Skills

From A Tale in the Desert

Skills are acquired from Schools, and schools require tuition (in the form of goods) in return for giving you a skill.

Contents 1 Skills By Level 2 Multi-School Skills 3 School of Architecture 4 School of Art & Music 5 School of Body 6 School of Harmony 7 School of Leadership 8 School of Thought 9 School of Worship

Skills By Level

• Levels
• Skills Table

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)
• 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)

• All levels of Mechanics can be learned at (level 8).

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 (level 8) - 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 Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 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 (level 14) - 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 (level 8) - 49 Acid - requires Automation
• Salvage Techniques Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 100 Candle
• Silkworm Farming (level 28) - 500 Honey
• 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
  • Fifth Degree (level 26) - 10 Papyrus Paper, 20 Cactus Sap
• Fishing (level 1) - 25 Twine, 1 Sharpened Stick
• Indonesian Bee Care (level 15) - 500 Honey
• Mechanics (level 8) - 300 Malt(raw), 300 Malt(burnt) - requires Automation
• Rhythmic Strength (level 1) - 500 Grass
• Salvage Techniques Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 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 8) - 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
  • Fourth Degree (level 19) - 50 Papyrus Paper
  • Fifth Degree (level 25) - 6 Silk Cloth
  • Sixth Degree (level 32) - 1 Large Sapphire
  • Seventh Degree (level 40) - 7 Huge Topaz
• Project Management
  • First Degree (level 1) - 2 Canvas, 6 Rope
  • Second Degree - see School of Leadership
• Salvage Techniques Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 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
• Mechanics (level 8) - 1000 Gold Wire - requires Automation
• Project Management
  • First Degree - see School of Harmony
  • Second Degree (level 7) - 4 Canvas, 12 Rope
• Salvage Techniques Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 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
• Eastern Meditation - (level 28)
  • 2 Hours - 100 Bricks, 6 Cut Stone, 10 Concrete, 1 Cut Citrine:Dalessi, 1 Orange Sweetgrass.
  • 6 Hours - 200 Bricks, 12 Cut Stone, 20 Concrete, 2 Cut Citrine:Dalessi, 2 Orange Sweetgrass.
  • 1 Day - 400 Bricks, 24 Cut Stone, 40 Concrete, 4 Cut Citrine:Dalessi, 4 Orange Sweetgrass.
  • 3 Days - 800 Bricks, 72 Cut Stone, 120 Concrete, 12 Cut Citrine:Dalessi, 7 Orange Sweetgrass.
• Kiln Construction
  • First Degree (level 1) - 20 Bricks
  • Second Degree (level 36) - 200 Firebricks, 10 Serpentine Marble, 200 Cut Stone
• Mechanics (level 8) - 10 Cuttable Lapis, 10 Cuttable Garnet, 10 Cuttable Amethyst, 10 Cuttable Turquoise - requires Automation
• Pottery (level 1) - 10 Clay
• Salvage Techniques Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 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
  • Sixth degree (level 22) - 100 Peppers, 100 Eggplant, 100 Cucumbers, 100 Coconut Meat
  • Seventh degree (level 29) - 100 Barley (Burnt), 100 Malt (Burnt), 100 Wheat (Burnt)
• Desiccation - 10 Coconut Water, 1 Huge Ruby
• Foraging (level 2) - 300 Thorns, 30 Cactus Sap
• Mechanics (level 8) - 1 Huge Sapphire, 1 Large Emerald, 1 Medium Diamond, 1 Small Topaz - requires Automation
• Pilgrim Shrine Construction (level 9) - 1 Oyster Shell Marble, 1 Yellow Alabaster, 1 Mud Granite
• Ritual Item Construction (2) (level 5) - 14 Candle
• Salvage Techniques Multi-School Skill (see chart above) - 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