Barrel Brazier
| Barrel Brazier | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Crafted Item |
| Recipe | Carpenter's Shop (800g) |
The Barrel Brazier is a decorative fire built into an old wooden barrel. It belongs to the family of braziers that Robin sells as recipes at the Carpenter's Shop, and it suits rustic farms, docks and cosy corners. It gives off a moderate, warm glow rather than strong working light. Its fire can be switched on and off at will, so it doubles as a night-time ornament. Its one unusual ingredient is a Solar Essence, which ties this simple barrel to monster hunting in the Mines.
Recipe
Robin sells the recipe at the Carpenter's Shop on the Mountain, next to the other brazier designs. It sits in the middle of that range on price. It costs more than the Wooden and Stone Braziers but less than the Gold, Carved, Skull or Marble designs.
Most of the materials are easy. The Wood comes from any tree on the farm. A lump of Coal turns up when breaking rocks in the Mines, or a Charcoal Kiln at home can make one. The Solar Essence takes more effort. Ghosts, Metal Heads and Mummies drop it when slain. Krobus also sells a small daily stock of Solar Essence from his shop in the Sewers below Pelican Town. Buying from him is the quick route for anyone who wants a row of barrels without a trip underground.
Fifty pieces of timber is the heaviest wood bill of any brazier, so this design suits a farm that has already cleared a season of trees. A farm with a planted grove and an upgraded Axe hardly notices the figure, while an early farm feels every log of it.
These are the ingredients one batch needs.
| Name | Image | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | 
|
50 |
| Solar Essence | 
|
1 |
| Coal | 
|
1 |
Use
Once placed, the Barrel Brazier works indoors or outdoors. Interacting with it lights the fire or puts it out. When lit, it spreads its glow over a modest circle of tiles around it. That is enough to mark a doorway or the corner of a field after dark.
The fire reaches about seven tiles. A Torch held in the hand covers roughly three, so a single barrel at the edge of a working yard lights ground that would otherwise take several torches and a lot of walking.
The shape earns it a place among machines. A barrel standing between a line of Kegs and a row of Preserves Jars looks like part of the operation rather than a decoration, which is why cider sheds and cellar yards tend to use this design in preference to the smarter ones.
Variants
The other lights in the game, with what each one takes and where the recipe comes from.
| Name | Image | Ingredients | Recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campfire | 
|
Stone (10), Wood (10), Fiber (10) | Starter |
| Carved Brazier | 
|
Hardwood (10), Coal (1) | Carpenter's Shop; (2,000g) |
| Gold Brazier | 
|
Gold Bar (1), Coal (1), Fiber (5) | Carpenter's Shop; (1,000g) |
| Iron Lamp-post | 
|
Iron Bar (1), Battery Pack (1) | Carpenter's Shop; (1,000g) |
| Jack-O-Lantern | 
|
Pumpkin (1), Torch (1) | Spirit's Eve (2,000g) |
| Marble Brazier | 
|
Marble (1), Aquamarine (1), Stone (100) | Carpenter's Shop; (5,000g) |
| Skull Brazier | 
|
Bone Fragment (10) | Carpenter's Shop; (3,000g) |
| Stone Brazier | 
|
Stone (10), Coal (1), Fiber (5) | Carpenter's Shop (400g) |
| Stump Brazier | 
|
Hardwood (5), Coal (1) | Carpenter's Shop (800g) |
| Torch | 
|
Wood (1), Sap (2) | Starter |
| Wood Lamp-post | 
|
Wood (50), Battery Pack (1) | Carpenter's Shop (500g) |
| Wooden Brazier | 
|
Wood (10), Coal (1), Fiber (5) | Carpenter's Shop (250g) |
Notes
Solar Essence is also wanted elsewhere, including the Adventurer's Bundle in the Boiler Room. Saving one for the bundle before crafting decorations avoids a second hunt.
Two serious recipes draw on the same stock, the Mega Bomb and the Iridium Band, and the Wizard is the one villager who loves an essence as a gift. A barrel fire is a cheerful thing to do with a spare, but it is worth counting the jar before lighting the match.
All Crafting
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
