40d Talk:Dwarf

I don't really see the point of those pictures, but that isn't a good enough reason to remove them.
If you have any reasons for which the picture(s) should stay or should not stay, please give them. --Savok 09:58, 4 November 2007 (EST)

I believe that the pictures help visualize the things talked about in this article, for instance, the dwarven stature, the artifacts dwarves are said to make, and a little joke about managers. -- Bovinepro

The joke is just plain stupid and DF doesn't connect axes and dwarves at all.

I suggest placing a smaller, possibly improved version of the picture directly in the article, and deleting the other two. --Savok 23:39, 5 November 2007 (EST)

This entire article, barring the 3rd paragraph, has nothing to do with the game and should be tossed. --Moller 02:45, 6 November 2007 (EST)

I agree. I plan to rewrite it in the form of Human and Elf. The wiki can have some humour, but this doesn't fit the tone at all. --Turgid Bolk 14:22, 6 November 2007 (EST)

Done, a complete revamp. I considered removing the Mythology section too and just linking to the wikipedia article, but I suppose it doesn't hurt the article any. --Turgid Bolk 21:45, 6 November 2007 (EST)

Do dwarf chicks have beards?--Tarsier 21:58, 13 November 2007 (EST)

Usually, no. Unless you are talking about a hardcore mythology version in a very specific locale, like the example image you get if you follow the Wiki link. For DF, I don't think there ever been a fixed description, so it would be up to Toady to decide in the end... --Eagle of Fire 23:20, 13 November 2007 (EST)

Naturally. All dwarves have beards, according to Tolkien. This is a page for discussing the article, though, not for discussing dwarves in general. That kind of stuff is for the forum. --Turgid Bolk 23:27, 13 November 2007 (EST)

It's not like Tolkien is an ultimate reference to anything... --Eagle of Fire 03:10, 14 November 2007 (EST)

Has anyone tried editing dwarves so they can fly? I'm wondering how that would work in fortress mode. Cliffside fortress, anyone?--Smoking Gnu 20:33, 23 November 2007 (EST)

I did some research on dwarfs and how long they can live without water. I reclaimed a fortress using 63 dwarfs and brought no alcohol with me, and at the site there was no liquid water. They all died nearly instantaneously after 2 months and 7 days Diabl0658 00:08, 1 December 2007 (EST)

Life cycle

The article could be improved with some information about

• mating / babies / birth
• infancy
• childhood
• adulthood
• old age

Do each of these stages exist?

• Sleep cycles

Dwarves seem to hit the sack pretty much at the same time. Is it a seasonal thing or based on workload?

• marriage

Do dwarves get married or just "shack up"? If I reallocate the bedroom does only one leave or both of them?

• Death and grief

I was hoping to find some information about how long children stay children for. Being of the Nintendo Generation I have been suprised how long they stay kids for (anyone played SIMS? 3 days from birth to school!) but then I guess a year takes a long time in DF. Given "traditional" dwarves are meant to be long-lived does that mean the children will still be children in 30 game years time? GarrieIrons 05:51, 4 February 2008 (EST)

Dwarves dont marry or shack up. All marriage occurs "off stage" and the married couples then arrive at your fotress. Childhood lasts 12 years. When a dwarf dies, all of their friends and family get an unhappy thought. If their corpse decomposes outside of a coffin, they get an additional unhappy thought. VengefulDonut 10:27, 4 February 2008 (EST)

Your edit just after this one was to child. I guess that article answers some of my questions, but I wouldn't have thought to look there. I will sort out how this article should link to this one.

There are only three stages aren't there: child, dwarf and deceased?GarrieIrons 05:25, 5 February 2008 (EST)

Object Data?

Do dwarves even have object data? Should it be included? Cause I wan't to know their size. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patarak (talk•contribs)

Yes. First entry in creature standard.txt VengefulDonut 14:47, 10 February 2008 (EST)

Verify tag about throwing peebles

I'm pretty sure the original writter of that sentence wanted to talk about the boulder throwing tantruming dwarves. --Eagle of Fire 09:57, 11 February 2008 (EST)