Firebrand should tell you don't have enough stamina BEFORE

[MrBunzy]

But you can drink water while crafting the firebrand. A default client function to automatically drink while crafting would be nice though.

[VDZ]

Wouldn't the most intuitive solution here be to have the character auto-drink when running out of stamina and then continue crafting the firebrand, similar to how it works when you're building/mining/various other activities?

[synntax33]

Slight reality of a firebrand is friction and vigorous physical activity, it shouldn't be feasible to drink while rubbing sticks or stop and keep progress. I have run out of stamina quite a few time, it's habit to drink and then A->g->enter. Not sure if a bug or simply not very handholdy. I'm fine the way it is myself.

[Hesufo]

Good idea. It's not even novel, the stack furnaces won't let you fan the bellows unless you're above a stamina threshold.

[MagicManICT]

Wouldn't the most intuitive solution here be to have the character auto-drink when running out of stamina and then continue crafting the firebrand, similar to how it works when you're building/mining/various other activities?

Don't you pause in those activities, though, when it's time to drink? At least you do with mining and tree cutting unless you deliberately start drinking earlier.

Not sure if a bug or simply not very handholdy. I'm fine the way it is myself.

There's not a single other thing in this game that you can do when "You don't have enough stamina to <whatever>." Methinks jorb or loftar have been trolling us all this time.

[VDZ]

Wouldn't the most intuitive solution here be to have the character auto-drink when running out of stamina and then continue crafting the firebrand, similar to how it works when you're building/mining/various other activities?

Don't you pause in those activities, though, when it's time to drink? At least you do with mining and tree cutting unless you deliberately start drinking earlier.

Yes, it pauses, but then it auto-resumes where it left off. Firebrand crafting is canceled entirely and needs to be redone from scratch.