Finding the wheel

[Nephrite]

"That was... surprisingly easier." Moore says, quietly.

[Anastasia]

"How much easier?" Xandra asks, "Do you need healing?"

Go ahead and track your HP in thread for this, since it matters.

[Nephrite]

"No, I can handle it." Moore says, as he murmurs something to himself.

Song of Life, to give himself fast healing. He'll wait until he's fully healed.

"It was... about half as easy, if I were to take a guess." Moore says.

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HP 422/422

[Anastasia]

"Was making a stone easier than dirt?" Xandra inquires, "It may be that looser or less dense things are easier to make?"

[Nephrite]

"Creating a rock was... about twice as hard." Moore says.

He considers for a moment. "Yes, that could be it. And since a blade of grass is something living, that... obviously took the most toil."

[Anastasia]

"So density matters, as well as an object being alive," Xandra muses, "Try creating something different, like the same amount of wine or juice."

[Nephrite]

"...Can't -you- do this?" Moore asks with a hint of the incredulous.

He takes a breath and tries -- a half cup of apple juice.

[Anastasia]

Xandra clears her throat and coughs into her hand. "Part of learning is to walk you through discovering it."

It feels a little harder, a little more taxing. But you get the apple juice, sure enough.

40 damage.

[Nephrite]

"Uh huh." Moore says as he rubs his chest a bit as he waits for the lingering effect of his music to heal him. "That wasn't too bad. A little harder, but even though it came from... you know, a living thing like an apple, it wasn't as hard as grass. ...You know, I could probably do something much more grand if I tried this on Lifasa. But... feels like cheating if I do it that way."

He considers for a moment, before he tries to create a pot around the dirt with his blade of grass -- some sort of clay container to house it all.

EDIT:

To be clear, he's waiting to be full at 422 before trying anything.

422/422 HP

[Anastasia]

Make a Craft: Pottery check.

[Nephrite]

Take 10 for 52.

[Anastasia]

It hurts, alright, hurts but you make it happen. A simple but well made clay pot, forming around the dirty.

110 damage.

[Nephrite]

"Aah..." Moore lets out a breath as he sits back. "That... mm... Making something with a form other than just a default one seems to make it harder, which... makes sense."

[Anastasia]

"Still, the potential for unrestrained creation lies in each of us," Xandra continues, sitting next to you and helping keep you up. Her arm is warm around your shoulders as she supports you. "Such are the gifts to us given by the light of Chronias."

[Nephrite]

Moore nods as he takes in another breath as he recovers. "Not a lot of people can say they can grow a garden without magic. Huh... I wonder if the Authority of Life grew his entire garden like this."