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Little Urist has never been happier with his wooden axe. Thank you all.

I've been playing Dwarf Fortress for six years and not once in that entire time have I even considered cheating. Until now that is. After an eight month hiatus from the game, my first embark went perfectly. The site is just ... gorgeous. It might be the most aesthetically pleasing embark site that I've ever had. Unfortunately, I forgot something during my embark, an axe. I know, it's ridiculous that I'd forget something like that, but I did. I considered abandoning the site and reclaiming it, but I absolutely hate doing that. Unless things have changed, it moves your items all over the place, screws up the caverns, and generally just makes a mess of things.

Now I could just restart and move to a different, not beautiful and amazing site. Or I could somehow slip a copper battle axe into the game somehow. Does anyone know how to do this?

Also, does anyone know if Reclaim has been changed significantly enough that it doesn't screw up the caverns and leave your items sprinkled over the map?

Can wheelbarrows be used to haul water to muddy stone or fill a well?

Hey there, I see that you need another player. If that's still true, then I'd love to join.

I've always wondered why there's no way to name the military squads when you can name your dwarves and fortress.  Am I simply blind to some obvious way to name the squads or is there really no option?

As I said, all of my soldier dwarves have the following armor and all of it is in steel and all of it is exceptional:

Breastplate
Mail Shirt
Greaves
Two High Boots
Two Gauntlets
Helm
Shield

I'm really quite confused about it.  Should I try forbidding all of their clothes besides their armor?

I have a small military of 9 dwarves.  Or, rather, I should say that I had a small military of 9 dwarves and now have a sad bunch of cripples who know how to use weapons.  My dwarven army was clad in exceptional steel armor with exceptional steel weapons and yet they have all suffered grievous injuries.  Five goblins with copper weapons were able to cut off a hand off of three different dwarves, cut off a leg, and gouge out an eye.  Now, I'm willing to understand the eye, but why is it that the copper weapons are able to penetrate the steel armor so readily?  Further, when I read the reports it always says, "The goblin... slashed... through the cloak or vest or cap."  Why doesn't it say "through the steel breastplate or steel gauntlet?  Are my dwarves bugged or am I simply having ridiculously bad luck?

Just for reference, all of my dwarves are equipped with steel breastplates, mail shirts, helms, gauntlets, high boots, greaves, shields, and weapons.  Any advice?

Thank you.

I have a rather nice prison.  There are around 40 silver cages set into alcoves and a 4x4 drink and a 4x4 prepared food stockpile attached to it.  I have 15+ dwarves who haul and have feed prisoner/patient set as their only jobs.  Why is it then, that my legendary Smelter, who didn't fulfill a mandate for slade items, starved to death in my prison?  Is there any way to make sure that they feed him?  Is this a bug? 

Any advice would be appreciated.