| ##### Blacksmithing (STR)
Covers: shaping, forging, repairing, and reinforcing metal items.
Use for:
• weapons with metal heads or blades
• metal armor
• shield bosses, buckles, hinges, spikes, nails, hooks
• chain, fittings, locks, basic metal tools
• salvaging and reforging scrap metal
Also absorbs:
• metal elements that might otherwise fall under a separate “armorsmithing” or “weaponsmithing”
• metal fasteners used in leather, wood, or cloth items
Default feel: force, heat, shaping, endurance. | ##### Leatherworking (DEX)
Covers: cutting, shaping, stitching, curing, and fitting hide, leather, fur, sinew, and similar treated animal materials.
Use for:
• leather armor
• straps, belts, sheaths, harnesses, pouches
• slings, wraps, bindings
• tanning hides into usable materials
• fine fitting of flexible protective gear
• fur-lined cold weather items
Also absorbs:
• bone needles and small hideworking tools where the focus is leather/fur work
• sinew cord, hide lashings, and related wilderness craft
Default feel: precision, fit, stitching, flexible materials. |
| ##### Woodworking (STR)
Covers: carving, shaping, joining, and repairing wood, antler, horn, bone, and other rigid natural non-metal materials.
Use for:
• bows, arrows, spear shafts, clubs, staves
• shields and wooden handles
• crates, sled parts, poles, stakes, furniture
• carved tools, pegs, frames
• fishing gear structures, traps, simple structures
• worked bone and antler items
Also absorbs former Bonecraft, including:
• bone needles
• bone hooks
• carved bone charms
• antler tools
• horn combs, pins, toggles
• simple scrimshaw or practical bone carving
Reason: bone/antler work is materially and functionally closer to carving rigid natural material than to leather or cloth work.
Default feel: shaping durable natural material through force and practical craftsmanship. | ##### Tailoring (DEX)
Covers: cutting, stitching, fitting, repairing, and layering cloth, thread, felt, woven fibers, and padded garments.
Use for:
• clothes, robes, cloaks, gloves, blankets
• padded armor
• backpacks, sacks, bedrolls
• banners, wrappings, coverings
• cold-weather layered garments
• mending torn fabric goods
Also absorbs:
• embroidery and sewn insignia when the main task is clothwork
• stuffing, lining, quilting, and fabric reinforcement
Default feel: careful hands, fit, layering, construction from flexible fibers. |
| ##### Alchemy (INT)
Covers: preparing, refining, mixing, preserving, and testing chemical, mineral, and alchemical substances.
Use for:
• potions, poultices, oils, acids, adhesives, bombs
• extraction and refining of reagents
• preserving delicate materials
• combining volatile ingredients safely
• testing unknown compounds
• making soap, tallow blends, lamp mixtures, solvents
Also absorbs:
• non-herbal medicinal compounds
• mineral powders, salts, ash compounds, distilled extracts
Default feel: formula, process, controlled reactions. | ##### Herbalism (WIS)
Covers: identifying, harvesting, preparing, and applying plants, fungi, mosses, roots, and natural medicinal ingredients.
Use for:
• gathering medicinal or useful plants
• drying, storing, bundling, and basic preparation
• making teas, salves, poultices, smoke blends, field remedies
• recognizing seasonal and regional plant uses
• treating natural ingredients respectfully and efficiently
Also absorbs:
• practical folk medicine based primarily on gathered natural ingredients
• natural dyes, resins, aromatic bundles, and survival plant use
Boundary with Alchemy:
• Herbalism is about finding and preparing natural ingredients
• Alchemy is about refining and combining substances into formulated products
Default feel: instinct, observation, practical natural knowledge. |
| ##### Inscribing (INT)
Covers: marking, engraving, etching, illuminating, patterning, symbolic layout, and technical decorative work.
Use for:
• rune-like markings
• ritual circles, engraved symbols, ward signs
• etched tablets, marked slates, carved records
• map-making, notation, copied diagrams
• decorative engraving on crafted items
• pattern drafting for complex work
• Scroll creation
• Talismans etc
Also absorbs:
• fine detail work that is primarily symbolic, informational, or ritual
• scrimshaw-like decorative bone engraving when the focus is the inscription rather than shaping the item
Default feel: knowledge, precision, planning, symbolic meaning. |
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