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Once I accidentally dumped a brook right in my dining hall. Almost everyone was unable to escape due to my poor fort design and dangerous terrain. The miner was first one to go as he was trapped in the lowest level and was not fast enough to carve himself stairs up.
If I remember correctly only mason and bookkeeper and lots of dogs managed to get out through prepared canal for dumping the excess water back in the brook. I ordered them to build some workshops in almost empty river bed (is brook bed proper english?). The two guys survived over an year in the brook. When I realised I could save them by tearing down the workshops and building a staircase, it already was not possible due to dangerous terrain.

It was very funny. I had a quite functional mini fort completely closed from outer world and two guys surviving in a brook unable to get out. The elven, human and dwarf caravan came a left, walking right above heads of my two brook guys. Then the water finally reached the top levels and dwarves were drowning. Only two survivors were throwing tantrums, killing dogs and fishes, filling the brook with blood. And then a Baron came. I gave him some time to lure immigrants. The fort was ended with the death of Baron - he was killed by wolf when hunting for vermin.

To my knowledge, the engravings only affect one side of wall (there is a discussion in mythbusters thread). Therefore doubled engraved walls will boost value of both rooms.

You could make it like a drop down menu like this.

armor^
weapon V
-axe^
-spear^
-hammer^
-club^
-swords V
--iron swords^
--bronze swords V
---bronze sword   $x xdam
---bronze sword   $x xdam
---bronze sword   $x xdam
stuff^
other things^

Yeah - that is what I meant by "tree-like structure"

...?  Skill massively improves the quality of output, also.

Sorry, my bad

While I'm all for more tools and uses for them, this idea, unless handled well, turns into generic RTS techtree stuff which just isn't realistic and fitting.

Fitting? Fitting what?

Treetech stuff actually is far more realistic than system DF currently uses. If I should use the example of kitchen, than better tools allow you to make better and more interesting dishes. Yes, you can make bread without a bakery but only a few types and it is harder to make them well. Realistically this is not the only factor - a good cook in a bad kitchen will make better food than a bad cook in a good kitchen. However a good cook in a good kitchen...
Since in DF skill only affects the time needed to complete a task this idea could bring at least a bit of a realism to the gameplay.

Procedurally generated meta-game! Before you start the game you do not know if it will be RTS or top-down shooter (or on rare ocasions Tetris), theme (SF, WWII, Fantasy, etc), story, maps, music, everything randomely chosen or procedurally generated. Ha!

At the sub-discusion on Zombland - I acgree with JoshuaFM - finally a game with zombies that covers "rise of the hero". Sadly it needs much work to be really great.

This is really great!

However almost everything this thing produces has some dark atmosphere in it. I love the "Carp". I can almost see Urist McFisher running in fear.

'Leveling Up' after particularly intense happenings, be it a fight, argument, close encounter with the law, et cetera.

This is actually quite cool! I think I will start giving myself exp points for finished tasks.