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Yes, i went through the reaction tags list and found that one. I'm also specifying [PRODUCT_DIMENSION:10000] for the output, but to my knowledge there's no way to actually inspect the dimensions of a piece of cloth, to check if the quantity is being used to multiply that dimension. I guess i could create another reaction to take 10000 cloth and output 10000 cloth, and see if it can be used multiple times on the cloth item being output, but my hunch is that as a body part, the stack of feathers is still being regarded as a single item by the game.

I was going to update this, then forgot.

I did some extensive experimentation yesterday, and it's actually a much simpler fix than i initially anticipated.  You just need to copy the line from skin that says something like, [HAS_MATERIAL_REACTION:TAN_MAT:LEATHER] and change the "LEATHER" to "SCALE", then add the tags for the items you want to be able to make with scale leather ([ITEMS_LEATHER] & [ITEMS_SCALED] were what i did)

The new scale leather items even become available in embark.

Vampires, zombies, devils, probably most of the "horror" monsters have their roots in some mythology or other. I guess it's not my place to say whether it should or shouldn't be offensive - if it's a part of your culture, and its adaptation into modern media offends you, then your feelings are valid - but to me, at least, it's always felt more like paying homage to a culture and its stories to include them in other works. And it's not impossible that such homages could help to keep your culture alive, if people who become interested in the source of these creatures look more deeply into their origins. And when all is said and done, stories are basically made to be told and retold, adapted, taken apart and put back together again. Culture evolves just like practically anything else, and there's no reason the inclusion of another culture's myths and legends in a modern art form can't be an example of that evolution.

In my experience the impact of Miasma on dwarven mental health is too great (as are minor nuisances like drinking without a goblet, sleeping without a proper room, etc) and dwarves get excessively traumatized by seeing the same old dead bodies time and again. With care these issues can be avoided, but sooner or later you will likely start feeling the accumulated effects of just occasional exposure.

If miasma is so awful to dwarves, perhaps they should react to it like other trauma, except instead of freezing in fear or horror, they get overwhelmed by disgust and are compelled to run away from the source, thus limiting their exposure and therefore stress?

If a dwarf is somehow unable to avoid miasma and gets stuck in that nauseated state, that's when the major stress should set in.

Also, unease from dead people should dial down with repeated exposure, something like cave adaptation. Every time a dwarf sees a dead body it should temporarily reduce their propensity for negative thoughts about death. Also, it would be nice if dwarves felt righteous or vindicated seeing dead/dying enemies, presumably tied to their particular personalities.

It might be overkill, but it would be nice if stress propensity decreased with exposure, too.

I'd definitely envisioned some way to remove the graffiti.

Well, they have weapons... one weapon.

About 60 gnolls showed up, unarmed except for one 'gnoll hamerman' who had an iron warhammer.

So they obviously have access to weapons, and have the capability to use them... any idea why the overwhelming majority would still be showing up totally unarmed (and fleeing at the sight of a charging dorf)?

Thanks all =)

it just seems weird that they have no weapons at all. As far as i can tell they have all the same labor permissions as humans, so it's peculiar that they wouldn't have metal weapons, even if i can't get their stone weapons to work how i'd like.