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Torchmaking

Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:53 am
by Skjotur
I wouldn't want this to be a completely separate skill, but it would be nice to somehow gather tree resin and apply it to medium branches to make our own torches.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:07 pm
by Landion
I think adding this to carving would be reasonable. I'll toss a note Rithiel's way.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 3:10 pm
by Rias
Take a chop into a pine trunk, let the sap drip into a bucket, boil the contents of the bucket to make the resin? Then dip the branch into the bucket. Don't think it would require any carving other than removing the bark from a branch.

I'm not a survivalist though, I might have the process down wrong.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 3:16 am
by Isiaa
The wood would have to be slow burning though. So it shouldn't be just any wood only slow burning ones and if you use the wrong type...

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 8:50 am
by KianTheArcher
Realistically for a torch, you just need a green branch split down the middle, and something that's flammable to stuff down the split bit.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 8:59 am
by Rias
I think the point of the resin is to serve as a long-burning fuel source, hence you don't have to switch to a new torch every couple minutes and can carry fewer bulky torches with you.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:41 pm
by Jaster
torch=stick covered in feces

Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 4:22 pm
by Skjotur
On the same track, is there any way to find firestones naturally? Are they some kind of unique stone to clok or is it just another name for flint and steel?

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:23 pm
by Reynard
I thought they were stones covered in some sort of alchemical substance.

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:40 am
by Rias
I had never thought a whole lot about it, but I like Reynard's explanation. Alchemy/foraging could be used in the creation of one's own firestones. Grind and combine the correct ingredients, pick up some rocks, coat the rocks in the substance, and boom - firestones.

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:46 am
by KianTheArcher
I'd always assumed it was CLOK slang for flint and steel. xD

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:19 pm
by Jaster
I just thought they were cool collectibles.

Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:06 am
by Reynard
Gotta steal 'em all, Emberstones!