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Skills are used by dwarves to accomplish almost every task. Higher skills allows dwarves to accomplist tasks more quickly, but also more effectively (for example mining and crafting). Using a skill will grant experience in that skill, allowing the dwarf to reach higher skill levels.
Skills now become rusty and eventually very rusty after a certain period of time. The exact effects of this are yet to be discovered, but it is safe to assume the effect is negative.^{v0.31.11?????}

Skill levels are as follows:

• Dabbling
• Novice
• Adequate
• Competent
• Skilled
• Proficient
• Talented
• Adept
• Expert
• Professional
• Accomplished
• Great
• Master
• High Master
• Grand Master
• Legendary

[edit] Skill penalties

Dwarves that are hungry, tired, or thirsty will work slower and produce lower quality goods. For some tasks like wood cutting or furnace operating this is unimportant, but you may wish to halt construction of aluminum statues, or remove the designation on those diamond or native aluminum clusters if your blacksmith or miner are famished and hollow-eyed from lack of sleep.

[edit] Skills

Miner   Miner Woodworker   Bowyer Carpenter Wood cutter Stoneworker   Engraver Mason Ranger   Ambusher Animal caretaker Animal dissector Animal trainer Trapper Doctor   Bone doctor Crutch walker Diagnostician Surgeon Suturer Wound dresser

Farmer   Brewer Butcher Cheese maker Cook Dyer Grower Herbalist Lye maker Milker Miller Potash maker Soaper Tanner Thresher Wood burner Fishery Worker   Fish cleaner Fish dissector Fisherdwarf Metalsmith   Armorsmith Furnace operator Metal crafter Metalsmith Weaponsmith

Jeweler   Gem cutter Gem setter Craftsdwarf   Bone carver Clothier Glassmaker Leatherworker Stone crafter Weaver Wood crafter Strand extractor Engineer   Mechanic Pump operator Siege engineer Siege operator Other Jobs   Alchemist Cleaning Administrator   Appraiser Building designer Organizer Record keeper

Military   Archery Armor user Axedwarf Biter Marksdwarf Dodger Fighter Hammerdwarf Kicker Macedwarf Shield user Speardwarf Striker Swordsdwarf Wrestler Broker   Comedian Conversationalist Flatterer Intimidator Judge of intent Liar Negotiator Persuader Other   Concentration Consoler Observer Pacifier Student Teacher

[edit] Skills first introduced in version 0.31.01

Combat:

Fighter, Archer, Striker, Kicker, Biter, Dodger

Healthcare:

Wound dresser, Diagnostician, Surgeon, Bone Doctor, Suturer (stitching wounds), Crutch Walker (this is for patients rather than doctors)

Other:

Miscellaneous object user, Student, Concentration, Observer, Leader, Teacher,

Skills
Miner	Miner
Woodworker	Bowyer • Carpenter • Wood cutter
Stoneworker	Engraver • Mason
Ranger	Ambusher • Animal caretaker • Animal dissector • Animal trainer • Trapper
Doctor	Bone doctor • Crutch-walker • Diagnostician • Surgeon • Suturer • Wound dresser
Farmer	Brewer • Butcher • Cheese maker • Cook • Dyer • Grower • Herbalist • Lye maker • Milker • Miller • Potash maker • Soaper • Tanner • Thresher • Wood burner
Fishery Worker	Fish cleaner • Fish dissector • Fisherdwarf
Metalsmith	Armorsmith • Furnace operator • Metal crafter • Blacksmith • Weaponsmith
Jeweler	Gem cutter • Gem setter
Craftsdwarf	Bone carver • Clothier • Glassmaker • Leatherworker • Stone crafter • Weaver • Wood crafter
Engineer	Mechanic • Pump operator • Siege engineer • Siege operator
Administrator	Appraiser • Building designer • Organizer • Record keeper
Military	Archer • Armor user • Axeman • Biter • Crossbowman • Dodger • Fighter • Hammerman • Kicker • Maceman • Misc. object user • Shield user • Spearman • Striker • Swordsman • Wrestler
Social	Broker Comedian • Conversationalist • Flatterer • Intimidator • Judge of intent • Liar • Negotiator • Persuader Other Concentration • Consoler • Leader • Observer • Pacifier • Student • Teacher
Other	Alchemist • Cleaning • Swimmer • Thrower