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fishing produces turtles, which makes them easy to get.  Cave lobster shells aren't so easy to obtain (I'm pretty sure they require an underground lake or river).

I know it's sort of cheaty anyway, but I'd prefer to do it the hard way.  Adding in a reaction means I've got as much as I'd like, this means I still have to work for it.  Work especially hard in fact.

I like that you've done trials on return rates in particular.  I think when I get the chance I'll build a smelter in the bolt collection area and do a little experiment, see exactly how many it takes by checking. 

This didn't work out so well, the hammerer didn't get killed.  I locked him in afterward and he eventually starved to death.  He had 40 some kills. 

I guess goblins run and will only counter attack after being released from a cage. 

Can it be done?

Wow, 80 goblins in a 2X7 room doesn't work well.  The baron bit it, the hammer hasn't taken a scratch, by my uberdwarf had taken a red hit to the arm and yellow to the leg.  Still fighting though. 

I decide to welcome the new baron to my settlement with a little entertainment!  The entertainment was a cage of 80 goblins delivered to his room (which is our live targets shooting range), and then locked in when the cage pops open.  In fact, the hammerman is joining him too.  Also locked in, my last founding dwarf who is nothing short of unstoppable.  Armed with no armor except for a helm and a plain wooden sword.  I wonder if either of the nobles will survive. 

I've got a fortress I've been running for a quite a while (it's in year 20), and I recently increased the population cap.  50 dwarf turned into 100 in just a few years, and suddenly all my dwarves are pissed.

Now I have to say, with maybe 3 exceptions I treat my dwarves like shit.  I've got a few dwarves that have skills and the rest are either military or part of a massive army of miners. 

Now I've had two tantrums. One by the mayor, who killed someone in a fit of rage, and another by a child that is master of all social skills (and thus pretty badass).  I can see it's coming, but I guess it's probably a good thing.  I don't need this many dwarves, a culling of the population with some possible pet casualties is just what I need.  Still, I'm a tad worried they'll start breaking my stuff.

I find kind of the opposite.  I don't think I've ever had a shortage of food in a fortress where I had even one field running, so that sounds kind of excessive. 

I prefer to spend my starting skills on hard to increase crafting skills.  Metalsmithing, weapon or armor smithing, gem setting, all are difficult to increase skills that I find it's best to up to 5 on a starting dwarf to save resources.

Start with an extra big field and those farmers will be legendary in no time.  It may eat their time early on, but that's a small price to pay for higher quality metal stuff from the get go.