Guildhall - Revision history

Ludicer: /* Synergy */

2026-05-22T19:38:08Z

Synergy

Ludicer at 19:34, 22 May 2026

2026-05-22T19:34:23Z

Ludicer at 19:33, 22 May 2026

2026-05-22T19:33:10Z

108.85.197.99: key word demonstration

2026-03-10T20:16:08Z

key word demonstration

GeloMor: /* Creation */

2026-02-05T11:41:53Z

Creation

GeloMor at 11:33, 5 February 2026

2026-02-05T11:33:49Z

87.143.77.206: /* Creation */

2026-01-17T15:21:34Z

Creation

Kiloku: A single Meeting Area can't be assigned to both a hospital and a guildhall.

2025-11-30T13:18:08Z

A single Meeting Area can't be assigned to both a hospital and a guildhall.

Ziusudra: added section to difficulty link

2025-06-09T02:07:23Z

added section to difficulty link

Silverwing235: /* Uses */

2025-02-18T13:53:05Z

Uses

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 ===Synergy===
-A [[doctor]]'s hall can be assigned to a [[meeting area]] overlapping a zone assigned to a [[hospital]] – this has the added benefit that you will always have medically trained personnel in your hospitals, rather than having to train off of [[wound]]s.
+A [[doctor]]'s hall can be assigned to a [[meeting area]] overlapping a zone assigned to a [[hospital]] – this has the added benefit that you will always have medically trained personnel in your hospitals, rather than having to train off of [[wound]]s. And, of course, teaching hospitals are known to make for great drama.
 A [[burrow]] can be designed such that any dwarf assigned to it can act as a full-time [[teacher]]. The burrow must refuse outside materials for workshops, and must not include any other meeting areas. To keep the teacher in the right place, add a [[bedroom]] and a [[dining hall]] stocked with amenities.

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 Guildhalls are designated from any [[meeting area]] zone. Though they are linked to [[guild]] societies, established guilds are not necessary to organize  [[demonstration]]s (i.e. such would not require 10 professionals).
-Upon creation ({{menu icon|z}}->Meeting Area->[[File:Ui location add.png]] Assign Location->New Guildhall), the new guildhall will be given a random [[name]], possibly based on the relevant profession. For example, a [[ranger]]'s guildhall could be named {{dftext|"The Grove of Deer"}}. It can be renamed from the Location information screen after clicking on it in the Zone menu.  Once a guildhall is set up, you can see its [[room value]] on the locations screen, which also tells you if the guildhall is up to the desired standard - when it says '''{{dftext|Agreed to build guildhall|2:1}}''' the requirements are not yet met.
+Upon creation ({{menu icon|z}}->Meeting Area->[[File:Ui location add.png]] Assign Location->New Guildhall), the new guildhall will be given a random [[name]], possibly based on the relevant profession. For example, a [[ranger]]'s guildhall could be named {{dftext|"The Grove of Deer"}}. It can be renamed from the Location information screen after clicking on it in the Zone menu.  Once a guildhall is set up, you can see its [[room value]] on the locations screen, which also tells you if the guildhall is up to the desired standard – when it says '''{{dftext|Agreed to build guildhall|2:1}}''' the requirements are not yet met.
 A newly created guild is set by default to allow members only, which can be changed in the set locations detail screen. The possible options are members only, citizens only, citizens and long-term residents or all visitors welcome.
 == Uses ==
-Guildhalls provide socialization and communal skill learning via '''demonstrations'''. As long as two dwarves are idling in a guildhall, a dwarf trained in a relevant skill can demonstrate it to the other, and highly-skilled dwarves lead demonstrations more frequently - the same activity that soldiers do when [[training]] in their [[barracks]].
+Guildhalls provide socialization and communal skill learning via '''demonstrations'''. As long as two dwarves are idling in a guildhall, a dwarf trained in a relevant skill can demonstrate it to the other, and highly-skilled dwarves lead demonstrations more frequently – the same activity that soldiers do when [[training]] in their [[barracks]].
 [[Visitors]] to your fortress can also hold demonstrations in the guildhall when the hall is set as '''{{dftext|All visitors welcome|2:1}}''' in the locations menu. This can be a nice boost to your dwarves, especially if the visitor holding the demonstration has a relevant legendary skill.
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 ===Synergy===
-A [[doctor]]'s hall can be assigned to a [[meeting area]] overlapping a zone assigned to a [[hospital]] - this has the added benefit that you will always have medically trained personnel in your hospitals, rather than having to train off of [[wound]]s.
+A [[doctor]]'s hall can be assigned to a [[meeting area]] overlapping a zone assigned to a [[hospital]] – this has the added benefit that you will always have medically trained personnel in your hospitals, rather than having to train off of [[wound]]s.
 A [[burrow]] can be designed such that any dwarf assigned to it can act as a full-time [[teacher]]. The burrow must refuse outside materials for workshops, and must not include any other meeting areas. To keep the teacher in the right place, add a [[bedroom]] and a [[dining hall]] stocked with amenities.

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 A '''guildhall''' is a [[location]] where [[dwarves]] can demonstrate [[skills]] to each other, satisfying many social [[need]]s.
-Once a single profession has sufficient members (10 by default) within your fortress, they can form a [[guild]] and [[petition]] for a properly-furnished guildhall. A guildhall by default requires {{Tooltip|2,000☼|6,000☼ with hard economy}} [[room value]], and a Grand Guildhall needing {{Tooltip|10,000☼|30,000☼ with hard economy}} to be considered established; a guildhall under 2000☼ is called the Meeting Place. Both population and [[item value]] requirements can be modified in the [[Difficulty#Guilds|difficulty]] settings.
+Once a single profession has sufficient members (10 by default) within your fortress, they can form a [[guild]] and [[petition]] for a properly-furnished guildhall. A guildhall by default requires {{Tooltip|2,000☼|6,000☼ with hard economy}} [[room value]], and a Grand Guildhall needs {{Tooltip|10,000☼|30,000☼ with hard economy}} to be considered established; a guildhall under 2000☼ is called the Meeting Place. Both population and [[item value]] requirements can be modified in the [[Difficulty#Guilds|difficulty]] settings.
 ==Creation==

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 ==Creation==
-Guildhalls are designated from any [[meeting area]] zone. Though they are linked to [[guild]] societies, established guilds are not necessary to organize demonstrations.
+Guildhalls are designated from any [[meeting area]] zone. Though they are linked to [[guild]] societies, established guilds are not necessary to organize  [[demonstration]]s (i.e. such would not require 10 professionals).
 Upon creation ({{menu icon|z}}->Meeting Area->[[File:Ui location add.png]] Assign Location->New Guildhall), the new guildhall will be given a random [[name]], possibly based on the relevant profession. For example, a [[ranger]]'s guildhall could be named {{dftext|"The Grove of Deer"}}. It can be renamed from the Location information screen after clicking on it in the Zone menu.  Once a guildhall is set up, you can see its [[room value]] on the locations screen, which also tells you if the guildhall is up to the desired standard - when it says '''{{dftext|Agreed to build guildhall|2:1}}''' the requirements are not yet met.
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 A newly created guild is set by default to allow members only, which can be changed in the set locations detail screen. The possible options are members only, citizens only, citizens and long-term residents or all visitors welcome.
-==Uses==
+== Uses ==
-Guildhalls provide socialization and communal skill learning via demonstrations. As long as two dwarves are idling in a guildhall, a dwarf trained in a relevant skill can demonstrate it to the other, and highly-skilled dwarves lead demonstrations more frequently - the same activity that soldiers do when [[training]] in their [[barracks]].
+Guildhalls provide socialization and communal skill learning via '''demonstrations'''. As long as two dwarves are idling in a guildhall, a dwarf trained in a relevant skill can demonstrate it to the other, and highly-skilled dwarves lead demonstrations more frequently - the same activity that soldiers do when [[training]] in their [[barracks]].
 [[Visitors]] to your fortress can also hold demonstrations in the guildhall when the hall is set as '''{{dftext|All visitors welcome|2:1}}''' in the locations menu. This can be a nice boost to your dwarves, especially if the visitor holding the demonstration has a relevant legendary skill.

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 ==Creation==
-Guildhalls are designated from any [[meeting area]] {{k|z}}one. Though they are linked to [[guild]] societies, established guilds are not necessary to organize demonstrations.
+Guildhalls are designated from any [[meeting area]] zone. Though they are linked to [[guild]] societies, established guilds are not necessary to organize demonstrations.
-Upon creation ({{K|z}}->Meeting Area->Assign Location->New Guildhall), the new guildhall will be given a random [[name]], possibly based on the relevant profession. For example, a [[ranger]]'s guildhall could be named {{dftext|"The Grove of Deer"}}. It can be renamed from the Location information screen after clicking on it in the Zone menu.  Once a guildhall is set up, you can see its [[room value]] on the locations screen, which also tells you if the guildhall is up to the desired standard - when it says '''{{dftext|Agreed to build guildhall|2:1}}''' the requirements are not yet met.
+Upon creation ({{menu icon|z}}->Meeting Area->[[File:Ui location add.png]] Assign Location->New Guildhall), the new guildhall will be given a random [[name]], possibly based on the relevant profession. For example, a [[ranger]]'s guildhall could be named {{dftext|"The Grove of Deer"}}. It can be renamed from the Location information screen after clicking on it in the Zone menu.  Once a guildhall is set up, you can see its [[room value]] on the locations screen, which also tells you if the guildhall is up to the desired standard - when it says '''{{dftext|Agreed to build guildhall|2:1}}''' the requirements are not yet met.
 A newly created guild is set by default to allow members only, which can be changed in the set locations detail screen. The possible options are members only, citizens only, citizens and long-term residents or all visitors welcome.

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	Upon creation ({{K\|z}}->Meeting Area->Assign Location->New Guildhall), the new guildhall will be given a random [[name]], possibly based on the relevant profession. For example, a [[ranger]]'s guildhall could be named {{dftext\|"The Grove of Deer"}}. It can be renamed from the Location information screen after clicking on it in the Zone menu. Once a guildhall is set up, you can see its [[room value]] on the locations screen, which also tells you if the guildhall is up to the desired standard - when it says '''{{dftext\|Agreed to build guildhall\|2:1}}''' the requirements are not yet met.		Upon creation ({{K\|z}}->Meeting Area->Assign Location->New Guildhall), the new guildhall will be given a random [[name]], possibly based on the relevant profession. For example, a [[ranger]]'s guildhall could be named {{dftext\|"The Grove of Deer"}}. It can be renamed from the Location information screen after clicking on it in the Zone menu. Once a guildhall is set up, you can see its [[room value]] on the locations screen, which also tells you if the guildhall is up to the desired standard - when it says '''{{dftext\|Agreed to build guildhall\|2:1}}''' the requirements are not yet met.
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		+	A newly created guild is set by default to allow members only, which can be changed in the set locations detail screen. The possible options are members only, citizens only, citizens and long-term residents or all visitors welcome.

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 ==Uses==
-Guildhalls provide socialization and communal skill learning via demonstrations. As long as two dwarves are idling in a guildhall, a dwarf trained in a relevant skill can demonstrate it to the other. Highly-skilled dwarves lead demonstrations more frequently. This is the same activity that soldiers do when [[training]] in their [[barracks]].
+Guildhalls provide socialization and communal skill learning via demonstrations. As long as two dwarves are idling in a guildhall, a dwarf trained in a relevant skill can demonstrate it to the other, and highly-skilled dwarves lead demonstrations more frequently - the same activity that soldiers do when [[training]] in their [[barracks]].
 [[Visitors]] to your fortress can also hold demonstrations in the guildhall when the hall is set as '''{{dftext|All visitors welcome|2:1}}''' in the locations menu. This can be a nice boost to your dwarves, especially if the visitor holding the demonstration has a relevant legendary skill.
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 A demonstration will satisfy the "learn something", "practice a skill" (though it does not raise their own skills), and "help somebody" [[need]]s for the [[teacher]]. [[Emotion]]ally, the participants feel interest, wonder and satisfaction for participating in a demonstration.
-If a guild's petition has been accepted but has not been built after one year, the agreement to establish a guildhall will be abandoned. Should you deny or ignore the petition, the dwarves involved will get an unhappy thought about it.
+If a guild's petition has been accepted, but has not been built after one year, the agreement to establish a guildhall will be abandoned. Should you deny or ignore the petition, the dwarves involved will get an unhappy thought about it.
 ===Synergy===
-A [[doctor]]'s hall can be assigned to the same [[meeting area]] as a [[hospital]]. This has the added benefit that you will always have medically trained personnel in your hospitals, rather than having to train off of [[wound]]s.
+A [[doctor]]'s hall can be assigned to the same [[meeting area]] as a [[hospital]] - this has the added benefit that you will always have medically trained personnel in your hospitals, rather than having to train off of [[wound]]s.
 A [[burrow]] can be designed such that any dwarf assigned to it can act as a full-time [[teacher]]. The burrow must refuse outside materials for workshops, and must not include any other meeting areas. To keep the teacher in the right place, add a [[bedroom]] and a [[dining hall]] stocked with amenities.