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Rule N and other link naming fixes

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Post-embark preparation:: Rule N

Nagidal: /* Post-embark preperation: */ - typo: preparation

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ELLIOTTCABLE: Tweaks.

2014-07-27T02:48:49Z

Tweaks.

ELLIOTTCABLE: YEEEUHHH~

2014-07-27T02:47:00Z

YEEEUHHH~

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ELLIOTTCABLE: Adding instructions!

2014-07-27T01:10:07Z

Adding instructions!

ELLIOTTCABLE: Copying over my painstakingly-built build :P

2014-07-27T00:27:32Z

Copying over my painstakingly-built build :P

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This is [http://ell.io/tt my] tweaked alternative to [[v0.31:Sample_Starting_Builds#Tatter.27s_Ragtime_Band|Tatter's build]]. As with his, I try to optimized such that each starting dwarf has A) only one '''moodable skill''', and B) basically only one '''‘time-intensive’ labor'''.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=4 | ELLIOTTCABLE's Twerking Band
|-
!
! Primary skill(s)
! Secondary skill(s)
! Tertiary skill(s)
|-
! Commander / Broker
| '''[[Miner|Miner]]''''''†''': '''<tt>0</tt>'''
| [[Negotiator|Negotiator]]: '''<tt>3</tt>''' [[Judge of Intent|Judge of Intent]]: '''<tt>2</tt>'''
| [[Armor User|Armor User]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
|-
! Carpenter / Brewer
| '''[[Carpenter|Carpenter]]''': '''<tt>5</tt>'''
| [[Brewer|Brewer]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
|
|-
! Farmer / Jeweler
| '''[[Grower|Grower]]''': '''<tt>5</tt>'''
| [[Gem Setter|Gem Setter]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
|
|-
! Doctor
| [[Diagnostician|Diagnostician]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
| [[Bone Doctor|Bone Doctor]]: '''<tt>1</tt>''' [[Surgeon|Surgeon]]: '''<tt>1</tt>''' [[Suturer|Suturer]]: '''<tt>1</tt>''' [[Wound Dresser|Wound Dresser]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''
| [[Record Keeper|Record Keeper]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''
|-
! Armorsmith / Cook
| '''[[Armorsmith|Armorsmith]]''': '''<tt>5</tt>'''
| [[Cook|Cook]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
|
|-
! Mason / Architect
| '''[[Mason|Mason]]''': '''<tt>5</tt>'''
| [[Building Designer|Building Designer]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
|
|-
! Weaponsmith / Mechanic
| '''[[Weaponsmith|Weaponsmith]]''': '''<tt>5</tt>'''
| [[Mechanic|Mechanic]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
|
|}
* '''†''' (Mining is so easy to train that it's not worth spending at-embark levels on; nonetheless, it is both an intensive task, and the primary (intensive) labor of the militia commander.)

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 : This will primarily be your mining dwarf, for the first few months of the game. Train up that pickaxe skill! Once your first [[trading|traders]] arrive, this dwarf will act as your [[broker]]. Later on, they'll be your first military-oriented dwarf, leading your army to [[fun|Greatness™!]]
 :* Although they don't ''start'' with any [[Miner|mining]] skill, they'll level that up extremely quickly after your embarkation.
-:* At the moment, we don't really know what [[social skills]] affect your broker's effectiveness to what extent. Given that the only skills we ''know'' affect his performance are [[Appraiser]] and [[Judge of Intent]], I've chosen to focus on those two, instead of shot-gunning all the social skills.
+:* At the moment, we don't really know what [[social skills]] affect your broker's effectiveness to what extent. Given that the only skills we ''know'' affect his performance are [[Appraiser]] and [[Judge of intent]], I've chosen to focus on those two, instead of shot-gunning all the social skills.
 |-
 | '''''[[Miner|<span style="color:teal">Miner</span>]]'''<sup>'''†'''</sup>:'' '''<tt>0</tt>'''
-| [[Appraiser|<span style="color:black">Appraiser</span>]]: '''<tt>3</tt>'''<br>[[Judge of Intent|<span style="color:black">Judge of Intent</span>]]: '''<tt>2</tt>'''
+| [[Appraiser|<span style="color:black">Appraiser</span>]]: '''<tt>3</tt>'''<br>[[Judge of intent|<span style="color:black">Judge of Intent</span>]]: '''<tt>2</tt>'''
-| [[Armor User|<span style="color:black">Armor User</span>]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
+| [[Armor user|<span style="color:black">Armor user</span>]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
 | style="font-size: 75%" | '''Endurance''' ‘slow to tire’, ‘indefatigable’<br>'''Kinesthetic''' ‘sense of the position of own body’<br>'''Spatial''' ‘feel for the surrounding space’<br>'''Analytical''' ‘a sharp intellect’<br>'''Intuition''', '''Memory'''<br>'''Strength''', '''Toughness''', '''Willpower'''
 |-
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 |-
 | '''''[[Grower|<span style="color:black">Grower</span>]]''':'' '''<tt>5</tt>'''
-| [[Gem Setter|<span style="color:teal">Gem Setter</span>]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
+| [[Gem setter|<span style="color:teal">Gem setter</span>]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
+|
 | style="font-size: 75%" | '''Kinesthetic''' ‘sense of the position of own body’<br>'''Spatial''' ‘feel for the surrounding space’<br>'''Creativity''', '''Focus'''<br>'''Agility''', '''Strength'''
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 |-
 | [[Diagnostician|<span style="color:black">Diagnostician</span>]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
-| [[Bone Doctor|<span style="color:black">Bone Doctor</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''<br>[[Surgeon|<span style="color:black">Surgeon</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''<br>[[Suturer|<span style="color:black">Suturer</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''<br>[[Wound Dresser|<span style="color:black">Wound Dresser</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''
+| [[Bone doctor|<span style="color:black">Bone doctor</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''<br>[[Surgeon|<span style="color:black">Surgeon</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''<br>[[Suturer|<span style="color:black">Suturer</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''<br>[[Wound dresser|<span style="color:black">Wound dresser</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''
-| [[Record Keeper|<span style="color:black">Record Keeper</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''
+| [[Record keeper|<span style="color:black">Record keeper</span>]]: '''<tt>1</tt>'''
 | style="font-size: 75%" | '''Analytical''' ‘a sharp intellect’<br>'''Empathy''' ‘an ability to read emotions’<br>'''Endurance''' ‘slow to tire’, ‘indefatigable’<br>'''Kinesthetic''' ‘sense of the position of own body’<br>'''Spatial''' ‘feel for the surrounding space’<br>'''Intuition''', '''Memory'''<br>'''Agility''', '''Strength''', '''Toughness''', '''Willpower'''
 |-
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 |-
 | '''''[[Mason|<span style="color:teal">Mason</span>]]''':'' '''<tt>5</tt>'''
-| [[Building Designer|<span style="color:black">Building Designer</span>]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
+| [[Building designer|<span style="color:black">Building designer</span>]]: '''<tt>5</tt>'''
+|
 | style="font-size: 75%" | '''Analytical''' ‘a sharp intellect’<br>'''Endurance''' ‘slow to tire’, ‘indefatigable’<br>'''Kinesthetic''' ‘sense of the position of own body’<br>'''Spatial''' ‘feel for the surrounding space’<br>'''Creativity'''<br>'''Agility''', '''Strength'''
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 # Immediately disable the various '''Hauling''' labors for your most important dwarves, that have better things to be doing (definitely the Architect, and probably the Farmer).
 # Set the Commander as your '''militia commander''' and '''broker''' in the {{k|n}}obles screen. (They'll probably already be your '''expedition leader''', but you can't control that.) Set the Doctor as your '''chief medical dwarf'''.
-# Choose a couple of the more [[Attribute#Body Attributes|tough and/or strong]] dwarves, and add them to a {{k|s}}quad with your Commander. If you get attacked before anything is really prepared, you can [[attack|follow these ‘simple’ instructions]].
+# Choose a couple of the more [[Attribute#Body attributes|tough and/or strong]] dwarves, and add them to a {{k|s}}quad with your Commander. If you get attacked before anything is really prepared, you can [[attack|follow these ‘simple’ instructions]].
 # The exact order of initial tasks you undertake can vary on circumstances; but you have the skills in this set to do all of the following important tasks:
-#* Plant some [[Farming#Subterranean Farming|underground farms]] with the seeds you brought (right?).
+#* Plant some [[Farming#Subterranean farming|underground farms]] with the seeds you brought (right?).
 #* Start cooking [[Cook#Prepared Meals|lavish meals]] from any food you brought.
 #* Get a [[Carpenter's workshop]] or [[Mason's workshop]] built, whichever material is more abundant for you; start churning out high-quality furniture for the basics of your fortress (chairs, tables, beds.)
-#* If you chose to [[make your own weapons|DIY]] [[starting build#Finished product or do it yourself|your embarkation]] (i.e. didn't bring any pre-built weapons or picks or axes with you), get your [[Wood furnace]], [[Smelter]], and [[Metalsmith's forge]] built to start pumping out those items. You may temporarily enable the '''Wood burning''' and '''Furnace operating''' labors on one of your dwarves (Doctor, or one of the Armorsmith / Weaponsmith, are good choices for this).
+#* If you chose to [[make your own weapons|DIY]] [[starting build#Finished product or do-it-yourself|your embarkation]] (i.e. didn't bring any pre-built weapons or picks or axes with you), get your [[Wood furnace]], [[Smelter]], and [[Metalsmith's forge]] built to start pumping out those items. You may temporarily enable the '''Wood burning''' and '''Furnace operating''' labors on one of your dwarves (Doctor, or one of the Armorsmith / Weaponsmith, are good choices for this).
 #* Get your [[Mechanic's workshop]] up, and start churning out the dozens of [[Mechanism]]s you'll need to construct all the trap-related items one needs for a functioning, safe fortress.
 # As soon as you can (i.e. after you receive otherwise-useless immigrants), disable all of the hauling labors for most of the rest of these dwarves, as they should be forming the backbone of your economy.
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 * As with Tatter's build, the caveat about Armor User applies: we're simply spending our extra points on our Commander, trying to make them a better combatant. If you prefer to give them a specific weapon skill, go ahead. (The advantage of Armor User is being able to later promote them to Sheriff, without them being über-deadly to your criminals.) Similarly, it's debatable whether Armor User (which basically makes them faster in that full suit of steel armor that you're embarking with (right?)) or Shield User (which makes their blocks more successful) is a better choice.
 * Leatherworking, Bowyer, or Clothier may be almost as desirable as Armorsmith or Weaponsmith, in some circumstances. If it applies to you (map with few metals, but may trees, for instance), you may consider those as replacements.
-* Similarly, Engraver is an extremely valuable skill for [[Dining room#Happiness considerations|engendering happiness in your dwarves]]; I decided on Mason over it, simply because it's less wasteful to train Engraver up (have them follow your miners around, engraving all your exploratory-mining tunnels, before they go and engrave your living quarters) after embark. However, it's still worth considering switching them out.
+* Similarly, Engraver is an extremely valuable skill for [[Dining room#Stress considerations|engendering happiness in your dwarves]]; I decided on Mason over it, simply because it's less wasteful to train Engraver up (have them follow your miners around, engraving all your exploratory-mining tunnels, before they go and engrave your living quarters) after embark. However, it's still worth considering switching them out.
 * [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=106974.0#top_subject Dwarf Builder for OS X] hasn't been updated to <tt>v0.40</tt> yet, so I haven't tested this there. I'm not sure if enough has changed to make any of this advice irrelevant; but I don't believe so.
 <blockquote><tt>~~</tt> Thanks for reading! If you liked my build, or have suggestions, [http://twitter.com/ELLIOTTCABLE let me know!] <tt><3</tt></blockquote>

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 * As with Tatter's build, the caveat about Armor User applies: we're simply spending our extra points on our Commander, trying to make them a better combatant. If you prefer to give them a specific weapon skill, go ahead. (The advantage of Armor User is being able to later promote them to Sheriff, without them being über-deadly to your criminals.) Similarly, it's debatable whether Armor User (which basically makes them faster in that full suit of steel armor that you're embarking with (right?)) or Shield User (which makes their blocks more successful) is a better choice.
 * Leatherworking, Bowyer, or Clothier may be almost as desirable as Armorsmith or Weaponsmith, in some circumstances. If it applies to you (map with few metals, but may trees, for instance), you may consider those as replacements.
-* Similarly, Engraver is an extremely valuable skill for [[Dining room#Happiness considerations|engendering happiness in your dwarfs]]; I decided on Mason over it, simply because it's less wasteful to train Engraver up (have them follow your miners around, engraving all your exploratory-mining tunnels, before they go and engrave your living quarters) after embark. However, it's still worth considering switching them out.
+* Similarly, Engraver is an extremely valuable skill for [[Dining room#Happiness considerations|engendering happiness in your dwarves]]; I decided on Mason over it, simply because it's less wasteful to train Engraver up (have them follow your miners around, engraving all your exploratory-mining tunnels, before they go and engrave your living quarters) after embark. However, it's still worth considering switching them out.
 * [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=106974.0#top_subject Dwarf Builder for OS X] hasn't been updated to <tt>v0.40</tt> yet, so I haven't tested this there. I'm not sure if enough has changed to make any of this advice irrelevant; but I don't believe so.
 <blockquote><tt>~~</tt> Thanks for reading! If you liked my build, or have suggestions, [http://twitter.com/ELLIOTTCABLE let me know!] <tt><3</tt></blockquote>

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 #* Plant some [[Farming#Subterranean Farming|underground farms]] with the seeds you brought (right?).
 #* Start cooking [[Cook#Prepared Meals|lavish meals]] from any food you brought.
-#* Get a [[Carpenter's Workshop]] or [[Mason's Workshop]] built, whichever material is more abundant for you; start churning out high-quality furniture for the basics of your fortress (chairs, tables, beds.)
+#* Get a [[Carpenter's workshop]] or [[Mason's workshop]] built, whichever material is more abundant for you; start churning out high-quality furniture for the basics of your fortress (chairs, tables, beds.)
-#* If you chose to [[make your own weapons|DIY]] [[starting build#Finished product or do it yourself|your embarkation]] (i.e. didn't bring any pre-built weapons or picks or axes with you), get your [[Wood furnace]], [[Smelter]], and [[Metalsmith's Forge]] built to start pumping out those items. You may temporarily enable the '''Wood burning''' and '''Furnace operating''' labors on one of your dwarves (Doctor, or one of the Armorsmith / Weaponsmith, are good choices for this).
+#* If you chose to [[make your own weapons|DIY]] [[starting build#Finished product or do it yourself|your embarkation]] (i.e. didn't bring any pre-built weapons or picks or axes with you), get your [[Wood furnace]], [[Smelter]], and [[Metalsmith's forge]] built to start pumping out those items. You may temporarily enable the '''Wood burning''' and '''Furnace operating''' labors on one of your dwarves (Doctor, or one of the Armorsmith / Weaponsmith, are good choices for this).
-#* Get your [[Mechanic's Workshop]] up, and start churning out the dozens of [[Mechanism]]s you'll need to construct all the trap-related items one needs for a functioning, safe fortress.
+#* Get your [[Mechanic's workshop]] up, and start churning out the dozens of [[Mechanism]]s you'll need to construct all the trap-related items one needs for a functioning, safe fortress.
 # As soon as you can (i.e. after you receive otherwise-useless immigrants), disable all of the hauling labors for most of the rest of these dwarves, as they should be forming the backbone of your economy.
 # Ditto military duties: all of the above, save the Commander, are industry-oriented. Remove them from your military squad(s) as soon as more suitable fighters arrive or can be trained.

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 : <span style="color:teal">Moodable skills</span>: Skills which can generate a [[strange mood]]
-=== Post-embark preperation: ===
+=== Post-embark preparation: ===
 As soon as your dwarves reach the site, you can '''follow these steps''' to optimally configure your (currently) few dwarven resources.
 # Turn on the '''mining''' labor for your Commander ({{k|u}}, select dwarf, {{k|c}}, {{k|p}}-{{k|l}}, select labor, {{k|return}}).

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 === Notes: ===
 * ('''*''') I've cross-referenced the relevant attributes here only as a reference. Don't stress too much over matching each dwarf's attributes to the attributes listed here in minute detail ... just try and avoid making an ''‘abysmally clumsy’'' dwarf your Carpenter <tt>:P</tt>
-* ('''†''') Mining is so easy to train that it's not worth spending at-embark levels on; nonetheless, it is both an intensive task, and the primary (intensive) labor of the militia commander.
+* ('''†''') Mining is so easy to train that it's not worth spending at-embark levels on; nonetheless, it is both an intensive task, and the primary (intensive) labor of the Commander.
 * As with the original build, I try to optimized such that each starting dwarf has A) only one '''moodable skill''', and B) basically only one '''‘time-intensive’ labor'''. (Only the Mechanic has two moodable labors. I couldn't figure out a way around this.)
-* This makes no provision for immediate defense, other, perhaps, than the militia commander. If you're embarking to a dangerous location, this may not be the best build. :P
+* This makes no provision for immediate defense, other, perhaps, than the Commander. If you're embarking to a dangerous location, this may not be the best build. :P
-* As with Tatter's build, the caveat about Armor User applies: we're simply spending our extra points on our commander, trying to make them a better combatant. If you prefer to give them a specific weapon skill, go ahead. (The advantage of Armor User is being able to later promote them to Sheriff, without them being über-deadly to your criminals.) Similarly, it's debatable whether Armor User (which basically makes them faster in that full suit of steel armor that you're embarking with (right?)) or Shield User (which makes their blocks more successful) is a better choice.
+* As with Tatter's build, the caveat about Armor User applies: we're simply spending our extra points on our Commander, trying to make them a better combatant. If you prefer to give them a specific weapon skill, go ahead. (The advantage of Armor User is being able to later promote them to Sheriff, without them being über-deadly to your criminals.) Similarly, it's debatable whether Armor User (which basically makes them faster in that full suit of steel armor that you're embarking with (right?)) or Shield User (which makes their blocks more successful) is a better choice.
 * Leatherworking, Bowyer, or Clothier may be almost as desirable as Armorsmith or Weaponsmith, in some circumstances. If it applies to you (map with few metals, but may trees, for instance), you may consider those as replacements.
 * Similarly, Engraver is an extremely valuable skill for [[Dining room#Happiness considerations|engendering happiness in your dwarfs]]; I decided on Mason over it, simply because it's less wasteful to train Engraver up (have them follow your miners around, engraving all your exploratory-mining tunnels, before they go and engrave your living quarters) after embark. However, it's still worth considering switching them out.

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+|
 |}
-* '''†''' (Mining is so easy to train that it's not worth spending at-embark levels on; nonetheless, it is both an intensive task, and the primary (intensive) labor of the militia commander.)
+<small>'''†''' (Mining is so easy to train that it's not worth spending at-embark levels on; nonetheless, it is both an intensive task, and the primary (intensive) labor of the militia commander.)</small>