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[Jancarius]

So, I've had two dwarves who have gone insane despite, as far as I can tell, there being (at least somewhere) all the materials they need for their artifact, or at least, the stocks menu says I have the stuff they need.  This was a minor inconvience on the first one (a peasant who recently arrived went melancholy), but on the second, my broker/brewer/mayor went absolutetly berserk and started rampaging around the fortress.  I guess my questions are as follows: 1) When they ask for cloth, does it matter whether I give them plant fiber or silk?  If so, can I extract the silk cloth from completed silk cloth items?  2) How do I stop rampaging crazy dwarves?

[warhammer651]

1, yes type of cloth matters. no you can't extract the silk

2 military dwarves

[Jancarius]

Is there any other way to get the silk thread fast if I haven't found any large spider concentrations? I don't really know where I would get such things

Also, as I have not yet put any military dwarves together at the point the mayor went insane, how do I quickly throw my woodcutters together and send them after the crazy bastard?

[Lav]

1. Does your map have any features? Like chasm, bottomless pit, or some underground water? Cave spiders often live there. If not, then your only chance to get silk is from dwarven caravan.

This is exactly the reason why it is recommended to take a few silk on embark.

2. Unless the woodcutters have decent stats the berserk may make mincemeat out of them. Try throwing some wardogs at him first if you have them.

[petersohn]

1. Import silk cloth from the dwarven caravan.

2. If you don't have military, it is best to draft your miners. They are better than woodcutters, because they use Mining as a weapon skill, while your woodcutters are still dabbling axedwarves. Also try building cage traps.

[Jancarius]

The caravan left right before he was taken by a mood, so I don't think it will be back in time.

[Jancarius]

On a related note: I can't seem to train war dogs at my kennel.  I have a (non-stray, I think, he has a name) dog, who wI want to train as a war dog, but everytime I try it says there is no available dog.

[Valliant]

As far as controlling crazy dwarves, I like to have each of my workshops arranged in such a way that if I need to I can build a quick wall around it and the disappointed, soon to be crazy dwarf. He then can starve to death if he happens to go berserk, and if he ends up going more quietly crazy I can let him out to wander and maybe do something useful by being bait.

[Jancarius]

I wound up forming a quick 4 man squad to kill him out of my miners and the Captain of the Guard (who is the only dwarf with non dabbling axe skill).

[Jancarius]

Alright, now I need leather.  Is the best way to do this just  tell the dwarves to slaughter one of my horse foals and then butcher him?

[guale]

Yes. Just set up a butchery and a tanner's shop, have a dwarf with the applicable labors turned on, then highlight your chosen animal and tell it that it is ready for slaughter, the dwarves take care of the rest.

[kochanneo]

You can also use the "z" menu to quickly designate lots of animals for slaughter, you only really need to keep one male of each animal type around, the lucky guy will serve the needs of all your females perfectly fine.