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BTW, will we ever see normal dwarves gaining noble titles after doing something really, really cool? Like single-handely defeating an ambush (saving life of some noble that decided it's a good time to go for a walk) or crafting an artifact steel long sword?

Sure. this fort derailed into a forum RPG, so anything can happen here according to the wishes of players and benevolence of the DF engine.

Also, speaking of benevolence:
on the spring of third year a first wave of true migrants have arrived! 21 fresh dwarf(all adults o_O) is ready to serve the council.
Apparently the set of religious bone figurines lovingly carved by Derpislava impressed the outpost liaison and he spread the word  that our settlement worth visiting.

Edit: Teledwarf met the pilgrims with all hospitality he could muster. After the formalities and exchange of gifts (we presented them some warm beds, they presented us some livestock) Teledwarf took out a big book and started to write down everything newcomers had to tell about their families. Almost all of the pilgrims had their story confirmed by someone in the fort. Except for one gal, who claims to have a family, but just no one in this particular part of the world:

Nothing in her appearance, story or skills give any reason to doubt her. It is just that noone can confirm that she is the one she claims to be. What should we do about her?

Also, it's probably not the case, but have you changed the pop cap in any way? It's most likely that we just got a unlucky embark, but I figure I should ask.

[POPULATION_CAP:200]
[BABY_CHILD_CAP:100:20]

Edit: Fun fact - I am now novice DFusioner! now I can name anything and even alter personalities according to your requests. check it out:

Hi can I be a cat?

Sure, but I assume we need to wait when some cat adopts a dwarf or kills something important (and therefore gets a name).
Or can I give nicknames to cats?

OOC:
Also while we are at voting stage: This project slowly turns into a community-driven forum RPG. Maybe you guys know some better media format for it? Single forum thread is a bit too constraining for the amount of communications and documentation(requests of different levels, proper votes, guilds with limited access, various diaries, history manuscripts, narratives, screenshots and maps) we could have. Is I understand: the more of this stuff - the more interactive RPG becomes.
So, what methods of organizing this stuff would you recommend? I can currently think only of a subforum with multiple threads and subforums with custom access rules or the wave format (google had a "google wave", which they discontinued but I heard some other vendors provide such functionality). Maybe you guys know of some other media format that would suit us well? Or maybe I am ahead of myself here?

aquifer breaching was successful (so far. let's see if it will remain so in spring.)
We have lost two newbie migrant miners: Moldath Limaruzol and Lokum Uzolrit. They were frozen in ice. One day we will recover their bodies and will arrange the burial.
Also gobins snatched Cain's younger son, Mafol Idenlam. Maybe we need some kind of guarded school for young citizens? A place to experiment with plants and alcohol under the supervision of armed adults?

On a brighter side we now have access to galena, magnetite, gabbro, limestone (probably whole layer of it) and 5 boulders of kaolinite from aquifer horizon.
Maybe it is time to start steel industry? Derpislava claims that she is an adequate blacksmith.

Derpislava has given birth to a boy, Udil Tulonrurast!

I'd like to dorfed as a noble please.

Fair lady Iden "Urist Mc Dwarf" Akumrith:

Well if Dorf requests are still being accepted, preferably male carpenter, but will take anything that is free.

we are a bit short on male carpenters right now. How about male migrant mason instead?
Migrant of 2nd wave, Ast "Cain" Olinasteb, mason-lumberjack

And a little update on our current situation: it is now autumn of the second year. We have just received a note (tied to the foot of a semi-intelligent ravenwoman from mountainhome) that we will not get any migrants. We got similar notes on spring and summer too. So the second year will not bring us any new workers. I am worried that something may be wrong back home. We might as well never get any migrants ever. Plans should be drafted for such an unfortunate chain of events.

a few IC notes:
our "beloved" king and his crone of a daughter are widely considered "an insane lunatic" and "an ugly rattlesnake" among his subjects(those are exact quotes from the outpost liaison Iden Kogankod, who came to visit us last autumn. He was deeply shocked to  see heirs of noble bloodlines crawling in mud trying to build a wooden hut in the middle of nowhere. His shock resulted in no migrants in the spring. Maybe few outcasts will join us in the summer? If will manage to force them to....)

After all they decided to send only 7 unskilled dwarves with inadequate supplies to  build what can be considered a social megaproject.

Also I would recommend to postpone the appointment rules, as we do not have nearly enough dwarves to adeuately fill public positions without council members. Maybe we can decide upon the minimum adult population before those laws kick in?

War leader would have plenty to decide upon: What kind of equipment to use(type, material). Prioritize quality or quantity(quickly churn many low-quality items with several unskilled craftsdwarves or levelup one craftsdwarf to eventually create masterwork items). What items to buy from traders and what to trophies from fallen enemies to use(bows? longswords? scourges?). Group veterans into one squad, or distribute them to train rookies. when to conscript another squad.

We can also institute many other roles:
Public Works Commissioner - in charge of all large, but relatively unskilled projects (excavate, build a wall, build a road, smooth some walls, etc...)
Rural Development Commissioner - how should rural area be developed?
Urban Development Commissioner - how should city be planned?
High Engineer - in charge for engineering projects (minecart routes, aqueducts, baths, etc...)
Fortification Commissioner - decides where and how to fortify our position. walls, portcullises, towers...
High Architect - creates designs for all buildings.
Mining Commissioner - decides what to mine and when.
and so on...

OOC: DF if full of decisions, and we can share those decisions. In a game where we have to decide for ourselves what a fisherman's  hut is, designing such a hut can be a major undertaking. Or should it be a fishing village with 3-5 huts? How many of those do we need? Where to place them and how to deliver goods to and from them?

I can even upload saves from time to time if there is anyone interested in looking at the landscape on-site .