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Make it a itsy bitsy better and then yes.(Post HOW!)

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Nah, tooooooo cmplicated. My elf head can't take this.

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[antymattar]

I recently had my first !!FAIR!!(that means siege!) and i thought to  myself "Man, there needs to be more events that happen" So I thought of some. You are free to suggest other events too.

Civ events

Events of political importance:

Bad Traders-

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They appear as regular traders from some civ/group. They will come to your trade depot and want to trade. Then they will take your broker(and maybe some other dwarfs) hostige. They will afterwards demand that you give them all of the items in the depot.

Assasin-

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A hired soldier- The assasin will apear somwhere on the map. He is a stealth unit like a thief. He will have one or more targets that he has to kill in order to leave. He will set up a small hideout tha is not instantly detected and resort to it if he hasn't managed to kil his target at first. he will try over and over to kill the target. If the target has a dining room then he will try to poison the food(mainly means that he will poison the table =P). With the mercenary stuff on the horizon, assasins should be for hire and you should be able to find out who hired them

A land in need-

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A diplomat, tradesman and some soldiers will arrive to your fort and request that you let them walk around and take stuff from your fort because they need it and ar at war with someone or something. If you say no then you risk causing war between you and them.

Bandint friends-

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A group of bandits arrives at your fort asking for permission to live in the fort. This will, in some way, make you an enemy of the people that the bandits are robbing. They will often leave the map and return after some time with their spoils and stuff. This will also cause(if anyone knows where they live) other people and groups of adventurers to attack your fort. The bandits will show up as a squad and it will be possible to give this sqad orders(if they are in the fort) but their training schedule will be controled by their leaders. The bandits will require a dining room(for their leader. The leader will invite his friend there) a barracks(for the squad) and a throneroom(for the leader. Hw will put some of his stash there.). Most of their spoils will go to the fortress for whatever use  you please(as homage). If you say no, then they will most probabbly go away, but maybe, they will attack or come back later with some *friends*.

Refugee-

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A Person(almost always a soldier) will arrive at your fort. He is a crimminal. He will want to talk to your leader. He will ask if he can stay and start a new way of life. If you say yes, then he will become a special person. He is not controllable(at first you cant assign any jobs to him. But he will need a bedroom/etc). He will often want to go and fight enemies.monsters that are on the map(to prove that he will no longer be an enemy). After some time, he will retire(He has proved his friendlynes) and he will become a regular citizen.

Paying Homage-

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If your fort is rich, then it will have to pay homage to the motherland. This will be done by a diplomat arriving and telling you so. A discussion screen will appear. If you have a good negotiator then you might have to pay little every x years or maybe not. You can also choose to say no and become separated from the motherland, starting your own civilization. This means that you have no more support from your civilization and you become the capital of a whole new civ.

World people events:

Survivours!-

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 Sometimes, but very rarely, when you are digging you might find a small room like tunnel with one or more survivours(or maybe not). They will then join your fortress as a regular migrant. You might also find some tools and perhaps a special artifact in the room.

Saboteur-

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A saboteur will arrive like a regular dwarf and will do regular jobs but he will often take breaks. A saboteur will try to poison the food at your fortress. He will afterwards try to run away and will no longer be a regular dwarf(marked by the @ symbol). He will pull many levers on his escape too and he will try to steal something valuable if possible.

A Hero Has Come-

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And adventurer will arrive at the fort. Perhaps one that the player has played. He will not work and he will demand stuff(like bedrooms and armor if he needs it) but he will show up as a squad. You will be able to assign some followers to him and make him defend your fort. if a fortress is abandoned, then the hero might either flee to a nearby town, die or stay as a guardian, or become a semi-megabeast and be a fallen hero.

Fleeing people.-

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A group of people(not necessarely dwarves) will arrive at your fort with specific skills(ie. only certain skils for the whole group). You will not be able to assign new jobs to them(alternatively, they will symply do a poor job). This is a sign that soon afterwars, a group of bandits will come to kill them. If the bandit are killed then the bad migrants will either leave or stay(this is random. some might leave, some might stay.)

Traveling salesman-

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A traveling salesman is like a caravan except he arrives alone with his mule. A traveling salesman will often represent a certain shop/town and sell you stuff from that place. The implications of this are that the items you sell will end up in that town.

Duel-

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If two dwarf is angy at another dwarf, theurist n he might summon the dwarf to a duel. A message should appear stating *Urist McBadTempers has summoned Urist McMostPopularInClass to a duel* This means that the dwarfs will each get ready, take their equipment, go to the well tantrum central, and fight. The fight might possibly be to the death. If so, then the losing dwarfs friends will get angry at the winning dwarf. If one dwarf surrenders(needs to be implemented), then he will be humiliated and the winning dwarf gets a good thought. Most often, the losing dwarf should surrender(depending on his personality) when he is injured. All you need is for important people to kill each other and you have a war. YAY!

feud-

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If a dwarf hurts another dwarf then a family feud might form between the two dwarf families. This means that almost all of the family members will have grudges on each other. Sometimes, feuds can lead to revenge, meaning that some dwarfs might fight the other dwarfs. In worldgen, feuds can be a good reason for the start of vilains(Giving them a goal too)

Deserters-

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If there is a battle near the settlement, then there should/might/could be deserters or people who survived but are wounded that will wander off to the nearest fort/settlement. They might stay for a living or they might just eat your food (When inns are added they might stay there) or pass by or stay for just a while(to heal/eat/drink/sleep?).In worldgen this spreads out people and add some background.

Fortress special events:

The great underground cache-

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Somewhere under your fort is a small cave(a cave not an open space) where some rouge lives. He will generally try to steal stuff from your dwarves in the caverns and maybe even the fort and above. The stolen items will be hidden in this cave. The cave is discovered when a dwarf goes really close to it. The cave will be filled with all sorts of goodies. The rouge will avoid traps and be hard to spot(needs to be close to a dwarf) so it will be hard to get rid of him.

The hermit-

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A person will appear of the map without a warning. He will then dig out a small room in the mountain/ground and construct a small workshop called a "workbench". He will occasionally walk around and gather any stuff that's lying around or is dumped. He will collect all his "stuff" at his little cave/room/whatever. The workbench is there because he will occasionally try to make/upgrade crafts that he has. The hermit might come in many shapes and sizes. If it is an angry hermit, then he will not help your fort, steal your artifacts and possibly invite bad people to your place. If the hermit is good then he might help you and perhaps even take some of your stuff and upgrade them. There could be an optional conversation screen with the hermit. When a fort is abandoned, the hermit will remain. And adventurer could find that the hermit has collected quite a bit from the abandoned fort. When the pubs are added, perhaps the hermit will often go to the pubs.

Infiltrators-

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A small wave of migrants appears. They act as regular migrants but at one point, they will all turn into "Enemies". They will spread out across the fortress. One of them will be the leader. The leader will always have practically no skills in anything but liar, military tactics, flattering, fighting etc. The leader will occupy the biggest bedroom/study/dining hall he can find and that will become a "Home base" room. Most of the other trouble makers will run around the fort in groups, gathering people that they can find. They will tie them up(if they have ropes) and gather them in the "Home base". Eventually, if your military does not get rid of the trouble makers, the leader will arrange a meeting with your expedition leader/whatever in the "home base". The trouble makers will request all valuable items in the fort in exchange for the lives of the captives. And in return they will escape to the edge of the map with all the hostages and release them right near the edge. They might also just gather everyone and kill them. If your fortress crumbles during this event, then the fort turns into a bandit camp.

Sicko-migrants!-

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A group of infested(sick) migrants arrives at your fort. They are covered with some bad smelly sick stuff. DO NOT LET THEM IN!!!

The great plague-

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If your fort has a lot of miasma generated(like that of 20 dead dwarves rotting) then a fungus will grow all over their corpses and occasionally emit yellow "Exasma". If a dwarf is caught in exasma for too long then he will become infected and sick. This means that the dwarf will often be winded, will take longer naps. Dwarfs with stronger disease resistance will slowly heal but the rest... The fungus will spread on other corpses that are touched by the exasma. The fungus dies when the corpse turns into a skeleton. If a person(like a diplomat) leaves the fort and is infected, then he will spread the desease

I am sorry friends-

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If a dwarf kills someone accidentaly and has a weak mind(don't know what atributes these would be), then he will quickly run to his bedroom and become hidden. He will then sneak away...far away...of the map, as far away as possible. He is mentally scarred. He will possibly go somwhere and become a hermit. Perhaps, after a few years he will come back, and put down an artifact(in some way associated with the dead dwarf) and then go back to being a hermit(he might just become a hermit at your fort.).

Trapper-

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There should be an enemy called a 'trapper'. This enemy would walk around and create traps that react to your dwarves. He would also have to steal some things in order to do this but perhaps he could make his own weapons for the traps. The trapper would lay cage traps. A dwarf caught in a cage trap would count as missing. The trapper is like snatcher but does not go too close to the fort.

Gone missing-

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Sometimes a dwarf will go missing. There can be many reasons why they can go missing, perhaps they were struck down, perhaps it was a secretive(perhaps a whole new) mood, or perhaps they were knocked out. A missing dwarf can't be viewed through the dwarf list. If a missing dwarf is found, then a message will appear saying that "Urist McAmnesia has been found". If a dwarf is injured and stunned when he is lost and then wakes up, then he will still be lost, he must reach another non-lost dwarf to get found. Lost dwarfs might get a ad thought for being lost or good thought about being found

Mad blood-

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If a soldier has lost a firend during battle, and if there are some enemies trying to escape of the map, then he will run after them, of the map. He becomes an adveturer. He will possibly return, or he might get lost and die. OR he might settle somwhere else and become a part of that civ/city/fort. This will be indicated by some sign like"Urist McAngry has left the settlement to make revenge." The implementations of this arre very nice during world gen. Think Kakame all over again.

The circus comes to town-

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A band of circus people come to your fort. pretty much the same way as traders but they entertain your dwarves and such. This is already in the devlog so there isnt much to say other than that.

Fort and Adventurer events:

Suicide 8(-

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So, if a dwarf is very very unhappy, then instead of often falling into depression until they starve, they should just take a weapon, go someplace, and kill themselves. Ofcourse, not all dwarfs shouldl do this. only some with a strange mind.
A ghost will appear soon afterwards and leave the fort, wandering the world. Yes, megabeast.

And so they went on-

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Some dwarf who has lived in your fort, might decide to leave. A message saying 'Urist McNoKills is preparing to leave the settlement'. Before they leave, they will throw a big party at the well/thing/whatever. Afterwards they will leave, perhaps taking some dwarfs with them. They might create a new settlement or they might not(by dying). Before leaing, if they  they will claim a donkey(<.<) and take a lot of  items with them. after some years, if they have founded a  settlement, they will send some dwarf back to your fotress to tell you what they have done. But maybe, they will just settle somwhere else.

Following a friend-

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If some dwarf had a friend who left the fort(the event above), but he himself did not leave the fort, and he is very adventurous, then he might do one of several things. He might anounce that he is going to go look for the dwarf who left. If he is a child, then he might claim some food and take a weapon and sneak away. When he has snuk away, a sign should appear saying *Urist McBravekid is missing!*. If the dwarf is a soldier, then he might sneak away or he might resign from being a soldier. Not that unlike the dwarfs who left in the above event, these will only take some food and no donkey/other items(besides a weapon if they lack one). They basically become adventurers.

A loved-one has returned-

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If a child is kidnapped(NOTE: A child, not a baby, but abies might do too)Then he might possibly, against all ods, return to your fort and meet his relatives. There is a small chance that he will remember them and become a part of your fort. He might also remember, but still be an invaderr/whatever he was.

Washed dout to sea-

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This happens only at the seaside. If a dwarf is atleast adequate in his sqimming, then instead of drowning, he might start to drift towards the end of the map. He will eventually get "Washe out to sea". In worldgen, this would be a great way of getting random people end up somwhere over the ocean. Not every washed away person will dies. Some will be wshed up on shore somwhere. The dwarf might try to come back(then he will come back as an adventurer)

Washed ashore-

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Sometimes, a person might get washed ashore. This person is random. He might join you fort, he might be a megaeast. You never know.

Jail break-

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If a dwarfs friend is caged/chained then that dwarf might go past the cage and if there is noone around, he might release the dwarf. The dwarf will then run away and wither become a bandit or a person in another civ. If a loved on is locked up(a lover that is) then they will both run away.The world gen implementations of this are that bandits might have some more background

Natural stuff:

Wildfires-

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A fire might start if there is a drought or if you are in the desert. The fire will spread across the whole map eventually and then die out.

Lightning storm-

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A lightning storm is when it is raining and some bolts of lightning strike random places. The lightning should occasionally flash the screen. The announcement will appear "It looks like a lightning storm!" before it starts raining. If a dwarf is hit by lightning then he will be "Struck down". If lightning hits a tree then the tree will catch fire. If lightning hits water then the ice will melt/evaporate. and if the lightning hits sand then, depending on the sand type, raw green,clear,crystal glass will be made there.

Earthquake-

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AN EARTHQUAKE! This means that most dwarfs will fall down. large rooms might cave in. Constructed floors might get destroyed if they are far away from any walls and pots/barrels/objects that are not attached to anything will move and shake around. Dwarfs will often fall down and water will spill all over the place.

Fluctuating magma-

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Often, the magma at your fort(if connected to the seas of fire in any way) will possibly start to raise or lower. This means that you have to be careful with your magma, kids!

A real snow storm-

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 Instead of a snow storm causing some small snow(bad if youre a food collectin elf!), a real snow storm should snow SO HARD that *mounds* of snow will be created. dwarfs will find it hard to cross through the snow and it will take a long time to cross through it. the snow mounds can be mined out though.

Fog-

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Certain areas, especially swamps, should sometimes have a fig season. Great amounts of fog would appear everywhere. A dwarf caught in fog wouldn't be able to see other dwarfs/animals/enemies so far. Sometimes, ambushers would be invisible in the fog.

Frozen shut-

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Some doors/levers would sometimes freeze so much that they would not be usable.

Meteorite-

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This would be AWESOME! Immagine, you are just playing and then suddenly a sign appears *An great stone from the heavens has fallen* and its a giant [Random_stone] boulder. Like 6*6*6 in size. This would cause an insta-wildifire and would be REALLY hot for the first few years or so. Perhaps the boulder would have an adamantine center. These events would be REAAAAAALLY rare.

You are sealed in-

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The sqares bellow grouind that are next to the enterance cave in(just fill up with ground). If you abandon during this then your fortress becomes a tombDon't know how the hell this would happen and what it does. don't pay attention to it.

Hail storm-

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Hailstorms are like rain except regular dwarves will/might get bad thoughts about being in a hailstorm. Some dwarves might have a personality trait that makes them like hailstorms

Heavy Hail storm-

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A heavy hail storm is dangerous. Large hail balls can/will fall among the regular hail. The larger hail drops will/can/might shatter any clay based pots or jugs and will harm(this means that it will bruise/cut and rarrely break mody parts)
A heavy hail storm will start out as a lightning storm.

What do ya tink?

[Ahra]

Wildfire: a chance to cause huge fire that rage over the plains in hot and schorching savannas.

[antymattar]

That's more of a "Natural event". I was thinking of stuff like "You find the clowns" thing. Stuff that is not natural.

[Bohandas]

sounds cool

[sockless]

I think we need more natural disasters. Like floods and tornadoes. Maybe we could have lightning strikes and eruptions too.

[antymattar]

Added some new stuff. Also decided to add the natural event stuff.

[noob]

hurray! more reasons to quarantine migrants in the magma cleansing chamber.

Disease: An airborne/ingested/contact forgotten beast syndrome that comes with migrants and invaders.

[antymattar]

 

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WHY DIDN't I think of that!? I'l ad that right now!

[Angel Of Death]

I have an idea for a plague event!

If you have a certain amount of rotting corpses, blood, vomit and vermin on your map, eventually the corpses and vermin will start emitting yellow, infectious misama. The miasma for the plague will have certain syndromes that ALWAYS will be eventually fatal. Infected dwarfs will also emitt infectious miasma. If you dispose of the corpses and kill the vermin the plague will end. Sometimes, blood and other secretions will emitt miasma.

Some vermin WILL NOT aid towards a plague. Bumblebees and fluffy wamblers come to mind.


I have another idea!

Extremely skilled bandits that come to your fort and demand it to be their base of operation. If you accept, you will not be able to use a military and the bandits will occasionly wreak havoc for fun (claiming artifacts, having unlawful spores with someone, killing dwarfs they don't like etc). Eventually, the dwarfs will start to plan a revolt and try to fight the bandits.

[antymattar]

Hmm. Seems like a good way to kill everyone. shoure. But it will have to be a little different(How do you dispose a corpse that will kill you!?)

[Angel Of Death]

Hmm. Seems like a good way to kill everyone. shoure. But it will have to be a little different(How do you dispose a corpse that will kill you!?)

The corpses and other sources of infection only produce infectious miasma occasionly (small/medium/massive chance every day depending on the amount of infection sources?). Dwarfs with a high disease resistance will sometimes shrug off the miasma.

[antymattar]

Hmm. ok. I'l ad that.

[Angel Of Death]

I have another idea! Every few years, (if you embarked on a volcano site) the volcanos magma/lava has a chance to rise by 1 level. After a few months with the magma at the top of the volcano, it will violently errupt (8, 12, 16 level high lava pillar, anyone?). Earthquakes have a fairly big chance of rising the volcanos stuff by a few levels. After errupting, the magma/lava goes 1 level below its natural and it cannot errupt again for a certain period of time. Maybe a decade or 2. Volcano's gradually get less active and full, until you eventually find yourself staring into the sea of magma.

[antymattar]

Why not just magma in general?

[Angel Of Death]

Why not just magma in general?

Yeah, that sounds better.