Editing 40d:Strange mood

Periodically, individual dwarves are struck with an idea for a [[legendary artifact]] and enter a '''strange mood'''. Dwarves which enter a strange mood will stop whatever they are doing and pursue the construction of this artifact to the exclusion of all else.  This will be based on a particular [[skill]] that creates a finished end product that can have a [[quality]], rather than intermediary material such as bars of metal or raw food.  They will not stop to eat, drink, sleep, or even run away from dangerous creatures. If they do not manage to begin construction of the artifact within a handful of months, they will go [[Strange mood#Failure|insane]] and die soon afterward.  

A dwarf will only be struck by a mood once in their lifetime.  Upon completion of their artifact they will usually become [[legendary]] in that skill, and will then return to their normal life in the fortress with their newfound skill. A fortress can have at most one dwarf in a strange mood at any one time.

# Strange moods can only occur when the below necessary [[#Conditions|conditions]] are met. [[baby|Babies]] and activated [[Soldier]]s with military skills cannot enter moods, nor [[Noble#Immigrant_Nobles|immigrant nobles]], but any other dwarf can, including [[child]]ren.

# The game will pause, center on a dwarf, and announce that the dwarf has entered one of five different types of strange moods.  The [[#Types of moods|types of moods]] are listed below.  While in a mood, a dwarf will display a blinking exclamation point (see [[status icons]]).

# For the duration of the mood, the dwarf will claim a workshop related to the skill that the mood affects (not all skills are eligible), kick out any dwarf who was using it, and render it otherwise unusable until the mood has been resolved. If a moody dwarf does not claim a workshop, it is because the appropriate workshop does not exist.  (See [[#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] below to determine which workshop(s) might be required.) A moody dwarf will ''not'' be available to build a needed workshop; another dwarf with the appropriate [[labor]] designation must do so for them, if one is necessary.

# Once all materials have been gathered, the game will once again pause and center, and the moody dwarf will begin construction.  Upon completion the dwarf will create a semi-random artifact related to the skill affected and gain [[legendary]] (or higher) status in that skill (unless the mood type is [[#Possessed|possessed]]).  See the [[#Skills and workshops|skills and workshops]] for information on which skills can be gained, or the [[#Artifacts created|artifacts created]] section for more details on the artifacts themselves.

For each of the following types of moods, the first message is how the mood is [[Announcement|announced]]; the second message appears in the dwarf's profile when he or she is viewed with the {{K|v}} key.  All moody dwarves will have "Strange Mood" listed as their active task and are "quite content", regardless of any recent [[thought]]s they may have had.

* {{Gametext|<dwarf> is taken by a fey mood!|7:1}}

* {{Gametext|<dwarf> withdraws from society...|7:0}}

Secretive moods are the same as fey moods, except a secretive dwarf will sketch pictures of their required materials instead of clearly stating their demands if they cannot find what they need.  Descriptions of all these [[Mood#Demands|secretive requirements]] can be seen only by viewing the workshop that the moody dwarf has claimed, with {{k|q}}, and then only while the dwarf is waiting inside it.  More than one "picture" is likely; these will cycle through the entire list automatically if any one is not available.  (Since materials are gathered ''in order'', it's quite possible that only one of a long list is needed to allow the moody dwarf to continue on their project.  If the dwarf has gathered some of the materials (seen as "tasked" when looking at the workshop with {{k|t}}), then the next in the list is what they are looking for.)

* {{Gametext|<dwarf> has been possessed!|5:1}}

A possession is the only mood that does ''not'' result in a jump in [[experience]].

* {{Gametext|<dwarf> looses a roaring laughter, fell and terrible!|5:0}}

A dwarf that goes into a fell mood will always take over a [[butcher's shop]] or a [[tanner's shop]]. If neither are available, any other workshop will be used instead. The dwarf will then ''murder'' the nearest dwarf, drag the corpse into the shop and make some sort of object out of dwarf [[leather]] or [[bone]]. Once the artifact is completed, the fell dwarf will become a legendary [[bone carver]] or [[leatherworker]].  Strangely, none of the other dwarves seem to mind the murder.  Only unhappy dwarves may enter a fell mood.

* {{Gametext|<dwarf> begins to stalk and brood...|0:1}}

Once a workshop is claimed, the dwarf will begin collecting materials.  Each artifact will require between one and ten materials to complete - 1-3 "primary" components and up to 7 additional items based on your fortress's population (up to 1 per 20 dwarves eligible to enter a mood) and previous moods (up to 1 per artifact successfully produced). If the moody dwarf remains idle, then the necessary materials are not available.  [[Forbidden]] items must be reclaimed ({{K|d}} - {{K|b}} - {{K|c}}) before they may be used, but moody dwarves will ignore settings regarding [[economic stone]]. Press {{K|q}} and highlight the workshop to receive a series of clues about what the dwarf needs.  Hints that stay active for longer than 2 seconds mean that multiple pieces of that material will be required; each single demand will be displayed for 2 seconds, so if it says "gems... shining" for 6 seconds, 3 gems are demanded. Materials will always be fetched ''in order'', so if at least one item has already been retrieved (the items will show up with "TSK" ("task") next to them when the workshop is viewed with the {{K|t}} context menu), it will usually be possible to tell what item is required next.

Note though that if a dwarf has a demand for a specific item, such as a [[bar|bar of metal]], raw [[gem]], or [[shell]], then that item type will be ''required''. For this reason, it is usually a good idea to keep an example of each item type on hand, particularly cut and raw gems, shells, bones, leather, raw (green) glass, both silk and plant cloth.

In somewhat rarer cases, a dwarf with a personality preference for a specific material, such as steel or silver [[bar]]s, will demand exactly that specific sub-type of material. For this reason, it is a good idea to keep as many types of material on hand as possible, including the three different kinds of glass. Forbidding materials won't let you get around this either: if they want a specific material subtype and you forbid it in favor of something else, they'll just sulk in their workshop until you unforbid the material or they are able to find it some other way - or they go [[insane]]. Asking a liaison for likely materials ''in advance'' is a good plan - "next year" is far too long for a moody dwarf to last.  Check your dwarves' [[preference]]s if you care.

Once you have struck [[Adamantine]], all moods which use cloth or metal as a primary component will insist on using Adamantine cloth or wafers over all other materials; moody dwarves which happen to want metal for decorations will still choose bars based on distance or preference. Moods involving stone crafting or masonry will not prefer [[raw adamantine]] over other stones.

| [[Stone]]

| Stone [[block]]

| [[Wood]]

| Metal [[bar]]

| [[Gem]]s (cut)

| [[Gem]]s (raw)

| [[Glass]] (green)

| [[Glass]] (clear)

| raw clear glass

| [[Glass]] (crystal)

| raw crystal glass

| [[Bone]]

| [[Shell]]

| [[Leather]]

| [[Cloth]] (plant)

| [[Cloth]] (silk)

Dwarves in macabre moods will list their demands in the same fashion as those in fey moods (though with them brooding "Yes. I need <item>." instead of screaming "I must have <item>!"). They may also say "Leave me. I need... things... certain things", in which case they want either a [[skull]] or some vermin [[remains]].

* Fey - "<dwarf> works furiously!"

* Secretive - "<dwarf> works secretly..."

* Macabre - "<dwarf> works, darkly brooding..."

When a fortress is started, an internal counter is set to 1000.  Every 100 frames (12 times per day), this counter is decremented by 1, running down to zero in about 3 months.  When the counter would ordinarily be decremented when it has already reached zero, there is a 1 in 500 chance that a strange mood will strike.  This means that, once all conditions are met and the clock is ticking, while there is approximately a 2.4% chance of a strange mood per day, or ''very approximately'' a 50% chance of a strange mood per month, there is no guarantee when a mood will strike - might be sooner, might be (almost) never.

* The number of items created divided by 100.¹ Mined-out rock '''does''' count as an "item created", though it is not clear whether bolts or units of drink are counted individually.

* The number of revealed [[subterranean]] tiles divided by 2304 (this is an area equivalent to a 48x48 square).  Using [[Exploratory mining|exploratory methods]] is a great way to increase your artifact limit.

:¹ - actually the sum of all items by type '''and''' by type+subtype+material+matgloss, divided by 200.

The deciding factor for eligibility is a dwarf's actual [[profession]]. ''(Note that "[[Skill#Custom profession labels|custom professions]]" have no effect on this!)'' Thus, dwarves may enter strange moods regardless of what skills they have or don't have, so long as they are of an acceptable profession.  Dwarves who have already created an artifact are not eligible to create another, and since every mood ends in either an artifact or death, every dwarf may enter at most one mood.  Dwarves who have obtained one or more legendary skills without creating artifacts may enter strange moods.   

Appointed [[noble]]s may enter moods as per their default profession, but [[Noble#Immigrant Nobles|immigrant nobles]] are '''not''' eligible for moods.  That includes:

Further, dwarves with a [[Soldier#Soldier professions|military profession]] other than "Recruit" can '''not''' enter moods.  Incidental military skills make no difference - eligibility (and weighting) depends purely on the actual ''[[profession]]'', as listed at the time.  Military professions include:

:''('''Note''' - Specifically, and to avoid previous misunderstandings, [[Strand extractor]], [[Clerk]], [[Administrator]], [[Trader]], [[Building designer|Architect]], [[Alchemist's laboratory|Alchemist]], [[Soldier#Recruits|Recruit]] and [[Child]] '''are''' moodable professions.)''

When determining who will have a strange mood, each eligible dwarf is put into a weighted lottery.  The odds are assigned a higher or lower weight based on the dwarf's [[profession]].  The default weight is 6, but some professions are more likely to enter a strange mood than others. (This is like most dwarves getting 6 tickets to the lottery, and others getting more.)

| 6 ||Engraver, Mechanic, Miner, Tanner, & all other [[profession]]s.

| [[Armorsmith]]

| [[Magma forge]] or [[Metalsmith's forge]]

| [[Bone carver]]

| [[Craftsdwarf's workshop]]

| [[Bowyer]]

| [[Bowyer's workshop]]

| [[Carpenter]]

| [[Carpenter's workshop]]

| [[Clothier]]

| [[Clothier's shop]]

| [[Engraver]]

| [[Craftsdwarf's workshop]]

| [[Gem cutter]]

| [[Jeweler's workshop]]

| [[Gem setter]]

| [[Jeweler's workshop]]

| [[Glassmaker]]

| [[Glass furnace]]

| [[Leatherworker]]

| [[Leather works]]

| [[Mason]]

| [[Mason's workshop]]

| [[Mechanic]]

| [[Mechanic's workshop]]

| [[Metal crafter]]

| [[Magma forge]] or [[Metalsmith's forge]]

| [[Metalsmith]]

| [[Magma forge]] or [[Metalsmith's forge]]

| [[Miner]]

| [[Mason's workshop]]

| [[Stone crafter]]

| [[Craftsdwarf's workshop]]

| [[Tanner]]

| [[Leather works]]

| [[Weaponsmith]]

| [[Magma forge]] or [[Metalsmith's forge]]

| [[Weaver]]

| [[Clothier's shop]]

| [[Wood crafter]]

| [[Craftsdwarf's workshop]]

A dwarf will claim a workshop according to their highest applicable skill, and upon completion of the artifact, gain 20,000 [[experience]] in that skill (excepting [[Strange mood#Possessed|possessed]] dwarves). This will give the dwarf a legendary-level [[skill]] (specifically, "legendary+1" or higher, depending on the dwarf's initial skill level) and a number of [[attribute]] gains.  The table to the right describes all applicable skills and their potential workshop requirements - there are only 20 skills that determine the workshop and that can be affected by a mood (sometimes referred to as '''moodable''' skills.)  If a dwarf does not possess at least one of the moodable skills listed to the right, they will take over a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]] and gain one of [[bone carver]], [[stone crafter]], or [[wood crafter]] skills, producing an artifact [[craft]].

When selecting the desired mood skill, only the level itself is checked, and if the highest level found is shared by multiple skills, then one will be selected randomly.  

If any [[magma forge]]s exist in your fortress, even if they haven't actually been ''constructed'' yet, all moody metalworkers will insist on using one instead of a coal-powered [[metalsmith's forge]]. Whether or not they want a magma forge is determined the instant the strange mood begins, so you should wait until the magma supply is completely full before even '''designating''' it for construction, since a magma forge losing power for even a moment will cause its strange mood to instantly fail. Note that this does ''not'' apply to Glassmaker moods, which will always demand a coal-powered [[glass furnace]] regardless of how many [[magma glass furnace]]s you might have.

Below is a list of all ''non''-moodable skills; if all of a dwarf's skills are found on this list and none from the table to the right, then they have no moodable skills and will construct their artifact at a [[Craftsdwarf's workshop]], producing an appropriate craft as described above:

* [[Ambusher]]

* [[Animal caretaker]]

* [[Animal dissector]]

* [[Animal trainer]]

* [[Appraiser]]

* [[Building designer|Architect]]

* [[Brewer]]

* [[Butcher]]

* [[Cheese maker]]

* [[Cook]]

* [[Dyer]]

* [[Fish cleaner]]

* [[Fish dissector]]

* [[Fisherdwarf]]

* [[Furnace operator]]

* [[Grower]]

* [[Herbalist]]

* [[Lye maker]]

* [[Milker]]

* [[Miller]]

* [[Potash maker]]

* [[Pump operator]]

* [[Record keeper]]

* [[Siege engineer]]

* [[Siege operator]]

* [[Soaper]]

* [[Strand extractor]]

* [[Thresher]]

* [[Trapper]]

* [[Wood cutter]]

* [[Wood burner]]

* All [[military]] skills

* All [[social skill]]s

This fact can be utilized to maximize the possibility of getting a dwarf with the specific legendary skill you want: since ''non''-moodable skills are ignored, when ever possible make sure that each dwarf's highest ''moodable'' skill is one of those you want*.  Have all your peasants, [[farmer]]s, non-professional military and other dwarves without any moodable skills do a tiny bit of work in the skill(s) you most want; if a "[[experience|dabbling]]" skill is the highest moodable skill they have, that is the skill that will be used.

:''(* [[Armorsmith]], [[Weaponsmith]], [[Metal crafter]] and [[Metalsmith]] are possibly the most-desired legendary skills, but much depends on your fortress, your current mix of skills, and your play style.)''

:''(Note that [[Tanner]] is a moodable skill, the only [[Farmer]] category skill that is moodable.)''

The type of artifact created will depend on the skill selected for the mood and will be selected from the table below. If your dwarf does not have a preference for any possible items, the game will randomly select one from the list. Entries with "any" are treated as a single item which will randomly select a subtype which your civilization is capable of making, while "each" is treated as ''multiple'' entries, one for every possible subtype - this explains why bowyers and clothiers regularly produce foreign artifacts, while weaponsmiths do not.

 

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="4" style="border:1px solid black;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"

| [[Bone carver]] (bone)

| rowspan=3| Each equipment item with [BARRED] (leggings, greaves, gauntlet, helm), any shield, ''any helm'', instrument, toy, door, bed, chair, table, statue, coffer, bin, armor stand, weapon rack, cabinet, coffin, floodgate, hatch cover, grate, chain, cage, animal trap, figurine, amulet, scepter, crown, ring, earring, bracelet, any weapon, any trap component²

| Macabre Mood (bone)

| [[Bone carver]] (shell)

| Each equipment item with [SCALED] (leggings, gauntlet, helm), figurine, amulet, crown, ring, earring, bracelet, chain, cage, animal trap, instrument, toy

| Door, bed, chair, table, statue, chest, bin, armor stand, weapon rack, cabinet, casket, floodgate, hatch cover, grate, cage, barrel, bucket, animal trap

| rowspan=2| Each equipment item with [SOFT] (coat, shirt, cloak, tunic, toga, cape, vest, dress, robe, trousers, loincloth, thong, skirt, short skirt, long skirt, braies, glove, mitten, shoe, sandal, chausses, cap, hood, turban, mask, head veil, face veil, headscarf), bag, rope

| Fell Mood (leather)

| rowspan=3| Each equipment item with [LEATHER] (dress, shirt, tunic, toga, vest, robe, coat, cloak, cape, armor, trousers, loincloth, thong, short skirt, skirt, long skirt, braies, leggings, glove, mitten, sandal, shoe, chausses, high boot, low boot, cap, hood, mask, turban, head veil, face veil, headscarf, helm), any shield, bag, backpack, quiver, instrument

|}

:¹ ''these are intended to be headgear types, but the code incorrectly specifies an item type of SHOES instead of HELM''

:² ''chance of selection for this entry is reduced by 90%''

:³ ''this item may only be selected at the beginning of the mood (50% chance)''

The first object grabbed by the dwarf will be the "primary" substance; all other materials will be used to decorate the artifact. If a dwarf grabs a piece of [[chalk]] and makes a statue, for instance, it will be a "chalk statue", but an artifact can potentially be composed of bone, cloth, gems, leather, metal, shell, stone, and wood all at once.  As seen above, a moody dwarf can sometimes produce an item which normally cannot be made from that material, leading to such odd constructions as an [[obsidian]] [[bed]], [[ruby]] [[floodgate]], or turtle [[shell]] [[cage]], but the actual item types available for each mood type are still very much restricted (e.g. only a glassmaker or jeweler can make a [[window]], and a moody clothier cannot produce an article of clothing that could not normally be made from cloth).

Once created, most [[artifact]]s will be available for use just like a normal item of its type.  Artifact furniture is useful for high value [[noble]] rooms. [[Weapon]]s and [[armor]] will only be used by heroes and champions. Artifact weapons in [[Trap#Weapon Trap|weapon traps]] can also boost a room's value considerably, as in the case of artifact trap components.

If you can't provide the desired workshop and all the required component materials within a couple of months, the dwarf will go [[insanity|insane]], which cancels the mood and the artifact.  As if that's not bad enough, any dwarf who goes insane will soon die, one way or another.

A dwarf who is '''stark raving mad''' or '''melancholy''' is harmless to others (until they die and start a [[tantrum]] spiral), but a '''berserk''' dwarf will attack other dwarves and possibly pull levers at random. You may want to station a squad nearby or assign a few war dogs to the dwarf on the chance that they will lash out.  If you build your workshops inside enclosed rooms with doors you can also lock the moody dwarf in the room until he or she starves.  In extreme cases, building a wall around an open workshop is the best precaution.

Most events that would ordinarily interrupt a dwarf will not deter a moody dwarf - for example, while passing out from pain will cancel most tasks, a moody dwarf will continue working as soon as he wakes up. Giving birth while in a strange mood does not interrupt the dwarf either; the new mother will ignore the baby until her mood is resolved and it will happily wander off in the meantime. The only events which ''can'' cancel a strange mood are the destruction of the workshop (including loss of power for a [[magma forge]]) or a severe injury which leaves the dwarf unable to use its hands.

:*[[Insanity]]

:*[[Artifact]]

:*[[Profession]]

:*[[Legendary]]

 

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