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Twist ending

Dwarf fortress is made by Bay12.

I am not a troll, I'm just very passionate about my beliefs.

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Necromancy and EFU go hand in hand like Nazis and First Person Shooters.
 
 
 

Not all shooters are good just because you kill Nazis, and they don't always go well with each other.

I would agree, but won't that make char's with a certain concept become more powerful than others?

good idea

Will no one heed my calls?

[The Good:]

What an end to such an amazing faction. I'm always envious I played a character who actively avoided the conclave whenever I look at screenshots of what you guys accomplished.
 
The Good: Rather than being a generic mage-guild the conclave was nice in that it actually had more specific and thematic aims and goals. They were fantastic villains that you didn't quite want to condemn because all their resources and might were surely necessary to kill H'bala.
 
I also found playing a mage who actively avoided the faction extraordinarily fun - it took a lot of effort to be more subtle about spell-casting, and you had to be careful about who you sold potions and wands to, and form alliances with like-minded wizards to trade in high-level spell scrolls.
 
The Bad: I'm inclined to agree the conclave was sometimes a little too heavy handed when it came to pvp; now it does make sense as they are bound to have more nice stuff by virtue of so many wizards and craftsman. The problem was that any time there was so much as whispers of an interesting artifact, forgotten lore, a ritual to be performed... the conclave was always bound to show up and abscond with it - the end result would be a storyline open to participation by everyone would then be relegated to just the conclave. Or you had to be super-secret about it, and thereby still limit participation.
 
Does their dominance make sense? Yes. Could it sometimes be discouraging? Yes, and unfortunately there didn't always seem to be a 'lot' you could do about it from a player perspective.

Where is the ugly?

The idea is to not take complete control of magic like the Conclave, but to master it.

How do you sign up?

I was banned for "trolling on Bay12 forums.
I was "trolling" according to one user, because my opinion was too mainstream. I was expressing my beliefs on topic a forum meant just for that.
I am contemplating to send an email to get the ban lifted.
I don't know if this is even interesting to any of you, but I thought it would be interesting to know.

[Basic Ballistics]

Basic Ballistics
Volume I
1st Edition

By Peroppi Rini

This book focuses on launchers of projectiles, and the parts used in them.

 

Crossbow:
Overview

An easy to use, simple weapon that can cause a large amount of damage, with the ability to wind it back with the use of a winch or lever further than most bows, it can make the bolts that it fires pierce tough armour. The crossbow comes in two main variants, a lever operated crossbow, and a winch operated crossbow. A third type, the Arbalest, is the largest handheld ranged weapon there is, and is so large that it requires a windlass to reload. The projectile a crossbow uses is called a bolt.

Parts Involved

The crossbow is basically a bow, mounted on a stock, with a pin or a similar device to hold the string, which is connected to a trigger, which when pulled, releases the string, and the projectile that is is holding is fired. The winch or lever is used to make it easier and possible to draw back the bowstring further than most arms could alone.

How it Works

After the bowstring is drawn back, either by the winch or lever, and the projectile is mounted, all the user has to do is to take aim and pull the trigger, releasing the pin, launching the projectile from the bow at the target.

 

Trebuchet
Overview

The trebuchet is basically a catapult that uses a counterweight to fire the projectile. It can fire heavy projectiles at high speed, devastating enemy fortifications on impact.

Parts Involved

The Trebuchet is made up of a sling, which is where the projectile is placed before firing, and increases the power behind the projectile from the counterweight further. The sling is attached to a throwing arm, which is long and multiplies the speed of the projectile on launch. The throwing arm is attached to an axle, which it rotates around when launching the projectile.On the opposite end of the throwing arm to the Sling is the counterweight, which provides the force to launch the projectile. The counterweight is held in place with a trigger to release it.

How it Works

When the Trebuchet is loaded, the operator simply has to pull the trigger, releasing the counterweight, which swings itself and the arm forward, with the sling following. The sling releases the projectile at the vertical position, putting most of the power it has gathered into the projectile it fires.

 

Onager
Overview

The onager is a catapult that recieves the power to launch its projectile from a twised rope. It is a simpler weapon than a ballista or a trebuchet.

Parts Involved

As previously stated, the onager is a simpler weapon than the Ballista or Trebuchet. It is made from a wooden frame, with a wooded spoke with a bowl shaped bucket for holding projectiles and a rope, which the other end is attached to a windlass. The other end of the spoke is attached to an axle, to enable it to fire the projectile. The rope is held in place before being fired by a pin, which make sure it doesn't misfire.

 

How it Works

The windlass is wound up, creating tension in the rope that is connected to the spoke and held in place by a pin. When it is fully wound and the projectile has been placed in the bucked, that pin is hit with a hammer, releasing the tension and launching the projectile.

someone should update that thread, because it is extremely outdated.

Since the Conclave is gone, I am going to start a Guild of Academia and Arcana.
I figured that a group would need to take prominence in the field of Academia and Arcana, without having the Imperial agressive feel of the conclave, and without making the same mistakes.
I have some basic goals in mind:
 
Gather knowledge of the Arcane
Gather knowledge of Engineering
Gather knowledge of Mathematics, Alchemy, Biology, Astronomy, Medicine etc.
Spread knowledge freely
To Gather arcane power
To build a headquarters
To invent amazing new things
To improve existing inventions
to worship the Gods of Creation and Knowledge, and the Gods of Magic
 
I am looking for Mages, Engineers, Alchemists, Doctors, Astronomers, Mathematicians and other Scientists and Thinker like characters.
If you wish to join, send a letter to my PC Peroppi Rini or make a sending while I'm on, or PM me.