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Rexfelum

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Nobles not making demands
« on: June 04, 2011, 11:56:24 pm »
. . . Not that I'm complaining, but, well, I'm actually kinda complaining.  It's weird.  I've been told that nobles will make demands and make mandates, and these two ain't the same thing, since mandates trigger the justice system.  I've been playing most versions since 31.06 (currently 31.18), and my nobles make plenty of mandates, but have never demanded anything.

I'd like to deal with a demand for once, if just to see it.  Do demands require different conditions before they'll happen or something?

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Darkmere

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Re: Nobles not making demands
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2011, 11:58:46 pm »
I've only noticed demands start several months after I skyrocket to duchy. Maybe the lower levels are rare/ineligible?
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Re: Nobles not making demands
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2011, 01:16:03 am »
Mayor, Countess, Duch, King etc will make demands.
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I was thinking more along the lines of this legendary champion, all clad in dented and dinged up steel plate, his blood-drenched axe slung over his back, a notch in the handle for every enemy that saw the swing of that blade as the last sight they ever saw, a battered shield strapped over his arm... and a fluffy, pink stuffed hippo hidden discretely in his breastplate.

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Re: Nobles not making demands
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2011, 01:27:48 am »
I get them very rarely.
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Legless

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Re: Nobles not making demands
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2011, 01:38:39 am »
My mayor demands bronze bed. Only 'Legendary Metalcrafter' prevents him from magma-sea-exploring-mission.
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Re: Nobles not making demands
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2011, 01:49:22 am »
Demands are a lot less frequent than mandates.

I don't think there are different triggers. My baron demanded a deer hoof table for example, and I had 26 dwarves and nothing special in terms of wealth.
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Rexfelum

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Re: Nobles not making demands
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2011, 01:53:21 am »
Quote from: mnjiman on June 05, 2011, 01:16:03 am
Mayor, Countess, Duch, King etc will make demands.

Indeed, these are listed on the wiki.

Quote from: Mechatronic on June 05, 2011, 01:49:22 am
Demands are a lot less frequent than mandates.

I don't think there are different triggers. My baron demanded a deer hoof table for example, and I had 26 dwarves and nothing special in terms of wealth.

I'm partly interested in them because I am told that demands can be weird like this.  I'd just love to explain to my mayor that, no, a troll tooth statue isn't happening.

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Saiko Kila

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Re: Nobles not making demands
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2011, 03:55:10 am »
In my 12 year old fort I had only one demand - my mayor* demanded a nickel silver statue in his room. At the same time a duke mandated nickel silver item. So both of these were fulfilled with the same item. On a funny note the statue depicted the first mayor just after she lost the election. And she is additionally the lover of my duke. I suppose my current mayor is a cruel bastard. Anyway, demands are so rare, that it is possible to not have any of them before your fort cease to exist.

*)my mayors change frequently, but most of them like silver nickel for some weird reason.
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