Leatherworking

This skill encompasses the entire process of leather craft from skinning the animal to fashioning a complete cowhide boot. The hide must be flayed, cleaned, cured, dyed, cut, and then sown together. You are just as effective with animal furs, which are often quite valuable.

Check: DEX/AGI/CON
Applications: Furrier, Produce Leather Goods, Tanning
Encumbrance: yes
Tools: awl, folding bone, punch pliers, knife, hallmarking iron, pliers
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: B

• Stitch together some leather scraps — 10 minutes, as many checks as necessary
• Patch a broken sole — 20 minutes, 10 checks
• Sew a pair of riding boots — 4 hours, 4 checks
• Create a fur coat — 8 hour, 4 checks
• Create a saddle — 1 days, 3 checks
• Create a leather mask — 2 days, 5 checks