A Strange Mood: The Couple's Dwarf Fortress Podcast

In our second episode, we’re talking drinks! We learn all about plump helmets, including how to efficiently grow them, store them, and turn them into that sweet, sweet dwarven wine. Drew reports on the unhappiest dwarf in existence, and Kristin bemoans the weremonitorlizard invasion currently plaguing her fort.

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Our very first episode! We talk a little bit about the game itself, introduce you to our worlds, and tackle the big question of whether Dwarf Fortress is a game or a toy. We had a couple of recording glitches, but we thought it was time to drop our pilot episode, so please forgive any audio goofers this once.

For future episodes, this page will feature detailed show notes, the text of short stories, and links to anything we reference.

Enjoy the episode, and thanks for embarking on this journey with us!

The Forgotten Beast Quula Sutris lu has come! A towering feathered earthworm. It has wings and it squirms and fidgets. Its midnight blue feathers are long and broad. Beware its fire! The Forgotten Beast Asno has come! An enormous feathered iguanodont. It has a pair of knobby antennae and it undulates rhythmically. Its eyes glow azure. Its orange feathers are patchy. Beware its webs!

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It’s the safety requirements that’ll kill ya, folks. Drew tells us all about how to build a waterfall at your fort entrance, Kristin wonders if merchants are dumb or bugged, and we both share some weird fiction from our new forts. Plus, we reflect on how storytelling is an integral part of the game.

Extra info:

• Our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1241402480100214/
• Interview with Zach and Tarn at AIAS Gamemakers Notebook Podcast
  https://interactive.libsyn.com/the-history-of-dwarf-fortress-with-zach-and-tarn-adams-part-1
  https://interactive.libsyn.com/the-history-of-dwarf-fortress-with-zach-and-tarn-adams-part-2
• Adventure Mode Coming: https://www.pcgamer.com/dwarf-fortress-devs-on-big-adventure-mode-plans-this-is-just-gonna-blow-everyones-mind/
• Lord Bookworm’s awesome artifact:
  https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=128565266816725&set=g.1241402480100214

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For our tenth episode, we played a succession fort. What does that mean, you ask? Well, we passed shared fort in a HAUNTED biome back and forth for a total of four dwarf years. Fun was had. Digressions include windmills and the titles of consorts baron/ess. Thanks for sticking with us for TEN EPISODES!

Extra info:

• Our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1241402480100214/
• Our Discord group: https://discord.gg/34kdwGQUph
• Gashcozokon’s Procedurally Generated Data Extractor! https://sepsoft.ca/df/extraction/

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We talk fort reclamation, aquifers, and HELL! Seriously, though, we cover a lot of ground in this episode. Drew is trying to dig to hell, Kristin reclaimed an old fort, and aquifers ooze uncontrollably. In other words, it’s a normal day in Dwarf Fortress.

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