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(Some buildings do use masonry etc. to finish, and in those cases, skill matters.)
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'''Mason''' is the skill associated with the '''masonry''' [[labor]]. Masons are responsible for constructing certain [[building]]s out of [[stone]], specifically [[trade depot]]s, [[bridge]]s, [[furnace]]s, and [[well]]s, and their building quality and value{{verify}} are influenced by the mason's skill.
  
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'''Mason''' is the skill associated with the '''masonry''' [[labor]]. Masons are responsible for creating [[furniture]] and other objects out of [[stone]] in a [[mason's workshop]].  
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The mason skill is ''not'' used when constructing things like [[walls]], [[floors]], [[stairs]], or [[roads]], even if they are made from stone blocks. Those types of things use the [[Wall/Floor construction]] and [[Road building]] labors and have no corresponding skill. Graphically, masons wear all white clothes.
  
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Several buildings that must be designed by [[architecture|architects]] first must be finished by workers using a skill related to the materials involved. Examples are [[trade depot]]s, [[bridge]]s and [[furnace]]s. If such buildings are made from stone or stone blocks, masons must finish the construction and building quality and value are influenced by the worker's skill.
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In previous versions the Mason is what is now a [[Stone carver]].
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As stone is plentiful early on in almost any fort, and the [[table|tables]], [[chair|chairs]], and [[door|doors]] a mason can build are immediately desirable, bringing a mason along is a sensible choice for most [[starting build|starting builds]].
 
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Because blocks have no [[quality]], making blocks is a good way to train new masons. A single boulder will produce 4 blocks; blocks are lighter/easier to carry than boulders; blocks have a higher [[value]] than boulders, increasing the architectural [[wealth|created wealth]] of the resulting constructions; and block walls are more difficult to climb than rough stone walls.
 
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Building constructions has been relegated to its own labor in DF2014 and no longer requires labors related to the building materials, which makes it much easier to keep experienced masons occupied in the workshops while less specialised labourers erect constructions.  
 
  
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[[File:Ponte romano Mérida 2019.jpg|thumb|330px|center|[[Human]]-made masonry of the Puente Romano.]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 28 January 2024

xTATTEREDx  · +FINE+  · *SUPERIOR*  · ≡EXCEPTIONAL≡  · ☼MASTERWORK☼
v50.14 · v0.47.05
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Note that some content may still need to be updated.
Skill: Mason
Sprite(s)
Mason sprite.png
Association  
Profession Stoneworker
Job Title Mason
Labor Masonry
Tasks
Workshop
None
Attributes
  • Strength
  • Agility
  • Endurance
  • Creativity
  • Spatial Sense
  • Kinesthetic Sense

Mason is the skill associated with the masonry labor. Masons are responsible for constructing certain buildings out of stone, specifically trade depots, bridges, furnaces, and wells, and their building quality and value[Verify] are influenced by the mason's skill.

The mason skill is not used when constructing things like walls, floors, stairs, or roads, even if they are made from stone blocks. Those types of things use the Wall/Floor construction and Road building labors and have no corresponding skill. Graphically, masons wear all white clothes.

In previous versions the Mason is what is now a Stone carver.

Human-made masonry of the Puente Romano.
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