thieves won't stop trying to steal my prized nazush (Dwarf Fortress)

Sometimes the best way to enjoy an instrument is to lock it in a vault.
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/ hoodiehair

[@hoodiehair]

I finished early so I'm posting early! Time to play some more dwarf fortress with all this free time I've got now :)

[@RMadaraPlay]

How do I get to show on the announcements what the "Urist has revealed the presence of Treason romanced"?

[@withincode6848]

It's quite poetic the thing that's first part of the name is "Treason" caused so much treasonous behavior.

[@EclipseClemens]

followed by romanced, perfectly capturing how unwaveringly drawn to the artifact others are, as if romanced.

[@JudgeNicodemus]

This game, I swear. No other game that I know of makes these amazing events.

[@mrmeestah6177]

@@JudgeNicodemus Only other game I can think of that's came close is Kenshi. Had a recruit so weak, named Beep (if you know you know) that all I could do to train his combat was keep a few legless prisoners locked in the back for him to beat up daily. A couple days of training he started yelling about how bad ass he was, how he was the greatest warrior and that nothing was going to stop him, still weak as shit lol. K's only response to this after days of having to protect him while he "trains" was "Fucking hell Beep!" Another time my only character had gotten into a mess, had an injured leg and got knocked unconscious and was on the verge of getting eaten alive when a random ass herd of goats walked by and aggroed and killed everything. Literally life or death situation and saved by a herd of goats. Can't wait for Kenshi 2, supposed to be even more immersive and driven by world narrative which is what made the first and also a large part what makes DF great.

[@JudgeNicodemus]

@@mrmeestah6177 Kenshi is the peak of based in recent gaming. I swear to god it's the closest a game has come to DF's chicanery.

[@Ulmaramlu]

a legendary instrument made from magnetite? Sounds like that child invented the electric nazush (especially if magnetite was a key material). Such a powerful and unique sound it must make... those who heard it once never stood a chance! The need to own it would overwhelm anyone.

[@EmperorSigismund]

You could say it was a kind of METAL bearing ROCK guitar...

[@Oooze3424]

I can see it now. the child had, somehow, constructed a crude battery rather attached to the back of the Nazush or wore on the back of the player, copper wiring leading to the instrument. I have no idea how they would charge it though.

[@Ulmaramlu]

@@Oooze3424 wind up? Like those flashlights?

[@bobmechobob]

@@Oooze3424 Pure dwarfbucks, literally burning valuable things to make the most precious instrument possible ring through the tavern.

[@michaelbuckers]

SO STRONG, MY FACE IS YOU PUNCH, BREAK FINGERS KICK ME, YOU'RE LIMPING STAB ME, YOU'RE BLEEDING

[@SkillZgetKillZ]

"Was very much not taken alive." The fucking menace in that sentence. Fucking awesome

[@hernique]

Came here to comment the same. Very punchy

[@Hazel_Hyena]

My Prized Nazush is such an inherently funny phrase. It's like some clay tablet level meme people would say.

[@snickle1980]

"Take cognizance that (from now on) I will not accept here any copper from you that is not of fine quality. I shall (from now on) select and take the ingots individually in my own yard, and I shall exercise against you my right of rejection because you have treated me with contempt."

[@Robert-vk7je]

It somehow came to my mind, that an amphibian adventurer might be fun to play.

[@user-iv3ui6cc9v]

Feels like your nazush is like a ring of power, everyone seems to be driven crazy by it! Oh the power it's string behold! I imagine it would make anyone who hears it's strings fall in love with the musician, no lesser feat

[@mr.nobody896]

The name of artifact really suit with it.

[@yeetman1344]

i had a similar situation with a mug

[@teddyshapedsoap]

It's for the stories such as this that we play this game.

[@comack669]

"This is why we can't have nice things" Dwarf Fortress edition

[@Itgetsbetterofficial]

In my head, every sentence you say ends in “🥺👉👈”

[@hoodiehair]

LMAO

[@nickgalluzzi1329]

@@hoodiehair *LMAO 🥺👉👈

[@donaldpetersen2382]

1) Horde small arts, 2) Build a minecart track that slams into fortifications propelling contents like a canon, 3) Wait for a bloby mass monster to invade and fill it with arts, 4) Trap the now highly armored blob creature to release on the next siege, 5) Pickup a the godawful mess you now made

[@CanalTremocos]

Make a cart line through a water reservoir, raise it some dozen z-levels above your welcome center and then drop it down the ramp into said welcome center, have the carts derail on the right spot so the water is shot down the corridor where the invaders are coming. No need to pick up crafts. Ideally, replace the water reservoir with lava.

[@donaldpetersen2382]

@@CanalTremocos You missed the point of making use out of an artifact collection.

[@CanalTremocos]

@@donaldpetersen2382 I apologize for not realizing that is indeed the superior **!science!**

[@donaldpetersen2382]

@@CanalTremocos We don't do baths here. Are we dwarves or are we elves!

[@1000_Gibibit]

Splendidly told. Sprite based DF is such a great visual support for storytelling. It fits the primary purpose of the game perfectly! Now to dig for some lava. I'd like to see an amphibian swim through that!

[@iumiforgot]

you could make knock-off nazushes if this fort's still going, maybe even specifying in the crafting order to make them like the artifact, it'd bring the tavern back alive and you could even have a gift shop or something of the sort for the traders to look through on their ways out.

[@AndrewFullerton]

Early in my second year my bookkeeper was depressed and mad about not getting any new possessions, so I gave her some earrings I just had lying around. It wasn't long before people started talking about them in hushed whispers. I checked, and I'd apparently missed that they are an artifact worth 15,000 dwarfbucks. They now safely reside on a pedestal in my baron's room, right next to the dungeons for easy disposal of thieves.

[@Zorro9129]

How do you keep people from stealing artifacts in the baron's room?

[@SapSapirot]

I really loved this video. Your demeanor and tone are perfect for the narration style you're doing. Very pleasant and comfy video. +1 subscriber

[@hoodiehair]

thank you!

[@aniibozelda]

you will not stand between me and Treasonromanced!

[@dumbleking5172]

"Fanlauds" the Pearlwood bucket is definitely the bucket of similar fate with "Bucket war" irl that happened in history.

[@Kagira2006]

I have an artifact sword made of cave dragon bone that has been causing this same thing. It's now in a vault protected by a trap filled corridor. I surrounded it with a "animal" stockpile, so all of those who tried to steal it and fell into a cage trap are tormented by being so close to their precious sword, yet unable to reach.

[@MuchKoku]

An instrument capable of music so beautiful that it drove people mad.

[@Kiffer1992]

Imagine a guitar-thingie that looks and sounds SO RAD that you just HAVE to steal it. An instant ticket into becoming a rock star. It romances you into committing treason, one could say.

[@CanalTremocos]

Not only amphibian thieves, but that pedestal room looks like the perfect spot for a flying **redacted** to enter the fortress.

[@sza2bom]

not if the bridge raised

[@aquilophonix755]

Great story telling! Kind of sad that the thieves took the beautiful Nazush for granite. But I'm sure that your guests can pebbebly view the artifact from a distance, marbling at it from afar.

[@thebuda01]

Hard to tell what's going on. Can you republish with some sort of ASCII based tile set ;-)

[@ommni5724]

Wobbewy and tweason!? Unacceptable!!!

[@alextanchez6705]

Your tutorial and the way you told the story made me smile this morning! I haven't had breakfast yet, but I want to get back to Dwarf Fortress!

[@andrebenoit404]

I'm anxious for them to give children sprites so they don't look like grown men.

[@Buorgenhaeren]

Nonsense! Baby urists are all born with a full majestic beard

[@DeonGaming]

I already tried, but then you need to redraw all clothing and... Yeah.

[@Meteor2022]

Lol I love bearded baby Dwarves. Would be good if they were more easily distinguished though.

[@peppermintpig974]

@@Buorgenhaeren There is, sadly, a higher mortality rate as the umbilical cord gets tangled up with the baby beard.

[@sadiwanv716]

Tarn said that children will for sure be updated

[@lemmondrop239]

You have a real talent for telling these stories and showing us the footage to enjoy. Please keep making these! They are so enjoyable to everyone who plays DF and most likely incredibly entertaining for those who don't. I believe stories like this really give intimidated potential-players more motivation to brave the learning curve of DF, so keep it up!

[@quack_stack]

Great video! Really interested in that Nazush though haha, where are you keeping it exactly? You have to let me see it!

[@vespenegas261]

-- Cast it into the fire! -- ... -- Destroy it! -- No... The Treasonromanced is MINE!

[@augustinpaladinesbernstein5076]

Waiting on a drawing rendition of a Nazush, sounds like an awesome instrument, can't wait to see your future content with dwarf fortress !

[@froststeel1]

So, I was wondering... is a Nazush an actual instrument in real life? Can I listen to one played?

[@augustinpaladinesbernstein5076]

@@froststeel1 instruments are randomly generated, but in theory their description is so detailed that you COULD create them, good look on that tho lmao. Most of them would probably sound strange to our ears, having possibly lot of metal, shell and glass parts

[@vespenegas261]

@@froststeel1 I believe an AI could come up with some awesome designs for the thing according to its very detailed description but I would rather think of it as an macmuffin from Pulp Fiction

[@kylemahoney5367]

Such a good story already, super excited to see what other content you're able to put out with the new release!

[@necoom]

Love that this comes back in a future video with some rando having brought it to a completely different fortress having presumably successfully stolen it.

[@squidlump]

This really reminds me of final fantasy 3 where in much the same way some dwarves had artifacts kept on pedestals surrounded by water.

[@TheLoreGeek]

This was just, hands down, amazing!

[@Broomer52]

You basically have the Instrument version of The Ring of Power. The beauty and power of that instrument was too much for others to handle

[@SollowP]

Now to make that water moat into a lava moat :D

[@Jrock420blam]

love the steam version with kids and women having beards sometimes. A true dwarf man, woman and child all has a beard

[@jffry890]

Oversimplified would be proud of you for defending your prized bucket.

[@ENVE5]

Lol this was awesome! I like the story telling and the humor! 10/10

[@trainzack]

I'm on record as disliking the procedural instrument system, but this video is a pretty good counterargument

[@PerfectDeath4]

One thing you can do is to set up a captain of the guard/sheriff. Put his office near the main hall, and if you keep at least one unsolved crime you can interrogate anyone. So when guests show up, queue them for interrogation. The more skilled the captain is the more likely he'll find out plots, especially the kinds where a guest agent tries to persuade someone inside your fort to steel it for the agent. Thus you prevent your own fort population from being punished. You can also find out some pretty wild lore about something like a guest stopped by your fort for a drink after launching a coup on a neighboring location. xD

[@ColinTimmins]

Loved the video. I picked up DF so now I can finally learn how to play properly. I have tried the original one, but it's a lot to take in. Honestly, simple sprites or ASCII wasn't the main issue because I grew up with that stuff being the norm. It was the menus and the shear volume of things to mess around with. =]

[@AlgaeNymph]

Bit of a late tip, but maybe install that artifact bucket in a well? Should give the hospital workers much-needed happy thoughts.

[@Jonas_Fox]

Awesome. I bet if you had a dwarf investigation squad interrogate some of these thieves it would uncover a wider plot tied to your world's lore. Such a great game!

[@gentlemancorpse]

Love it; I've been searching for some pithy, edited steam DF content. Looks like I found it! 👍

[@MrBonebus]

this happened to me when I ended up getting a BUNCH of master crafters on year15 in the world. I filled my base with cage traps and then just started throwing them all into my cat pit. just dont forget to make a way to flush the corpses out after a while.

[@willphoenix5464]

I once had this happen to literally my first, and cheapest artefact, a wooden cup I had embarked on a site with no metal so the hordes of thieves seeking what looked to be the Holy Grail provided me and my dwarves with the iron I needed

[@TrampyPulsar]

What are you talking about, Baby Dwarves are born with full beards.

[@jamesderiven1843]

You should probably put some food and drink stockpiles in the tavern so guests can actually eat and drink.

[@shinigandhi7565]

"if your like me and don't know what a nazush is , it's a luawsgh..."

[@sylvainice3048]

Top tier hoodie hair content

[@Tempus62]

Great way to level up your Dwarves combat skills.

[@seanzibonanzi64]

A mythic musical instrument named treasonromanced, what could go wrong?

[@c_1ay]

really liked this one!! nice :)

[@lechking941]

ok what ya need is not water but magma guarding thoes things. and some other FUN things

[@Marcos-ss6px]

i`m new to the game while i lack the knowledge to thrive long enough to generate interesting stories yet, channels like this one keeps me excited to continue playing nice content :)

[@bloodisfrightening1203]

Hmmmmmm and that was at the edge of the “dripping woods” right? **in scuba noises**

[@gus.smedstad]

I halfway expected some sort of drowning trap triggered by a pressure plate in front the pedestals. Mark the items as Forbidden and only thieves will attempt to pick them up.

[@BlazingImp77151]

Nazush is such a fun word to say

[@matius479]

i think that item was literally cursed man, but what a great story that makes

[@pootischu]

For someone who doesn't know, dwarf fortress' musical instruments are randomly generated, from name to its composition. This "nazush" might only exist in this video's world generation. It can get quite wacky, like a musical instrument made from block of metal that produce sounds via swinging it, vibrating the air.

[@stevearoni]

really like the vibe and aesthetic of you and your channel. i easily see this channel racking up tons of subs and would love to see how it grows!

[@ishill85]

not safe enough, needs a lava pit to protect it.

[@mikelezhnin8601]

I wonder if you could add floodgates around that waterpatch to keep the amphibian folks away.

[@RatsofaFeather]

Just picked up the steam version after years of watching DF videos. I’m hoping to make some kind of university with a massive library.

[@1000_Gibibit]

It's fun to browse through all the random tidbits that your dwarves write down. Can't wait until scholars and research have a bigger impact on the game world.

[@marcelinomoreno4506]

Nazush nazush, such a fun word to say.

[@Ceeed100]

I LOVE that you play the steam version :D btw nice video ^^ Oh and is there a way to see the battle log without the alert message ?

[@hoodiehair]

thank you! I'm not sure tbh, I'm still learning the ins and the outs of the new interface

[@txikitofandango]

this is the true spirit of DF, I think. telling stories

[@vladthedragon8250]

This is hilarious :D well done

[@TacticalFemboy]

Hoodie hair, I fucking love you. The way you narrate your videos and talk to your audience truly just makes me smile. You're fucking cute never stop. I adore you.

[@turbosnowy]

Sounds like the kid made an electric guitar and invented 'Rock' as a genre which is pretty 'metal' and extremely appropriate for Dorfs imo.

[@shimp_]

In my last fort I enjoyed filling channels with lava from minecarts and designating it as a pit for would-be thieves and troublemakers. False convictions also allowed me to dispense Dwarven Justice to any citizen or visitor I wish, like any proper fortress leader should. The villain update being unfinished is frustrating, but the brazenness of the criminals is also hilarious. Also, what happened to the spider in the raised bridge tile? Is the dwarven atom smasher fixed?

[@hoodiehair]

I think the atom smasher still exists but creepy crawlies might be a little weird

[@relaxedayax437]

As an amphibian person I must say, your nazush does look pretty nice

[@EmperorSigismund]

I wished this happened in my game. Instead I just got a troupe of naked goblins squatting in my tavern.

[@alzzz1-14]

I don't seem to get dwarves go into strange moods in dwarf fortress

[@hoodiehair]

huh weird, there is a setting under game settings that enables or disables strange moods, maybe check that out?

[@alzzz1-14]

@@hoodiehair just happened just more uncommon than it used to be

[@buzhichun]

impeccable video title

[@ExtraPorkin]

Devs: This update we added Amphibian people.

[@jjohansen86]

This is Dwarf Fortress. I mean, look, it's not a tantrum spiral, but it is a series of brawls stemming from an artifact created by a two year old and resulting in locking treasures behind an unbreakable drawbridge. Short of the island being surrounded by magma, it would be hard to make this dwarfier.

[@samphire]

Flipper is plotting his next move

[@nemcade]

Can you build a waterway to go through a tavern so it can be played safely from the other side?

[@dires]

Dwarf: makes something Me: mine?

[@andrebenoit404]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[@poopymcfartass1640]

your vids are awesome, are you adapting well to the steam version?

[@hoodiehair]

thanks! it's going pretty well so far, lots of fun. Getting rid of 10 years of muscle memory has been a little rough but I'm sure I'll get accustomed sooner or later!

[@UllricLex]

Cool story. I also started playing Dwarf Fortress and had a first dwarf with a strange mood but saw the notification to late and he went berserk. Is there an option that the game pause when such important notification come in?

[@comradep8519]

i don't think the game can pause, there is a mod on the steam workshop that gives alerts like this a noise though

[@UllricLex]

@@comradep8519 that will help. Thanks 🙂

[@hoodiehair]

the classic version used to pause for important things like migrant waves and strange moods so I'm hoping that they add the option to have it pause back in because yeah it can be kind of easy to miss

[@lofiyeet]

would putting the artifacts behind a fortification or vertical bars or glass keep them safe while still keeping them in view?

[@hoodiehair]

probably. I think enemies can sometimes dodge through fortifications and trolls and building destroyers can destroy glass but it would probably be secure enough for petty thieves. I was just in a bit of a vault building mood :)

[@kyleolsen3305]

dat nazuuuuusssh.

[@StrattCaster]

Wow, looks like I'm making a Tavern next

[@benicepls]

I found that if you place a pasture with a bird (i do peacocks) next to the artifacts - stealing stops and only espionage cases will show up. So can I say that I invented government bird spy drones? Yes.

[@murryminis]

Forgotten Beast be like, its free real-estate

[@somethingspecial678]

I would like more to set 30 cage traps around tavern dance area :D

[@somethingspecial678]

Good source of iron btw

[@MeCooper]

.... Huh .... I always assumed a bridge has to be at least 2 tiles wide for... Absolutely no reason. Man... I'm going to make so many death traps! Cheers!

[@BernardoConstant-fi2vp]

What's the BGM used in the video? It's so soothing, I'd love to be able to listen to it by itself!

[@BasedBellagio]

how did you link that lever for the bridge

[@hoodiehair]

when you click on a lever a menu pops up. In that menu click link lever and then click on the building you want to connect it to. Make sure you have 2 mechanisms to connect them.

[@babyyuget12]

stwaight up wobbewy

[@jacobrichards2334]

How did you get a feed of activity, like when you saw someone said things or got attacked? I'm new!

[@hoodiehair]

just clicking on the notifications that pop up while I'm playing

[@Ilovemyfamilyandfriends-z3o]

Upgrading it to a magma moat would be nice

[@alexandrepilon4328]

Would it be safe to put it in a tavern or dinning hall restricted to citizens?

[@DerGruenschnabel]

Next up: How amphibian people stole my artifacts

[@michaelpanariello6044]

nice

[@gargajopero2]

Stories of greed and jealousy