v0.31:Stonegears/Nobles

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Template:Ls include both the types of positions you'd normally consider when you hear the word, like Template:Ls and Template:Ls, and dwarves in administrative roles (like the bookeeper‡ and Template:L. Some nobles can make onerous demands that leads to them having an Template:L.

How nobles work

Listing, appointing and replacing nobles/administrators

You can list nobles via the "nobles and administrators screen" (n). For non VACANT positions the right-hand column will shows [REQUIRE], [DEMAND] and [MANDATE]. If there is no requirement/demand/mandate for that position it will be in grey, if there is one that's not met it will be in red, and if there is one which is met is will be in white. Note that if one dwarf holds multiple positions that the sum total of all their requirements/demands/mandates will be listed under ever position they hold.

You can scroll through the list with ↑ and ↓, then press Enter to appoint a dwarf for a position which is VACANT, or for filled positions see the dwarf who fills that position. If you, the player, can change who fills a position, the Replace at the bottom of the screen will be white instead of grey, and you can replace the filled position with r. When appointing or replacing a noble you are presented with a list of all your eligible adult dwarves (scroll with ↑ and ↓), with the most qualified for the position list at the top. When a dwarf is highlighted his/her Template:L at the Template:Ls relevant to the position will be listed. When a dwarf is selected hit Enter to appoint that dwarf as the noble for the position, or Esc to cancel.

Requirements

A requirement is a need(s) for certain types of Template:Ls (Template:Ls, Template:Ls, Template:Ls and Template:Ls) of a minimum level of Template:L, plus certain amounts of various types of Template:L. You can meet a noble's needs for a room by assigning a relevant room to the noble, and meet the need for furniture by installing the furniture into any of the rooms the noble owns. You can meet the need for certain quality levels by increasing the value of the room in question. You can increase the room's value by placing valuable furniture in it (something which Template:Ls are good for, especially Template:L statues), Template:L and Template:L the room, making the room larger when you first dig it out, and by placing the room in an area where the Template:L and Template:Ls are of a highly valuable material (like a mined-out Template:L cluster).

For most nobles a requirement not being met merely gives them unhappy Template:Ls, though if it goes on for long enough it can lead to a Template:L. For the bookeeper‡ and manager‡ not having an Template:L prevents them from working, but doesn't give them an unhappy thought (and the manager doesn't even need an office until your fortress has a population of at least 20).