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[[Image:Catacombs.png|thumb|left|Every respectable dwarven fortress has a developed (and occupied) catacombs system.]]
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[[Image:Catacombs.png|thumb|right|Every respectable dwarven fortress has a developed (and occupied) catacombs system.]]
'''Coffins''', ''caskets'', ''sarcophagi'' or ''burial receptacles'' are {{L|container}}s for deceased dwarves and {{L|pet|pets}}, used to store their {{L|corpse}}s or other {{L|remains}}. Dwarves prefer to inter their dead and pets in coffins/tombs rather than leaving their corpses to rot. Using coffins avoids {{L|Thought|unhappy thoughts}}, prevents the spread of miasma, and the ownership of a particularly nice or valuable tomb may give the owner a happy thought{{verify}}. {{L|Noble}}s will often require a tomb, which is designated from the coffin, as part of their basic wish-list, or {{L|demand}} specific items in their tomb.
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'''Burial Receptacles''' are {{L|container}}s for deceased dwarves and {{L|pet|pets}} that are used to store their {{L|corpse}}s and other {{L|remains}}. Somewhat confusingly, they have different names depending on the material used to build them, but thankfully they all function identically and all are produced with the Burial Receptacle option via the [[building | build]] menu.
  
While coffins may be made out of a variety of different materials, a particularly well-crafted coffin made from a valuable material (like {{L|metal}}, {{L|glass}}, or {{L|economic stone}}) can greatly increase the {{L|room|room quality}}. Once crafted, a coffin will be stored in a furniture {{L|stockpile}} until placed. Placing a coffin can be done from the {{L|Menu|building menu}} ({{K|b}} and then {{K|n}}). Once it is {{L|hauling|hauled}} to that location, it may then be designated as a {{L|tomb}} and activated (allowed) for citizen burial.
 
  
For a general cemetery just put a lot of coffins in one room, and allow them to be used for burial with {{K|q}} and then {{K|b}} for each coffin. Tombs are for nobles.
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2" class="wikitable"
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! Name
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! Materials Used
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| Coffin
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| Stone, Glass
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| Casket
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| Wood
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|-
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| Sarcophagus
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| Metal
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|}
  
Failure to entomb or otherwise build a {{L|slab|memorial}} for a deceased dwarf may lead to {{L|ghost|unexpected consequences}}...
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=Usage=
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After the item is built, the player can access its [[building]] menu ({{k|q}}) to allow it to be used for burial (it defaults to ''No''), as well as whether it should be used for citizens or pets. A burial receptacle is in use when the message, ''"This is the resting place of __________"'', is displayed, and it is possible to view its contents via the View Items in Buildings option, accessed with {{k|t}}.
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It is important to note that the player cannot assign a burial receptacle to specific creature ''after'' they have already died. Instead, the building is automatically assigned to a dwarf/pet on a first dead, first serve basis. If the player wishes to ensure a dwarf is buried in a particularly spot, then they need to create a [[tomb]] from any burial building, assigning said tomb to the dwarf in question. Remember, this can only be done while the dwarf is alive.
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=Advantages=
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It is not required to bury the dead, and the player may instead choose to use the [[Stockpile#Corpses | Corpses]] [[stockpile]] or ignore the corpse entirely.
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However, [[friends]] and [[relationship | relatives]] of the deceased will receive [[thoughts | unhappy thoughts]] if their loved one remains unburied, and [[miasma]] can be generated if the corpse is inside the fort. Failure to entomb or otherwise build a {{L|slab|memorial}} for a deceased dwarf may also lead to {{L|ghost|unexpected consequences}}.
  
 
{{buildings}}
 
{{buildings}}

Revision as of 05:09, 27 December 2010

This article is about an older version of DF.


Coffin
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Every respectable dwarven fortress has a developed (and occupied) catacombs system.

Burial Receptacles are Template:Ls for deceased dwarves and Template:L that are used to store their Template:Ls and other Template:L. Somewhat confusingly, they have different names depending on the material used to build them, but thankfully they all function identically and all are produced with the Burial Receptacle option via the build menu.


Name Materials Used
Coffin Stone, Glass
Casket Wood
Sarcophagus Metal


Usage

After the item is built, the player can access its building menu (q) to allow it to be used for burial (it defaults to No), as well as whether it should be used for citizens or pets. A burial receptacle is in use when the message, "This is the resting place of __________", is displayed, and it is possible to view its contents via the View Items in Buildings option, accessed with t.

It is important to note that the player cannot assign a burial receptacle to specific creature after they have already died. Instead, the building is automatically assigned to a dwarf/pet on a first dead, first serve basis. If the player wishes to ensure a dwarf is buried in a particularly spot, then they need to create a tomb from any burial building, assigning said tomb to the dwarf in question. Remember, this can only be done while the dwarf is alive.

Advantages

It is not required to bury the dead, and the player may instead choose to use the Corpses stockpile or ignore the corpse entirely.

However, friends and relatives of the deceased will receive unhappy thoughts if their loved one remains unburied, and miasma can be generated if the corpse is inside the fort. Failure to entomb or otherwise build a Template:L for a deceased dwarf may also lead to Template:L.


Rooms
Furniture
Animal trapAnvilArmor standBedBinBoxBucketCabinetCageCoffinRestraintSeatStatueTableWeapon rack

Access
DoorFloodgateBarsGrateFloor hatchBridgeRoadWindow
Constructions
Machine & Trap parts
Other Buildings
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