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An alternative would be to add a 'rags' item that could be used for various things. Papermaking, maybe. Stuffing for pillows. That sort of thing.

I would leave the construction of any mechanism sub-part to the mechanic. The teeth on cogs and gears and such have to be incredibly precise to function properly. Let the mechanic be the one to carve them, since he's the one putting them together and knows how they should work.

This is even more hilarious if you imagine it as Dwarven Hot Pants.

Someone post this in eternal suggestions. This is an excellent idea.

I like this idea.

For those that want their dwarves to be totally random: great! Have fun with that. You can just leave the button alone and ignore your dwarves profiles until you get in game. But for those who want to use the game as a storytelling tool, this is a useful option.

(And really, given the game's origins, using DF as a tool to tell stories is very appropriate. So much of the game is devoted to generating history and historical figures, letting the player in on the action seems only reasonable.)

Magma pools are not mountain only. But it is probably the underground pool that's throwing off the search.

The other one that's going to be giving you trouble is the flux stone; magma pipes and pools usually appear in volcanic rocks, which exclude flux, typically. The only places you'll find flux and magma in the same place are going to be the boundary regions of the volcanic area.

Some of the color codings are nearly useless, though. A furnace operator is the same color as a weaponsmith, and mason is the same color as an engraver, and the brown farmer color covers everything from planting to woodburning.