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• 23a:Siege
  A '''siege''' is a special, [[fun]] time in [[Fortress mode]] when an army attempts to attack and kill all of your [[dwarf|dwarves During a siege, the option on the main menu 'Abandon Fortress' changes to 'Succumb to Siege'.
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• 23a:Ambush
  ...An ambush is not announced immediately, but instead is announced when your fortress becomes aware of the attackers, such as when they come close to your dwarve [[Kobold]]s will test your fortress by sending [[thief|thieves]] dependent on your fort's population and wealth
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• 23a:Elephant
  == Defense == ...eady happening, lock your doors and pray. Prevention is the word: The best defense is a long line of [[trap]]s.
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• 23a:Chasm
  ==Chasm defense strategies== ...y ''dodge'') off the edge during combat with depressing ease. The greatest defense against this is to erect several bridges covering the chasm above and below
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• 23a:Your first fortress
  ...on page]]! Above all else, always remember the [[Main:Dwarf Fortress|Dwarf Fortress]] motto: "Losing is [[fun]]!" ...of particular subjects, consult the linked pages or the rest of the Dwarf Fortress Wiki.
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• 23a:Cross-training
  ...ing plans; if you are careful in planning, it may be placed closer to your fortress). Take a big square and start leveling it (but leave some support columns ...'ll inevitably get hungry, thirsty, and tired and start hiking back to the fortress proper.
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• 23a:Siege engine
  A '''siege engine''' in Dwarf Fortress is half building/half heavy weapon, and includes both the '''catapult''' an ..., so there is no need to produce high quality parts except to augment your fortress's architecture value.
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• 23a:Fortification
  .... They are probably most commonly used along the outside [[wall]]s of your fortress so that [[Marksdwarf|marksdwarves]] and [[siege engine]]s can fire at enemi ...ing about at all times, ready to fire upon any attackers that threaten the fortress.
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• 23a:Dragon
  ...ding destroyer]]s which means among other things that doors are useless as defense. Even their breath is able to destroy (deconstruct) workshops and turn pave ==Defense strategies==
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• 23a:Starting build
  ...moderately quickly, but bringing extra dogs will allow you to have a good defense earlier. ...pre-selected sites in your world that are considered viable for a dwarven fortress. The arrow keys can jump around the building sites oddly, because the sites
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• 23a:Stupid dwarf trick
  ==Adventurer Mode Fortress== ...armor. Possibly both. Dig out enough [[raw adamantine]] and "too deep" the fortress to ensure it is sufficiently occupied.
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• 23a:String dump
  Dark Fortress - Current Charge Defense:
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• 23a:Fortress guard
  The '''Fortress Guard''' is a military organization that essentially serves as a combined p .../10 (rounded down) of the [[fortress]] population should be members of the fortress guard. Ignoring this requirement causes unhappy [[thought]]s for the captai
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• 23a:Weapon
  ...e items that increase the [[damage]] dealt by [[creatures]] in combat. In fortress mode, after accessing the [[military]] screen with {{K|m}}, pressing {{K|w} Some types of weapons cannot be used by dwarves in Fortress mode, such as [[bow]]s, and only 7 can be manufactured. Some can however be
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• 23a:Military
  Your '''military''' comprises the [[soldier]]s of your fortress. Pressing {{k|m}} will bring you to the '''military screen''', which lists You can draft any non-[[noble]] [[dwarf]] in your fortress one of two ways: either 1) through the {{k|m}}ilitary screen by then pressi
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• 23a:Surviving your first winter
  * [[Bin]]s. These will make it much easier to store things in your fortress, so that you can have lots of items stored in just one bin. ...e your dwarves doing useless things (like lugging stone through your whole fortress) instead of what you want them to do.
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• 23a:Royal guard
  ...Key|v}}iew -> {{Key|p}}references menu), and act in most respects like the Fortress Guards do. They are mainly involved in the collection of [[tax collector|ta {{Category|Fortress defense}}
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• 23a:Trap
  '''Traps''' are a reliable and cost-effective method for defending any fortress. Unlike [[soldier]]s, they're always on duty, and don't need to be carefull {{Category|Fortress defense}}
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• 23a:Miner
  '''Miners''' are necessary to build any kind of fortress, unless you're planning on living outdoors like one of those foolish [[Elf| ...ate that a heavily burdened dwarf normally walks through the halls of your fortress, and is a joy to behold. Cutting through [[ore]] is twice as fast as cuttin
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• 23a:Giant bat
  ...us opponents and can easily kill unskilled adventurers and [[dwarves]]. In fortress mode they generally keep their distance, but they will attack your dwarves ...#Cage|catching]] and [[tame|taming]] them for [[breeding]] and/or fortress defense is worthwhile.
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