Forestry and Farming
Forestry and Farming is a crafting specialty that involves planting and harvesting crops, chopping wood, and catching fish. This crafting profession is more of a gathering profession than a crafting profession, as it is more about collecting than refining or producing finished products. This profession can be very lucrative, especially when paired with Cooking and Herbalism.
Fishing provides experience in the Forestry and Farming skill.
Forestry
Forestry is very straightforward. Simply equip a woodcutting axe and chop fallen trees. These are mainly found at lumbermills, but can be found all over Stoneholm. It is important not to use regular weapons on fallen trees, because they will take extra durability damage and gather wood more slowly.
Woodcutting axes include:
- Tier 1: Woodcutter's Axe
- Tier 2: Novice's Axe
- Tier 3: Journeyman's Axe
- Tier 4: Craftsman's Axe
- Tier 5: Master's Axe
Each increase in tier and quality level improves the speed of the axe. Increasing yield depends on your Forestry and Farming level and any resource gathering buffs you or your nation may have.
As durability is lost on the axe, gathering speed decreases.
Processing logs
Billets: made at stumps or lumbermills with the Forestry and Farming skill. Learning the Mass Production recipe for wood billets at the Glory Vendor is highly recommended.
Planks: made at lumbermills with the Engineering skill. Planks are used for building and upgrading structures and making shields.
Handles and Poles: Made at weaponsmith's workshop with the Weapon Forging skill.
Bark is a byproduct of logs and planks used to make tannin, which is required to tan leather.
