23a: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.

The mechanics of thoughts

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 and adding them to the baseline happiness of 100. 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

Thoughts Experienced

There are 197 thoughts that a dwarf can experience in this version of Dwarf Fortress. Many of these thoughts never actually occur, but are placeholders for things that have yet to be implemented (or were present in earlier versions but subsequently removed):

Index	Value	Thought	Notes
0	-?	had a miscarriage recently
1	-?	has been evicted lately
2	-?	has been tired lately
3	-?	has been exhausted lately
4	-?	has complained of hunger lately
5	-?	has complained of thirst lately
6	-?	has been starving lately
7	-?	has been dehydrated lately
8	-?	was worried by the scarcity of royal guards lately
9	-?	was worried by the scarcity of fortress guards lately
10	-?	was worried by the scarcity of cages and chains lately
11	-?	has been attacked lately
12	-?	has been attacked by the dead lately
12a	-?	has been attacked by a dead pet lately
12b	-?	has been attacked by a dead spouse lately
12c	-?	has been attacked by own dead mother lately
12d	-?	has been attacked by own dead father lately
12k	-?	has been attacked by a dead sibling lately
12l	-?	has been attacked by own dead child lately
12m	-?	has been attacked by a dead friend lately
13	-?	was unable to reach a room for tax collection lately
14	-?	was misinformed about a room for tax collection lately
15	-?	was upset that the tax collection didn't go smoothly lately
16	-?	has been taxed recently
17	-?	has lost property to the Royal Guard recently
18	-?	was upset to have disappointed a noble lately
19	-?	has complained of the lack of chairs lately
20	-?	has complained of the crowded tables lately
21	-?	has complained of the lack of dining tables lately
22	-?	was forced to eat vermin to survive lately
23	-?	was forced to eat a beloved creature to survive lately
24	-?	was forced to eat a treasured pet to survive lately
25	-?	has complained of the lack of a well lately
26	-?	has complained of the nasty water lately
27	-?	was forced to drink slime lately
28	-?	was forced to drink vomit lately
29	-?	was forced to drink bloody water lately
30	-?	slept uneasily due to noise lately
31	-?	slept very uneasily due to noise lately
32	-?	was woken by noise while sleeping lately
33	-?	was worried not to have adequate protection lately
34	-?	has complained about the draft lately
35	-?	was upset about being relieved from duty
36	-?	was upset about being expelled from the Royal Guard
37	-?	was upset about being expelled from the Fortress Guard
38	-?	has suffered the travesty of art defacement
39	-?	has been annoyed by flies
40	-?	has been accosted by terrible vermin
41	-?	saw something unpleasant in a cage recently
42	-?	saw something unpleasant in a pond recently
43	-?	has witnessed death
44	-?	has lost a pet recently
45	-?	has lost a pet recently
46	-?	accidentally killed somebody in a fit of rage recently
47	-?	killed somebody by accident while sparring recently
48	-?	has lost a spouse
49	-?	has lost a friend to tragedy recently
50	-?	has lost a sibling to tragedy recently
51	-?	has lost a child to tragedy recently
52	-?	has lost a mother to tragedy recently
53	-?	has lost a father to tragedy recently
54a	-?	was forced to endure the decay of a pet
54b	-?	was forced to endure the decay of a spouse
54c	-?	was forced to endure the decay of a mother
54d	-?	was forced to endure the decay of a father
54k	-?	was forced to endure the decay of a sibling
54l	-?	was forced to endure the decay of a child
54m	-?	was forced to endure the decay of a friend
55	-?	ate rotten food lately
56	-?	drank something spoiled lately
57a	-?	was grumbling by long patrol duty lately
57b	-?	was depressed by long patrol duty lately
57c	-?	was angered by long patrol duty lately
57d	-?	was enraged by long patrol duty lately
58	-?	was disgusted by a bloody mist lately
59	-?	was disgusted by a miasma lately
60	-?	choked on smoke underground lately
61	-?	choked on dust underground lately
62	-?	was knocked out during a cave-in lately
63	-?	was embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a dining room
64	-?	was very embarrassed to have to conduct an official meeting in a bedroom
65	-?	was incredibly embarrassed not to have any rooms lately
66	-?	sustained major injuries recently
67	-?	sustained minor injuries recently
68	-?	slept in the mud recently
69	-?	slept in the grass recently
70	-?	slept in the dirt recently
71	-?	slept on rocks recently
72	-?	slept on a rough cave floor recently
73	-?	slept on the floor recently
74	-?	slept without a proper room recently
75	-?	slept in a horribly substandard bedroom recently
76	-?	slept in a horrible bedroom recently
77	-?	slept in an awful bedroom recently
78	-?	slept in a very poor bedroom recently
79	-?	slept in a poor bedroom recently
80	-?	conducted a meeting in a horribly substandard setting recently
81	-?	conducted a meeting in a horrible setting recently
82	-?	conducted a meeting in an awful setting recently
83	-?	conducted a meeting in a very poor setting recently
84	-?	conducted a meeting in a poor setting recently
85	-?	dined in a horribly substandard dining room recently
86	-?	dined in a horrible dining room recently
87	-?	dined in an awful dining room recently
88	-?	dined in a very poor dining room recently
89	-?	dined in a poor dining room recently
90	-?	dined without a proper dining room recently
91	-?	worried greatly about not have a tomb after gaining another year
92	-?	worried about having a horribly substandard tomb after gaining another year
93	-?	worried about having a horrible tomb after gaining another year
94	-?	worried about having an awful tomb after gaining another year
95	-?	worried about having a very poor tomb after gaining another year
96	-?	worried about having a poor tomb after gaining another year
97	-?	was greatly angered at the state of demands recently
98	-?	was very angered at the state of demands recently
99	-?	was angered at the state of demands recently
100	-?	was upset by not having enough chests lately
101	-?	was upset by not having enough cabinets lately
102	-?	was upset by not having enough armor stands lately
103	-?	was upset by not having enough weapon racks lately
104	-?	was upset to be wearing old clothing lately
105	-?	was upset to be wearing tattered clothing lately
106	-?	was very upset to have worn clothes rot away lately
107	-?	was very embarrassed to be uncovered lately
108	-?	was embarrassed to have no shirt lately
109	-?	was embarrassed to have no shoes lately
110	-?	was very embarrassed to be uncloaked lately
111	-?	was caught in the rain recently
112	-?	was caught in a snow storm recently
113	-?	was (put off/flustered/upset/very upset/greatly upset/angered/enraged/shattered/traumatized/utterly traumatized) by a lesser's pretentious (office/sleeping/dining/burial) arrangements lately
114	-?	was unable to find an available hammer lately
115	-?	was upset by having a mandate ignored lately
116	-?	was upset by having a mandate deadline missed lately
117	-?	was upset by having a request ignored lately
118	-?	was angered that nobody could be punished for a recent failure
119	-?	was upset that a criminal could not be properly punished
120	-?	was upset by the delayed punishment of a criminal
121	-?	was beaten recently
122	-?	was beaten with a hammer recently
123	-?	is depressed about being confined
124	-?	was unhappy with the amount of available work last season
125	-?	had a terrifying nightmare about an army of the dead
126	+?	admired a (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) (building) lately
127	+?	admired own (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) (building) lately
128	+?	admired a (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) tastefully arranged (building) lately
129	+?	admired own (fine/very fine/splendid/wonderful/completely sublime) tastefully arranged (building) lately
130	+?	was comforted by a wonderful creature in a cage recently
131	+?	was comforted by a wonderful creature in a pond recently
132	+?	was pleased by having a request approved lately
133	+?	was glad to have punishment reduced recently
134	+?	was glad to have punishment delayed recently
135	+?	beat somebody recently
136	+?	beat somebody with a hammer recently
137	+?	was honored to join the Royal Guard
138	+?	was honored to join the Fortress Guard
139	+?	has been satisfied at work lately
140	+?	was happy to have pleased a noble lately
141	+?	is quite pleased with making an artifact
142	+?	made a satisfying acquisition lately
143	+?	adopted a new pet recently
144	+?	took joy in slaughter lately
145	+?	ate a pretty decent meal lately
146	+?	ate a fine dish lately
147	+?	ate a wonderful dish lately
148	+?	ate a truly decadent dish lately
149	+?	ate a legendary meal lately
150	+?	had a pretty decent drink lately
151	+?	had a fine drink lately
152	+?	had a wonderful drink lately
153	+?	had a truly decadent drink lately
154	+?	had a legendary drink lately
155	+?	was comforted by a pet lately
156	+?	saw a beloved creature lately
157	+?	was pleased to have a mandate deadline met lately
158	+?	talked with a friend lately
159	+?	made a friend recently
160	+?	was pleased that the tax collection went smoothly lately
161	+?	was comforted by a lovely waterfall lately
162	+?	conducted a meeting in a setting worthy of legends recently
163	+?	conducted a meeting in a fantastic setting recently
164	+?	conducted a meeting in a great setting recently
165	+?	conducted a meeting in a very good setting recently
166	+?	conducted a meeting in a good setting recently
167	+?	dined in a legendary dining room recently
168	+?	dined in a fantastic dining room recently
169	+?	dined in a great dining room recently
170	+?	dined in a very good dining room recently
171	+?	dined in a good dining room recently
172	+?	slept in a bedroom like a personal palace recently
173	+?	slept in a fantastic bedroom recently
174	+?	slept in a great bedroom recently
175	+?	slept in a very good bedroom recently
176	+?	slept in a good bedroom recently
177	+?	was greatly pleased at the state of demands recently
178	+?	was very pleased at the state of demands recently
179	+?	was pleased at the state of demands recently
180	+?	celebrated having a legendary tomb after gaining another year
181	+?	celebrated having a fantastic tomb after gaining another year
182	+?	celebrated having a great tomb after gaining another year
183	+?	celebrated having a very good tomb after gaining another year
184	+?	celebrated having a good tomb after gaining another year
185	+?	enjoyed starting a fist fight recently
186	+?	enjoyed smashing up a building recently
187	+?	enjoyed toppling something over recently
188	+?	enjoyed throwing something recently
189	+?	had a satisfying sparring session recently
190	+?	is happy to be free
191	-?	was nauseated by the sun lately
192	-?	was irritated by the sun lately
193	+?	was able to rest and recuperate lately
194	+?	received water recently
195	+?	received food recently
196	+?	was rescued recently

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		-1000

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			unknown
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		unknown
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	unknown (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			unknown
admired {a/own} {quality} {building} lately			unknown
admired {a/own} {quality} {building} lately			unknown
admired {a/own} {quality} {building} lately			unknown
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

Note that many of the above thoughts never actually occur in-game.