v0.31:Gem setter

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Skill: Gem Setter

Association
Profession	Template:L
Job Title	Gem Setter
Labor	Template:L
Tasks
Encrust ammo with gem name Encrust finished goods with gem name Encrust furniture with gem name
Workshop
Attributes
None

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Gem setter is the skill associated with the gem setting Template:L. Gem setters Template:L Template:L, Template:L and Template:L with cut Template:Ls. It is not currently possible to decorate Template:Ls and Template:L with gems, unless the armor is made of Template:L. A high level of gem setting allows a dwarf to set gems faster and with better quality, making the decorated items more valuable.

Rough gems, which are found by Template:Ls, have to be converted to cut gems by a Template:L before a gem setter can use them. Large gems, which are sometimes created instead of a cut gems, can not be used for setting as they are finished goods.

Because there is a very wide variety of gems in most regions and some types of gems have pretty high Template:L, adding decorations of different types of gems is a good way to create items with very high value for Template:L or Template:Ls.

Training gem setters for maximizing value gain

To get the most value out of the gems you find, it is recommended to use up the cheapest gems first (agates, chalcedonies, jaspers etc.) to train your gem setter and leave the more valuable ones (tourmalines, zircons, opals etc.) until he or she reaches a high skill level. The most valuable gems (emeralds, rubies, diamonds, sapphires) should only belong in the hands of a legendary gem setter.

Rough Template:L is also a rough gem, so if you have a Template:L layer on your map it can be produced by yourself from regenerative resources (Template:L) in a regular Template:L and even from nothing when you are the proud owner of a Template:L. Thus, letting your gem setter encrust everything he gets his hands on with cut green glass is a great way to train him without wasting any of the limited natural-occurring gems.

In order to avoid diluting experience, you should only train a single gem setter (not including successful Template:Ls), as you will likely not find enough gems for more than one anyway unless you have an army of miners strip-mining the whole map.

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