Skill points

[ArPharazon]

So, it's pretty awesome that we now have skill points for crafting. But... What do they do? Specifically, do they affect quality? How? Do they affect stamina cost/time/quantity of product? What kind of skill do you need for a significant benefit? I'm especially curious about smithing, carpentry, cooking and survival.

Also, with addition of quality the How-To is now horribly outdated.

[Bigfish]

The general case is that you cannot craft items of a higher quality rating than the skill value you have in the skill(s) the recipe uses. Many recipes use a combination of a base value and a skill value -- sewing generally uses dexterity + sewing, for example -- but not all. Recipes will in the future inform you of what skills they are dependent on via their craft screen.