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So, I have an utterly bizarre situation in my fort. This is slightly modded DF. (no exotics; war rabbits and war giant badgers; extra reactions for free materials when I feel like cheating; I also used RuneSmith a little to genocide goblin ambushes earlier to get the fort set up.) I set up a magma flooding trap in my entrance, and bait goblins into it by tossing War Rabbits into the area. I had some trolls show up with a goblin siege, and in the (drawn out, they were being ineffective at killing) process of killing the rabbit, two of the trolls suddenly changed job into a Troll Leatherworker and a Troll Pump Operator, who were then afraid of my dwarves/pets and would run away instead of going for combat.
Has this happened to anyone else?

Since the custom workshops aren't at all clear yet from what I've seen, I have a suggestion for something that should be possible:
Workshops that generate power, either automatically (like windmills) or on some condition (like waterwheels, perhaps magma-powered fans that work on 'hot air' rising from the magma. In other words, a windmill-shaped construction that's powered by having magma under it like magma workshops)
Rationale for magma fans: At least some estates in Britain had mechanical devices that used a fan over the fireplace to automatically turn the spit that the meat's roasting on. I don't know exactly what period the one I saw was from, though.

I'm looking to be able to make Goblin Leather objects, Elf Leather goods (to trade to the elves, of course)...
How does this work? I don't see a [butcherable] token and I don't know what sets Goblins apart from Cats in terms of being butcherable.

I'd like to suggest an assignable position (like hoardmaster, broker, manager, or sheriff) of 'Dwarven Drill Sergeant' (or other title like that) who can train 10 or so other dwarves in the weapon skill that the dwarf knows.
And then I'd like a new skill that deals with first aid, and dwarves with first aid trained can work with dwarves to improve their rate of healing, possibly even helping to heal nerve damage. You could have a dabbling doctor barely help the recovery rate (or even possibly make it worse) but have a legendary doctor setting bones and adjusting backs to make dwarves heal in a much shorter time.