¶ The Bare Basics: A Guide to Crafting
There are two main ways to look at Crafting in Vanderlin. The actual crafting skill and it's associated items and the act of crafting. This guide will cover both. To start, let's talk about the act of crafting itself. How does it work? What determines what you can and can't craft?
¶ How Does Crafting Work?
Crafting is currently done in Vanderlin through two main methods: menu crafting and slap-crafting. Menu crafting is the older one of the two and originally the only form the codebase has. The dev team is currently working on turning almost all crafting into slap-crafting.
Smithing currently functions differently from crafting. This guide's information does not apply to it.
¶ Menu Crafting!
In order to menu craft, find the CRAFT button on your UI. Click it. Select a subcategory. Within that subcategory, there are recipes. If you have the materials and/or tools to craft that recipe within one tile of you or in your hand, it'll show up! Click it and it'll craft.
You can repeat the last menu craft you performed by RIGHT CLICKING the CRAFT button. You can mass-craft stone knives, sewing needles, cloth, or even walls with this method!
¶ Slap-Crafting!
Slap-crafting is slightly different. As the name implies, you "slap" items together. The easiest way to test this yourself is to get two sticks! With one stick in hand, RIGHT CLICK on another stick either in your hand or on the ground! This will SLAP-CRAFT them into a bundle! RIGHT CLICK on the bundle again to take it apart!
Slap-crafting can also be drastically more complex, especially with furniture. Once you've started a slap-crafting recipe, you can always EXAMINE the incomplete recipe to see what you need to do next! If you decide you no longer want to complete the recipe, just RIGHT CLICK it to take it apart!
To get a list of slap-crafting recipes, you must find RELEVANT BOOKS. You can check around your job site if you have one, or visit the Archivist and ask them to make you one on the printing press! The wonders of technology...
¶ I Failed to Craft? // I Lack the Skills?
Still: there's more to it! You may notice that you have a crafting chance, or may "lack the skills" to craft an item. The next section of this article will discuss how crafting chance works and what "skill" you need for any given item.
¶ Can I Craft It?
Unfortunately, what you can and cant craft isn't as simple as looking at a number on a chart. There's a math equation involved. To start, all crafting recipes have at least a 25% crafting chance. All skills are actually just a percentile boost added to your crafting chance. Similarly, all "crafting difficulties" are a penalty subtracted from your crafting chance. Intelligence above ten also gives bonuses to crafting.
If this formula determines you have at least a 1% chance craft the item, you'll be able to try! If not, the chatbox will inform you that you "lack the skills."
Further, the formula will actually "CLAMP" itself. If you've been determined to be able to craft it, you will then never go below a 5% chance to do so successfully. Similarly, you cannot go above 99%.
¶ The Actual Formula!
This article uses skill level numbers instead of names for ease of calculation. A chart has been provided for easy conversion.
| WEAK | 1 |
| AVERAGE | 2 |
| SKILLED | 3 |
| EXPERT | 4 |
| MASTER | 5 |
| LEGENDARY | 6 |
If your intelligence is greater than ten...
25 - (25 * CRAFT_DIFF) + (25 * SKILL_LEVEL) + ((STAINT-10) * 2)
If it's less than ten...
25 - (25 * CRAFT_DIFF) + (25 * SKILL_LEVEL)
For example: if you have a crafting skill of 2 and the difficulty is 1:
25 - 25 + 50 -> 50%
As a rule of thumb, if your skill level is equal to the crafting difficulty of what you're trying to craft, you should have around a 25% chance to craft it, possibly more depending on your intelligence. Higher intelligence may let you craft items above your skill level, even. However, there's still a little more to crafting chance...
¶ CRITICAL FAIL: PLAYER'S BANE
By default, all recipes have a 1% chance to CRITICALLY FAIL. If you critically fail on a menu crafting recipe, it'll just interrupt your craft-loop and you must start again. If you critically fail on a slap-crafting recipe, you'll lose your materials. In other words, unlike smithing, it's not fatal, though the chance is ever-present...
...unless your FORTUNE stat is above 10! If you have above ten in fortune, you cannot critically fail!
If your stat is below ten, however, your chance increases. Your critical failure chance is equal to 10-FORTUNE. Unfortunately for you, fortune is a hidden stat, so you'll have to just guess. I hope you're not a Tiefling Gravetender!
With all of this in mind, here's all basic crafting recipes! If you're looking for Carpentry, Sewing, Weaving, or other craft-specific recipes, look at their respective wiki pages.
¶ BASIC CRAFTING RECIPES
Use your web browser's search function to find whichever recipe you're looking for!
¶ Composter
 Composter |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x 1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Thresher
Wood Thresher |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x 1 Rope x1 |
1 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Military Flail
Military Flail |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Thresher x 1 Iron Ingot x 1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Swampweed Zig
Swampweed Zig |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Dried Swampweed x1 Paper x1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Sewing Needle
Sewing Needle |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Thorn x1 Fibers x1 |
0 | 1. Use fibers on a thorn. |
¶ Dart
Dart |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Thorn x1 Tree Stick x1 |
0 | 1. Use a thorn on a stick. |
¶ Blowgun
Blowgun |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Tree Stick x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Cloth Sash
Cloth Sash |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Cloth x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Untie Cloth Sash
Untie Cloth Sash |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Cloth Sash x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Rope Belt
Rope Belt |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Rope x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Untie Rope Belt
Untie Rope Belt |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Rope Belt x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Rope
Rope |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Fibers x3 | 0 | 1. Gather three fibers. 2. Use one fiber on another. |
¶ Torch
Torch |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Stick x1 Fibers x1 |
0 | 1. Use fibers on a stick. |
¶ Candle (x2)
Candle (x2) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Fat x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Axe
Stone Axe |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 Stone x1 |
0 | 1. Use a small log on a stone. |
¶ Stone Knife
Stone Knife |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Stick x1 Stone x1 |
0 | 1. Use a stone on a stick. |
¶ Stone Spear
Stone Spear |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Woodstaff x1 Stone x1 |
0 | 1. Use a wooden staff on a stone. |
¶ Wood Club
Wood Club |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Staff
Wood Staff |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Spoon
Wooden Spoon |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Rollingpin
Wooden Rolling pin |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Bucket
Wooden Bucket |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Bowls (x3)
Wooden Bowls (x3) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Cups (x3)
Wooden Cups (x3) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Trays (x2)
Wooden Trays (x2) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Pot
Stone Pot |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Stone x2 | 0 | 1. Use one stone on another. |
¶ Stone Mortar
Stone Mortar |
Required Materials | Required Tools | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Stone x1 | Knife x1 | 3 | 1. Gather three stones. 2. Use a knife on one of the stones. |
¶ Bait
Bait |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | Comments | |
| Sack x1 Wheat x2 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
Standard bait can bring you rats, goats, rabbits, or chickens. |
¶ Sweetbait (Apple)
Sweetbait (Apple) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | Comments | |
| Sack x1 Apple x2 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
Sweetbaits have a high chance of attracting goats, rabbits, and occasionally saigas. Low chance for volf. |
¶ Sweetbait (Berry)
Sweetbait (Berry) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Sack x1 Jacksberry x2 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bloodbait
Bloodbait |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | Comments | |
| Sack x1 Meat x2 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
Bloodbaits have a high chance of volfs, molerats, or trolls. Careful with it. |
¶ Wood Platters (x2)
Wood Platters (x2) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Pipe
Wood Pipe |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Stick x2 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Fishing Rod
Fishing Rod |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 Fibers x2 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wood Spade
Wood Spade |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 Small Stick x1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Broom
Broom |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Fibers x1 Small Stick x4 |
1 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Basket (Wicker)
Basket (Wicker) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Fibers x4 | 1 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Mantrap
Mantrap |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Wooden Stake x1 Fibers x1 Rope x1 |
1 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Arrow
Stone Arrow |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Stick x1 Stone x1 |
1 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Stone Arrow (x5)
Stone Arrow (x5) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Stick x5 Stone x5 |
1 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Arrow
Poison Arrow |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Arrow x1 Poison Jackberry x1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Arrow (Potent)
Poison Arrow (Potent) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Arrow x1 5u Strong Poison |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Bolt
Poison Bolt |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Bolt x1 Poison Jackberry x1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Poison Bolt (Potent)
Poison Bolt (Potent) |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Bolt x1 5u Strong Poison |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wickercloak
Wickercloak |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Dirtclod x1 Stick x5 Fibers x3 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Ear Necklace
Ear Necklace |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Ears x4 Rope x1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Elf Ear Necklace
Elf Ear Necklace |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Elf Ears x4 Rope x1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bogcowl
Bogcowl |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Dirtclod x1 Stick x3 Fibers x2 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Skull Mask
Skull Mask |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Bone x3 Fibers x1 |
0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bone Spear
Bone Spear |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Wood Staff x1 Bone x2 Fibers x1 |
3 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Bone Axe
Bone Axe |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 Bone x2 Fibers x1 |
2 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Upgrade Cog
Upgrade Cog |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x2 Stone x1 |
2 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Advanced Upgrade Cog
Advanced Upgrade Cog |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x4 Upgrade Cog x1 Iron Ingot x1 |
4 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
¶ Wooden Mallet
Wooden Mallet |
Required Materials | Crafting Difficulty | How to Build | |
| Small Log x1 | 0 | 1. Open your crafting menu. 2. Select it from the crafting menu. |
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