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I just did some quick tests (my first official dwarven science!) and I will confirm that each time, my wagon started in the highlighted biome.  It also seemed to be as near the center of the map within that biome as it could get.  However, when I tabbed through the different view modes, it did not seem to reset my wagon position to the center of the map.  I still ended up where I expected, near the corner (because of the biome I had selected before hitting tab.)

I'm planning to start using DF for two things in my roleplaying campaigns.  First, NPCs.  Names, descriptions, personalities, quirks.  Whatever I need.  Second is maps, but not directly.  I think I would export the world map and use it as a guide in AutoREALM.  Keep the general landmasses shaped the same, but put mountain ranges and other features in more logical configurations.  Maybe even deities and pantheons too, now that I think about it more...

End of second year report

Temporary outer wall is almost complete.  Started work on underground power plant for the pump stacks.  Going to need lots of wood!  Set up a hospital zone and burial area.  Mostly setup now to start pumping out cloth and leather clothing.  Now have 4 magma glass furnaces; 3 are pumping out green glass blocks, the fourth is still going on trade goods.  Also a magma smelter (needed metal bars for a strange mood.)  Speaking of strange moods, I've had two of them, both successful.  The first got me a legendary glassmaker!  The second got me a legendary metalcrafter.  The third strange mood is in progress at a crafter's workshop.  It says he wants bones, and there are lots of bones sitting in his workshop... I'll butcher a dog to see if that satisfies him.  I have about 10 masons now, so building should be quick from now on (if I can manage it effectively.)  Total population is 44, with 7 in the military and still no children!  I have my population cap set at 60; not sure if I'll increase it or not.

EDIT: Slaughtering the dog worked.  Third strange mood resulted in a legendary stone crafter.
EDIT2: Also, I've found evidence of a giant cave spider in the caverns.

End of first year report

This year was mainly getting things set up.  Dug a small living area in the southern hill with a general stockpile, trading depot, kitchen, dining room, and dormitory.  Dug down in the middle of the map to get to the magma pipe.  Set up magma glass works area with a single glass furnace for now.  Starting with just making green glass toys for trade.  Requested as much potash and pearlash as I could from the caravan.  Started work on surrounding wall to protect construction area.  Also have a militia of 5 assigned as marksdwarves.  Training will commence in earnest (on vultures and camels) when I get enough dwarves to start carving bone bolts.  Migrant counts have been surprisingly low so far, so I don't have as many as I want for building the outer wall.  Current population is 14 (all adult.)

Maybe the Friendly indication is from his civilization, but the were-genes made him feral and surly?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Well, in the beginning, Armok created the first races, the Dwarves, the Elves, the Humans, the Goblins, the Kobolds, and the Others. The Others are what we call today the Forgotten Beasts, Titans, and Clowns. When the Others rampaged across the planet crushing the barely prepared races Armok decided to diminish the power of the Others to give the other races a chance. 1/3 was allowed to roam the land above and become the stuff of legends, 1/3 was sealed underground only to be released by those great enough to find their chambers and fight them. However, the final 1/3 was smarter than the other 2/3s. When Armok let them roam free above, they presented themselves as gods, when he sealed them underground they created grand slade structures under the earth, grew their power even further and attacked the surface with their great slade weapons. Truly this was the greatest of the Others. So Armok created a realm for them, a prison, only reachable through veins of pure candy. However, some escaped the gaze of Armok and they hid themselves beneath their great slade fortresses. There they wait, for a signal to return and reclaim their lost glory.

The thread is marked as SPOILERS.  You put your own post in a spoiler box.  And yet you still insist on using the ridiculous terms clowns and candy?

Suspense has been happy lately.  He ate a decent meal with dessert recently.  He ran a satisfying game of D&D recently.  He talked with a friend recently.  He was aggravated by a winter storm recently.
He has the appearance of someone that is twenty-six years old, even though he is actually thirty-two.
He is of average height.  His brown hair is kept very short.  His brown beard is short.  His eyes are brown.  He is somewhat skinny.
He has a keen intellect and is very rarely sick, but is quick to tire, clumsy, and very shy.
He likes video games, board games, role-playing games, playing piano, hiking, and snakes for their slithering.  When possible he prefers to consume mangoes.  He absolutely detests winter weather.
He often feels tired.  He is quick to anger.  He finds it easy to amuse himself.  He is prone to use sarcasm.  He does not enjoy meeting new people and tends to avoid crowds.  He is guarded in relationships with others.  He dreams big, but frequently lacks motivation.  He often cracks his knuckles.  He needs sleep to get through the working day, but rarely gets enough.

EDIT: forgot my skills!

Skilled Programmer
Adequate Pianist
Dabbling Cook
Dabbling Baker
Competent Game Master
Abysmal Conversationalist
Skilled Reader

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Does this make anyone else feel like they're signing up on a dating site?