I am trying to gather wood, and it has been bothering me. It takes forever to gather wood, and I cannot use the Woodcutter's Axe without proficiency. Am I doing something wrong?
The axe is a handaxe, so it requires martial, monk, or rogue weapon proficiency to use. Also, you have to keep whacking away at a tree in order to get wood to drop -- I believe the stronger you are, the easier it is to get wood to drop. If you are having difficulty, try chopping up young trees instead of regular ones. It is a time-consuming, boring slog to chop up trees for wood -- but not that much different from the long, boring, time-consuming slog that many other crafts require (like mining, for example). I gave up on carpentry myself, but perhaps someone else here knows of possible shortcuts.
