Editing v0.34:Engraver

{{quality|Exceptional|17:43, 6 January 2011 (UTC)}}{{Skill
| color      = 7:1
| skill      = Engraver
| profession = [[Stoneworker]]
| job name   = [[Stone detailing]]
| tasks      =
* Smooth stone
* Engrave stone
| attributes =
* Agility
* Creativity
* Spatial Sense 
* Kinesthetic Sense
}}
{{av}}

'''Engraver''' is the skill used for [[smoothing]] or [[engraving]] the walls and floors of your fortress. It is only possible to smooth and engrave natural walls and floors, not constructed ones. Engravers also carve  [[fortification]]s into constructed walls. The skill of the engraver does not affect the quality of smoothed tiles, but does affect the quality of engraved tiles. It is a good idea to train engravers by having them smooth large areas before engraving anything.

Engraving is also used to inscribe memorial [[slab]]s.  Once a [[mason]] has prepared the slab, it can be inscribed with the victim's name at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]].

Engraving is a good way to gain experience.  Smoothing improves your fortress, doesn't consume resources, doesn't create garbage and builds experience very quickly at the higher skill levels. It's also a wonderful way to utilize idlers, in a less-busy fort, for its low level of designating needed.

While experienced dwarves are more likely to engrave historical events than a novice, it is unclear if personality has any effect.

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 | job name   = [[Stone detailing]]
 | tasks      =
-* [[Smooth stone]]
+* Smooth stone
-* [[Engrave stone]]
+* Engrave stone
-* [[Carve fortifications]]
-* [[Engrave track]]
-* [[Engrave memorial slab]]
 | attributes =
-* [[Agility]]
+* Agility
-* [[Creativity]]
+* Creativity
-* [[Spatial Sense]]
+* Spatial Sense
-* [[Kinesthetic Sense]]
+* Kinesthetic Sense
 }}
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-'''Engraver''' is the skill used for [[smoothing]] and [[engraving]] walls and floors, carving [[fortifications]] into walls, carving [[minecart]] [[tracks]] into floors and ramps and engraving memorial [[slabs]].
+'''Engraver''' is the skill used for [[smoothing]] or [[engraving]] the walls and floors of your fortress. It is only possible to smooth and engrave natural walls and floors, not constructed ones. Engravers also carve  [[fortification]]s into constructed walls. The skill of the engraver does not affect the quality of smoothed tiles, but does affect the quality of engraved tiles. It is a good idea to train engravers by having them smooth large areas before engraving anything.
-== Smoothing ==
+Engraving is also used to inscribe memorial [[slab]]s.  Once a [[mason]] has prepared the slab, it can be inscribed with the victim's name at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]].
-{{main|Smoothing}}
-It is only possible to smooth natural [[stone]] walls and floors. Soil cannot be smoothed and constructed walls and floors are created smooth. The skill of the engraver does not affect the [[quality]] of the smoothed tiles.
+Engraving is a good way to gain experience.  Smoothing improves your fortress, doesn't consume resources, doesn't create garbage and builds experience very quickly at the higher skill levels. It's also a wonderful way to utilize idlers, in a less-busy fort, for its low level of designating needed.
-== Engraving ==
-{{main|Engraving}}
-It is only possible to engrave natural stone walls and floors. Soil cannot be engraved. Engraving increases the value of a smoothed wall or floor and gives it a [[quality]] level, which is dependent upon the engravers’ skill.
 While experienced dwarves are more likely to engrave historical events than a novice, it is unclear if personality has any effect.
-Low quality or unwanted engraved floor can be redone by carving a track over it and then smoothing the tile.
-== Fortifications ==
-{{main|Fortification}}
-Fortifications are semi-permeable walls that allow some objects, such as projectiles and liquids, to pass through them. They can be created in natural and constructed stone walls as well as constructed from the build menu.
-== Tracks ==
-{{main|Minecart#Tracks|l1=Tracks}}
-Tracks can be carved from natural stone floors and ramps as well as constructed from the build menu. They are used to transport minecarts which are [[tools]] used mostly for [[hauling]].
-== Slabs ==
-{{main|Slab}}
-Slabs are created at a [[mason's workshop]] and engraved with the victim’s name at a [[craftsdwarf's workshop]]. They are a common alternative to [[coffin]] when a body cannot be retrieved (whether due to [[invader]]s, an extremely [[unfortunate accident]], or simply large amounts of [[fun]]). They can also be used as a more efficient alternative to a [[statue]], as they do not block movement.
-== Training ==
-{{main|Cross-training#Renovation|Engraving#Process|l1=Cross-training|l2=Engraving}}
-Having engravers smooth large areas can be a good way to train them since it doesn’t consume resources, doesn’t create garbage and will not produce low quality results. It also builds experience very quickly at higher skill levels and is a great way to utilize idlers in a less busy fort for its low level of designating needed.
-For repeatable training, minecart tracks can be carved into smooth stone and then smoothed over.  This cycle can be repeated indefinitely, and builds experience during both halves of the cycle.  Due to minecart tracks only being designated one row/column at a time, this is rather designation intensive.
-Players concerned with using as few non-renewable resources as possible can instead resort to building constructed walls, designating them for fortification engraving via {{k|d}}-{{k|a}}, and de-constructing them afterwards. Since fortifications don’t have quality, this will never cause a negative [[thought]] for the engraver.
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