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| − | The '''furniture industry''' deals with the creation and disposition of | + | The '''furniture industry''' deals with the creation and disposition of [[furniture]], which is any item that is stored in a [[stockpile|furniture stockpile]]. Furniture can be made from a very broad range of materials: [[wood]], [[stone]], [[metal]], [[glass]], and [[cloth]] or [[leather]] for bags ([[artifact]] furniture may be made out of unusual materials such as [[bone]]). The wide variety of options can at first be confusing and intimidating to many players, but in time you will appreciate the tremendous flexibility and potential this approach brings to the game, both for aesthetic and practical purposes. Many players are inspired to [[stupid dwarf trick|novel approaches]] to fortress placement and [[mega construction|design]]. |
| − | All furniture has a | + | All furniture has a [[item value|base value]], determined by its item type ([[bed]], [[barrel]], [[anvil]], etc.), which is multiplied by its '''material multiplier''' ([[silver]], [[orthoclase]], [[glumprong]], etc.) and its '''quality modifier''' (fine, exceptional, etc.) to determine it's '''final value''' (any '''decorations''' on the furniture are calculated separately and added to the final value). All furniture has both a material multiplier and quality modifier. Quality is dependent on the relative [[skill]] of the dwarf that completes the [[job]] of building the piece of furniture: [[experience|highly-skilled]] dwarves will produce higher-quality furniture, increasing your fortress' [[wealth]]. The number and value of furniture in a [[room]] determines the room's value; smaller rooms with more valuable furnishings can be more useful for meeting [[noble]]'s requirements in fortresses where space is an issue. |
| − | For ease of reference, the furniture industry is broken down into discussion by basic material ( | + | For ease of reference, the furniture industry is broken down into discussion by basic material ([[wood]], [[stone]], etc.), and then by [[workshop]]. |
==Wood Furniture== | ==Wood Furniture== | ||
| − | : ''see also: | + | : ''see also: [[Wood industry]]'' |
| − | + | [[Wood]] furniture is relatively lighter and more prone to damage than furniture made from stone, metal or glass because wood is both [[fire|combustible]] and, in the case of [[barrel]]s, susceptible to [[vermin]]. The great advantage of wood is its ready accessibility and the tendency of [[tree]]s to regrow over time, making wood a readily renewable resource. Early in the life of a fortress, before the [[metal industry|metal]] or [[glass industry|glass industries]] are up and running, wood is the only material available for the making of [[barrel]]s, an essential storage device for [[food]] and [[booze]]. Barring certain [[artifact]]s, wood remains the only material that can be made into a [[bed]] or [[siege engine]]s. | |
| − | For most purposes, different types of wood are interchangeable. However, certain exotic woods have properties that make them more or less suitable for different types of furniture. For example, | + | For most purposes, different types of wood are interchangeable. However, certain exotic woods have properties that make them more or less suitable for different types of furniture. For example, [[feather tree]] wood is the lightest wood in the game, and ideal for furniture that needs to be moved often such as [[bucket]]s - but it is the worst wood in the game to make [[ballista arrow]]s from, because ballista arrow damage is determined by [[weight]]. Ideally, ballista arrows should be made from the heaviest woods in the game: [[glumprong]] or [[blood thorn]]. |
| − | Most woods are brown, and produce brown furniture. However, exotic woods can be used to make red ( | + | Most woods are brown, and produce brown furniture. However, exotic woods can be used to make red ([[goblin-cap]]), crimson ([[blood thorn]]), white ([[tower-cap]], [[feather tree]]), yellow ([[fungiwood]]), teal ([[spore tree]]), indigo ([[nether-cap]]), black ([[black-cap]]), purple ([[glumprong]]), or violet ([[tunnel tube]]) wooden furniture. |
===Carpenter's Workshop=== | ===Carpenter's Workshop=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[carpenter's workshop]] is used to make most wooden furniture, and requires a dwarf with the [[carpentry]] labor enabled. One [[log]] is consumed to make each item of wooden furniture. The following furniture can be made at a carpenter's workshop: [[armor stand]], [[barrel]], [[bed]], [[bin]], [[bucket]], [[cabinet]], [[casket]], [[door]], [[floodgate]], [[grate]], [[hatch cover]], [[table]], [[throne]], [[weapon rack]]. |
===Siege Workshop=== | ===Siege Workshop=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[siege workshop]] is used to produce [[siege engine|catapult parts]], [[siege engine|ballista parts]] and [[ballista arrow]]s, and requires a dwarf with the [[siege engineer]] labor enabled. One [[log]] is consumed to make either siege engine part or one ballista arrow. |
==Stone Furniture== | ==Stone Furniture== | ||
| − | : ''see also: | + | : ''see also: [[Stone industry]]'' |
| − | + | [[Stone]] furniture is heavy and durable when compared to [[wood]], can be used to make most items of furniture, and vast quantities of rough stone are made available by [[mining]] on most maps, making it the staple furniture material of most dwarf fortresses. It is not as versatile as [[metal]] or [[glass]], but it also consumes no [[fuel]] to make an item of furniture. | |
| − | Some stones, notably | + | Some stones, notably [[graphite]], are quite [[fire|combustible]] and any furniture made from such materials should not be located near [[magma]], [[fire snake]]s, [[fire imp]]s, [[dragon]]s, or any other source of [[fire]]. Other stones are designated as [[magma-safe]], and furniture made from such materials will be [[fire-safe]] as well. |
| − | Particularly valuable | + | Particularly valuable [[economic stone]]s are designated as prohibited for general use by [[mason]]s and the like for making stone furniture or crafts, being reserved for the [[furnace]]s. In some cases, however, it might be desirable or necessary to make furniture from economic stone. A noble might demand a [[native silver]] [[table]] for their room, or other magma-safe materials being exhausted a [[bauxite]] [[floodgate]] might be necessary to control the magma flow. [[Native gold]] is a peculiar case where the [[ore]] has the same [[material value]] as [[gold|gold metal]], and making furniture directly from native gold can save both time and [[fuel]]. Whatever the case, if you do desire to make use of economic stone in furniture, you must do so from the |
| − | the [[Status#Stone_Status_Screen|z-Status: Stone]] menu. Due to a bug, | + | the [[Main:Status#Stone_Status_Screen|z-Status: Stone]] menu. Due to a bug, [[obsidian]] cannot currently be designated from this screen. |
| − | It is recommended that you take precautions and | + | It is recommended that you take precautions and [[stockpile]] your stone and place your [[workshop]] in such a way as to minimize the distance between the two; a dwarf will typically grab the rough stone nearest the workshop when fulfilling a [[job]] to craft stone furniture. Designating a [[burrow]] that includes only the workshop and the economic stone stockpile can help ensure your dwarf grabs the correct type of stone, and may prevent other dwarfs with similar jobs from raiding the stockpile. |
===Mason's Workshop=== | ===Mason's Workshop=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[mason's workshop]] is used to make most stone furniture, and requires a dwarf with the [[masonry]] labor enabled. One unit of rough [[stone]] is consumed in making each item of stone furniture. The following furniture can be made at a mason's workshop: [[armor stand]], [[bin]], [[cabinet]], [[chair]], [[chest]], [[coffin]], [[door]], [[floodgate]], [[grate]], [[hatch cover]], [[millstone]], [[quern]], [[statue]], [[table]], [[weapon rack]]. |
===Mechanic's Workshop=== | ===Mechanic's Workshop=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[mechanic's workshop]] is used to make [[mechanism]]s and [[traction bench]]es, and requires a dwarf with the [[mechanic]] labor enabled. One unit of rough stone is consumed in making each mechanism. Mechanisms that are going to be used in [[magma]] [[floodgate]]s or the like should be made from [[magma-safe]] materials. |
==Metal Furniture== | ==Metal Furniture== | ||
| − | : ''see also: | + | : ''see also: [[Metal industry]]'' |
| − | + | [[Metal]] furniture is even more durable and heavy than [[stone]], and can be used to make a wider variety of furniture. Crafting metal furniture requires not only [[bar]]s of metal but [[fuel]] for the forge or access to [[magma]]. Metal furniture made from [[gold]], [[platinum]], [[aluminum]], [[steel]], and [[adamantine]] are the most [[item value|valuable]] in the game, based solely on material multiplier (quality modifiers and [[decoration]]s will vary). [[Barrel]]s made from metal, even low-value metals like [[billon]] or [[lead]], are significantly more effective at keeping [[vermin]] from [[wear|gnawing]] at food supplies. | |
| − | Metals with low melting points like | + | Metals with low melting points like [[copper]] and its [[alloy]]s are not [[magma-safe]] and should not be used to make furniture that will contact [[magma]]. |
| − | Unlike with wood or stone, you may specify the precise type of metal used to make an item of metal furniture, which removes the necessity of creating specific | + | Unlike with wood or stone, you may specify the precise type of metal used to make an item of metal furniture, which removes the necessity of creating specific [[stockpile]]s and [[burrow]]s. It may still be a good idea to adjust the [[manager|workshop profile]] to restrict certain workshops and their associated tasks to your most [[experience]]d [[blacksmith]]s. |
===Metalsmith's Forge=== | ===Metalsmith's Forge=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[metalsmith's forge]] and [[magma forge]] are used to make all metal furniture, and requires a dwarf with the [[blacksmith]] labor enabled. One [[bar]] of the specified [[metal]] is consumed in making each item of metal furniture; a metalsmith's forge will also consume one unit of [[fuel]] per [[job]]. The following furniture can be made from any metal at a forge: [[armor stand]], [[barrel]], [[bin]], [[bucket]], [[cabinet]], [[chest]], [[door]], [[floodgate]], [[grate]], [[hatch cover]], [[coffin|sarcophagus]], [[statue]], [[table]], [[throne]], [[weapon rack]]. |
| − | + | [[Copper]], [[silver]], [[bronze]], [[bismuth bronze]], [[iron]], [[steel]], and [[adamantine]] may be made into [[mechanism]]s; this option is under the "Trap Components" option. | |
| − | + | [[Iron]], [[steel]], and [[adamantine]] may be made into [[anvil]]s; this option is under the "Other Objects" option. | |
| − | Despite being listed under furniture at the forge, | + | Despite being listed under furniture at the forge, [[chain]]s, [[animal trap]]s, [[cage]]s, [[pipe section]]s, [[splint]]s, [[crutch]]es, and [[block]]s are ''not'' furniture. They do not require the blacksmith labor to create, and they do not go into the furniture [[stockpile]] once created. |
==Glass Furniture== | ==Glass Furniture== | ||
| − | : ''see also: | + | : ''see also: [[Glass industry]]'' |
| − | + | [[Glass]] furniture is comparable to [[stone]] furniture in most respects, but has a higher [[value|material multiplier]] than ordinary stone ([[economic stone]] is another matter entirely). Making glass furniture requires not only [[sand]], but access to [[fuel]] or [[magma]]. However, a [[magma glass furnace]] and a sand layer can produce an infinite amount of [[green glass]] furniture without consuming any materials whatsoever. | |
| − | Glass is not currently considered | + | Glass is not currently considered [[magma-safe]] and glass furniture should not be placed in contact with [[magma]]. |
===Glass Furnace=== | ===Glass Furnace=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[glass furnace]] and [[magma glass furnace]] are used to make all glass furniture, and requires a dwarf with the [[glassmaker]] labor enabled. One unit of the specified [[gem|raw glass]] (green, clear, or crystal) is consumed in making each item of glass furniture; a glass furnace will also consume one unit of [[fuel]] per job. The following furniture can be made from any metal at a forge: [[armor stand]], [[barrel]], [[bin]], [[container|box]], [[bucket]], [[cabinet]], [[coffin]], [[floodgate]], [[grate]], [[hatch cover]], [[door|portal]], [[statue]], [[table]], [[throne]], [[weapon rack]], [[window]]. |
==Cloth Furniture== | ==Cloth Furniture== | ||
| − | : ''see also: | + | : ''see also: [[Textile industry]]'' |
| − | + | [[Cloth]] [[bag]]s are counted as furniture and will be normally be deposited in the furniture [[stockpile]], unless they are used as [[container]]s for [[seed]]s, [[flour]] and the like. [[Giant cave spider]] silk cloth is the most valuable in the game, and it may be wise to designate a special [[stockpile]] and [[workshop]] for working with it, [[manager|restricted]] to your most highly skilled clothesmaker to ensure a higher [[value|quality modifier]]. | |
===Clothier's Shop=== | ===Clothier's Shop=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[clothier's shop]] is used to make cloth bags, and requires a dwarf with the [[clothesmaking]] labor enabled. One unit of the specified cloth ([[silk]] or [[plant]]) will be consumed in making each bag. |
==Leather Furniture== | ==Leather Furniture== | ||
| − | : ''see also: | + | : ''see also: [[Meat industry]]'' |
| − | + | [[Leather]] [[bag]]s are counted as furniture and will be normally be deposited in the furniture [[stockpile]], unless they are used as [[container]]s for [[seed]]s, [[flour]] and the like. You cannot designate the specific type of leather used to make a bag, and leather from rare and dangerous creatures can be particularly [[value|valuable]], so it may be wise to designate a special [[stockpile]] and [[workshop]] for working with it, [[manager|restricted]] to your most highly skilled leatherworker to ensure a higher [[value|quality modifier]]. | |
| − | + | [[Giant cave spider]]s and [[giant desert scorpion]]s give [[chitin]] instead of leather, and it cannot be made into bags. | |
| − | + | [[Dragon]] and [[fire imp]] leather appear to be [[magma-safe]], and any bags made from them should be magma-safe as well. This can be a bad thing if such an object gets stuck in, say, a [[floodgate]] that is letting a torrent of [[magma]] through. | |
===Leather Works=== | ===Leather Works=== | ||
| − | The | + | The [[leather works]] is used to make leather bags, and requires a dwarf with the [[leatherworking]] labor enabled. One unit of the leather will be consumed in making each bag. |
==Decorating Furniture== | ==Decorating Furniture== | ||
| − | Furniture can be | + | Furniture can be [[decorate]]d by many different materials so as to improve its [[value]], record the history of the fortress, and give dwarves happy [[thought]]s from looking at them. Furniture will only be decorated if it is in a stockpile, not while it is currently in use. To ensure a given piece of furniture gets decorated, designate a special [[stockpile]] for the furniture near the [[workshop]] and make it a burrow (make sure the dwarf can still access the raw materials for the decoration). |
==Buying and Selling Furniture== | ==Buying and Selling Furniture== | ||
| − | Furniture is generally heavy and will diminish how much you can | + | Furniture is generally heavy and will diminish how much you can [[trade]] with the [[caravan]]s when they arrive; well-crafted, decorated, furniture made from valuable materials will get you more bang for your [[currency|dwarfbuck]]. Trading in [[booze]], [[leather]], [[cloth]], [[flour]], and the like usually results in a certain amount of exchange in [[barrel]]s, [[bag]]s, and [[bin]]s. Beware trading [[elves]] any piece of furniture derived from [[wood]], as this may start a [[war]]. Dwarven and [[human]] caravans will occasionally carry [[anvil]]s. |
==Industry Overview== | ==Industry Overview== | ||
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Revision as of 16:53, 8 December 2011
| This article is about an older version of DF. |
The furniture industry deals with the creation and disposition of furniture, which is any item that is stored in a furniture stockpile. Furniture can be made from a very broad range of materials: wood, stone, metal, glass, and cloth or leather for bags (artifact furniture may be made out of unusual materials such as bone). The wide variety of options can at first be confusing and intimidating to many players, but in time you will appreciate the tremendous flexibility and potential this approach brings to the game, both for aesthetic and practical purposes. Many players are inspired to novel approaches to fortress placement and design.
All furniture has a base value, determined by its item type (bed, barrel, anvil, etc.), which is multiplied by its material multiplier (silver, orthoclase, glumprong, etc.) and its quality modifier (fine, exceptional, etc.) to determine it's final value (any decorations on the furniture are calculated separately and added to the final value). All furniture has both a material multiplier and quality modifier. Quality is dependent on the relative skill of the dwarf that completes the job of building the piece of furniture: highly-skilled dwarves will produce higher-quality furniture, increasing your fortress' wealth. The number and value of furniture in a room determines the room's value; smaller rooms with more valuable furnishings can be more useful for meeting noble's requirements in fortresses where space is an issue.
For ease of reference, the furniture industry is broken down into discussion by basic material (wood, stone, etc.), and then by workshop.
Wood Furniture
- see also: Wood industry
Wood furniture is relatively lighter and more prone to damage than furniture made from stone, metal or glass because wood is both combustible and, in the case of barrels, susceptible to vermin. The great advantage of wood is its ready accessibility and the tendency of trees to regrow over time, making wood a readily renewable resource. Early in the life of a fortress, before the metal or glass industries are up and running, wood is the only material available for the making of barrels, an essential storage device for food and booze. Barring certain artifacts, wood remains the only material that can be made into a bed or siege engines.
For most purposes, different types of wood are interchangeable. However, certain exotic woods have properties that make them more or less suitable for different types of furniture. For example, feather tree wood is the lightest wood in the game, and ideal for furniture that needs to be moved often such as buckets - but it is the worst wood in the game to make ballista arrows from, because ballista arrow damage is determined by weight. Ideally, ballista arrows should be made from the heaviest woods in the game: glumprong or blood thorn.
Most woods are brown, and produce brown furniture. However, exotic woods can be used to make red (goblin-cap), crimson (blood thorn), white (tower-cap, feather tree), yellow (fungiwood), teal (spore tree), indigo (nether-cap), black (black-cap), purple (glumprong), or violet (tunnel tube) wooden furniture.
Carpenter's Workshop
The carpenter's workshop is used to make most wooden furniture, and requires a dwarf with the carpentry labor enabled. One log is consumed to make each item of wooden furniture. The following furniture can be made at a carpenter's workshop: armor stand, barrel, bed, bin, bucket, cabinet, casket, door, floodgate, grate, hatch cover, table, throne, weapon rack.
Siege Workshop
The siege workshop is used to produce catapult parts, ballista parts and ballista arrows, and requires a dwarf with the siege engineer labor enabled. One log is consumed to make either siege engine part or one ballista arrow.
Stone Furniture
- see also: Stone industry
Stone furniture is heavy and durable when compared to wood, can be used to make most items of furniture, and vast quantities of rough stone are made available by mining on most maps, making it the staple furniture material of most dwarf fortresses. It is not as versatile as metal or glass, but it also consumes no fuel to make an item of furniture.
Some stones, notably graphite, are quite combustible and any furniture made from such materials should not be located near magma, fire snakes, fire imps, dragons, or any other source of fire. Other stones are designated as magma-safe, and furniture made from such materials will be fire-safe as well.
Particularly valuable economic stones are designated as prohibited for general use by masons and the like for making stone furniture or crafts, being reserved for the furnaces. In some cases, however, it might be desirable or necessary to make furniture from economic stone. A noble might demand a native silver table for their room, or other magma-safe materials being exhausted a bauxite floodgate might be necessary to control the magma flow. Native gold is a peculiar case where the ore has the same material value as gold metal, and making furniture directly from native gold can save both time and fuel. Whatever the case, if you do desire to make use of economic stone in furniture, you must do so from the the z-Status: Stone menu. Due to a bug, obsidian cannot currently be designated from this screen.
It is recommended that you take precautions and stockpile your stone and place your workshop in such a way as to minimize the distance between the two; a dwarf will typically grab the rough stone nearest the workshop when fulfilling a job to craft stone furniture. Designating a burrow that includes only the workshop and the economic stone stockpile can help ensure your dwarf grabs the correct type of stone, and may prevent other dwarfs with similar jobs from raiding the stockpile.
Mason's Workshop
The mason's workshop is used to make most stone furniture, and requires a dwarf with the masonry labor enabled. One unit of rough stone is consumed in making each item of stone furniture. The following furniture can be made at a mason's workshop: armor stand, bin, cabinet, chair, chest, coffin, door, floodgate, grate, hatch cover, millstone, quern, statue, table, weapon rack.
Mechanic's Workshop
The mechanic's workshop is used to make mechanisms and traction benches, and requires a dwarf with the mechanic labor enabled. One unit of rough stone is consumed in making each mechanism. Mechanisms that are going to be used in magma floodgates or the like should be made from magma-safe materials.
Metal Furniture
- see also: Metal industry
Metal furniture is even more durable and heavy than stone, and can be used to make a wider variety of furniture. Crafting metal furniture requires not only bars of metal but fuel for the forge or access to magma. Metal furniture made from gold, platinum, aluminum, steel, and adamantine are the most valuable in the game, based solely on material multiplier (quality modifiers and decorations will vary). Barrels made from metal, even low-value metals like billon or lead, are significantly more effective at keeping vermin from gnawing at food supplies.
Metals with low melting points like copper and its alloys are not magma-safe and should not be used to make furniture that will contact magma.
Unlike with wood or stone, you may specify the precise type of metal used to make an item of metal furniture, which removes the necessity of creating specific stockpiles and burrows. It may still be a good idea to adjust the workshop profile to restrict certain workshops and their associated tasks to your most experienced blacksmiths.
Metalsmith's Forge
The metalsmith's forge and magma forge are used to make all metal furniture, and requires a dwarf with the blacksmith labor enabled. One bar of the specified metal is consumed in making each item of metal furniture; a metalsmith's forge will also consume one unit of fuel per job. The following furniture can be made from any metal at a forge: armor stand, barrel, bin, bucket, cabinet, chest, door, floodgate, grate, hatch cover, sarcophagus, statue, table, throne, weapon rack.
Copper, silver, bronze, bismuth bronze, iron, steel, and adamantine may be made into mechanisms; this option is under the "Trap Components" option.
Iron, steel, and adamantine may be made into anvils; this option is under the "Other Objects" option.
Despite being listed under furniture at the forge, chains, animal traps, cages, pipe sections, splints, crutches, and blocks are not furniture. They do not require the blacksmith labor to create, and they do not go into the furniture stockpile once created.
Glass Furniture
- see also: Glass industry
Glass furniture is comparable to stone furniture in most respects, but has a higher material multiplier than ordinary stone (economic stone is another matter entirely). Making glass furniture requires not only sand, but access to fuel or magma. However, a magma glass furnace and a sand layer can produce an infinite amount of green glass furniture without consuming any materials whatsoever.
Glass is not currently considered magma-safe and glass furniture should not be placed in contact with magma.
Glass Furnace
The glass furnace and magma glass furnace are used to make all glass furniture, and requires a dwarf with the glassmaker labor enabled. One unit of the specified raw glass (green, clear, or crystal) is consumed in making each item of glass furniture; a glass furnace will also consume one unit of fuel per job. The following furniture can be made from any metal at a forge: armor stand, barrel, bin, box, bucket, cabinet, coffin, floodgate, grate, hatch cover, portal, statue, table, throne, weapon rack, window.
Cloth Furniture
- see also: Textile industry
Cloth bags are counted as furniture and will be normally be deposited in the furniture stockpile, unless they are used as containers for seeds, flour and the like. Giant cave spider silk cloth is the most valuable in the game, and it may be wise to designate a special stockpile and workshop for working with it, restricted to your most highly skilled clothesmaker to ensure a higher quality modifier.
Clothier's Shop
The clothier's shop is used to make cloth bags, and requires a dwarf with the clothesmaking labor enabled. One unit of the specified cloth (silk or plant) will be consumed in making each bag.
Leather Furniture
- see also: Meat industry
Leather bags are counted as furniture and will be normally be deposited in the furniture stockpile, unless they are used as containers for seeds, flour and the like. You cannot designate the specific type of leather used to make a bag, and leather from rare and dangerous creatures can be particularly valuable, so it may be wise to designate a special stockpile and workshop for working with it, restricted to your most highly skilled leatherworker to ensure a higher quality modifier.
Giant cave spiders and giant desert scorpions give chitin instead of leather, and it cannot be made into bags.
Dragon and fire imp leather appear to be magma-safe, and any bags made from them should be magma-safe as well. This can be a bad thing if such an object gets stuck in, say, a floodgate that is letting a torrent of magma through.
Leather Works
The leather works is used to make leather bags, and requires a dwarf with the leatherworking labor enabled. One unit of the leather will be consumed in making each bag.
Decorating Furniture
Furniture can be decorated by many different materials so as to improve its value, record the history of the fortress, and give dwarves happy thoughts from looking at them. Furniture will only be decorated if it is in a stockpile, not while it is currently in use. To ensure a given piece of furniture gets decorated, designate a special stockpile for the furniture near the workshop and make it a burrow (make sure the dwarf can still access the raw materials for the decoration).
Buying and Selling Furniture
Furniture is generally heavy and will diminish how much you can trade with the caravans when they arrive; well-crafted, decorated, furniture made from valuable materials will get you more bang for your dwarfbuck. Trading in booze, leather, cloth, flour, and the like usually results in a certain amount of exchange in barrels, bags, and bins. Beware trading elves any piece of furniture derived from wood, as this may start a war. Dwarven and human caravans will occasionally carry anvils.
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Barracks • Bedroom • Dining room • Dormitory • Jail • Meeting hall • Hospital • Office • Sculpture garden • Tomb • Zoo |
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Animal trap • Anvil • Armor stand • Bed • Bin • Box • Bucket • Cabinet • Cage • Coffin • Restraint • Seat • Statue • Table • Weapon rack |
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