I've started messing around with DF now and I think I've vaguely got the hang of it, although I still have much to learn. I went for magma, too, and lost three dwarves to those damned imps. Urrrrrgh. Most of the time they were off grabbing the items that the first dead dwarf dropped. And apparently hunting in this game means chasing any kind of animal right past the fire imp, ignoring him and ending up dead while you continue to chase said animal. Urgh.
