Bay 12 Games Forum

So I've decided to start my first megaproject, and not being incredibly creative I've decided to build great pyramids in my current dwarf map, which is about 1/3 volcano, but about 2/3 very flat.  I've also decided that it's not really a good megaproject if I need to turn off invasions, so I'm doing everything with unmodded df (except allowing myself to tame exotic animals) and fighting off invasions with my small military. 
I've also decided that I want to make sure each pyramid is a different color and uses only 1 type of stone (Basalt for black, alunite for white, cinnabar for red, olivine for green, and I will do a gold one, since my embark has a ton of gold, etc.)  And once they're built my dwarfs will make their homes in these pyramids. 

Any ideas on what else I can do besides pyramids?  A sphinx is an obvious idea, but I'm not sure I'm up to the design task.  I've also thought about possibilities of making some sort of skyway system between the pyramids, but I'm not sure how that would work.  I've recently just finished my first pyramid (basalt), and have some others underway, although for some of them the problem is as much finding enough stone (I know it's there cause I used prospector).

Anyway, any suggestions?   

I've noticed looking at the health tab of the 'z' menu that some of my animals are requesting diagnosis and have various problems, particularly my war animals which see battle regularly.  Is there any way, or any planned implementation of vet medicine? Are injured war animals just going to become meat-shields?

So I haven't had much interactions with subterranean races, and my current map has cave swallow people, which is no big deal.
I'm just curious as to why the ones that don't have jobs as either blowgunner or spearman are listed as friendly, while those that do have those military jobs are hostile.  Is this normal?  If I kill the hostile ones will the rest just sit there like nothing happened?  Will the hostile ones actively try to kill any of my units that approach? 

Hi, I'm relatively new, but I've dealt with plenty of moods before, so this one is confusing me. 

I had a dwarf become possessed and take over my magma forge, and then proceed to want metal bars (which I have plenty of), bones (also have from my hunting industry) and gems (check).  He hasn't gone to get any of these items since claiming the forge though and just sits there.  The forge is powered, there is 7/7 magma underneath.

I haven't assigned any burrows yet this game, so that can't be the problem, and I can't figure out why he won't go off and grab any of these items from the stockpiles.  Anyone encounter this before or have any suggestions?

Thanks.

I'm relatively new, and have only played a few fortresses so far, and none of them for all that long, but my fortress now, which I think will be a keeper has 1 problem... it's got tons of children and babies.  At the end of my second year I have a total of 73 dwarves, of those 4 are babies, and 10 more are children (most of which are less than 6 years old.)  I didn't seem to have so many children in my previous fortresses, especially so early.  Each immigrant wave has come with several children, and I've had 5 baby births.  Is this common?