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DF General Discussion / Creepy or unsettling aspects of dwarf fortress
« on: October 08, 2020, 09:07:52 am »
I've been seeing a lot of those "iceberg" memes and started wondering if there is any creepy and unsettling community generated folklore about DF. Also it's the spooky month so I though this topic would be relevant.
Aside from the obvious gore and mutilation present in the game, the only thing I can really think of is the whole mermaid bones incident, but even that is quite a stretch. I've also hear rumors about someone actually winning Dwarf Fortress, but I gather that that might just be a joke on the forums.
Maybe DF isn't the type of game to generate this kind of stuff, given the slapstick attitude of the game. Additionally, internet folklore is usually created by young and impressionable audiences which DF doesn't really attract. However I find it hard to believe that nothing like this has come up given DF's long and storied history.
Aside from the obvious gore and mutilation present in the game, the only thing I can really think of is the whole mermaid bones incident, but even that is quite a stretch. I've also hear rumors about someone actually winning Dwarf Fortress, but I gather that that might just be a joke on the forums.
Maybe DF isn't the type of game to generate this kind of stuff, given the slapstick attitude of the game. Additionally, internet folklore is usually created by young and impressionable audiences which DF doesn't really attract. However I find it hard to believe that nothing like this has come up given DF's long and storied history.