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Pottery involves the creation of items from clay, which are then hardened by being baked within a fire. Potter's Jars and flasks can be used to carry water, and pottery bowls can be used to cook food. For better food you will need a metal [[Frying Panfrying pan]].

* [[Log]] OR , [[Peatpeat]] OR [[Tartar]]

* [[Campfire]], [[oven]] OR [[Forgeforge]]* [[steel_and_flint|Steel and Flintflint]]

==Pottery BowlCreating pots ==''Pottery Bowls can be used to cook, but they can also be used for a limited form of personal storage; those with [[cooking]] skill often use them to store and seperate various foodstuffs grown from [[farming]] and various herbs found from [[foraging]]''

===Making===

# Unless you have Clay [[clay]] in your Inventory [[inventory]] you will need to locate a Source source of it.## Clay is found on clay tiles, then [[Claydigging|dig]], then dig that tile to add clay into your inventory to use.# Unless you have a Log or Wood Scraps in your inventory you will need to chop down a tree and cut it into logs. Activate your Carving Knife, Take a Log or Wood Scrap and Right-click, Create > Miscellaneous > Kindling# In your inventory you will have a Body icon. By clicking the '+' symbols you can expand it out to see the various parts, you will need to activate either your left or right hand. by double-clicking on Body > Arm (right or left) arm > Handhand.# With your Hand hand active, right click the Clayclay, Create > Containers > Pottery Bowl([[#Items covered in this tutorial|select]] which container you want to make).## If you want to improve the quality of your Bowl [[Category:Pottery items|clay item]] now is the time. Examining it (Right right click, Examine) will tell you the current Quality[[quality]], Damage [[damage]] and what items are required to improve it, if . If you activate those items , right clicking your bowl clay item will give you an Improve option. If you fail to improve it you will damage it, damaged items must be repaired (Right .# Unless you have a [[kindling]] in your inventory you will need to make it.## Cut a [[tree]] down and chop it into logs. Double-click, Repair) before you can attempt to improve themactivate your [[carving knife]]or your [[axe]] and right-click a log or wood scrap and select Create > Miscellaneous > Kindling.# Once you have a complete Clay Bowl finished clay item you will need access to fire. You may use a Forge forge, an oven or you will need to make a Campfirecampfire. In either case make sure you have Logs logs or some other flammable material in your inventory such as Peat peat or Tartar.## If you have a Forgeforge or oven, activate your 'Steel steel and Flint'flint, right click the forge and Light light it. This will consume your kindling, you will need to add fuel to it shortly or it will burn out.## If you choose to make a Campfirecampfire, find the tile you wish to make it on, Activate activate your 'Steel steel and Flint'flint, right click your kindling, Create > Container > Campfire. This will consume your kindling, you will need to add fuel to it shortly or it will burn out.# Right click, Open open your Forge forge, oven or Campfirecampfire. Drag the clay Bowl item from your inventory into the Campfire or Forgeit.## You will now have to wait. Depending on the quality of the Forge forge, oven or Campfire campfire as well as how brightly it burns (Both both can be seen by Right right click, Examine) this may take a longer or shorter period of time. ''Generally'' a forge is faster than a Campfireoven which in turn is faster than a campfire. Go do something else, like [[botanizing]] and [[foraging]] tiles for food.# Open the Forge forge, oven or Campfire campfire again. If you see a Pottery Bowl pottery item instead of a Clay Bowl clay item the process is complete, otherwise you can Right click, Examine examine the clay bowl to see how hot it is. Clay items need to get up to 'Glowing Hot' be glowing from heat before they are finished.

* '''Adding:''' To add to a Bowl, select the item you want to add and drag it over over Bowl. * '''Removing:''' To remove an item from your bowl, Open your Bowl, select the item you wish to move and drag it outside of the bowl into the rest of your inventory.==== Clay items ====

* '''Opening / Closing:''' In order There are some uses to open your Bowl to see how much it contains click the '+' symbol next to it, the items will appear below the Bowl clay (i.e. not baked and the symbol will become a '-'. In order to close it, click the '-', turned into pottery) items within the Bowl will be hidden and the symbol will become a '+':

* '''CookingAdding:''' You can make food with To add to a Pottery Bowlcontainer, select the item you need want to add things into from your bowl inventory and then put drag it into a [[Campfire]], [[Forge]] or [[Stone Oven]]over over the container. For more detail see [[Hot-food_cooking|Cooking]]

* ''Pottery Jars are used 'Opening / Closing:''' In order to store Water, which can be drunk open a container to see how much it contains click the '+' symbol next to reduce thirstit, but is also used to improve various other the items produced by [[Pottery]] will appear below it and [[Blacksmithing]]the symbol will become a '-'. Flasks can also carry waterIn order to close it, but far lessclick the '-', which is why Jars are almost exclusively used for items within it will be hidden and the tasksymbol will become a '+'.

===Making=== # Unless you have Clay in your Inventory you will need * '''Filling:''' Walk up to locate a Source of [[Clay]], then dig that tile water source as though to add clay into your inventory to use.# Unless you have a Log or Wood Scraps in your inventory you will need to chop down a tree and cut it into logsdrink. Activate your Carving Knifecontainer, Take then on a Log or Wood Scrap water tile right click and Right-click, Create > Miscellaneous > Kindling# In your inventory you will have a Body iconselect Fill. By clicking the '+' symbols you Your container now contains as much water as it can expand it out to see the various parts, you will need to activate either your left or right handhold. Body > Arm > Hand# With your Hand active, right click the Clay, Create > Containers > Pottery Jar## If you want to improve the quality of your Jar now is the time. Examining *: You can fill it (Right clickwith any other liquids, Examine) will tell you the current Quality, Damage such as [[lye]] and what items are required to improve it, if you activate those items right clicking your bowl will give you an Improve option[[dye]]. It can only contain one type of liquid. If you fail to improve it you will damage it, damaged items must be repaired (Right click, Repair) before you can attempt to improve them# Once you have a complete Clay Jar you will need access to a Forge or you will need to make a Campfirehas e.g. In either case make sure you have Logs or some other flammable material [[quality|QL]]9 lye in your inventory such as Peat or Tar## If you have a Forge, activate your 'Steel and Flint', right click the forge and Light it. This will consume your kindlingwith room for more, you will need to may only add fuel to lye on it shortly or it will burn out## If you choose to make a Campfire, find the tile you wish to make it on, Activate your 'Steel and Flint', right click your kindling, Create > Container > Campfire. This will consume your kindling, you will need to add fuel to it shortly or it will burn out# Right click, Open your Forge or Campfire. Drag mix with the clay Jar from your inventory into lye already present - that means the Campfire or Forge## You will now have to waitQL is averaged. Depending on the quality of the Forge or Campfire as well as how brightly it burns (Both It can be seen by Right click, Examine) this may take a longer or shorter period of time. ''Generally'' a forge is faster than a Campfire# Open the Forge or Campfire again. If you see a Pottery Jar instead of a Clay Jar the process is complete, otherwise you can Right click, Examine the Clay Jar used to see how hot it ismix dye colors (e. Clay items need to get up to 'Glowing Hot' before they are finishedg. ===Using=== * '''Filling:''' Walk up mix red and white dye to a water source as though to drink. ''Right click > Activate'' your Clay Jar, then on the water, ''Right click > Fill''create pink). Your Jar now contains as much water as it can hold

* '''Improving:''' If an item requires water to be improved, Open a full Jar, On find the water ''Right click > Activate'', inside a container and activate it. Then on the item in question, right click and there should be an ''improveImprove'' option.

====Pottery Flasksitems ====

''Pottery Flasks can be used to store small Once clay items. They can store waterare baked, they [[decay]] slower, but Jars store much morecan't be improved or repaired anymore. They are best for storing smallIn addition to all the above uses, unrelated pottery items you may carry a lot of such as different coins''can also be used to:

===Making=== # Unless you have Clay in your Inventory you will need to locate a Source of [[Clay]], then dig that tile to add clay into your inventory to use.# Unless you have a Log or Wood Scraps in your inventory you will need to chop down a tree and cut it into logs. Activate your Carving Knife, Take a Log or Wood Scrap and Right-click, Create > Miscellaneous > Kindling# In your inventory you will have a Body icon. By clicking the * '''Cooking:''+' symbols you can expand it out to see the various parts, you will need to activate either your left or right hand. Body > Arm > Hand# With your Hand active, right click the Clay, Create > Containers > Pottery Flask## If you want to improve the quality of your Flask now is the time. Examining it (Right click, Examine) will tell you the current Quality, Damage and what items are required to improve it, if you activate those items right clicking your Flask will give you an Improve option. If you fail to improve it you will damage it, damaged items must be repaired (Right click, Repair) before you You can attempt to improve them# Once you have a complete Clay Flask you will need access to a Forge or you will need to make hot food with a Campfirepottery bowl. In either case make sure you have Logs or some other flammable material in Add things into your inventory such as Peat or Tar## If you have a Forge, activate your 'Steel bowl and Flint', right click the forge and Light then put it. This will consume your kindling, you will need to add fuel to it shortly or it will burn out## If you choose to make into a Campfire, find the tile you wish to make it on, Activate your 'Steel and Flint', right click your kindling, Create > Container > Campfire. This will consume your kindling, you will need to add fuel to it shortly or it will burn out# Right click, Open your Forge or Campfire. Drag the Clay Flask from your inventory into the Campfire or Forge## You will now have to wait. Depending on the quality of the Forge or Campfire as well as how brightly it burns (Both can be seen by Right clickoven, Examine) this may take a longer or shorter period of time. ''Generally'' a forge is faster than a Campfire# Open the Forge or Campfire againcampfire. If you For more detail see a Pottery Flask instead of a Clay Flask the process is complete, otherwise you can Right click, Examine the clay bowl to see how hot it is. Clay items need to get up to 'Glowing [[Hot' before they are finished-Food Cooking]]. ===Using===

* '''AddingCreating a compass:''' To add to You can create a Flask[[compass]] with a pottery jar, select the item you want to add and drag it over over Bowl.* '''Removing:''' To remove an item from your Flask, Open your Flask, select the item you wish to move a [[needle]] and drag it outside of the Flask into the rest of your inventory[[olive oil]].* '''Opening / Closing:''' In order to open your Flask to see how much it contains click the '+' symbol next to it, the items will appear below the Flask and the symbol will become a '-'See [[compass]] for details. In order to close it, click the '-', items within the Flask will be hidden and the symbol will become a '+'

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