v0.34:Position token

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These tokens define positions in entity_*.txt files. See Entity token.

Position Tokens

These tokens belong in an entity definition. These tokens apply to a position (such as monarch) and should follow the [POSITION:POSITION_NAME] token.

Token	Arguments	Description
ACCOUNT_EXEMPT		The position holder is not subjected to the economy. Less than relevant right now.
ALLOWED_CLASS	CREATURE_CLASS Token	Only creatures with the specified class token can be appointed to this position.
ALLOWED_CREATURE	CREATURE:CASTE	Restricts the position to only the defined caste. Only works with a caste of the entity's current race (If the entity had multiple CREATURE: tokens)
APPOINTED_BY	position	This position can only be chosen to the task from the nobles screen, and is available only if there is an *argument* present. For example, the GENERAL is [APPOINTED_BY:MONARCH]. Contrast [ELECTED]. Being appointed by a MONARCH seems to handle a lot of worldgen stuff and interferes with fort mode titles.
BRAG_ON_KILL		A creature that kills this position will be sure to talk about it a lot.
CHAT_WORTHY		In adventure mode, when referencing locations an NPC may mention this position holder living there or having done some deed there.
COLOR	color	Creatures of this position will have this color, instead of their profession color. e.g. [COLOR:5:0:1]
COMMANDER	position:ALL	This position will act as a commander of the specified position[Verify]. E.g. GENERAL is [COMMANDER:LIEUTENANT:ALL]. Unknown if values other than ALL work.
CONQUERED_SITE		This position is the puppet ruler left behind on a conquered site.
DEMAND_MAX	number (0-100)	How many demands at one time the position can make of the population.
DETERMINES_COIN_DESIGN		Minted coins will have images that reflect the personality of this position holder.
DO_NOT_CULL		The position won't be culled from Legends as "unimportant" during world generation.
DUTY_BOUND		Members of this position will never agree to 'join' your character during adventure mode.
ELECTED		The population will periodically select the most skill-eligible creature to fill this position. Contrast [APPOINTED_BY].
EXECUTION_SKILL	weapon skill	A mandatory subtag of [RESPONSIBILITY:EXECUTIONS]. Determines the weapon chosen by the executioner for his work.
EXPORTED_IN_LEGENDS		The various members who have filled this role will be listed in the civilisation's history.
FLASHES		The creature holding this position will visibly flash, like legendary citizens. Represents a properly noble station by default.
GENDER	male/female	The position can only be held by specified gender.
KILL_QUEST		The position can assign quests to adventurers.
LAND_HOLDER	importance tier (1-3)	The position is a title bestowed by the King. The outpost liaison may offer to appoint a citizen to this position once the wealth requirements given in the LAND_HOLDER_TRIGGER in the entity definition has been met.
LAND_NAME	string	The name the area takes on when under the control of a LAND_HOLDER. E.g. for the DUKE, [LAND_NAME:a duchy]
MANDATE_MAX	number (0-100)	The maximum number of mandates the position can make at once.
MENIAL_WORK_EXEMPTION		The position cannot be assigned labours, and will generally just lounge around like nobles do. Currently does not actually work. Bug:3721
MENIAL_WORK_EXEMPTION_SPOUSE		The spouse of the position holder doesn't have to work, either. Also doesn't work either. Bug:3721
MILITARY_SCREEN_ONLY		This position can not be appointed from the nobles screen. Intended for militia captains and other squad leaders to reduce clutter.
NAME	singular:plural	The name of the position.
NAME_MALE	singular:plural	If the creature holding the position is male, this is the position's name. E.g. for MONARCH, [NAME_MALE:king:kings]
NAME_FEMALE	singular:plural	If the creature holding the position is female, this is the position's name. E.g. for MONARCH, [NAME_FEMALE:queen:queens]
NUMBER	number/AS_NEEDED	How many of the position there should be. If the [SITE] token exists, this is per site, otherwise this is per civilisation.
PRECEDENCE	number (0-30000)	How important the position is in society; a lower number is more important and displayed higher in the Nobles menu. For MONARCH it's 1, for MILITIA_CAPTAIN it's 200.
PUNISHMENT_EXEMPTION		The position holder will not be held accountable for his or her crimes. Does not appear to work. Bug:4589
QUEST_GIVER		The position holder can give quests in Adventurer mode. Functionality in 0.31.13 and later is uncertain.
REJECTED_CLASS	CREATURE_CLASS Token	Creatures of the specified class cannot be appointed to this position.
REJECTED_CREATURE	CREATURE:CASTE	Restricts position holders by CREATURE type.
REPLACED_BY	position	This position is absorbed by another down the line. For example, expedition leader is [REPLACED_BY:MAYOR].
REQUIRED_BEDROOM	number (0-1000000)	The position holder requires a bedroom with at least this value.
REQUIRED_BOXES	number (0-100)	The position holder requires at least this many boxes.
REQUIRED_CABINETS	number (0-100)	The position holder requires at least this many cabinets.
REQUIRED_DINING	number (0-1000000)	The position holder requires a dining room with at least this value.
REQUIRED_OFFICE	number (0-1000000)	The position holder requires an office with at least this value.
REQUIRED_RACKS	number (0-100)	The position holder requires at least this many weapon racks.
REQUIRED_STANDS	number (0-100)	The position holder requires at least this many armour stands.
REQUIRED_TOMB	number (0-1000000)	The position holder requires a tomb with at least this value.
REQUIRES_POPULATION	number	The position requires the population to be at least this number before it becomes available or before the position holder will move in.
RESPONSIBILITY	responsibility	The position holder does a thing. See the table below for suitable arguments.
RULES_FROM_LOCATION		The position holder is the main ruler of his site and tends to stay there. [Verify] This token is also required for custom position to appear in fortresses and town keeps in adventure mode, like randomly generated lords/ladies.
SITE		The civilisation will attempt to have this position separate for each site.
SLEEP_PRETENSION		The position holder will get upset if someone with a higher PRECEDENCE holds quarters with a greater value than their own.
SPECIAL_BURIAL		The civilisation will inter the corpse of the position holder in a special grave, either in catacombs or in monuments. If that grave is disturbed, the position holder can return as a mummy. [Verify]
SPOUSE	singular:plural	The name of the position holder's spouse.
SPOUSE_FEMALE	singular:plural	If the spouse of the creature holding the position is female, this is the spouse's position name.
SPOUSE_MALE	singular:plural	If the spouse of the creature holding the position is male, this is the spouse's position name.
SQUAD	number:singular:plural	The position holder is authorized to form a military squad, led by themselves. The number denotes the maximum headcount. The noun used to describe the subordinates (e.g. royal guard) may be a relic from the 40d era.[Verify]
SUCCESSION	BY_HEIR / BY_POSITION:position	How a new position holder is chosen. A single position can have multiple BY_POSITION tokens.

Responsibilities

Argument	Description	Notes
ACCOUNTING	Found on bookkeeper. Position will use Record Keeper skill to keep track of stocks.
ATTACK_ENEMIES	Found on elven ranger captain and human warrior. Effect unknown.[Verify]
BUILD_MORALE	Found on champion. Position will lead military training exercises.[Verify]
COLLECT_TAXES	Found on tax collector. Position goes around and collects the tax money from the populace, under armed escort.	Only functions if the dwarven economy is active, which never happens.
EQUIPMENT_MANIFESTS	Found on arsenal dwarf. Position will keep track of assigned weapons and equipment.	Removed in version 0.31.10. Has no effect.
ESCORT_TAX_COLLECTOR	Found on hammerer. Position serves as one of the tax collector's bodyguards during his rounds.	Only functions if the dwarven economy is active, which never happens.
ESTABLISH_COLONY_TRADE_AGREEMENTS	Found on outpost liaison. Position will live in the civilization capital and travels to make trade agreements with its colonies.
EXECUTIONS	Found on hammerer. Position executes death penalties with a weapon of the appropriate skill.
HEALTH_MANAGEMENT	Found on chief medical dwarf. Position will use Diagnostician skill enable the z-menu health screen.
LAW_ENFORCEMENT	Found on sheriff/captain of the guard. Position and its subordinates are in charge of punishing criminals.
LAW_MAKING	Found on monarch/landholders. Seems to allow position to receive elf and human diplomats.[Verify]
MAKE_INTRODUCTIONS	Found on diplomat. Allows Elves to make "first contact".
MAKE_PEACE_AGREEMENTS	Found on diplomat. Position negotiates peace treaties in order to end wars.
MAKE_TOPIC_AGREEMENTS	Found on diplomat. Position negotiates special agreements such as tree cutting quotas.
MANAGE_PRODUCTION	Found on manager. Position enables the use of workshop profiles and uses the Organizer skill to process work orders entered in the job manager after the fortress population reaches 20.
MEET_WORKERS	Found on expedition leader/mayor. Position holds meetings with unhappy citizens and tries to pacify them with happy thoughts.
MILITARY_GOALS	Found on monarch/landholder/leaders. Effect unknown.[Verify]
MILITARY_STRATEGY	Found on general/militia commander. During worldgen, position will go on expeditions to tame exotic creatures.[Verify]
PATROL_TERRITORY	Found on elven ranger captain and human warrior. Effect unknown.[Verify]
RECEIVE_DIPLOMATS	Found on monarch/landholder/leaders. Position will hold meetings with incoming diplomats and liaisons.
RELIGION	Found on elven druid. Position informs you about worship cults[Verify]
SORT_AMMUNITION	Found on arsenal dwarf. Position approves changes to ammunition settings in the military screen.	Removed in version 0.31.10. Has no current effect.
TAME_EXOTICS	Found on dungeon master. Position enables taming exotic creatures and does forge work.	Broken since version 0.31.01, removed with the animal training overhaul in 0.34.06. Has no current effect.
TRADE	Found on broker. Position will use Appraisal skill to display value estimates and trade at the depot when set to broker only. When applied to other civilizations, the position will arrive with the caravan to make trade agreements.
UPGRADE_SQUAD_EQUIPMENT	Found on arsenal dwarf. Position approves changes to assigned squad equipment in the military screen.	Removed in version 0.31.10. Has no current effect.

Related Tokens

The following two ENTITY tokens are not actually position tokens, but bear mentioning on this page because they can modify the way that a civilization's positions behave:

Token	Arguments	Description
LAND_HOLDER_TRIGGER	landholder tier population wealth exported created wealth	Defines the requirements for the noble ruler promotions. The tier numbers determine which position is used.
VARIABLE_POSITIONS	Position responsibility or ALL	Allows a responsibility to be taken up by a dynamically generated position (such as Law-maker).

Why Won't My Positions Appear?

The way DF determines what positions will actually appear in your fortress is somewhat counterintuitive and fairly limiting. This guide should help you understand what you can do to actually get your positions working properly.

There are five tokens governing which positions appear in your fortress - LAND_HOLDER, REQUIRES_POPULATION, APPOINTED_BY, ELECTED, and REPLACED_BY. The first two determine when your fortress is eligible for a new position, the next two determine how a new position for which your fortress is eligible can be added, and the fifth allows you to clear up obsolete positions. Unfortunately, they also interact in some strange ways that makes creating interesting position structures difficult.

When you start a new fortress, DF compiles a list of your initial positions. To do this, it looks at the requirements for each position - any position whose only requirement is less than seven dwarves (either because they have no requirement tokens, or because their only requirement tokens are [REQUIRES_POPULATION: =< 7] or [LAND_HOLDER:some trigger whose only requirement is some number of dwarves equal to or less than 7]). Most importantly, any position whose only requirement is a LAND_HOLDER requirement, regardless of what the trigger for that requirement is, will be added if another eligible starting position is REPLACED_BY it. A non-LAND_HOLDER position that is REPLACED_BY a LAND_HOLDER position will never appear. With this list compiled, the game culls all positions that are REPLACED_BY another eligible position, and then culls all positions that have the APPOINTED_BY token. You may not embark with any appointed positions. Any remaining positions are then filled by a dwarf chosen at random.

Positions do not automatically appear when you reach their requirements. For example, if you remove the ELECTED token from the Mayor, then the Mayor will never appear, even once you reach his required number of dwarves. For a position that does not appear at embark to appear in your fortress, it must be APPOINTED_BY another position or ELECTED.

Naturally, this is more complicated than it looks. APPOINTED_BY positions must be appointed by another position already in your fortress, or a civ-level position. Only LAND_HOLDER positions may be appointed by civ-level positions. LAND_HOLDER positions that are APPOINTED_BY civ-level positions are inherently tied to civ-level tokens with the ESTABLISH_COLONY_TRADE_AGREEMENTS responsibility. If a fortress meets the LAND_HOLDER_TRIGGER for a new LAND_HOLDER tier when a caravan leaves, then the next time the outpost liaison or equivalent arrives, he will offer to make you an official colony, which will allow you to select all positions for that LAND_HOLDER level. Each time he appears, the outpost liaison will only promote your fortress one tier up the LAND_HOLDER track. The biggest problem with this system is that you may set your LAND_HOLDER_TRIGGERS such that you are eligible for the first tier of LAND_HOLDER positions at embark. If you are eligible for the first tier of LAND_HOLDER positions at embark, then all first-tier positions will appear twice - once at embark, and again when the outpost liaison comes to appoint you to the first tier.