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!Negative
 
!Negative
 
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
 
!Related [[Belief]] or [[Facet]]
 +
!Adventurer activity
 
|-
 
|-
 
|spending time with people
 
|spending time with people
 
|being away from people
 
|being away from people
 
|GREGARIOUSNESS
 
|GREGARIOUSNESS
 +
!Engage in conversation
 
|-
 
|-
 
|drinking
 
|drinking
 
|being kept from alcohol
 
|being kept from alcohol
−
|IMMODERATION
+
|IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL
 +
|drink alcohol
 
|-
 
|-
 
|communing with [deity] / meditation
 
|communing with [deity] / meditation
 
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
 
|being unable to pray (to [deity])
 
|
 
|
 +
|Spea{{k|k}}, Pray to <Deity>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|staying occupied
 
|staying occupied
 
|being unoccupied
 
|being unoccupied
 
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
 
|HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL
 +
|Very wide variety of actions
 
|-
 
|-
 
|doing something creative
 
|doing something creative
 
|doing nothing creative
 
|doing nothing creative
−
|
+
|ARTWORK
 +
|Perform or compose any work
 
|-
 
|-
 
|doing something exciting
 
|doing something exciting
 
|leading an unexciting life
 
|leading an unexciting life
 
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
 
|EXCITEMENT_SEEKING
 +
|A wide variety of actions
 
|-
 
|-
 
|learning something
 
|learning something
 
|not learning anything
 
|not learning anything
 
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
 
|KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
 +
|Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|being with family
 
|being with family
 
|being away from family
 
|being away from family
 
|FAMILY
 
|FAMILY
 +
|Unimplemented
 
|-
 
|-
 
|being with friends
 
|being with friends
 
|being away from friends
 
|being away from friends
 
|FRIENDSHIP
 
|FRIENDSHIP
 +
|Unimplemented
 
|-
 
|-
 
|hearing eloquent speech
 
|hearing eloquent speech
 
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
 
|being unable to hear eloquent speech
 
|ELOQUENCE
 
|ELOQUENCE
 +
|Hear or recite poetry
 
|-
 
|-
 
|upholding tradition
 
|upholding tradition
 
|being away from traditions
 
|being away from traditions
 
|TRADITION
 
|TRADITION
 +
|Perform any improvisational form
 
|-
 
|-
 
|self-examination
 
|self-examination
 
|a lack of introspection
 
|a lack of introspection
 
|INTROSPECTION
 
|INTROSPECTION
 +
|Unknown
 
|-
 
|-
 
|making merry
 
|making merry
 
|being unable to make merry
 
|being unable to make merry
−
|MERRIMENT
+
|MERRIMENT, HUMOR
 +
|Recite any poem
 
|-
 
|-
 
|practicing a craft
 
|practicing a craft
 
|being unable to practice a craft
 
|being unable to practice a craft
 
|CRAFTMANSHIP
 
|CRAFTMANSHIP
 +
|Craft an item (ie, Knapping, Bone Carving)
 
|-
 
|-
 
|practicing a martial art
 
|practicing a martial art
 
|being unable to practice a martial art
 
|being unable to practice a martial art
 
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
 
|MARTIAL_PROWESS
 +
|Gain a rank in any combat Skill
 
|-
 
|-
 
|practicing a skill
 
|practicing a skill
 
|being unable to practice a skill
 
|being unable to practice a skill
 
|SKILL
 
|SKILL
 +
|Use any Skill
 
|-
 
|-
 
|taking it easy
 
|taking it easy
 
|being unable to take it easy
 
|being unable to take it easy
 
|LEISURE_TIME
 
|LEISURE_TIME
 +
|Unknown
 
|-
 
|-
 
|making romance
 
|making romance
 
|being unable to make romance
 
|being unable to make romance
−
|ROMANCE
+
|ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY
 +
|Unimplemented
 
|-
 
|-
 
|seeing animals
 
|seeing animals
 
|being away from animals
 
|being away from animals
 
|NATURE
 
|NATURE
 +
|Animal must also see you
 
|-
 
|-
 
|seeing a great beast
 
|seeing a great beast
 
|being away from great beasts
 
|being away from great beasts
−
|?
+
|NATURE, CURIOSITY
 +
|Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
 
|-
 
|-
 
|acquiring something
 
|acquiring something
 
|being unable to acquire something
 
|being unable to acquire something
−
|GREED
+
|GREED, COMMERCE
 +
|Acquire any item by trade or demand
 
|-
 
|-
 
|eating a good meal
 
|eating a good meal
 
|a lack of decent meals
 
|a lack of decent meals
 
|IMMODERATION
 
|IMMODERATION
 +
|Unknown
 
|-
 
|-
 
|fighting
 
|fighting
 
|being unable to fight
 
|being unable to fight
 
|VIOLENT
 
|VIOLENT
 +
|Engage in any combat of any lethality
 
|-
 
|-
 
|causing trouble
 
|causing trouble
 
|a lack of trouble-making
 
|a lack of trouble-making
 
|HARMONY, DISCORD
 
|HARMONY, DISCORD
 +
|Fight or Argue
 
|-
 
|-
 
|arguing
 
|arguing
 
|being unable to argue
 
|being unable to argue
 
|FRIENDLINESS
 
|FRIENDLINESS
 +
|Get into any disagreement about values
 
|-
 
|-
 
|being extravagant
 
|being extravagant
 
|being unable to be extravagant
 
|being unable to be extravagant
 
|IMMODESTY
 
|IMMODESTY
 +
|Wear any item with a quality modifier
 
|-
 
|-
 
|wandering
 
|wandering
 
|being unable to wander
 
|being unable to wander
−
|NATURE
+
|NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL
 +
|Move to/from any site or region tile
 
|-
 
|-
 
|helping somebody
 
|helping somebody
 
|being unable to help anybody
 
|being unable to help anybody
−
|ALTRUISM
+
|ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE
 +
|Reunite family members
 
|-
 
|-
 
|thinking abstractly
 
|thinking abstractly
 
|a lack of abstract thinking
 
|a lack of abstract thinking
 
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
 
|ABSTRACT_INCLINED
 +
|Read or write any written content
 
|-
 
|-
 
|admiring art
 
|admiring art
 
|being unable to admire art
 
|being unable to admire art
 
|ARTWORK
 
|ARTWORK
 +
|Exposure to artistic crafts, examining adornments and coins
 
|}
 
|}
  
  
 
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Revision as of 01:40, 10 March 2016

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v50.13 · v0.47.05
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Note that some content may still need to be updated.


Needs affect a creature's focus. Needs that are unmet for long enough will become bad thoughts.

The need system replaces the generalized on break feature of previous versions. Dwarves will sometimes perform jobs that satisfy their personal needs, instead of working for the betterment of the fortress. These personal fulfillment jobs generally come in two varieties: low-priority (indicated by green text, e.g. Listen to Poetry), or high-priority (magenta text with an exclamation point, e.g. Pray to Lorsïth!). Low-priority jobs may be cancelled to undertake a fortress job. High-priority jobs will not be cancelled for fortress jobs.

Needs are affected by personality traits. For instance, a dwarf that values romance will be unfocused "after being unable to make romance", while a dwarf that personally values nature will be unfettered "after seeing animals".

Needs are shown in a dwarf's thoughts and preferences description page, which can be accessed by viewing that dwarf then p, z, Enter, or from the unit menu with view, Enter.

Degree of focus/unfocus:

  • Unfettered
  • Level-headed
  • Untroubled
  • Not distracted
  • Unfocused
  • Distracted
  • Badly distracted
Positive Negative Related Belief or Facet Adventurer activity
spending time with people being away from people GREGARIOUSNESS Engage in conversation
drinking being kept from alcohol IMMODERATION, SELF-CONTROL drink alcohol
communing with [deity] / meditation being unable to pray (to [deity]) Speak, Pray to <Deity>
staying occupied being unoccupied HARD_WORK, ACTIVITY_LEVEL Very wide variety of actions
doing something creative doing nothing creative ARTWORK Perform or compose any work
doing something exciting leading an unexciting life EXCITEMENT_SEEKING A wide variety of actions
learning something not learning anything KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS Gain a rank in any Skill, learn a new subject from written content.
being with family being away from family FAMILY Unimplemented
being with friends being away from friends FRIENDSHIP Unimplemented
hearing eloquent speech being unable to hear eloquent speech ELOQUENCE Hear or recite poetry
upholding tradition being away from traditions TRADITION Perform any improvisational form
self-examination a lack of introspection INTROSPECTION Unknown
making merry being unable to make merry MERRIMENT, HUMOR Recite any poem
practicing a craft being unable to practice a craft CRAFTMANSHIP Craft an item (ie, Knapping, Bone Carving)
practicing a martial art being unable to practice a martial art MARTIAL_PROWESS Gain a rank in any combat Skill
practicing a skill being unable to practice a skill SKILL Use any Skill
taking it easy being unable to take it easy LEISURE_TIME Unknown
making romance being unable to make romance ROMANCE, LOVE PROPENSITY Unimplemented
seeing animals being away from animals NATURE Animal must also see you
seeing a great beast being away from great beasts NATURE, CURIOSITY Uncertain, possibly encounter LARGE_ROAMING?
acquiring something being unable to acquire something GREED, COMMERCE Acquire any item by trade or demand
eating a good meal a lack of decent meals IMMODERATION Unknown
fighting being unable to fight VIOLENT Engage in any combat of any lethality
causing trouble a lack of trouble-making HARMONY, DISCORD Fight or Argue
arguing being unable to argue FRIENDLINESS Get into any disagreement about values
being extravagant being unable to be extravagant IMMODESTY Wear any item with a quality modifier
wandering being unable to wander NATURE, ACTIVITY LEVEL Move to/from any site or region tile
helping somebody being unable to help anybody ALTRUISM, SACRIFICE Reunite family members
thinking abstractly a lack of abstract thinking ABSTRACT_INCLINED Read or write any written content
admiring art being unable to admire art ARTWORK Exposure to artistic crafts, examining adornments and coins
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