Create a character and freely roam the rich simulated world you have made a home in during your Fortress Mode save or start fresh in a newly generated world....
As a dwarf fortress lover, I was never interested in either of those because you can’t “win”. For me the entire point of the hardship of a rogue like is to overcome the difficulty and reach the goal. I don’t want an endless roguelike sandbox, I want a challenge with a carrot at the specifically defined end.
DF Adventure Mode is by far the single best Rogue-like game I have ever played in my entire life. Highly recommended.
A close second would be CataclysmDDA.
As a dwarf fortress lover, I was never interested in either of those because you can’t “win”. For me the entire point of the hardship of a rogue like is to overcome the difficulty and reach the goal. I don’t want an endless roguelike sandbox, I want a challenge with a carrot at the specifically defined end.