#notflinching

[fortydorfs]

So in my current fort things have been going suspiciously well. I'm still quite slow at this game, and I'm stubbornly trying to learn as much as I can on my own- refusing to consult the wiki unless I'm absolutely certain I don't know what to do. This is mostly because I learn better when I figure things out on my own, otherwise I feel I become I little too reliant on the wikis to play the game.

However I've encountered my first conflict!

I'll keep the rest under a read more link because I'm well aware that this post is already getting lengthy. Anyways... GOBLIN SNATCHERS!

There were two of them, and they had come for my precious children! I began checking all of their locations, and of course all but two were safely indoors. One of those two being one of my FAVORITES, who I named Nish Notflinching. However I had no idea how I was going to coerce the children inside fast enough, and to top it off I also discovered a breach in my defenses in the form of a missing door! Another problem, I realized I hadn't set up a military squad yet! I was still in the process of engraving the walls to their training area... I quickly scrambled one together and hoped it would be enough with no training, luckily I had some dwarves who had fighting spirit- despite being a little rusty. One goblin managed to grab Nish and I was afraid he would get away with her, but luckily my squad managed to catch up to him, and honestly... He wasn't very strong. He was swiftly dealt with. Lots of dwarves and even a few dogs got in on the fight! My favorite moment is when one of the dogs latched onto the goblin's head and so he began trying to smack the dog with his bag repeatedly to get it off

With that, despite being shamefully unprepared, no dwarven children (especially not Nish Notflinching) were taken away by the goblins. Fortunately neither of them were particularly strong or brave. Now I have a hastily put together squad as well, which will grow stronger with training! I fear what challenges will come my way next. I'm aware that waiting for entropy to take your beloved dwarves is simply a part of the game, but I admit I've grown quite fond of them all, and I'll be sad when they each inevitably die.

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[josbe13-blog]

Just because my path is different doesn’t mean I am lost. #focused #choices #wvview #notflinching #itsworkingforme (at Thomas & Mack Center)

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