Director journal: The Burning Dam of Taxes

Started 2026-10-15 13:45.

• 13:45:24 Track: build (peaceful: no hostile spawns, no damage).
• 13:45:24 Director online in 'The Burning Dam of Taxes'. Plan: 19 steps from first wood to a small village.
• 13:45:24 Step 1/19: Check gear, wear the best of what we start with.
• 13:45:24 Done: Check gear.
• 13:45:24 Step 4/19: Build a home, a closed, lit, furnished room keeps us safe at night and lets the Guide move in.
• 13:45:50 Done: Build a home.
• 13:45:50 Step 5/19: Dig for stone, a furnace needs 20 stone, and stone makes a sturdier workshop.
• 13:48:37 Done: Dig for stone.
• 13:48:37 Step 6/19: Mine copper or tin, the first metal: better pickaxe, sword and armor.
• 13:54:26 Done: Mine copper or tin.
• 13:54:26 Step 7/19: Mine iron or lead, an anvil needs 5 iron or lead bars, and iron tools mine faster.
• 13:57:54 Done: Mine iron or lead.
• 13:57:54 Step 8/19: Find life crystals, each one is +20 max life for good.
• 14:03:28 Find life crystals: LOW HEALTH 34/120 and no healing potion. No hostile in sight (fall damage, a projectile, or something off-screen). Get to safety (home, or away from enemies) and wait to regenerate before continuing.

Summary after 18 minutes

• Max life: 120, defense: 0
• Town NPCs: Old Man (home 3747,241), Ryan the Guide (homeless)
• Holding: 77 Wood, 423 StoneBlock, 14 Torch, 76 CopperOre, 50 IronOre
• Plan steps complete: 7/19: Check gear, Chop wood, Build a home, Dig for stone, Mine copper or tin, Mine iron or lead, Finish the houses
• Houses: Wood at x 2089..2100, y 251 (NPC-valid)
• Skill calls: 7; stats: {"steps_done": 5, "enemies_killed": 0}
• 14:03:29 Session over: 7/19 plan steps done. Journal: journal-20261015-134524.md