Carpenter is one of 25 occupations you can choose at character creation. It costs 2 points. Checked for Build 42.21, November 2026.
| Skill | Starting level |
|---|---|
| Carpentry | +4 |
| Carving | +1 |
| Short Blunt | +1 |
| Masonry | +1 |
| Maintenance | +1 |
Skills you start with also earn XP faster for the whole run.
Weapon reinforcement and framepack recipes.
Carpenter knows these recipes from the first minute, with no magazine or skill book needed:
Other characters learn the same recipes from magazines or by reaching a skill level. Look any of them up in the recipe database.
Read from the Build 42 game files, November 2026.
| Occupation | Points | Starting skills |
|---|---|---|
| Chef | -2 | +4 Cooking, +2 Butchering, +1 Maintenance, +1 Short Blade |
| Construction Worker | -2 | +2 Short Blunt, +2 Masonry, +1 Long Blunt, +1 Carpentry, +1 Maintenance |
| DIY Expert | -2 | +2 Maintenance, +1 Carpentry, +1 Short Blunt, +1 Masonry |
| Electrician | -2 | +5 Electrical |
| Fishing Guide | -2 | +3 Fishing, +1 Foraging, +1 Butchering |
It costs 2 points.
+4 Carpentry, +1 Carving, +1 Short Blunt, +1 Masonry, +1 Maintenance.
Make Brake Disc Weapon, Can-Reinforce Long Weapon, Can-Reinforce Short Weapon, Can-Reinforce Weapon, Make Garden Fork Head Weapon, Make Railspike Baseball Bat and more; the full list is above.
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