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Are the Grum supposed to be unarmored and wielding advanced weaponry?
While I'm here I'll just narrate how I indirectly met the Grum:

Having breached the ceiling of the 2nd cavern, I noticed some devourer silk. With a measly militia injured by a recent goblin ambush, I wanted to strengthen my army for a while before I explore what lies in the 2nd cavern.

Having forgotten all about the 2nd cavern, 2-3 months passed and an ambush was detected in the unexplored regions of the 2nd cavern VERY near the area I can see from the hole I made in the ceiling.
I waited for somewhat a minute, then a squad of Grum showed weilding Grum pulverizers and heraldic shields that are made of materials ranging from copper to damascus steel to voidshard, and some wielding Kexel's pulverizers and heraldic shields.

Also, these Grums are coated with forgotten beast blood+ichor and with the forgotten beast showing up in my "dead creatures list" seems like the Forgotten Beast revealed the grums before revealing itself to me and died moments later. (So that's why the Grums took a while to show up on the visible areas of the cave)

Now they lie in wait for me to come down, which seems to be a long time before I do since I want to make sure I can defend the caves, haven't had any experience dealing with underground seiges (and devourers).

do you accept suggestions?
If you do, here's mine.
Make a wall trap where you can choose what direction it pushes
eg.
+ = Floor             v = Pressure plate
. = empty space
ll = normal wall      T = Trap wall

++++ v
. . . . +ll
. . . . +T
. . . . +T
. . . . +T

(sorry in advance because I dont know anything about modding so, I dont know if you can do this)

Oh wow, this is really good. Do you plan to charge for it in the future or keep it free?
Needs some polishing on the UI so I would give this a 7/10
But that's just me because I'm more used to clicking rather than memorizing hotkeys.
Anyway, Is there a place where I can follow this program's updates?
Trying to find it in google isn't working out.

This idea mostly allows fantastic RP opportunities.

I don't know if I support this though. In Fortress mode, we appear to be the fortress. In adventure mode, you're only an adventurer. If you merge them, I don't think your vision should benefit from Urist McAcrossthemap.

Yeah, maybe you're right.


Anyway,
I thought of a way to use workshops with an advanced mode
(Pretending you are used to the feature)

Example #1
You went to the wood stockpile and haul a log of a birch tree (not place in bag or something)
(You get slow depending on what you're hauling of course)
You walk up to the carpenters workshop and use it.
A screen appeared showing what furniture can be made.
on the bottom it showed
"Alt +s : Advanced mode no"
Then you pick bed
The game automatically uses the log you hauled
The world continues for a few seconds and pauses, an announcement says you made a +birch bed+.

Example #2
You brought a wheel barrow and got a glumprong log and 2 mahogany logs
You went to the carpentry
It showed the possible things to make, and on the bottom it showed
Alt +s : Advanced mode yes
You picked wooden shield while advance mode was on,

A screen shows all the possible additions you can make with their costs and where they'll be placed
Eg.  Menacing spikes on the rim, 1 log

You picked "menacing spikes on the rim, 1 log" and "an image of a dwarf striking a goblin, 1 log"
Then you pick a material for each addition and the shield

Then the world continues for a few seconds and the game announces
"You made a *glumprong shield*, it menaces with mahogany spikes and depicts an image of a dwarf striking a goblin in mahogany.

I don't know if you're still taking in requests but I have a BIG project for you or your friends in the forums
This can get famous but don't know if possible (don't know anything about modding so sorry in advance)

Create a mod that allows people to control citizens in dwarf fortress mode, similar to how you would control creatures in object testing arena.

Optional/bonuses:
Make it compatible with almost all mods
Make it possible to use workshops (though I find ridiculous because of all the hauling and stuff)

I want to fight WITH my militia, not just watch them win or die, or actually play my Urist McPlayer

Of course, I won't mind If you call me with any insult you want if it's impossible to do since I don't know anything about modding,
just want people to know what I dream of dwarf fortress

Interesting story there, also, what mod are you using.
I need to know more.

I embarked at a site with an exiled rift warden living in a temple of healing (basically a rectangular smooth stone floor with random pillars) and I immediately died.
Going back to the title screen, the game crashed and nothing was saved. Now, I want really want that site and I'll embark there again, is there a way to beat that thing up with 7 dwarves?
(BTW, I consider this cheating but the game crashed and it's my first time seeing a rift warden.)