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Grimes' log
25th Limestone, 204, Early Autumn

Several months ago, I, Grimes Bisekbomrek, set out for the fortress of Ticktorch with the intention of... well... there wasn't really any cause for this sudden move, to be honest. There comes a time in many a dwarf's life when they just say:

''Screw it, I'm migrating to a newly founded fort.''

However, unlike most of 'those dwarves', I've actually SURVIVED longer than a week! I, Grimes, a lowly peasant, have survived the endless goblin ambushes. The constant catsplosions. The tricky troglodyte excursions. The sneaky swallowmen attacks. The wily wild animal assaults. The kobold killings. Th-... well, you get the point. I'VE SURVIVED!

The fortress is a mess. Countless dwarves have fallen in the past four years, their remains stashed Armok knows where. The majority of the survivors have been placed into the ''Civlogistics'' group, wandering aimlessly about the filthy halls without a care in the world, unaware of the slaughter and chaos going on around them.  The last leader went insane and mined deep into the adamantine in the mines below. He hasn't been seen since. The other dwarves were quick to erect a wall blocking off the tunnel entrance once they heard strange noises coming from the depths.

Why have I started this diary then, you may ask, when it’s obvious that I will soon perish in this hellhole? Mainly because today, I was approached by the mayor, Ingish whatshisface. Due to the death of the previous leader, a new one was needed. After writing down the name of every dwarf in the fortress on slips of paper and putting them all in a hat, the nobles decided to pluck one out randomly to help them decide on a new leader. They picked out my name. I was to be the new fortress leader. I’m not even going to ask why they did that, but I accept this title graciously! Of course, I can’t run everything by myself, so I’ve handpicked 3 of the most competent dwarves in the fortress to help out: BKMW, Addict and Kinoko.

The diary may help me to plan ahead and to record my thoughts. Who knows; I might last at the job more than 2 days.

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Sorry for taking so long; I've had a pretty busy couple of days. Don't worry, though. I've started playing the game at least

Thanks, I'll download the save later today. Do ya want another dwarf named after you, Kinoko?

I'd like to put in a vote for Lanternwebs. While it isn't as chaotic/failtacular/funny as most of the other forts, the writing's just brilliant.

Has anyone else voted for it?

I just decided to pop onto the forum for a while to see what's happening, and remembered that I'd been signed up to this succession. Sorry guys, I'm gonna have to pull out I'm waiting for the big update to come out before I start playing again. Thanks anyways.

Hold on... Are we supposed to build any mega projects?

Edit: Are we allowed to use something like, say, Dwarf Therapist to organize our dwarves better?

(I've edited this post about 5 times now)

Will everyone take a pledge to not use Reveal???

No. Yes, of course!

I'm actually a noob, but I'm just going into this challenge for fun. It's all good when I reach my inevitable death...

...Actually, scratch that. I really need to figure out how the game works before I enter the Master's challenge, or else the entire point of the Master's Challenge goes away.

Sign me out for now, because I don't think I'm ready for this.

Aw, comon. Be a sport =p I suck, and I'm still joining. At the very least, it'll be a bit of fun, and our misguided attempts at fortress building will provide comic relief for the veterans