Dwarf Fortress Roundtable

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By: Roland, Tony, and Jonathan

The podcast for all things Dwarfy!

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Ep.133: ManWolfPig!
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#133
Today at 4:20 AM

We are back to kick off season 9, talking about the new updates and some more advanced worldgen.


Ep. 132: Traps with Rurik! Lots of Traps.
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#132
05/21/2026

Hi folks – this episode, we’re with Rurik! from our wonderful Discord server community. Head over to our website and join in the main menu. We’d love to see you there. We chat with Rurik! about traps, Warmbeers, remote Dwarf Fortress, and how we may see a revival of old school DF! Enjoy.


Ep. 131: Burnout and Other Fell Beasts
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#131
03/25/2026

This episode, we cover the latest DF and DF Hack updates, what happens when you start to lose your focus with a game, and more discussion of Cobaltfangs. Enjoy!


Ep. 130: Trialworld of Fools
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#130
03/05/2026

This episode, we talk about our fortresses, and Jonathan takes over.

Download Trialworld of Fools (if you wanna)


Ep. 129: What Do YOU Like About Dwarf Fortress?
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#129
02/21/2026

This episode we are reviewing what our favorite aspects of our favorite game are.

Dwarf Worlds Website Quickfort Episode Voxellizer Web Page


Ep. 128: We’re Not Quite Dead Yet
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#128
02/09/2026

Whew – it’s been a long wait. Sorry bout that! But we think we’ve turned out a nice episode about the latest updates and the DFRoundtable Discord Succession Fortress. Enjoy!

Timberfox13 Video Mushroom Mead Video


Ep. 127: We’re All Over The Place Here
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#127
12/18/2025

Wrapping up 2025 on a random note. Have a safe and dwarfy holiday, and we’ll see you soon after the new year!


Ep. 126: Version 53
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#126
12/03/2025

Here’s our first impressions of the siege release – and we also cover a bit of the new community fortress Warmbeers. Enjoy!


Ep. 125: Spookyfort and Bugs with Delphonso
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#125
11/17/2025

Delphonso joins us to talk about this year’s Halloween Fort and the joy of unintended consequences in Dwarf Fortress.

Video about the Max Headroom Incident Bay 12 Forums Spookyfort Thread Beadographer Conway’s Game of Life Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker


Ep. 124: Star Forts and Archers and More Update Banter
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10/23/2025

Kind of short episode this time as Jonathan had to go on a mini-vacation. We had fun though – hope you enjoy!

Google Maps of Kastellet BlindIRL short video on the upcoming update


Ep. 123: It's all about the Siege Update
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#123
10/16/2025

We talk all about Toady One’s description of the upcoming siege update:

https://bay12games.com/dwarves/#2025-09-17


Ep. 122: It’s The Time Of The Season For Dwarfing.
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10/07/2025

Season 8 begins with us talking about what we missed over the summer!


Ep. 121: Monsters and Archers and Kittens – Oh MY!
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#121
07/23/2025

Let’s wrap up season seven, shall we?

https://us.jamesgin.com/products/california-dreamgin?country=US

https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves


Ep. 120: Tekkud’s Farmstead with Tekkud
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#120
06/26/2025

Tekkud’s back to talk mods, farming, and gets dragged into nonsense with the gang. A good time was had by all!

twitch.tv/tekkud https://www.youtube.com/tekkud The Workshop Page: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3475873434


Ep. 119: We’re All Gamers
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#119
06/09/2025

Hey folks – this one may not be for those with sensitive ears… Subject matter is of an adult nature :).

That said, we had a wonderful time talking all about mods.

Below is the link to the Lizard Man image we were referring to. Not posting it myself as it’s probably a copyright strike if I do!

https://images.app.goo.gl/HCeZ3bhHxk72NUNu6


Ep. 118: Snakes Are Snitches
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#118
05/21/2025

We cover Kindergarten, the fall of Futureflag, and things we used to do.

Roland’s post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dwarffortress/comments/1keeyeb/welcome_to_swordkingdom_my_oldest_and_largest/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


Ep.117: Misinformation
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#117
04/24/2025

In this episode, Jonathan spouts off some wrong information. Nothing new… he just caught himself this time.


Ep.116: Building Materials
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#116
04/04/2025

Welcome back – this time we talk about things we like to stack on top of other things.


Ep.115: Elves Suck
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#115
03/22/2025

Lets catch up on snake fortresses, fungal wine, frame death and annoying immortal pointy eared snobs.

Graphviz Reddit post Pretentious Ingredients on Sorted Food YouTube channel


Ep.114: Odds and Ends
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#114
03/02/2025

Three folks sit around microphones and chat about Dwarf Fortress. Come along!

Detailed Landscapes – the mod that Jonathan talks about with lots of grass tiles. Primitive Technology YouTube channel


Ep. 113:Version 51 and Legends
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#113
02/14/2025

We’re back to talk a bit about Legends Viewer Next and the new version of Dwarf Fortress!

Legends Viewer Next github page


Ep.112: Resolutions: Could This Be Magic?
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#112
01/29/2025

And we’re back for 2025. In this episode, we catch up on our fortresses and chat about our resolutions for our fortresses!

Kruggsmash: Peacefulhome


Ep.111: Toast Hawaii
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#111
12/12/2024

And this belated episode has a lot of talk about real world food, and continued musings on Adventure Mode.


Ep.110: Let’s Play Adventure Mode v51
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#110
11/13/2024

Here’s a gaming session where you can listen to us engage in banal conversation, terrorize kobolds, and generally set fire to things. Yes, it’s Adventure Mode.

Also check out the youtube video version of this where you can watch what’s happening.

https://youtube.com/@dwarffortressroundtable4624?si=RkDtlKbdJeEzR07E

https://youtu.be/bVKhflVtT-w?si=iAtYf5iNbvq2rHcj


Ep. 109: Spookyfort V with Delphonso
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#109
10/15/2024

Delphonso joins us to talk about this year’s Spookyfort horror fun. We also talk quite a bit about Adventure Mode strategy.

Spookyfort V – Concerns of the Deep Seerspire – The Trial of Spirits Smallhands – Nearly 40 Years and Still Tiny! Kisat Dur: The Dwarven Martial Art Combat Tutorial


Ep. 108: While You Were Away…
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#108
10/03/2024

Today we talk about one of the DF Hack releases over the summer — among other things.

Scenario Generator site DF Hack Docs DF Hack Release Notes (make sure to hit the down-arrow under “Highlights”) From Zero to Dreamfort YouTube playlist


Ep. 107: Hand Egg Season
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#107
09/19/2024

And so we are back for another autumn of Dwarfy Fun. Not a heck of a lot going on here — just a “Hey, we’re back”!

Thanks to everyone for downloading!


Ep. 106: Quickfort With Myk – And We Talk About the Circus
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#106
07/02/2024

Season 6 wraps up as DF Hack dev Myk returns to talk about Quickfort and upcoming DF Hack excitement. (World’s worst kept secret) Spoiler alert …. we talk about hidden stuff. Skip this one if you don’t already know.

The DF Hack YouTube page where you can find tutorials and other DF Hack stuff


Ep. 105: Three Players, Three Stories
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#105
06/11/2024

Love grottos, undead apocalypse, and strutting as a cobra man. This episode has it all! Plus, a little about quickfort!


Ep. 104: Sex, Violence, and Minecart traps
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#104
05/31/2024

Hi everybody! It’s time for another episode of DF Roundtable. Today we talk about cicadas, dealing with population problems, and mercilessly grinding up the undead.

Enjoy!


Ep. 103: It’s Adventurer Time!
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#103
05/14/2024

We think something was released a couple weeks ago. We like what it may become.


Ep. 102: Corp Fortress
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05/03/2024

A little late to the game but we talk about the upcoming DF Beta release – and somehow we get hung up on making a DF mod about corporate structure. Enjoy!

Brancliff’s Speedrun to 1M


Ep. 101: Still Dwarfy After All These Years
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#101
04/19/2024

FYI: Spoiler Ends At 45:30

Story Dwarves Channel Download Jonathan’s WereMoose World


Ep. 99: Quantum Snake Beast Cult
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#99
04/05/2024

Today we have fun talk about Roland’s evil aquarium, Cage Stripping, the DF Hack Notification Panel, and lots more. So join us for a dwarfy good time!

https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Quantum_stockpile


Ep. 98: Cobra Men, Adventure Talk, and Autoslab
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03/17/2024

Sorry so long. But we’re finally back to discuss the Toady demo, Roland’s cool fortress, mitigating ghosts with DF Hack, and lots more.

Toady’s Adventurer Mode Demo Cataclysm DDA Sleestak


Ep. 97: DF Hack Corner with Myk from the DF Hack Team
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#97
02/12/2024

Hey everybody – Great show with one of the leaders of the DF Hack dev team. We discuss the newest release of DF Hack and lots of other things, including some silliness (as usual). Hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it!

DF Hack Docs Link to join the DF Hack Discord Server


Ep. 96: Death Pits, Finger of Lobsters, and Feedback
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#96
01/30/2024

This episode, we respond to listener questions and feedback. We also talk about our current forts and look at Fastdwarf in the DFHack Corner.


Ep. 95: Cage Traps and Vigilante Justice
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01/16/2024

Back from winter break – We’re talking about our forts. Also, we begin a new segment we are maybe calling DF Hack Corner.

Enjoy!

Link to Quickfort DFHack Documentation Link to autofarm DFHack Documentation Cinnamonspirits artifact shirt reddit post, with pic


Ep. 94: Shooting the Breeze with BlindIRL
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#94
11/27/2023

This episode, we talk about lots of stuff with BlindIRL. Including blue vampires, procedural portraits, the DF Wiki, a good time is had by all.

Link to pix that Blind put in our Discord.

Download the Gernund creature, by Rurik:

creature_gernund-1aDownload

Notes Edited 2023-12-04, revised the creature file – changed [SWIMS_LEARNED] to [SWIMS_INNATE] at Rurik’s request.


Ep. 93: RAW Pickles and Eggplant plant plant with Tekkud
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11/14/2023

Tekkud joins us for a fairly deep dive into RAW editing. Plus, Jonathan loses ANOTHER fortress to werebeasts.

Tekkud’s Dorfus Management Solutions NLC Discord Server join link Tekkud on Twitch A peek at DreamFort

Here’s a link to download ZDaemon, and the name of my server (look for it on Doomseeker – installed with ZDaemon) is Johans Dwarfy Doom, and the password to enter is “urist”.

Note that they warn not to install to Program Files or Program Files (x86). Join the Discord Server if you’d like to play before December 10th – I intend to do s...