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Everyone loves a [[zoo]]. Why not put a savage, exotic beast right in your noble's room? Who wouldn't want to see a [[giant desert scorpion]] or [[zombie]] [[carp]] every day? Just make sure it doesn't escape. It may be prudent to hook this up to another lever in the noble's room, so they can secure the cage door if the creature somehow manages to escape. | Everyone loves a [[zoo]]. Why not put a savage, exotic beast right in your noble's room? Who wouldn't want to see a [[giant desert scorpion]] or [[zombie]] [[carp]] every day? Just make sure it doesn't escape. It may be prudent to hook this up to another lever in the noble's room, so they can secure the cage door if the creature somehow manages to escape. | ||
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== Impressive Throne == | == Impressive Throne == | ||
− | Your highest noble will meet with various visitors and emissaries in his [[office|throne room]]. To give him that extra edge in negotiations, make it intimidating. Put a [[magma]] pool right there in the throne room. Watch as your fortress wins valuable trade agreements at the table, securing the future for your great dwarven civilization. No glittery [[gold]] throne, either | + | Your highest noble will meet with various visitors and emissaries in his [[office|throne room]]. To give him that extra edge in negotiations, make it intimidating. Put a [[magma]] pool right there in the throne room. Watch as your fortress wins valuable trade agreements at the table, securing the future for your great dwarven civilization. No glittery [[gold]] throne, either. Make one out of [[iron]], or [[steel]], or some other material with a high melting point. |
== Vault of Kings == | == Vault of Kings == | ||
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For the most regal of nobles, nothing less than a balcony perched above a pool of magma will do when trying to get the attention of the underlings. The construction of such a sacred pulpit is elaborate, but a true noble would expect nothing less. | For the most regal of nobles, nothing less than a balcony perched above a pool of magma will do when trying to get the attention of the underlings. The construction of such a sacred pulpit is elaborate, but a true noble would expect nothing less. | ||
− | A [[support]] must be built on the edge of a sheer cliff overlooking the attention-getting feature (magma is always impressive, although a pulpit overlooking a chasm can also produce a pleasing resonance for those nobles who enjoy haranguing the masses). A [[bridge]] must be built to the edge of this support, and a floor placed on top of the support. Provide the noble with a lever on top of this floor which retracts the bridge -- it's not a proper pulpit if the masses can reach the noble while he speaks. The lever is also connected to the support beneath the floor -- this is a safety precaution, we are told. | + | A [[support]] must be built on the edge of a sheer cliff overlooking the attention-getting feature (magma is always impressive, although a pulpit overlooking a chasm can also produce a pleasing resonance for those nobles who enjoy haranguing the masses). A [[bridge]] must be built to the edge of this support, and a floor placed on top of the support. Provide the noble with a lever on top of this floor which retracts the bridge -- it's not a proper pulpit if the masses can reach the noble while he or she speaks. The lever is also connected to the support beneath the floor -- this is a safety precaution, we are told. |
Before using the system, an additional lever should be built elsewhere in the fortress that attaches to the bridge, in case the noble's lever should... happen to jam. Then, invite the noble to inaugurate the platform by pulling the sacred lever placed on top of it. Be certain that ''only'' the noble is [[Workshop#Profiles|allowed to pull this lever]] -- it would not do to have a commoner desecrate the holy pulpit. | Before using the system, an additional lever should be built elsewhere in the fortress that attaches to the bridge, in case the noble's lever should... happen to jam. Then, invite the noble to inaugurate the platform by pulling the sacred lever placed on top of it. Be certain that ''only'' the noble is [[Workshop#Profiles|allowed to pull this lever]] -- it would not do to have a commoner desecrate the holy pulpit. | ||
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==Demonstration of military might== | ==Demonstration of military might== | ||
− | Nobles are prone to worry, and reassurance is often hard to come by. However, many a noble is comforted by the sight of | + | Nobles are prone to worry, and reassurance is often hard to come by. However, many a noble is comforted by the sight of ballistae hurling spears across the countryside. As such, you may wish to treat some of your nobles to an artillery show. Build a ballista emplacement, and a spot for the noble to watch from. This noble spot should have a channel around it, to prevent any wild animals, perhaps enraged by the spears hurtling through their habitat, from getting at them. Make the central throne accessible by bridge, with a lever on the Noble's island for retraction. Ask your noble to pull the lever, and begin firing. Be careful not to put your noble in the line of fire, for ballista bolts are traditionally engraved with the words, "To Whom It May Concern". |
== <s>Madhouse</s> Sealed noble-exclusive area == | == <s>Madhouse</s> Sealed noble-exclusive area == | ||
− | Why should | + | Why the hell should nobles sleep, eat and <s>do nothing</s> work next to the pleb? They really should have a sealed area, which only they can enter. The workers can simply drop needed goods through a pit. But be careful that they really do this, since we don´t want our nobles to become angry or unhappy and kill each other/themselves. |
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