf that had yelled in response to her outburst -- who had also mispronounced her name -- but she was cut off by the volunteer's voice. Gnora was trembling; she did not want this to happen, but she couldn't find her voice again. She covered her eyes in anticipation for the sacrifice, but quickly found out that Brenzen had no intention of murdering the dwarf. She felt her face turn red with embarrassment, and she wished that she could withdraw her earlier statement. All she could hope for was a legitimate reason for this selection, for she did not want the experience to be for nothing.Hmm I didn't know that sorry for that also really I want to sacrifice something to please the Great goddess!
Ok then. Oh, Tarmid's not the bookkeeper, Dan. Unless Mask changed the nobles, Tarmid's the manager and Thane's the bookkeeper.No changes to the existing hierarchy have been made.
Well, crap, can I have that extra day? I should be able to get part of the rest of the year up tonight, but idk about the rest of it.
Out of curiosity, why does everyone think Brenzen is insane?
I see.Out of curiosity, why does everyone think Brenzen is insane?
Brenzen is totally sane, just not by Vlad standards.
Out of curiosity, why does everyone think Brenzen is insane?Gnora lived in a rather isolated fortress. Although she knows about the legends of Steelhold and venerates some of its heroes as demigods, she knows neither of the bloodkins' continuing existence nor of their imminent threat.
Wait, nearly missing?nearly missing where?
In any case, that strange mood reminds me of something: if a weapon/armorsmith gets into a mood, can we try to ensure that they use a metal that's actually useful in warfare (Thane instantly gets possessed and produces a lead halberd).
In any case, that strange mood reminds me of something: if a weapon/armorsmith gets into a mood, can we try to ensure that they use a metal that's actually useful in warfare (Thane instantly gets possessed and produces a lead halberd).Thane's favorite metal happens to be brass, and I believe that metalsmiths will demand their favorite metal if available. If there are adamantine wafers smelted, I think that they will automatically choose those.
Dwarves pretty much ignore everything in order preference > distance > mood swings. In other words, Thane would take a dozen additional steps to her favorite brass or something like that. Good option might be forbidding every inferior metal on several floors for a moment to ensure a proper base for artifact. Failing that, if dwarf needs some other ingredients, it's possible to forbid already gathered items. Well, I think you know all those little tricks yourself.In any case, that strange mood reminds me of something: if a weapon/armorsmith gets into a mood, can we try to ensure that they use a metal that's actually useful in warfare (Thane instantly gets possessed and produces a lead halberd).Thane's favorite metal happens to be brass, and I believe that metalsmiths will demand their favorite metal if available. If there are adamantine wafers smelted, I think that they will automatically choose those.
Your requests are... Difficult to meet. To say the least. So no, not dwarfed yet.What's this about requests?
Your requests are... Difficult to meet. To say the least. So no, not dwarfed yet.Well... I thought I stated that I don't absolutely need all three of them. It would be interesting, but quite impossible to get (though I got such an individual).
Twenty three notes seems slightly excessive. We don't even have magma flowing through the dining hall yet.6 were for the vault, three for the archer tower, the three lever notes, the two corresponding bridge notes and the gatehouse note, the barracks note, the hospital note, the gem stockpile note, the dormitory note, the artifact note, the food stocks note, the forges note, and the storehouse note.
That seems reasonable. In any case, is there any objection to me removing Dark Archon from the overseer list on account of not posting a character?None. I haven't seen DarkArchon before or since.
It might be better to assign the crossbow dwarfs as hunters until they turn legendary. It takes less time than when they're training in the military in my experience. We should be able to start training an army of war dogs soon as well.What do you think all out 10 hunters have been doing?
It might be better to assign the crossbow dwarfs as hunters until they turn legendary. It takes less time than when they're training in the military in my experience. We should be able to start training an army of war dogs soon as well.
Running around shouting "I CANNOT FIND ANY BOLTS IN SPITE OF STANDING ON SOME RIGHT NOW." It's what they usually do.Yeah, there's a bug in the code where they only collect ammunition while on duty and only shoot at targets while off duty. That's why I have so many hunters. That and a ton of them migrated here, for some unknown reason.
yea that's the idea the people who believe me or survived want to stop the blookin but they manage to beak through and attack here soon.The idea of the fortress is that this is the site of the main bloodkin attack, but in including your story there are so many bloodkin they split some of their forces down south to disrupt the rear lines in advance of their primary attack.
From what I understood, the south is already pretty much overrun. I can see how there'd still be a few strongholds down there doing what they can to fight them, and I don't have a problem with the Olympians being a group of those people, but I don't see why they have to be a secret society if that's the case.Two words: bloodkin spies.
As long as it's not messing up the fort, go nuts.oh hell no nobody touches those bolts. I do NOT want my archers wasting their time toting around single bolts into battle/to hunt.
Also someone might want to pick up all those used bolts that are just lying around the place forbidden.
Well, Dan's been following Thane around for the better part of a year now for no apparent reason other than not being sure if she's female or not, so it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that he'd steal Thanatos's journal and read it.Well that and because I smelled the ancient arcane magic on her/him plus I remembered a old legend in my old times of my camp about a avatar of death it self killing the hobgoblins called Thanatos or Thane.
Just noticed - we seem to have a bunch of silver axes. Not sure why. It might have been better to go with silver warhammers and just switch Vlad over. Too late now I guess.ah, that.
Interesting note: Tarmid can actually move pretty quickly when he wants to. He got ambushed by an entire squad of hammer goblins in the save I'm using and outran all of them.
Well, Dan's been following Thane around for the better part of a year now for no apparent reason other than not being sure if she's female or not, so it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that he'd steal Thanatos's journal and read it.Well that and because I smelled the ancient arcane magic on her/him plus I remembered a old legend in my old times of my camp about a avatar of death it self killing the hobgoblins called Thanatos or Thane.
Downloaded save, checked dwarves, etc, etc...
First thing to discover after vault: we have an interesting hunting practice. With horses running on the newly-built walls and dwarves running after them, shooting. As if it could get even more ridiculous.
Is my character coming out okey? First time doing this much role playing. :DOnly time will tell ;)
.....okay so there is a thantos and a thane....hmm just pretend that my character is slowly losing his mind necausw of the flame.
Hmm I wonder how do I catch a demonmancer... *crash* what in gods sake was that? That sounded like it came from yhe sacaphogas... oh no, oh noo! VAMPIRE!!!!!!!!!! Everybody grab your weapons or at least a blunt *hack cough*object!!!!You're absolutely paranoid :)
Isn't it a bit odd how no one in Demongate aside from Vlad and, presumably, Gnora sleeps at night?
Well, hopefully he'll just pretend to be the guy who sold the coffin and join the fortress, since in character he'd have had ample time to go legendary in his combat skills, which would leave everyone except maybe Brenzen a bit screwed. I'm guessing he ended up in the coffin via infighting, or perhaps plan gone awry (or plan gone correctly).Brenzen sleeps...
By the way, isn't it a bit odd how no one in Demongate aside from Vlad and, presumably, Gnora sleeps at night?
Blaaa!!!! *breathing deeply* Oww my head.. stinky nightmares. What was it about a pig.... no wait it was about a sausage and a vampire. *Hack cough* Got to stop eating cheese before breakfest. *Crash* What, who, when, how? It must be thane or tarmid!
Well, hopefully he'll just pretend to be the guy who sold the coffin and join the fortress, since in character he'd have had ample time to go legendary in his combat skills, which would leave everyone except maybe Brenzen a bit screwed. I'm guessing he ended up in the coffin via infighting, or perhaps plan gone awry (or plan gone correctly).Brenzen sleeps...
By the way, isn't it a bit odd how no one in Demongate aside from Vlad and, presumably, Gnora sleeps at night?
They are very loud those tricky book readers always being loud.Blaaa!!!! *breathing deeply* Oww my head.. stinky nightmares. What was it about a pig.... no wait it was about a sausage and a vampire. *Hack cough* Got to stop eating cheese before breakfest. *Crash* What, who, when, how? It must be thane or tarmid!
Yep, us scholarly types are famed for being loud and throwing heavy objects around. Yeeeep.Well, hopefully he'll just pretend to be the guy who sold the coffin and join the fortress, since in character he'd have had ample time to go legendary in his combat skills, which would leave everyone except maybe Brenzen a bit screwed. I'm guessing he ended up in the coffin via infighting, or perhaps plan gone awry (or plan gone correctly).Brenzen sleeps...
By the way, isn't it a bit odd how no one in Demongate aside from Vlad and, presumably, Gnora sleeps at night?
Not for long!
By the way, isn't it a bit odd how no one in Demongate aside from Vlad and, presumably, Gnora sleeps at night?
Hey guys, do you think I could have a turn please? Sign me up with a dwarf too...Sure thang! I'll get to that by the end of my turn.
So, are we going to have a vampire wandering around the fortress freely now? I imagine that would be counter-productive.
thats right i reap souls in this case it shall be DEMON souls!!!!!!! yeah i love greek mythology did not know about butterflies though............... ok somebody right now find or make pictures of DEMON butterflies!!!
Not mine, but it works.
(http://tnypic.net/images/wssgi_thumb.jpg) (http://tnypic.net/wssgi.jpg.html)
Nothing says demonic to a Dwarf Fortress player like a friggin Cat.
Also to boost our FPS I have to order the deaths of hundreds of chicks.
What I can't believe is that we've had adamantine for 3 years now and all we've used it for is building a goddamn trade depot.
...I have NEVER encountered a fortress which had this problem at ANY point. EVER.
Also, marvellous story-telling, I can see how this fortress earned it's place in the Hall of Legends.
Just to let you guys know a good tip about posting...*Whispering* Don't post when you have asleep you will make lots of mistakes. Ha
"I was.... I was stalking two people, I smelt the aura of dark tomes on one of them and arcane magic on the other. If you wondering why I can smell magic its because I'm part of the forgotten hunters, we live of the meat of Forgotten beasts, but unlike other forts that might eat the flesh of them we learned how to eat the true strength of the Beasts. It gives us the power to track the Beasts by smelling the magic auras they give off."
I did some brief testing, and it seems that setting up a burrow and having the inactive population from the militia screen go to it will indeed save Tarmid. I haven't tested it with assigning only the vampire to the burrow, but in my experience it can be a little buggy, and that's with non-vampires.
There's still time. Thane night want shells or something else we don't have for the artifact.I think that we have plenty of shells from all the fishing.
I would say that Thane would agree to teach things, but she wouldn't necessarily be very good at it. Plus, she'll be wanting to join the military once she finishes her mood, so her time would be taken up by weapons training (and looting training).
Also, remember your good friend: the wiki.
Also, remember your good friend: the wiki.
THE WIKI IS LOVE. THE WIKI IS LIFE.
Also, remember your good friend: the wiki.
THE WIKI IS LOVE. THE WIKI IS LIFE.
LONG LIVE THE WIKI!
It could just be that the Bloodkin need a high population or wealth to invade.
Fun fact, by the way. Vladamir sticks out his tongue while thinking, while Thane licks her lips while thinking. Clearly, their mouth based habits drew them together.
And another thing. Anyone interested in seeing a couple story posts from Shank's perspective?Of course.
Hey guys, do you think I could have a turn please? Sign me up with a dwarf too...
Male (if possible)
Name: Captain + Dwarf’s first name
Profession title: Wizard
Actual profession: Crossbowdwarf, Siege Engineer, Weaponsmith, or Armoursmith.
He is quick to anger (DFhack this in if possible)[. . .]I don't know where you're from, boy, but we do thangs the old-fashioned way 'round these here parts.
He is quick to anger (DFhack this in if possible)[. . .]I don't know where you're from, boy, but we do thangs the old-fashioned way 'round these here parts.
*slam the door open.* "Tarmid! What happened to you? *Sniff* Ah a vampire got to you... does he have *cough cough hack.* the sign of infection? Mhm *exhale sharply* if you are infected then there nothing we can do to cure you... but I know a high level shaman spell to slow the infection. I will need venom from and venomous animal, blood of six different animals, and a live animal sacrifice, but tit will slow the infection not cure it.
teeheeSpoiler (click to show/hide)
Going has been slow, since I have a million things to do both in and outside DF. A note to danmanthedog: it is not wise to talk about 'spells you know' to members of an order famous for prosecuting magic users. I'll let this one slide on account of your dwarf being the resident eccentric. :P
Also, this.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
My God.................. prepare operation anti-animal sex
Going has been slow, since I have a million things to do both in and outside DF. A note to danmanthedog: it is not wise to talk about 'spells you know' to members of an order famous for prosecuting magic users. I'll let this one slide on account of your dwarf being the resident eccentric. :PThat would be the case for other magic users but my clan use animal spirts and other shaman vodu stuff which should be alowed since it causes no harm that you know of yet. ;)
Also, this.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Then best not call it magic. Call it communing with the spirits or something, the order is under the impression that all magic comes from demons. Which is false, but legends get distorted over time. I'll post a Sir Brenzen log eventually.Going has been slow, since I have a million things to do both in and outside DF. A note to danmanthedog: it is not wise to talk about 'spells you know' to members of an order famous for prosecuting magic users. I'll let this one slide on account of your dwarf being the resident eccentric. :PThat would be the case for other magic users but my clan use animal spirts and other shaman vodu stuff which should be alowed since it causes no harm that you know of yet. ;)
Also, this.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
You better not kill me because I Will request a turn to torture you forever mhaaaamha!
Umm just.. umm I dont get haa, is it supposed to be the word meaning pain and stuff (Don't know the word), but any ways I like that guys face its so demonic.You better not kill me because I Will request a turn to torture you forever mhaaaamha!
(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/544/108/8e3.jpg)
If you kill me olimpyan assassins will be after you.
Yeah, I'm going to be purposefully killing off people's characters in my turn again.That's my job!
Just sayin'
Nice selfie there, MDF.If you kill me olimpyan assassins will be after you.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Yeah, I'm going to be purposefully killing off people's characters in my turn again.That's my job!
Just sayin'
Completely agree. Leave our characters to die at Gnorm hands. He is now late in Overseer queue, isn't he?Yeah, I'm going to be purposefully killing off people's characters in my turn again.That's my job!
Just sayin'
Completely agree. Leave our characters to die at Gnorm hands. He is now late in Overseer queue, isn't he?Yeah, I'm going to be purposefully killing off people's characters in my turn again.That's my job!
Just sayin'
Hey is Thanatos a swordsdwarf in the military yet? Also can you simulate that conversation I wanted please.
((Also, I'd like to request that intentional killings of a players character be done only with the EXPRESS permission of that player, since much of the time in the last game it seemed like characters were killed off randomly and without asking the owner of the character. I think that since we each created our characters, it should be our decision whether they are allowed to be killed off intentionally. Of course, if your character dies in a fluke (such as Brenzen getting killed on the line of duty) that's another matter))
is Rith Brandedpaddle captain x?
Say Rhaken, how far along are you in the turn? Not to rush, just curious.
Sanity is for the weak.
Everyone is crazy except Vlad: The MusicalMake this!
Everyone is crazy except Vlad: The Musical
When is the next update?Everyone is crazy except Vlad: The Musical
I nominate this for the quotes list.
Now back to writing.
Hey Thanatos is sane or is he? I mean it's not like I am a mentally insane bloodkin hating maniac. I'm n(sob sob sob) die bloodkin dieeeeee( the musical
When is the next update?Everyone is crazy except Vlad: The Musical
I nominate this for the quotes list.
Now back to writing.
Tarmid just seems like the kind of dwarf that would be the master of the "verbal pimp-slap."Hey Thanatos is sane or is he? I mean it's not like I am a mentally insane bloodkin hating maniac. I'm n(sob sob sob) die bloodkin dieeeeee( the musical
I filed Thanatos under "obsessed with ultra-violent revenge".
Also I look forward to Tarmid seeing the bucket full of lye thing comming and just verbally pimp-slapping Gnora so hard she winds up at 'evening prayers'.
Alright, has my dwarf arrived in Demongate yet? This place seems to be hiding some....... disturbing secrets.
Alright, has my dwarf arrived in Demongate yet? This place seems to be hiding some....... disturbing secrets.
Arrived last year, worked, died already. Goblin ambush. He managed to shoot one in the throat before his own lungs got crushed.
Might wanna get yourself a new dwarf there. :-\
Come on now, that could be any James Joyce. Be reasonable.
Edit2: Is the mayor claimed? Do we even have a mayor at the moment?
What does a horse have to be angry about? Was it falsely accused of vampirism?
Come on now, that could be any James Joyce. Be reasonable.
Reason is not a word in the dwarven dictionary.
(Translation: Tarmid won't flip his shit over this just yet. The coincidence kind of scares the pants off of him.)
That old fool doesn't he know my clan is excluded of the St. Zane groups punishment if we stay to Animalmancery."
It does seem strange that they'd decide that one particular branch of magic was a-ok, in spite of hating all other forms of it. A local group might decide to leave the clan alone for the greater good (there's a group dedicated to killing megabeasts=fewer megabeasts to possibly kill knights) but it wouldn't be something they'd share with the entire group unless they wanted to be branded heretics. Of course, if a knight told one of the Dan's clan that they'd leave them alone, he could simply misinterpret that as meaning that the entire order had accepted them rather than that one maverick knight.
What's everyone teaching, by the way? If Tarmid's doing reading and writing and Thanatos is doing history, presumably Thane would be able to handle basic math after working as bookkeeper, and maybe chemistry of some kind from her experience with metals? I guess geography wouldn't be a popular dwarven subject, otherwise they wouldn't be able to get people to settle in salt water swamps where it constantly rains boiling excrement that causes vomiting.
It does seem strange that they'd decide that one particular branch of magic was a-ok, in spite of hating all other forms of it.
Eh, I'd let 4maskwolf decide this myself, whenever he shows his stunningly handsome face around these parts next. I mean, they are his knights. Well, Rhaken also has a big stake and he said nope, so I wouldn't expect anything beyond smackdown-central for everyone who even looks like they can do a magic trick.Why thank you for that compliment for a face you've never seen.
Also, peregarret might be a little late to start his turn I think, on account of him playing a turn in another thread. Hopefully not too late. It'd be great to get some non-Steelhold players having turns. Who knows, they might not fuck up and kill us all every third turn, as seems to be standard procedure.
I don't recall seeing anything about you dying, but it's entirely possible you died and no one noticed.
Dan, he's coming from an order that teaches that all magic is evil and comes from demons. He's not just going to turn around and accept that one branch is fine just because the person doing it says it is.
I don't recall seeing anything about you dying, but it's entirely possible you died and no one noticed.
Dan, he's coming from an order that teaches that all magic is evil and comes from demons. He's not just going to turn around and accept that one branch is fine just because the person doing it says it is.
It could be worse. It could be Steelhold.
Once Rhaken posts the save, is it ok if I alter the bloodkin's entity file a bit? I'm not sure they'll ever show up with some of their progress triggers missing, and they won't arrive for a few years with the population trigger at the setting it's at.
I wouldn't object to suggestions for a new thread title in any case, if you've got any ideas.
Kind of sucks about not being able to change entity files, though. I suppose the options are to regen a world with lower threshold bloodkin, or continue and see what happens with Demongate as it is. For reference, I don't think Steelhold ever reached the population that would trigger a bloodkin invasion, though I'm still in favour of option b, since that curious underground structure would likely provide a lot of fun.
I wouldn't object to suggestions for a new thread title in any case, if you've got any ideas."Demongate: Where Templars are Dwarven" ?
Kind of sucks about not being able to change entity files, though. I suppose the options are to regen a world with lower threshold bloodkin, or continue and see what happens with Demongate as it is. For reference, I don't think Steelhold ever reached the population that would trigger a bloodkin invasion, though I'm still in favour of option b, since that curious underground structure would likely provide a lot of fun.
Now I look technically competent, maybe we can forget about the whole albatross civilization/spontaneous bloodkin combustion thing, yes?
How exactly is the succession of turns working? Once we reach the bottom of the list, does it start over?
*ROAR from the deep caverns!* That sound, the smell! It's here a Forgotten one, finally I can finish my pilgrimage and get the need supplies for the spell. CRAP only the military will be fighting it... thats it I just have to enter the military as a crossbow dwarf. I must find Tarmid or Vlad to see if we can make a crossbow unit.
He doesn't even know who is stalking Thane or Tarmid. So yeah I would like to be put in the crossbow squad and if we do go after that Forgotten beast I would like to have some of its meat put in my room.*ROAR from the deep caverns!* That sound, the smell! It's here a Forgotten one, finally I can finish my pilgrimage and get the need supplies for the spell. CRAP only the military will be fighting it... thats it I just have to enter the military as a crossbow dwarf. I must find Tarmid or Vlad to see if we can make a crossbow unit.
I think we already have a squad of marksdwarves, although I don't know if Dantheman (dorf) is in it.
Also Vlad will definitely be cutting you if the stalking continues.
Which is weird because it is him.He doesn't even know who is stalking Thane or Tarmid.*ROAR from the deep caverns!* That sound, the smell! It's here a Forgotten one, finally I can finish my pilgrimage and get the need supplies for the spell. CRAP only the military will be fighting it... thats it I just have to enter the military as a crossbow dwarf. I must find Tarmid or Vlad to see if we can make a crossbow unit.
I think we already have a squad of marksdwarves, although I don't know if Dantheman (dorf) is in it.
Also Vlad will definitely be cutting you if the stalking continues.
MDF, I think he meant that Vlad doesn't know who's stalking people rather than Dan is schizophrenic, which would be (even more) worrying.No i was saying that vlad does not know who is stalking them also
"Before you run off to grab a crossbow...the so-called "exception" granted your clan? Strange moods. the order as a whole believes that your clan is subject to a rare variety of strange mood. They do NOT believe your clan uses magic; for to them, strange moods are not magic...I wish you luck, danth. "Who is your character agian and also guys just call me Dan or danman it's strange being called danthe.
That's... exactly the same thing as what I just wrote. And fractal's character is the guy who's been trying to heal you of your cough.MDF, I think he meant that Vlad doesn't know who's stalking people rather than Dan is schizophrenic, which would be (even more) worrying.No i was saying that vlad does not know who is stalking them.
That's... exactly the same thing as what I just wrote. And fractal's character is the guy who's been trying to heal you of your cough.MDF, I think he meant that Vlad doesn't know who's stalking people rather than Dan is schizophrenic, which would be (even more) worrying.No i was saying that vlad does not know who is stalking them.
What exactly is Artyom's status and has he been put into the knight squad yet?
I'll tell you what. If the fortress hasn't gone into total anarchy by my second turn, I'll send someone to pull out the adamantine sword from the mysterious structure. Presumably, something bad will happen after that, the only other time I successfully got the sword out before was in adventure mode (zombies killed the fortress above it).Wait we have a structure in this fort... Interesting that could do wonders for my character.
Can't believe I'm saying this, but you guys have gone soft! Steelhold was full of chaos and plotting and such, but this has barely lifted off!
Then again, Steelhold had a slow start to...
True we need bloodkin but there are problems with files. I think we should fix the files and restart.I don't think that most of the members of this thread want to restart, myself included.
True we need bloodkin but there are problems with files. I think we should fix the files and restart.I don't think that most of the members of this thread want to restart, myself included.
Somebody get the save, open the fort up station the military and walk away for a while. If you get back and there's been attack we know if not we don't.We would need to wait until the population was reached.
Somebody get the save, open the fort up station the military and walk away for a while. If you get back and there's been attack we know if not we don't.
Not for the thread just for testing to see if the bloodkin will actually come
Rhaken's been at it for about two weeks. I hope he finishes soon.
A new person yay. One, what's your idea. Two, you my friend need a dwarf.One, be patient. Two, I'll take Unib the weaponsmith. Dwarf me as Flame and set me to make silver serrated disks or something until I'm legendary.
So I read Steelhold, Steelhold II, and now Demongate.
You guys are all insane. But you also happen to be great writers, masterful plotters, and hilarious to boot. Especially you, MDF, I sigged you five times. I'd like to join the madness after I check out the save. I've got an idea...
I need to make a character bio also thank you for the complement.A new person yay. One, what's your idea. Two, you my friend need a dwarf.One, be patient. Two, I'll take Unib the weaponsmith. Dwarf me as Flame and set me to make silver serrated disks or something until I'm legendary.
I think it's either the youth of the fort or a testament to your collective organizational skills, because I can actually make sense of this fort. Or I'm still reeling from looking at Murdermachines. Unfortunately this means I can't do my standard 'oh shit where is everything' speech.
Also, is there a way to make a dwarf go insane/berserk on command? If not I'll improvise.
If anyone cares Dodok's real name is Ingiz Laststeel. I think that's a pretty cool name.1. NO! The bolts must be used to kill more gobs! We can make bismuth bronze in large quantities as it is.
EDIT: Some tips for the next overseer, these may be outdated because I'm using the last save.
1. Melt all the individual bolts lying around. We need the metal.
2. Also melt the goblin armor and weapons, we don't need them.
3. Make some helmets, all we have are goblin ones. We even have a master armorsmith, come on!
4. We have sun berries. Put a farm of the surface and start planting!
5. MECHANISMS FOR THE MECHANISM GOD! TRAPS FOR THE TRAP GOD! GODS FOR THE GOD GOD!
1. The individual bolts lying around don't get restacked, which leads to markdwarves endlessly searching for more ammo if they're not forbidden. So melt the bastards.If anyone cares Dodok's real name is Ingiz Laststeel. I think that's a pretty cool name.1. NO! The bolts must be used to kill more gobs! We can make bismuth bronze in large quantities as it is.
EDIT: Some tips for the next overseer, these may be outdated because I'm using the last save.
1. Melt all the individual bolts lying around. We need the metal.
2. Also melt the goblin armor and weapons, we don't need them.
3. Make some helmets, all we have are goblin ones. We even have a master armorsmith, come on!
4. We have sun berries. Put a farm of the surface and start planting!
5. MECHANISMS FOR THE MECHANISM GOD! TRAPS FOR THE TRAP GOD! GODS FOR THE GOD GOD!
2. NO! We can use the iron that they have to improve our arsenals as it is.
3. We have helmets....
4. NO! Sun berries are Dwarven cannabis!
5. Good idea.
Dammit MDF and Asmoth, you ninjas. Also, I agree with MDF's post, with the addition that rat weed is dwarven cannabis, not sun berries. Sun berries are magic oranges.
". . . 'In fact,' he continued, 'it is not the healing properties of the salve that makes it such a valued item on the black market, but rather the natural properties of the original herb's extracts as a powerful depressant. I have become -- in my experience with rolling various types of cigarettes -- quite familiar with such properties of the valley herb, and I believe that I have found a means to use it to feign death. . . . The extract from the valley herbs, combined with the relaxing qualities of wine, have created a substance that will slowly cause the systems of the body to shut down.'"
Valley herbs are definitely a depressant, but I've always assumed that sunshine was some sort of drinkable hashish that nobles like to drink at parties.
Also, here's a quote from Steelhold:". . . 'In fact,' he continued, 'it is not the healing properties of the salve that makes it such a valued item on the black market, but rather the natural properties of the original herb's extracts as a powerful depressant. I have become -- in my experience with rolling various types of cigarettes -- quite familiar with such properties of the valley herb, and I believe that I have found a means to use it to feign death. . . . The extract from the valley herbs, combined with the relaxing qualities of wine, have created a substance that will slowly cause the systems of the body to shut down.'"
Y'all really tempt me to bring back Emdief. For the love of god, don't make a situation that justifies bringing back Emdief. He's enjoying not appearing in this thread, being Armok's avenging transgendered murderghost, and so on. He has no time for Demongate.
(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/740/003/cfe.gif)Y'all really tempt me to bring back Emdief. For the love of god, don't make a situation that justifies bringing back Emdief. He's enjoying not appearing in this thread, being Armok's avenging transgendered murderghost, and so on. He has no time for Demongate.
Are you saying that we're not good enough for you?! It's not our fault that the bloodkin that are meant to be laying siege to the place haven't rocked up because their elfish pricks. You know what? Screw you! We'll make our own omicidal transgendered murder ghosts! With blackjack. And hookers! And they will be a hundred times better then Emdief ever was!
Y'all really tempt me to bring back Emdief. For the love of god, don't make a situation that justifies bringing back Emdief. He's enjoying not appearing in this thread, being Armok's avenging transgendered murderghost, and so on. He has no time for Demongate.Bro, if you bring back Emdief I'm bringing back Oku, and we all know how that will turn out.
Y'all really tempt me to bring back Emdief. For the love of god, don't make a situation that justifies bringing back Emdief. He's enjoying not appearing in this thread, being Armok's avenging transgendered murderghost, and so on. He has no time for Demongate.Bro, if you bring back Emdief I'm bringing back Oku, and we all know how that will turn out.
May I ask why Tarmid is using Gnora's study as his own personal training-room?
It's left over from her days as sheriff. Plus, she's a founder, so it's a prerogative.May I ask why Tarmid is using Gnora's study as his own personal training-room?
May I ask why Gnora, dubiously literate farmgirl, has a study? :P
I think it'd be better to let whoever's currently in charge decide who the baron will be when the time comes. Personally, I'd pick Vlad just to see how he'd react.
Good luck, Peregarret. Good luck indeed.Thanks! I've just finished MurderMachines turn and ready to jump into another pit.
With the end of another turn comes the recurring reminded that the wiki is thy friend!
ALL HAIL THE GREAT GOD OF KNOWLEDGE: WIKI!!!!!With the end of another turn comes the recurring reminded that the wiki is thy friend!
Praise be to the wiki. Updates for the Update god!
Does this mean Cornelius is going to turn into a Mr. Hyde type character? Or does he just have a serious case of the munchies?
Did Flame ask for an overseer turn, by the way?
OOC: As a demon in a dwarf's body, who should I talk to first if I intend to announce that fact to everyone?Probably not a member of the Order, and I don't think Dantheman or Thanatos would be wise choices either.
OOC: As a demon in a dwarf's body, who should I talk to first if I intend to announce that fact to everyone?
Yes Thanatos would go into a bloodlust filled rage knock you out, dismember you, tie together your body parts and then proceed to drag your bodie in the halls all the while chanting an ancient text.
He may try that and see how it goes over with the knights, I suppose. Just remember that their order is sworn to destroy unnatural horrors at all costs.Yes Thanatos would go into a bloodlust filled rage knock you out, dismember you, tie together your body parts and then proceed to drag your bodie in the halls all the while chanting an ancient text.
A prime example of his usefulness as both a member of a secret society and a military leader.
In any case, telling people outright that you're a demon possessing someone would likely be a bad idea. An alternative route would be to take a post as a teacher in Tarmid's school and use that position to find some weak minded or disillusioned people to join a cult around you, so that if you ever decide to reveal yourself, no one can oppose you without a civil war. Not that that's the reason I took the job. If you really want to tell someone you've possessed the body, claiming to be the messenger of a god who your host willingly recieved generally goes over better than you being a demon who took the body by force.
"Thane is romantically involved with Vladamir Uristovitch the Culmination of Plunging." Is this a sex joke? Who knows.(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/741/203/300.gif)
Writing the entry plot with an axcursion all over the fortress. Maybe will have to re-write according to last Rhaken's post (hell where's he? I dunno how to react to some curious things I met in the depth)I don't know, but I think that whatever he has to say will pertain more to the state of history or to the world than it will your updates. You can probably go ahead and start.
Oh, and the tower of glory is beautiful!What is the tower of glory?
Has anyone used the artifact tin axe? I just found out that it was my dwarf that made it, and if it hasn't been used I have... story... to use it for.I don't believe anyone has used it; go for it.
Has anyone used the artifact tin axe? I just found out that it was my dwarf that made it, and if it hasn't been used I have... story... to use it for.I don't believe anyone has used it; go for it.
No! Haven't you figured out Flame's personality! She would never make something to hurt somebody. It has another purpose, the reverse of what you might think.I suppose I just didn't make the connection that a demonic-dwarf with body-possessing magical powers meant no harm to anyone.
A demon who does not want to hurt anyone :) only drain them of their souls you know nothing painful!Now that's humanity!
Has anyone used the artifact tin axe? I just found out that it was my dwarf that made it, and if it hasn't been used I have... story... to use it for.I was thinking of using it as a ritual symbol, or a decoration to some hall. What's your story?
Tower with statues and gem windows on the surfaceWriting the entry plot with an axcursion all over the fortress. Maybe will have to re-write according to last Rhaken's post (hell where's he? I dunno how to react to some curious things I met in the depth)I don't know, but I think that whatever he has to say will pertain more to the state of history or to the world than it will your updates. You can probably go ahead and start.Oh, and the tower of glory is beautiful!What is the tower of glory?
Corley was never in a cell, you know. :POh, I mean that vampire, who disguised himself as a Dodok and made an artifact gem. It's hard to keep tracks of characters, even with wiki.
And you more or less nailed the scene I had in mind for Tarmid's passing of power to Cornelius. You just saved me some time!
...Yes I'm writing now. No I can't guarantee that I'll post it soon. Just know that the vampire has been dealt with. That's all my story post is about. It's taking ages because I am a busy man these days.
PS: Dear MDFI. Stop. Being. Hilarious. I'm tired of falling from my chair.
Corley was never in a cell, you know. :POh, I mean that vampire, who disguised himself as a Dodok and made an artifact gem. It's hard to keep tracks of characters, even with wiki.
And you more or less nailed the scene I had in mind for Tarmid's passing of power to Cornelius. You just saved me some time!
...Yes I'm writing now. No I can't guarantee that I'll post it soon. Just know that the vampire has been dealt with. That's all my story post is about. It's taking ages because I am a busy man these days.
PS: Dear MDFI. Stop. Being. Hilarious. I'm tired of falling from my chair.
Just tell me, does Cornelius knows about him, or that's a total surprize to him?
PS: Dear MDFI. Stop. Being. Hilarious. I'm tired of falling from my chair.
Notice in the above screenshots: Tarmid inspecting the bloodstone array.WUT?
EDIT: Also, either that vampire was more afraid of Corley than he was of the Order, or I was too subtle in the two's implied connections.
Letter from Gnora to Brother Cornelius
Sunberries
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Dear Padre,
I understand that you're a hard-worker; you're our priest and doctor, after all. But I also understand that you have yourself a bit of a drinking problem. I came to this here fortress fixing to grow crops like our ancestors and that does not include sunberries. If you keep trying to import our crops, ever'one's going to get hooked, and we're never going to stop buying them from those humans and elves.
I reckon that you simply don't understand the effect that this will have, so I'm going to make my this little bit of advice clear: don't plant us those foreign plants.
Sincerely,
Miss Gnora
Surely if we were growing the crops ourselves, there's be no reason to keep importing them from other people?We have to import the crops to start planting them, and that will make our appetite for imported foods grow! Grow to unimaginable heights!
Thane's Journal.
Vlad and Gnora had a massive fight during the 'prayer session'. Again. Apparently it was something to do with him reading her private letters or something similar, her accent gets kind of hard to understand when she's shouting. I'm nearly certain that a yee-haw worked its way in there at one point, though that may have been a badly timed joke by Vlad. I've been trying not to take sides when they get like this, but it's getting harder to stay on good terms with both of them when they're in the room together. I hit some things with my hammer to work off my frustration, but I doubt that's a healthy solution. Hope I didn't damage anything important.
MDF, that was perhaps the most amusing thing that I have read in quite a while. I'll have a response letter soon.
Thane's Journal.An engraving on Flame/Unib's bedroom wall
I hit some things with my hammer to work off my frustration, but I doubt that's a healthy solution. Hope I didn't damage anything important.
There's already two crossbow squads. Presumably, you're saying this to Gnora, but it seems a bit of a random thing to just walk up to someone and say.
EDIT: OOC: Can you put Flame in her own squad with the only part of the uniform her axe, so she carries it around?
"You know my clan did only drink the spirits of sun plants, which in my eyes a better taste then plump helmets *Cough Cough* Also did you get my message about wanting to start a crossbow squad."Ok, will do that.
Gnora's Journal
Exotic Booze
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The Padre just doesn't understand; even if we plant ourselves the sunberries, we'll still be submitting to the foreign influence. Soon, we'll be importing valley herbs and rubbing the salve over us until we turned gold. Next thing you know, the foreign hordes will be on our gates, and we'll welcome them and their forks with open arms. Well not me; I'd rather not submit to this exotic booze from way out yonder, even if the Padre thinks I'm expendable as a result.
I think that would be more 'speciesist,' though I would assume that everyone would be so in a world with four different civilized creatures, some more than others, though. As for Vlad, its more that he's (to her) a rude, smelly, lewd, lazy, and utterly disrespectful dwarf, though there may be subconscious dislike for his accent and insistence that the alcohol in her civilization is crap.
I believe that you still haven't told me why those things were put in Gnora's office.
You caught me, she's a racist!I think that would be more 'speciesist,' though I would assume that everyone would be so in a world with four different civilized creatures, some more than others, though. As for Vlad, its more that he's (to her) a rude, smelly, lewd, lazy, and utterly disrespectful dwarf, though there may be subconscious dislike for his accent and insistence that the alcohol in her civilization is crap.
Nah, I'm definitely calling the race card. She simply must have to have a thing against outlanders if she hates the dwarf I carefully tailored to be a boorish sociopath.
I could see it as Tarmid's too. After all, he has been prone to it in the past. I can imagine him carrying the stones into the office, carefully setting them up and observing their movements, only to realize as he is about to leave that the office lacks the scrolls, tomes, and reports of his. Right as he gets ready to remove them, Gnora comes in, gets all twinkle-eyed, and thanks him for the "nice gifts." Tarmid doesn't have the heart to remove them.I believe that you still haven't told me why those things were put in Gnora's office.
Sleep deprivation. Mine, not Tarmid's. Maybe.
I think that would be more 'speciesist,' though I would assume that everyone would be so in a world with four different civilized creatures, some more than others, though. As for Vlad, its more that he's (to her) a rude, smelly, lewd, lazy, and utterly disrespectful dwarf, though there may be subconscious dislike for his accent and insistence that the alcohol in her civilization is crap.
**Emdief's thaumometer gave him a magic boost; he simply shoved all of it into disrupting other magic. My dwarf is just realizing that he never measured how strong the boost was.
In that case I'm not sure which side Flame is on - she's the ambassador of the demons, and she absolutely does not want the dwarves to invade hell. She knows what happens when dwarves (at least in succession forts) fight demons, and she doesn't want her brethren to get killed.
If anyone wants a hint at what the true gods are like, the end of the original Orbtrances contains a hint to them. The very end, during the last stand of ShadowHammer.
... what? What about it was unusual?If anyone wants a hint at what the true gods are like, the end of the original Orbtrances contains a hint to them. The very end, during the last stand of ShadowHammer.
Having read that, it strikes me that when Oku was preaching to her cult they should have received a bad mood for ingesting horseshit. If we accept that ending as literal truth, and preclude the possibility that Armok just lies to people for kicks.
That kind of feeds into the theory I just posted, actually. At some point, the truce was broken. Perhaps it was when Oku found the mask. But after that, the two sides have been at war by proxy in the world of the mortals. Que Steelhold.
... what? What about it was unusual?If anyone wants a hint at what the true gods are like, the end of the original Orbtrances contains a hint to them. The very end, during the last stand of ShadowHammer.
Having read that, it strikes me that when Oku was preaching to her cult they should have received a bad mood for ingesting horseshit. If we accept that ending as literal truth, and preclude the possibility that Armok just lies to people for kicks.
That kind of feeds into the theory I just posted, actually. At some point, the truce was broken. Perhaps it was when Oku found the mask. But after that, the two sides have been at war by proxy in the world of the mortals. Que Steelhold.
Okay then. Write away, bud. That sounds awesome.... what? What about it was unusual?If anyone wants a hint at what the true gods are like, the end of the original Orbtrances contains a hint to them. The very end, during the last stand of ShadowHammer.
Having read that, it strikes me that when Oku was preaching to her cult they should have received a bad mood for ingesting horseshit. If we accept that ending as literal truth, and preclude the possibility that Armok just lies to people for kicks.
That kind of feeds into the theory I just posted, actually. At some point, the truce was broken. Perhaps it was when Oku found the mask. But after that, the two sides have been at war by proxy in the world of the mortals. Que Steelhold.
... I'm not quite sure what you're asking? There's nothing wrong with it if that's what your asking. I'm just assuming the True Gods are the Archdemons serving the more potent being whose name escapes me at the moment. Which would make everything Oku said bogus, since the true gods appear to enjoy destroying everything dwarves hold dear, and the demons would never have been made insane by Armok - unless they were initially more sophisticated in how they went about destroying reality. Hrm.
What race is being traded with?Elves, as Cornelius said at meeting. But i doubt they will trade after we've launched their animal
What race is being traded with?Elves, as Cornelius said at meeting. But i doubt they will trade after we've launched their animal
If they won't trade, we can just take their stuff anyway. There's already been four wars against them, one more won't make a difference. Interesting note: the king who lifted the oppressive edicts of the First Iron's vampire king also declared was against the elves a few times. Perhaps his experience with the vampire turned him into an anti-cannibalism extremist.
If they won't trade, we can just take their stuff anyway. There's already been four wars against them, one more won't make a difference. Interesting note: the king who lifted the oppressive edicts of the First Iron's vampire king also declared was against the elves a few times. Perhaps his experience with the vampire turned him into an anti-cannibalism extremist.
By the way, I don't think Thane's squad has been training very much, and Vlad's has a lot of bad thoughts about long patrol duty. You could set them to active duty all the time, but set the scheduel so there's always one of the three melee groups with no orders, which (I think) will prevent the unhappy thoughts from training too much, but would also level up their skills at a decent rate.
"I am the ambassador from the Empire of Zxcvbnm, which lies beneath us. I hope to make an agreement between the outpost of Steelhold and my kingdom.A little late there.
If they won't trade, we can just take their stuff anyway. There's already been four wars against them, one more won't make a difference. Interesting note: the king who lifted the oppressive edicts of the First Iron's vampire king also declared was against the elves a few times. Perhaps his experience with the vampire turned him into an anti-cannibalism extremist.
By the way, I don't think Thane's squad has been training very much, and Vlad's has a lot of bad thoughts about long patrol duty. You could set them to active duty all the time, but set the scheduel so there's always one of the three melee groups with no orders, which (I think) will prevent the unhappy thoughts from training too much, but would also level up their skills at a decent rate.
You still receive bad thoughts from being active with no orders. Weapon/dodging skills will build if the squads are not active, however, although slightly slower. It would be better to set up mulitple smaller squads and stagger activity/training between them. Burrowing the off-duty military in some kind of resort (high quality food/rooms, maybe a statue garden and memorial hall) could work wonders as well.
If they won't trade, we can just take their stuff anyway. There's already been four wars against them, one more won't make a difference. Interesting note: the king who lifted the oppressive edicts of the First Iron's vampire king also declared was against the elves a few times. Perhaps his experience with the vampire turned him into an anti-cannibalism extremist.
By the way, I don't think Thane's squad has been training very much, and Vlad's has a lot of bad thoughts about long patrol duty. You could set them to active duty all the time, but set the scheduel so there's always one of the three melee groups with no orders, which (I think) will prevent the unhappy thoughts from training too much, but would also level up their skills at a decent rate.
You still receive bad thoughts from being active with no orders. Weapon/dodging skills will build if the squads are not active, however, although slightly slower. It would be better to set up mulitple smaller squads and stagger activity/training between them. Burrowing the off-duty military in some kind of resort (high quality food/rooms, maybe a statue garden and memorial hall) could work wonders as well.
Pffft. Sod that. My best military trained twelve months a year, nonstop, in a hollowed out area of the mountain, exposed to the elements. In a map where we got blizzards for nine months a year. Hardest bastards I ever commanded. Their commander could take on entire squads single-handed, while taking fire from an elite goblin crossbowman, who she then chased down and butchered.
Then again, they were clad head to toe in steel, carrying solid gold flasks and giant cave spider silk cloaks. I suppose the buffer of luxury kind of kept them from snapping until they achieved "doesn't really care about anything anymore" status.
If it's possible to purchase grizzly bears, Vlad could use a pet or two.No bears. There's koala and giant hamster instead. Also flying squrell, thrips and wren, all giants.
Warning - while you were typing 5 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post.You damn ninjas!
Has anyone made use of my ballistae yet?No, before I tried everyone was dead or escaping
That's my girl! taking matters into her own hands!Yep. The only seeds remained are those that were already planted.
"I am the ambassador from the Empire of Zxcvbnm, which lies beneath us. I hope to make an agreement between the outpost of Steelhold and my kingdom.A little late there.
Vlad will be so pleased.That's my girl! taking matters into her own hands!Yep. The only seeds remained are those that were already planted.
Ahahaha what the hell is going on.Vlad bit a horse in the tongue, that's the most disturbing thing.
Ahahaha what the hell is going on.Vlad bit a horse in the tongue, that's the most disturbing thing.
Ahahaha what the hell is going on.Vlad bit a horse in the tongue, that's the most disturbing thing.
Vladamir Uristovich: Horse Frencher
I suppose the two just share a common fetish for horses.Ahahaha what the hell is going on.Vlad bit a horse in the tongue, that's the most disturbing thing.
Vladamir Uristovich: Horse Frencher
Tarmid is embracing the horse.
One can only hope that Thane doesn't mind.Both of these.
Flame, Steelhold was the other fortress.
Also, yeah, goddamn undead structures. They have wiped out too many fortresses.What we need is more traps!
A little late there.D'oh! Fixed it.
More like "Yeah, sure, miss demon, go turn yourself in to the dwarf in charge like a complete idiot; I wash my hands of your demise. "Cue Flame forgetting completely and never actually talking to the mayor.
Quick question; do we have a live-training setup this time around?Do we even have cage traps?
Quick question; do we have a live-training setup this time around?Do we even have cage traps?
Bloodkin can't be caught in traps in any case.
Fixed the post title.I suppose the two just share a common fetish for horses.Ahahaha what the hell is going on.Vlad bit a horse in the tongue, that's the most disturbing thing.
Vladamir Uristovich: Horse Frencher
Tarmid is embracing the horse.
We have a few cagetraps at the cavern entrance. A few troglodites already fell in.Quick question; do we have a live-training setup this time around?Do we even have cage traps?
Didn't see any last time I checked. So maybe we're doing a no-cage run.
Asmoth's Log.Is this strange being Corley, or someone else? Also, who would those five people be?
The sentries in the caverns have been bringing strange reports back lately. They speak of a strange being in the darkness, always out of their reach and their sight. It is strange, for they speak of this person with a reverence bordering on fear, and I only taught them to fear and obey five people. It hardly matters. Whoever it is will reveal themselves to me eventually, or else the guards will hunt them down. Most likely it will just turn out to be Shank or his queen playing some game.
Asmoth's Log.Is this strange being Corley, or someone else? Also, who would those five people be?
The sentries in the caverns have been bringing strange reports back lately. They speak of a strange being in the darkness, always out of their reach and their sight. It is strange, for they speak of this person with a reverence bordering on fear, and I only taught them to fear and obey five people. It hardly matters. Whoever it is will reveal themselves to me eventually, or else the guards will hunt them down. Most likely it will just turn out to be Shank or his queen playing some game.
On another note, I was going to write a tome of lore myself, but does anyone have objections?
Wouldn't the Faction, or at least the original members of the Faction, be a Bloodkin group now, since most of the surviving members were either turned into vampires or eaten by them?
Anyway, I think the only Faction member not explicitly killed in the Fall was Jovus; the remainder of the Revolutionary Guard got killed fighting demons and Uristovitch managed to get himself killed by Emdief's carelessness with his body.I suppose that Jovus either died when the fort collapsed, or he became a bloodkin. If the latter is true, I'd think that he whatever bit of himself was left would lay low, being that Shank, Kivish, and Corley are all known for not liking Socialism. Also, I do not recall who "Uristovitch" was, other than Vlad's surname.
Anyway, I think the only Faction member not explicitly killed in the Fall was Jovus; the remainder of the Revolutionary Guard got killed fighting demons and Uristovitch managed to get himself killed by Emdief's carelessness with his body.I suppose that Jovus either died when the fort collapsed, or he became a bloodkin. If the latter is true, I'd think that he whatever bit of himself was left would lay low, being that Shank, Kivish, and Corley are all known for not liking Socialism. Also, I do not recall who "Uristovitch" was, other than Vlad's surname.
Witch-craft!
A procedure to create "tame lighning"
Take some copper. Draw it out into a wire, about a milimeter in diameter. coat the middle in resin.
Coil the wire around a hollowed-out piece of wood or glass as seen in the diagram, and insert a piece of magnetite attached to a crank...
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Stick the ends of the wires as close together as possible without touching, and turn the crank.
By using a sufficient number of loops, and an adequate power source (such as a water reactor), the resultant tame lightning may be used in a metalwork technique known as "arc welding"...
HISSS BURN HIM! BURN HIM!Witch-craft!
A procedure to create "tame lighning"
Take some copper. Draw it out into a wire, about a milimeter in diameter. coat the middle in resin.
Coil the wire around a hollowed-out piece of wood or glass as seen in the diagram, and insert a piece of magnetite attached to a crank...
........//////..
___ //////__
[][]//////[][]
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..//////.......
./ /
Stick the ends of the wires as close together as possible without touching, and turn the crank.
By using a sufficient number of loops, and an adequate power source (such as a water reactor), the resultant tame lightning may be used in a metalwork technique known as "arc welding"...
Journal of Cptn. VladIt's about time.
Dantheman is tryingk to follow Thane again. He is not very good at it. He seems to be forgettingk that I vill be cuttingk him.
I vill be cuttingk him now.
Oh, I see where it goes. Will do the last part of my turn soon and pass the rulership to Vlad (he's next, right?).
I'm don't rush, but there's nothing really happens here. For now.
What should we request from dwarven liaison, BTW? Iron and steel?
I'm don't rush, but there's nothing really happens here. For now.could you mention a special visitor looking for Brenzen as a part of your update?
What should we request from dwarven liaison, BTW? Iron and steel?
Well, maybe.
One oveto for Artyom, and I've seen a vote for Vladimir.
I think that there's some weirdness regarding having a baron that's in the militia as well, though I suppose that would apply to Vlad more so than to Artyom. Providing they're not attempting to hold the posts of baron and militia captain simultaneously everything should be fine though.
Vlad being baron would be rather amusing, though I imagine it wouldn't bode well for Gnora.
That would rile her up enough.Vlad being baron would be rather amusing, though I imagine it wouldn't bode well for Gnora.
Vlad wouldn't relaly do anything to Gnora, although she would receive frequent reminders that her opinions don't matter.
That vas the plan, yes?That would rile her up enough.Vlad being baron would be rather amusing, though I imagine it wouldn't bode well for Gnora.
Vlad wouldn't relaly do anything to Gnora, although she would receive frequent reminders that her opinions don't matter.
Were you planning to enter through the fortress or through the pillar? I was hoping to convert the fortress into a pleasant little resort complete with statue gardens, kitchens, bedrooms, and dining rooms if I ever get the chance to have another turn.That vas the plan, yes?That would rile her up enough.Vlad being baron would be rather amusing, though I imagine it wouldn't bode well for Gnora.
Vlad wouldn't relaly do anything to Gnora, although she would receive frequent reminders that her opinions don't matter.
Edit: I'm kind of dreading my turn as I'm preparing to invade hell and build a colony in my military test fort. Going back to a fort with less than 50 (mostly legendary now - it's been 11 years of hard training and I've finally fixed the schedules) militia members and a non-implausibly large amount of adamantine will be rough.
Were you planning to enter through the fortress or through the pillar? I was hoping to convert the fortress into a pleasant little resort complete with statue gardens, kitchens, bedrooms, and dining rooms if I ever get the chance to have another turn.That vas the plan, yes?That would rile her up enough.Vlad being baron would be rather amusing, though I imagine it wouldn't bode well for Gnora.
Vlad wouldn't relaly do anything to Gnora, although she would receive frequent reminders that her opinions don't matter.
Edit: I'm kind of dreading my turn as I'm preparing to invade hell and build a colony in my military test fort. Going back to a fort with less than 50 (mostly legendary now - it's been 11 years of hard training and I've finally fixed the schedules) militia members and a non-implausibly large amount of adamantine will be rough.
I was considering converting the dark fortress into a replacement vault once we get all those zombies cleared out, or at least turning some of the rooms into offices and/or bedrooms, because it'd look cool.
No invading my homeland!
Is it okay if I use my "knowledge of hell" to mark off exactly where each adamantine spire turns hollow?
I'm still going to story my knowledge of hell, though.Is it okay if I use my "knowledge of hell" to mark off exactly where each adamantine spire turns hollow?I'm going to go with 'no'. I'll be 'shaving' our spire(s?) of available adamantine before I start top-down excavation, however, so an accidental breach shouldn't be a problem. And unlike in Steelhold, we should set up an actual defense or at least some means of sealing the breach before-hand.
Stop messing with my squads or there'll be hell to pay, MDF. :P
Depends on how much Vlad likes the HFS. Alternatively, being burned at the stake.Stop messing with my squads or there'll be hell to pay, MDF. :P
Is the hell I'd be paying provide more or less pain than having to watch cross-training lower our combat capabilities? :P
Depends on how much Vlad likes the HFS. Alternatively, being burned at the stake.Stop messing with my squads or there'll be hell to pay, MDF. :P
Is the hell I'd be paying provide more or less pain than having to watch cross-training lower our combat capabilities? :P
Also, we need a MUCH bigger military if we want to survive.
-Looting, Melting, and Smashing on a large scale ::)FUCKING FINALLY
OOC:-Looting, Melting, and Smashing on a large scale ::)FUCKING FINALLY
I can believe that engravings drop it, as the game has to store what is in the engraving.OOC:-Looting, Melting, and Smashing on a large scale ::)FUCKING FINALLY
I set up a smasher in the palisade for easy-access dumping and smashing if FPS becomes a problem. Trying this in my other forts has led to some amusing situations, like the time I accidentally catapulted the human diplomat into the solid-gold pyramid (he was fine. I kind of wish he wasn't).
Anyway, some important notes for smashing/FPS;
-As with last game, eventually the sheer volume of tattered cloths is going to hurt FPS. If you see this start to happen, start smashing. We can replace clothes easily (even with goblinite) so there's no need to reuse old clothes.
-Clothes that are too big or too small to wear should also be smashed when framerate drops. There are actually hundreds of these on the map right now thanks to the sheer volume of trolls we have.
-We have like a billion blocks. We will likely not need new blocks for years. Don't tie up time and framerate making more blocks.especially if it's at the expense of furnishing basic rooms, you know, 7 years into the fortIt's a good thing to have spare blocks however as mined space itself drains framerate, so minimizing that is a good thingtm
-Engravings, believe it or not, drop framerate. Don't make pointless engravings; reserve them for rooms you want to increase in value. Smoothing stone is no problem though.
I can believe that engravings drop it, as the game has to store what is in the engraving.OOC:-Looting, Melting, and Smashing on a large scale ::)FUCKING FINALLY
I set up a smasher in the palisade for easy-access dumping and smashing if FPS becomes a problem. Trying this in my other forts has led to some amusing situations, like the time I accidentally catapulted the human diplomat into the solid-gold pyramid (he was fine. I kind of wish he wasn't).
Anyway, some important notes for smashing/FPS;
-As with last game, eventually the sheer volume of tattered cloths is going to hurt FPS. If you see this start to happen, start smashing. We can replace clothes easily (even with goblinite) so there's no need to reuse old clothes.
-Clothes that are too big or too small to wear should also be smashed when framerate drops. There are actually hundreds of these on the map right now thanks to the sheer volume of trolls we have.
-We have like a billion blocks. We will likely not need new blocks for years. Don't tie up time and framerate making more blocks.especially if it's at the expense of furnishing basic rooms, you know, 7 years into the fortIt's a good thing to have spare blocks however as mined space itself drains framerate, so minimizing that is a good thingtm
-Engravings, believe it or not, drop framerate. Don't make pointless engravings; reserve them for rooms you want to increase in value. Smoothing stone is no problem though.
Also, I blame everyone else for the lack of rooms, since I went close to the beginning.
Also, VLAD DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THE VAULT. I DIDN'T TELL THE REST OF THE MILITARY. I ONLY ENTRUSTED TARMID AND ARTYOM WITH THAT INFORMATION, INCLUDING WHERE THE KEYS TO GET IN ARE.
Which brings me to the inevitable question: has anyone fucked with the vault?
Also, VLAD DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THE VAULT. I DIDN'T TELL THE REST OF THE MILITARY. I ONLY ENTRUSTED TARMID AND ARTYOM WITH THAT INFORMATION, INCLUDING WHERE THE KEYS TO GET IN ARE.
Which brings me to the inevitable question: has anyone fucked with the vault?
Mass smashing is a smashing success.Kill yourself.
I HAVE IT! MUSIC! Nothing helps make dwarfs feel good about themselves like having a band playing in the background while they drink and try to sing along with the current song! I'm going to have to send a few notes out to see if we can get some musical instruments made or brought, as well as some dwarfs to use them... and of course I should write a few songs to help give Demongate its own culture song wise...If you actually were to write a ballad or two about this fortress, that would be pretty cool.
Darkness has fallen over the lands. Death has claimed his due, but in his darkness arises a small light. Defending the lands from the grip of death, to protect the dwarfen ways. Demongate has risen against the armies of death.Mass smashing is a smashing success.Kill yourself.I HAVE IT! MUSIC! Nothing helps make dwarfs feel good about themselves like having a band playing in the background while they drink and try to sing along with the current song! I'm going to have to send a few notes out to see if we can get some musical instruments made or brought, as well as some dwarfs to use them... and of course I should write a few songs to help give Demongate its own culture song wise...If you actually were to write a ballad or two about this fortress, that would be pretty cool.
If anyone wants to know the history of anything or anyone, let me know. Some interesting things I found looking through the histories:
The goblin civ that we killed the law-giver of only has one site and 100 goblins left. War with elves and humans has taken everything else.
- Unib/Flame's husband, Stakud, was killed by a minotaur in 609.
- The only living demon rules a human civ.
- The Realm of Squares, a human civ, is ruled by a vampire. This vampire actually killed their previous law-giver and he worships only a titan. I don't doubt that every single character could find a reason to hate him.
- The Incidental Board, a bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 55 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The First Iron.
- The Cudgel of Quietness, another bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 112 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The Golden Town, a dwarven civ.
- There are two ways to get from the south up to the north continent. One is held by Demongate. The other is held by a civilization of elves called The Defended Pass. Near us are two massive civilizations of humans. If we fall, they can hold the pass.
- Gnorm ninjaed me while I was typing this post.
I doubled all of their stats, if that's what you are asking.If anyone wants to know the history of anything or anyone, let me know. Some interesting things I found looking through the histories:
The goblin civ that we killed the law-giver of only has one site and 100 goblins left. War with elves and humans has taken everything else.
- Unib/Flame's husband, Stakud, was killed by a minotaur in 609.
- The only living demon rules a human civ.
- The Realm of Squares, a human civ, is ruled by a vampire. This vampire actually killed their previous law-giver and he worships only a titan. I don't doubt that every single character could find a reason to hate him.
- The Incidental Board, a bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 55 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The First Iron.
- The Cudgel of Quietness, another bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 112 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The Golden Town, a dwarven civ.
- There are two ways to get from the south up to the north continent. One is held by Demongate. The other is held by a civilization of elves called The Defended Pass. Near us are two massive civilizations of humans. If we fall, they can hold the pass.
- Gnorm ninjaed me while I was typing this post.
Ohhh, so that's why we haven't been getting sieges yet. The Bloodkin are ridiculously few in number. Although that's probably not true at all - I think enemies siege until they literally have no of-age citizens left.
I guess any future alterations would have to boost the amount of initial Bloodkin a bit. :-\
Also gosh-darnit 4mask. I said I'd like to buff the Bloodkin's stats to appropriate vampire levels. The syndromes don't properly affect worldgen battles I guess.
I doubled all of their stats, if that's what you are asking.If anyone wants to know the history of anything or anyone, let me know. Some interesting things I found looking through the histories:
The goblin civ that we killed the law-giver of only has one site and 100 goblins left. War with elves and humans has taken everything else.
- Unib/Flame's husband, Stakud, was killed by a minotaur in 609.
- The only living demon rules a human civ.
- The Realm of Squares, a human civ, is ruled by a vampire. This vampire actually killed their previous law-giver and he worships only a titan. I don't doubt that every single character could find a reason to hate him.
- The Incidental Board, a bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 55 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The First Iron.
- The Cudgel of Quietness, another bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 112 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The Golden Town, a dwarven civ.
- There are two ways to get from the south up to the north continent. One is held by Demongate. The other is held by a civilization of elves called The Defended Pass. Near us are two massive civilizations of humans. If we fall, they can hold the pass.
- Gnorm ninjaed me while I was typing this post.
Ohhh, so that's why we haven't been getting sieges yet. The Bloodkin are ridiculously few in number. Although that's probably not true at all - I think enemies siege until they literally have no of-age citizens left.
I guess any future alterations would have to boost the amount of initial Bloodkin a bit. :-\
Also gosh-darnit 4mask. I said I'd like to buff the Bloodkin's stats to appropriate vampire levels. The syndromes don't properly affect worldgen battles I guess.
Also, no, their syndromes don't work during worldgen. And you probably modded them to be at war with EVERYONE, so of course they are few in number.
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Vlad got to his new job with full energy, and anyone had to deal with it.I say yay but we would need a dwarf who can play music. To bad we are not playing in masterwork mod then we could have bards ha.
First he reorganized whole military, then proceded to civilian tasks, when he wasn't busy at the barrack. Mostly his way of giving orders was - grab a dwarf who's passing by, spit an order into his face and push him towards his goal.
Cornelius put a hand on finest barrels of booze that were left at depot, and brought them in his cell. We surely will need them on our Evening Prayers!
Vlad had an issue with slabs - first he ordereto build all of them, then ordered to deconstruct all except the one he liked most. Looks he's getting some annoying crazy noble habits. I think I might talk to him and ask to show some kindness to others. Though offering Gnora a cup of booze can be considered as a "kindness"...
As for pump stack, its construction is limited by number of glass tubes and screws made at the furnace. Maybe will have to install a few more waterwheels.
Vlad doesn't like the cemetery we have next to living quarters, and decided to take huge hall that was designed for stone source and furniture stockpile.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Artyom is in mood of setting an orchestra here. Not a bad idea, I guess. I might join as a singer!
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Mass smashing is a smashing success.Kill yourself.
If anyone wants to know the history of anything or anyone, let me know. Some interesting things I found looking through the histories:
The goblin civ that we killed the law-giver of only has one site and 100 goblins left. War with elves and humans has taken everything else.
- Unib/Flame's husband, Stakud, was killed by a minotaur in 609.
- The only living demon rules a human civ.
- The Realm of Squares, a human civ, is ruled by a vampire. This vampire actually killed their previous law-giver and he worships only a titan. I don't doubt that every single character could find a reason to hate him.
- The Incidental Board, a bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 55 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The First Iron.
- The Cudgel of Quietness, another bloodkin civ, has only one mountain hall and 112 bloodkin. The rest of the mountain halls were taken over by The Golden Town, a dwarven civ.
- There are two ways to get from the south up to the north continent. One is held by Demongate. The other is held by a civilization of elves called The Defended Pass. Near us are two massive civilizations of humans. If we fall, they can hold the pass.
- Gnorm ninjaed me while I was typing this post.
Found some stuff while going through the fort's stocks.Cornelius clearly just has a strange imagination. Or perhaps Gnora commissioned it and the snake man is a metaphor for Vladamir.
(http://i.imgur.com/KfeYQFw.png)
Thane, is there something you'd like to tell us?
There is only one human civ that isn't led by a vampire, and it's led by a demon. One of the vampires is an elf!
There is only one human civ that isn't led by a vampire, and it's led by a demon. One of the vampires is an elf!I should have a pretty interesting writeup done tomorrow, I'm just waiting on news from 4mask.
I think I accidentally reenabled the human diplomat. DFhack remembered my enabling it in the past. So, my bad.I've had human diplomats before, and I never use 3rd-party tools. I do know the the elves do not send diplomats without patches, though.
Excepting Gnora, who's office I confiscated on the grounds of Gnora doesn't need an office and I can't be bothered to dig and furnish a new one while I've got so much construction to do. Sorry.I honest thought it was simply to lure me out and make me write up their meeting, which I am currently working on. Anything you want Vlad to say/force upon Gnora?
Nah, go nuts. Also I wouldn't rush you, Gnorm. Steal your offices, yes, but never rush you. Although to be fair, remember in the last game I desecrated Fractal's tomb, stole his coffin for my own tomb and collapsed part of his megaproject, killing several children and loosing an adamantine block/several gem windows, for really no reason at all.I think I accidentally reenabled the human diplomat. DFhack remembered my enabling it in the past. So, my bad.I've had human diplomats before, and I never use 3rd-party tools. I do know the the elves do not send diplomats without patches, though.QuoteExcepting Gnora, who's office I confiscated on the grounds of Gnora doesn't need an office and I can't be bothered to dig and furnish a new one while I've got so much construction to do. Sorry.I honest thought it was simply to lure me out and make me write up their meeting, which I am currently working on. Anything you want Vlad to say/force upon Gnora?
also do you have double fangs?No, his fangs are just twice as long. :P
Oh no that's Vlad's office, that bastard! "
A friend can recognize when you're being a jerk, and I imagined the friendship of the two to be a sort of friendly-hatred anyway.Oh no that's Vlad's office, that bastard! "
The funny thing is Dantheman and Vlad are supposedly friends.
And, of course, Vlad is a literal bastard.A friend can recognize when you're being a jerk, and I imagined the friendship of the two to be a sort of friendly-hatred anyway.Oh no that's Vlad's office, that bastard! "
The funny thing is Dantheman and Vlad are supposedly friends.
True, Dantheman could have just been stating facts.And, of course, Vlad is a literal bastard.A friend can recognize when you're being a jerk, and I imagined the friendship of the two to be a sort of friendly-hatred anyway.Oh no that's Vlad's office, that bastard! "
The funny thing is Dantheman and Vlad are supposedly friends.
Wait when did become friends with Vlad?!? Have I been friends with him along. Also I think i'm more friendly with Gnona since the cheese incident.
Haa game hates you and shit damm game making writing hard.Wait when did become friends with Vlad?!? Have I been friends with him along. Also I think i'm more friendly with Gnona since the cheese incident.
The in-game dwarves became friends during the spring of my turn when I took the military off patrol duty temporarily. Vlad also became friends with Brenzen, because the game does not give two shits what I write.
For the next (if there is one) world, can we please not cull unimportant historical figures? Even if it gets rid of the people who are born, marry, have kids, and die, it also gets rid of the people who kill demons in battles and murder goblin law-givers. Also, can we get rid of spimmators because all they do is die of old age before anything important happens.yeah go ahead since we cant change their age. Sorry about that thought the age was okay but if they did live they would be amazing fighters since they break all your bones, or kick your heads of.
Hey, put me up for dorfing and being overseer of the fort.
As a wise madman once said,
"This isn't just a madhouse designed by a madman. This is a madhouse designed by many madmen, each with a hate for the past madmen's own flavor of madness."
Since my forts are organized to the point where finding stuff could be hard, why not?
I'll probably end up a child, like that one guy in Syrupleaf, but hey.
Posts have been altered in various ways. Did Gnorm want another turn?Yes.
I believe Archmage was dwarfed, but got killed in an ambush. Are all of Thane's squad up and about again, or is the syndrome still active? Did Thane get affected by it, actually?
Checked the save, and I noticed that the table in the office is still assigned to Gnora, and Tarmid is still training there. The next person might want to change that.
Be ashamed.Checked the save, and I noticed that the table in the office is still assigned to Gnora, and Tarmid is still training there. The next person might want to change that.
[DISORGANIZATION INTENSIFIES]
Be ashamed.Checked the save, and I noticed that the table in the office is still assigned to Gnora, and Tarmid is still training there. The next person might want to change that.
[DISORGANIZATION INTENSIFIES]
Was I in the battle of the water beast also I will look over the spimmator's raws and see what I can change to at least make them better to survive the world gen. If I was in the battle of the water beast then woooohooo major story right up then for me baby!
Engraved on Flame/Unib's bedroom wall
Another one of my brethren claims a body. They make a figurine of a goblin surrounded by angry dwarves, with pictures of a legendary gem and Vlad killing a horse. Didn't I see a picture of Vlad hugging a horse somewhere...
Say, can someone give me my basic info (like family, friends, skills, attributes, history) so I can come up with a backstory?
Say, can someone give me my basic info (like family, friends, skills, attributes, history) so I can come up with a backstory?Thou art a male master armoursmith, master grower, and great comedian. Thou art one hundred, thirty, and five years of age; happily married to thy wife who is one hundred, twenty, and eight years of age. Thy daughter is only three of age, and was born within the halls of our grand fortress. Thou art a muscular fellow, though you lack willpower.
Say, can someone give me my basic info (like family, friends, skills, attributes, history) so I can come up with a backstory?Anyway, I have a lore question for Rhaken and Deus Asmoth. Where exactly is the current base of operations for the villains? Are they hanging out in the ruins of Steelhold, or have they set up shop on the mainland? I plan to have Corley return to them quite soon.
That's what I figured, though I wanted to hear the thoughts of the other villain... erm... player-guys first.Say, can someone give me my basic info (like family, friends, skills, attributes, history) so I can come up with a backstory?Anyway, I have a lore question for Rhaken and Deus Asmoth. Where exactly is the current base of operations for the villains? Are they hanging out in the ruins of Steelhold, or have they set up shop on the mainland? I plan to have Corley return to them quite soon.
Seeing as current canon has Steelhold being a giant obsidian crater at this point, I think it's unlikely. Much as I like the idea of Steelhold being our Mordor. Imagine it; the giant, irregular and pointless windmill platform hovering over the seaside dunes, the lower fort randomly flooding with water for apparently no reason, 'ventillation shafts' everywhere, the hero finding out that he was brought to the wrong makeshift hospital and now the doctors can't path to his location...
Anyway, I have a lore question for Rhaken and Deus Asmoth. Where exactly is the current base of operations for the villains? Are they hanging out in the ruins of Steelhold, or have they set up shop on the mainland? I plan to have Corley return to them quite soon.
Message me this theory, for I would like to see it.Anyway, I have a lore question for Rhaken and Deus Asmoth. Where exactly is the current base of operations for the villains? Are they hanging out in the ruins of Steelhold, or have they set up shop on the mainland? I plan to have Corley return to them quite soon.
I was writing a post from Shank's perspective that says he's operating out of Chainbell, in the Old World. I also had me a theory that explained why Corley was locked up in a casket in the first place, though I guess that's up to you in the end, Gnorm.
Everyone, including myself, appears to be clueless on the whole "Master Grower" part.
No friends?
See, everyone forgets the armorsmith.
I'm thinking of finding a stone slab on my bed proclaiming me new overseer, since apparently there was a vote and only my wife showed up. Everyone else was on break or out partying.
Everyone, including myself, appears to be clueless on the whole "Master Grower" part.
No friends?
See, everyone forgets the armorsmith.
I'm thinking of finding a stone slab on my bed proclaiming me new overseer, since apparently there was a vote and only my wife showed up. Everyone else was on break or out partying.
I'm just going to assume he does a lot of farming with his wife.
I would say that Asmoth crossed to the new world, though it doesn't need to have been permanent if there is plotting to be done. I'm a bit concerned about there only being 55 bloodkin left to fight, though. It doesn't really make for the epic war we were hoping for.
...why?why not it might cause their pop to sky rocket
In the current version, anyone who is a member of a civ will not reproduce outside of your fortress. Actually, wildlife populations don't replenish either. So there's nothing we can do to cause their population to increase at the moment. This will be fixed in DF2014 (should it be 2014)....why?why not it might cause their pop to sky rocket
Not if I'm understanding what you're asking correctly. Plot wise, we can just say that Asmoth only brought a small force north with her to give them a more extreme test than they'd previously had.
Isn't it a bit odd that Armok sent four people back from the afterlife just for Oku, yet has no problem with the doctor, the baron and Shank (or an appropriate title for him) ravaging everything before them?
OOC: @CaptArchmage. Please stud that spear with nickel (stockpile of nickel bars and silver spears giving to forge) and put Cornelius into squad of Flame - he carries that artifact tin axe, and Cornelius would be glad to train with him. Put an armor stand somewhere at the corner for them.Yes! And together we can go on a crusade against the bats and the cave spiders!
Also, we have an artifact floodgate called Glowingbreaches. We're using this thing to either seal off hell or build a magma cannon.I never mentioned that in the thread, but it got made during my turn. It has a picture of dwarfs fighting Bloodkin on it, referring to The Crazed Siege of 324. Also, considering that it will inevitably catch on fire and burn forever, I say weaponize it.
If it works we could have our 5 legendary miners level the whole embark to make the weapon more effective. I was planning on making the fort more... regular... during my turn.
EDIT: I've been playing the fort on my own, and the hospital is great! The dwarves get fed and watered, and even the worst injuries are healed within a season. I just had a dwarf that got caught in a cave-in go missing from the hospital. Where is he? Walking around the fort with no injuries.
From reading the original post again, it seems like my turn will begin in June, in surface-dweller terms.
Would it be a bit greedy to request a second turn, since that would put that turn three turns after my previous turn, given the other in-dispute turns?
Try not to let the fort collapse before I get a crack at it.
I was just asking.... no they don't.
The current person has a second turn.
2: Why does Tarmid have no friends besides his pet rabbit?
I misread and mistyped.... which is relevant because? I played my turn and took my spot at the bottom of the queue. I just think that it's a little questionable to be reserving a second turn when you haven't had the opportunity to play yet. And my instincts don't really matter in this at all. Remember, I don't have to like it; there's nothing wrong with it, and if you want to, go ahead.
The person before the current person has a second turn.
More testing results for F.U.C.K (really guys I need a better name, this is embarassing.)F.L.I.C.K, for example. Floodgate Lava Incendiary-C.K.
How's the turn, Captain?
If you want to train with Flame, you're going to have to convince her. She's non-violent and isn't actually in the military, technically. Also, can the overseer nickname her Weaponsmith?I'm fairly certain Flame doesn't have a designated area to train right now anyway, since I wanted her to remain in the forges; the real reason she's in the military is to force her to carry that artifact axe around with her at all times. The same could be done for Cornelius, except to avoid clutter we could just put him in Flame's squad. They'd never train together, just be forced to carry around a weapon all the time.
Well, once we get easy access to steel, we can turn all our silver into furniture for much happiness.
Meanwhile, I see “Vladamir Uristovitch” is attending a one-dwarf party/rave/disco with heavy rock whilst the outpost liason waits to meet him.Vlad continues to be the best dwarf I've ever had.
TYRANT!§Mayorial Ordinance: Minimum Hallway Specifications§
Effective 5th Granite 659§
Effective immediately, all hallways intended for normal traffic are to be at least 2 units wide. Penalties for failure to comply range from ☼50 fine to 30 days imprisonment for residential hallways. In the case of violations in large-scale public works such as long distance footpaths, tunnels, bridges, and overpasses penalties are increased to 90 days imprisonment.
Signed, Mayor Besmar Forbes
It's ok. Vlad dug most of those tunnels as exploration shafts, and he's above the law. Which is why he's partying alone.TYRANT!§Mayorial Ordinance: Minimum Hallway Specifications§
Effective 5th Granite 659§
Effective immediately, all hallways intended for normal traffic are to be at least 2 units wide. Penalties for failure to comply range from ☼50 fine to 30 days imprisonment for residential hallways. In the case of violations in large-scale public works such as long distance footpaths, tunnels, bridges, and overpasses penalties are increased to 90 days imprisonment.
Signed, Mayor Besmar Forbes
A pimping station?Now that's a project I can back.
You haven't heard of pimping stations? You can build them when the economy is turned on. A dwarf gets into the pimping station and levies money from all the dwarves that pass by. It's a good way to collect taxes for your fort. :P
Dwarves don't exactly sit on piles of paper.
What's the chance that a dwarf knows that paper is made from trees and is flammable?
Really low, that's what.
Not even the best bookkeeper would know.
Neither are typewriters; I feel that a certain segregation between game-play and story is acceptable for something as trivial as paper to write upon.Dwarves don't exactly sit on piles of paper.
What's the chance that a dwarf knows that paper is made from trees and is flammable?
Really low, that's what.
Not even the best bookkeeper would know.
DISPATCH FROM THE OVERSEER: Paper isn’t used in Dwarf Fortress, unless we are running mods, which is why dwarves don't.
Dwarves don't exactly sit on piles of paper.Upcoming: Stuff gets done, stuff doesn’t get done. Migrants seem a little low in number, are we already at the 1000 population point where that stuff happens?
What's the chance that a dwarf knows that paper is made from trees and is flammable?
Really low, that's what.
Not even the best bookkeeper would know.
Dwarves don't exactly sit on piles of paper.Upcoming: Stuff gets done, stuff doesn’t get done. Migrants seem a little low in number, are we already at the 1000 population point where that stuff happens?
What's the chance that a dwarf knows that paper is made from trees and is flammable?
Really low, that's what.
Not even the best bookkeeper would know.
Nope. We just haven't been producing a ton of value recently.
Nah, the undead down there don't count for the dead units list until they get re-killed, as they spawned undead. Although I notice that the ones I reveal occasionally just run off into the unexplored caves for no reason, so something weird is going on down there.Dwarves don't exactly sit on piles of paper.Upcoming: Stuff gets done, stuff doesn’t get done. Migrants seem a little low in number, are we already at the 1000 population point where that stuff happens?
What's the chance that a dwarf knows that paper is made from trees and is flammable?
Really low, that's what.
Not even the best bookkeeper would know.
Nope. We just haven't been producing a ton of value recently.
That would be good news. We do have a demonic fortress down there, so maybe the count from the denizens of that place is causing issues?
Watching a kobold walk into the entrance and get discovered by the military is sooooo satisfying."You came to the WRONG neighbourhood, skulker."
"Prepare your anus my good sir, because we all out of honey and slime."Watching a kobold walk into the entrance and get discovered by the military is sooooo satisfying."You came to the WRONG neighbourhood, skulker."
I want to see updates! Though if this lull continues, I'll be forced to write that book of lore to stimulate activity.
*Staring at the Soul orb* What secrets do you hold and how can I can I learn them.... That darn Hooded dwarf just disappeared on me. *Hack Hack Cough* I need to do the enchantment but I still need venom, maybe their are some venomous creatures or plants around some where?...
their are...
their areHmm....
their areLearn grammar, you crazy dwarf!
Is the soul orb the thing you got from the forgotten beast?Yes all Forgotten beasts have an item that stores their soul, some have rocks or just their hearts but all fluid ones have a gem that stores it.
Because of a vast amount of stuff going on at current, progress is slow but still existent (digging out an obsidian fabricator). If people want I can just turn over part of a year.It would be unfortunate, though I feel it is best to preserve the original rule of one-week turns—Rhaken's generously long turn notwithstanding. If, however, you are able to offer a reasonable time-frame for yourself, we might be able to compromise. Spear hasn't been seen for several weeks now, so should your turn be handed over, it would more than likely be to TheFlame52.
I feel disappointed that I get no credit for our monstrosities.
Corley set things in motion, though Asmoth did do the actual work of converting the group of crazed vampires into an army of biologically-altered monsters. Still, Corley has never been fond enough of his grand-aunt to give her credit.I feel disappointed that I get no credit for our monstrosities.
Asmoth only did the actual work of creating the 'kin. Corley on the other hand... stabbed Asmoth, ranted about genocide and then buggered off.
Eh.
So by the end of your turn, our note count should be close to breaking 60.
Why are there so MANY.
But who will supply our bonecarvers with bones?
I guess it's just backlash from the anarchy of Steelhold's "organisation". Plus, there does seem to be a lot of levers in Demongate.
I'd very much like to see the Captain's work realized, but there is only so much leniency we can allow. If we fail to see legitimate progress in the immediate future, I fear that we must pass along the fort.
Sorry guys, I was completely occupied by real life stuff, but I will attempt to get this completed by the weekend. Before the weekend, even.
I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY, THE CHILDREN OF DEMONGATE WILL BE JUDGED, NOT BY THE FACT THEIR BEING ELVES, BUT- OhFuckItWrongSpeech.
No shit, that speechwriter should be fired. Out of a magma cannon.
Sorry guys, I was completely occupied by real life stuff, but I will attempt to get this completed by the weekend. Before the weekend, even.
I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY, THE CHILDREN OF DEMONGATE WILL BE JUDGED, NOT BY THE FACT THEIR BEING ELVES, BUT- OhFuckItWrongSpeech.
No shit, that speechwriter should be fired. Out of a magma cannon.
Not a problem man, just gotta keep poking you to make sure you're alive. Things tend to get a bit hectic this time of year for most people.
As for the speechwriter... well we could make a pumpstack to the surface. It'd take some doing, though. We'd need... a 5x3 block of dirt/stone through the aquifer? It can be done. It's damn inconvenient though, because we'd be dropping it right on top of the magma forges.
Sorry guys, I was completely occupied by real life stuff, but I will attempt to get this completed by the weekend. Before the weekend, even.
I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY, THE CHILDREN OF DEMONGATE WILL BE JUDGED, NOT BY THE FACT THEIR BEING ELVES, BUT- OhFuckItWrongSpeech.
No shit, that speechwriter should be fired. Out of a magma cannon.
Not a problem man, just gotta keep poking you to make sure you're alive. Things tend to get a bit hectic this time of year for most people.
As for the speechwriter... well we could make a pumpstack to the surface. It'd take some doing, though. We'd need... a 5x3 block of dirt/stone through the aquifer? It can be done. It's damn inconvenient though, because we'd be dropping it right on top of the magma forges.
The alternative is to use the draining method with pumps, which will also get our dwarves nice and strong. Ideally we can dig out most of the aquifer so the stone just underneath it is useful.
Aquifer powerplants are both feasible and powerful.
Right now I'm pretty sure we're drinking out of the brook/ponds at the surface, which is kind of bad.What about my wells! They're channeled into the aquifer.
"ARGHGGGGGG!! TO BATTLE MY BROTHERS, FIGHT ON TO THE VERY LAST BOLT." *Well shooting bolts by the handful.*
So did I get any kills in the battle.
Place the statue in the Hall of the Founders. If such a hall does not exist, make it exist.
I have received a suggestion from “Gnorm” to set the statue in a Hall of Founders, and to construct the Hall of Founders if it does not exist yet."Gnorm" is not a character; Gnora is. I don't think she'd be the one to suggest making a hall dedicated to the founders at this point in time though, so it might be best to just label it as a generic dwarf's suggestion.
Forgotten beasts are building destroyers, right? Does that mean it can destroy the adamantine sword?No... maybe but I would be hard to test.
On the wall of Flame/Unib's room
The blood of the earth flows in our forges. Back to work!
FLAME'S TOP SECRET DEMON FILE
DO NOT OPEN IF SANE, MORTAL, OR PREGNANTSpoiler (click to show/hide)
OOC: I call killing the fort with demons. Not only is Flame the demon ambassador, but I am already coding the civilization of demons.
I'm still making the demon race, though. I'm about 1/3 of the way done and I'm going to use it as part of the Fire Imp Civilization+ mod anyway.I frankly do not see how your personal modding ventures have anything to do with this fortress or its end.
... I hope nobody minds if I write discussions between their characters and Vlad? Or just between characters? I'll try to not state anything of actual importance.Do it by all means. The characters are amongst the many things that make this thread worthwhile.
Hey guys I have not been able to look at this forum for a while now I'm back. My character is awesome now a captain and he got shot in the leg. Though I am back now I will be gone from June 27th too august 13th.Good to have you back.
Hey guys I have not been able to look at this forum for a while now I'm back. My character is awesome now a captain and he got shot in the leg. Though I am back now I will be gone from June 27th too august 13th.
When/if we do a hellbreach though; I don't know if we have webber demons, but if so, catch one. The silk they make is apparently fireproof and magmaproof.Isn't it impossible to capture a webmaking demon, though? They're web immune, so the standard GCS method won't work, and they're stun immune, so the cave in method won't work. Plus they can fly, so you can't just drop them on a cage trap.
How much can I divulge about each FB? Can I give a list of symptoms? Or am I just limited to a 1-10 rating on the "how fucked are you if you get bit" scale?Generally, it's best to avoid absolute certainty on things that are supposed to be lost to history. Something like "This red feathered winged dimetron has a bite which causes total paralysis within forty two minutes when quantities in excess of three milligrams are injected into the bloodstream" is bad. Something like "The tales say that this monstrosity's bite will turn a man's flesh to stone inside the hour" is better. Of course, you're some form of demon, so it's not outside the realms of possibility that you have first hand experience with a lot of forgotten beasts, but on the other hand it's not like you have a perfect memory for things you briefly saw centuries ago, either.
I'm going to tell serious symptoms an a 1/10 danger rating. No more than 3 symptoms.
When/if we do a hellbreach though; I don't know if we have webber demons, but if so, catch one. The silk they make is apparently fireproof and magmaproof.Isn't it impossible to capture a webmaking demon, though? They're web immune, so the standard GCS method won't work, and they're stun immune, so the cave in method won't work. Plus they can fly, so you can't just drop them on a cage trap.
It is anywhere from 1-5 symptoms. And if there is only, say, 3 symptoms, then I will tell 1 or 2 depending on how serious they are.I think this is a bad idea in general and will actively ignore you, but whatever floats your boat. The thread isn't intended for me to boss people around, it's intended for people to have fun doing lore. Which you're doing.
Stuff that happened: Design. Beehives.
OK, I can confirm we can get passed the aquifer using the new, tested digging method. It involves channeling out the soil from above, and digging a conduit below in the stone until it reaches an area where the aquifer is 2 z-levels below. This bypasses the aquifer We can then pump the magma to the surface next to the under-construction Castle Helgarde. We can bypass other things than magma conduits, such as highly-pressurised dihydrogen monoxide plumbing, minecart tracks, and power. Aquifer power plants will enable us to power everything else that needs power.But will all those Blend?
OK, I can confirm we can get passed the aquifer using the new, tested digging method. It involves channeling out the soil from above, and digging a conduit below in the stone until it reaches an area where the aquifer is 2 z-levels below. This bypasses the aquifer We can then pump the magma to the surface next to the under-construction Castle Helgarde. We can bypass other things than magma conduits, such as highly-pressurised dihydrogen monoxide plumbing, minecart tracks, and power. Aquifer power plants will enable us to power everything else that needs power.But will all those Blend?
Edit: I wonder how Gnora will cope with more booze variety, seeing as sunshine is the devil's drink.Poorly, though as of now that's currently just the icing on her psychological cake. I think she's more concerned about her paranoia and hostility towards the other six founders and the lack of sanity present in some of the other citizens.
Ok, MDF is off the overseer list. Hope you're not gone forever.
Ok, MDF is off the overseer list. Hope you're not gone forever.
I'm basically gone until September. So if the fort's still around then, I'll see if I can get back into it.
I'm just hoping to see the end of Archmage's turn before I leave so I can keep the fort going for those two months. Not that I'll have a lot of time to play vidya gaems. Gotta actually do my job and socialize and whatnot.
Still though, the fort's come a long way these past few turns. A really long way. We went from basic survival to overstocked, actually reasonable living conditions and large-scale engineering projects in like 2.5 turns. I can't wait to see where we go in the future.
My Vlads go to whoever can put them to good use.
EDIT: This would be a rather pointless FPS drain, but you theoretically could cause our brook to drain into the aquifer, could you not? It'd be cool to see the river flow into the fort and then not flow out the other side. Plus, it'd be a good plot explanation for our INFINITE POWER.
Again, though, it's a pointless exercise. Not sure if FPS would improve or get worse because of it; we might have more or less flow tiles created depending on the aquifer location. If you put floor grates in there though you could wind up with automated fish capture.
Yeah, this project probably shouldn't end up happening.
Ok, MDF is off the overseer list. Hope you're not gone forever.
I'm basically gone until September. So if the fort's still around then, I'll see if I can get back into it.
I'm just hoping to see the end of Archmage's turn before I leave so I can keep the fort going for those two months. Not that I'll have a lot of time to play vidya gaems. Gotta actually do my job and socialize and whatnot.
Still though, the fort's come a long way these past few turns. A really long way. We went from basic survival to overstocked, actually reasonable living conditions and large-scale engineering projects in like 2.5 turns. I can't wait to see where we go in the future.
My Vlads go to whoever can put them to good use.
EDIT: This would be a rather pointless FPS drain, but you theoretically could cause our brook to drain into the aquifer, could you not? It'd be cool to see the river flow into the fort and then not flow out the other side. Plus, it'd be a good plot explanation for our INFINITE POWER.
Again, though, it's a pointless exercise. Not sure if FPS would improve or get worse because of it; we might have more or less flow tiles created depending on the aquifer location. If you put floor grates in there though you could wind up with automated fish capture.
Yeah, this project probably shouldn't end up happening.
As it is I’m getting 74 FPS when it isn’t raining, and with temperature off. I will probably turn temperature on for things like obsidian casting. When it is raining, we have a rather low FPS.
I've finally started updating the OP with links to overseer posts. It'll take a while, because damn there is a lot of plot going on here.
Remember that guy that drowned?Is it bad that my first thought on seeing that was 'You're gonna have to be more specific'?
He was a siege something-or-other that got knocked into a pond while carrying a cage during an overseer transition.I don't believe he actually drowned.
Remember that guy that drowned?Is it bad that my first thought on seeing that was 'You're gonna have to be more specific'?
At least the Evening Prayer Group's decisions cause misery because of incompetence rather than spite. Only three or four more fortresses and we'll have a society whose existence actually benefits people!
Thinking of anyone in particular? Hmm?Remember that guy that drowned?Is it bad that my first thought on seeing that was 'You're gonna have to be more specific'?
At least the Evening Prayer Group's decisions cause misery because of incompetence rather than spite. Only three or four more fortresses and we'll have a society whose existence actually benefits people!
Funnily enough, Evening Prayer Group's drunken oligarchy seems to be remarkably efficient when confirmed to work in concert. When individual overseers make choices, things get overlooked. (must... resist... urge to point out low morale pre-Vlad)
I'll tell Talonis vhat is required of him. He should be ready to punch somethingk by now. Haven't seen him howl at the moon in some time.
Blasted heretic. His ability to punch people is without rival, though. I'll see you at Prayers.
See you at prayers, Knights. Fine vork.
hey guys I am part of evening prayer group right?
I say 5 days till he hands it over or I will send a catapult to his house.Yeah I did the joke wrong I meant a cat-apult that only fires flaming kittens. ha
I had no idea that simple plaster had such self-destructive uses to the dwarves.Much worse than Sunshine, eh?
Definitely not.I had no idea that simple plaster had such self-destructive uses to the dwarves.Much worse than Sunshine, eh?
I think that actual plaster isn't the drug though - the drug is a chemical creation of which one of the components is a byproduct of gypsum processing.That makes sense. But while on the subject, how much has the hospital been used as of yet?
Not at all, and it is a good thing because it would have used adamantine thread for suturing dwarves.......I had no idea that simple plaster had such self-destructive uses to the dwarves.Much worse than Sunshine, eh?
I think that actual plaster isn't the drug though - the drug is a chemical creation of which one of the components is a byproduct of gypsum processing.
Wait, so this fortress was already addicted to another drug?
As far as drugs go, "gypsum" is definitely a drug. Sunshine, depending on whom you ask, is either a particularly good drink or the devil's brew. Lenehan and Corley essentially smoked whatever plants they could get their hands on, including tobacco and valley herbs.
I'm sorry if this is too much to ask, but how many unclaimed dorfs are there? Can I have an overview on what deities they follow?There are probably quite a few. The Captain seems to be giving some of the unclaimed ones custom professions, but such practices can be easily taken care of. Were you interested in a dwarf?
I'm sorry if this is too much to ask, but how many unclaimed dorfs are there? Can I have an overview on what deities they follow?
I'm sorry if this is too much to ask, but how many unclaimed dorfs are there? Can I have an overview on what deities they follow?
As far as drugs go, "gypsum" is definitely a drug. Sunshine, depending on whom you ask, is either a particularly good drink or the devil's brew. Lenehan and Corley essentially smoked whatever plants they could get their hands on, including tobacco and valley herbs.
See, the thing is I want to ask to be dorfed as some weird dwarf with a book which is sort of a telepathic link from his deity, and it would look kind of silly if the deity isn't related to literacy in some way.I'm afraid we don't seem to have anything directly related to literacy. We do have one related to music and valor, but I think that's as close as we get.
See, the thing is I want to ask to be dorfed as some weird dwarf with a book which is sort of a telepathic link from his deity, and it would look kind of silly if the deity isn't related to literacy in some way.
Oh my! Corrupt drug-cartels, inebriated shadow governments, production of sunshine, and now mind-control magick? This fort just keeps getting better and better.This is some OP-worthy stuff right here.
Meanwhile, Artyom is just sort of hanging around, doing nothing of any real worth or attention.... I don't think he is dead, since I'm pretty sure that would have been brought up; being a Founder and all.Hes just rotting in the sun and all that covered in rat-slugs
What exactly is a lizard snail?Well it's a lizard that lives in a snails shell and produces slime to lube it up to get into the shell.
With our current created and exported wealth, we should be a duchy by the next liaison's visit. Consequently, that means that Vlad will be the duke.
Lock them in a room together with a private well and a year's-worth of food, wait, and—as you would say—PROFIT!With our current created and exported wealth, we should be a duchy by the next liaison's visit. Consequently, that means that Vlad will be the duke.
3 mandates.
Ouch.
EDIT: Is there something we can do to encourage Thane and Vlad to finally get married?
With our current created and exported wealth, we should be a duchy by the next liaison's visit. Consequently, that means that Vlad will be the duke.
3 mandates.
Ouch.
EDIT: Is there something we can do to encourage Thane and Vlad to finally get married?
Captain, why are you explaining game-mechanics when you should be finishing your turn!With our current created and exported wealth, we should be a duchy by the next liaison's visit. Consequently, that means that Vlad will be the duke.
3 mandates.
Ouch.
EDIT: Is there something we can do to encourage Thane and Vlad to finally get married?
The good news is Thane is 86 and Vlad is 78, so there is less than a 10 year difference in age between them. This won’t be affected by bugs.
I believe they need to be inactive in order to get married, which means neither should not be on any military squads and Vlad needs to finish up his meeting with the new Liason. I will try to get that one done, I should post the year up later today.
I generally find that the best way to get people to get married is lock them in a room together with a decent supply of food. Of course, you don't get a wedding party if you do that, but sacrifices must be made.
Well, we'd have to think of a valid reason for doing so, like the mayor not liking Vlad interfering with his gypsum ring, or Gnora being angry and racist, or a hostile takeover of the forges. I can't really think of a situation that would require both of them to be locked up together aside from them being the most likely to make a fuss if the other one suddenly disappeared.
Well, we'd have to think of a valid reason for doing so, like the mayor not liking Vlad interfering with his gypsum ring, or Gnora being angry and racist, or a hostile takeover of the forges. I can't really think of a situation that would require both of them to be locked up together aside from them being the most likely to make a fuss if the other one suddenly disappeared.
Well, we'd have to think of a valid reason for doing so, like the mayor not liking Vlad interfering with his gypsum ring, or Gnora being angry and racist, or a hostile takeover of the forges. I can't really think of a situation that would require both of them to be locked up together aside from them being the most likely to make a fuss if the other one suddenly disappeared.
Vlad just got a promotion based off the liaison seeing his genitals.
I think this is reason enough.
EDIT: The only mind control Vlad was under was the prevention of him leaving the burrow, right?
Wait, I'm a planter now?After the spiders I'd say your dorf has had enough fumes.
I should be making metal into armor, smelling metal fumes all day.
Where exactly have Shank and Asmoth been all this time? We're several years into the story, and they have been practically non-existent as of yet.
Oh dear.
Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
You're probably correct.Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
Let us flail wildly until he returns.You're probably correct.Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
No time to flail. I'm erecting a quote pyramid fit for a pharoh.Let us flail wildly until he returns.You're probably correct.Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
So many quotes but yeah so if we ever lose the fort we should use masterwork because we can do a 4 to 5 dwarf Armageddon fort!.No time to flail. I'm erecting a quote pyramid fit for a pharoh.Let us flail wildly until he returns.You're probably correct.Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
Blasphemy! Masterwork is an overstuffed, incredibly standardized fantasy game piggy-backing on Toady's great Dwarf Fortress!So many quotes but yeah so if we ever lose the fort we should use masterwork because we can do a 4 to 5 dwarf Armageddon fort!.No time to flail. I'm erecting a quote pyramid fit for a pharoh.Let us flail wildly until he returns.You're probably correct.Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
I agree. We shall drink dwarven beer laced with kobold blood out of towercap barrels decorated with pictures of dwarves kicking goblins and elves, not their mithril crap.Blasphemy! Masterwork is an overstuffed, incredibly standardized fantasy game piggy-backing on Toady's great Dwarf Fortress!So many quotes but yeah so if we ever lose the fort we should use masterwork because we can do a 4 to 5 dwarf Armageddon fort!.No time to flail. I'm erecting a quote pyramid fit for a pharoh.Let us flail wildly until he returns.You're probably correct.Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
I agree. We shall drink dwarven beer laced with kobold blood out of towercap barrels decorated with pictures of dwarves kicking goblins and elves, not their mithril crap.Blasphemy! Masterwork is an overstuffed, incredibly standardized fantasy game piggy-backing on Toady's great Dwarf Fortress!So many quotes but yeah so if we ever lose the fort we should use masterwork because we can do a 4 to 5 dwarf Armageddon fort!.No time to flail. I'm erecting a quote pyramid fit for a pharoh.Let us flail wildly until he returns.You're probably correct.Perhaps he's actually taking his exams seriously.The latter, I'm afraid. I find it suspicious that he has disappeared after getting halfway through winter, which is too late to pass the file or to void the turn. I suspect that he has orchestrated this scenario on purpose, and has taken a vacation to the Bahamas.Indeed, but we currently have more pressing matters at hand.The fact that our characters have legitimate cause to fear a gender-confused, undiagnosable mentally ill ghost assigned to kill them by an uncaring god of blood will never cease to be hilarious.Boy! that's a relief.Oh dear.
Just here to give you your daily dose of 'Steelhold was really, really fucked up'. Don't expect any vengeful, transgendered murderghosts to be in any way relevant. That sort of thing only happens to vaguely-described background characters.
Such as building a quote pyramid, or waiting for Archmage to finish his turn?
Is the queen a lich or something similar now, then?
Are we talking about the queen from the first thread?
'cause I kind of just wrote her being disintegrated and her soul erased from reality.
... I guess we could just say what I wrote happens later?
EDIT: WB Rhaken!
Are we talking about the queen from the first thread?
'cause I kind of just wrote her being disintegrated and her soul erased from reality.
... I guess we could just say what I wrote happens later?
EDIT: WB Rhaken!
Thanks mate. And yes, that is Kivish Brasswords. She gets disintegrated around the moment Shank leaves the room. He even acknowledges it to the mask.
’Thanatos’ Channelsquare now carries the title Taremavum Omshit, or in the human tongue the Fated Culmination of Suffering. All hail Thanatos Cattenvathsith Taremavum Omshit!Taremavum Omshit? OMSHIT, he's strong.
The strange thing is, I played a couple of years on my own save, and Thanatos' first action in combat in that game was to get shot in the face by a goblin crossbowman.
Isn't Vladamir the Culmination of something as well?
... the First Hellguard?
Are ya messing with my militia organization structure?
Damm cat killing my spie... Oh well I did catch a bog crawler and a cave spider. *Taking out the soul gem* "LISTEN CREATURES OF SMALL I AM YOUR MASTER AND YOU WILL FOLLOW MY COMMANDS TO YOUR DEATH!" *A pale blue gas coming from the gem slowing surronds the pests.* "SPIE ON MY ENEMYS AND FIND THEIR WEAKNESS SO SAYS YOUR MASTER! Now go spie on thane from the ceilings and in their rooms!" *Both pests slowly make their leaves.* Hah hah I need to find the magic users fast *Hack Hack * this game is draing me to fast.>mfw Dantheman is the only magic user in the fort.
Yeah but i'm using shamam magic and at least im not a drug trafficker like some people in this fort. Also we went from defending the dwarfern way from bloodkin to dealing with drugs and lizard snails... I got to say its a good fort.Damm cat killing my spie... Oh well I did catch a bog crawler and a cave spider. *Taking out the soul gem* "LISTEN CREATURES OF SMALL I AM YOUR MASTER AND YOU WILL FOLLOW MY COMMANDS TO YOUR DEATH!" *A pale blue gas coming from the gem slowing surronds the pests.* "SPIE ON MY ENEMYS AND FIND THEIR WEAKNESS SO SAYS YOUR MASTER! Now go spie on thane from the ceilings and in their rooms!" *Both pests slowly make their leaves.* Hah hah I need to find the magic users fast *Hack Hack * this game is draing me to fast.>mfw Dantheman is the only magic user in the fort.
EDIT: Has someone PM'd Spear? Is he even still active?
Oh yeah. I'll get right on that. My bad.Damm cat killing my spie... Oh well I did catch a bog crawler and a cave spider. *Taking out the soul gem* "LISTEN CREATURES OF SMALL I AM YOUR MASTER AND YOU WILL FOLLOW MY COMMANDS TO YOUR DEATH!" *A pale blue gas coming from the gem slowing surronds the pests.* "SPIE ON MY ENEMYS AND FIND THEIR WEAKNESS SO SAYS YOUR MASTER! Now go spie on thane from the ceilings and in their rooms!" *Both pests slowly make their leaves.* Hah hah I need to find the magic users fast *Hack Hack * this game is draing me to fast.>mfw Dantheman is the only magic user in the fort.
EDIT: Has someone PM'd Spear? Is he even still active?
I blacked out and when I came too I had played until early autumn.I don't think that would be very fair to the newer players.
... if I finish the year (including writeup) before Spear's grace period expires, can I just sort of insert it into the turn list?
I'm not quite sure how though. They'd be starting the turn at the same time they would otherwise.I blacked out and when I came too I had played until early autumn.I don't think that would be very fair to the newer players.
... if I finish the year (including writeup) before Spear's grace period expires, can I just sort of insert it into the turn list?
I just think that the new players should get a chance before anyone gets another go, especially when you announce this at such short notice.I'm not quite sure how though. They'd be starting the turn at the same time they would otherwise.I blacked out and when I came too I had played until early autumn.I don't think that would be very fair to the newer players.
... if I finish the year (including writeup) before Spear's grace period expires, can I just sort of insert it into the turn list?
... except there'd also be an (actually) deadly dust spewing forgotten beast blocking access to the caverns. Kind of a bummer.
Yeah, morale's starting to dip again, we've got a few dwarves slipping down into 'fine'. Possiby also Vlad, since apparently he's utterly traumatized by Helgarde having nicer digs than him. He needs to get put back on duty then locked in a room with Thane for that 9-montly happiness boost.
Most common complaints are lack of clothing and being haunted by the dead, so getting those 3 ghosts memorialized also should be a thing that happens.
Your gameplay recommendations:
-Construct that magma cannon you've always wanted; make a bridge that's muddied and grows cave moss to allow fire to spread across the brook, turning it into an omnidirectional, omnicidal machine.
-Capture that flame-spewing forgotten beast. It can be put to good use.
-Merge the competent archers from the 1st Hellguard into the pre-existing squads, keep the Hellguard as a training squad. Rename 3rd Crossbow?
-Seperate macedwarves into their own squad. Get more trainee hammerdwarves and macedwarves.
-Install dwarven bathtubs to prevent syndrome spread.
-Somebody do something about that Slade Fortress. We'll need to clear it out eventually. It'll be a hefty challenge.
-The, ah, secret bunker is actually blocked off by tree growth, so if it's ever required for use, we can't. Recommendation; open it, cut down the trees, build floors all the way into the bunker, then re-seal it for emergency use only.
-We need a lot more bedrooms. Engraving of the bedrooms should start, to boost morale.
FPS Improvements:
-The pumpstack appears to have been left on all year. If we're not pumping out of the reservoir, it can be turned off.
-A lot of stuff is ready to be smashed, and should be smashed. There are still usable materials in the path of the smasher, though - please reclaim those.
-A large amount of surplus power also drains the framerate; we should build a big network of gears we can turn on when we're not consuming power to burn off the excess into motion.
-Don't engrave, or dig, anything you don't absolutely have too. That drops the framerate permanently. Smoothing doesn't though, and neither does using the Obsidian Farm Archmage so kindly dug out for us.
EDIT: Vlad can't get put back in the militia due to his noble status apparently. Goddamnit, Archmage.
I blacked out and when I came too I had played until early autumn.
... if I finish the year (including writeup) before Spear's grace period expires, can I just sort of insert it into the turn list?
I just think that the new players should get a chance before anyone gets another go, especially when you announce this at such short notice.I'm not quite sure how though. They'd be starting the turn at the same time they would otherwise.I blacked out and when I came too I had played until early autumn.I don't think that would be very fair to the newer players.
... if I finish the year (including writeup) before Spear's grace period expires, can I just sort of insert it into the turn list?
... except there'd also be an (actually) deadly dust spewing forgotten beast blocking access to the caverns. Kind of a bummer.
Nope, Flame's good to go.
You could also move Vlad into the rooms I had dug for when we got a baron and just let the engravers fix up the walls. We have nine bars of gold you can make some furniture out of, which should be enough to make all of Vlad's rooms legendary if they're engraved well.
Protip: Our morale is absolutely garbage right now and a tantrum is very, very possible.
Improve rooms, assign rooms, get clothing made, make Vlad's digs fancier than Helgardes (somehow he knows, and it's hurting his feelings pretty severely) and expanding the dining hall should provide you with some safety. Most bad thoughts right now are weather related (we can't do anything about that other than keep dwarves who don't need to go outside outside) Ghost related (slab up) or dining-hall related, but clothing-related thoughts are killer.
What's wrong with having the coffins right next to the residential area? It just makes it that much easier to pay one's respects.
It's all in that dangerous sunshine stuff. Wise dwarves make better decisions about their health.What's wrong with having the coffins right next to the residential area? It just makes it that much easier to pay one's respects.
Well, I'll grant you that that is probably a much valued convenience, but consider how many people have probably already come up the stairs at night completely hammered, taken a wrong turn and woken up next morning in the arms of someone who is considerably more decomposed than they remember their spouse being.
Sounds like a sexy night to some. ;DIt's all in that dangerous sunshine stuff. Wise dwarves make better decisions about their health.What's wrong with having the coffins right next to the residential area? It just makes it that much easier to pay one's respects.
Well, I'll grant you that that is probably a much valued convenience, but consider how many people have probably already come up the stairs at night completely hammered, taken a wrong turn and woken up next morning in the arms of someone who is considerably more decomposed than they remember their spouse being.
Sounds like a sexy night to some. ;DIt's all in that dangerous sunshine stuff. Wise dwarves make better decisions about their health.What's wrong with having the coffins right next to the residential area? It just makes it that much easier to pay one's respects.
Well, I'll grant you that that is probably a much valued convenience, but consider how many people have probably already come up the stairs at night completely hammered, taken a wrong turn and woken up next morning in the arms of someone who is considerably more decomposed than they remember their spouse being.
She's being spied on by spiders. If she's not insane, people will think she is.We once had a random woman claiming to be the reincarnation of a dead engineer lead a revolution and become Overseer. The dwarves we write must be Getting Used to Clusterfuckery.
Well the bog crawlers are spying either Thane or vlad but I think the bog would be better at spying on vlad. ;D
I wonder.... Yes that would work! To think I made a cat proof pest... hmm what should I call it? *Deep thinking* Aha! A RAT-SLUGGER, and all it took was some magic and strange substance call GLUA. "Now little one I want you to scare the cat away because every body knows cats hate slugs. *Taking out the soul gem* NOW GO REMOVE THE CATS FROM THANE'S PERSON FOR ME!" Now back to gluaing rats to slugs and all sorts of *SNORT HACK PITUWE* spy activities.
Because I still think shes evil, it was either her or tarmid.Well the bog crawlers are spying either Thane or vlad but I think the bog would be better at spying on vlad. ;D
I wonder.... Yes that would work! To think I made a cat proof pest... hmm what should I call it? *Deep thinking* Aha! A RAT-SLUGGER, and all it took was some magic and strange substance call GLUA. "Now little one I want you to scare the cat away because every body knows cats hate slugs. *Taking out the soul gem* NOW GO REMOVE THE CATS FROM THANE'S PERSON FOR ME!" Now back to gluaing rats to slugs and all sorts of *SNORT HACK PITUWE* spy activities.
Honestly, at this point, I don't get it. Why continue to spy on Thane?
Because I still think shes evil, it was either her or tarmid.Well the bog crawlers are spying either Thane or vlad but I think the bog would be better at spying on vlad. ;D
I wonder.... Yes that would work! To think I made a cat proof pest... hmm what should I call it? *Deep thinking* Aha! A RAT-SLUGGER, and all it took was some magic and strange substance call GLUA. "Now little one I want you to scare the cat away because every body knows cats hate slugs. *Taking out the soul gem* NOW GO REMOVE THE CATS FROM THANE'S PERSON FOR ME!" Now back to gluaing rats to slugs and all sorts of *SNORT HACK PITUWE* spy activities.
Honestly, at this point, I don't get it. Why continue to spy on Thane?
Bah. Once I orchestrate Thane marrying into the nobility, Dan's going straight into a gulag. That'll teach him to mess with the fair and merciful baroness.Bring I will make my pet Bog-spider crawl into your bed and bite your twice.
Bah. Once I orchestrate Thane marrying into the nobility, Dan's going straight into a gulag. That'll teach him to mess with the fair and merciful baroness.Bring I will make my pet Bog-spider crawl into your bed and bite your twice.
If Danman ever takes a turn, story-wise he would probably take control by just threatening everyone with venomous animals. Also, Flame can cure Danman's sickness if it's adamantine-related.Vote for me or I will throw bog crawlers at your face!
If Danman ever takes a turn, story-wise he would probably take control by just threatening everyone with venomous animals. Also, Flame can cure Danman's sickness if it's adamantine-related.Vote for me or I will throw bog crawlers at your face!
To bad I already killed my opponent so you have to vote for me!If Danman ever takes a turn, story-wise he would probably take control by just threatening everyone with venomous animals. Also, Flame can cure Danman's sickness if it's adamantine-related.Vote for me or I will throw bog crawlers at your face!
We voted once and ended up making Vlad the baron.
I say no more democracy.
We've never really had democracy in this fort. Thane was selected by the nobles, she passed the fort to Sir Brenzen, he passed it to Gnora, she passed it to Rhaken, he passed it to Cornelius, he passed it to Vladimir, and Helgarde just took it. Flame never explained how he/she/it took control of the fort, though. I assume the mayor is elected democratically, as the EPG didn't seem to have a handle in the matter during the Captain's turn, though the position is mostly a figure-head in comparison to the overseer. As for Vlad being the baron, though Barkov showed a desire to become the baron, my guess is that the EPG pulled some strings.
MDF, I have noticed that you, in updating your OP, have removed the quote of mine that was present. Be it known that I take this as a personal offense and that I hereby declare war on you and all of your associates. You can expect several passive-aggressive messages your way from henceforth and forever.
In other news, on the floor of Vlad's bedroom is the master artwork of Id Kikrostkir titled Soshvakist, "The Sandaled Lace". The image shows Dantheman surround by rats, utterly terrified. Presumed to be screaming as well. I'd like to imagine that Vladimir wakes up every day and just looks down at the engraving, wishing that the fortress had a pit full of rats then wondering if he should make that a mandate.I would tame those rats and I would make a wave of rats to escape out of the pit MHAAHAA.
Also, hello. I've been here all along, my post are invisible.
In other news, on the floor of Vlad's bedroom is the master artwork of Id Kikrostkir titled Soshvakist, "The Sandaled Lace". The image shows Dantheman surround by rats, utterly terrified. Presumed to be screaming as well. I'd like to imagine that Vladimir wakes up every day and just looks down at the engraving, wishing that the fortress had a pit full of rats then wondering if he should make that a mandate.I would tame those rats and I would make a wave of rats to escape out of the pit MHAAHAA.
Also, hello. I've been here all along, my post are invisible.
MHAAAMHAMAHAAa COUGH COUGH HACK! Carry on.In other news, on the floor of Vlad's bedroom is the master artwork of Id Kikrostkir titled Soshvakist, "The Sandaled Lace". The image shows Dantheman surround by rats, utterly terrified. Presumed to be screaming as well. I'd like to imagine that Vladimir wakes up every day and just looks down at the engraving, wishing that the fortress had a pit full of rats then wondering if he should make that a mandate.I would tame those rats and I would make a wave of rats to escape out of the pit MHAAHAA.
Also, hello. I've been here all along, my post are invisible.
MHAAHAA
I counter your rats by filling your pit with magma when they begin to breed. Your move.Then I shall summon forth the powers of the fire snakes!
I dump a cistern of water on top of the magma.I counter your rats by filling your pit with magma when they begin to breed. Your move.Then I shall summon forth the powers of the fire snakes!
I thought you couldn't make armour or shields out of silver?You can in masterwork and in strange moods... I say we force the blacksmith to have a strange mood.
Silver is a weapons-grade metal. That means you can make armor, shields, and ammo out of it.Weapons-grade only means you can make weapons and ammo out of it. It's not possible to make armor out of silver with out modding or mooding.
Weapons-grade only means you can make weapons and ammo out of it. It's not possible to make armor out of silver with out modding or mooding.*Opens up DF* *Checks to make sure* Well, you're right. I guess I learned something new today.
To detect where it is safe to dig, use the Dwarven 6th Sense, aka the Beard Sense.Yeah, I know about that. Also, cool, an alliance of magic users. But we won't be calling it that.
Set up a zone; if it lets you pit/pond, it's an open part of the vein.
I smile at the lizard. Then I casually check to make sure nobody else is listening.Wait is that my lizard or some random lizard... if its mine don't you be shoving stuff down their throats unless it makes them funny looking.
"Something is going on with the bloodkin. Contrary to expectations, they have not shown up. I think I shall leave the fort to gather more information. Take this quartz crystal. Find the place where the curse was cast. Shatter the crystal there. "
It took some effort to cajole the poor lizard into swallowing the crystal.
"Oh, and stay away from the gypsum powder. It may make you feel good in the short run, but unlike sunberries and sunshine, it does not contain anti-curse properties."
>exploitsTo detect where it is safe to dig, use the Dwarven 6th Sense, aka the Beard Sense.Yeah, I know about that. Also, cool, an alliance of magic users. But we won't be calling it that.
Set up a zone; if it lets you pit/pond, it's an open part of the vein.
I can't help but wonder why a demon of all things would be capable of healing someone from an adverse reaction to adamantine exposure.I assume the demons have a long history of dealing with adamatine-related health problems, seeing as they're more likely to encounter an adamantine spire/weapon than any other being. Besides, it's probably magic, which operates on the principles of 'a wizard did it'.
In an unrelated scenario, FallenAngel has switched from controlled pyrotechnics in his personal war on spiders to boot.Why exactly does he wage war upon the spider?
Yes, he's stepping on spiders.
And he's collecting their corpses and putting them into a bucket.
Now that I think about it, is Barkov the only "ordinary" dwarf in the fort?NAHHH he will be one of us soon. Yeah their are little to no rules for shamanism but my dwarf is very limited to what he can do, if I had more power I could be able to fuse two pest together but since I can't I just glue both of them together.
Can't have brown recluse spiders in your food stockpiles. Also they smell like burning coal when lit on fire.In an unrelated scenario, FallenAngel has switched from controlled pyrotechnics in his personal war on spiders to boot.Why exactly does he wage war upon the spider?
Yes, he's stepping on spiders.
And he's collecting their corpses and putting them into a bucket.
Now that I think about it, is Barkov the only "ordinary" dwarf in the fort?Ordinary dwarves risk life and limb to retrieve socks during the middle of the siege.
There isn't really much point in having an arena, since dwarves would just run away from it.It's tradition. Forts have had arenas since the 2D-era, even if they were never actually used.
I've created a stockpile in front of the smelters for goblin weapons and armor - that is, metal weapons and armor that are poorly crafted.
Another piece of advice; designate a stockpile (without bins?) that only accepts metal crafts/weapons and armor the dwarves can't equip by the forges. That way, anything we should be melting is conveniently placed close to our smiths.Way ahead of you. I'll set it to accept metal crafts, toys, and arrows, too.
Can I be dorfed as a religious dwarf, custom name "Matthias", profession "Philosopher"?done, finally
And I celebrate by handing him a sack full of dead spiders, pat him on the back, and go eat some spleen.Don't forget about the lizard-snail, everybody needs at least one lizard-snail in their lives.
I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.
I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.
NAH your just over thinking it, think more like a dwarf then an elf.I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.
But wouldn't the shell weigh down on the lizard, causing it to move much more slowly and inevitably be caught and eaten by a predator that it could have otherwise outrun?
Dwarves do engineering. Elves are magical.NAH your just over thinking it, think more like a dwarf then an elf.I still don't see how a lizard snail would even function, or what the point of stealing the shell would be.I just glue a shell on to a lizard thinking it will boost defenses for the poor thing.
But wouldn't the shell weigh down on the lizard, causing it to move much more slowly and inevitably be caught and eaten by a predator that it could have otherwise outrun?
I vote Dan gets sacrificed to the lobster for cruelty to animals. I mean, burning them alive or dunking them in magma is one thing, but poking them with a stick? There has to be standards.Haa! Really standards in dwarf fortress and any ways I only poked it in it's 3 eyes but It still has one left. :P
But what about spiders?Depend if I to see a spider and If it's touching me or not.
Spiders are, well, spiders.
Also they're easy to hunt.
I vote Dan gets sacrificed to the lobster for cruelty to animals. I mean, burning them alive or dunking them in magma is one thing, but poking them with a stick? There has to be standards.It's OK. The lobster has no eyes. He was just poking the shell.
...and I start peddling unnecessary iron protective gear for no reason besides boredom.'UMM BUTTSCRATCHER! ANY BODY WANT A LOBSTER BUTTSCRATCHER ONLY 20 COINS. That reminds me we should make some coins for the fortress just so we see what the coins will look like.
And then the FPS can drop while metal is expended on projects that don't improve fortress morale or function.Do weapon traps not give dwarves happy thoughts?
:o
I have seen the thought "admired a fine Trap lately", but that was a cage trap, so I can't be sure it'd have the same effect.And then the FPS can drop while metal is expended on projects that don't improve fortress morale or function.Do weapon traps not give dwarves happy thoughts?
:o
Well, do we actually have soap? If not, some lye could come in handy since it's such a hassle to make.Yes. That's what the crippled butcher keeps trying to clean himself with.
The beasts can actually get in on the 3rd cavern layer. At least, when I kept playing the fort that happened with the fire-spewing beast. I never figured out how they get in though, since I didn't see any holes.Well, I won't worry unless they actually get in. I'm pretty sure that if there was a hole, the other two would have found it.
I was talking about the coin making.
It could be a diagonal hole or something weird like that. Doesn't Demongate already have some coins, anyway? I thought Gnorm made some.I like coins.
His history is probably full of gruesome crimes.He once stole
EDIT: OP up to date, although it's probably my last one. Exams have started up.Do well.
ty Rhaken!
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Stealing Vlad's windows might not be a good idea morale-wise. He gets 'utterly traumatized' when underlings get shinier digs than him. Pretty tacky eh?
EDIT2: There's a ghostly axedwarf in the food stockpile. Am I the first to notice or the first to care?He's been there for a while, I believe. The dwarves are probably quite used to him by now, and I imagine they strike up friendly conversation as they pass.
Also, Gnora is now a legendary grower. Chew on that, Vlad!Duke Vlad's quaking in his looted boots of indescribable beauty and utility, in the office he stole from her.
Well, I for one didn't kill a single ex overseer in my turn. Dozens of regular people, sure. But no one important.Also, Gnora is now a legendary grower. Chew on that, Vlad!Duke Vlad's quaking in his looted boots of indescribable beauty and utility, in the office he stole from her.
EDIT: I think only 2 overseers have made themselves tombs in Demongate, and to be fair I was forced to by noble requirements. Steelhold, though... we prepared for death in Steelhold. Possibly due to excessive overseer murder. Not going to name names. We all sullied ourselves.
Speak for thyself.Well, I for one didn't kill a single ex overseer in my turn. Dozens of regular people, sure. But no one important.Also, Gnora is now a legendary grower. Chew on that, Vlad!Duke Vlad's quaking in his looted boots of indescribable beauty and utility, in the office he stole from her.
EDIT: I think only 2 overseers have made themselves tombs in Demongate, and to be fair I was forced to by noble requirements. Steelhold, though... we prepared for death in Steelhold. Possibly due to excessive overseer murder. Not going to name names. We all sullied ourselves.
In any case, Fallen, if you're planning on making yourself a better room, don't make it too fancy. We're trying to avoid driving our nobility insane.
At most he'll be put off or flustered, which will cause around as much trouble as flies.Ahahahaha
Regular, modifier-free iron statues are worth so little that even a pile of sensitive goo wouldn't care.I say give him a pet lizard-snail with also a statue of a spider-crawler in his that spews spiders.
And if he does care, I won't cause an accident.
I will, however, set up a system to lock him in his room in case he goes nuts.
Iron bridge, iron mechanisms, iron lever FAR AWAY from him.
Plus, he'll get his own statues.
Higher-quality statues.
That should offset the thing that causes the thing to prevent the Thing.
If anyone needs to know anything about Demongate's or a character's history, ask me. I just abandoned and exported legends. I AM THE GUARDIAN OF KNOWLEDGE. I KNOW DEMONS, FORGOTTEN BEASTS, AND NOW HISTORY. NOTHING IS UNKNOWN TO ME.
Prior to Demongate, Artyom did absolutely nothing. Sine then, he's been a miner and joined the militia with a pickaxe. There's probably some other stuff too, but that's all I remember for now.If anyone needs to know anything about Demongate's or a character's history, ask me. I just abandoned and exported legends. I AM THE GUARDIAN OF KNOWLEDGE. I KNOW DEMONS, FORGOTTEN BEASTS, AND NOW HISTORY. NOTHING IS UNKNOWN TO ME.
Alright then. Mind giving me an idea of what Artyom's been up to before he arrived at Demongate?... and while he has been here, while you're at it. I would like to get as much knowledge of him as possible.
Relax, I only plan to go so far as to engrave the whole thing and add some low-quality iron statues made to train a metalsmith. At most he'll be put off or flustered, which will cause around as much trouble as flies.The problem here isn't the statues, it's the engravings. I've had fully engraved rooms hitting opulent quality if the material in the walls and floors is valuable enough and the engravers are skilled, and our engravers have definitely had enough time to hit legendary.
Alright then. Mind giving me an idea of what Artyom's been up to before he arrived at Demongate?... and while he has been here, while you're at it. I would like to get as much knowledge of him as possible.Yeah, as one of the founders, he was generated on the spot when he reached Demongate. You can make up your own history.
- That beast vapor is a bitch. Four died no matter what I did, and I even could do nothing with thier pain. The infection speads inside joints, and even the slightest move aches like hell! Maybe baby and the other guy overcome the disease, but chances are low. Ahh, screw it all...Actually, it must not have hurt that much. The four were sparring in their barracks from after they were released to when they died. That's why the military is sad, because they saw their squadmates die of infection right in front of them.
Depends if the game isn't to fps draining but the problem is on Wednesday I will be leaving for Peru for 8 days so yay.Alright then. Mind giving me an idea of what Artyom's been up to before he arrived at Demongate?... and while he has been here, while you're at it. I would like to get as much knowledge of him as possible.Yeah, as one of the founders, he was generated on the spot when he reached Demongate. You can make up your own history.- That beast vapor is a bitch. Four died no matter what I did, and I even could do nothing with thier pain. The infection speads inside joints, and even the slightest move aches like hell! Maybe baby and the other guy overcome the disease, but chances are low. Ahh, screw it all...Actually, it must not have hurt that much. The four were sparring in their barracks from after they were released to when they died. That's why the military is sad, because they saw their squadmates die of infection right in front of them.
Ouch. That's brutal.- That beast vapor is a bitch. Four died no matter what I did, and I even could do nothing with thier pain. The infection speads inside joints, and even the slightest move aches like hell! Maybe baby and the other guy overcome the disease, but chances are low. Ahh, screw it all...Actually, it must not have hurt that much. The four were sparring in their barracks from after they were released to when they died. That's why the military is sad, because they saw their squadmates die of infection right in front of them.
By the way, Helgarde is dead.What became of him?
Heh. Don't worry, that's the last of my reality warping stunts for this fort.Unless of course Corley can convince Fractal to side with him. Granted, Corley is under the impression that the FractalEntity has a lot more control over his powers than his own journals reflect. Of course, I could be entirely misinterpreting their language.
Who says we need to use them as weapons? Why can't we just put them in the Forgotten Zoo?We obtain something... and we... don't weaponize it? I'm afraid you're going to have to hand in your dwarf card.
I'm planning to weaponize the spider building somehow, just so you know.Who says we need to use them as weapons? Why can't we just put them in the Forgotten Zoo?We obtain something... and we... don't weaponize it? I'm afraid you're going to have to hand in your dwarf card.
I found one of the slightly not fearsome forgotten beasts:
(http://i.imgur.com/ZAwCXF8.png)
No gas or dust or bite or anything.
If it gets in, it'll be of low threat.
Picture of Dan talking to roaches:Add more beard, and less nastiness.
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Oh, and I have had gypsum plaster mass-produced. It's still being produced, too.But can pests get in the chute?
...does this make me a drug manufacturer?
EDIT: This happened. Dis gona be good
(http://i.imgur.com/ch8mmK4.png)
EDIT2: Vlad's quite content. See, you CAN make him happy, if you're lucky. I have a system set up in case we need to lock him in his office, with a food drop port and everything. Also a burrow to make him actually go IN his office.
Anything except wagons can be dropped down the delivery chute.Oh, and I have had gypsum plaster mass-produced. It's still being produced, too.But can pests get in the chute?
...does this make me a drug manufacturer?
EDIT: This happened. Dis gona be good
(http://i.imgur.com/ch8mmK4.png)
EDIT2: Vlad's quite content. See, you CAN make him happy, if you're lucky. I have a system set up in case we need to lock him in his office, with a food drop port and everything. Also a burrow to make him actually go IN his office.
Granted, Corley is under the impression that the FractalEntity has a lot more control over his powers than his own journals reflect.My dwarf gained much more control over his powers once he got that adamant portal built. is that what you mean?
I have noticed the main populace is less attentive than the standard American.I resent that!
Yeah, there are xClothesx, XClothesX, and a few XXClothesXX lying about.
Those bad thoughts are cancelled out by the good thoughts caused by the waterfall I accidentally made, so fix the clothes issue before the waterfall issue.
I'm surprised you didn't comment on the fact that there is PUS EVERYWHERE.It's Dwarf Fortress; one comes to expect these things.
Tarmid wants to induct a couple of apprentices into the Order. They would be ordained as scribes and placed in his squad, to help Tarmid carry out some duties, like archiving and small research. To this end, the weapon rack in Gnora's office should be moved to an empty room across the hall, and the room should be made into the new barracks of the Scribes. Ideally, it should have a bunch of cabinets and not much else.
I'd also request that you move the gem windows in Gnora/Vlad's office into Tarmid's. Preferably, with the exact same gems, or at least one made entirely of bloodstone and another of wood opal. In-universe, they've been in Tarmid's office the whole time. I was just so brain-fried when I set them up that I put them in the wrong room.
(http://i.imgur.com/5sIhMkK.png)Danger Level: Medium
I'd just like to drop in and say that I'm sorry for leaving the original Steelhold thread dead in the water. I had some RL obligations to tend to. On the other hand, however, I'm frankly amazed at what my humble attempt at a succession fort turned into. I'm so proud of you guys. ♥
L8 M8.
Deus Asmoth is currently doing his turn, although it could totally enter the fort (I figured out how the last two managed it - the waterfall. FBs can swim, and the endless water flowing into the caverns lets them enter).
I'd just like to drop in and say that I'm sorry for leaving the original Steelhold thread dead in the water. I had some RL obligations to tend to. On the other hand, however, I'm frankly amazed at what my humble attempt at a succession fort turned into. I'm so proud of you guys. ♥Our founder hath shewn his face!
I lost count of how many people I killed during my turn.
Was it 10? 12? 15?
Even though she survived the beast sickness (the one with the pus, fever, and rotting lungs)I COULD HAVE WARNED YOU, BUT NOOOOO.
Why ruin the fun?Even though she survived the beast sickness (the one with the pus, fever, and rotting lungs)I COULD HAVE WARNED YOU, BUT NOOOOO.
I'd have posted the relevant update yesterday, but my computer BSOD'd while I was doing the write up, and when stuff like that happens it takes me a while to work up the motivation to do it again. The save also got knocked back to late spring, which was annoying.Does this override the write-up of the forgotten beast fight, or was that already completed?
Corley's Journal
No Time to Write
--
No time to write now. Have infiltrated Demongate proper once more. Staying out of sight. All according to plan. Need hide-out and base.
I presume that Tarmid and Sir Brenzen will take note of this intrusion.Corley's Journal
No Time to Write
--
No time to write now. Have infiltrated Demongate proper once more. Staying out of sight. All according to plan. Need hide-out and base.
Goddammit.
I presume that Tarmid and Sir Brenzen will take note of this intrusion.Corley's Journal
No Time to Write
--
No time to write now. Have infiltrated Demongate proper once more. Staying out of sight. All according to plan. Need hide-out and base.
Goddammit.
I was ever so slowly writing the post wherein Tarmid finds out who Joyce is. I can put that section up now without the epic scene of battle and history if y'all want me to.Do it, pal!
I seem to keep dying.
I was a doctor, too.
Choose a random adult male and name him "FallenAngel III" with the title "Legendary+1 Bodysurfer".
FallenAngel won't go down without a fight, no matter how often he's killed.
Nobody seems to be complaining that I am.I seem to keep dying.
I was a doctor, too.
Choose a random adult male and name him "FallenAngel III" with the title "Legendary+1 Bodysurfer".
FallenAngel won't go down without a fight, no matter how often he's killed.
Wasn't body-surfing mostly against the rules?
Also, Tarmid's thaumometer must be going apeshit. Body-surfers, forgotten beasts, Corley's return. I wonder why he hasn't noticed yet?
You'll find out when I'm done editing the post.
Nobody seems to be complaining that I am.I made him a new one anyway. It has bloodstones, sunstones and wood opals in it, so there will definitely be absolutely no dreadful unforseen repercussions.
Also, I think the thaumometer should have exploded by now.
Double post baby! So... this dead or what?Of course not!
Whew okay because I was really worried there for a bit and the picture will be up when ever I stop being lazy to post them. Just to let you know they eat guinea pigs down there and I had some.Double post baby! So... this dead or what?Of course not!
Yeah, worry not. If Asmoth falters in posting new content from his turn, we'll wrestle the save out of his hands. I'm sure he's working on it, he just has other aspects to his life than this hobby.Whew okay because I was really worried there for a bit and the picture will be up when ever I stop being lazy to post them. Just to let you know they eat guinea pigs down there and I had some.Double post baby! So... this dead or what?Of course not!
"A sprawling criminal organization has left our people living in fear. They have a town called Sableprophets somewhere in The Stormy Hill."
Wait, this version has the MAFIA in it?
The Dwarf Mafia: Because regular fortresses aren't terrifying enough.
Found this, thought you folks would see the potential:We should probably wait until he releases at least version 0.40.05 or something around that number before we try any serious succession fortress. Until then, Demongate endures."A sprawling criminal organization has left our people living in fear. They have a town called Sableprophets somewhere in The Stormy Hill."
Wait, this version has the MAFIA in it?
The Dwarf Mafia: Because regular fortresses aren't terrifying enough.
That's right! It appears (I repeat: appears) that the new version has CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS[/i]. When this fort inevitable falls under it's own wait, the future holds MUCH promise, doesn't it?
Will some one write about my dang soul gem please! I would love to become some shaman lich or body surf into a cat or dog.Pretty sure Flame stole most of your stuff after you died.
Will some one write about my dang soul gem please! I would love to become some shaman lich or body surf into a cat or dog.Pretty sure Flame stole most of your stuff after you died.
I think it'd be best to hold off on doing another fortress (I'm assuming that we can't transfer saves forward to .40) until the new version's been stabilised a bit more. Currently, there's bunches of necro towers sprouting up like mushrooms, talking to gods crashes the game (for me at least) and probably a bunch of other stuff that hasn't been found yet. Plus we'd need a new mod for bloodkin if the creature tags have been substantially changed, I haven't checked up on that yet.
Will some one write about my dang soul gem please! I would love to become some shaman lich or body surf into a cat or dog.I very much agree that we mustn't start a new game until we finish this one and the new version is stabilized. Also, the bloodkin creature and entity files should be changed thoroughly when we convert them to raws for the new version. Looking through them as they currently are, there is very little about them that is special.
[CREATURE:MAGGOT_ACID]
[DESCRIPTION:A massive larva that is caustic to most living creatures.]
[NAME:acidic maggot:acidic maggots:acidic maggot]
[CASTE_NAME:acidic maggot:acidic maggots:acidic maggot]
[CREATURE_TILE:'{'][COLOR:7:0:1][ALTTILE:'}']
[PETVALUE:10]
[PET_EXOTIC]
[LARGE_ROAMING]
[BIOME:SUBTERRANEAN_CHASM]
[UNDERGROUND_DEPTH:2:3]
[CLUSTER_NUMBER:1:3]
[POPULATION_NUMBER:25:50]
[PREFSTRING:discomforting whirs]
[NOBONES]
[BODY:BODY_WITH_HEAD_FLAG:BASIC_FRONTLEGS:BASIC_REARLEGS:HEART:GUTS:BRAIN:MOUTH]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_MATERIALS]
[REMOVE_MATERIAL:HAIR]
[REMOVE_MATERIAL:BONE]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_TISSUES]
[REMOVE_TISSUE:HAIR]
[REMOVE_TISSUE:BONE]
[BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:EXOSKELETON_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE]
[BODYGLOSS:TENT]
[HAS_NERVES]
[SPEED:2900]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:GOO:GOO_TEMPLATE]
[BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:GOO:LIQUID]
[USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:ACID:CREATURE_EXTRACT_TEMPLATE]
[STATE_NAME:ALL_SOLID:frozen maggot acid]
[STATE_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:frozen maggot acid]
[STATE_NAME:LIQUID:maggot acid]
[STATE_ADJ:LIQUID:maggot acid]
[STATE_NAME:GAS:boiling maggot acid]
[STATE_ADJ:GAS:boiling maggot acid]
[PREFIX:NONE]
[ENTERS_BLOOD]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:maggot poisoning]
[SYN_AFFECTED_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]
[SYN_IMMUNE_CREATURE:MAGGOT_ACID:ALL]
[SYN_INJECTED][SYN_INGESTED][SYN_CONTACT][SYN_INHALED]
[CE_NECROSIS:SEV:100:PROB:100:RESISTABLE:BP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:ALL:START:0]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Breath acid]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:ATTACK]
[CDI:BP_REQUIRED:BY_CATEGORY:MOUTH]
[CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:ACID:TRAILING_VAPOR_FLOW]
[CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
[CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:5]
[CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:1]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:50]
[BODY_SIZE:0:0:45000]
[BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
[ALL_ACTIVE]
[NO_DRINK][NO_EAT][NO_SLEEP]
[HOMEOTHERM:10067]
[SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN]
[TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:GRAY:1]
[TLCM_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR]
[BODYGLOSS:TENT:foot:tentacle:feet:tentacles]
Danman, Flame can't do shamanic magic. And I didn't take your soul gems, only your book of forgotten beasts.Well give it back you have no use for its dark information and fine I will do something about my soul gem... What forgotten beasts are still around?
Ideally, we'd hold off until some testing's been done on these 'divine material' thingies. With any luck, we'll be able to duplicate the properties and either grant them directly to the bloodkin or give them reactions to forge similar weapons for themselves (gifts from the Old Gods or something?).
On the subject of the Bloodkin, if we do end up doing another Steelhold spinoff, would it be ok with people if we just make the bloodkin more dangerous directly rather than letting them convert dwarves? It just doesn't seem to tie in with the aims of any of their leaders at the moment; Shank wants to use dwarves as food, so making more bloodkin is counterproductive if they're nearly immortal anyway, Asmoth doesn't give a damn what they get up to, and Corley's doing whatever it is Corley's doing. None of them seem concerned with swelling the ranks of their armies all that much. Plus, a creature that uses magic to turn a dwarf into on of them every now and again just doesn't seem as frightening to me as a creature that uses magic to turn into a ten foot tall muderbeast.
I'll be writing up something about the demons at some point during the next few days. Expect a neat tie-in with Steelhold's lore.We could just make another 33 x 33 world and call it an island, as we did with Steelhold.Ideally, we'd hold off until some testing's been done on these 'divine material' thingies. With any luck, we'll be able to duplicate the properties and either grant them directly to the bloodkin or give them reactions to forge similar weapons for themselves (gifts from the Old Gods or something?).
On the subject of the Bloodkin, if we do end up doing another Steelhold spinoff, would it be ok with people if we just make the bloodkin more dangerous directly rather than letting them convert dwarves? It just doesn't seem to tie in with the aims of any of their leaders at the moment; Shank wants to use dwarves as food, so making more bloodkin is counterproductive if they're nearly immortal anyway, Asmoth doesn't give a damn what they get up to, and Corley's doing whatever it is Corley's doing. None of them seem concerned with swelling the ranks of their armies all that much. Plus, a creature that uses magic to turn a dwarf into on of them every now and again just doesn't seem as frightening to me as a creature that uses magic to turn into a ten foot tall muderbeast.
I'm all for making them more dangerous, though I'm not sure how we'd justify another spinoff. Yet another continent, perhaps?
None. I've killed them all. I'm thourough.Danman, Flame can't do shamanic magic. And I didn't take your soul gems, only your book of forgotten beasts.Well give it back you have no use for its dark information and fine I will do something about my soul gem... What forgotten beasts are still around?
EDIT: Also, I'd like to claim a marksdwerf if possible?
Got it and love the avatar picture.EDIT: Also, I'd like to claim a marksdwerf if possible?
journal of the crazy one:I think that she's a he.
A strange development. it seems our next overseer, dan, has managed to download herself into a hive mind of animals. I have never before observed this phenomena: I have seen individual dwarves possess the dwarven hive mind before-and have done so myself on numerous occasions-but for a dwarf to turn into a hive mind of lesser creatures...that is something new and interesting.
addendum: I wonder if she'll persist after her year is up or not.
What exactly is going on here?Got it and love the avatar picture.EDIT: Also, I'd like to claim a marksdwerf if possible?
*Exhale* I hauling all these pants and socks, I want to some exciting for the fortress but never less I'm a hauler. "HEY ELF kNOB STUCK TWIDDLING YOUR THUMBS AND GO GET THE BODIES FROM THE CAVERN" "Right away sir Kobold face."
Later in the caverns.
"Pick up the bodies, pick up stone blah blah bl*Trips* Arhh dammit! What did I trip over, *Shines a lantern over the object reveling a corpse with no head. Well arn't you a beauty of a corpse, hmm you must be from the battle of the forgotten ones but what ever. Lets gt you back to the fort. *Lifts corpse on to shoulders* Whew you are heavy and smelly... Hmm that is a lovely looking coat, *Takes coat* You won't miss it right buddy. Hm somethings in the pocket, pulls out a black and teal gem*Wow buddy you had something nice but it mine." "Protect me, keep me safe."
Some randomer was hauling things from the cavern, found Dan's body and stole his coat. Dan had a soul gem inside which now has his consciousness imprinted on it(?).journal of the crazy one:I think that she's a he.
A strange development. it seems our next overseer, dan, has managed to download herself into a hive mind of animals. I have never before observed this phenomena: I have seen individual dwarves possess the dwarven hive mind before-and have done so myself on numerous occasions-but for a dwarf to turn into a hive mind of lesser creatures...that is something new and interesting.
addendum: I wonder if she'll persist after her year is up or not.What exactly is going on here?Got it and love the avatar picture.EDIT: Also, I'd like to claim a marksdwerf if possible?
*Exhale* I hauling all these pants and socks, I want to some exciting for the fortress but never less I'm a hauler. "HEY ELF kNOB STUCK TWIDDLING YOUR THUMBS AND GO GET THE BODIES FROM THE CAVERN" "Right away sir Kobold face."
Later in the caverns.
"Pick up the bodies, pick up stone blah blah bl*Trips* Arhh dammit! What did I trip over, *Shines a lantern over the object reveling a corpse with no head. Well arn't you a beauty of a corpse, hmm you must be from the battle of the forgotten ones but what ever. Lets gt you back to the fort. *Lifts corpse on to shoulders* Whew you are heavy and smelly... Hmm that is a lovely looking coat, *Takes coat* You won't miss it right buddy. Hm somethings in the pocket, pulls out a black and teal gem*Wow buddy you had something nice but it mine." "Protect me, keep me safe."
I BUILT A SPIDER.I built a second spider for research and im am in mid of summer.
Someone ought to update the list of posts. Currently we have three of them, and they are all out of date.The story post compilations? Yeah, sorry about that...
A long turn shouldn't be a problem. Hope everything turns out ok.Okay thank you, also I dwarf Zaerosz as a bow using dwarf... NO IF ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT MISTER
he/sheshe
Good to know and thanks. The game is running a little slow on fps but it is surprising how fast it is going ha.he/sheshe
Try to not end up with a FallenAngel IV.I won't but I would like if people help with the plot with my host.
If that does happen, I'll introduce some... different subplots.
Nothing is immune to upright spears.So operation S.P.E.A.R.F.
Nothing is immune to upright spears.Only if the spears are made by yours truly.
I'm guessing that there's someone manipulating our notables into killing each other. If Thane punches someone to death for no reason, I think we'll know something's up.No I committed Artyon to jail for killing the trapper randomly but after he was chain up thane came in and start his 50 beating from a bronze hammer.
Was Artyom tantruming at the time, then?Nope he was happy, all the game said was "trapper was found dead" zoomed to him and found him in the barracks food storage dead.
Shouldn't the captain of the guard be immune to jail sentences anyway? There wasn't even anyone in a squad with him, so no one should have been able to chain him.Well I don't know all I know is Artyon killed the trapper, I convicted him, Thane gave him 50 beatings then he died.
Just to be sure, are we sure it was Artyom who is dead? Because the log you posted listed his name as Barkhov when his name is Barkov. Not a big difference I know, but older recordings of his name have it right.That's his job title, in combat it says job title not names because of room.
I helped him not go crazy by decking out his rooms.Not really he was very unhappy when I started, since some one gave an other named dwarf an adamantine coffin well vlad had a silver one.
I have a few questions.1st trade melted and also temperature is off I think. Plus yes I used tileset but just change it with lazy newb pack. Fire outside is umm dragon shit curse, a dragons shit will always stay on fire. The extra trade deport outside the fort was a hurried one because it wouldn't work where you had the first one because of smoke and steam. One in the fort was for the humans, and the one under ground is a back up one for in case you need it. It was supposed to have traps over a drowning pit to flush the fallen goblins to the caverns. The zombie in the classroom is the class pet, ones in the lab is my experiments so don't touchy.
1. What the hell happened with the depot? There are two of them and the outer depot bridge is in a different place.
2. Did you use a tileset? The tiles are all really fucked up.
(http://i.imgur.com/xvx1emF.png)
The ground looks like this. It's even worse other places.
3. Why are there a bunch of chained-up and caged zombies?
4. Why is the ground on fire outside the entrances to the fort?
Not my doings.I helped him not go crazy by decking out his rooms.Not really he was very unhappy when I started, since some one gave an other named dwarf an adamantine coffin well vlad had a silver one.
My turn will begin soon.
You're always so on top of things, aren't you? Anyhow, I'm working on the introductory post now.My turn will begin soon.
I'll get started on Tarmid's obituary.
MY TABLE HAS RINGS OF DWARF BONE MADE OF GNORA.You're always so on top of things, aren't you? Anyhow, I'm working on the introductory post now.My turn will begin soon.
I'll get started on Tarmid's obituary.
Part I: Time is But a CircleBetter, also we have 3 adamantine coffins, one for the queen, one for vlad, and an unused one I think.
The old stone walls still stood, despite being almost entirely undisturbed for several years. Castle Helgarde was to be the great project of the old overseer; one of the fortress' great monuments. Yet for some reason the project was forgotten, and the dwarf turned to the caverns to construct the headquarters of the now defunct Miner's Guild. Still, what little was built of the castle managed to, ironically, out-live Helgarde himself, who died and was buried within the earth. If the rest of the fortress were to die overnight, their creations would still outlast them by one thousand years; such is the nature of the dwarves' creation.
Torvald stood against the stone wall inside of the ruins, thinking about the battle that had occurred the day prior. The goblins had sneaked in whilst the dwarves were trading, and a dragon came along as well to try its hand at the Demongate militia. All fall in Demongate; merchants fall to invaders, invaders to soldiers, and the very inhabitants of the fortress picked away at each other over the years. Torvald laid a glance on the soldiers marching outside of the barracks, some cradling broken bones and others looking forlornly at the spots where limbs were once attached. He, Torvald, took a slow, long drag from his cigar; times for relaxation came so infrequently these days that he liked enjoy every moment of his breaks.
The sudden sound of footsteps startled him, and he turned to see a familiar figure walk towards him. He was dressed all in bismuth bronze, and his prized sword was firmly attached to his belt. He too was smoking, though in his case it was a cigarette. He stood facing Torvald, though he did not look him directly in the eye.
"Are you Torvald?" he asked bluntly.
"Yessir, Captain Thanatos," was Torvald's response, "how are things going in the militia?"
"You're to follow me to the church."
"So this is him, yes?"
"Yes, your lordship. Although there is a lack of family resemblance, this is her brother."
"Then perhaps ve could be usingk him?"
Thanatos had led Torvald to a small group of dwarves. As it was comprised mostly of former overseers and founders of the fortress, many familiar dwarves could be seen there. The manager, duke, hammerer, chief medic, and commander all sat before him, exchanging glances with one another between the probing looks they gave him.
"What exactly do ya'll want with me?" Torvald asked.
"This committee is responsible for a majority of the legislature of Demongate," responded Tarmid. "You are no doubt aware of the previous year's overseer's insanity."
"I am. I suppose that did make ya'll a tad on edge."
"Correct," said Thane.
"So, this committee is really what's in charge of all 'round here. Tell me more about all of this. Was my sister on your committee?"
"No. In fact, she was quite opposed to it," said Cornelius.
"As for the committee secrets, ve do not discuss vith outsiders. Ve have proposal for you; take it or leave it."
"Overseeing Demongate has become a dangerous hassle," began Thane, "one which none of us have any interest in taking up at the moment. Seeing as you are one of the more stable members of the community, it was decided that you would be selected to take the helm."
"And what's in it for me? Why should I follow ya'll?"
"We are willing to make a deal: one year of overseeing and we will try to have your sister's remains returned to her birthplace."
"She grew quite apart from us in her late life," interjected Tarmid. "We all believe that she would have wanted to be buried as far away from Vlad as possible."
Torvald stood for a moment as he collected his thoughts. After about a minute of silence, a smile formed on his face, and he began to nod.
Torvald sat in his room with his pen and paper in hand. The committee had told him that it would not be necessary to announce himself, and that the people of Demongate would just accept that a new overseer had been selected; such is how things work in the fortress. Still, Torvald felt it was necessary to write to one person in particular. He began his letter:
Dear father,
The fortresses are now at my command. . . .
I'm not really sure what you're trying to say by quoting me.Simple your said "A KNEW OVERSEER" I fixed it. :P :P :P
You know that you've really messed up when danmanthedog is correcting your sentences.I'm not really sure what you're trying to say by quoting me.Simple your said "A KNEW OVERSEER" I fixed it. :P :P :P
Teehee I'm so bad.You know that you've really messed up when danmanthedog is correcting your sentences.I'm not really sure what you're trying to say by quoting me.Simple your said "A KNEW OVERSEER" I fixed it. :P :P :P
Who's our captain of the guard at the moment, and have they murdered anyone yet?I don't think I replaced the captian because I forgot, So can you check the requirements needed for the queen if it's okay?
I seem to recall putting him in the military briefly, then noticing he wasn't actually following any orders.He certainly seems to be training, which should give him good thoughts.
Good the queen shall be locked into her tower and the bridge shall be destroyed so she can never leave into you breach the sword killing every other dwarf.
It's not like she won't have pets and all that, plus shes in a tower in the air above the fort.Good the queen shall be locked into her tower and the bridge shall be destroyed so she can never leave into you breach the sword killing every other dwarf.
Wohoah, slow down there, Montressor. This isn't Steelhold. The monarch has done nothing wrong (as far as we know). At least she wasn't raised by homicidal vampires or murdered her way to the throne, anyway.
That's still no reason to murder the rest of the fortress.There's no need for a reason, this is Dwarf Fortress.
Woah I'm just saying if we do breach the sword then she shall be safe in her tower with enough food to last a bit before the demons get her.We already talked about this: No murdering the fort intentionally. The fort dies when it dies and not before.
I think what he's trying to say is that the tower is to help her remain safe while we deal with the demons. I don't think that he's actually suggesting we use the demons to murder the fort. While on the topic, the message came up saying that the queen had arrived, but she hasn't actually spawned on the map. What's going on?DING MOTHERFUCKING DING! Thank you Gnorm, I wanted to open hell so we can live in hell.
Are you sure it's in the magma? Maybe we just ran out.There are definitely a couple bars in the garbage chute.
.....Maybe me I was dumping alot of garbage but I don't know why potash was dumped, I do know that I dumped 96 dragon meat because I mass dumped some item hoping that the will put it in the queens chambers since only barrels were being store.Are you sure it's in the magma? Maybe we just ran out.There are definitely a couple bars in the garbage chute.
Dude, if you want to dump things in specific places, turn all the other dump zones. Congrats on wasting a dragon.Oh shush I only wasted a part of it and I didn't ever want to kill it I wanted to train it for it to take on the demons.
Well, with any luck the spears will kill the first two or three demons out. Then the dwarf pulling the level will, of course, decide to go on break and the main force will come through the caves and murder us all.Do the demons destory doors like butter, or does it take them a few seconds?
PS: Any nerve damage on Thane, or is it just a broken bone?
Legs are for cowards.Someone change the title to this.
Now that Vlad is a baron, you might want to change his profession to something that reflects that. Straightforward Baron? Baron of Demongate?Vlad is the duke, and has been for a while now.
Vlad is the duke, and has been for a while now.Whoops, now I remember him becoming duke right after my turn.
Legs are for cowards.Added to the list o' quotes.
Could someone direct me to this list?Legs are for cowards.Added to the list o' quotes.
I take it Dan is dead again, then?Actually, no. Her upper and lower body fat is gone, and she bled heavily, but she did not actually die.
Actually, no. Her upper and lower body fat is gone, and she bled heavily, but she did not actually die.One step closer to being completely fireproof.
Hrm. Maybe there's a tree where she's trying to enter the map?I'll designate all border-dwelling trees to be chopped. Unfortunately, most of the population is looting the bodies of the fallen, likely in honor of the fallen duke.
Gnorm Overseer Kill Count: 6Jackal, Modi, Lenehan, Emdief Twiceborn, Rhaken, and Vlad.
asdf I finally got to doing my turn at Urorilar I'll just have two DF windows open not much will happen in eitherThe exact same thing happened to me with the same two fortresses. Feel free to wait on Urorurilar, we've waited a while and we can wait some more. Give us a little update, though.
ngheruighrugrhgrie
Alright. Just so you know, the lag at Urorurilar is so bad it's still mid-Spring, and I even upped the speed a couple times.asdf I finally got to doing my turn at Urorilar I'll just have two DF windows open not much will happen in eitherThe exact same thing happened to me with the same two fortresses. Feel free to wait on Urorurilar, we've waited a while and we can wait some more. Give us a little update, though.
ngheruighrugrhgrie
So you're not taking the turn?I'm not taking the turn, but I'm not leaving the thread.
I understand. Go ahead and play around in the new version. As for Zaerosz, it is time for you to take the helm!So you're not taking the turn?I'm not taking the turn, but I'm not leaving the thread.
I lost interest in DF2012, not Demongate.
Dude, the spider's just an ornamental room (open to the surface, with bloody dining rooms right there, inviting dwarves to go and eat there during an invasion). That doesn't confuse me. What confuses me is rooms that clearly have some intended purpose, but I have absolutely no idea what, and no way of knowing.Oiii my spider lab has some purpose, it has a death pit. Just check the notes for information.
EDIT: The other spider, on the other hand...
Oh dear god. Where do I even start. I'm going to need to spend the first part of my turn just getting an overview of the fort put together because I have no idea what I'm looking at. We have a room with like thirty cabinets! Not even assigned to anyone, just thirty bloody cabinets around some tables and chairs!
As with all succession games, if you can't figure out the purpose of a room it's best to ignore it lest you fill it with magma. And if you see an unlabled lever, don't pull it lest you fill the dining room with magma.
In fact, if you W X, leave it be lest you Y Z with magma.
...Does anyone have the availability to help me with writing the battle against Nish that I've been promising for months?By "help," I assume you mean you want someone to write it for you. Am I correct?
I could give it a shot, but I wouldn't be really free to help till the weekend (well, I am, I just hate typing anything of any length on a touchscreen and my computer is getting fixed). It'd probably take me a few goes to come up with anything good though.As with all succession games, if you can't figure out the purpose of a room it's best to ignore it lest you fill it with magma. And if you see an unlabled lever, don't pull it lest you fill the dining room with magma.
In fact, if you W X, leave it be lest you Y Z with magma.
I find this oddly hilarious. Nominated for quotes list.
...Does anyone have the availability to help me with writing the battle against Nish that I've been promising for months?
Is my baby alive and is my hybrid alive too, since I got blasted with fire.I don't recall the baby or the hybrid dying during my turn.
Is my baby alive and is my hybrid alive too, since I got blasted with fire.Both Danman and the baby are perfectly healthy.
...Does anyone have the availability to help me with writing the battle against Nish that I've been promising for months?By "help," I assume you mean you want someone to write it for you. Am I correct?
It does not appear to be so.
Hell no. I like writing. I just haven't been able to these past months. Adding corporate slavery to my expansive list of daily activities kind of killed my writing time.I could probably help you there.
What I do need is folks to cooperate with. We talk about the scenes, do an outline if necessary, chip in a few bits here and there, then go over the whole thing and improve the prose wherever necessary.
By Jove! I seem to have cursed this thread with my last turn!You need a priest to expel the curse!
...This tempting me to come back and give it a try... Demongate never lets you go! I can't resist.That's the spirit! Who needs version 0.40.08 anyway? Bug-fixes? Ha! Not in my fortress!By Jove! I seem to have cursed this thread with my last turn!You need a priest to expel the curse!
From the Diary of Zaerosz CraftdaggersBrother Cornelius, who's been following these two for last few hours, came and swiftly took the clipboard of Vabok's hands
Bla-bla-bla....
Eh, just sick the military on it. The last one we had was taken down easy, no wounds or casualties.Flea bite it to the death.
Are there any unclaimed medical dwarfs?Several, last I checked.
May I have a cage copse in my lab for more testing?Remember how we said we were going to avoid giving NPCs nicknames for no reason? I cannot help but think that grafting a zombie's head onto a dwarf would be a terrible idea and unsanitary. You'd also probably get charged with either murder or grave robbing and theft.
"Gogogaga"
"Hmmm, meaty little dwarfling, I will teach you the secrets of my clan if you're willing to learn... So are you, Zwerg? And also, meet your sister; "Kerdil". She is strong, like your father... Wait, who is your father?
"Master, maybe the the theory of dwarfen budding/sporing might be true."
"Maybe you're right... So after testing the fusion of the zombie head to a dwarf body I will test it. Go get one of the zombies, some adamantine threads, liquid iron and a silver encrusted meat cleaver for the testing. "WAAAAa!" "And a barrel of wine for the little one."
"Yes master and little master."
May I have a cage copse in my lab for more testing.Honestly, when it comes to your prose, I think I need the CliffNotes version.
"Gogogaga"
"Hmmm, meaty little dwarfling, I will teach you the secrets of my clan if your willing to learn... So are you, Zwerg and also meet your sister "Kerdil." She is strong like your father... Wait who is your father.
"Master maybe the the theory of dwarfen budding/sporing might be true."
"Maybe your right... So after testing the fusion of the zombie head to a dwarf body I will test it. Go get one of the zombies, some adamantium threads, liquid iron and a silver encrusted meat cleaver for the testing. "WAAAAa!" "And a barrel of wine for the little one."
"Yes master and little master."
But its for science!!! and thank you Gnorm, sorry for my horrible grammer but I never really got grammer doing schoolMay I have a cage copse in my lab for more testing?Remember how we said we were going to avoid giving NPCs nicknames for no reason? I cannot help but think that grafting a zombie's head onto a dwarf would be a terrible idea and unsanitary. You'd also probably get charged with either murder or grave robbing and theft.
"Gogogaga"
"Hmmm, meaty little dwarfling, I will teach you the secrets of my clan if you're willing to learn... So are you, Zwerg? And also, meet your sister; "Kerdil". She is strong, like your father... Wait, who is your father?
"Master, maybe the the theory of dwarfen budding/sporing might be true."
"Maybe you're right... So after testing the fusion of the zombie head to a dwarf body I will test it. Go get one of the zombies, some adamantine threads, liquid iron and a silver encrusted meat cleaver for the testing. "WAAAAa!" "And a barrel of wine for the little one."
"Yes master and little master."
Well, claiming a dwarf with medical skill. Name Matthias/Matthilde, profession Druid.Hmm want to come and work for me I do need some one to help sewn on body parts.
Well, claiming a dwarf with medical skill. Name Matthias/Matthilde, profession Druid.I already gave you a dwarf. Check the save, he might be dead.
This morning Flame has found a note sticked to his door.Flame's a chick, but other than that, cool.
Dead as a doornail; he needs a new dwarf.Well, claiming a dwarf with medical skill. Name Matthias/Matthilde, profession Druid.I already gave you a dwarf. Check the save, he might be dead.
Yeah, I guess I'll get the Druid who would be cutting and attaching body parts and trying to advocate for the nature.Happy day I get a new tesarhh! I mean partner but rember THIS NEWBIE! Bring your own cleaver because I don't share.
Kill them all for reasons!That's the spirit!
Don't you dear hurt those bloodmen! They are our forts mascot that or fall angel's rotten corpse is our mascot.Ouch. So, when FallenAngel the 4th dies, we'll get another bloodman? Interesting.... BTW, I don't see FallenAngel 3rd anywhere among dead or alive. That reminds me the story of scholars who brought pigs int their college and marked them "1st", "2nd" and "4th"and then let them free. College oficials spent a whole day looking for the "3rd" pig.
Thane's journal.Ohh I only use missing dwarfs corpses.
I am beginning to see Vlad's point about the lunatics in this place. Clearly, I was blinded by my belief in the good nature of dwarves before. Some woman has popped up, claiming to be the reincarnation of Dan, probably inspired by whatever Fallen Angel we're on now. More worryingly, someone seems to have been raiding our burial chambers. At first, I thought that this was a minor problem but the bodies have started turning up again, horribly mutilated and covered in burns that are very similar to those you'd get from molten metal. Is this some form of terror tactics, or just some madman? I cannot tell yet, but I plan to find out. They will pay for this madness.
Stuff happened, people died. There are still links to the overseer posts on the first page.Links that still need updating, methinks.
I can't speak for him, but I bet FallenAngel IV died.Nobody died yet. Only two were cut by kobold thieves, but now they rest at hospital.
I'm getting really good at that.
Did Beef Vanderhuge get dorf'd yet? I've got a few more days until university starts, so I'd like to try to get back into this thread.(http://i59.tinypic.com/2vsj7ds.jpg)
Nooo how dare you break that valuable soul gem, I could have revived a baboon dwarf hybrid.No ash zombies, Dan, please. They are from another story.
Ob Kat, not Ob Cat.Kitty cat meow meow!
"Magic", she cursed.Thane confirmed Marble Factioneer.
Sometimes I try to understand what the hell is going on in this fort and then I see Danman and FA post and I give up.Thank you I try my hardest.
Sometimes I try to understand what the hell is going on in this fort and then I see Danman and FA post and I give up.This is honestly my exact attitude regarding their posts. With Rhaken, I'll read everything he posts quite thoroughly; with FallenAngel, I'll skim.
FallenAngel IV just REALLY needs that hammer. His brother is speaking to the world through it.Couldn't he just ask for it?
FallenAngel IV is not exactly a straightforward thinker. It's much simpler to use bizarre magic and illogical plans to get it.FallenAngel IV just REALLY needs that hammer. His brother is speaking to the world through it.Couldn't he just ask for it?
Or, more simply, "shenanigans are funnier".FallenAngel should just give up his quest to speak with his brother and invent the Dwarven sit-com.
What about my posts?Sometimes I try to understand what the hell is going on in this fort and then I see Danman and FA post and I give up.This is honestly my exact attitude regarding their posts. With Rhaken, I'll read everything he posts quite thoroughly; with FallenAngel, I'll skim.
Speaking of which, is he still possessing the skeleton? I would imagine that the unnamed metalsmith would react a bit differently if a skeleton asked to use his forge. Also, why have we had two dwarves so far that have been somewhat obsessive about Thane? Is she just the sexiest dwarf in all of Demongate?
Ahahaha
Anyone have a bulletproof vest?
Do I need to perform CPR on the thread?Yes please and could be school starting up again.
Do I need to perform CPR on the thread?Perform WHAT?
Who is overseer now? Is it me? The OP hasn't been updated in a while.Since the fort rides a minecart right into madness, you can grab the game as soon as you feel courage for that.
The following is a speech given by Flame on Granite 1st, 666
As you well know, my friend Cornelius passed the overseership of this fortress over to me. Like any other overseer, I'm going to make some changes. For almost as long as this fort has had walls, there has been a pile of rotting garbage in the courtyard. I tried to keep it small while I was overseer, but when my term ended it grew back to its old size. But I have a solution that will keep the pile small: a magma dump. I've ordered the construction of a tunnel to bring magma under the pile. Then we will throw the garbage into the hole. Don't worry, the hole is deep enough to avoid any splashes. Let's keep Demongate clean!
Thanks for the notification, asmoth!
I'm here, can and will take turn. Have game, will travel.
>mfw magic
(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/822/899/129.png)
I, for one, hold the firm opinion that we could have a whole different brand of intrigue to throw around without magic users in the mix. That being said, it is a fair bit more satisfying to bring them down a peg without resorting to magic even once.
I don't think that there's been anything Steelhold related aside from Corley and Emdief reappearing, some Shank and Asmoth stuff and the Knights being related to Jackal, Rhaken and Zane.
Problem with that team is that isn't there only like 100 bloodkin left.shush, you. It was a dream sequence anyways. :P
I think that the gods may be beginning to regret their decision to install a revolving door entrance to the afterlife.Hmm?
I think that the gods may be beginning to regret their decision to install a revolving door entrance to the afterlife.Imposable because if the afterlife had that I would still be stuck in it going around and around for ever.
I think that the gods may be beginning to regret their decision to install a revolving door entrance to the afterlife.Ahahaha sig'd. Flame can hop bodies too, but she hasn't had the need to yet. Also, she seems to have forgotten her original purpose.
Flame can hop bodies too, but she hasn't had the need to yet. Also, she seems to have forgotten her original purpose.Well, I suppose Flame doesn't have a disposition for being in unnaturally dangerous areas at the wrong time, unlike FallenAngel.
or, you know, I can use the stocks screen to find it.Flame can hop bodies too, but she hasn't had the need to yet. Also, she seems to have forgotten her original purpose.Well, I suppose Flame doesn't have a disposition for being in unnaturally dangerous areas at the wrong time, unlike FallenAngel.
His first death was during a goblin siege near the safety of the spider.
Has anyone found the corpse? I hid and forbid it.
THE ULTIMATE TREASURE HUNT.
Sure, if you want to be boring about it.or, you know, I can use the stocks screen to find it.Flame can hop bodies too, but she hasn't had the need to yet. Also, she seems to have forgotten her original purpose.Well, I suppose Flame doesn't have a disposition for being in unnaturally dangerous areas at the wrong time, unlike FallenAngel.
His first death was during a goblin siege near the safety of the spider.
Has anyone found the corpse? I hid and forbid it.
THE ULTIMATE TREASURE HUNT.
Exactly how dangerous are the base-level bloodkin to an experienced militia-dwarf?eh?
I think it was the floating brains in MDF that would some how cause my dwarf to attack the other dwarfs after attacking the brain or he had schizophrenia.Exactly how dangerous are the base-level bloodkin to an experienced militia-dwarf?eh?
I'd have to take another look at the raws, but they aren't that much more powerful than a standard dwarf, particularly since most of my contributions had to be taken out due to bugs. There is, however, one thing which makes them extremely powerful: they can convert you with their bite attack. (Which actually may not work as intended right now, due to possible modding mistakes/a weird rage bug).
Edit: looks to be that I made a mistake modding the raws: bloodkin transformations do not cause them to change allegience from their mother civilization. As such, transformed dwarves would simply be more powerful, I guess. Also, I laughed when I saw the interaction file, because it contains an easter egg of something MDF and I planned but had to take out due to it working poorly in the current system. Same with the materials folder, which actually has two easter eggs.
Edit 2: to clarify: by change allegiance I mean "go berserk", because there isn't currently a way to make a creature change to a different civ by modding.
I found that thing in the first week of my turn. It was the reason for Thane taking control of the fortress in the first place. Plus it was under a pile of clothes and stuff.Flame can hop bodies too, but she hasn't had the need to yet. Also, she seems to have forgotten her original purpose.Well, I suppose Flame doesn't have a disposition for being in unnaturally dangerous areas at the wrong time, unlike FallenAngel.
His first death was during a goblin siege near the safety of the spider.
Has anyone found the corpse? I hid and forbid it.
THE ULTIMATE TREASURE HUNT.
Oh, right, I forgot.I found that thing in the first week of my turn. It was the reason for Thane taking control of the fortress in the first place. Plus it was under a pile of clothes and stuff.Flame can hop bodies too, but she hasn't had the need to yet. Also, she seems to have forgotten her original purpose.Well, I suppose Flame doesn't have a disposition for being in unnaturally dangerous areas at the wrong time, unlike FallenAngel.
His first death was during a goblin siege near the safety of the spider.
Has anyone found the corpse? I hid and forbid it.
THE ULTIMATE TREASURE HUNT.
OR DID YOU FORGET?!?Oh, right, I forgot.I found that thing in the first week of my turn. It was the reason for Thane taking control of the fortress in the first place. Plus it was under a pile of clothes and stuff.Flame can hop bodies too, but she hasn't had the need to yet. Also, she seems to have forgotten her original purpose.Well, I suppose Flame doesn't have a disposition for being in unnaturally dangerous areas at the wrong time, unlike FallenAngel.
His first death was during a goblin siege near the safety of the spider.
Has anyone found the corpse? I hid and forbid it.
THE ULTIMATE TREASURE HUNT.
Exactly how dangerous are the base-level bloodkin to an experienced militia-dwarf?
If you're wondering why the delay, a lot of the story progression this turn will depend upon my superior writer friend Rhaken's next post, where Sir Brenzen and Tarmid talk. As such, I'm just waiting patiently until he gets online.
Don't hurry, Rhaken. I was just giving everyone else an update as to why I haven't posted much.
Exactly how dangerous are the base-level bloodkin to an experienced militia-dwarf?eh?
I'd have to take another look at the raws, but they aren't that much more powerful than a standard dwarf, particularly since most of my contributions had to be taken out due to bugs. There is, however, one thing which makes them extremely powerful: they can convert you with their bite attack. (Which actually may not work as intended right now, due to possible modding mistakes/a weird rage bug).
Edit: looks to be that I made a mistake modding the raws: bloodkin transformations do not cause them to change allegience from their mother civilization. As such, transformed dwarves would simply be more powerful, I guess. Also, I laughed when I saw the interaction file, because it contains an easter egg of something MDF and I planned but had to take out due to it working poorly in the current system. Same with the materials folder, which actually has two easter eggs.
Edit 2: to clarify: by change allegiance I mean "go berserk", because there isn't currently a way to make a creature change to a different civ by modding.
IIRC, neither of those tags actually works that way when it comes to removing from civ. I have used a rage mist effect in my InfrenoBreak mod, but killing the raged creature causes a loyalty cascade.Exactly how dangerous are the base-level bloodkin to an experienced militia-dwarf?eh?
I'd have to take another look at the raws, but they aren't that much more powerful than a standard dwarf, particularly since most of my contributions had to be taken out due to bugs. There is, however, one thing which makes them extremely powerful: they can convert you with their bite attack. (Which actually may not work as intended right now, due to possible modding mistakes/a weird rage bug).
Edit: looks to be that I made a mistake modding the raws: bloodkin transformations do not cause them to change allegience from their mother civilization. As such, transformed dwarves would simply be more powerful, I guess. Also, I laughed when I saw the interaction file, because it contains an easter egg of something MDF and I planned but had to take out due to it working poorly in the current system. Same with the materials folder, which actually has two easter eggs.
Edit 2: to clarify: by change allegiance I mean "go berserk", because there isn't currently a way to make a creature change to a different civ by modding.
You can give them [OPPOSED_TO_LIFE], which causes them to no longer be counted as citizens of your civ and to attack everything that doesn't have [NOT_LIVING]. Or you can give them [CRAZED] which forces them to attack everyone and no longer be part of your civ, but then they'll attack eachother as well.
First post is (finally) up to date again. Are we the last 34.11 game still running besides the Museum?It's quite possible. We are just awesome like that.
First post is (finally) up to date again. Are we the last 34.11 game still running besides the Museum?
I imagine Demongate will never actually die, the time between Overseer posts will just continue getting longer and longer until eventually people will live their lives never knowing what will happen on Granite the twenty second.I have a plan, actually, for a story death, and I'll pm you all the details in a bit.
Demongate shall die when Gnorm grows tired of killing overseers and moves on to players. You cannot convince me otherwise.Sigged!
Hold it right there! Don't think that you can just march in here and throw my planned ending off track. It seems as if I will have to out-write you.I imagine Demongate will never actually die, the time between Overseer posts will just continue getting longer and longer until eventually people will live their lives never knowing what will happen on Granite the twenty second.I have a plan, actually, for a story death, and I'll pm you all the details in a bit.
Well, the Museum has migrated. We are now likely the last running 34.11 succession fort.No, Murdermachines is still trudging along. But I am willing to keep them both alive, because they are awesome.
So, there's definitely nothing stopping the queen from arriving on our land, and after checking the Legends, there's no record of Datan Leafyquakes ever arriving at Demongate. I fear our queen was kidnapped while on her journey.Damm and even all that work for her tower
>tfw no DukeSorry about that.
Goddamn. Pardon the delay. I was thrown a curve ball this week.No worries Rhaken, I see you are as skilled as ever in your writing.
First post is (finally) up to date again. Are we the last 34.11 game still running besides the Museum?Um. Harvestcoast is still running I guess
Don't leave your graffiti all over my nice tidy office! Steal corpses and identities as much as you want, but that's plain rude!FallenAngel always carries a few stone tablets.
In other news, Mask is confirmed for:
*Dead
*Not dead
There are already ghosts in Demongate! You don't need to create a portal out of nowhere to justify them being there!FallenAngel is going to make more ghosts.
Why do we need more ghosts! Why do you want more ghosts! What is your motivation for anything you do! How did you make this portal! Why would you make a donkey-maker!There are already ghosts in Demongate! You don't need to create a portal out of nowhere to justify them being there!FallenAngel is going to make more ghosts.
The soul portal was actually a failed donkey maker. Don't ask why a donkey maker was necessary. It just was.
We need more ghosts because nothing is happening. FallenAngel doesn't need a solid motivation for ANYTHING. He does things because things are to be done. The portal was made by fine-welding some plasticone magitek spongiform bovine femurs into a helical shape, which was then infused with the force of 14 slightly upset demigods through continual chanting. The donkey maker was to make transporting goods easier, and because war donkeys.Why do we need more ghosts! Why do you want more ghosts! What is your motivation for anything you do! How did you make this portal! Why would you make a donkey-maker!There are already ghosts in Demongate! You don't need to create a portal out of nowhere to justify them being there!FallenAngel is going to make more ghosts.
The soul portal was actually a failed donkey maker. Don't ask why a donkey maker was necessary. It just was.
I tried to understand what you just wrote without resorting to google. This is what I came up with:We need more ghosts because nothing is happening. FallenAngel doesn't need a solid motivation for ANYTHING. He does things because things are to be done. The portal was made by fine-welding some plasticone magitek spongiform bovine femurs into a helical shape, which was then infused with the force of 14 slightly upset demigods through continual chanting. The donkey maker was to make transporting goods easier, and because war donkeys.Why do we need more ghosts! Why do you want more ghosts! What is your motivation for anything you do! How did you make this portal! Why would you make a donkey-maker!There are already ghosts in Demongate! You don't need to create a portal out of nowhere to justify them being there!FallenAngel is going to make more ghosts.
The soul portal was actually a failed donkey maker. Don't ask why a donkey maker was necessary. It just was.
The portal was made by (some form of) welding some (?) (FF6 reference) (femurs from mad cow disease stricken cows) into a spiral
Those that your Order adores were at best pillagers, and at worst monsters.
Everything I do will make sense eventually.
In the meantime, enjoy the plot holes.
Everything I do will make sense eventually.
In the meantime, enjoy the plot holes.
J. J. Abrams? Is that you?
From the engravings of FallenAngel IV, Legendary+2 Bodysurfer
I had the strangest dream. I built a portal out of bizarre materials in hope of making a donkey maker and accidentally made a ghost portal somehow. Through the materials I used, it's more than impossible to make something similar, but when I have a dream like that, there's got to be a reason. I'll build a handheld ghost portal just in case.
Really I would think that it would improve our ties with thaumancery. Also still no queen, does it say anything in legends.From the engravings of FallenAngel IV, Legendary+2 Bodysurfer
I had the strangest dream. I built a portal out of bizarre materials in hope of making a donkey maker and accidentally made a ghost portal somehow. Through the materials I used, it's more than impossible to make something similar, but when I have a dream like that, there's got to be a reason. I'll build a handheld ghost portal just in case.
This improves nothing.
Legends has diddly squat to say about our queen's current situation. She seems to have vanished into the aether.Really I would think that it would improve our ties with thaumancery. Also still no queen, does it say anything in legends?From the engravings of FallenAngel IV, Legendary+2 Bodysurfer
I had the strangest dream. I built a portal out of bizarre materials in hope of making a donkey maker and accidentally made a ghost portal somehow. Through the materials I used, it's more than impossible to make something similar, but when I have a dream like that, there's got to be a reason. I'll build a handheld ghost portal just in case.
This improves nothing.
I don't see how Oku got the mask back if Shank had it, though. I mean, there's obviously one explanation, but it doesn't feel right somehow.
>tfw only guy who allowed their character to reach a conclusion to their story after Steelhold fell (losing their personality and becoming a tool of a vengeful, uncaring god)Asmoth technically reached a conclusion. She realised that creating a bunch of mindless killing machines might not have been the best way to go about building a utopia and turned all existential. And she's alive through !!SCIENCE!!, not magic. So there.
>tfw everyone else is alive somehow through magic
>tfw
t(;0;t)
The fort is looking great. People die, then come back to life for no good reason. I guess it's kind of like a comic book, but with more disregard for sanity. We had a pimpstack first, by the way.>tfw only guy who allowed their character to reach a conclusion to their story after Steelhold fell (losing their personality and becoming a tool of a vengeful, uncaring god)Asmoth technically reached a conclusion. She realised that creating a bunch of mindless killing machines might not have been the best way to go about building a utopia and turned all existential. And she's alive through !!SCIENCE!!, not magic. So there.
>tfw everyone else is alive somehow through magic
>tfw
t(;0;t)
FallenAngel IV is still alive probably.
FallenAngel as a being is alive. FOREVER.
Oh look, we’ve got two threads with “Pimpstack” in the title already. This is turning into a meme.
So how’s the fort looking since I last participated?
I've been here a while.FallenAngel IV is still alive probably.
FallenAngel as a being is alive. FOREVER.
Godsdammit, another one!
One more thing: We have what is almost a complete magma weapon... except it empties inside our walls. With a few upgrades, this can be turned into a magma reservoir, and then a fully functional cannon.
One more thing: We have what is almost a complete magma weapon... except it empties inside our walls. With a few upgrades, this can be turned into a magma reservoir, and then a fully functional cannon.
We should probably address Demongate's decline first. You're absolutely right, the fort has been crippled to hell and back. And just fixing it would be an endeavor for an entire turn or more, I'd wager. Sadly, I'm not quite at liberty to take a turn. Maybe if the place survives another month.
Waitwaitwaitwait. Waitaminnit. Is Kadol alive? Kadol Matchmanors, the swordsdwarf? He's my favorite non-player dwarf in the fortress. I imagine that if he's still around, he's quite badass. Despite having no right arm.
If he lives, I request his name be changed to Kadol One-Hand, for the sake of badassery. Unless anyone objects.
Kadol One-Hand does sound pretty badass.
Use the spear of enlightenment because when we are fighting vampires we need all the help.
Is the crippled brewer still alive? I feel kind of responsible for him, considering he was crippled during my overseership.No he is not. He started spamming canceling jobs so I locked him in a statue area with food and alcohol but he wouldn't drink so he died.
For the 2nd Hellguard you could use our remaining speardwarfs (headed by the legendary speardwarf and legendary drug dealer Beef Vanderhuge?).Actually I have a different plan for the hellguard that I thought up today. You'll see what the plan is when I make the post in question.
So, what's Leopold's status regarding fort politics? After his term, it seems that Cornelius brought him into an Evening Prayer Meet at least once. Considering Sir Brenzen's in charge though, I expect he won't receive any invitations any time soon.Eh. Sir Brenzen isn't going to revoke Leopold's invitation, so he can stay in the prayer group. Seeing as how power is starting to shift away from them, though, there will be less interesting information for him to bring back. I'm sure that if Sir Brenzen did enough digging he could find something slightly suspicious, but he's not checking the evening prayer group people as thouroughly as he checked the guardians, so unless Leopold is a bad spy he can stay.
Just as long as the Hellguard never has an Order 66 moment. And they leave those statues where they are.Their entire mission, as far as the rest of the fortress knows, is to keep those statues in place and make sure nothing comes out of the depths.
Does anyone else in the fort have any knowledge of the Demongate Guardians even existing, or just of the Hellguard?Just the Hellguard. The Demongate Guardians are a secret society, so to speak.
It'd be a shame to waste the Hellguard for simply plot reasons. I recommend digging them a proper barracks down in the midst of the cavern levels (perhaps doubling as a better bastion? Our current fallback points are insufficiently supplied to handle the fort's population, and it never hurts to have a secondary one in case of emergency) and using them as our front line against forgotten beasts.Part of their duties (once they are skilled enough) will be forgotten beast cleanup, yes. I'll probably take your advice on moving supplies down there, but why dig out a bastion when we have one already built for us?
"She'll come by eventually; after all, I stole some important papers and the Thaumometer. In the meantime..."
Thane doesn't even have a thaumometer!The word "Thane" looks a lot like the word "Tarmid".
Check your pm's, Fallen.
Hey everyone, I'd like to say something rather important for the future of the fortress. What some of you may not know is that there is a lot of work done behind the scenes to coordinate the story and ensure that in the end, there is a satisfying conclusion for everyone. One of the things that I've realized recently is that because this is mostly done by the "old guard": me, Rhaken, Deus Asmoth, MDFication, and Gnorm, that it not only excludes you all from the ongoing plot but also means that you don't know what we have planned. This can have unforseen consequences that, while sometimes helpful to the story, can also cause disruption, and frankly we're probably the ones to blame for that for not working with you all to weave your personal narratives into the larger story.
So, I'm going to say something here: if there is something specific you are going for, something you want for your character's story, pm one of us. We can help you accomplish it while also making it more awesome by having actually affects on the story as a whole.
I like how in story every one is hating on fallen but did every one forget about my body stealing. (I can't really post long posts because of data.) Also how goes the spear trapping for hell?You body swapped once. He is in his fourth incarnation, steals corpses of major characters, declares a powerful artifact to be his brother and attempts to steal it, impersonates a main character, and attacks characters for teh lulz.
You body swapped once. He is in his fourth incarnation, steals corpses of major characters, declares a powerful artifact to be his brother and attempts to steal it, impersonates a main character, and attacks characters for teh lulz.Your point? I see nothing wrong with how the story is progressing.
If you see nothing wrong with how your story is progressing, perhaps I am mistaken, unenlightened. Explain to me then, how I can understand it, for I am in need of your help. How is your story progressing, from the beginning where you were burning insects for fun up until now? Where do you plan to take this story?You body swapped once. He is in his fourth incarnation, steals corpses of major characters, declares a powerful artifact to be his brother and attempts to steal it, impersonates a main character, and attacks characters for teh lulz.Your point? I see nothing wrong with how the story is progressing.
Gnorm.If you see nothing wrong with how your story is progressing, perhaps I am mistaken, unenlightened. Explain to me then, how I can understand it, for I am in need of your help. How is your story progressing, from the beginning where you were burning insects for fun up until now? Where do you plan to take this story?You body swapped once. He is in his fourth incarnation, steals corpses of major characters, declares a powerful artifact to be his brother and attempts to steal it, impersonates a main character, and attacks characters for teh lulz.Your point? I see nothing wrong with how the story is progressing.
>And so the IRL Evening Prayer Group rears its ugly head, and the thread was thrown into chaos.
>And so the IRL Evening Prayer Group rears its ugly head, and the thread was thrown into chaos.
This might be a bad time to mention that I'm a teetotaler.
Obviously, one of you must drink my share. I nominate MDFI.
I like how in story every one is hating on fallen but did every one forget about my body stealing. (I can't really post long posts because of data.) Also how goes the spear trapping for hell?
I like how in story every one is hating on fallen but did every one forget about my body stealing. (I can't really post long posts because of data.) Also how goes the spear trapping for hell?
Everyone?
Nah. My character noticed your bodysurfing, said hi, then wondered why none of the other "main characters" were bodysurfing reliably.
Three months later, it hit him: he needed to upgrade the resurrection mechanic of the universe.
There's nothing wrong with how the story is progressing, it just makes sense that every other dwarf in Demongate would think you're a sociopath.You body swapped once. He is in his fourth incarnation, steals corpses of major characters, declares a powerful artifact to be his brother and attempts to steal it, impersonates a main character, and attacks characters for teh lulz.Your point? I see nothing wrong with how the story is progressing.
Holy crap you're alive.
Hypothetically, if Tarmid were to ask your dwarf about Steelhold, how much of the truth would he get?
Too true.The hilarious moment when you've been the one reading it offhandedly and then forgetting about it due to your characters eccentricity.
Journal entry of the fractal entity:
Whoever keeps reading this, please stop leaving it on the chair. It belongs on the desk, thank you.
The question then becomes "Would anyone actually believe the amount of crazy in the truth, or just assume that they're being lied to?"
So, in other words, the perfect person for Sir Brenzen to recruit :PThe question then becomes "Would anyone actually believe the amount of crazy in the truth, or just assume that they're being lied to?"
I feel like it's a good time to remind everyone that my character is schitzo, tormented by the voices of the dead, and on copious amounts of drugs.
...Did you forget exactly how absurd my characters backstory is, even by the standards of dwarves?The question then becomes "Would anyone actually believe the amount of crazy in the truth, or just assume that they're being lied to?"
I feel like it's a good time to remind everyone that my character is schitzo, tormented by the voices of the dead, and on copious amounts of drugs.
...Did you forget exactly how absurd my characters backstory is, even by the standards of dwarves?That's a good point. It's even weirder than Flame's. At least she comes from within Dwarf Fortress.
Isn't Flame some sort of ambassador from the Demon Empire trying to negotiate peace with the dwarves of Demongate? I'd say despite most dwarves assuming that she's just insane, she's been doing a good job considering the Hellguard is actively trying to avoid a Hell breach....Did you forget exactly how absurd my characters backstory is, even by the standards of dwarves?That's a good point. It's even weirder than Flame's. At least she comes from within Dwarf Fortress.
That's true, but she didn't actually have anything to do with it. Except for maybe producing all the spikes lining the demons' entry hallway.That's just my point: she's such a good ambassador that she doesn't even need to negotiate peace; things just work out her way.
The weapon traps themselves could simply be a placebo. If the dwarves think they're safe from hell, they don't need to invade hell and there's no need for war. Flame's job is done, and no one even knows she did it.That moment when you realize that your character is more devious than you are.
Actually, I set up the majority of the spears, I just wasn't able to link them up to a lever before the end of my turn.Huh whelp sorry for taking credit. Who's turn is it right now
Still Mask's.WORKING ON IT!!!!!
Still Mask's.WORKING ON IT!!!!!
I'm currently discussing something with FallenAngel, so forgive my absence from the thread. That, and I don't have my computer that has Demongate on it right now, so all that stuff that's happened in story that can be reflected in game?
It's not done yet ::)
Is Matthilde dead yet?
Is Matthilde dead yet?Matthilde is alive and well; Mattias has been dead and buried since 662.
Is Matthilde dead yet?Matthilde is alive and well; Mattias has been dead and buried since 662.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/rm0a6b.png)Is Matthilde dead yet?Matthilde is alive and well; Mattias has been dead and buried since 662.
Matthilde was Mattias in game tho. Don't know why.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/rm0a6b.png)Is Matthilde dead yet?Matthilde is alive and well; Mattias has been dead and buried since 662.
Matthilde was Mattias in game tho. Don't know why.
Yes there is. I've seen her.(http://i58.tinypic.com/rm0a6b.png)Is Matthilde dead yet?Matthilde is alive and well; Mattias has been dead and buried since 662.
Matthilde was Mattias in game tho. Don't know why.
... huh.
There's no Matthilde in the most recently uploaded save.
Well, I've got good news and I've got bad news.
The good news is that the military is back in action.
The bad news is that the military now outnumbers the civilians.
When did I say they weren't active duty?Well, I've got good news and I've got bad news.
The good news is that the military is back in action.
The bad news is that the military now outnumbers the civilians.
If only they didn't all insist on performing individual combat drills when not ordered to train, this wouldn't even be a bad thing logistics wise.
Perhaps an update will be coming our way?I've already told you basically what I'm doing for the rest of the turn, but if you really want a story post I can do something for you all. Gimme a second.
Hooray for extreme militarization! I want to create propaganda featuring the ghost of Vlad now.DO IT!
Small update for our legions of avid readers: we're working out some plot details regarding various aspects of Demongate's story. We'll return to your regularly scheduled mayhem when these are finalised.What he said.
The untouchable one, ever more distressed.
Did you conscript FallenAngel IV? If you did, make sure he's in a crossbow squad, because he made a scope for a crossbow and would force his way into being at a range when fighting random goblins and stuff.I specifically avoided recruiting anyone who was named.
You can just unassign the barracks the soldiers are all idling at. Then they'll go back to their real jobs.Eh.
If there are med-dorfs so far, and the chief is unDorfed, could I get him? Also, could I get a turn at this?The chief medical dwarf is a dwarf who's been claimed since the fortress started. However, I do have a surgeon who is unclaimed. He's also one of the guys who I recruited into the military, but I can unrecruit him if you want.
What's the life expectancy of a recruitdorf?If there are med-dorfs so far, and the chief is unDorfed, could I get him? Also, could I get a turn at this?The chief medical dwarf is a dwarf who's been claimed since the fortress started. However, I do have a surgeon who is unclaimed. He's also one of the guys who I recruited into the military, but I can unrecruit him if you want.
Welcome to the ride that never ends.Future first post of Overseer Urist McWhiteface:
Never ends.
First, you start out requesting a medical dwarf.
Then, you find yourself living in the back of a truck in the middle of Hawaii with three beach bums, each of them named Louis, while you're eating your own socks.
Then, you find yourself getting off a Greyhound bus in Nashville, Tennessee.
You will experience the plot.
You will become the plot.
THE PLOT WILL BECOME YOU.
WELCOME TO DEMONGATE, HOME OF PLOT.
As a melee? Decently high, since our defenses handle most threats before they reach us. Just as long as your dwarf doesn't try any Leeroy Jenkins shit, he should be fine.What's the life expectancy of a recruitdorf?If there are med-dorfs so far, and the chief is unDorfed, could I get him? Also, could I get a turn at this?The chief medical dwarf is a dwarf who's been claimed since the fortress started. However, I do have a surgeon who is unclaimed. He's also one of the guys who I recruited into the military, but I can unrecruit him if you want.
Works for me.As a melee? Decently high, since our defenses handle most threats before they reach us. Just as long as your dwarf doesn't try any Leeroy Jenkins shit, he should be fine.What's the life expectancy of a recruitdorf?If there are med-dorfs so far, and the chief is unDorfed, could I get him? Also, could I get a turn at this?The chief medical dwarf is a dwarf who's been claimed since the fortress started. However, I do have a surgeon who is unclaimed. He's also one of the guys who I recruited into the military, but I can unrecruit him if you want.
Fun fact: out of a fortress of 182 dwarves, 81 are children and 69 are in the military. This leaves 32 work-capable dwarves who aren't in military service. Of course, much of the military isn't actually on duty at any given time, but it's still an interesting statistic.
Fun fact: out of a fortress of 182 dwarves, 81 are children and 69 are in the military. This leaves 32 work-capable dwarves who aren't in military service. Of course, much of the military isn't actually on duty at any given time, but it's still an interesting statistic.Are you counting Not A Squad? They are civilians all the time, and don't really count as military at all.
Erm...Fun fact: out of a fortress of 182 dwarves, 81 are children and 69 are in the military. This leaves 32 work-capable dwarves who aren't in military service. Of course, much of the military isn't actually on duty at any given time, but it's still an interesting statistic.Are you counting Not A Squad? They are civilians all the time, and don't really count as military at all.
You have been dwarfed. Any particular title you desire?"Urist McWhiteface," if it's not too long.
I actually meant profession title, but thanks for letting me know. No, it isn't too long.You have been dwarfed. Any particular title you desire?"Urist McWhiteface," if it's not too long.
Profession title... "Sawbones," perhaps.I actually meant profession title, but thanks for letting me know. No, it isn't too long.You have been dwarfed. Any particular title you desire?"Urist McWhiteface," if it's not too long.
Just to clarify, you also are desirous of a turn as overseer?Yas. I like to think that I run a sane and efficient fortress.
x3Yep.
Is there presently a way to seal the fortress against outside threats?
That's a stupid plan. Where's the magma? :Px3Yep.
Is there presently a way to seal the fortress against outside threats?
But I'm trying to set up our defenses so that we never have to. Pull a couple levers, activate the ballista, get the archers into place, and laugh.
So why on earth are you signing up to play a Steelholdian fort then?Just to clarify, you also are desirous of a turn as overseer?Yas. I like to think that I run a sane and efficient fortress.
Honestly, I have no clue myself.What he said. I have no idea.
I assume it is an ordinary stack that is pimp.
Sounds like my forts after a while, just with more nonsense.So why on earth are you signing up to play a Steelholdian fort then?Just to clarify, you also are desirous of a turn as overseer?Yas. I like to think that I run a sane and efficient fortress.
Our first fort had 4 hospitals, mysterious 'ventillation' shafts that wound up being used as highly inefficient corridors since they were apparently breached by accident, a megaproject that produced 3000+ power that was subsequently channeled into a trade depot (note; no projects were ever attempted that would require use of power in Steelhold) and the reason our fort died was because someone decided to herd the entire fort's population into a room (for some reason) and then accidentally mined into the magma sea, flooding it and burning everyone to death because he wouldn't disable the burrow.
Just so you know what you're getting into.
I believe our pimpstack came about as the result of the insanity of the mayor Besmar Forbes. No one was entirely sure what a pimp stack was and they didn't have enough fancy hats to build one once they found out, so they just built a pump stack and lied to him about it.Honestly, I have no clue myself.What he said. I have no idea.
I assume it is an ordinary stack that is pimp.
Well that's boring!! LOSING IS FUN!!!!!!And the most fun I have in the game is trying to manage a tantrum spiral that usually necessitates my finally creating a medbay around year 6 or 7 when I inevitably forget to brew booze. :P
So why on earth are you signing up to play a Steelholdian fort then?Just to clarify, you also are desirous of a turn as overseer?Yas. I like to think that I run a sane and efficient fortress.
Our first fort had 4 hospitals, mysterious 'ventillation' shafts that wound up being used as highly inefficient corridors since they were apparently breached by accident, a megaproject that produced 3000+ power that was subsequently channeled into a trade depot (note; no projects were ever attempted that would require use of power in Steelhold) and the reason our fort died was because someone decided to herd the entire fort's population into a room (for some reason) and then accidentally mined into the magma sea, flooding it and burning everyone to death because he wouldn't disable the burrow.
Just so you know what you're getting into.
What I can't believe is that we've had adamantine for 3 years now and all we've used it for is building a goddamn trade depot
Journal of FractalEntity:What does he not get, exactly?
I think a bunch of ghosts are harassing the dwarves, especially Beef. Am considering driving them off if they go too far. Need to define "too far" one of these days.
By the way. I don't mind people reading my journal. I encrypt anything really important. However, stop leaving it on the chair! It belongs on thedesk! Thank you for your cooperation.
My dwarf just does not get it. *snerk*
Journal of FractalEntity:What does he not get, exactly?
I think a bunch of ghosts are harassing the dwarves, especially Beef. Am considering driving them off if they go too far. Need to define "too far" one of these days.
By the way. I don't mind people reading my journal. I encrypt anything really important. However, stop leaving it on the chair! It belongs on thedesk! Thank you for your cooperation.
My dwarf just does not get it. *snerk*
Hey now man, there's no need to bring that up, you know that's a sore spot for him, can you just let it drop :PWhat does he not get, exactly?
Laid.
Journal of FractalEntity:What does he not get, exactly?
I think a bunch of ghosts are harassing the dwarves, especially Beef. Am considering driving them off if they go too far. Need to define "too far" one of these days.
By the way. I don't mind people reading my journal. I encrypt anything really important. However, stop leaving it on the chair! It belongs on thedesk! Thank you for your cooperation.
My dwarf just does not get it. *snerk*
Somewhat intrigued by this, has a neat story from what I've gleaned. Will have to read the thing at some point. Now, my question is thus:To which I reply:
What exactly is a Pimpstack.
You haven't heard of pimping stations? You can build them when the economy is turned on. A dwarf gets into the pimping station and levies money from all the dwarves that pass by. It's a good way to collect taxes for your fort. :P
Okay, so, update on the progress of the actual in-game game.Can't wait to see how the year ends. Also, 14 years is nothing! Ever read "Nist Akath?"
I have finally finished playing my year and will, as soon as all story elements are up, be uploading the save, or shortly thereafter. Also, one of our people just died of old age: not a named dwarf, an unnamed bonecarver. Goes to show how long we've been going at this: this was the 14th year of the fortress.
I'll update this post with pictures of what I revamped in a bit.
Okay, so, update on the progress of the actual in-game game.Can't wait to start my turn and drop my jaw at the lunacy I'll need to deal with :)
I have finally finished playing my year and will, as soon as all story elements are up, be uploading the save, or shortly thereafter. Also, one of our people just died of old age: not a named dwarf, an unnamed bonecarver. Goes to show how long we've been going at this: this was the 14th year of the fortress.
I'll update this post with pictures of what I revamped in a bit.
No, I haven't read it.Okay, so, update on the progress of the actual in-game game.Can't wait to see how the year ends. Also, 14 years is nothing! Ever read "Nist Akath?"
I have finally finished playing my year and will, as soon as all story elements are up, be uploading the save, or shortly thereafter. Also, one of our people just died of old age: not a named dwarf, an unnamed bonecarver. Goes to show how long we've been going at this: this was the 14th year of the fortress.
I'll update this post with pictures of what I revamped in a bit.
Lolz oh man. This fortress though.Okay, so, update on the progress of the actual in-game game.Can't wait to start my turn and drop my jaw at the lunacy I'll need to deal with :)
I have finally finished playing my year and will, as soon as all story elements are up, be uploading the save, or shortly thereafter. Also, one of our people just died of old age: not a named dwarf, an unnamed bonecarver. Goes to show how long we've been going at this: this was the 14th year of the fortress.
I'll update this post with pictures of what I revamped in a bit.
Let me guess. A completely average bedlam in every possible way.No, I haven't read it.Okay, so, update on the progress of the actual in-game game.Can't wait to see how the year ends. Also, 14 years is nothing! Ever read "Nist Akath?"
I have finally finished playing my year and will, as soon as all story elements are up, be uploading the save, or shortly thereafter. Also, one of our people just died of old age: not a named dwarf, an unnamed bonecarver. Goes to show how long we've been going at this: this was the 14th year of the fortress.
I'll update this post with pictures of what I revamped in a bit.
Pretty sure you know generally how the year ends, given that we have all been talking about it over in the quicktopic.Lolz oh man. This fortress though.Okay, so, update on the progress of the actual in-game game.Can't wait to start my turn and drop my jaw at the lunacy I'll need to deal with :)
I have finally finished playing my year and will, as soon as all story elements are up, be uploading the save, or shortly thereafter. Also, one of our people just died of old age: not a named dwarf, an unnamed bonecarver. Goes to show how long we've been going at this: this was the 14th year of the fortress.
I'll update this post with pictures of what I revamped in a bit.
Pretty sure you know generally how the year ends, given that we have all been talking about it over in the quicktopic.I know what will happen, but I'd still like to see how it gets written.
Dear Urist McMiner,Sweet Armok, what have I got myself into? ;-;
You see that? That hole in the ground? That's our quarry. You decided to come to this fortress, and in this fortress we live like humans. We have wonderful housing units for all of you, but the fortress needs more stone, since we're running out of trees to cut down and spare wood to use. So could you please stop going on break once a month for two weeks and actually get something done, please? The quarry won't expand itself.
Sincerely,
Your expedition leader, the carpenter
No no, that's one of my personal fortresses, don't worry.Dear Urist McMiner,Sweet Armok, what have I got myself into? ;-;
You see that? That hole in the ground? That's our quarry. You decided to come to this fortress, and in this fortress we live like humans. We have wonderful housing units for all of you, but the fortress needs more stone, since we're running out of trees to cut down and spare wood to use. So could you please stop going on break once a month for two weeks and actually get something done, please? The quarry won't expand itself.
Sincerely,
Your expedition leader, the carpenter
I'm awaiting the conclusion to the whole Thane thing, which is out of my hand. Then I'll post the final thing.
Interestin fort.Someone misspelled pumpstack, I made a joke about it, six months later it went viral.
By the way, when did pimpstack become such a popular name for pumps?
Calling them pimpstacks has been around longer than that. We had them in !!drunkfortress!! about two years ago or so. Doesn't really mater thoughInterestin fort.Someone misspelled pumpstack, I made a joke about it, six months later it went viral.
By the way, when did pimpstack become such a popular name for pumps?
Interestin fort.Someone misspelled pumpstack, I made a joke about it, six months later it went viral.
By the way, when did pimpstack become such a popular name for pumps?
I should probably confirm that you know Demongate is running in 0.34, not 0.40 just so wee can avoid awkwardness later on.Good. I don't particularly enjoy .40, mostly because the Adventure Mode interface got buggy in the LNP
I'm kind of interested in the images that'd pop up if pimpstacks ever became a full blown meme. In any case, there's something in the quicktopic relevant to your interests, MDF.A bunch of sweet pimps stack on top of each other
I'm kind of interested in the images that'd pop up if pimpstacks ever became a full blown meme. In any case, there's something in the quicktopic relevant to your interests, MDF.This is a masterfully designed image of pumps. The pumps are in a stack. The pumps are wearing purple hats.
The mere thought of it got him hard.
Shank's always been turned on by insanity though. Even project immortality did it for him.And here I thought he had a monarchy fetish.
Shank's always been turned on by insanity though. Even project immortality did it for him.I know, it's mainly the term "boner" that I found odd. I just think it's a little colloquial and a bit silly in comparison to the rest of the writing.
And here I thought he had a monarchy fetish.Have you been compiling a list?
Still not the weirdest confirmed sexual relationship in these threads.
Shank's always been turned on by insanity though. Even project immortality did it for him.I know, it's mainly the term "boner" that I found odd. I just think it's a little colloquial and a bit silly in comparison to the rest of the writing.
I meant to say "hard," not "boner;" forgive me, for I am quite tired. Nevertheless, I was personally snapped out of the narrative by that one word.Shank's always been turned on by insanity though. Even project immortality did it for him.I know, it's mainly the term "boner" that I found odd. I just think it's a little colloquial and a bit silly in comparison to the rest of the writing.
Though that term never actually came up, I pretty much did it on purpose to showcase how batshit Shank can be. Honestly not sure if it worked for or against that.
I meant to say "hard," not "boner;" forgive me, for I am quite tired. Nevertheless, I was personally snapped out of the narrative by that one word.Shank's always been turned on by insanity though. Even project immortality did it for him.I know, it's mainly the term "boner" that I found odd. I just think it's a little colloquial and a bit silly in comparison to the rest of the writing.
Though that term never actually came up, I pretty much did it on purpose to showcase how batshit Shank can be. Honestly not sure if it worked for or against that.
Aye. However, this is the species that has "risked life for socks" engraved on at least 25% of its tombstones.But socks are what make the world go around
FallenAngel IV slinks away from the two
"I should lay low for a while. Where would nobody expect me...?"
FallenAngel IV's perplexed expression changes to brilliance
"Of course! I'll hide as a dead body in a coffin. I just need to make myself a vampire temporarily, so I can survive. While I wait for this to die down, I'll read more of my book..."
Mask, can I get the names of the people in Beef's squad? They're relevant to the trial piece.Erm...
And apparently FallenAngel forgets he can make people forget things.There are fairly significant story reasons he can't actually do that that I'll explain in a later update. Next update will probably come tomorrow, with the battle itself, though given how long it will probably be it may end up being posted Friday. Idk.
"hey brenzen remember that thing we're doing"
"yes"
"no you don't"
"ok"
"I'm leaving"
"why were you here"
"I wanted to say hi"
"oh ok"
Still, FallenAngel has the power of the slade ring, which was important in still having a skull...
I honestly wonder what would happen.
And apparently FallenAngel forgets he can make people forget things.Good thing Thane is immune to magic and can negate Fallen's ring's power, then bash his head in with a hammer.
"hey brenzen remember that thing we're doing"
"yes"
"no you don't"
"ok"
"I'm leaving"
"why were you here"
"I wanted to say hi"
"oh ok"
Still, FallenAngel has the power of the slade ring, which was important in still having a skull...
I honestly wonder what would happen.
The ring thing was in relation to the battle.And apparently FallenAngel forgets he can make people forget things.Good thing Thane is immune to magic and can negate Fallen's ring's power, then bash his head in with a hammer.
"hey brenzen remember that thing we're doing"
"yes"
"no you don't"
"ok"
"I'm leaving"
"why were you here"
"I wanted to say hi"
"oh ok"
Still, FallenAngel has the power of the slade ring, which was important in still having a skull...
I honestly wonder what would happen.
I reeeeeeeealy hope Flame has a part in the finale, or at least her traps.Not of my turn, no. Of the end of the fortress, yes.
The end of the fort is what I meant. And sweet.I reeeeeeeealy hope Flame has a part in the finale, or at least her traps.Not of my turn, no. Of the end of the fortress, yes.
Yes, you will have a part in the end of the fortress. Oh yes...The end of the fort is what I meant. And sweet.I reeeeeeeealy hope Flame has a part in the finale, or at least her traps.Not of my turn, no. Of the end of the fortress, yes.
People stop trying to mess with my story >:( :P
Oh, by the way, RisenDemon was working on a dwarven biosuit.There are bad ideas roaming the world, each powerful in their own right. Attempting to possess a master of dark magic who serves ancient and powerful demons is a prince among these ideas, reigning over the common 'How hard can it be' and 'Alcohol keeps me alert'.
Unlike high-tech ones, it just keeps the wearer alive longer, and, since it was fashioned from the soul-swapper, lets the user swap two people's souls using their hands.
To put it in TvTropes words (it has enhanced my life in an odd way), he might need a Big Damn Heroes moment.
Maybe putting FallenAngel (or someone else, but FallenAngel would be the easiest and safest for soul-swapping) into Oku's body?
There are bad ideas roaming the world, each powerful in their own right. Attempting to possess a master of dark magic who serves ancient and powerful demons is a prince among these ideas, reigning over the common 'How hard can it be' and 'Alcohol keeps me alert'.Scratch that, let's shove 'em into a sheep or something. It's perfectly reasonable!
Oh, by the way, RisenDemon was working on a dwarven biosuit.
Unlike high-tech ones, it just keeps the wearer alive longer, and, since it was fashioned from the soul-swapper, lets the user swap two people's souls using their hands.
To put it in TvTropes words (it has enhanced my life in an odd way), he might need a Big Damn Heroes moment.
Maybe putting FallenAngel (or someone else, but FallenAngel would be the easiest and safest for soul-swapping) into Oku's body?
Will update tomorrow. My apologies for life.You're behind life? Goddamn, 4mask. Why'd you make it possible for people to get fat?
You're behind life? Goddamn, 4mask. Why'd you make it possible for people to get fat?Erm...
Erm...
It's a long story involving a toothbrush, a can of coke, and a Java program.
That was a joke about why I made it possible for people to be fat. Only the last one actual got in the way of the story.Erm...
It's a long story involving a toothbrush, a can of coke, and a Java program.
I could probably help with one of those.
That was interesting.RisenDemon and FractalEntity will have their moments, yes. I'm just not going to share what exactly they'll be doing.
I wonder what will happen next. Will RisenDe- *gets shot*
My guy is so dead. It's kind of ironic "Thanatos" the Greek god of death being killed by some shadowy human just give the guy a scythe!!!!!Relax, unusual magic is prevalent enough in the fortress that, even if you die, if someone liked you in-story, you might be able to be brought back. Somehow.
I'm working on the post as we speak, just gimme a bit.That was a joke about why I made it possible for people to be fat. Only the last one actual got in the way of the story.Erm...
It's a long story involving a toothbrush, a can of coke, and a Java program.
I could probably help with one of those.
Lichm???I meant lich also will we doing a sequel after demon gate?
I don't think we'll be doing a direct sequel, though I'd certainly be up for doing another plot based fort in the new version if others are interested. It makes for interesting storytelling. Plus it'd be fun to try to justify why a cousin getting kidnapped by goblins years ago seems to inevitably send dwarves on a spiral to insanity but they can get over their entire family getting brutally murdered as long as they have a nice bedroom.Lichm???I meant lich also will we doing a sequel after demon gate?
I don't think we'll be doing a direct sequel, though I'd certainly be up for doing another plot based fort in the new version if others are interested. It makes for interesting storytelling. Plus it'd be fun to try to justify why a cousin getting kidnapped by goblins years ago seems to inevitably send dwarves on a spiral to insanity but they can get over their entire family getting brutally murdered as long as they have a nice bedroom.I'd be up for doing that.
Well if some one story wise causes a mass danger to the fabric of the world, we could use the race I am trying to make which are lawful evil angels. Who come to fix what we did to the world.
Well if some one story wise causes a mass danger to the fabric of the world, we could use the race I am trying to make which are lawful evil angels. Who come to fix what we did to the world.It's not actually possible to add new creatures to a world without completely recreating it.
I don't think our next player has been on-line in a long while; he's either a lurker or he's not interested.Well if some one story wise causes a mass danger to the fabric of the world, we could use the race I am trying to make which are lawful evil angels. Who come to fix what we did to the world.It's not actually possible to add new creatures to a world without completely recreating it.
Also, Mask, let me know when we're getting close to the end of your ending so I can see who's available to take the next turn.
If we start a new world after demon gate.Well if some one story wise causes a mass danger to the fabric of the world, we could use the race I am trying to make which are lawful evil angels. Who come to fix what we did to the world.It's not actually possible to add new creatures to a world without completely recreating it.
Also, Mask, let me know when we're getting close to the end of your ending so I can see who's available to take the next turn.
What a strange Skelton it must be some kind of mutant dwarf.Now now, humans exist in the world of dwarf fortress.
>I have defeated you every time we fought.
>Steelhold
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What I liked about Steelhold was that we were all playing complete and utter psychopaths; if we wanted to do something crazy and kill a ton of dwarves, it was justified and no-one would find it odd. Here, I feel like we've made the characters too heroic with not enough insanity; I certainly wouldn't pull off any elf-serum plot-lines here. Once Corley and Leopold are out of the picture, I'll be able to start almost entirely fresh should we decide to continue.
If we were to make another thread after this, I'd recommend the premise be a fortress that's a military base for the Dwarven Army, but its one of those bases that they send the crazy and misbehaving soldiers to. No heroic, last bastion of Dwarfkind this time, just an unfortunate base full of crazy soldiers and unlucky citizens who needed a new home.
On another note. MDFI, don't go on work binges too often. Experience dictates that it never works as planned. Eventually, chances are you just wrote 20 pages of pure gibberish. Always plan some time for massive editing. That being said, best of luck to you, mate. ;)
I don't know..... A new story line sounds a lot better to me.+1.
I think that if we are to do another fort, it should be a part of the current story because Demongate failed to be what it was meant to be. We started this game with the intention of fighting off bloodkin hordes, and not a single one came.
It's kind of ironic since you feel that way, because if I remember correctly you were opposed to that sequel idea of mine. :P But I understand trying to see it through, considering how much effort we put towards it.It's mostly this. I don't believe that we can even emulate what we had going with Steelhold through a sequel, and Demongate stands as proof of that. Still, I feel that we ought finish what we have started regarding the bloodkin.
I think that if we are to do another fort, it should be a part of the current story because Demongate failed to be what it was meant to be. We started this game with the intention of fighting off bloodkin hordes, and not a single one came.
FallenAngel wasn't heroic on purpose.Even the Knighthood characters (Sir Brenzen and Tarmid) were not without their faults. They repeatedly tortured a vampire for information earlier in the fortress and proceeded to dispose of it cruelly when they were done.
Think of him as an odd fusion of an anti-hero and an anti-villain.
Well, pirate/bandit port/castle story with some references to Steelhold and Demongate sounds great. As Gnorm has already mentioned, what was endearing about Steelhold is playing utter psychopaths without caring too much about well-being of other inmates or civilization as a whole. It was hilarious. And if we would turn back to this style of playing, it can be refreshing. Demongate quickly became too heroic and serious for my tastes. Not that I mind heroism, of course. It simply requires different kind of immersion.
I have an honest question.
Did I write a moderately psychopathic sociopathic person who doesn't care when he or others die?
Being extremely unpredictable was my intent, actually.I have an honest question.
Did I write a moderately psychopathic sociopathic person who doesn't care when he or others die?
Sociopath yes, but I found your character really, really unpredictable. As in I couldn't grasp their reasons for doing anything.
I removed the thread created by Gnorm as concerns the quote above. Gnorm has also been removed.
c) Your overseers are safe now, the nightmare is over.
No more mass killing of our dearest overseers! What was his final tally, by the way?
.40 seems fine for our purposes. But some problems with actual invasions may occur...
Hrm. Meatgod was banned for child abuse or something, wasn't he? What did Gnorm get up to?
Also, I wouldn't say your overseers are safe yet. I still hold the record for highest death toll, I think, though I can't curse everyone in the fortress this time around.
Since we're close to the end of the overseer list anyway and the thread's been quiet for a good while now, I figure we might as well start planning for this sequel people are in favour of. Do you want to stay with .34? Going to .40 would be better in my opinion since we'd get to witness the slow advance of the bloodkin armies via reports from our liaisons. The world will have to be fairly small for FPS purposes if it's in .40 though.
Also, Rhaken, is it ok if I do Asmoth's death scene? I feel like I should have done more with her over the course of the story and I'd like to give her some development before she gets removed.
Okay, so, the save is uploaded to DFFD, though I can't make a link to it right now.
Enjoy.
I'll do it, but I was waiting for Mask to send me an outline for how he wanted the battle to end first in case there were plot developments he wanted to do.You mean the battle at the end of my turn? I was going to establish that RisenDemon has healing powers and manages to heal the people in the room, saving Thanatos at the last second. Then I was going to do Sir Brenzen giving a big speech to pass on leadership.
I want to get involved in the end but everything I have is bizarre.
Also, FallenAngel would have no reason for causing the end of the fort.
However, having no reason for doing things never stopped him (or my writing), soo...
The least bizarre plan I have is the Spiderfort coming to life, collecting the parts that were removed from it, and killing the champions, with FallenAngel and RisenDemon being brought into its living quarters and fleeing to the skies.
I want to get involved in the end but everything I have is bizarre.
Also, FallenAngel would have no reason for causing the end of the fort.
However, having no reason for doing things never stopped him (or my writing), soo...
The least bizarre plan I have is the Spiderfort coming to life, collecting the parts that were removed from it, and killing the champions, with FallenAngel and RisenDemon being brought into its living quarters and fleeing to the skies.
My second least bizarre plan involves the afterlife being fed up with FallenAngel's antics and pulling the entire fort down into Hell, but FallenAngel was genre savvy and rescued a small group of people who proceed to live on forever as nomads until the end of time, after which FallenAngel stabs Armok in his eye.I want to get involved in the end but everything I have is bizarre.
Also, FallenAngel would have no reason for causing the end of the fort.
However, having no reason for doing things never stopped him (or my writing), soo...
The least bizarre plan I have is the Spiderfort coming to life, collecting the parts that were removed from it, and killing the champions, with FallenAngel and RisenDemon being brought into its living quarters and fleeing to the skies.
... That's the least bizarre plan you have.
Well, we were going to end the fort after your turn, but I guess doing it right after the masked dwarf dies works too. I may need to alter Mask's planned ending to the battle though.
My second least bizarre plan involves the afterlife being fed up with FallenAngel's antics and pulling the entire fort down into Hell, but FallenAngel was genre savvy and rescued a small group of people who proceed to live on forever as nomads until the end of time, after which FallenAngel stabs Armok in his eye.I want to get involved in the end but everything I have is bizarre.
Also, FallenAngel would have no reason for causing the end of the fort.
However, having no reason for doing things never stopped him (or my writing), soo...
The least bizarre plan I have is the Spiderfort coming to life, collecting the parts that were removed from it, and killing the champions, with FallenAngel and RisenDemon being brought into its living quarters and fleeing to the skies.
... That's the least bizarre plan you have.
Well, we were going to end the fort after your turn, but I guess doing it right after the masked dwarf dies works too. I may need to alter Mask's planned ending to the battle though.I think we need one more turn before the finale.
Demongate confirmed cursed
Bump. Progress?
Bump. Progress?
Ach. I be writin' here. Here's hoping I don't accidentally throw in a section on the multi-agent systems report I've been doing into the battle for Clearstockades.
I'll have something ready for tomorrow, promise.
Oh. Oh my. I remember the Meatgod thing. Gave me the creeps then. Gave me the creeps now.
I have a test in around 11 hours, followed by a day of trying to get a map-reduce framework to not be a fiddlin' twat. After that, I'll get around to writing some shit. I fucking promise.
!!WARNING!!: Those spoiler tags are there for your protection.
Regarding the sequel. There are a million things we can do to keep it within the Steelhold universe. The Saints and the Bloodkin are part of but one world, after all. The Saints might be mobilized in a different world if need be, and Shank's mission isIn the planned ending,Spoiler (click to show/hide)which may leave the Saints to turn their attention to other worlds.Spoiler (click to show/hide)
If can stick to this world and move to a different landmass, or move on to another world entirely. Either way, this 'verse can continue if we wish it. The hard thing to settle on would be a theme/setting for the fortress itself.
Once again, I'm all for a coastal fort. I like building massive wooden constructions over or near the open water, like waterfronts and slums and fishing villages. Hopefully, that's not just me. A scheme of segregation like the one present in Glovedloved wouldn't go amiss either, or something more in line with I'll be writing about tomorrow: a central fortress, surrounded by tiny farming hamlets in the caverns. Also, a heavily fortified cliff-face. Always wanted me one of those, though I have no idea how to cause conflict from just that.
Oh wow, goddamn. I just had me a wicked idea for a plot in a coastal fort. If we don't settle for one of those and I can find the time (bahaha, I crack me up), maybe I'll run it solo.
So, in short, the way I see it, we need the following:
- Establish a setting. Do we carry on within the Steelhold world? Keep only its growing mythos? Start anew? Do we establish a direction for a new setting, or let it emerge the way it did in Steelhold?
- Build the world. Do we stick to vanilla DF? Throw in a few mods to diversify civs, or add references to the Steelhold mythos, if we stick to it?
- Choose a location. The resources available within an embark can determine the local economy, and the possibilities for the fort's future. Where do we embark? The desert? A forest? A mountain? An ocean, a cliff, a massive river?
- Find a source of conflict. Conflict is the heart of a good yarn. Where does it come from? Internal schisms only? Internal as well as external? What's the external threat? What's the internal threat? What divides our dwarves? Rich vs Poor? Guards vs Inmates? Communists vs Capitalists? Zealots vs Scientists? Secretive Corporation vs Secretive Corporation? How many of these pile-ups can we get away with? And this says nothing of how much room is left for emerging factions (which should be plenty, as we've seen that it works well).
- Do we set longterm goals for the fortress? We could be trying to dam a river. Build a surface castle, a shipyard, a giant statue of Armok's wang. A geothermal powerplant. Work on a more practical, long-term project, such as a surface town, or something of little to no practical use, like a temple complex, a fortified wall, or Demongate's schoolhouse? Or even nothing at all. This is Dwarf Fortress, and we are all proven loons. An idea is bound to pop up sooner or later. It's just harder to execute truly massive, long-term projects with yearly succession.
As for Demongate itself. If we can't keep it alive, I suggest we make with the ending. No idea how we can contact Gnorm to get his part of it, though.
Its a Ritual for Armok?
The sole thing that worries me is that no dwarf knows how to use a boat.
Must be human captains.
Or dwarf-human hybrids.
Boat use is genetic, you know.
Its a know fact that if a dwarf enters a boat it causes said boat to sink to the bottom of the sea. The way around is to hook the dwarfs to a life preserver and use them like a weight balance.It also seems that the sinking effect can be reduced by having no cats at all.
Its a know fact that if a dwarf enters a boat it causes said boat to sink to the bottom of the sea. The way around is to hook the dwarfs to a life preserver and use them like a weight balance.It also seems that the sinking effect can be reduced by having no cats at all.
Cats absorb gravity from the sun. If there is no sunlight to gather gravity from, they gather it from the earth or the moon instead.
Dwarves absorb this gravity, counteracting buoyancy.
Having as many dogs as cats in your fort also helps negate this, since dogs create levity, the opposite of gravity.
Of course, since dwarves absorb gravity from cats, if you want to safely sail with dwarves whose fort has cats, you need at least 2 dogs per dwarf on your boat.
If you want to get technical, you need one dog per catdwarfyear. One catdwarfyear is defined as the gravity absorbed by a dwarf by being in a fort with 1 cat for 1 year. If a dwarf has resided in a fort for 3 years and for those three years there have been 10 cats, you need 30 dogs to counteract the gravity the dwarf has stored within itself.
Armok help you if you need to counteract the gravity of a victim of a catsplosion...
Indeed my good sir dwaven scientist!
I........what.....how.............DWARF SCIENCE!!!!!!
Since writing up the ending is proving difficult for me, I figure I might as well start asking about the next fort and get back to this ending when I feel like it. So:
- I'm in favour of going with a hostile biome (freezing/scorching/evil) because it makes the place more interesting.
- Avoiding major modding will avoid two problems; losing time testing the mod and unforeseen problems (spimmators dying of old age, bloodkin getting trounced during worldgen), though adding a challenge race might be a good idea.
- I think we should keep the opening fluff as bare as possible. Comparing Demongate and Steelhold, I'd say that the less developed backstory gives players more room to work, and avoids new players having whole threads to read over to figure out what's going on.
- I don't think we ever came to a conclusion on whether to have an official megaproject or not.
Thoughts?
I think we should do the coastal idea but make it a "New World" setting. Where the dwarf civ's are trying to get as many colonies and land as possible and the other cvs who are native to this new world are trying to kill the settlers. I do not believe there should be any mods except for possibly a enhancement of the elves combat skills. Also we should have no long term goals i think we work best when there is no objective, when we can just write freely. The colony can bring a lot of internal conflict other civs trying to sabotage our colony, people debating in what direction the colony should be taken and debating what we should do about the "Natives" Etc.
Since writing up the ending is proving difficult for me, I figure I might as well start asking about the next fort and get back to this ending when I feel like it. So:
- I'm in favour of going with a hostile biome (freezing/scorching/evil) because it makes the place more interesting.
- Avoiding major modding will avoid two problems; losing time testing the mod and unforeseen problems (spimmators dying of old age, bloodkin getting trounced during worldgen), though adding a challenge race might be a good idea.
- I think we should keep the opening fluff as bare as possible. Comparing Demongate and Steelhold, I'd say that the less developed backstory gives players more room to work, and avoids new players having whole threads to read over to figure out what's going on.
- I don't think we ever came to a conclusion on whether to have an official megaproject or not.
Thoughts?
Agree on all counts. I'd personally like an environment with lots of nasty syndromes - those are hilarious. Scorching/Freezing aren't really that challenging other than forcing you to go to the caverns for water.
Also, maybe it shouldn't even be a sequel. I don't see what the point is in staying in the same universe.
As for a megaproject... I'd rathernot.
I LIVE.
Yay! Also, r.e. Asmoth's death. I've tried doing it from her point of view and it just doesn't work properly. Is it ok if I commandeer Shank?
I LIVE.
Honestly, I'm not sure if I believe you.
I feel lost.
I feel lost.I had a summary post that explained all the character backgrounds but then google crashed and I'm not in the mood to do it again. What's giving you trouble?
I had a summary post that explained all the character backgrounds but then google crashed and I'm not in the mood to do it again. What's giving you trouble?I had read on Steelhold's lore and history, but that was a good while back.
Rhaken have you ever considered writing a dwarf fortress story? As in completely fictional with only you writing but based on the game. There are stories like that
Rhaken have you ever considered writing a dwarf fortress story? As in completely fictional with only you writing but based on the game. There are stories like that
One more idea for the next fort: would people be interested in a non-standard turn order similar to the Dwarven Democracy thingie? Something like dividing the dwarves into factions (ie, Army, Workers and Farmers+Hunters) and for every triumph they get bonuses to the public opinion of the faction (like if the army routs a siege with no losses it's +5 PO, but when a baby gets kidnapped they get -1PO). Alternatively, player-made political parties could serve a similar function, with each party gaining a percentage of each groups public opinion depending on how many members of the party are in that group. At the start of each year, the most popular political group then elects an overseer from among themselves, but a dwarf can only be overseer once every three to five years.
This is just because it feels slightly weird when we're doing a story heavy fort and the person in charge suddenly cedes their power to their greatest enemy for no apparent reason.
Yeah, I was thinking of having the score of a party getting reduced by 10% for each year they've been in power to prevent something like that. I imagine most players will end up with their own party and allegiances in any case, so we should get a good mix of overseers.
Perhaps, but having official main writers could discourage other contributors, and leaves the story a lot more vulnerable to stagnation. I mean, I didn't contribute much to Steelhold before my turn and then I turned the place into a vampire city. I'd like new players to keep the freedom to do stuff like that, and having a board of directors with a plan of how the story should be going would impede that.
You forgot me lolz.Perhaps, but having official main writers could discourage other contributors, and leaves the story a lot more vulnerable to stagnation. I mean, I didn't contribute much to Steelhold before my turn and then I turned the place into a vampire city. I'd like new players to keep the freedom to do stuff like that, and having a board of directors with a plan of how the story should be going would impede that.
Besides, how do we decide who's a main writer? I mean I basically stopped writing halfway through this thread, Gnorm is banned for protecting us all from the LIBERAL MENACE... that leaves Asmoth and Rhaken as the only regulars from Steelhold.
Central planing ain't gonna work.
You forgot me lolz.Perhaps, but having official main writers could discourage other contributors, and leaves the story a lot more vulnerable to stagnation. I mean, I didn't contribute much to Steelhold before my turn and then I turned the place into a vampire city. I'd like new players to keep the freedom to do stuff like that, and having a board of directors with a plan of how the story should be going would impede that.
Besides, how do we decide who's a main writer? I mean I basically stopped writing halfway through this thread, Gnorm is banned for protecting us all from the LIBERAL MENACE... that leaves Asmoth and Rhaken as the only regulars from Steelhold.
Central planing ain't gonna work.
But yeah, I dissappeared twice, once in the middle and then right at the end...
Sorry guys...
Edit: Wait, we're not done yet?
CAN I HELP!?!?!?
Yes. Successor please.
In other news: holy shit this wall of text keeps growing. I've finished all but two scenes, one of them essential to the whole thing. No idea when it will be up. I have been tossed a steaming heap of unrepentant bullshit to work on for the next few weeks, but it shouldn't cut too heavily into my time. At least it had damn well fucking better not.
Regarding the ending of Demongate. We've worked out how to involve many of the named characters of the place into the ending in one way or another. Here there be a list; let me know if I miss anyone. Also feel free to ask questions about your character's role in the end. I may not give out major spoilers, and I may not give in to your exact demands regarding their participation, but your opinions do matter. (Y'know. Even when I don't listen.)
Named Dwarves Included in the Ending
Thane
Brenzen
Cornelius
Tarmid
Thanatos
Flame
FallenAngel
Danman
Torvald
Beef
Dwarves We Have No Fucking Clue How to Include In The Ending
FractalEntity
Mathilde
Zaerosz
If my character gets killed off, he'll just flip the universe the bird and bugger off to somewhere nicer. If he survives, he'll try to fight off maskdwarf...which could go either way.If FallenAngel gets killed off, he's try to possess the masked dwarf. If that fails, he'd take control of some random dwarf, take his brother, and go someplace nicer as well. Probably a human hamlet. Or the caldera of a volcano. All viable options.
The masked dwarf is all, like, dead and stuff. There's not much point in trying to possess her.More like...FallenAngel is your day to day bodyjumper. Maskdwarf has tons of demonic power backing her up. Attempting posession is a bad, bad idea, without serious, serious prep. and, well, it's a bit late to try doing that.
I didn't realise that the tavern update was a big one, so sequel will be starting next weekend, when I have proper internet again. Opinions on major mod/minor mod/vanilla?
Also shall we let the RNG name the fort this time?If by that you mean go with its first choice, no.
If we don't get an ending by the end of May, I'm writing my own ending in a week.Okay.
Cool your jets everyone, cool your jets.If we don't get an ending by the end of May, I'm writing my own ending in a week.Okay.
I'm not jumping the shark just yet. I sincerely hope it'll be complete about 3 months from now, and I'm sure everyone else does, too. I just wanted us to have a backup plan.Cool your jets everyone, cool your jets.If we don't get an ending by the end of May, I'm writing my own ending in a week.Okay.
That's great, man! Must have taken some serious story-wrangling to include everyone. I'm glad the ending is coming along well.
Before ya'll start griping about the lack of progress again, I'll let you know that work is progressing behind the scenes, albeit slowly. We'd like to get the ending out by the end of march, but don't count on it happening by then, there is still a lot we're trying to hammer out.k.