40d:Skill

The skill a person has in an area determines how well that person accomplishes tasks in that area. Skills increase in rank with experience: every time a person completes a task successfully, the corresponding skill will increase by an amount of experience points (XP). Once the XP reach the amount required for the next level, the rank will increase.

The highest skill or skills of a dwarf determines their profession.

Skill ranks

To reach Novice level in any skill requires 500 XP. Reaching each successive level requires an additional 100 XP, so to go from Novice to No label requires 600 XP; No label to Competent requires 700 XP, and so on. The following figures are the cumulative XP needed to go from unskilled to any given skill level.

Legendary is not the highest possible skill level; skills are capped at five levels beyond legendary, although they are all displayed as "legendary". Experience is not capped at any level; a dwarf can keep gaining attributes by using a skill that has long since topped out.

Level XP Dabbling 1 Novice 500 No label 1100 Competent 1800 Skilled 2600 Proficient 3500 Talented 4500 Adept 5600

Level XP Expert 6800 Professional 8100 Accomplished 9500 Great 11000 Master 12600 High Master 14300 Grand Master 16100 Legendary 18000

List of fortress mode skills

The following list of skills is grouped by the professions they fall in.

"Professions" determine only the color of the dwarf and their profession name if you haven't set it yourself.

Miner   Miner Woodworker   Bowyer Carpenter Wood cutter Stoneworker   Engraver Mason Ranger   Ambusher Animal caretaker Animal dissector Animal trainer Trapper Metalsmith   Armorsmith Furnace operator Metal crafter Blacksmith Weaponsmith Jeweler   Gem cutter Gem setter Craftsdwarf   Bone carver Clothier Glassmaker Leatherworker Stone crafter Weaver Wood crafter Strand extractor

Administrator   Appraiser Building designer Organizer Record keeper Fishery Worker   Fish cleaner Fish dissector Fisherdwarf Farmer   Brewer Butcher Cheese maker Cook Dyer Grower Herbalist Lye maker Milker Miller Potash maker Soaper Tanner Thresher Wood burner Engineer   Mechanic Pump operator Siege engineer Siege operator

No profession   Swimmer Military skills Armor user Axedwarf Hammerdwarf Macedwarf Marksdwarf Shield user Speardwarf Swordsdwarf Wrestler Thrower Social skills Comedian Consoler Conversationalist Flatterer Intimidator Judge of intent Liar Negotiator Pacifier Persuader

Job Management

To view a list of every dwarf and significant creature (Elf, Goblin, dog, livestock, etc.) and the job they are currently performing, press u and from there, if you want to order specific jobs to be done in bigger amounts, press m. You can order up to 30 of single job from the manager screen. To see a list of all jobs and dwarves doing them press j.