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[nomad]

wow, i need to come to the forums more often, i would have loved to get in on the adventurer part of this (still do actually if a place opens up)
i don't quite feel experienced enough for a community fort yet, i'd probably mess everything up (more).

if i don't get an adventurer slot i humbly request dwarfing a random migrant as nomad, preferably a mechanic or any smith

hmm...it's probably better for my thesis this way.

[Crossroads Inc.]

**CLangs Bells**
Hear ye Hear Ye!

As of now we have ONE Dwarf safe to the starting zone, and many others dead.
It seems clear that it shall be some time before we can start the game proper.
As such, for those that shall be in the Fortress mode game, and in the interest of keeping an ongoing discussion and fostering interest... I should like to invite those participating to begin thinking and planning about the Fortress mode game properly.

What should our goals be?
How big or how grand should the fort be?

The main point is that we should be playing under the "belief" that this is the first Proper Dwarf Fortress.
That these Dwarves don't yet know that much about the Underworld, have not yet plumed it's depth.  These are Dwarves that do not know of "Candy" or "Clowns" yet. 
As we create ideas, we should try to NOT be too "Dwarfish" from the start, try and start things out as "primitive" as possible.

SO!

Ideas, concepts, and thoughts welcome!

[WillowLuman]

The Dwarves swear to create the most beautiful of all places in the world, digging into the earth to find the pretty stones that poke out of the surface...

[nomad]

embark without an anvil, that newfangled contraption will have to be shipped in from wherever it was invented later
embark with nothing better than copper picks and wooden axes

(i know i'm not on the list of either gamemode atm but i'll contribute anyways :-p)

[WillowLuman]

The dwarves will invent the anvil. It seems only logical.

[Crossroads Inc.]

Nah, it would have been "invented" already, just do to there being anvil worked weapon and armor in the game.
Actually scratch that, the first Anvil would have been a gift from the Gods surely. The first ones going to the Humans and Dwarves.

THESE Dwarves... Perhaps they 'perfect' it. Either way, I like the idea of them not starting with one.

Part of the "Roleplay" aspect of it, is that the Fort starts with Seven Mighty warriors meeting together and deciding to start a fort.
So when the fort is founded, we should embark with rather random things.
Technically the Fort will start proper when "I" get there, After seven people get to the spot alive, I plan on making the trip as well asa "Messenger from the first Dwarf King" who, having heard of these Dwarves mighty deeds, tasks them with making the first mighty Mountainhome.

[nomad]

an extreme version would be to start without any metal equipment (no picks!) might doom the fort though.
be forced to live until the first autumn in wooden huts like lowly humans.

[Crossroads Inc.]

The area around where the fort will be is "Scorching" We will want to dig to get out of the sun quickly.
The area is good with minerals, and there is a "Hidden Fun Fort" in the area as well, I hope to embark on one of those, for "FUN" of course.

[Reudh]

Scorching basically means if you don't manage to get the water underground within seconds, it's gone.

Failing that, there's always the cavern water.

[Zwaryczuk]

Challenge Accepted.

[Reudh]

The last time I embarked in a Scorching biome, by the time the booze ran out because our herbalist had been butchered by a giant cheetah the water had all evaporated and so everyone died of dehydration.

That was a good year ago that I did that fort.

never again....

[Crossroads Inc.]

There are a few streams in the area to provide fresh water.. Just so long as we don't get any body parts dumped in them.

What we really need is to explore the site itself.. I don't have "Embark Anywhere" so I can't look at it.
Reudh? Perhaps you can download one of the old saves and do an Embark over the site itself and send some screenshots?

[Reudh]

That's good, because I do have embark anywhere.

[Crossroads Inc.]

Well embark away my good man!
We be wanting to see our promised land!

[Torrasque666]

I've had my time. As soon as I can I'm going to retire and upload the file. I'll have another chance soon. Unfortunately I'm away from the comp with the file right now and won't be able to access it until saturday.