SKILL
Cooking
Cook fish, crops and meat over the fire. Low levels burn things. Dishes give timed buffs.
MENTOR: LADLEAREA: LADLE'S KITCHEN
Why
A good dish changes how you play for ten minutes: faster mining, wider fishing, faster crops, more XP.
Stronger dishes, longer buffs, fewer burnt lumps, and the Feast that boosts everything.
Every gathering run gets better when you arrive fed.
Titles
LV 1: Char Merchant LV 5: Smoke Botherer LV 10: Ladle Whisperer LV 20: Kitchen Regular LV 30: Ladle's Apprentice LV 40: Cauldron Menace LV 50: Chef of the Fire
The path
| LEVEL | KIND | MILESTONE | WHAT IT DOES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RECIPE | Grave Stew | Steady Line: a wider fishing sweet spot. |
| 4 | RECIPE | Trail Jerky | Quiet Steps: snares finish sooner. |
| 8 | RECIPE | Steady Porridge | Green Growth: crops grow faster. |
| 10 | PERK | Good Fire | Fewer burnt dishes. |
| 12 | RECIPE | Miner's Broth | One less swing on every rock. |
| 14 | RECIPE | Timber Tea | One less chop on every tree. |
| 20 | PERK | Slow Simmer | Dish buffs last 50% longer. |
| 22 | RECIPE | Hunter's Pot | Keen Eye: snare loot skews rarer. |
| 25 | AREA | The Feast Hall | The big table. Where the serious cooking happens. |
| 26 | RECIPE | Fortune Pie | Fat Purse: hauls hide bonus gems. |
| 36 | RECIPE | Endsville Feast | One dish, every skill: +15% XP for fifteen minutes. |
| 40 | PERK | Iron Stomach | You basically never burn a dish. |
| 50 | AREA | The Last Table | Secret dining room. The chair at the head of the table is warm. |
At fifty
Chef of the Fire
EVERLASTING PLATE: every dish buff you cook lasts three times as long.
Secret: The Last Table · Cosmetic: Ember ladle look (red name) · Rising cinders
The mentor says
- Sit near the fire. Not on it. We have had that conversation.
- You will burn the first few. Everyone does. Charred Lumps are honest.
- A dish is a promise for ten minutes: wider fishing, faster crops, extra XP. Eat before you work.
- Stew wants minnows and a turnip. Mulch has turnips.
- Miner's Broth for rocks, Timber Tea for trees. Fifteen minutes of easier.
- The Feast at thirty-six is every skill at once. Pumpkin, catfish, stag, ghostcap.
- The Last Table is set for one more than you expect. Do not take the warm chair.