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Easy, he just wanted to write a lot of words.  He doesn't mean anything aggressive by it.

How often does he respond?  Only when it is absolutely necessary.  How often does he read?  VERY often.

Why do you ask?

I learned that you don't actually have to see something in order to see it.

Yes, but that one tends to be rather vocal about it.

If you feel the idea was not adequately presented in the old topics, feel free to make a new one.  If it wasn't from that long ago, bring it back.  But if it's from a couple years back, I wouldn't suggest bringing it back into the limelight unless you've got a really well-made post to bring it back with.

But yeah...  Damned if you do, damned if you don't.  At least around here, it's more of a "darn".

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Originally posted by AlmostEverywhere:
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And, um, thvaz... play generations of farmers?  Really?</STRONG>

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The first time I ever played ADOM, I made a hurthling farmer that I intended to make an herb farm with and live peacefully ever after.

Hey, I put serious thought into that "Arms for the Arm Pit" stuff.  

Okay, so it was seven seconds of serious thought, but it still counts.

I think we should switch from offering generic blood and skulls to Armok, and instead giving unto him his preferred limbs.  I thought it quite fitting, considering the origin of his name.  Arms for Armok!

Yeah, you have to be very particular when making dwarves tantrum.  There are some very interesting ways of doing it, but you do have to spend a lot of effort on a single dwarf to do it.

For this example, I will use a few key aspects, such as deprivation.

Build a small enclosure somewhere outside, and build a ramp leading to the top from the outside.  Channel out two or more tiles, with at least one tile of space between them.

Underneath, build another enclosure around one of the open spots, and then fill that with water.  You may want to make it a bit longer, and then channel into it from outside the aboveground enclosure.  This will allow you to refill the water supply without entering the enclosure.  Do not hook up a brook or other flowing water source.

Designate refuse stockpiles around the other holes, but not on the opened tile itself.  Finally, dump a ton of lead coins or bone bolts into the aboveground enclosure and unforbid them.

You now have an area that will do several things:  First, the dwarf will be outside.  If he has adapted to cave living, this in itself will make him a bit unhappy, but he will also be subject to rainstorms as well as the unhappy thought of having slept outside in the dirt.

Next, it allows you to pick what type of food you give him.  I don't think dwarves notice if their food is a little bit xXspoiledXx, but you can at least keep the good stuff away from them.

Thirdly, the water supply is both stagnant and watery, two things a dwarf does not care for.

And finally, miasma will seep up from the underground refuse pile and float up through the hole to disgust your dwarf.  Miasma can't form aboveground, but it can certainly exist aboveground.

The bolts/coins are just there to train throwing skill for when he tantrums.