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goblin abmushes, sieges etc.

human abmushes, sieges etc.

elf abmushes, sieges etc.

titans, forgotten beasts, megabeasts

demons

magma

necromancers

undead

tantrum spiral

loyalty cascade

giant mosquito invasion

[Loctavus]

That was my bad, I somehow completely missed your post when I was scanning for the last numbers.

[anzelm]

Huh? Since when do dwarves care about numbers? They need a dedicated specialist to count above ten  It's way over 400 anyway.

[Okami No Rei]

419: Ramps need to be adjacent to a wall.  Otherwise your miner can't climb back up, and will die of thirst.

[Lielac]

419: Ramps need to be adjacent to a wall.  Otherwise your miner can't climb back up, and will die of thirst.

420: The tile above the wall adjacent to the ramp has to be a floor. Otherwise... see above consequences.

[anzelm]

400?: FBs composed of rock are basically immune to crossbow bolts. And crossbow butts. Ouch.

[Larix]

419: Ramps need to be adjacent to a wall.  Otherwise your miner can't climb back up, and will die of thirst.

419a: when the entrance to the chillout-lounge you prepared for your uninvited guest has open space below it, the 'adjacent' ramp won't give them access. If you're patiently waiting for them to enter, you have a long wait before you.

422: pumped magma is pressurised; it moves very quickly and will fill up to the level of the pump. Count yourself lucky if an unused area outdoors gets flooded first, giving you enough time to deactivate the pump before the magma comes knocking at your door.

[anzelm]

423: Your dwarves will die of thirst if you make too much food.

[flabort]

On a related note

424: Always make sure the dwarves are disallowed from cooking with alcohol. It cooks away.

[TheKaspa]

425: If you need the miners to dig a specific place !!NOW!!, they will be on break
425a: If you don't need to dig in a specific order, they'll start digging in the least useful spot, that will also be the most labour-intensive to dig.

[TheDarkStar]

425b. If you tell dwarves to channel, they will channel under your other miners.

[Slayerhero90]

426: Dwarves almost always start at the most recently designated area. They will prioritize digging out that patch of gems that are a different color than the ones in your stockpile (seriously, screw prase) over digging out that stockpile for gems, but it will be your fault.

[xandalis]

427: In lieu of coffins, memorial slabs are a great way to handle the ghosts of all the migrants that I lock outside after reaching "population-stable" numbers.
427a: The migrants' ghosts don't care that they never actually met anyone from INSIDE the fortress... they'll haunt them anyway.

[maluraq]

428: when adding a new outdoor entrance to your fort, build the traps first -- inevitably a raid will happen as soon as the first opening is made

429: magma can be forced up through openings, especially by dropping things into it

430: check if your military are actually wielding the weapons they say they are; handless and armless soldiers will claim equipment they can't actually pick up.

[KingBacon]

431: If you plan on digging up and you a below all the cavern layers, which have not been adequately explored, do not be surprised if you dig up into an underground lake.

432: If you are draining a volcano and building down into said volcano, note there will be many burn victims.

[Pinstar]

433: Having a dwarf operate a screw pump next to an ocean (to desalinate the water) is not recommended if you don't fully understand fluid physics. That 1 tile deep channel on the other side isn't enough to handle the outflow and the water will build up and wash your pump operator into the sea.

434: Double check your cavern seal. If a giant toad randomly wanders into your dining room, the seal isn't complete and nastier things will likely follow it.

435: Just because you embarked on a two-biome spot that has 'metal' listed for each biome doesn't mean you'll be able to self-supply weapons and armor...not when your two metals are zinc and lead.