Tool token

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Tokens

Token	Arguments	Description
NAME	singular plural	Name of the tool. Required.
BONE_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any bone.
CERAMIC_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any ceramic material.
DESCRIPTION		Allows a string to describe the tool when viewed. The text box can accommodate up to 325 characters until it cuts off, but the spacing of actual sentences puts the realistic limit closer to 300. Multiple DEFINITION tokens can be used in the same tool definition, with each appearing on a new line.
GLASS_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any glass.
HARD_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from anything with the [ITEMS_HARD] token, such as wood, stone or metal.
LEATHER_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any leather.
METAL_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from anything with the [IS_METAL] token.
METAL_WEAPON_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any metal with the [ITEMS_WEAPON] token.
SHEET_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any "sheet" material, such as papyrus, paper, and parchment. Connected to the PAPER_SLURRY/PAPER_PLANT reaction classes?[Verify]
SHELL_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any shell.
SILK_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any silk.
SOFT_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any material with the [ITEMS_SOFT] token, such as leather or textiles.
STONE_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any stone. Presumably connected to the [IS_STONE] token.
THREAD_PLANT_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any plant fiber, such as pig tails.
WOOD_MAT		Permits the tool to be made from any wood.
INCOMPLETE_ITEM		According to Toady, "Won't be used in world gen libraries (to differentiate scrolls from quires). Also put it on bindings, rollers, instr. pieces for completeness/future use". Used on scroll rollers, book bindings, and quires.
DEFAULT_IMPROVEMENT	improvement type and subtype (latter only really applicable to SPECIFIC) tool material flag like HARD_MAT or SILK_MAT	Items that appear in the wild come standard with this kind of improvement. Used on scrolls: [DEFAULT_IMPROVEMENT:SPECIFIC:ROLLERS:HARD_MAT] Currently bugged, the effect is also applied to everything made in-game. This causes scrolls to have two sets of rollers, for example.
UNIMPROVABLE		Prevents the tool from being improved. Used on honeycombs, scroll rollers, book bindings, and quires.
VALUE	num	Defines the item value of the tool. Required.
TILE	num	Defines the tile used to represent the tool. Required.
INVERTED_TILE		The background of the tile will be colored, instead of the foreground.
NO_DEFAULT_JOB		According to Toady, "only custom reactions are used to make this item". Found on scrolls and quires.
TOOL_USE	tool use, see below	Defines the task performed using the tool.
FURNITURE		Allows item to be stored in a furniture stockpile. If able to be crafted from wood or stone (and NO_DEFAULT_JOB isn't present), the respective jobs will be done at the carpenter's workshop or stoneworker's workshop instead of the craftsdwarf's workshop.
SHAPE_CATEGORY	shape category	Category of shapes to choose from for the tool as defined by the CATEGORY token in descriptor_shape_standard.txt or a custom descriptor definition.
USES_FACE_IMAGE_SET		Used on dice.
ADJECTIVE	adjective	Adjective preceding the material name (e.g. "large copper dagger")
SIZE / WEIGHT	size	Volume of tool in mL or cubic centimeters. Required.
CONTAINER_CAPACITY	amount	How much the item can contain. Defaults to 0.
SHOOT_FORCE	value	Required for weapons.
SHOOT_MAXVEL	value	Required for weapons.
SKILL	Skill token	The skill to determine effectiveness in melee with this tool. Required for weapons.
RANGED	Skill token Ammo item token	Makes this tool a ranged weapon that uses the specified ammo. The specified skill determines accuracy in ranged combat.
TWO_HANDED	size	Creatures under this size (in cm^3) must use the tool two-handed. Required for weapons.
MINIMUM_SIZE	size	Minimum body size (in cm^3) to use the tool at all (multigrasp required until TWO_HANDED value) Required for weapons.
MATERIAL_SIZE	value	Number of bar units needed for forging, as well as the amount gained from melting. Required for weapons.
ATTACK	attacktype:BLUNT or EDGE contact_area:value penetration_size:value verb2nd:string verb3rd:string noun:string velocity_multiplier:value	You can have many ATTACK tags and one will be randomly selected for each attack, with EDGE attacks 100 times more common than BLUNT attacks. Required for weapons.

Valid tool uses (and the default tools used for these tasks) are as follows:

ID	Token	Usage
0	LIQUID_COOKING	cauldron	adventure mode decoration / weapon
1	LIQUID_SCOOP	ladle	adventure mode decoration / weapon
2	GRIND_POWDER_RECEPTACLE	mortar	adventure mode decoration / weapon
3	GRIND_POWDER_GRINDER	pestle	adventure mode decoration / weapon
4	MEAT_CARVING	carving knife	adventure mode decoration / weapon
5	MEAT_BONING	boning knife	adventure mode decoration / weapon
6	MEAT_SLICING	slicing knife	adventure mode decoration / weapon
7	MEAT_CLEAVING	meat cleaver	adventure mode decoration / weapon
8	HOLD_MEAT_FOR_CARVING	carving fork	adventure mode decoration / weapon
9	MEAL_CONTAINER	bowl	adventure mode decoration / weapon
10	LIQUID_CONTAINER	jug	can store honey or oil
11	FOOD_STORAGE	large pot	can store beer
12	HIVE	hive	can make honey
13	NEST_BOX	nest box	for your birds to lay eggs
14	SMALL_OBJECT_STORAGE	pouch	adventure mode coin purse
15	TRACK_CART	minecart	item hauling / weapon
16	HEAVY_OBJECT_HAULING	wheelbarrow	allows hauling items faster
17	STAND_AND_WORK_ABOVE	stepladder	allows gathering fruit from trees
18	ROLL_UP_SHEET	scroll rollers
19	PROTECT_FOLDED_SHEETS	book binding
20	CONTAIN_WRITING	scroll & quire
21	BOOKCASE	bookcase
22	DISPLAY_OBJECT	pedestal & display case	for museums
23	PLACE_OFFERING	altar	for (eventually) offering sacrifices
24	DIVINATION	dice
25	GAMES_OF_CHANCE	dice