Berstigil, Earthenjaws - my current embark. Taking advantage of a meeting of two rivers I'm able to exert great control over the area. I'm currently under siege to the east, and still have access to the western bank for timber (for charcoal, for steel, for FUN!).4yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
Pro tip: Light aquifers can be exploited to quickly and easily create passive mist generators. Just make sure you include a drain.4yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
My king being arrested after a tavern fight that left one dwarf dead. The charge: 'Disorderly conduct'5yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
Not sure if this is common knowledge, but I've had much more luck getting my marksdwarves to train consistently and concurrently by making every archery target a single-tile-wide range. In this case I built walls flanking each target before creating the range, then dismantled the walls.4yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
This was left over after dealing with a siege by drowning. Now I want to capture her ali- ...undead and put her on display in a tavern I'll name after her: Shurratlinem Babinkolad, Stumpface the Friendly Ghoul.4yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
One of my legendary marksdwarves was afflicted with a weregila-monster curse, so I had her fellows construct her a penthouse atop the fortress, wherefrom she can continue to massacre any foolish gobbos that stray into her sights.5yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
Retired one volcano fortress and embarked on its neighbour. Upon arrival, site residents are seen to include eighteen yetis inhabiting a small cave, strewn about which are the remains of ten goblins, their armour and money, and a lead cage. Also there's a hydra chilling by the river.5yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
Latest news from Berstigil: My dwarves have captured two human necromancers. But how best to make use of them...4yr ⋅ Nargleberry ⋅ r/dwarffortress
