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Tools are objects used for mundane purposes by civilians and night creatures. Some tools can also be used as weapons, though it is usually much better to use, say, a sword over a carving fork. Other tools can be used by your dwarves in fortress mode.

You can select these tools as starting equipment, if your adventurer hails from a human civilisation.

Tools Usable as Weapons[edit]

Type Graphic Size Attack Attack type Contact Area Penetration Velocity Skill Used
Carving knife Carving knife sprite.png 150 Slash Edge 800 600 1.25× Dagger
Stab Edge 4 800 1×
Handle strike Blunt 15 (400) 1×
Boning knife Boning knife sprite.png 50 Slash Edge 500 300 1.25× Dagger
Stab Edge 2 400 1×
Handle strike Blunt 10 (200) 1×
Slicing knife Slicing knife sprite.png 150 Slash Edge 900 700 1.25× Dagger
Stab Edge 3 900 1x
Handle strike Blunt 15 (400) 1×
Meat cleaver Meat cleaver sprite.png 300 Hack Edge 800 400 1.25× Axe
Flat slap Blunt 800 (400) 1.25×
Handle strike Blunt 20 (400) 1×
Carving fork Carving fork sprite.png 150 Stab Edge 1 100 1× Dagger
Handle strike Blunt 15 400 1×
Stone Axe Stone axe sprite.png 400 Hack Edge 800 400 1.25× Axe
Flat slap Blunt 800 400 1×
Helve strike Blunt 20 400 1×

Other Tools[edit]

Type Tile Graphic Size Material Capacity Base Value Usage
Cauldron ô Cauldron sprite.png 4000 Metal 6 100,000 50 Cooking liquids
Ladle ♪ Ladle sprite.png 100 Metal 1 n/a 10 Liquid scoop
Bowl ° Bowl sprite.png 100 Stone 1 3,000 10 Meal container
Mortar ° Mortar sprite.png 100 Stone 1 1,000 10 Grind powder, receptacle
Pestle / Pestle sprite.png 20 Stone 1 n/a 10 Grind powder, grinder
Nest box ◘ Nest box.png 1000 Any Hard 1 2,000 10 Contains eggs
Jug σ Jug sprite.png 300 Any Hard 1 10,000 10 Liquid container
Large pot Φ Large pot sprite.png 5000 Any Hard 1 60,000 10 Food storage
Hive ▬ Hive.png 2000 Any Hard 1 5,000 10 Beekeeping
Honeycomb ∞ Honeycomb sprite.png 1000 n/a 1 n/a 10 n/a
Pouch ¡ Pouch sprite.png 100 Soft 1 1,000 10 Small object storage
Minecart ■ Minecart sprite.png 40,000 Wood/Metal 6 500,000 50 Tracked cart
Wheelbarrow Ö Wheelbarrow sprite.png 30,000 Wood/Metal 6 100,000 50 Heavy object hauling
Stepladder ₧ Stepladder sprite.png 40,000 Wood/Metal 6 n/a 50 Fruit collection
Scroll rollers ÷ Scroll roller sprite.png 100 Any Hard 1 n/a 10 Roll up sheets
Book binding ÷ Book binding sprite.png 100 Any Hard 1 n/a 10 Protect folded sheets
Scroll ∞ Scroll sprite.png 200 Any Sheet 1 n/a 20 Contains writing
Quire ≡ Quire sprite.png 100 Any Sheet 1 n/a 20 Contains writing
Bookcase ≡ Bookcase sprite.png 1000 Any Hard 6 100,000 10 Bookcase (Furniture)
Helve \ Helve sprite.png 250 Branch 1 n/a 10 Crafting stone axes in adventure mode
Pedestal ï Pedestal sprite.png 500
Display case π Display case sprite.png 1000
Altar É Altar sprite.png 500
Die ◘ Die sprite.png 5

Hard materials include stone, metal, wood, and glass.
Soft materials include silk, plant fibers, leather and adamantine thread.
Sheet materials include papyrus, paper, and parchment.

A tool needs capacity of 600 per unit of liquid to contain: a jug can hold 10,000/600 = 16 units of liquid, a submerged minecart scoops 500,000/600 = 833 units of magma or water, etc.

See also[edit]

"Tool" in other Languages Books-aj.svg aj ashton 01.svg
Dwarven: lòr
Elven: wanala
Goblin: êngan
Human: shem
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