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Yes I think by default items dropped by dead enemies are forbidden. That's something you can control in the menu you get with O then hitting F if i recall correctly.

I'm pretty sure the real answer to pisskeeps question is that it's a planned, but unimplimented feature. Otherwise the whole outside world things is kinda a waste.

How does contructing a floor on the same square as a up/down stairway block the UP part of the stairs?

If they're Children, then they were probably abducted by Goblins - when they're taken from the map, they're removed from the snatcher's bag and given the final thought "is happy to be free" which instantly makes them ecstatic.

I wonder if, by some complicated arrangement involving webs and cage traps one might make a happiness machine that imprisons dwarves, who are subsequently released, much to their elation.

"All right Urist McGrumpypants, into the box-o-joy with you. You'll be a whole new dwarf when you come out."

Or does it not work like that?

1. I'm a bit iffy on this. ok one thing, make sure the relevant stockpiles are not full. Dwarves won't haul stuff if they can't find anywhere to put it. Also it's pretty easy to just get so much junk around that they don't get to it before being distracted by more urgent tasks.

2a. Did the farmer have the mining labor enabled? I donno about the ranger, unless he was in a squad...

2b. On the equipment subscreen of the military interface (m-e), you can select an individual dorf and hit W then pick "Asign Specific Weapon" and pick from the list. make sure you whatever he was asigned before off the list or he'll try to carry two weapons, which they don't handle inteligently at the moment.

You an also set their Uniform to "Exact Matches" and they will try harder to get the specific stuff you tell them to.

I don't believe it's possible to specify individual pieces of clothing or armor though. The best you can do is item type and material and exact matches. They'll then find they best quality example on their own.

You may find it helpful to take everyone out of uniform and let your elite squad have first dibs.

3. I want to know this too.

Damnit.

I hope that gets fixed some day. There are a lot of other weapons that only make sense with certain materials.

Thanks though you saved me a lot of pointless mucking about.

Silk has a really high Shear_Yield, which should theoretically make it hard to cut, but like Sut said for leather and bludgeoning I donno how much practical difference it makes.

IRL layered fabrics work pretty well against slashing and arrows, but DF doesn't seem to simulate that well. I wonder if the raws can be tweaked....I want linen armor.

Because dwarf children are blessed by Armok.

How come dwarves can make mechanical devices (mechanisms) out of stone but not wood or metal?