Skull
The Skull is one of the six organs of a corpse, and one of the first three you can work with. It stays unknown on the Autopsy Table I until you learn Skull and Teeth (5 red, 5 blue). In 13 of the 15 first-tier corpses it is of the lowest quality and needs Anatomy mastery 3 to remove; the other two have quality-2 skulls, which need 5, and the later tiers ask for more again (see Corpses and organs).
Anatomy 3 is a lot at the start of the game, when every branch is at 0. A 3-star Vegetable salad gives exactly that for one in-game day.
Variants (6)
| Quality | Red Skulls | White Skulls | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ★ | 0 | 0 |
| ★ | 0 | 1 |
| ★★ | 0 | 2 |
| ★★ | 2 | 2 |
| ★★★ | 0 | 3 |
| ★★★ | 3 | 2 |
How to obtain
Craft
| Workbench | Ingredients | Yields | Mastery | Duration | Tech points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formulation Bench | Skull any quality ×1 | ★★★  3 ×1 |  5 | 6 | 12 |
| Formulation Bench | Skull any quality ×1 | ★★★  3 2 ×1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Body Parts
Found on 51 corpses · Corpse tier 0–4
Used for
Ingredient for
| Workbench | Ingredients | Outputs | Mastery | Duration | Tech points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formulation Bench | Skull any quality ×1 | Skull ★★★ 3 ×1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Formulation Bench | Skull any quality ×1 | Skull ★★★ 32 ×1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Formulation Bench | Skull any quality ×1 |  Tooth ×1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Study
| Study requires: | Tech points | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| ★ Science ×5 | 1010 | 6 ( Researcher −2 ) |
| ★★ Science ×5 | 1010 | 6 ( Researcher −2 ) |
| ★★★ Science ×5 | 1010 | 6 ( Researcher −2 ) |
Each item is studied once, on the Study Table. Studying does not use the item up. With the Scientist perk, a 30% chance of a Story.
Notes
- Skulls with white skulls are worth keeping in the body. Two kinds of first-tier corpse have a skull with one white skull, two with two; white skulls cap a grave’s quality, so a body keeps a higher ceiling with them in.
- A skull is worth more at the Formulation Bench than in a grave. A Tooth is pulled from one there, and another recipe turns one into an organ improver. The bench comes with Church Lighting I. You can also study a skull: 5 Science for 10 red and 10 blue.