Sandbathed - 247 Early Spring by apparentbliss

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• Δ 19. The Statue Garden
  Though I am not sure if it is a good idea to open the Statue Garden to the public before anything resembling safety measures have been installed, it has been the most popular place in the fortress since the (admittedly poor quality placeholder) statue was installed. - apparentbliss
• Δ 17. The Visitors Parlor / Defenses
  Though the glass tower is but a mere skeleton of what it eventually will be, it already houses the trade depot, and creates a reasonable chokepoint for the entrance to the fortress. A (currently dry) moat has been dug, and the single entry point will be sufficient defense for a year or two still. Long term plans include setting up some sort of entry-warrens situated above the aquifer to funnel siegers through -- perhaps even with some sort of drowning chamber. - apparentbliss
• ¶ 16. Barrel Conservation
  On most of my fortresses, I am practically swimming in barrels and bins. Though the saguaros do provide some lumber, it is not enough to support my usual container habits, and I have been trying to separate out stockpiles that can be set to zero barrels, where appropriate. Every time I get the message that booze production is being held up due to a lack of barrels, it brings a tear to my eye ... and it worries me.
  
  I have begun production of metal bins and barrels, but the cost still seems prohibitive. Granted, a big part of the reason that I chose this map was that I wanted to see what a low-lumber situation was like (and with the saguaros, this is much less harsh in that manner than it "could be"), but I'm finding that it's not particularly to my liking. There's something about the orderly rows of barrels that is infinitely more pleasing than the clutter of sprawling stockpiles -- and there's also the realization that however slow, lumber is a renewable resource, and short of goblin-gear meltdown, metal is not. - apparentbliss
• Δ 15. Fishin' 'n' Waterin'
  Despite the presence of the aquifer, or even the nearly-trivial action of digging an access tunnel over to it, my dwarves all trek overland to the embarkment cistern whenever they have a hankering for turtles, or need to fetch water for the sick. As with seemingly many other things in this fortress, constructing a savory and safe water supply is a chore that keeps getting put off. - apparentbliss
• Δ 14. Humble Pie
  Usually, by this stage in my fortresses, I have carved out a far better space in which the dwarves can cram their gullets, but somehow / for some reason, that task keeps slipping this time around. - apparentbliss
• Δ 14. Idlers / Immigrants
  With my first wave of immigrants, the population increase from 7 to 13 was easy to handle, and a smooth transition. The second wave, however, spiking the population all the way up to 39, has yet to be effectively merged in. - apparentbliss
• Δ 13. Textiles
  With the large surge in population afforded by the second wave of immigration, the textile industry was enabled to kick into full gear. Both of my first two strange (well, strange and fey) moods belonged to this group; the first, the weaver, did not receive legendary status, but the second, the clothier, did. Let the world quake in fear at the thought of masterwork socks. - apparentbliss
• Δ 11. The Barracks
  Site of two suffocations-by-sparring, this is easily the most dangerous room in the fortress.
  
  There have been two other injuries -- one to my fearless leader who I had out decimating dromedaries, and managed to get bashed on by a bactrian; and one to my head miner, who managed to channel out the moat near a partial bridge in a stunning cave-in-causing fashion -- but neither of those were fatal. It seems that the military serves not so much to protect in Dwarf Fortress as to harm. - apparentbliss
• Δ 10. The Glassworks
  Now that I have created a bin or two, I can begin to reduce the stockpile footprint, and properly adorn this room with glass pillars and statues. As the heart and soul of the fortress, this is the first room getting a thorough smoothing.
  
  I'm still afraid that if I try and even out the room by mining into the aquifer I'll end up "having fun." - apparentbliss
• Δ 9. Tombs
  I thought this location, nestled amidst the magma and within hearing range of the clang of anvils, would be a fitting location for the tombs.
  
  My first two casualties: sparring macedwarves, both dying of suffocation. I should probably not even bother with any sort of non-marksdwarf army until the new version comes out and training is less deadly. - apparentbliss
• Δ 1. Nobles' Rooms
  It's getting to be that time -- time to set up a few nicer rooms for a noble or two. I have only just begun to carve out space. - apparentbliss

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Map details:

• Fortress Name: Sandbathed
• Map Year: 247 Early Spring
• Author: apparentbliss
• Submitted by: apparentbliss
• Date Added: 17/03/2010