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Do you have a hole dug under the well already?  Also, how long has it been since you made the ropes / chains?  They could be tasked for hauling and thus unavailable.  Try making a stockpile for just ropes and chains next to the well and once they are in that stockpile, see if you get the same issue.

I do have the hole dug, and that rope had just been made. There is a stockpile there, but no dorfs seem inclined to move the rope as yet. I guess I'll wait until it gets moved and then try again.

Edit: Well, I don't know what did it, but I made another rope out of yarn and suddenly all of the rope was available to be used. All's well that ends well! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You *did* download a newer version and replace the PyLNP binary, right? A small "download status" area should appear near the bottom of the window after you agree to that; try making the window a bit taller if you don't see it.

If that's not working, check if anything is displayed in File > Output log. If there isn't anything there, the simplest workaround is to download the Windows version of Dwarf Fortress and place it in LNP/Baselines (create the directory if it doesn't exist)

Well I've got egg on my face now. Seems my window wasn't tall enough, so I didn't see the the "download status" thing and consequently wasn't waiting long enough for it to download. Works now!

I just want to thank you for this tutorial. I've been wanting to get into DF for ages and now that I've found this, I can actually play.