40d:Thought

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Dwarf psychology is not all that complex - various events cause dwarves to gain 'thoughts'. Thoughts have a happiness/unhappiness value. The value of all the thoughts a particular dwarf has is simply summed to determine how happy or unhappy they are. If dwarves are particularly unhappy, they may throw tantrums, and may enter fell or macabre strange moods.

To view a dwarf's thoughts, press v on the dwarf. Then press p(preferences) -> z -> enter.
Now you will see descriptions on how the dwarf feels (Ecstatic, happy, content, unhappy, miserable), and what recent events made an impact on the dwarf. There are also some personal traits listed on the bottom.

Happy thoughts

A catalog of happy thoughts:

• "Slept in a (good) quality bedroom recently"
• "Dined in a (good) quality dining room lately"
• "Had a pretty decent/fine/good/wonderful/truly decadent drink/meal lately" -boosted by food pref?
• "Is quite pleased with making an artifact" - huge boost
• "Admired a fine craft/furniture/building lately"
• "Admired a own fine craft/furniture/building lately" -both of these boosted by material pref.
• "Made a friend recently"
• "Talked with a friend lately"
• "Talked with the spouse lately"
• "Talked with a parent lately" -Child
• "Was comforted by a pet recently"
• "Received water/food recently"
• "Gave somebody water/food lately"
• "Was comforted by a lovely waterfall lately" - Mist from falling water
• "Has been rescued recently" - Wounded
• "Was able to rest and recuperate lately" - Wounded
• "Made a satisfying acquisition lately."
• "Has been satisfied at work lately" -boosted by preferences
• "Had a satisfying sparring session lately"
• "Pleased to have a mandate deadline met lately" - you are treating the nobles wrong, they get cocky
• "Conducted a meeting in a great setting recently"
• "Was honored to join the Fortress Guard"
• "Took joy in slaughter lately"
• "Beat somebody with a hammer recently" - Hammerer
• "Was glad to have punishment delayed recently" - Criminal
• "Is happy to be free" - criminal after his sentence ended
• "Was very pleased to receive a higher rank of nobility recently" - Count
• "Was very happy to be elected mayor recently" - Mayor
• "Was satisfied to bring up job scarcity in a meeting lately" - after a meeting at the manager's office
• "Cried on somebody in charge lately and felt a little/lot better afterwards" - result of an unhappy dwarf using mayor's consoler skill.
• "Shouted at someone in charge recently, and felt better afterwards" - result of an unhappy dwarf using mayor's pacifier skill.

Unhappy thoughts

A catalog of unhappy thoughts:

• "Slept without a bed / Slept in the mud"
• "Slept without a decent room lately"
• "Ate in poor dining room recently" - Noble
• "Slept uneasily due to noise recently"
• "Was awoken by noise while sleeping lately"
• "Complained of the lack of chairs / tables"
• "Was upset to be wearing old/tattered clothing lately" -removed/deferred for later versions
• "Complained about the draft"
• "Complained of thirst lately"
• "Has been dehydrated"
• "Has been starving lately"
• "Was upset at having given aid to someone lately" -personality trait
• "Lost a good friend/husband/wife/child"
• "Had a miscarriage recently" - Married female
• "Was knocked out during a cave-in lately"
• "Sustained minor injuries lately"
• "Was annoyed by vermin"
• "Has been accosted by terrible vermin" -personal dislike
• "Was disgusted by miasma"
• "Has been annoyed by flies"
• "Was nauseated by the sun lately"
• "Has witnessed death"
• "Is depressed about being confined"
• "Was unhappy with the lack of work last season"
• "Was unable to make suggestions about work allocations lately" - Manager
• "Was unable to find someone to complain to about job scarcity lately"
• "Was shouted at by an unhappy citizen lately" - After counselling an unhappy dwarf
• "Was upset to have disappointed a noble recently" - Tax Collector
• "Was misinformed about a room for tax collection recently" - Tax Collector
• "Was worried not to have adequate protection lately" - Tax Collector
• "Was upset by having a mandate ignored lately" (heh, noble gets what's coming to him!)
• "Conducted a meeting in an awful setting recently" - Mayor
• "Was angered that nobody could be punished for a recent failure" - Noble
• "Was upset/flattened/shattered/enraged/traumatized/utterly traumatized by a lesser's pretentious sleeping/dining/office/burial arrangements lately" - Noble
• "Has been evicted lately"
• "Formed a grudge recently"

The mechanics of thoughts

This article contains massive spoilers. If you do not wish to have your game experience spoiled, do not scroll down!

A dwarf's emotional state is quantified in a single number. This number is computed by summing the modifier for each thought the dwarf is currently remembering. Each thought lasts one year, and after half a year has passed since gaining a thought, the modifier is halved, rounding away from zero (so 7 halved would be 4 and -9 halved would be -5). There is no way to tell the age of a thought.

The resulting number is then used in this table:

Number	Happiness
151 or more	ecstatic
126 to 150	happy
76 to 125	quite content
51 to 75	fine
26 to 50	unhappy
1 to 25	very unhappy
0	miserable

The method by which one is chosen for thoughts with multiple negative bonus possibilities is presently unknown. It appears that some are merely incremented for each occurrence. Others apparently are chosen by the severity of the incident that caused the thought.

is happy to be free					+1000
is quite pleased with making an artifact		+1000
was forced to eat a treasured pet to survive lately	-1000
has suffered the travesty of art defacement		up to -1000 (depends on number of masterwork items created)

slept <place> recently		-30,-20,-10,-5,-3,or -2
* in the mud
* in the grass
* in the dirt
* on rocks
* on a rough cave floor
* on the floor

has <ailment> lately		-5
* complained of hunger
* complained of thirst
* been tired
has been <ailment> lately	-30
* starving
* dehydrated
* exhausted

dined in a <quality> dining room recently
* legendary	+20
* fantastic	+10
* great		+5
* very good	+3
* good		+2
slept in a bedroom like a personal palace recently	+20
slept in a <quality> bedroom recently
* fantastic	+10
* great		+5
* very good	+3
* good		+2

was worried by the scarcity of <guards,prison> lately	-10
* royal guards
* fortress guards
* cages and chains

{ate/had} a <quality> {meal/drink} lately
* legendary		+20
* truly decadent	+10
* wonderful		+5
* fine			+3
* pretty decent		+2

I plan to explain how this the notation list works later, but for now I'll
just put this note to explain the above note. It is either "ate a <quality>
meal lately" or "had a <quality> drink lately"

has lost a <close one> recently		-50,-30,-20,or -10
* spouse
* friend to tragedy
* sibling to tragedy
* child to tragedy
* mother to tragedy
* father to tragedy

I have formatted all of the above. The below may use a different formatting
system than the above.

has complained about the draft lately				-30
was upset about being relieved from duty			-30
was upset about being expelled from the Royal Guard		-30
was upset about being expelled from the Fortress Guard		-20

was able to rest and recuperate lately				+10
received water recently						+10
received food recently						+10
was rescued recently						+10

had a miscarriage recently					-50,-30,-20,or -10
has been evicted lately						-10
has been attacked lately					-30,-20,-10,or -5
has been attacked by the dead lately				-50,-30,-20,or -10
was unable to reach a room for tax collection lately		-5
was misinformed about a room for tax collection lately		-5
was upset that the tax collection didn't go smoothly lately	-10
has been taxed recently						-5
has lost property to the Royal Guard recently			-10
was upset to have disappointed a noble lately			-10
has complained of the lack of chairs lately			-30,-20,-10,-5,-3,or -2
has complained of the crowded tables lately			-2
has complained of the lack of dining tables lately		-30,-20,-10,-5,-3,or -2
was forced to eat vermin to survive lately			-30,-20,or -10
was forced to eat a beloved creature to survive lately		-50
has complained of the lack of a well lately			-5,-3 or -2
has complained of the nasty water lately			TBD
was forced to drink slime lately				-30,-20,-10,or -5
was forced to drink vomit lately				-30,-20,-10,or -5
was forced to drink bloody water lately				-30,-20,-10,or -5
slept uneasily due to noise lately				-2
slept very uneasily due to noise lately				-5
was woken by noise while sleeping lately			-10
was worried not to have adequate protection lately		-10
has been annoyed by flies					-5,-3 or -2
has been accosted by terrible vermin				-30,-20,or -10
saw something unpleasant in a cage recently			-10,-5,or -3
saw something unpleasant in a pond recently			-10,-5,or -3
has witnessed death						-30,-20,-10,or -5
has lost a pet recently						-50,-30,-20,or -10
has lost a pet recently						-50,-30,-20,or -10
accidentally killed somebody in a fit of rage recently		-50,-30,-20,or -10
killed somebody by accident while sparring recently		-50,-30,-20,or -10
was forced to endure the decay of a {related dwarf or pet} recently	-20,-10,-5,or -3
ate rotten food lately						-10,-5,or -3
drank something spoiled lately					-10,-5,or -3
was {unhappiness level} by long patrol duty lately		TBD
was disgusted by a bloody mist lately				-10,-5,-3,or -2
was disgusted by a miasma lately				-10,-5,-3,or -2
choked on smoke underground lately				-5,-3 or -2
choked on dust underground lately				-5,-3 or -2
was knocked out during a cave-in lately				-20,-10,-5,or -3
was embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a dining room	-50,-30,-20,-10,-5,or -3
was very embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a bedroom-50,-30,-20,-10,-5,or -3
was incredibly embarrassed not to have any rooms lately		-50,-30,-20,-10,-5,or -3
sustained major injuries recently				-30,-20,-10,or -5
sustained minor injuries recently				-20,-10,-5,or -3
slept without a proper room recently				-30,-20,-10,-5,-3,or -2
slept in a horribly substandard bedroom recently		-20
slept in a horrible bedroom recently				-10
slept in an awful bedroom recently				-5
slept in a very poor bedroom recently				-3
slept in a poor bedroom recently				-2
conducted a meeting in a horribly substandard setting recently	-30
conducted a meeting in a horrible setting recently		-20
conducted a meeting in an awful setting recently		-10
conducted a meeting in a very poor setting recently		-5
conducted a meeting in a poor setting recently			-3
dined in a horribly substandard dining room recently		-20
dined in a horrible dining room recently			-10
dined in an awful dining room recently				-5
dined in a very poor dining room recently			-3
dined in a poor dining room recently				-2
dined without a proper dining room recently			-30,-20,-10,-5,-3,or -2
worried greatly about not have a tomb after gaining another year-50,-30,-20,-10,-5,or -3
worried about having a horribly substandard tomb after gaining another year	-30
worried about having a horrible tomb after gaining another year	-20
worried about having an awful tomb after gaining another year	-10
worried about having a very poor tomb after gaining another year-5
worried about having a poor tomb after gaining another year	-3
was greatly angered at the state of demands recently		-10
was very angered at the state of demands recently		-5
was angered at the state of demands recently			-3
was upset by not having enough chests lately			-3
was upset by not having enough cabinets lately			-3
was upset by not having enough armor stands lately		-3
was upset by not having enough weapon racks lately		-3
was upset to be wearing old clothing lately			-3 or -2
was upset to be wearing tattered clothing lately		-5,-3 or -2
was very upset to have worn clothes rot away lately		-10,-5,or -3
was very embarrassed to be uncovered lately			-20,-10,or -5
was embarrassed to have no shirt lately				-10,-5,or -3
was embarrassed to have no shoes lately				-10,-5,or -3
was very embarrassed to be uncloaked lately			-20,-10,or -5
was caught in the rain recently					-3 or -2
was caught in a snow storm recently				-3 or -2
was {unhappiness level} by a lesser's pretentious {building} arrangements lately	TBD
The above is for nobles only.
was unable to find an available hammer lately			-50
was upset by having a mandate ignored lately			-5
was upset by having a mandate deadline missed lately		-3
was upset by having a request ignored lately			-5
was angered that nobody could be punished for a recent failure	-10
was upset that a criminal could not be properly punished	-5
was upset by the delayed punishment of a criminal		-5
was beaten recently						-10,-5,or -3
was beaten with a hammer recently				-20,-10,-5,or -3
is depressed about being confined				-10
was unhappy with the amount of available work last season	-10
had a terrifying nightmare about an army of the dead		-20
admired {a/own} {quality} {building} lately			TBD
admired {a/own} {quality} {building} lately			TBD
admired {a/own} {quality} {building} lately			TBD
admired {a/own} {quality} {building} lately			TBD
was comforted by a wonderful creature in a cage recently	+3
was comforted by a wonderful creature in a pond recently	+3
was pleased by having a request approved lately			+5
was glad to have punishment reduced recently			+20
was glad to have punishment delayed recently			+20
beat somebody recently						+5
beat somebody with a hammer recently				+5
was honored to join the Royal Guard				+20
was honored to join the Fortress Guard				+10
has been satisfied at work lately				+5
was happy to have pleased a noble lately			+10
made a satisfying acquisition lately				+10
adopted a new pet recently					+10
took joy in slaughter lately					+10
was comforted by a pet lately					+5
saw a beloved creature lately					+5
was pleased to have a mandate deadline met lately		+10
talked with a friend lately					+2
made a friend recently						+5
was pleased that the tax collection went smoothly lately	+10
was comforted by a lovely waterfall lately			+5
conducted a meeting in a setting worthy of legends recently	+30
conducted a meeting in a fantastic setting recently		+20
conducted a meeting in a great setting recently			+10
conducted a meeting in a very good setting recently		+5
conducted a meeting in a good setting recently			+3
was greatly pleased at the state of demands recently		+10
was very pleased at the state of demands recently		+5
was pleased at the state of demands recently			+3
celebrated having a legendary tomb after gaining another year	+30
celebrated having a fantastic tomb after gaining another year	+20
celebrated having a great tomb after gaining another year	+10
celebrated having a very good tomb after gaining another year	+5
celebrated having a good tomb after gaining another year	+3
enjoyed starting a fist fight recently				+20
enjoyed smashing up a building recently				+20
enjoyed toppling something over recently			+10
enjoyed throwing something recently				+5
had a satisfying sparring session recently			+10
was nauseated by the sun lately					-20
was irritated by the sun lately					-10

All thoughts in current version

From the string dump:

It should be reasonably clear which are positive and negative.

Some have been edited here from the raw versions in the string dump, since they are built up from component substrings.

gave birth to ___ recently
got married recently
became caught up in a new romance recently
gained siblings
gained a sibling
became a parent
slept uneasily due to noise lately
slept very uneasily due to noise lately
was woken by noise while sleeping lately
has been evicted lately
has been tired lately
had a miscarriage recently
has been exhausted lately
has complained of hunger lately
has complained of thirst lately
has been starving lately
has been dehydrated lately
was worried by the scarcity of royal guards lately
was worried by the scarcity of fortress guards lately
was worried by the scarcity of cages and chains lately
was unable to reach a room for tax collection lately
was misinformed about a room for tax collection lately
was upset that the tax collection didn't go smoothly lately
has been taxed recently
has lost property to the Royal Guard recently
was upset to have disappointed a noble lately
has been attacked lately
has been attacked by a dead pet lately
has been attacked by a dead spouse lately
has been attacked by a dead lover lately
has been attacked by a dead sibling lately
has been attacked by own dead mother lately
has been attacked by own dead father lately
has been attacked by own dead child lately
has been attacked by a dead friend lately
has been attacked by a dead and still annoying acquaintance lately
has been attacked by the dead lately
was forced to eat vermin to survive lately
was forced to eat a beloved creature to survive lately
was forced to eat a treasured pet to survive lately
has complained of the lack of chairs lately
has complained of the crowded tables lately
has complained of the lack of dining tables lately
has complained of the lack of a well lately
has complained of the nasty water lately
was forced to drink ___ water lately
was forced to drink slime lately
was forced to drink vomit lately
has suffered the travesty of art defacement
has been annoyed by flies
has witnessed death
has lost a pet recently
is happy to be free
had a satisfying sparring session recently
killed somebody by accident while sparring recently
enjoyed starting a fist fight recently
enjoyed smashing up a building recently
enjoyed toppling something over recently
enjoyed throwing something recently
accidentally killed somebody in a fit of rage recently
has lost a spouse to tragedy recently
has lost a lover to tragedy recently
had a terrifying nightmare about an army of the dead
has lost an annoying acquaintance to tragedy recently
was just a little happy to lose an annoying acquaintance to tragedy recently
was happy to lose an annoying acquaintance to tragedy recently
was thrilled to lose an annoying acquaintance to tragedy recently
has lost a friend to tragedy recently
has lost a sibling to tragedy recently
has lost a child to tragedy recently
has lost a mother to tragedy recently
has lost a father to tragedy recently
was forced to endure the decay of a pet
was forced to endure the decay of a spouse
was forced to endure the decay of a lover
was forced to endure the decay of a sibling
was forced to endure the decay of a mother
was forced to endure the decay of a father
was forced to endure the decay of a child
was forced to endure the decay of a friend
was forced to endure the decay of an annoying acquaintance
has been accosted by terrible vermin
saw something unpleasant in a cage recently
was comforted by a wonderful creature in a cage recently
saw something unpleasant in a pond recently
was comforted by a wonderful creature in a pond recently
was able to rest and recuperate lately
received water recently
received food recently
was rescued recently
was overjoyed to be able to give somebody water lately
was happy to have been able to give somebody water lately
was pleased to have been able to give somebody water lately
gave somebody water lately
was irritated at having to give somebody water lately
was unhappy at having to give somebody water lately
has suffered the pain of having to give somebody water lately
was overjoyed to be able to give somebody food lately
was happy to have been able to give somebody food lately
was pleased to have been able to give somebody food lately
gave somebody food lately
was irritated at having to give somebody food lately
was unhappy at having to give somebody food lately
has suffered the pain of having to give somebody food lately
was overjoyed to be able to help somebody to bed lately
was happy to have been able to help somebody to bed lately
was pleased to have been able to help somebody to bed lately
brought somebody to bed lately
was irritated at having to haul somebody to bed lately
was unhappy at having to haul somebody to bed lately
has suffered the pain of having to haul somebody to bed lately
has complained about the draft lately
was worried not to have adequate protection lately
was upset about being relieved from duty
was honored to join the Royal Guard
was upset about being expelled from the Royal Guard
was honored to join the Fortress Guard
was upset about being expelled from the Fortress Guard
has been satisfied at work lately
was happy to have pleased a noble lately
was pleased that the tax collection went smoothly lately
is quite pleased with making an artifact
was upset that a criminal could not be properly punished
was glad to have punishment reduced recently
was upset by the delayed punishment of a criminal
was glad to have punishment delayed recently
beat somebody recently
beat somebody with a hammer recently
was beaten recently
was beaten with a hammer recently
is depressed about being confined
made a satisfying acquisition lately
talked with a pet lately
talked with the spouse lately
talked with a lover lately
talked with a sibling lately
talked with mother lately
talked with father lately
talked with a child lately
talked with a friend lately
was forced to talk to somebody annoying lately
talked with somebody lately
made a friend recently
formed a grudge recently
adopted a new pet recently
was unhappy with the lack of work last season
was caught in the rain recently
was caught in a snow storm recently
has been tired of eating the same old food lately
has been tired of drinking the same old booze lately
ate rotten food lately
drank something spoiled lately
took joy in slaughter lately
ate a pretty decent meal lately
ate a fine dish lately
ate a wonderful dish lately
ate a truly decadent dish lately
ate a legendary meal lately
had a pretty decent drink lately
had a fine drink lately
had a wonderful drink lately
had a truly decadent drink lately
had a legendary drink lately
was comforted by a pet lately
saw a beloved creature lately
was pleased to have a mandate deadline met lately
was angered that nobody could be punished for a recent failure
was upset by having a request ignored lately
was pleased by having a request approved lately
was upset by having a mandate ignored lately
was upset by having a mandate deadline missed lately
was comforted by a lovely waterfall lately
was disgusted by a bloody mist lately
was disgusted by a miasma lately
choked on dust underground lately
choked on smoke underground lately
was knocked out during a cave-in lately
was embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a dining room
was very embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a bedroom
was incredibly embarrassed not to have any rooms lately
was very happy to be elected mayor recently
was very happy to be re-elected mayor recently
was very satisfied to be chosen as the expedition leader recently
was very pleased to receive a higher rank of nobility recently
was proud to have become a mayor recently
sustained major injuries recently
sustained minor injuries recently
slept in the mud recently
slept in the grass recently
slept in the dirt recently
slept on rocks recently
slept on ice recently
slept on a pile of driftwood recently
slept on a rough cave floor recently
slept on the floor recently
slept in a bedroom like a personal palace recently
slept in a fantastic bedroom recently
slept in a great bedroom recently
slept in a very good bedroom recently
slept in a good bedroom recently
slept in a horribly substandard bedroom recently
slept in a horrible bedroom recently
slept in an awful bedroom recently
slept in a very poor bedroom recently
slept in a poor bedroom recently
slept without a proper room recently
conducted a meeting in a setting worthy of legends recently
conducted a meeting in a fantastic setting recently
conducted a meeting in a great setting recently
conducted a meeting in a very good setting recently
conducted a meeting in a good setting recently
conducted a meeting in a horribly substandard setting recently
conducted a meeting in a horrible setting recently
conducted a meeting in an awful setting recently
conducted a meeting in a very poor setting recently
conducted a meeting in a poor setting recently
dined in a legendary dining room recently
dined in a fantastic dining room recently
dined in a great dining room recently
dined in a very good dining room recently
dined in a good dining room recently
dined in a horribly substandard dining room recently
dined in a horrible dining room recently
dined in an awful dining room recently
dined in a very poor dining room recently
dined in a poor dining room recently
dined without a proper dining room recently
worried greatly about not having a tomb after gaining another year
celebrated having a legendary tomb after gaining another year
celebrated having a fantastic tomb after gaining another year
celebrated having a great tomb after gaining another year
celebrated having a very good tomb after gaining another year
celebrated having a good tomb after gaining another year
worried about having a horribly substandard tomb after gaining another year
worried about having a horrible tomb after gaining another year
worried about having an awful tomb after gaining another year
worried about having a very poor tomb after gaining another year
worried about having a poor tomb after gaining another year
was greatly pleased at the state of demands recently
was very pleased at the state of demands recently
was pleased at the state of demands recently
was greatly angered at the state of demands recently
was very angered at the state of demands recently
was angered at the state of demands recently
was upset by not having enough chests lately
was upset by not having enough cabinets lately
was upset by not having enough armor stands lately
was upset by not having enough weapon racks lately
was upset to be wearing old clothing lately
was upset to be wearing tattered clothing lately
was very upset to have worn clothes rot away lately
was very embarrassed to be uncovered lately
was embarrassed to have no shirt lately
was embarrassed to have no shoes lately
was very embarrassed to be uncloaked lately
was unable to find an available hammer lately
was nauseated by the sun lately
was irritated by the sun lately
was grumbling about/depressed by/angered by/enraged by ___ long patrol duty lately
was yelled at by an unhappy citizen recently
was cried on by an unhappy citizen recently
was satisfied to bring up job scarcity in a meeting lately
was able to make suggestions about work allocations lately
was glad to request weapon production lately
had a cathartic experience yelling at somebody in charge lately
yelled at somebody in charge lately and felt fantastic afterward
yelled at somebody in charge lately and felt great afterward
yelled at somebody in charge lately and felt a lot better afterward
yelled at somebody in charge lately and felt better afterward
yelled at somebody in charge lately and felt a little better afterward
yelled at somebody in charge lately
yelled at somebody in charge lately but only got angrier
had a cathartic experience crying on somebody in charge lately
cried on somebody in charge lately and felt fantastic afterward
cried on somebody in charge lately and felt great afterward
cried on somebody in charge lately and felt a lot better afterward
cried on somebody in charge lately and felt better afterward
cried on somebody in charge lately and felt a little better afterward
cried on somebody in charge lately
cried on somebody in charge lately but only felt more depressed
was unable to find somebody to complain to about job scarcity lately
was unable to make suggestions about work allocations lately
was unable to request weapon production lately
was unable to find somebody in charge to yell at lately
was unable to find somebody in charge to cry on lately
put off/flustered/upset/very upset/greatly upset/angered/enraged/traumatized/utterly traumatized by a lesser's pretentious burial/office/dining/sleeping arrangements lately
admired (own?) very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime/tastefully arranged ___ lately