23a:Noble - Revision history

Quietust: lose the British English spellings

2024-08-25T13:14:03Z

lose the British English spellings

Rattlesalad: /* Summary of Requirements */ add totals to the top, for convenience.

2024-08-25T11:22:44Z

Summary of Requirements: add totals to the top, for convenience.

Quietust: /* Types of nobles */

2020-04-20T17:54:03Z

Types of nobles

Quietust: /* Types of nobles */

2020-04-20T17:53:27Z

Types of nobles

Quietust: /* So Why Not Just Drown the Snooty Buggers? */

2020-04-20T17:33:00Z

So Why Not Just Drown the Snooty Buggers?

Quietust: /* Who Are These Purple Dwarves? */ Spring only, and only after a Caravan visit

2014-08-28T18:54:03Z

Who Are These Purple Dwarves?: Spring only, and only after a Caravan visit

Quietust: /* Economy & trade */

2014-06-08T20:17:40Z

Economy & trade

Quietust: /* Economy & trade */

2014-06-08T20:17:23Z

Economy & trade

Quietust: /* Assorted */

2014-06-02T17:11:41Z

Assorted

Quietust: /* So Why Not Just Drown the Snooty Buggers? */

2014-06-02T17:09:04Z

So Why Not Just Drown the Snooty Buggers?

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 ==Managing your nobles==
-On the Noble screen ({{k|n}}), there is a colour-coded list of nobles and some basic information about their current mandates and demands. If a noble's name is white, that means that they are satisfied with their living arrangements. If it is yellow, that means that they have everything they need but one or more rooms are of lower quality than they expect. (For example, a noble who demands a Modest bedroom will appear in yellow on the list if all she has is a Meager bedroom.) If the name is in red, then something is missing: either a room (such as an Office) or an item (such as a Chest).
+On the Noble screen ({{k|n}}), there is a color-coded list of nobles and some basic information about their current mandates and demands. If a noble's name is white, that means that they are satisfied with their living arrangements. If it is yellow, that means that they have everything they need but one or more rooms are of lower quality than they expect. (For example, a noble who demands a Modest bedroom will appear in yellow on the list if all she has is a Meager bedroom.) If the name is in red, then something is missing: either a room (such as an Office) or an item (such as a Chest).
-Mandates and demands are also colour-coded. Export restrictions always appear in white. Build orders and Demands first appear in brown, then move through yellow and red the longer they are ignored.
+Mandates and demands are also color-coded. Export restrictions always appear in white. Build orders and Demands first appear in brown, then move through yellow and red the longer they are ignored.
 ==So Why Not Just Drown the Snooty Buggers?==

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 ==Summary of Requirements==
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-!Noble!!Bedroom!!Dining Room!!Office!!Tomb!!Chests!!Cabinets!!Weapon Racks!!Armor Stands!!Max Mandates!!Max Demands
+!Noble<br>(40)!!Bedroom<br>(39)!!Dining Room<br>(39)!!Office<br>(33)!!Tomb<br>(10)!!Chests<br>(83)!!Cabinets<br>(56)!!Weapon Racks<br>(68)!!Armor Stands<br>(56)!!Max Mandates<br>(35)!!Max Demands<br>(85)
 |-
 !Manager

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 ==Types of nobles==
-The nobles available to a fortress include the following. Requirements for each noble are in parentheses, and nobles which are indented
+The nobles available to a fortress include the following. Requirements for each noble are in parentheses, and nobles which are indented arrive with the noble above them.
 ===Assorted===

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 ==Types of nobles==
-The nobles available to a fortress include the following. Requirements for each noble are in parentheses.
+The nobles available to a fortress include the following. Requirements for each noble are in parentheses, and nobles which are indented
 ===Assorted===
+* The [[Manager]] (20 dwarves, diverse tasks) - Enables work orders and [[Workshop#Workshop profiles|workshop profiles]], activates [[Dwarven economy]] when combined with [[Bookkeeper]]
-* The [[Manager]] (20 dwarves, diverse tasks) - Enables work orders and [[23a:Workshop#Workshop_profiles|workshop profiles]], activates [[Dwarven economy]] when combined with [[Bookkeeper]]
+** The [[Sheriff]] - Activates Dwarven [[Justice]]
-** The [[Sheriff]] - Activates Dwarven [[Justice]], comes with Manager
+* The [[Mayor]] (50 dwarves, diverse tasks) - Takes complaints from guild leaders
-* The [[Mayor]] (50 dwarves, diverse tasks) - Activates [[Fortress guard]], enables [[Siege]]s
+** The [[Captain of the guard]] - Activates [[Fortress guard]], promoted from [[Sheriff]]
-** The [[Captain of the guard]] (promoted from Sheriff)
+* The [[Governor]] (80 dwarves, diverse tasks) - Meets with [[diplomat]]s if the [[Baron]], [[Count]], [[Duke]], or [[King]] is unavailable
 * The [[Philosopher]] (100 dwarves) - Does nothing
 ===Economy & trade===
+* The [[Broker]] (Exported wealth 500☼) - Shows item values in the Trade screen, attracts Human [[guild representative]]
-* The [[Broker]] (Exported wealth 500☼) - Attracts Human [[guild representative]], allows seeing item values in trade screen
+* The [[Trade minister]] (Exported wealth 2,500☼) - Attracts Human [[merchant baron]]
 * The [[Guildmaster]] (Exported wealth 10,000☼) - Attracts Human [[merchant prince]]
-* The [[Bookkeeper]] (Created wealth 5,000☼ + 2,500 [[coin]]s) - Enables [[stocks]] screen, activates [[Dwarven economy]] when combined with [[Manager]]
+* The [[Bookkeeper]] (Created wealth 5,000☼ + 2,500 [[coin]]s) - Allows viewing fortress wealth and the [[stocks]] screen, activates [[Dwarven economy]] when combined with [[Manager]]
-* The [[Treasurer]] (Created wealth 25,000☼ + 15,000 coins) - Enables [[Siege]]s
+* The [[Treasurer]] (Created wealth 25,000☼ + 15,000 coins)
 * The [[Hoardmaster]] (Created wealth 100,000☼ + 50,000 coins)
-* The [[Dungeon master]] (Dig to chasm + 25,000 coins) - Make electrum, tame exotics
+* The [[Dungeon master]] (Dig to chasm + 25,000 coins) - Allows making [[electrum]], minting coins from [[electrum]] and [[platinum]], and taming exotic creatures
 ===Guild leaders===
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 ===Military order representatives===
 * The [[Order of the axe]] representative (Forge 50 axes)
 * The [[Order of the crossbow]] representative (Forge 50 crossbows)
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 ===True nobility===
-* The [[Baron]] and [[Baron consort]] (have [[Manager]], [[Broker]], and [[Bookkeeper]]) - Attracts Human and Elf Diplomats
+* The [[Baron]] and [[Baron consort]] (have [[Manager]], [[Broker]], and [[Bookkeeper]]) - Attracts Human and Elf [[Diplomat]]s
-** The [[Tax collector]] (Comes with Baron)
+** The [[Tax collector]] - Gathers property to please nobles, activates the [[Royal guard]]
-** The [[Hammerer]] (Comes with Baron)
+** The [[Hammerer]] - Executes dwarves who have committed serious crimes
 * The [[Count]] and [[Count consort]] (have [[Mayor]], [[Trade minister]], and [[Treasurer]])
 * The [[Duke]] and [[Duke consort]] (have [[Governor]], [[Guildmaster]], and [[Hoardmaster]])
-* The [[King]] and [[King consort]] (have [[Duke]] and fulfill requirements '''or''' find [[adamantine]])
+* The [[King]] and [[King consort]] (have [[Duke]] and fulfill requirements '''or''' find [[adamantine]]) - Makes your fortress the Mountainhome and compels you to mine [[raw adamantine]]
-** The [[Advisor]] (Comes with King/Queen)
+** The [[Advisor]] - Promoted from your former [[Outpost liaison]], which means you can no longer request goods from the Dwarven caravan
 ==Summary of Requirements==

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 Despite their downsides, nobles usually provide you with significant advantages as well - the [[Broker]] will allow you to see the cash value of the goods you trade in the trade interface, the [[Bookkeeper]] gives you access to the [[Stocks]] screen so you can [[melt]] items or [[chasm]] them, and the [[Manager]] will allow you to place large-scale production orders for any item in the game rather than locating individual workshops and queueing up the jobs one at a time. Additionally, though most nobles "will not work" (according to the {{k|v}} menu), this merely means they will not do any job from the official "jobs list." They will, however, harvest food, move items to the trade depot, pull levers, and, in some cases, move caged animals/monsters.
-Killing a noble worse than killing a normal dwarf: deaths cause your immigration to be lower, and noble deaths have a larger impact on immigration. Nobles that die are replaced in a later immigration season. If a Noble dies while his/her consort survives, the arrival of their replacement will result in multiple consorts. (Yes, they are multiplying. Be very afraid.)
+Killing a noble is worse than killing a normal dwarf: deaths cause your immigration to be lower, and noble deaths have a larger impact on immigration. Nobles that die are replaced in a later immigration season, so there's no way to get rid of them permanently. If a married Noble dies and his/her consort survives, the replacement will arrive with _another_ consort. (Yes, they are multiplying. Be very afraid.)
 ==Types of nobles==

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 ==Who Are These Purple Dwarves?==
-Nobles are special dwarves who will immigrate to your fortress at the beginning of each year when you meet certain requirements. They have far greater requirements for happiness than a common dwarf and will perform almost no labor in the normal sense of the word. They can and will make extremely inconvenient demands of your time and production and a few are well armed and armored, which becomes relevant if you ignore their happiness long enough for them to throw tantrums or go berserk.
+Nobles are special dwarves who will immigrate to your fortress when you meet certain requirements. They will only arrive in the Spring, and they will only show up after a successful visit from the Autumn [[trade|caravan]]. They have far greater requirements for happiness than a common dwarf and will perform almost no labor in the normal sense of the word. They can and will make extremely inconvenient demands of your time and production and a few are well armed and armored, which becomes relevant if you ignore their happiness long enough for them to throw tantrums or go berserk.
 ===Social Complexity===