* The [[quality]] of the kindling affects the chance of creating a charcoal pile.
* The log and dirt affect the rate of increase in quality of the pile when building, according to your [[coal-making]] skill. The quality level is not limited by skill, it is limited by the quality of the components added. A quality 20 pile will yield approximately 14 tar, coal and ash.
* Multiple It uses 1 Kindling and 1 Log to create. Using combined kindling can be will use the entire combined, as only the amount required during creation is used.
* Pile cannot be created or continued inside a [[house]].