Editing 40d:Restraint

''This article covers '''restraints''' and the 2 items they can be build from, '''ropes''' and '''chains'''.

'''Chains''' are created at the [[Metalsmith's Forge]] with one metal bar, using the  [[metal craft]] skill (but are found listed under "Furniture" and not "other objects" in that menu).
  
'''Ropes''' are created at the [[clothier's shop]] with one [[cloth]], using the [[clothier]] skill.

Both are used in building [[well]]s and '''restraints''' and are mostly interchangeable.  Chains and ropes both have a base [[value]] of 10, modified by [[material]], [[quality]] and any [[decoration]]s.  Both are stored in finished goods [[stockpile]]s. Both can be made into a restraint by placing them as [[building]] using the {{k|b}} + {{k|v}} keys.

A '''restraint''' is a [[building]], a chain or rope which is used to restrain a [[dog]], [[dwarf]] or other [[creature]] to a certain very limited area of movement. Unlike a [[cage]], a restraint can only hold one creature, and the creature can move within a range of one tile from the location of the restraint itself, including up and down if stairs or slopes are in this area.  This gives them, at most, a 3x3x3 cube of movement, limited as normal by [[wall]]s, [[door]]s & etc.  Restraints do not block movement, including movement of [[wagon]]s. While an animals is assigned to it the same as with a cage, using the {{K|q}} menu, dwarves can and will only be assigned from within the justice system.  

Restraints can be used to keep a [[war dog]] or other animal near areas where you need constant vigilance and defense. Chained animals placed near the entrance to your fort will spot [[kobold]] thieves that can bypass traps and other passive defenses, pausing the game and [[announcement|announcing]] their presence.

Unlike caged animals, restrained animals can breed, so restraints are often used for controlling domestic animals when you're running a [[meat industry]].

Either chains or ropes can be designated for [[jail]]ing dwarfs for your [[justice]] system.  However, it has been reported that ropes can be broken by [[tantrum]]ing dwarfs and rarely by animals - chains have not been observed to be vulnerable to this weakness.  In the [[Status#Justice_Status_Screen|z-Justice screen]], although the information in the upper right corner is listed as "Cages and Chains", both ropes ''and'' chains are counted.

==Removal==
When removing restraints, first un-assign any attached animal (via {{k|q}} + {{k|a}} and selecting "Nobody").  Then, once the animal has been released from the restraint ({{k|q}} to verify), you can remove the restraint as you would any constructed furniture ( {{k|q}} + {{k|x}}, and wait for a [[hauling|furniture hauler]] to respond).  Once they're free, you can then re-place the restraint and/or re-assign the animal, respectively.

If you remove the restraint before unassigning the creature, the restraint itself (chain or rope) will remain as the animal's collar (inventory).  If that happens, {{k|v}}iew its {{k|i}}nventory and order to {{k|d}}ump it. Make sure you have an accessible [[activity zone#garbage dump|garbage zone]] and a dwarf with [[Hauling#Refuse hauling|refuse hauling]] enabled.  A chain or rope around an animal's neck cannot be re-built as a restraint until it is dumped and re-claimed.  ''(Although the image of wardogs wandering around with useless, expensive metal chains around their necks is rather butch.)'' 

==Restraints as [[decoration]]'''==
If your fortress is above ground or you otherwise have inadequate natural rock walls to [[engrave]], ropes or chains (or [[bags]]) decorated with [[image]]s can be a way of recording your fortress' history instead of [[stone detailing]]. When built as restraints (or, for bags, as [[container]]s), dwarves can admire them, so they can function as makeshift tapestries.


'''See also:'''
:* [[Jail]]
:* [[Well]]
{{Buildings}}
[[Category:Furniture]]
[[Category:Finished Goods]]