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Forbids dwarves from seeing selected items or buildings, preventing them from touching what they shouldn't or doing any task involving any of these.
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Marks every [[item]] and [[building]] in the selected area as [[forbidden]].  Forbidden objects are completely ignored by dwarves and do not contribute to fortress value.
  
This helps stop your bearded retards from dragging the [[!!]]{-cave spider silk cloak-}[[!!]] into your fort and sprinting to reload/clean traps in the middle of enemies.
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Uses for forbid include:
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* Preventing dwarves from trying to retrieve items from an area controlled by hostile monsters
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* Forcing dwarves to use specific materials, for example when satisfying a [[mandate]] or [[demand]].
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* Preventing dwarves from moving items that are on [[fire]].
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The opposite of forbid is [[reclaim items/buildings|reclaim]]
  
 
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Revision as of 18:33, 11 December 2007

Marks every item and building in the selected area as forbidden. Forbidden objects are completely ignored by dwarves and do not contribute to fortress value.

Uses for forbid include:

  • Preventing dwarves from trying to retrieve items from an area controlled by hostile monsters
  • Forcing dwarves to use specific materials, for example when satisfying a mandate or demand.
  • Preventing dwarves from moving items that are on fire.

The opposite of forbid is reclaim