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Now that my ideal embark location has been cleared of its squatters, seven intrepid pioneers have been dispatched to found Granitemaw.

The miners have dug out the primary workshop block and are working on the stockpile are 1 z-level above the work area. Next on the list is the founders' bedroom block, the magma forges and the danger room.

So I genned up a world in .13 and ran into an issue with a nice prospective fortress location being the home of a family of giants. So off we go with a little adventurer-served eviction notice.

Buuut....

On my way to the site, I ran into a little human sprawl. So, axe in hand, I step into the first cabin. There's maybe 10 of so humans hanging around inside minding their own business. So I cut the first one down, expecting the zerg rush to start. But it doesn't. So I cut down the second. And the third... And then the second cabin, followed by a few more.

And the rest just stand idly by, waiting their turn at the axe blade. Except for the last one standing in the cabin, they get all sorts of gouging and limb-breaking fun, too.

Now the new mechanics don't make NPCs notable right away, listing them as "Human Weaver" etc. So I pause part way through the slaughter to strike up a conversation (just so this massacre victim counts as a notable kill). So off we merrily chat, and he tells me about his family and the surroundings, despite the fact that I just lopped off his lower arm. And then I kill him and the rest of his family.

Man, Adventure Mode *is* (temporarily) broken.

Genned a new fort with a primo location: volcano, flux, sand, river, far enough away from sprawl (.13), two biomes with high savagery.

So we struck the earth... Just over a ridge from a cave inhabited by a family of four giants. Two of them have earned titles during worldgen.

For kicks, I unforbade one of the giants' large topazolites. Fun ensued.

So now I have to decide to send in an adventurer to clear the giants out or to re-embark and bait them into a line of cage traps. Suggestions?

I'm going to install this mod, create an adventurer and gouge out the eyes of elves with my schlong.

Why am I picturing Reg wearing a yellow jumpsuit bashing his way through a mass of goblin Yakuza?

-Only if they come bearing booze, seeds you want or plants

Or exotic animals. If you're lucky (and not too generous when trading), elves will bring all sorts of exotic creatures. For the price of a few exceptional microcline trumpets, you may be able to buy things like giant lions, saltwater crocodiles, elephants or any of the several varieties of gibbons.

_{I gots me some jungle elves in my current game.}

The menu is already there. This would just add more functionality to it.