Editing 40d:Region features

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Picking a starting region to build your dwarf [[fortress]] is a delicate work. Take a look at the list below and consider what you might need in your fort.

== Visible features ==

=== Forest ===

'''Pros:''' [[Forest]]s have plenty [[wood]] and [[plant|plants]] for outdoor [[farming]].

'''Cons:''' [[Trading#Caravans|Trade wagons]] can have a hard time navigating thick forest.  Evil and untamed forests can have dangerous [[creature|creatures]].

=== Desert/Beach ===

'''Pros:''' [[Sand]] for [[glass|glassware]], easily navigated by trade [[wagon|wagons]]

'''Cons:''' Little wood or [[stone]].

=== Aquifer ===

'''Pros:''' Infinite source of [[water]] anywhere on the map

'''Cons:''' Difficult to get under to access [[stone]] and minerals

=== River/Brook ===

'''Pros:''' [[Fishing]], [[water]] for farming and drinking

'''Cons:''' Some dangerous [[river]] creatures

=== Lake ===

Small lakes are present in pretty much every other tile of the world.

=== Ocean ===

'''Pros:''' Mist makes dwarves [[thought|happier]], source of driftwood, [[siege|sieges]] can't attack from that side (yet)

'''Cons:''' Saltwater is not normally drinkable

=== Open [[Volcano|volcano]] vent ===

'''Pros:''' [[Magma forge|Magma forges]], [[obsidian]], [[Trap_design#Magma_traps|magma defense]]

'''Cons:''' Magma monsters, [[strange mood]] crafters -demand- magma forges

=== Cliff ===

'''Pros:''' Don't want something? [[Activity zone#Garbage Dump|Drop it off]] the side of the [[cliff]]!

'''Cons:''' May tax the system slightly

== Hidden features ==

=== [[Chasm]]/[[bottomless pit]] ===

'''Pros:''' Provides an easy way to delete items and drain liquid. May also contain cave spiders.

'''Cons:''' Often contains monsters, and sometimes the dreaded [[giant cave spider]].

=== [[Underground river]] ===

'''Pros:''' An infinite source of water. Discovering this lets you grow [[tower-cap|tower-caps]] on subterranean mud, and also provides a decent fishing location. May contain cave spiders.

'''Cons:''' Discovered early enough, it will usually contain monsters.

=== [[Underground pool]] ===

'''Pros:''' Discovering this lets you grow tower-caps on subterranean mud, and also provides a decent fishing location. May contain cave spiders.

'''Cons:''' Will always have monsters. Tapping into an underground pool from the side carries the potential risk of temporary flooding.

=== [[Magma]] pipe/pool ===

'''Pros:''' A magma pipe is an infinite source of magma, which can be used to perform most metalsmithing operations without the use of coal. Magma pools are not an infinite source, but still contain magma.

'''Cons:''' Magma pipes and pools are home to deadly [[fire imp|fire imps]], [[magma man|magma men]], [[fire man|fire men]], and lava is an extremely dangerous substance. Flooding your fort with magma is the ''last'' thing you want to do.

=== [[Glowing pit]] and [[Adamantine]] ===

'''Pros:''' Adamantine is the best material in the game.

'''<del>Cons</del> Pros:''' Breach the glowing pits and all hell will break loose. For more details, check the [[Demon]] article.

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