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− | The dwarven '''calendar''' is used to display dates, and is visible in the upper right corner of the | + | The dwarven '''calendar''' is used to display dates, and is visible in the upper right corner of the {{L|Status}} Screen ({{key|z}}). One year has 336 days and consists of twelve month in four seasons, with three months per season. Every month has 28 days. The months are named after kinds of {{L|stone}}s, {{L|ore}}, {{L|gem}}s, and {{L|wood}}. New Year's Day and the first day of spring both fall on the 1st of Granite. New Year's Eve and the last day of winter both fall on the 28th of Obsidian. |
The game starts in the year 1050 of the dwarven calendar. | The game starts in the year 1050 of the dwarven calendar. | ||
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− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Granite}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc" rowspan="3" | Spring | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc" rowspan="3" | Spring | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|#ccc|#8f8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|#ccc|#8f8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Slate}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|#ccc|#8f8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #8f8" | {{tile|•|#ccc|#8f8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Felsite}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #cfc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
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− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Hematite}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc" rowspan="3" | Summer | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc" rowspan="3" | Summer | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|#080|#ff8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|#080|#ff8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Malachite}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|#ccc|#ff8}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ff8" | {{tile|*|#ccc|#ff8}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Galena}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ffc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|#fff|#f88}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|#fff|#f88}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Limestone}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc" rowspan="3" | Autumn | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc" rowspan="3" | Autumn | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|#ccc|#f88}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|•|#ccc|#f88}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Sandstone}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
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| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|▬|#880|#f88}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #f88" | {{tile|▬|#880|#f88}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|wood|Timber}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #fcc; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|•|#fff|#88f}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|•|#fff|#88f}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Moonstone}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Early- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf" rowspan="3" | Winter | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf" rowspan="3" | Winter | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|♦|#fff|#88f}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|♦|#fff|#88f}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Opal}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Mid- | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|•|#888|#88f}} | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #88f" | {{tile|•|#888|#88f}} | ||
− | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | | + | ! style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; width: 10em; text-align: left" | {{L|Obsidian}} |
| style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | | style="padding: 0.2em; background: #ccf; font-size: 80%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: right" | Late- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Ages == | == Ages == | ||
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{| | {| | ||
! Age !! Years | ! Age !! Years | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | The Age of Myth || 0-499 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | The Age of Legends || 500-999 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | The Golden Age || 1000-∞ |
|} | |} | ||
== Farming == | == Farming == | ||
− | With the changing seasons come different | + | With the changing seasons come different {{L|weather}} conditions, depending on your {{L|climate}}. A typical {{L|temperate}} {{L|mountain}}side fort will have snow in spring and winter, with warm summers and colourful autumns. The seasons correspond to growing seasons from the {{L|farm plot}} {{k|q}} menu, which dictate what can be grown when during the year (see the {{L|List of crops}}). |
== Trading == | == Trading == | ||
− | Each season bar winter brings the possibility of | + | Each season bar winter brings the possibility of {{L|trade}}rs from one race or another. |
− | The fussy <s>hippie tree lovers</s> | + | The fussy <s>hippie tree lovers</s> {{L|elf|elves}} arrive in Spring with <!--{{L|wood|wooden}} crafts and weapons, cages (often containing exotic {{L|animals}}), --> various {{L|crop|fruits and berries}} and {{L|rope reed}} cloth items. |
− | + | {{L|Human}}s come in Summer with their {{L|wagon}} bursting with supplies, eager for <s>junk</s> stone craft goods. | |
− | Dwarves come in Autumn, and their departure is a fortelling of the cold winter to come. Ensuring the dwarves depart with a good profit will bring the best chance of <s>fresh cannon fodder</s> new migrants in the year ahead. | + | Dwarves come in Autumn bringing fresh meat (as well as any {{L|pick}}s or {{L|anvil}}s requested from the {{L|outpost liaison}}), and their departure is a fortelling of the cold winter to come. Ensuring the dwarves depart with a good profit will bring the best chance of <s>fresh cannon fodder</s> new migrants in the year ahead. |
− | {{World}} | + | {{Category|World}} |