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Author Topic: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You  (Read 25515 times)

Hanslanda

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Re: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You
« Reply #105 on: May 04, 2012, 11:44:11 pm »

That is a previously unforeseen, and exceptionally relevant point. Now I'm glad I'm nice and its 2012...
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Uristocrat

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Re: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You
« Reply #106 on: May 05, 2012, 01:57:22 am »

DF inspired me to gather a box of saguaro wood and craft an "artifact" saguaro rib wood figuring of a saguaro rib, then send it to Toady One.

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Yeah, I really was in a strange mood....

I'm guessing that Toady wishes that more of us had skill in armor or weapon smithing right now... even metalcrafting, for that matter.  I mean, who'd say no to an artifact platinum goblet?
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Re: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You
« Reply #107 on: May 05, 2012, 06:40:30 am »

DF inspired me to gather a box of saguaro wood and craft an "artifact" saguaro rib wood figuring of a saguaro rib, then send it to Toady One.

In that vein, I've been inspired to research ceramics, geology, soil science, organic farming, beekeeping, and the bite forces of various wild animals, as well as the tensile strength of flesh. 

Oh, and the chemistry of pee.  I now know how to make homemade explosives using my own urine as a source of nitrates. 

THANKS, TOADY!
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Hanslanda

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Re: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You
« Reply #108 on: May 05, 2012, 12:13:48 pm »

Note to self, research chemistry of pee.
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Re: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You
« Reply #109 on: May 06, 2012, 10:57:43 pm »

I made a dwarf assassin in the first edition of D&D (it was some "remake", can't remember the name but it was related to mazes and goblins)
His name was Urist McStab
His weapon was a sharpened crowbar

He didn't have a Gravity Gun too, did he?
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Re: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You
« Reply #110 on: May 13, 2012, 07:21:45 pm »

I was almost shocked at my own behavior the other day...

"Oh fie, an unsolved crime without any witnesses save the guy who found the body. What to do?"

Bomrek Usutoth is throwing a tantrum! x5

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"Right, that tears it! Congratulations Bomrek, you win jail time!"

Like a dictator.  8)
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Hanslanda

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Re: How Dwarf Fortress Influences You
« Reply #111 on: May 14, 2012, 11:20:56 pm »

An oddly correct dictator.  It would be harder to oppress the dwarves if they could realize they were being oppressed.  Its wierd to have to WORK at being an evil dictator.
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Well, we could put two and two together and write a book: "The Shit that Hans and Max Did: You Won't Believe This Shit."
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