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A '''tower''' is any vertical structure consisting of multiple levels of a similar shape stacked on top of each other, usually connected by stairs.
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'''Tower''' can refer to:
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* [[Tower (project)|A fortress mode (mega)project]]
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* [[Tower (necromancy)|Towers built by necromancers]]
  
'''Necromancer towers''' are special structures built by [[necromancer]]s during world generation. The number of necromancer towers is influenced by human populations (which require low savagery and large tracts of neutral land) and the number of secrets in world generation. Necromancer towers can be a source of [[fun]] in both adventure mode and fortress mode.
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==Adventure Mode==
 
 
 
In Adventure Mode, [[necromancer]]s are most commonly found in towers ({{Tile|I|5:0}}). The towers generally have a few necromancers and a lot of [[zombie]]s. Becoming a necromancer yourself requires reading about the secrets of life and death, which are either found on a [[slab]] or in a [[book]]. If you decide to attack the tower, you might want to become a [[night creature]] first by drinking a [[vampire]]'s blood or being bitten by a [[werebeast]]. Zombies and other [[undead]] will not bother you if you yourself are undead. Once you learn the secrets of necromancy, all remaining undead in the tower will no longer be hostile toward you, so simply making a mad dash for the slab may also be a viable tactic.
 
 
 
==Fortress Mode==
 
 
 
"Tower" listed as a neighbor on the [[embark]] screen indicates the presence of a necromancer tower nearby. The necromancer will regularly send [[undead]] to attack you.
 
[[Image:Roadtruss.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Crossroads Inc.'s Roadtruss tower [[megaproject]]]]
 
As a player construction, a large tower can serve the same role as a below-ground fortress, but without the drawbacks of [[cave adaptation]]: all of its tiles being [[Tile attributes|Light Above Ground]], so the dwarves will always be exposed to sunlight. However, it takes a large amount of resources (usually [[stone]] or [[wood]]) to construct a tower; while a source of [[clay]] or [[glass|green glass]] can alleviate this, it is still much less efficient than carving out a fortress entirely beneath the earth.
 
 
 
Usually, a tower is built from [[Construction|constructed]] [[wall]]s, [[floor]]s, and [[stairs]], although on some levels (such as those being used for the [[barracks]]) walls may be carved into or replaced by [[fortification]]s. With sufficient planning, a tower can also be cast from [[obsidian]].
 
 
 
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Revision as of 19:02, 8 September 2014

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Tower can refer to: