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There might be a downward ramp that's just the same colour as all the rock and it's just hard to spot.

If it's a monster there also might be a raised mound over their lair, which will have the entrance somewhere on the side.

^Not megaladon, rhincodon. You can find them in tropical oceans.

Before you say those things aren't big enough, remember that the DF whale isn't specifically a blue whale, and there are plenty of whales that are about the size of a rhincodon.

No one has made this yet, right?

^To elaborate, those are quality grades. They provide a multiplicative bonus to weapons (for accuracy and damage) and armor (chance of blocking) which depends on the grade:
1. Regular: (item name), base
2. Well-crafted: -(item name)-, 1.2 times base
3. Finely-crafted: +(item name)+, 1.4 times base
4. Superior quality: *(item name)*, 1.6 times base
5. Exceptional quality: ≡(item name)≡, 1.8 times base
6. Masterful quality: ☼(item name)☼, double base
7. Artifact: item has unique name, triple base [can only be made in fortress mode by moods at random]

Also, don't mistake a quality item for an item with a quality decoration, not that they're mutually exclusive. If something has one of more decorations, the name will have a < mark for each one. Each decoration has its own quality as does the weapon itself, and the weapon's quality marker is the one closest to the item name. So +<*<-bronze long sword->*>+ means a well-crafted bronze long sword with one superior decoration and one finely-crafted decoration.

I just thought of something, since they're still standing won't their speed be higher than if they were on the ground? So does that mean propping them up by an embedded weapon will make them regain consciousness sooner?

^Yes, you can in theory cross the ocean by swimming, but you'll need an adventure that's a really good swimmer that can cross it before getting exhausted, the patience of a saint because it will take literally hours in real time, and a really good computer because processing so much water at once can easily cause a game to crash.

Added some more question.

Really newbish question but when I start one game lets say dwarf fortress when I try to play a different game mode it just goes straight to the load for screen how do I make it so I can play dwarf fortress and then switch to Legends or Adventure mode later?

You can only play one game per region, though you can retire an adventurer then take them out of retirement or abandon a fort then reclaim it. Or make a copy of the region, though obviously things can't affect each other from that point.

^I think they can also send caravans and have members launch ambushes.

Also, the compass isn't bugged, it just isn't always useful because all it points to is the center or entrance of a site.