Item · Resource

Charcoal

Fuel made from wood in a kiln; burns much more efficiently than wood in furnaces.

At a glance

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

What goes into Charcoal and where it’s made.

Needs	Amount
Wood Made from	1

Made over a fire · 25 seconds · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Where Charcoal comes from.

Page	Source
Stove Found in	Dev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 4:53:44 (opens in a new tab)

What Charcoal goes into.

Page	Amount needed	Source
Gunpowder Used to make	3	Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Lumber Mill Needed for	–	Dev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 5:37:44 (opens in a new tab)

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2 versions

Every fact about Charcoal by game version, newest first.

Version	What we know
Dev build	Made in a kiln from wood; much more efficient than wood as furnace fuel. Found in a stronghold stove. Unconfirmed Can be looted from stronghold stoves. Charcoal can be looted from containers.
Alpha 5	Made over a fire from 1 Wood. Crafting takes 25 seconds. Vendor price: 8 gold for 10.

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

Source	Date	Used
Alpha 5 game data Game data	Nov 12, 2026	5
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) Video	Oct 17, 2026	1
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) Video	Jun 6, 2026	3
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video	Mar 22, 2026	2