Knapping

Knapping is the process of taking two pieces of stone, like Flint, and striking them together to make one sharpened piece, for making tools like knives.
When Knapping, there are two possible outcomes, creating a blade (e.g. Flint Blade), or a failure which consumes one or both pieces of stone.
As your Knapping skill improves, failures are less likely.

Levels

Level	XP Needed to advance	Unlocks
0		Can Knap a Slate Blade
1	40	Improved Knapping Success Rate
2	100	Improved Knapping Success Rate Can Knap a Flint Blade Must learn Flint Blade Knapping from School of Architecture - 7 Flint Tuition
3	400	Improved Knapping Success Rate
4	800	Improved Knapping Success Rate
5	1400	Improved Knapping Success Rate Can Knap a Bone Blade Must learn Bone Blade Knapping from School of Architecture - 7 Animal Bones
6	2500	Improved Knapping Success Rate
7	nnn	Improved Knapping Success Rate
8	nnn	Improved Knapping Success Rate
9	nnn	Improved Knapping Success Rate
10	nnn	Improved Knapping Success Rate

Actions

Action	XP Value
Knap a Slate Blade (Unsuccessfully)	1
Knap a Slate Blade (Successfully)	6
Knap a Flint Chisel	2
Knap a Flint Blade (Unsuccessfully)	4
Knap a Flint Blade (Successfully)	20
Knap a Bone Blade (Unsuccessfully)	10
Knap a Bone Blade (Successfully)	50

Knapping
(Skill - N/A)
Learned From
Task/New Beginnings
Tuition Slate 7

The Knapping skill allows Slate to be shattered into Slate Blades using the menu option Skills → Blades → Knap a Slate Blade and costs 2 Slate per Slate Blade created.

Creating Slate Blades

Creating a Slate Blade requires 2 Slate. Each time you attempt to make a Slate Blade, one of three things will happen to the 2 Slate used:

• 1 Slate will shatter and be lost, and 1 will break cleanly, forming a Slate Blade.
• 2 Slate will shatter and be lost.
• 1 Slate will shatter and be lost, and 1 Slate will remain intact.

A higher skill level will decrease the chance of failing. At the maximum skill, you have a 100% success chance of creating a Slate Blade.

Blade Fabrication

Various knife blades can be made. You must be at the correct level and have completed all 7 levels of proficiency for the previous blade type before you can learn the next level.

Blade types and Carving Skill are not the same. Blade Skill allows the crafting of particular types of knives. Carving Skill allows the whittling of various objects. The kinds of objects you can make with Carving Skill maybe be dependent on the type of blade you wield.

Blade Skills

Category	Level	Type of Blade	Tuition
1	0	Slate Blade	7 Slate
2	3	Flint Blade	7 Flint
3	7	Bone Blade	7 Animal Bones

Other Blade Types

Blade Types	Sources
Sharp Edged Blade	Blacksmithing or Fishing
Jagged Blade	Blacksmithing or Fishing
Twice Folded Blade	Blacksmithing or Fishing