> It always struck me as there were too many dwarves before you've created any sort of structure. Agreed, which is why the first thing I build in any new fortr

> It always struck me as there were too many dwarves before you've created any sort of structure. Agreed, which is why the first thing I build in any new fortress is a giant wall around my fortress with only one way in: a long retractable bridge over a giant pit of death. When new migrants arrive before I'm ready, I flip the switch as they're crossing the bridge. Rather gruesome, but I do get all their stuff and my fortress gets a reputation for being dangerous, so fewer migrants show up.