Here's a small suggestion to spice up the skill mastery traits. What this idea is is to split up skill mastery into "theory" "practice" and "passion" traits for each skill. Each trait affects how well a task is done, but each one is gained in a different way.
Theory
Theory is a dwarves knowledge of a certain skill. Theory is gained by observing or hearing about the skill, reading about the skill, or being tutored by another dwarf. Theory mostly affects the quality of a product, and can speed up the gain of practice traits.
Practice
Practice is a dwarves confidence of a certain skill. Practice is exclusively gained by performing tasks relevant to said skill. Practice is gained slowly if little theory is known about the task, but it is gained quickly if more theory is known. Practice mostly effects the speed of a task, but also increaees the likelihood of masterworks being produced, where applicable.
Passion
Passion is influenced by the dwarves enjoyment of doing a task. Passion is gained when a dwarf works with a material they like, make a high quality good (provided they already have some passion for their work already) or if they have family members or friends also passionate about this task. Passion may also be gained by a demand for a certain job not currently fufilled. Passion boosts the gain in theory and practice, and makes dwarves more likely to be satisfied with their work. Passionate dwarves are also more likely to experience a fey or secretive mood.
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