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Dwarf Fortress Guidebook

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Managing an ever-growing fortress full of dwarves and making everything run smoothly might seem like a daunting task. With a little planning and some know-how, though, anyone can create the fortress of their dreams and keep its inhabitants safe from invaders.

This richly illustrated 192-page guide provides all the information a brand-new player needs to get started with their first fortress, along with tips and info to help experienced players take their fortresses to the next level. It's a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips, with topics that include:

  • Witnessing the dawn of a new world
  • Choosing a site in that world for a fortress
  • Building a thriving industry no matter what materials you have available
  • Keeping dwarves fed, clothed, happy, and inebriated
  • Defending your fortress from threats from all directions
  • Advanced fortresscraft using wind and water power
  • Dangers and riches that lurk in the darkest depths

Whether you're starting your first fortress or your dozenth, you'll have all the info you need to make the most of your surroundings and your dwarves. Strike the earth!

This is a bauxite-bound codex. It is decorated with gold and onyx. This object menaces with images of spikes of gold. On the item is an image of a dwarf in gold and onyx.

The written portion consists of a guide entitled Dwarf Fortress Guidebook, illustrated by Kari Fry and authored by Ryan Novak. It concerns the creation and growth of a successful dwarven fortress. The writing is organized and thorough.

Overall, the prose is helpful to new and proficient players alike.

Customer Reviews (4.7 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Madison L. ★★★★★

The chapter on setting up a sustainable food and booze supply chain finally got my fort past its first winter. I'd been losing dwarves to starvation for weeks, but the flowchart for farm plot placement made it click.

Isabella P. ★★★★★

I've been playing for years and still learned a ton from the sections on making everything run smoothly. The part about planning ahead before you dig too deep honestly saved my current fortress from a total collapse.

Penelope ★★★★☆

The planning sections on stockpile layouts and dwarf moods genuinely helped me get past the early game chaos. I wish the late-game sieges got more pages, but for the price it covers way more than the wiki ever did for me.