Creating a fire?

[Ambient]

How do i do this?

I found a couple of "fire pits" and some torches in some random area of the map, but i have no option to make a sharpened stick, or to even create the fire...

I have the glaring fire but if i try to craft it it tells me i need to be using a fireplace.

[Dallane]

How do i do this?

I found a couple of "fire pits" and some torches in some random area of the map, but i have no option to make a sharpened stick, or to even create the fire...

I have the glaring fire but if i try to craft it it tells me i need to be using a fireplace.

need to get tinder

[Champie]

The best explanation can be found on the Salem Wiki:
http://salemwiki.info/index.php/Category:Light_Sources

You need the Whittling Skill to have the option of making sharpened sticks for torches Until then, you will have to either maintain a fire in a fireplace (you can add branches to fireplaces and stoves to keep the fire burning) or start new fires using a Tinder Drill. You will need tinder to construct a torch. Any combination of Autumn Grass, Wood Choppings or Maple Leaves are your options

Tinder Drills can often fail. Keep an eye on your humors before and after lighting a fire. You may need to eat between attempts. I recommend that you have full Phlegm=Black bar (5+) and Blood=red bar(5+). Each attempt will consume Phlegm and failures consume 25% of your blood.
http://salemwiki.info/index.php/Tinder_Drill

I highly recommend that you keep the wiki handy. It is an invaluable resource, along with forum search, to learning about the mechanics and resources of Salem.

Regarding the "glaring fire" you mentioned, it sounds like you are attempting to create an inspirational called "Captivating Flame." This is not a light/fire source.

Happy Salem

[MrGemini]

I found another good explanation for that too! Watch here:

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2530

[Kandarim]

There is also another, more expensive option for late-game: flint and steel. It cannot fail.

Note that there was a thread (or discussion) on this earlier, and it was concluded that your success chance at each of the 10 events (you see the counter go up by 10% each time) is related to your percent of phlegm left. This means that with low base phlegm (the 5 you start off with), you'll fail quite often since trying to make a fire consumes a large portion of your phlegm. Keep at it, it'll work eventually.

Definitely keep a lit torch on you at the start. They don't run out while you are not logged in, which means you'll have a fire source handy whenever you start to play.