Agreed, I really like that you gave them baggy outfits because it kind of fits the jungle like biome they are in and the general "cultural" outfit you went for. I honestly absolutely adore these eastern/arabian/indian inspired looks you went for tbh. Really sets them appart from the typical cliché dwarves.
Guilds are indeed easy to set up and really beneficial. Frankly I'm shocked Krugg plays so well without using them much at all. I always make my hospital a doctor's guild, and it's worth setting up guildhalls for all skills you think are important. Visitors will even teach there, if they have the relevant skill.
I cannot belive i'm just figuring out how to use guildhalls like this. Sorta embarassing! I suppose thats what happens when you don't look things up :P
@kruggsmash I usually dedicate a whole floor to guild halls and temples. I make them bigger spaces so it is easier to pump up the value. Of course, that attracts fun from far and wide.
I can't help but think that the copper juggernaut Akon might be a remnant of an ancient and advanced Dwarven society, created as a living weapon against the forgotten beasts that plagued them...
It is an interesting idea. I am inclined to think it was the ancient dwarves who created it, as well. Though why would they make it looks like a frog?? Haven't known the dwarves of Athira Etah to be particularly connected to amphibians. hrm..
@@kruggsmash Was this the same world that had the masses of amphibian men underground? If so, that raises implications about this precursor civilization...
Does it matter? This is DF. The height of their creative process is a form of madness. That may break them if they can't get acceptable materials. I figure some dwarf just had a fey mood and made a golem.
@@jingbot1071I forgot about the amphibian people! Perhaps in ancient Athira Etah the precursor Dwarven civilizations had contact with the amphibian people and their culture was the inspiration for building the copper beast. How that inspiration manifested I feel would still be hotly debated by scholars. I feel a leading theory would be that the beast was a kind of "Trojan Frog": a gift from the dwarves to their aquatic neighbors, hiding a potent weapon. The bronze frog was, indeed, an autonomous weapon, designed to be impervious to amphibian-made weapons. The poisonous spit was an unintentional, but welcome, side effect of is construction, as the amphibians would absorb the poisons through their skin. Control over the beast, however, was lost at some point. Experts are uncertain if it was before or after the ancient Dwarven civilization that created it collapsed, but some believe the loss of control of the beast directly lead to the collapse.
@@kruggsmash it is really impressive to watch you grow as an artist over the years. Few things on TH-cam make me immediately stop and watch the way your videos do. Even when I haven’t been playing DF for months. The start of this series totally changed how I play DF now. Everything is about families in my forts now. It’s really changed the game.
@@kruggsmash Yeah, it’s a Warhammer thing. The dogmatic faith of the Imperium of Man revolves around the Emperor of Mankind, who is basically a giant skeleton of ambiguous mortality set up on an enormous golden throne on Earth. Hopefully no cults crop up around Sodel’s mummified remains though.
@@kruggsmash As the commenter before me said, yes, it's a Warhammer thing. Imperials use skulls (and bones) as decoration because they represent the face of the Emperor.
I love the creativity you show off in these, Krugg. The copper Beast, sure, but also working around the liaison's corpse being un-interable with the justification that the gods need to be able to see him? Genius!
Yeah, I don't know what causes teh "doesn't care about anything anymore" trait, but I was under the impression that it was something obtained after a lifetime of suffering. hrm
@@kruggsmash I'm pretty sure every one of Queen Bee's children required alcohol to make it through the work day, and more than one had the doesn't care about anything' trait. Don't know if that's just typical of every dwarf, though, or inherited.
All dwarves need alcohol, that's just one of their traits. As for not caring anymore, I believe it's built up by seeing corpses, so maybe they walked past a lot of corpses early in life and quickly got hardened. I find that most dwarves get hardened very fast, but I don't know the specifics.
I think the dwarves always have a need for alcohol, even the children. The "doesn't really care" statement, I think, is a reference to an older trait about combat experience (mainly from seeing dead bodies or experiencing death). Maybe the kids saw a few too many creatures get killed in scuffles while being held?
When cutting copper, high-speed steel can be effective at dealing with the soft and sticky nature of pure copper. Be sure to keep your feed rates low, as high temperatures can cause chip weld. Due to copper's extreme ductility, crushing weapons will deform the monster but not fracture it. Make sure to take deep cuts to avoid mushing the copper.
I do feel like steel weaponry would make quick work of the monster, though I also think that monster could make quick work of the dwarves. Thats the thing with DF combat. Things can go terribly bad terribly fast.
I've been watching the whole Spearcavern series during my time in Uni as of late, and it's been keeping me sane through some very tough times. Thank you so much for the wonderful stories you craft from the works of Dwarf Fortress. May your tankards brim with brew's foam and your coffers glisten ever-full! Praise Idrath!
I am very glad to be able to help in some small way, my friend. Thank you very much for the kind words and for watching. Hang in there, you bearded bastard! Idrath be praised!!
Queen Bee must have a very effective form of stress relief. There's certainly a lot of results around the fortress. Also, Emmy losing a finger is just like... It's almost tempting to make her a were-animal so it grows back and so she can just let loose out in the caves. She has the most motive, but the person who'd need it the most would be Wisp. However inducing such a risk seems against the more reserved and methodical aura of Spearcavern.
Haha, dwarven mothering seems pretty lax most of the time. Just hold the kid on your back for a year then let them go off and do what they want when they hit the 1 year mark. You know, I have never seen a werebeast in Athira Etha. I don't know if they exist here, oddly. Trying to induce a werebeast curse like that is incredibly, incredibly risky. I wish there was *some* way to do it in a more controlled manner.
Seems like you're in the algorithm's good graces again; this is the first time, since the caves of qud pilot, that I got the video recommended to me instantly - everything inbetween I had to find by looking the channel up and checking.
the amount of joy seeing so many kids at Spearcavern brings me is surprising even to me. You've really made me care for these dwarves, Krugg! And I really hope Emmy gets her wish and survives to tell the tale.
I'm loving it too, yeah. I am very interested in seeing how they grow. Wouldn't it be neat looking at Spearcavern a couple decades from now and seeing all the full-grown dwarves. Things might change drastically by then. Hrm.
if you consider that you'll have about 1/3 of the offspring as free spirited freeloaders who dont start a family of their own, another 1/3 as natural losses to war, beasts and... "accidents" and can only retain or grow the population with the remaining 1/3rd - you'll find that each married couple needs to have at least 6 babies for the fortress to be sustainable.
I havent had the chance to watch these in a while. I love the pairing of the new game sprites and your art. Im going to have to go back through the latest play throughs!
Love the rundown of the beasts and Emmy's development as a character. That tease with the waterworks was just mean! (affectionate) but I'm glad things went ok. I always get excited to see the notifs.
I understand that combat is dangerous but I agree with Emmy, I think the dwarves should not forget their glorious ways of monster hunting just because they now live comfortable lives in their nice and snug fort! They named the place Spearcavern after all when they arrived. If one of our fortress family perishes in glorious combat, they shall join the legends and drink their pints in the halls of heroes, always remembered as a Master of Lokumkor Zugobloblokokun Obok.
Seems to be the way the tides turning, eh? Emmy might end up being the spear that leads us into a new era of monster hunting. It'll be interesting to see how that all pans out. We have to do right by Tinny.
Just wanted to say that I finally bought Dwarf Fortress because of your videos, and immediately played it so much that I'm (currently) sick of it. You're a good storyteller and your drawings and occasional animations are *chefs kiss*
Thank you for keeping this series going, it is so cool to see the fortress's children growing up! Can't believe you have so many Dwarves now either! Great video as always
Krugg, I really can’t describe how much comfort your videos give me ^^ They remind me so much of stories my late grandpa used to tell me when I was little - about fairies and dragons and whatnot. You’re a great storyteller ^^ Keep up the good work!
Are we sure that's a forgotten 'beast' and not a forgotten 'construct'? It reminds me a lot of the Rose Gold titan from that Longest Dark series honestly. Maybe some plaything of the gods that was left behind during a move. Like a lego piece escaping under a fridge. Great episode as always! I really enjoy all the stories!
Certainly seems to be a constructed monstrosity, eh? Someone must've made it, whether it was some forgotten civilization or even the gods themselves. Hrm.
Man, Queen Bee is going to be the ancestor of everyone in the fort at this rate, given a couple generations. Certainly gives credit to the idea you can grow a fort without any migrants.
Oh, you know what? This copper toad was built by the amphibian people, because they live underground and need to defend themselves against forgotten beasts.
This story is so good. It’s so peaceful to watch and lovely to keep up with these dwarves that somehow I feel close with. Thanks for making these videos!
Hey Kruggs. Not sure if you'll read this, but about a month ago I was having constant anxiety attacks due to some personal issues and I just happened to stumble upon your channel around the same time. Your masterfully crafted stories helped calm me down whenever I needed it, so thank you for that (Doing far better nowadays). I can see you pour a lot of love into the things you do. Cheers from Brazil!
I am very very happy to hear that my videos could help you, Zagreus. Thank you for watching and for the kind words. Glad to hear you're doing better now, too :)
I love this series. I love the hive. I love all the kids. How wonderful would it not be to see them grow up and then figuring out how to help them start their own families.
_Dramatis Personae_ Dwarves: (all names naturally use the Dwarven language) *Mörul Saziringul/Pop* - Mörul means "Page/To page", Sazir means "Bridge/to Bridge". Ingul means "Season": lit _Page Bridgeseason_ or possibly _Pages Bridgedseason_ *Lokum Abalzaneg/The Crab* - Lokum means "Spear", Abal means "Pale/Paleness", Zaneg means "relic": lit _Spear Palerelic_ *Zan Solozasmel/Queen Bee* - Zan means "Artifact", Soloz means "Worship/to Worship/Worshipful", Asmel means "Merchant": lit _Artifact Worshipmerchant_ or possibly _Artifact Worshipsmerchant_ or _Worshipfulmerchant_ *Thîkut Dorenlushût/Boggy* - Thîkut means "Book", Doren means "Diamond (noun and adjective)", Lushût "Guilt/Guilty": lit _Book Diamondguilt_ or possibly _Book Diamondguilty_ *Ber Regtat/Wisp* - Ber means "Earth/Earthen" also means "Barbarity" in Goblin. Reg means "Glove/Gloved", Tat means "Touch/to Touch" also means "Grape" in Goblin lit _Earth Glovetouch_ or possibly _Earthen Glovedtouched_ or some combination. *Kogan Ushatotsus/Gutter* - Kogan means "Boat", Ushat means "Basement", Otsus means "Ankle": lit. _Boat Basementankle_ *Unknown Kolsedur/Emmy* - Kol means "Wheel/Wheeled", Dur means "Emerald (noun/adjective", lit _Wheelemerald_ or _Wheeledemerald_ *Medtob Megidzulban/Wack* - Medtob means "Blockade/Blockaded/to Blockade", Megid means "to slide", Zultan means "Banner": lit _Blockade Slidebanner_ or possibly _Blockades Slidesbanner_ *Stâkud Konosakgos/Stack* - Stâkud means "Machine", Konos means "Brass (noun/adjective)", Akgos means "Clinch/to Clinch": lit _Machine Brassclinches_ *Iden Udillecad/Pack* - Iden means "Paddle/to Paddle", Udil means "Lantern", Lecad means "Clean/to Clean": lit _Paddle Lanternnclean_ or possibly _Paddles Lanterncleaned *Kûbuk Regibesh/Quill* - Kûbuk means "Lance/to Lance", Reg means "Glove/Gloved", Ibesh means "Roast/to Roast": lit _Lance Gloveroast_ or possibly _Lanced Glovedroasted_ which sounds like a dwarved delicacy. *Monom Kelerush/Glim* - Monom means "Paper", Kel means "Metal", Erush means "Handle": lit _Paper Metalhandle_ *Tecàk(?) Zanegerib/Glass* - Tecàk means "Sweet/Sweetness", Zaneg means "Relic", Erib means "Gorge": lit _Sweet Relicgorge_ *Zasit Dumatlek/Slack* - Zasit means "Knife", Dumat means "Rough/Roughness", Lek means "Bristle/to Bristle": lit _Knife Roughbirstle_ or possibly _Knife Roughedbristes_ this is the name of a bandit leader or something. *Unknown Idoksazir/Princess Bee* - Idok means "to Point", Sazir means "Bridge/to Bridge": lit _Pointsbridges_ *Unknown Asënodroz/Brazen* - Asën means "Gravel", Odroz means "Fatal": simply and rather dramatically, _Fatalgravel_ *Arel Dalzatkulet/Moo* - Arel means "Water", Dalzat means "Match/to match (oppose/to oppose)", Kulet means "Abbey": lit _Water Matchedabbey_ Titans and Forgotten Beasts: *Rofa* - Elvish for "To Beach": lit. _Beaches_ or possibly _Beached_ *Galka Simozothrol Galka Atac* - Goblin language, Galka means "Deep (noun/adjective)", Simo means "Echo/to echo", Zothrol means "Wraith", Atac means "Hate/to Hate, Hating" Lit _Deep Echoswraith the Depths of Hating_ *Akon Spososmat Zospuzakosp* - Akon means "Shadow" in the Human language, and with the rest of the title know, simply _Shadow Abyssheart the Umbral Tombs_ Vistors/Guests: *Urdim Shisdeduk* , undead goblin monster hunter - Dwaren language, Urdim means "Tower", Shis means "Fang", Deduk means "Manor": lit _Tower Fangmanor_ *Sodel Nòmunib* , deceased outpost liason - Dwarven language, Sodel means "Shield/to shield, Nòm means "God/Godly", Unib means "Rag": lit _Shielded Godlyrag_
I just came from your CoQ vids,I have been trying to play DF for a week but I'm still clueless about it 😭. I guess watching ur DF series was enough for me if I want some DF experiences.. keep it up krug!
Hey, you'll get it. There's an awful lot to take in, but you'll get better with every single fortress. More Qud coming next. Just finished up this part at the beginning with Aecius eating rocks. It came out so good lol
Tinny established this fort with the goal of monster slaying in mind. With her death the fort has turned to one of peace and procreation but with Emmy I feel it reaching a boiling point where the fort returns to its roots. Perhaps will get that forgotten beast trapped in a glass dome to battle out other forgotten beasts in the middle of the fort. I can’t believe I am so invested in these dwarves!
@@kruggsmash my brother showed me your channel years ago. my favorites are Monsterkiller. Hunters of Dune & Grotto. Honeystokers Dwarves of Blood and Honey and Skullhorrror.
I like to think that big copper forgotten beast was built to be a great equalizer--a weapon against its ilk, made by either an ancient civilization or the gods themselves. But they lost control of it, and now it just aimlessly wanders the caves ending lives like it was made to do. What does a sword flung from the hand of a god know to do but cut?
Mayhaps, mayhaps. My only worry is that with Akon's body being made of metal AND the fact that it doesn't bleed will make things more difficult- and it was already pretty tough!
Damn, I just realized it now. You've been making content on DF for eight years now. I don't know how do you do that but thanks a lot for this journey. Or journeys I guess. You taught me to imagine much more deeply and see the world beyond very dorfish in-game descriptions.
Keep on popping them Queen Bee! ❤ 😂 ❤ 😂 My wife is with child too. Boy is to came to our world next Wednesday. I wonder If he will watch this video someday in the future... If yes. I love you son. ❤
Your choice is clear! build a series of trapped holding cells leading to a grand arena, where spearcavern shall host a grand Splatterface of Forgotten Beasts!!!!
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Every krugg upload feels like Christmas
Man, i'm glad you think so! We're at episode 15 now. Been a bit!
… One may even say… “Kruggsmas”. It is a thing now, and you are partially responsible. >)X^D
Keuggsmas
With so many babies, I must say the name "Spearcaverns" is sounding a little bit like a double entendre
😅 I thought the same.
That's a masterwork comment
Heh..yeah..
Who knew Boggy`s "spear" was masterwork!
Kruggsmashin' away in the Spearcaverns
That copper frog forgotten beast tho. A pretty unique design
Hey thanks! Thats whats great abotu DF descriptions. Never know what they'll inspire in the mind's eye.
We tend not to notice, but DAMN, Queen Bee, and Crab have some muscle!
oh 100%. The dwarves in Spearcavern all have sorta baggy clothing, but most of them are "incredibly muscular".
Agreed, I really like that you gave them baggy outfits because it kind of fits the jungle like biome they are in and the general "cultural" outfit you went for. I honestly absolutely adore these eastern/arabian/indian inspired looks you went for tbh. Really sets them appart from the typical cliché dwarves.
That picture of Sodel and Gutter is my FAVORITE picture of the series. He will be missed.
That's right, we're listening to Kruggsmash at work
Throw it on the pile and get back to work!
Best guy to watch while testing ics on testers :)
Real
29:02 "We came together and made it happen"
That sounds like Queen Bee's and Boggy's family motto, eh? 😏
Haha, yeaaaah..
Guilds are indeed easy to set up and really beneficial. Frankly I'm shocked Krugg plays so well without using them much at all. I always make my hospital a doctor's guild, and it's worth setting up guildhalls for all skills you think are important. Visitors will even teach there, if they have the relevant skill.
I cannot belive i'm just figuring out how to use guildhalls like this. Sorta embarassing!
I suppose thats what happens when you don't look things up :P
@kruggsmash I usually dedicate a whole floor to guild halls and temples. I make them bigger spaces so it is easier to pump up the value. Of course, that attracts fun from far and wide.
@@kruggsmashMaybe this is how you can finally get some scholars going in this fortress, Krugg?
That's how crazy Dwarf Fortress is. You can play for hundreds of hours and still find new stuff you haven't ever touched
Hundreds?
This Spearcavern-Qud era of Kruggsmash is truly a marvel.
Don`t forget the Nokotorad-Northbridge era either!
I can't help but think that the copper juggernaut Akon might be a remnant of an ancient and advanced Dwarven society, created as a living weapon against the forgotten beasts that plagued them...
It is an interesting idea. I am inclined to think it was the ancient dwarves who created it, as well. Though why would they make it looks like a frog?? Haven't known the dwarves of Athira Etah to be particularly connected to amphibians. hrm..
@@kruggsmash Was this the same world that had the masses of amphibian men underground? If so, that raises implications about this precursor civilization...
Does it matter? This is DF. The height of their creative process is a form of madness. That may break them if they can't get acceptable materials. I figure some dwarf just had a fey mood and made a golem.
@@jingbot1071I forgot about the amphibian people! Perhaps in ancient Athira Etah the precursor Dwarven civilizations had contact with the amphibian people and their culture was the inspiration for building the copper beast. How that inspiration manifested I feel would still be hotly debated by scholars. I feel a leading theory would be that the beast was a kind of "Trojan Frog": a gift from the dwarves to their aquatic neighbors, hiding a potent weapon. The bronze frog was, indeed, an autonomous weapon, designed to be impervious to amphibian-made weapons. The poisonous spit was an unintentional, but welcome, side effect of is construction, as the amphibians would absorb the poisons through their skin. Control over the beast, however, was lost at some point. Experts are uncertain if it was before or after the ancient Dwarven civilization that created it collapsed, but some believe the loss of control of the beast directly lead to the collapse.
Might need to invite a few young dwarves to the fort, the genetic pool will start getting shallow in the next couple decades
The image of the child dragging the giant bird made me laugh out loud. Keep up the great work!
There is literally no other way to depict this lol. It has to be done cartoony in order to fit the game lol. It is always funny to see.
@@kruggsmash it is really impressive to watch you grow as an artist over the years. Few things on TH-cam make me immediately stop and watch the way your videos do. Even when I haven’t been playing DF for months. The start of this series totally changed how I play DF now. Everything is about families in my forts now. It’s really changed the game.
It is ironic really, the lose of one life resulted in so many more.
This is the truth. Actually never ocurred to me. We wouldn't have so many dwarves today if Tinny was still around. hrm.
I have NEVER seen as many births as this in any games I have ever played before.
AMAZING!
Me neither. I kinda wanna put it to the test now and see how many can occur. This is getting nuts, eh?
"We will put the skeleton on the pedestal. A little ghoulish to be sure."
The Imperium of Man approves this.
this a warhammer thing? unsure
@@kruggsmash Yeah, it’s a Warhammer thing. The dogmatic faith of the Imperium of Man revolves around the Emperor of Mankind, who is basically a giant skeleton of ambiguous mortality set up on an enormous golden throne on Earth. Hopefully no cults crop up around Sodel’s mummified remains though.
@@kruggsmash As the commenter before me said, yes, it's a Warhammer thing. Imperials use skulls (and bones) as decoration because they represent the face of the Emperor.
I love the creativity you show off in these, Krugg. The copper Beast, sure, but also working around the liaison's corpse being un-interable with the justification that the gods need to be able to see him? Genius!
2:28 "she needs alcohol to get through the working day. She doesn't really care about anything anymore."
she's 1 year old for godsake!!!
Yeah, I don't know what causes teh "doesn't care about anything anymore" trait, but I was under the impression that it was something obtained after a lifetime of suffering. hrm
@@kruggsmash I'm pretty sure every one of Queen Bee's children required alcohol to make it through the work day, and more than one had the doesn't care about anything' trait. Don't know if that's just typical of every dwarf, though, or inherited.
@@Valchrist1313 Dwarven children are born alcoholics, certainly. (needs alcohol to make it through the work day)
All dwarves need alcohol, that's just one of their traits. As for not caring anymore, I believe it's built up by seeing corpses, so maybe they walked past a lot of corpses early in life and quickly got hardened. I find that most dwarves get hardened very fast, but I don't know the specifics.
I think the dwarves always have a need for alcohol, even the children. The "doesn't really care" statement, I think, is a reference to an older trait about combat experience (mainly from seeing dead bodies or experiencing death). Maybe the kids saw a few too many creatures get killed in scuffles while being held?
Emmy's finger got ripped off?
She still wants to fight the forgotten beasts!
Just like mom
I hope she's not TOO too much like her mother though..
I guess she gave that skink the finger!
When cutting copper, high-speed steel can be effective at dealing with the soft and sticky nature of pure copper. Be sure to keep your feed rates low, as high temperatures can cause chip weld. Due to copper's extreme ductility, crushing weapons will deform the monster but not fracture it. Make sure to take deep cuts to avoid mushing the copper.
I do feel like steel weaponry would make quick work of the monster, though I also think that monster could make quick work of the dwarves. Thats the thing with DF combat. Things can go terribly bad terribly fast.
@@kruggsmash I should clarify that I was talking about machining, which I know a little bit about, I don't know jack about DF mechanics.
I've been watching the whole Spearcavern series during my time in Uni as of late, and it's been keeping me sane through some very tough times.
Thank you so much for the wonderful stories you craft from the works of Dwarf Fortress.
May your tankards brim with brew's foam and your coffers glisten ever-full! Praise Idrath!
I am very glad to be able to help in some small way, my friend. Thank you very much for the kind words and for watching.
Hang in there, you bearded bastard! Idrath be praised!!
Queen Bee must have a very effective form of stress relief. There's certainly a lot of results around the fortress.
Also, Emmy losing a finger is just like... It's almost tempting to make her a were-animal so it grows back and so she can just let loose out in the caves. She has the most motive, but the person who'd need it the most would be Wisp. However inducing such a risk seems against the more reserved and methodical aura of Spearcavern.
Haha, dwarven mothering seems pretty lax most of the time. Just hold the kid on your back for a year then let them go off and do what they want when they hit the 1 year mark.
You know, I have never seen a werebeast in Athira Etha. I don't know if they exist here, oddly. Trying to induce a werebeast curse like that is incredibly, incredibly risky. I wish there was *some* way to do it in a more controlled manner.
At this point Boggy and Queen Bee seem to just be locked in a perpetual mating press. Glad to see he bounced back after Tinny.
Seems like you're in the algorithm's good graces again; this is the first time, since the caves of qud pilot, that I got the video recommended to me instantly - everything inbetween I had to find by looking the channel up and checking.
Thats weird. Well, that damn algorithm's gonna do what it wants I suppose. No use in trying to court it.
@@kruggsmashI second this. It has been months since you appeared in my feed, I missed out on this entire series
Consider to enable notifications, I didn't miss a single upload in six years
Damn, Queen Bee needs to calm down xD
Maybe one of the dwarves needs to discover a technique of... uhhh... protection...
No migrants?! No problem!
@@kruggsmash We'll forge what we need like REAL dwarves!
5:00 Queen Bee has gained some serious muscle!!! Love to see it!!
the amount of joy seeing so many kids at Spearcavern brings me is surprising even to me. You've really made me care for these dwarves, Krugg!
And I really hope Emmy gets her wish and survives to tell the tale.
I'm loving it too, yeah. I am very interested in seeing how they grow. Wouldn't it be neat looking at Spearcavern a couple decades from now and seeing all the full-grown dwarves. Things might change drastically by then. Hrm.
We should call Queen Bee the baby cannon.
Honestly though. I don't think i've ever seen a dwarf with so many children. ever.
Queen bee fits just fine with her
What an obscene mental image. How wonderful! Just imagine the midwife yelling to Queen Bee "Pull!" like she is a discus flinger at a target range
if you consider that you'll have about 1/3 of the offspring as free spirited freeloaders who dont start a family of their own, another 1/3 as natural losses to war, beasts and... "accidents" and can only retain or grow the population with the remaining 1/3rd - you'll find that each married couple needs to have at least 6 babies for the fortress to be sustainable.
That frog forgotten beast has a really cool design
It's like a combination between a boiler and a mechanical frog
New Krugg dropped, tell the boys
tell the bastards
"Kif, I have made it with a woman. Inform the men."
Also, the build up and reveal of the forgotten beast was great, it was crazy seeing its kill list too
"She/He doesn't really care about anything anymore." That rings a few alarm bells in my head, but I can't remember where...
I havent had the chance to watch these in a while. I love the pairing of the new game sprites and your art.
Im going to have to go back through the latest play throughs!
Its been a wild ride, thats for sure. Glad you're liking the style these days. Thanks for sticking around :)
These dwarves... they simply won't stop spearing cavern.
mmhmm, mmhmm..
Love the rundown of the beasts and Emmy's development as a character. That tease with the waterworks was just mean! (affectionate) but I'm glad things went ok. I always get excited to see the notifs.
Haha, I only thought of how ominous it sounded after saying it. Was hoping things wouldn't goo assways.
Queen Bee living up to her name...
Goddamn woman, you are going to double the population at this rate!
She effectively has! 7 kids at this point? I think? maybe 8? hard to keep track!
tf2 heavy voice: entire fortress is BABIES
This is a stack of 213 masterfully made wheat flour roast. It's ingredients are expertly minced wheat flour, expertly minced cow cheese, expertly minced olives, expertly minced tomato, expertly minced pig meat and expertly minced wheat flour.
sandvich
If emmy died to that skink i would have been devistated
That makes two of us..I did not properly convey how spooked that made me.
Fortunately, Emmy gave that skink the finger!
Blessing me on holiday
Oho. i hope you're having a good time :)
HAPPY KRUGG DAY!
Welcome back to Lokumkor Zugoblolokokun Obok- Spearcavern, the Grand Granite Shrine of Pillars!
I understand that combat is dangerous but I agree with Emmy, I think the dwarves should not forget their glorious ways of monster hunting just because they now live comfortable lives in their nice and snug fort!
They named the place Spearcavern after all when they arrived. If one of our fortress family perishes in glorious combat, they shall join the legends and drink their pints in the halls of heroes, always remembered as a Master of Lokumkor Zugobloblokokun Obok.
Seems to be the way the tides turning, eh? Emmy might end up being the spear that leads us into a new era of monster hunting. It'll be interesting to see how that all pans out. We have to do right by Tinny.
The extension looks great, Krugg. Nice work! And that Copper Beast -- what a nightmare!
Super nightmare! Gonna have to figure something out, eh? hrm
Just wanted to say that I finally bought Dwarf Fortress because of your videos, and immediately played it so much that I'm (currently) sick of it. You're a good storyteller and your drawings and occasional animations are *chefs kiss*
Holy moly, is there something in the Spearcavern air? I've never seen dwarves have this many kids before.
Gotta be! this is some crazy crap.
also, wc3 raider- hell yeah
Thank you for keeping this series going, it is so cool to see the fortress's children growing up! Can't believe you have so many Dwarves now either! Great video as always
It's neat to see, yeah! Couldn't do it without people like you watching. Thank YOU!
Those are some fertile dwarves. They may end up bringing an Age of Dwarves if that keeps up.
I keep coming back to hear these Dwarf Fortress names, they never get old.
Oh I'm right on time.
Morn, morn
Krugg, I really can’t describe how much comfort your videos give me ^^ They remind me so much of stories my late grandpa used to tell me when I was little - about fairies and dragons and whatnot.
You’re a great storyteller ^^ Keep up the good work!
Are we sure that's a forgotten 'beast' and not a forgotten 'construct'? It reminds me a lot of the Rose Gold titan from that Longest Dark series honestly. Maybe some plaything of the gods that was left behind during a move. Like a lego piece escaping under a fridge.
Great episode as always! I really enjoy all the stories!
Also what is the name of the solo pet raising game? It sounds right up my alley.
Certainly seems to be a constructed monstrosity, eh? Someone must've made it, whether it was some forgotten civilization or even the gods themselves. Hrm.
Man, Queen Bee is going to be the ancestor of everyone in the fort at this rate, given a couple generations.
Certainly gives credit to the idea you can grow a fort without any migrants.
Everything about your videos is simply magical, i love every story you make, the drawings and openings are charming.
I love how the story of the fortress has evolved from the beginning to now. Feels really natural
This series is so cozy, love all the little developments and the closer look we get at each of the dwarves.
For all this talk of “dwarven ingenuity” I’m surprised they haven’t figured out condoms yet
Well, they don't have rubber trees. Maybe an iron IUD, lol, or they could have found a mushroom that can be used as a contraceptive sponge.
Indeed. sheesh
@@Thalatash Condoms have existed for a very, very long time and the oldest ones were made of sheep skin. It doesn't need to be latex...
KRUGGSMASH DROPPED! KRUGGSMASH DROPPED! DROP ALL YOUR WORK, KRUGGSMASH DROPPED!
I hope they chant this at my funeral.
Oh, you know what?
This copper toad was built by the amphibian people, because they live underground and need to defend themselves against forgotten beasts.
HrmmmMMmmm
This story is so good. It’s so peaceful to watch and lovely to keep up with these dwarves that somehow I feel close with. Thanks for making these videos!
I really love the trajectory the architecture has gone in this settlement! Particularly the indoor-yards with a view.
Hey Kruggs.
Not sure if you'll read this, but about a month ago I was having constant anxiety attacks due to some personal issues and I just happened to stumble upon your channel around the same time.
Your masterfully crafted stories helped calm me down whenever I needed it, so thank you for that (Doing far better nowadays). I can see you pour a lot of love into the things you do.
Cheers from Brazil!
I am very very happy to hear that my videos could help you, Zagreus. Thank you for watching and for the kind words. Glad to hear you're doing better now, too :)
I love this series. I love the hive. I love all the kids. How wonderful would it not be to see them grow up and then figuring out how to help them start their own families.
_Dramatis Personae_
Dwarves:
(all names naturally use the Dwarven language)
*Mörul Saziringul/Pop* - Mörul means "Page/To page", Sazir means "Bridge/to Bridge". Ingul means "Season": lit _Page Bridgeseason_ or possibly _Pages Bridgedseason_
*Lokum Abalzaneg/The Crab* - Lokum means "Spear", Abal means "Pale/Paleness", Zaneg means "relic": lit _Spear Palerelic_
*Zan Solozasmel/Queen Bee* - Zan means "Artifact", Soloz means "Worship/to Worship/Worshipful", Asmel means "Merchant": lit _Artifact Worshipmerchant_ or possibly _Artifact Worshipsmerchant_ or _Worshipfulmerchant_
*Thîkut Dorenlushût/Boggy* - Thîkut means "Book", Doren means "Diamond (noun and adjective)", Lushût "Guilt/Guilty": lit _Book Diamondguilt_ or possibly _Book Diamondguilty_
*Ber Regtat/Wisp* - Ber means "Earth/Earthen" also means "Barbarity" in Goblin. Reg means "Glove/Gloved", Tat means "Touch/to Touch" also means "Grape" in Goblin
lit _Earth Glovetouch_ or possibly _Earthen Glovedtouched_ or some combination.
*Kogan Ushatotsus/Gutter* - Kogan means "Boat", Ushat means "Basement", Otsus means "Ankle": lit. _Boat Basementankle_
*Unknown Kolsedur/Emmy* - Kol means "Wheel/Wheeled", Dur means "Emerald (noun/adjective", lit _Wheelemerald_ or _Wheeledemerald_
*Medtob Megidzulban/Wack* - Medtob means "Blockade/Blockaded/to Blockade", Megid means "to slide", Zultan means "Banner": lit _Blockade Slidebanner_ or possibly _Blockades Slidesbanner_
*Stâkud Konosakgos/Stack* - Stâkud means "Machine", Konos means "Brass (noun/adjective)", Akgos means "Clinch/to Clinch": lit _Machine Brassclinches_
*Iden Udillecad/Pack* - Iden means "Paddle/to Paddle", Udil means "Lantern", Lecad means "Clean/to Clean": lit _Paddle Lanternnclean_ or possibly _Paddles Lanterncleaned
*Kûbuk Regibesh/Quill* - Kûbuk means "Lance/to Lance", Reg means "Glove/Gloved", Ibesh means "Roast/to Roast": lit _Lance Gloveroast_ or possibly _Lanced Glovedroasted_ which sounds like a dwarved delicacy.
*Monom Kelerush/Glim* - Monom means "Paper", Kel means "Metal", Erush means "Handle": lit _Paper Metalhandle_
*Tecàk(?) Zanegerib/Glass* - Tecàk means "Sweet/Sweetness", Zaneg means "Relic", Erib means "Gorge": lit _Sweet Relicgorge_
*Zasit Dumatlek/Slack* - Zasit means "Knife", Dumat means "Rough/Roughness", Lek means "Bristle/to Bristle": lit _Knife Roughbirstle_ or possibly _Knife Roughedbristes_ this is the name of a bandit leader or something.
*Unknown Idoksazir/Princess Bee* - Idok means "to Point", Sazir means "Bridge/to Bridge": lit _Pointsbridges_
*Unknown Asënodroz/Brazen* - Asën means "Gravel", Odroz means "Fatal": simply and rather dramatically, _Fatalgravel_
*Arel Dalzatkulet/Moo* - Arel means "Water", Dalzat means "Match/to match (oppose/to oppose)", Kulet means "Abbey": lit _Water Matchedabbey_
Titans and Forgotten Beasts:
*Rofa* - Elvish for "To Beach": lit. _Beaches_ or possibly _Beached_
*Galka Simozothrol Galka Atac* - Goblin language, Galka means "Deep (noun/adjective)", Simo means "Echo/to echo", Zothrol means "Wraith", Atac means "Hate/to Hate, Hating"
Lit _Deep Echoswraith the Depths of Hating_
*Akon Spososmat Zospuzakosp* - Akon means "Shadow" in the Human language, and with the rest of the title know, simply _Shadow Abyssheart the Umbral Tombs_
Vistors/Guests:
*Urdim Shisdeduk* , undead goblin monster hunter - Dwaren language, Urdim means "Tower", Shis means "Fang", Deduk means "Manor": lit _Tower Fangmanor_
*Sodel Nòmunib* , deceased outpost liason - Dwarven language, Sodel means "Shield/to shield, Nòm means "God/Godly", Unib means "Rag": lit _Shielded Godlyrag_
Oh what a treat to be back
Thanks for watching :)
@@kruggsmash I've been here since Scorchfountain and I plan to stay as long as you keep uploading, I love your videos
I don't believe I've ever seen a fortress with a positive birth rate.
Yeah, for real. These guys are putting the work in!
Beautiful art for the forgotten beast. Truly a terrifying creature.
Those babies better be worried about how these dwarves dealt with the population explosions of the dogs and birds before, lol.
I just came from your CoQ vids,I have been trying to play DF for a week but I'm still clueless about it 😭. I guess watching ur DF series was enough for me if I want some DF experiences.. keep it up krug!
Hey, you'll get it. There's an awful lot to take in, but you'll get better with every single fortress.
More Qud coming next. Just finished up this part at the beginning with Aecius eating rocks. It came out so good lol
Infinite baby generator in Spearcavern my god
Honestly now. I dunno what the hells going on here.
Tinny established this fort with the goal of monster slaying in mind. With her death the fort has turned to one of peace and procreation but with Emmy I feel it reaching a boiling point where the fort returns to its roots. Perhaps will get that forgotten beast trapped in a glass dome to battle out other forgotten beasts in the middle of the fort.
I can’t believe I am so invested in these dwarves!
watching this while working thank you mr kruggsmash
Hey, good luck at work. Glad to give you a little diversion while you're at it. Good luck out there!
@@kruggsmash my brother showed me your channel years ago. my favorites are Monsterkiller. Hunters of Dune & Grotto. Honeystokers Dwarves of Blood and Honey and Skullhorrror.
I like to think that big copper forgotten beast was built to be a great equalizer--a weapon against its ilk, made by either an ancient civilization or the gods themselves. But they lost control of it, and now it just aimlessly wanders the caves ending lives like it was made to do. What does a sword flung from the hand of a god know to do but cut?
Maybe it destroyed it's creators? Perhaps it was too poweful...hrm..
always a good day when krugg uploads!
Glad you like the show, man. It means a lot.
As a new player to dwarf fortress your content shows me how to enjoy this game
Oh yessss, I just finished recapping all of Spearcavern again so when I see this I click instantly. Happy day!
Hey go figure! Well, I hope you like it :)
So many babies! Can’t wait to see them all grow up.
This is my break, i dont get a lot of those these days. Good O' Kruggis videos hit just right.
Hey, i'm glad to give you some small diversion, my friend. Hang in there, you bearded bastard!
oh ya, the day's looking good now.
Glad to hear! Good luck out there
Ahh yes stories of combat in the caves. The demon dodging the crossbow bolts… wait a minute.. what if that could be tried again hmmm 🤔
Mayhaps, mayhaps. My only worry is that with Akon's body being made of metal AND the fact that it doesn't bleed will make things more difficult- and it was already pretty tough!
Always a pleasure. Thanks for all the great entertainment.❤
Damn, I just realized it now. You've been making content on DF for eight years now.
I don't know how do you do that but thanks a lot for this journey. Or journeys I guess. You taught me to imagine much more deeply and see the world beyond very dorfish in-game descriptions.
Love your work and your fun art style.
I just love these videos
Well, thanks for the kind words. It means a lot :)
Such amazing work, thanks Krugg
Amazing video, and even better series!
Nothing better than waking up to a new krugg video!
Good morn, y'bastard!
Such perfect sleepy time videos
Love the victorious pose of Emmy, well done :)
what a blessed morning..
Idrath be praised!
I just hope the fortress doesn't run into a genetic bottleneck if the kids come after their elders.
Same, yeah. Not sure how that'll all pan out :p
It worked out well enough for Archcrystal.
Always look forward to more of you Krugg
Keep on popping them Queen Bee! ❤ 😂 ❤ 😂
My wife is with child too. Boy is to came to our world next Wednesday. I wonder If he will watch this video someday in the future...
If yes. I love you son. ❤
Ah! wonderful news. Hey good luck with everything, guys. Best wishes to all of you :)
Reminds me. My kiddo loves the older forts, especially Honeystoker. Thanks for all the fun stories, Krugg 😊
Always a pleasure to see you upload. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, man. I certainly will :)
Always great to see the series in my feed ❤
Glad you think so! Thanks fo rwatching, man :)
@@kruggsmash your story telling, editing and art work is awesome, Krugg - I'm so hooked!
Nice to see more spearcaverns!
Can’t wait to see those steel weapon artefacts!
Your choice is clear! build a series of trapped holding cells leading to a grand arena, where spearcavern shall host a grand Splatterface of Forgotten Beasts!!!!
Leaving a comment for the algorithm! May it bless you
Hey thanks! Though, I am no friend of that algorithm, ha!
Still can't get over how cool that copper forgotten beast's design is. Might just have to draw something about it...
Ooooh. you did that amazing clear devil animation before. I am excited to see what you come up with :))
Haha glad you remembered! Still deciding if i'll do another animation but it will almost certainly be spooky
2:59 That kid may not have cried when he was born, but I bet that giant head made his mother want to.
2:31 The child needs alcohol to get through the working day of playing make believe
I mean, mood.
that is the most insane kill count i have ever seen in this game what a monster