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[InfiniteCastor]

I'd like to think clay for bricks in the later game, as well as very little elevation to serve for easier town design and extensive farming.

[Meph]

I would actually favor elevation, to show off the multi-z-level view.

[Meph]

The Beginning - Mod Setup and WorldGen

Mod Setup

The game is played with the newest dev version of Masterwork Dwarf Fortress, playing humans. All settings are default, with the exception one: Calender Speed.



Calender Speed alters how fast the game runs. I set it to 1/2 speed, which means that 1 ingame year will take as long as 2 ingame years usually. This means that we have twice as much time to prepare for migrants, attacks and caravans. I choose this setting because aboveground constructions take more time than digging an underground fort for dwarves. It allows a more relaxed gameplay, without having to worry about too early migrants and attacks.

WorldGen

Spoiler: Here our worldmap (click to show/hide)

I choose the pre-set Mandelbrot. A massive lake with mountains and volcanos around it. Being silly humans that dont know how to harness the power of magma, I ignored the volcanos and went straight for a coastal embark. Since trees are scarce, we might bring lots of building materials with use at embark.

Neighbors and Embark Site



All enemies are here, with the curious exception of goblins, the most classical of all. They seemingly did not survive the 100 year worldgen. We also have several cavern races that are not listed.

Calm surroundings with temperate climate and very deep soil and access to fresh water should make our lifes easier. Nothing too hard, since I do very much like to show humans building an outpost, not dead humans lying on outpost streets, torn to pieces by undeads.

The plan is to wall off towards the coast and build a fishing village, farm a bit, and hopefully one day erect a castle on the hill.

[Meph]

Part 1 - The Embark Crew and Preparation

Crew

We have 7 humans. 1 Tanner Guild Member, 1 Masons Guild Member and 5 peasants. The peasants take the jobs of 2 miners, 1 woodcutter, 1 swordsman and 1 mechanic.

`Bodkin' Asluramet has been quite content lately. 
He is a worshipper of Gorbe Tunnelshadow and a faithful worshipper of Issok Braveryharvested. 
He is a citizen of The Smiling Nation.  He is a member of The Cotton Bands.  He arrived at Enercuro on the 1st of Granite in the year 101. 
He is twenty-four years old, born on the 22nd of Obsidian in the year 77. 
He is tall.  His sideburns are clean-shaven.  His very long moustache is arranged in double braids.  His very long beard is braided.  His hair is clean-shaven.  He has high cheekbones.  His sepia eyes are somewhat narrow.  His nose bridge is somewhat concave.  His lips are thin.  His ears are somewhat broad.  His skin is pale chestnut. 
He is very agile. 
`Bodkin' Asluramet likes light violet brick, adamantine, ***GEMS***, rope reed fiber fabric, the color dark indigo, chains and yetis for their bipedal nature.  When possible, he prefers to consume corpse wine. He absolutely detests bog crawlers. 
He has a good spatial sense and good intuition, but he has quite poor focus, a poor memory and a very clumsy kinesthetic sense. 
He can handle stress.  He is somewhat reserved.  He is often cheerful.  He does not have a great aesthetic sensitivity.  He doesn't like to compromise with others.  He doesn't go out of his way to do more work than necessary.  He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather. 

A medium-sized creature prone to great ambition. The folk of men is a great one. They build mighty cities and roads, fortresses and castles. Having an intrepid mind they invented firearms and trade muskets or pistols, even handcannons. Be sure to stay on their side, otherwise a guard squadron will be sent to punish you for your crimes against the empire.

`Vonsch' Quamunosplek has been quite content lately. 
He is a worshipper of Usmen Deferentsubordinate the Queenly Tribute and a faithful worshipper of Usmen Deferentsubordinate the Queenly Tribute. 
He is a citizen of The Smiling Nation.  He is a member of The Cotton Bands.  He arrived at Enercuro on the 1st of Granite in the year 101. 
He is thirty-three years old, born on the 17th of Opal in the year 68. 
He is incredibly skinny.  His medium-length sideburns are braided.  His very long moustache is arranged in double braids.  His very long beard is arranged in double braids.  His hair is clean-shaven.  His ears are extraordinarily broad.  His sepia eyes are somewhat narrow.  His lips are thin.  His nose bridge is somewhat concave.  His skin is pale chestnut. 
He is incredibly quick to heal and agile, but he is quite susceptible to disease. 
`Vonsch' Quamunosplek likes bone-dry fireclay, green glass, relic, crane hawk tooth, the color light brown, gems, torches, weapon racks, buckets and fairies for their babylike giggles.  When possible, he prefers to consume giraffe, black piranha and plump helmet juice.  He absolutely detests toads. 
He has great intuition, an iron will, a great musical sense, an amazing spatial sense, a way with words, a good feel for social relationships, a good memory and an ability to read emotions fairly well, but he has a meager kinesthetic sense. 
He is slow to anger.  He is somewhat reserved.  He is often cheerful.  He is open-minded to new ideas.  He is very straightforward with others.  He is organized.  He strives for excellence.  He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather. 

A medium-sized creature prone to great ambition. The folk of men is a great one. They build mighty cities and roads, fortresses and castles. Having an intrepid mind they invented firearms and trade muskets or pistols, even handcannons. Be sure to stay on their side, otherwise a guard squadron will be sent to punish you for your crimes against the empire.

`Jaxy' Artukbusbel has been quite content lately. 
She is a faithful worshipper of Issok Braveryharvested and a dubious worshipper of Tikbo. 
She is a citizen of The Smiling Nation.  She is a member of The Cotton Bands.  She arrived at Enercuro on the 1st of Granite in the year 101. 
She is thirty-four years old, born on the 12th of Sandstone in the year 67. 
She is tall. Her sepia eyes are slit.  Her nose is hooked.  Her hair is clean-shaven.  She has high cheekbones.  She has an angular chin.  Her nose bridge is somewhat concave.  Her lips are thin.  Her somewhat broad ears are somewhat splayed out.  Her ears are somewhat short.  Her skin is pale chestnut. 
She is very slow to tire, but she is quite susceptible to disease and very flimsy. 
`Jaxy' Artukbusbel likes rutile, bronze, rock crystal, torches and dices.  When possible, she prefers to consume dwarven wine, longland flour and spore-tree spores.  She absolutely detests snails. 
She has a questionable spatial sense, bad intuition and poor creativity. 
She has a calm demeanor.  She almost never feels discouraged.  She is self-conscious.  She is very friendly.  She tends to avoid crowds.  She is not a risk-taker.  She isn't given to flights of fancy.  She is willing to compromise with others.  She is extremely cautious.  She begins to talk in a hushed whisper when she is angry.  She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather. 

A medium-sized creature prone to great ambition. The folk of men is a great one. They build mighty cities and roads, fortresses and castles. Having an intrepid mind they invented firearms and trade muskets or pistols, even handcannons. Be sure to stay on their side, otherwise a guard squadron will be sent to punish you for your crimes against the empire.

`Meph the Clueless' Asrialho has been quite content lately. 
He is an ardent worshipper of Gorbe Tunnelshadow and a worshipper of Tob. 
He is a citizen of The Smiling Nation.  He is a member of The Cotton Bands.  He arrived at Enercuro on the 1st of Granite in the year 101. 
He is twenty-eight years old, born on the 17th of Granite in the year 73. 
He has a broad body.  His sideburns are clean-shaven.  His very long moustache is arranged in double braids.  His very long beard is arranged in double braids.  His very long hair is braided.  His somewhat short small-lobed ears are broad.  He has high cheekbones.  His nose is slightly hooked.  His lips are thin.  His sepia eyes are slightly wide-set.  His nose bridge is somewhat concave.  His ears are somewhat splayed out.  His skin is pale chestnut. 
He is quick to tire and really susceptible to disease. 
`Meph the Clueless' Asrialho likes glue, orichalcum, sapphire,  agony, the color tough, armor, figurines, ballista parts and geese for their formation flying.  When possible, he prefers to consume lassi cheese, sun berries, plump helmet man wine and pig tail spawns.  He absolutely detests worms. 
He has a very good feel for social relationships and a good kinesthetic sense, but he has an iffy memory, poor focus, a large deficit of willpower and very bad intuition. 
He is very slow to anger.  He never feels discouraged.  He is often cheerful.  He is trusting.  He finds rules confining.  He commonly winks as a form of greeting.  He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather. 

*MASON GUILD* This man is member of proud masons guild. Building town walls, castle gates and watchtowers, the masons guild is found in nearly every town of the human empire. Some say their influence even rivals that of the merchants guild.

`InfiniteCastor' Arlisatheth has been quite content lately. 
He is a worshipper of Nimma and a worshipper of Tob. 
He is a citizen of The Smiling Nation.  He is a member of The Cotton Bands.  He arrived at Enercuro on the 1st of Granite in the year 101.
He is thirty-six years old, born on the 10th of Slate in the year 65. 
He is corpulent.  His eyes are sepia.  He has a square chin.  His sideburns are clean-shaven.  His medium-length moustache is arranged in double braids.  His medium-length beard is braided.  His hair is clean-shaven.  His somewhat splayed out small-lobed ears are very short.  His lips are thin.  His nose bridge is somewhat concave.  His skin is pale chestnut. 
He is quite durable, but he is weak and really slow to heal. 
`InfiniteCastor' Arlisatheth likes (megabeast), bronze, onyx opal, roach fish tooth, giant snow leopard bone, the color flax, hourglasss, splints and cave floaters for their graceful drifting.  When possible, he prefers to consume nase, mead and blade weed leaves.  He absolutely detests fire ants. 
He has a deep well of patience and a way with words. 
He is rarely happy or enthusiastic.  He has a good awareness of his own emotions.  He prefers familiar routines.  He dislikes contracts and regulations.  He snaps his fingers repeatedly when he's excited.  He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather. 

*TANNER GUILD* This man has joined the ill-liked tanners guild. Working with leather, rotting skin and urine leaves a certain smell to a person. Yet their guild is important for hunters and trappers alike.

`than the 402' Reldubmith has been quite content lately. 
She is an ardent worshipper of Tikbo and an ardent worshipper of Gorbe Tunnelshadow. 
She is a citizen of The Smiling Nation.  She is a member of The Cotton Bands.  She is the caravan leader of The Cotton Bands.  She arrived at Enercuro on the 1st of Granite in the year 101. 
She is thirty-six years old, born on the 27th of Galena in the year 65. 
She is weak.  Her hair is clean-shaven.  Her lips are thin.  Her nose bridge is somewhat concave.  Her somewhat broad ears are somewhat splayed out.  Her skin is pale chestnut.  Her eyes are sepia. 
She is indefatigable, but she is very weak. 
`than the 402' Reldubmith likes leather-hard clay, nickel, ruby, the color tan and shadow creatures for their alien wisdom.  When possible, she prefers to consume golem, bloodworm wine and lich meal.  She absolutely detests large roaches. 
She has great analytical abilities, but she has poor empathy, a questionable spatial sense, little patience and a poor kinesthetic sense. 
She only rarely feels strong cravings or urges.  She doesn't handle stress well.  She tends to avoid crowds.  She is rarely happy or enthusiastic.  She is uncomfortable with change.  She finds helping others rewarding.  She is disorganized.  She doesn't go out of her way to do more work than necessary.  When she becomes exasperated, she begins to speak very deliberately.  She laughs in a unique way whenever she's annoyed.  She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather. 

A medium-sized creature prone to great ambition. The folk of men is a great one. They build mighty cities and roads, fortresses and castles. Having an intrepid mind they invented firearms and trade muskets or pistols, even handcannons. Be sure to stay on their side, otherwise a guard squadron will be sent to punish you for your crimes against the empire.

`Lord Conor' Itkeidur has been quite content lately. 
He is a casual worshipper of Tob and a worshipper of Issok Braveryharvested. 
He is a citizen of The Smiling Nation.  He is a member of The Cotton Bands.  He arrived at Enercuro on the 1st of Granite in the year 101. 
He is thirty-five years old, born on the 21st of Opal in the year 66. 
He is tall and muscular.  His very long sideburns are braided.  His long moustache is arranged in double braids.  His very long beard is braided.  His hair is clean-shaven.  His slightly wide-set sepia eyes are somewhat narrow.  His lips are thin.  His nose bridge is somewhat concave.  His ears are somewhat short.  His skin is pale chestnut. 
He is strong, but he is quite clumsy. 
`Lord Conor' Itkeidur likes pure gold, sterling silver, cat's eye, the color midnight blue, singing arrows, ostriches for their giant eggs and boreal tubers for their indigo skins.  When possible, he prefers to consume eternal youth potion, whip vine seeds and cave wheat leaves.  He absolutely detests butterflies. 
He has a way with words, but he has poor analytical abilities, very bad intuition and a really bad memory. 
He often feels discouraged.  He doesn't often experience strong cravings or urges.  He is a pessimist.  He dislikes intellectual discussions.  He prefers stability and security to ambiguity and disorder.  He finds helping others rewarding.  He doesn't go out of his way to do more work than necessary.  He often does the first thing that comes to mind.  He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather. 

A medium-sized creature prone to great ambition. The folk of men is a great one. They build mighty cities and roads, fortresses and castles. Having an intrepid mind they invented firearms and trade muskets or pistols, even handcannons. Be sure to stay on their side, otherwise a guard squadron will be sent to punish you for your crimes against the empire.

Lord Conor, our swordsman, takes the crown for the most interesting I think. "He is tall and muscular.  His very long sideburns are braided.  His long moustache is arranged in double braids.  His very long beard is braided.  His hair is clean-shaven."

...

He absolutely detests butterflies. 

On the other hand, than402 might be worth a second look too. "She likes shadow creatures for their alien wisdom.  When possible, she prefers to consume golem, bloodworm wine and lich meal."

...

She tends to avoid crowds.  She is rarely happy or enthusiastic.  She is uncomfortable with change.

Meph feels like he has been described perfectly by this part: "He is very slow to anger.  He never feels discouraged.  He is often cheerful.  He is trusting.  He finds rules confining." "He is twenty-eight years old"... (apparently I aged a year, but damn, that was close.)

Bodkin' Asluramet likes adamantine. Good luck with that.

Preparations



A little bit of food and drink, 2 axes and 1 pick, and 200 boulders to quickly set up constructions. Even scarce wood should be enough, if we use the Wood Splitting Block.

We have 10 birds. 1 rooster and 4 hens; 1 gander and 4 geese.

OOC: Everyone got a human. Jaxy, there are no farmers here, you got a misc. human instead.

[Saegge]

this looks pretty cool. Pls humanliate me as the most useless adult migrant arriving in the first wave (or if to small or just cool guys, 2nd would be ok, too).
Maybe I'll get on that succession thingy, if I've spare time, when it starts.

[Timeless Bob]

Wow, here I craft this careful reply and get ninja'd by everyone else.  Ah well.  I did ask to be personified as a migrant.  Do we have access to legends mode?

[Meph]

Part 2 - We made a huge mistake.



Scrace trees... right. More like no trees.

Temperate... of course. Thats why everything is covered in snow. At least the water is not frozen.

Seriously why would our wagon stop on top of a dune, completely devoid of anything we could need?

Spoiler: A very, very empty map. Desolate, one might say. But, being the eternal optimist that I am... We do have lots of room for constructions. (click to show/hide)

PS: Note the multiple z levels on the screenshots. Sadly this map cant really show it off in any way, but we can see up to 15 levels at once. The embark site selector showed elevation with 3-4 for this map by the way, I really wanted to embark on more hills. Guess he counted the levels down into the water as well.

OOC: Timelessbob, what do you mean with access to legends mode? I did export data from it before I played, so... yes? King has no children, I checked.  Saegge, will do.

[than402]

whoops,sorry...

[than402]

"Hey,look,here's a barren place covered in snow with no plants,trees or animals of any kind!"

"And it's spring!Imagine how it would be at winter."

"What a crappy place for a city..."

"Let's settle here!"

(All 7:)

"Yay!"

wow...i hope at least we have some seeds

i love our characters' descriptions.pretty much everyone is a weirdo,except for Jaxy and Infinite Castor.i especially like the fact that Lord Connors prefers to consume eternal youth poison,Meph likes agony,and mine prefers to consume...lich and golem(how the hell do you eat a lich or a golem?)

[Meph]

Part 3 - Nobles



We are humans. We love bureaucracy. I think. We should, I am sure of that. So instead of fixing the mistake, we are looking for the person responsible and complain to him. Then we appoint some other people to glorious titles, because that will surely help. But really, what kind of nobles do we humans have?

Turns out, we use pretty much the same system that our shorter, drunker allies use.



We have a caravan leader, quickly appointed our swordsman to the rank of military commander, which will make him feel way more important than he is. Currently we are under siege of a single coyote and a single crab that crabs around the beach. And we made Bodkin the chief of medicine, while having no medical skills at all. Business as usual.

We dont need a sheriff yet, nor broker, bookkeeper or manager. Why? Because we have bureaucrats. Meph the Clueless is one. He does all their jobs at once. And as you can see, there are free spots left as bureaucrats. Thats because you can appoint as many as you like, just like militia captains. You will never run out of brokers to trade in your depots, just because they are drunk, tired or lying around the battlefield with no legs, the lazy chums.

We also dont need an executioner right now, even though I wish we could use one on our glorious caravan leader... Executioners act like hammerers, but they do use edged weapons, swords in fact. We dont do light hammerings. Its more like decapitations. Its perfectly reasonable. You, the lazy farmer, did not make glass quivers within the week, off with your head.

Anyway, I digress. We now have nobles, and you now know what kind of nobles we have. On we go...

[Saegge]

thought calm could be a bit boring... Well, that changed quickly. I get more excited with every update!

For the location "choice": Seems like the wagon got stuck because there was suddenly softer(how does one say this correctly?!) sand below the snow

[Meph]

Part 4 - What do we do now?

Its easy. We brought 200 boulders, so we better make something with it. Its pretty much the only resource we have. On a related note, I also just found out that thats not a lake. Its an ocean. Full of salt-water. And there are no river or pools hidden under that snow, its all solid rock. Our only drinks are... 20 units of booze.



The 4 blocks from the mason will be used to make Brick Splitting Blocks, a new custom building. It can split boulders into 8 bricks, used for constructions. That way we get twice as much stuff done. The craftsmans shop is for nestboxes, we want to use the birds to produce eggs. Maybe we can even let them breed for a bit.

The horses I might butcher. We sadly have 1 horse and 1 ironclad horse, which are different creatures and do not breed among each other. Better to get some meat, bones for arrows and leather for a suit of armor for Lord Conor.

We are using the dune wall as natural walls for our first houses. This way we only need to build the ceiling and can fill them with furniture. Like beds... made of wood... god damn it.

Luckily, we are humans. We can buy wood.

[Bodkin]

Chief of medicine? Sweet! I'm gonna make everybody buy insurance!

[Meph]

Chief of Medicine with no medical skills.
I am broker, bookkeeper and manager, with no skills what so ever.
Only our military commander knows what he is doing, but he is too slow to chase down the camels we spotted.

[InfiniteCastor]

Gotta love that multi z-level view. I have a hard time playing any other Dwarf Fortress without it now, to be honest.

And goddamn what a Fun embark.