It's be interesting if dwarfs other than the one involved in a strange mood would react to the mood and the artifact created. Each of the various types of reactions would only have a chance of happening, both so that you don't have every dwarf in the fortress simultaneous react to each mood/artifact, and also so that each dwarf doesn't react the same to every mood/artifact. For individual dwarfs types of reactions and probabilities would depend on their beliefs and personality.
Reactions to the strange moods themselves:
- Dwarfs close to the mooder could worry that the mooder won't be able to complete the artifact and thus go insane, feel somewhat relieved once the work starts, and completely relieved when the artifact is finished.
- Conversely, dwarfs who hate the mooder could hope that the mooder goes insane, and be disappointed when that doesn't happen.
- Dwarfs could feel a sense of awe or dread about strange moods. This reaction might cause the dwarf to contemplate things at a library or go pray at a temple, with going to a temple especially likely if any of the deities they worship has a sphere related to moods/artifacts, like ART or CREATION.
Reactions to the creation of the artifact:
- Throw a party in celebration.
- Excitement that such an awesome thing exists and at the fortress (especially likely if the artifact's item type or base material are among the dwarf's preferences).
- Pride that the fortress has gained another artifact and/or another dwarf of legendary skill.
- Envy that someone else is getting attention for creating the artifact, that someone else got to create the artifact, and/or that someone else got the skill boost to legendary.
- For dwarfs who have themselves already created an artifact, melancholy that they'll never again create something so perfect and awesome.
- Worry that the artifact is going to attract thieves and/or invasions (more likely the more valuable the artifact).
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