Earthencraft

To shape stone for practical use, you must split, hew, and grind it. Alternately, you might even use the secret dwarven art of stone founding. If you want to create a Fjarning’s stone blade or a gargoyle for a temple’s roof or a castle’s wall, you use the skill Earthencraft.

Check: DEX/DEX/STR
New Application: Pottery (see page 218)
Applications: Stonecutting, Masonry, Stone Carving
Encumbrance: yes
Tools: raw materials (stone, clay), hammer, chisel
Quality: finish the item faster or with a better quality
Failed Check: the hero makes no progress.
Critical Success: the hero receives double the number of SP for the check (minimum of 5 SP). Remove all penalties accrued due to failed cumulative checks.
Botch: accumulated QL drop to 0 and you may make no further checks on this project.
Improvement Cost: A

• Work a stone wedge — 10 minutes, as many checks as necessary
• Fashion a spear point from a flint bulb — 20 minutes, 10 checks
• Make an amphora from clay — 30 minutes, 5 checks
• Raise a dry-stone wall — 4 hours, 4 checks
• Carve a statue from marble — 8 hours, 3 checks