Woodworks
With the woodworks skill a character may divide the beams from the logging skill to smaller pieces for use in other skills or to build their own products & simple structures up to 1,000 square feet in size (200 tiles or less). The woodworks skill requires Crude tools to perform.
Splitting Beams into Lumber requires 1 day for each beam. Only Crude tools and 1 rank in the woodworks skill is required for this task. Further levels in this skill do not effect rates. However, Basic tool & Workshop bonuses can be applied to splitting beams to increase production. For each beam processed this way, create 10 Lumber.
A character may create a structure with a Tier value of their skill level in Woodworks or lower. This requires Lumber or beams. For every 1,000 beams or lumber used, the woodworker may create a structure (building, bridge, wall, dam, etc) of roughly 1,000 square feet (much larger than is needed for an adventuring party, plus all their gear). 100 beams/lumber is enough for 100 square feet (enough for about 4-5 people & a small stove for fire) & 20 beams/lumber is enough for 20 square feet (enough for a single person to sleep).
This equates to 5 lumber needed to create a structure for each tile in size it is. The examples above would be 200 tiles, 20 tiles & 4 tiles — needing 1000, 100, & 20 lumber. This number represents the internal size of the structure. It may have a slightly larger footprint overall.
| Tier Value | Crude Tools | Basic Tools | Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 1 day | 0.5 days | 0.25 days |
| Tier 2 | 4 days | 2 days | 1 day |
| Tier 3 | 9 days | 4.5 days | 2.25 days |
| Tier 4 | 16 days | 8 days | 4 days |
| Tier 5 | 25 days | 12.5 days | 6.25 days |
| Tier 6 | 36 days | 18 days | 9 days |
| Tier 7 | 49 days | 24.5 days | 12.25 days |
| Tier 8 | 64 days | 32 days | 16 days |
| Tier 9 | 81 days | 40.5 days | 20.25 days |
| Tier 10 | 100 days | 50 days | 25 days |
| Tier 11 | 121 days | 60.5 days | 30.25 days |
| Tier 12 | 144 days | 72 days | 36 days |
For each year any structure built with this skill remains standing, it will reduce it’s Tier value by 1. If the Tier value ever reaches T0, the structure is destroyed beyond repair & must be created again from scratch. With Woodworks: 1+, any structures (or any wood product for that matter) may be repaired to return them to their original Tier value with the time investment of 1/100th the original creation time.
Beyond that, a character may also create other works with the Woodworks skill alone. Such as furniture, instruments, chests, etc. Use the chart for build times of all creations, including structures, from Lumber & Beams. Build time in the chart does not include the process time for splitting Beams into Lumber.
Basic tools will double output & a Workshop will quadruple output from baseline.
Common Item Creation
All common items are Tier 2. They require Woodworks: 2 or higher skill. They require 10 Lumber each, & cannot be created with Beams.
Misc Chest – Has 200 carry slots.
Food Chest – Holds up to 300 units of food.
Water Barrel – Holds up to 50 gallons of liquid.
Blank Book – 100 pages for each 10 Lumber used in it’s creation.
T2 Wood Shield – Cannot be repaired.