Razorcrypts--a DF AAR

[Pedrito]

Which tileset are you using?

It makes the game look playable instead of a pile of ascii charachters devoid of any meaning. I may even give it a try. 

L.

Ascii has a hell of a lot more meaning than inscrutable shapes.

That's surely why someone invented graphics in videogames 

L.

[MadImmortalMan]

MIM: So, what are our options?

PDH: Well, there is the time-honored tradition of appointing him to be your immortal accountant...

MIM: In no time he'll get himself elected mayor and be demanding a fresh baby for breakfast every morning. What else?

PDH: Zoo?

MIM: What, like for kids?

...

MIM: Can we use him as cannon fodder? Maybe send him on an expedition all by himself into the caverns--to "secure our water supply" or something.

PDH: He might get suspicious. He's smart.

MIM: Yeah and he's such a nice guy too...Just the other day he offered to guard little Monoriu's bed while he slept because the kid was having nightmares about keas, and...oh man.

Can we just appoint him to a special office of fortress dragon-fighter and keep him locked in a room until he's needed to, you know, fight dragons? Will he still try to run for mayor then?




Brazen: We could let him be in charge and try to make sure he only eats losers and dead weight?


CdM: We could all drink his blood and build an army of undead superdwarves?

[Octavian]

This is great. Keep them coming!

[MadBurgerMaker]

I look forward to seeing the horrible way my dude dies.  Maybe find some magma so he can try to drink it after he goes insane?

[Grey Fox]

Man, don't even bother me with it unless one of them is a...




Finally!

That's right motherfuckers.

[Legbiter]

Oh! Dorf me, dorf me.

[PDH]

Dwarven democracy.  I look forward to being walled into a room and crazily writing the chronicle of how this all went wrong.

[MadImmortalMan]

11th Timber 113, Late-Autumn

Finally, the caravan from the Mountainhomes has arrived.




26th Timber


Zoupa is taken by strange mood just like Malthus did. I hope he comes out of there with some cool artifact and not in a murderous rampage.





Well that was his own forge he "took over", so I guess we all go on with our lives while he rants and raves in there. I have some modifications to the Dwarven Constitution to draw up...


Tonitrus picked up some seeds we had run out of, some booze and various foods. But the biggest profits came from our lately-hatched platinum crafts industry. We were able to get a few high-quality weapons and armor from those sales.


Zoupa came out fast enough. He seems in fine spirits!

This is an iron ring. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is encrusted with rectangular claystone cabochons and encircled with bands of cave spider silk. This object menaces with spikes of iron, claystone and mountain goat bone.

Sounds like it would be good in a bar fight. 

Let's keep it safe from the birds, shall we?


Perhaps more importantly, Zoupa is now a legendary metal crafter.



The platinum crafts he made before this were fetching a nice price when the merchants were just here. I'm guessing next year's haul will be pretty sweet.

[MadImmortalMan]

The Berkut Question


The dwarves have convinced Berkut that he's so awesome, he needs his very own luxury estate. So Toni and Yi dug him one to the southeast. Then Syt and Slargos helped him make it into an impenetrable fortress to ensure his safety. It has been dubbed "Rochester Castle" in his honor.




Berkut...I mean "Vabok" inspects the fortifications.



Vabok decides he is going to make Rochester Castle the most awesome estate in Dwarvendom, so he gets to work on some stuff to trick out his new digs.

[MadImmortalMan]

Our resolution to the constitution has passed.

Lots of decent fighters in the last batch of immigrants, so they are assigned to bolster the squads.










Work resumes on the archery tower out front now that Slargos is safe, and a new training dojo has been dug adjacent to the barracks. It's not ready yet, Ed is smoothing the walls and floor to make it awesome.

[sbr]

Nice updates.

Glad to see my complaining finally got a weaponsmith here.

Did you know that craftsdwarf is typed with just the left hand?

Have you ever seen a grown man naked?

[MadImmortalMan]

And that brings us to the end of year two at this Armok-forsaken icehole called Razorcrypts.

Here's a shot of the progress on the meeting hall.




The dwarves are congregating there now instead of at the frozen wagon down the hill, which I gave orders to dismantle. I haven't checked to see if it's been done. Soon, there will be a kitchen adjacent to the hall so dwarves won't have to go far for their meat and mead. I built another well on this floor as well. You can make as many wells in the same channel as you want--I guess they don't get their ropes tangled.

Here is our fortress' cv for the end of the second year:



We're a bit more wealthy, but still lagging.


Here are our hunters. Still not formed into a squad of any sort.



MIM is not yet legendary at shooting, but he's taking a back seat to let the others get kills.

Kill counts:

MIM--33
valmy--12
Ide--1
Tamas--3
Alci--0
Tyr--4 +1 notable (goblin)



The biggest contribution to defending the fort so far are Neil's dogs.  Nothing has gotten in that can't fly, and even most of them don't get out again unless they've stolen an epic artifact warhammer that would be incredibly cool for dispensing justice.


Babies:


Children:



5 Legendary Dwarves:


The diamond is the legendary skill.

[Jaron]

Where the eff is Jaron?

[MadBurgerMaker]

I demand that MadBurgerMaker Zimkelasob be allowed to adequately make some lye. 

[MadImmortalMan]

Where the eff is Jaron?

He's right here! Asleep on the dining room floor with his trusty pet duck Erush Craftsglade watching over him. He's taken a new trade, as you can see.