Welcome! This is a Masterwork 4e Mod fortress (Dwarf Variety), and I am going to play/post it as an exercise in learning and teaching Masterwork Mod and hopefully provide some entertainment for you guys. I’m not going to go nuts on in character posts, as there will be a lot to learn and cover as the game gets going, but if you want a dwarf, I am more than happy to dorf you up. I’ll provide updates about the dorfed as I have time or interesting things happen.
If you are unfamiliar with the Masterwork mod, check out the whole section of the forum devoted to it. Meph has done a really cool job on this mod. It is also mind-bogglingly huge. I may be exaggerating, but I think the mod at least doubles the number of buildings in the game. It also introduces magic, frost giants, diseases, landmines, guns, and more.
So much more, in fact, that it’s rather daunting. The point of this fort is to try and explore as much of the game as possible before death, !!fun!!, clowns, updates or boredom stop me. With all that said, here is the basic info on my embark:
About the Fort:I am using Masterwork Mod version 4e, with diseases, warlocks, frost giants and tunneling sieges turned off for now. I have diseases turned off because they are tad strong at the moment. All the other features are enabled, including harder smelting, mining, and farming. I genned a world off a custom Mandelbrot profile with the age turned down to 100 and the embark points jacked up. Why? I’m glad you asked.
The most immediately obvious part of Masterworks is the harder farming system. Put simply, underground crops take a year to grow, above ground crops take about 2 seasons, and die if left going through winter. So in a base embark the first year can be a bit hairy, and slow. Because of this, I am bringing a little bit more food, and a few more animals than a normal embark allows for. I want to make it through the start without huge problems, as this is supposed to be a tutorial/exercise dammit.
So here is what I took with me on embark:
A double ration of starting food and alcohol
3 Picks
3 Axes
6 of each above and below ground seed, with about 20 Plump Helmet Spawns
3 Mastiffs
3 Badgerdogs
3 Changelings
4 Frill Lizards
Whatever the hell else is in the starting embark profile, probably some wood, stone and random nest boxes.
I chose an embark with a volcano, a brook, and lots of everything. Again, this ain’t no single pick challenge, it’s a test fort! I want to show off all the fun stuff, so I need them big sieges to get there.
Without further ado, strike the earth!
Write-upsYear One - Farms, Caverns and FurnitureYear Two - Research Bedrooms and BloodsteelYear Three - Digging down, Building Up, and Moar Farms!DorfsGrimmash - Expedition Leader, Overseer
`Grimmash' Izkilbothon has been happy lately. He received food recently. He slept in a very good bedroom recently. He made a friend recently. He admired a fine Door lately. He admired own fine Cage lately. He has been satisfied at work lately.
He is a worshipper of Basen Wadeflies and a dubious worshipper of Uzol.
He is a citizen of The Meditative Tins. He is a member of The Sands of Crucifixion. He is the expedition leader of The Sands of Crucifixion. He is the chief medical dwarf of The Sands of Crucifixion. He is the overseer of The Sands of Crucifixion. He arrived at Umgankor on the 1st of Granite in the year 101.
He is fifty-two years old, born on the 27th of Malachite in the year 51.
His sideburns are clean-shaven. His very long moustache is arranged in double braids. His very long beard is braided. His short hair is neatly combed. He is short. He has low cheekbones. His somewhat narrow nose is broad. His teeth are gapped. His eyes are wide-set. His eyes slightly sunken. His lips are thin. His ears are somewhat narrow. He is average in size. His skin is pink. His eyes are rust.
He is very rarely sick, but he is flimsy.
`Grimmash' Izkilbothon likes frozen wasps, bronze, chrysoberyl, seahorse tooth, the color pale blue, traction benches, animal traps and water buffalos for their water wallowing. When possible, he prefers to consume prickleberry juice. He absolutely detests shrikes.
He has a great ability to focus and a good kinesthetic sense, but he has poor empathy, little linguistic ability and a poor memory.
He is very distant and reserved. He is bored by reality and has a wonderful imagination. He is eager for new experiences. He admires tradition. He whispers when he is thinking hard about something. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Meph - Militia Commander
`Meph' Kasbenral has been quite content lately. He slept in a very good bedroom recently. He has complained about the draft lately. He admired a fine Trap lately. He had a satisfying sparring session recently.
He is married to Ingish Ochrehells and has one child: Zeg Stuckoiled. He is the son of Asob Bushyimmoral and Unil Hatefulmonkey.
He is a citizen of The Meditative Tins. He is a member of The Sands of Crucifixion. He is a former member of The Lamented Evils. He is a former member of The Fortress of Recreation. He is the military commander of The Sands of Crucifixion. He arrived at Umgankor on the 16th of Slate in the year 102.
He is seventeen years old, born on the 13th of Opal in the year 86.
He is fat. His eyes have very thin irises. He is fat. His sideburns are clean-shaven. His very long moustache is neatly combed. His very long beard is braided. His short hair is neatly combed. He has very round chin. His nose bridge is very convex. His nose is slightly hooked. His skin is pink. His eyes are rust.
He is very agile and tough, but he is susceptible to disease and slow to heal.
`Meph' Kasbenral likes stripped, steampowered, emerald, round shields, figurines and ducks for their quacks. When possible, he prefers to consume cave wheat tea and roasted seeds. He absolutely detests finches.
He has a great musical sense, a great feel for the surrounding space and a very good sense of the position of his own body, but he has a shortage of patience and a poor ability to manage or understand social relationships.
He is slow to anger. He doesn't often experience strong cravings or urges. He can handle stress. He tends to avoid crowds. He is candid and sincere in dealings with others. He is willing to compromise with others. He doesn't go out of his way to do more work than necessary. He gnaws his cheek when he is annoyed. He needs alcohol to get through the working day.
*LEGIONNAIRE* Having undergone the garrison training, this dwarf has learned the fundamental rules of war. Legionnaires learn to handle all melee weapons, military tactics, leadership and situational awareness. They are used to pain, have a higher willpower and recuperation then civilians. The legion training also encompasses rigorous fitness exercises, raising their strength.
Jimboo - Arcane Dwarf
`Jimboo' Thebilsodzul has been happy lately. He dined in a great dining room recently. He had a fine drink lately. He slept without a proper room recently. He had a wonderful drink lately. He made a friend recently. He admired a fine Bed lately. He was caught in the rain recently. He has been satisfied at work lately.
He is a dubious worshipper of Zas and a worshipper of Kovest Goldmarkets.
He is a citizen of The Meditative Tins. He is a member of The Sands of Crucifixion. He arrived at Umgankor on the 1st of Granite in the year 101.
He is forty-nine years old, born on the 8th of Sandstone in the year 53.
He is short. His very long sideburns are neatly combed. His very long moustache is neatly combed. His medium-length beard is neatly combed. His medium-length hair is tied in a pony tail. He has low cheekbones, and he has a round chin. His teeth are gapped. He is average in size. His nose is broad. His slightly low eyebrows are quite dense. His somewhat splayed out ears are somewhat short. His lips are thin. His eyes are slightly sunken. His hair is dark tan. His skin is pink. His eyes are rust.
`Jimboo' Thebilsodzul likes (hexer supplies), burning, moss opal, burlap, bucklers, abacuss and sky dragons for their majesty. When possible, he prefers to consume rhesus macaque, alpaca cheese and dwarven wine. He absolutely detests toads.
He has a shortage of patience, very bad intuition, a large deficit of willpower and poor spatial senses.
He is slow to anger. He occasionally overindulges. He can handle stress. He is somewhat reserved. He is a pessimist. He appreciates art and natural beauty. He has a good awareness of his own emotions. He dislikes helping others. He is easily moved to pity. He constantly strives for perfection. He inhales sharply when he is angry. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
*ARCANE DWARF* This dwarf bears a spark of magic in him. Either a rare natural occurrence or an expansive magical experiment, either way it enables him to dip into the natural powers that surround us all. He can learn sorcery and the use of magic staves. When posed with great danger he can conceal himself and might slip away unnoticed.
MuDD - Craftsdwarf
`Fergus' Mividrisid has been happy lately. He admired a fine Container lately. He slept in a very good bedroom recently. He has been satisfied at work lately. He admired own fine Bed lately. He talked with the spouse lately.
He is married to Tobul Constructdusk and has one child: Sisal Wallskirt. He is the son of Vildang Snarlrack and Kadol Pageobscene. He is a faithful worshipper of Basen Wadeflies.
He is a citizen of The Meditative Tins. He is a member of The Sands of Crucifixion. He is a former member of The Cradled Disloyalties. He arrived at Umgankor on the 27th of Hematite in the year 101.
He is nineteen years old, born on the 6th of Granite in the year 84.
His hair is extremely long. He is short. He is average in size. His ears have nearly fused lobes. His ears are slightly flattened. His eyes are slightly protruding. His eyebrows are slightly low. His head is somewhat tall. His hair is dark tan. His skin is pink. His eyes are rust.
He is quick to heal, but he is clumsy and quite susceptible to disease.
`Fergus' Mividrisid likes acid gem, mechanized, fossil, lanky grey lach bone, rope reed fiber fabric, broadhead javelins, crutches and goats for their eating habits. When possible, he prefers to consume sunberry juice, aurochs milk and longland flour. He absolutely detests large roaches.
He has great creativity, a very good sense of empathy and a way with words, but he has a meager kinesthetic sense, a questionable spatial sense, an iffy memory and very bad analytical abilities.
He is self-conscious. He can handle stress. He is rarely happy or enthusiastic. He is uncomfortable with change. He loves new and fresh ideas. He is confident. He mutters under his breath when he's annoyed. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He does not mind being outdoors, at least for a time.
*CRAFTMANS GUILD* This dwarf is a member of the craftdwarves guild. Most artisans of the smaller industries fall under this category, be it working bone, leather or cloth. The guild even houses the few dwarven scribes and musicians that roam the realm.
