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Skills
From A Tale in the Desert
Skills By Level
Multi-School Skills
Degrees in the following skills may be purchased from multiple schools, in any order, but only one degree at each level indicated.
- Desiccation (level 3, 5, 7)
- Mechanics (8, 10, 13, 17, 22, 32)
- Salvage Techniques (level 1, 4, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35)
- Structure Maintenance (level 1, 4, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35)
- Structure Repair (level 4, 8, 12, 16, 22, 30, 38)
School of Architecture
- Brick Rack Construction (level 0) - 4 Boards
- Carpentry (level 0) - 3 Stone Blades
- Compound Construction (level 1) - 100 Boards, 200 Bricks
- Mechanics Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 400 Concrete - requires Automation
- Ore Extraction (requires Mining)
- First Degree (level 1) - 1 Leather, 1 Pulley, 1 Water in Jugs
- Second Degree (level 2) - 7 Copper Ore, 7 Iron Ore, 7 Tin Ore
- Third Degree (level 7) - 10 Medium Stones
- Fourth Degree (level 10) - 7 Large Quartz
- Fifth Degree (level 15) - 1 Huge Quartz
- Ritual Item Construction (1) (level 3) - 10 Linen, 200 Firebricks, 100 Oil
- Rock Saw Construction (level 1) - 10 Flint (Requires Stonecutting)
- Salvage Techniques - 200 Firebricks
- Stone Blade Fabrication (level 0) - 7 Slate
- Structure Maintenance - 20 Oil
- Structure Repair - 14 Pulley
- Rocks of the Ages (level 0) - 10 Slate (Requires Perception +1, Can be repeated)
School of Art & Music
- Advanced Tub Design
- First Degree (level 11) - 200 Saltpeter, 200 Sulfur, 20 Tar, 1 Tangerine Marble
- Second Degree (no more than 16) - 100 Iron Bars, 10 Small Barrels, 50 Fine Glass Pipe, 20 Barrel Tap
- Camp Decoration
- First Degree (level 8) - 7 Medium Ruby, 7 Medium Emerald, 7 Medium Sapphire, 7 Medium Diamond
- Second Degree (level 10) - 1 Large Diamond, 1 Large Emerald, 1 Large Ruby, 1 Large Sapphire
- Third Degree (level 12) - 7 Large Diamond, 7 Large Emerald, 7 Large Ruby, 7 Large Sapphire
- Fourth Degree (level 14) - 1 Huge Diamond, 1 Huge Emerald, 1 Huge Ruby, 1 Huge Sapphire
- Fifth Degree (level 21) - 7 Huge Diamond, 7 Huge Emerald, 7 Huge Ruby, 7 Huge Sapphire
- Clothwork (level 0) - 20 Rotten Flax
- Desiccation - 5 Salt, 1 Huge Topaz (requires Basic Chemistry)
- Ferry Construction (level 0) - 4 Tar
- Flax Processing (level 0) - 20 Flax
- Mechanics Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 49 Acid - requires Automation
- Salvage Techniques - 100 Candle
- Structure Maintenance - 4 Thermometer, 100 Sheet Glass
- Structure Repair - 60 Linen
- The Art of the Pipe (level 5) - 7 Fine Glass Rods - Requires Advanced Glassblowing
School of Body
- Botanical Identification
- First Degree (level 8) - 10 Acorn's Cap, 10 Bleeding Hand, 10 Camel's Mane, 10 Cobra Hood, 10 Dead Tongue, 10 Toad Skin
- Second Degree (level 10) - 15 Earth Light, 15 Fish Hook, 15 Hairy Tooth, 15 Nefertari's Crown, 15 Ra's Awakening, 15 Slave's Bread
- Third Degree (level 12) - 20 Catnip, 20 Peasant's Foot, 20 Scorpion's Brood, 20 Heart of Ash, 20 Colt's Foot, 20 Heaven's Torrent
- Carving
- First Degree (level 1) - 100 Wood
- Second Degree (level 3) - 10 Sharpened Stick, 10 Tinder
- Third Degree (level 6) - 10 Glass Blade, 10 Wooden Peg
- Fourth Degree (level 10) - 10 Barrel Tap, 10 Wooden Pestle
- Fifth Degree (level 14) - 10 Bottle Stopper, 10 Cotter Pin
- Cooperage (level 5) - 2 Brass Plate, 50 Copper Strap, 100 Boards
- Ecology
- First Degree (level 3) - 10 Tadpoles, 5 Flax, 1 Papyrus
- Second Degree (level 7) - 20 Cabbage Juice
- Third Degree (level 12) - 20 Dried Flax
- Fourth Degree (level 19) - 50 Cabbage
- Fishing (level 1) - 25 Twine, 1 Sharpened Stick
- Indonesian Bee Care (level 15) - 500 Honey
- Mechanics Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 300 Malt(raw), 300 Malt(burnt) - requires Automation
- Rhythmic Strength (level 1) - 500 Grass
- Salvage Techniques - 1000 Charcoal
- Structure Maintenance - 300 Linen, 300 Canvas
- Structure Repair - 200 Cut Stone, 200 Beeswax, 200 Charcoal
School of Harmony
- Conflict Shrine Construction (level 7) - 1 Oyster Shell Marble
- Exploration Travel (level 1) - 2 Leather
- Mechanics - (level ?) - 200 Rope, 200 Slate, (requires Automation)
- Navigation
- First Degree (level 7) - 50 Water in Jugs
- Second Degree (level 10) - 20 Glass Rods
- Third Degree (level 14) - 25 Copper
- Forth Degree (level 19) - 50 Papyrus Paper
- Project Management
- First Degree (level 1) - 2 Canvas, 6 Rope
- Second Degree - see #School of Leadership
- Salvage Techniques - 4 Night Granite, 4 Canary Granite, 4 White Travertine
- Structure Maintenance - 500 Papyrus Paper, 125 Glass Rods
- Structure Repair - 300 Glass Rods, 300 Leather
School of Leadership
- Firebuilding (level 1) - (Requires Controlled Burn) 4 Tinder
- Project Management
- First Degree - see #School of Harmony
- Second Degree (level 7) - 4 Canvas, 12 Rope
- Salvage Techniques - 200 Cut Stone, 100 Clay, 2 Oyster Shell Marble
- Structure Maintenance - 2 Large Gear, 80 Leather
- Structure Repair - 300 Papyrus Paper, 300 Flint
School of Thought
- Desiccation - 20 Sulphurous Water, 1 Huge Quartz
- Kiln Construction
- First Degree (level 1) - 20 Bricks
- Pottery - (level 1) 10 Clay
- Salvage Techniques - 20 Cuttable Garnet, 20 Cuttable Turquoise
- Structure Maintenance - 300 Bricks, 50 Oil, 50 Beeswax
- Structure Repair - 2 Oyster Shell Marble, 20 Cuttable Jade, 200 Bricks
School of Worship
- Botanist's Touch (level 9) - 150 Flower Fertilizer, 100 Sticky Sun Fertilizer, 100 Liquid Sun Fertilizer, 50 Harvest Elixer, 1 Khefre's Essence
- Cooking
- First Degree (level 1) - 100 Cabbage, 100 Carrots, 100 Onions, 100 Leeks, 100 Garlic,
- Second Degree (level 4) - 20 Common Sage, 20 Thyme, 20 Common Rosemary
- Third Degree (level 7) - 49 Salt
- Fourth Degree (level 11) - 7 Camel's Mane, 7 Cobra Hood, 7 Dead Tongue, 7 Iron Knot, 7 Peasant's Foot, 7 Toad Skin, 7 Slave's Bread
- Fifth Degree (level 16) - 7 Chukkah, 7 Crimson Lettuce, 7 Crumpled Leaf Basil, 7 Dwarf Wild Lettuce, 7 Jaivanti, 7 Royal Rosemary, 7 Wild Garlic
- Desiccation - 10 Coconut Water, 1 Huge Ruby
- Foraging (level 2) - 300 Thorns, 30 Cactus Sap
- Pilgrim Shrine Construction (level 9) - 1 Oyster Shell Marble, 1 Yellow Alabaster, 1 Mud Granite
- Ritual Item Construction (2) (level ?) - 14 Candle
- Salvage Techniques - 200 Leather, 300 Glass Rods, 300 Papyrus Paper
- Structure Maintenance - 4 Mud Granite, 4 Rose Alabaster
- Structure Repair - 1 Huge Emerald, 1 Large Topaz, 1 Medium Ruby, 1 Small Sapphire
