Paper in Graveyard Keeper 2 is a two-station chain, not a single recipe: the Formulation Bench makes Paper glop out of flax or wheat, and the Paper Press turns it into Clean Paper — which the Writing Desk then spends on prayers, notes and newspapers.
Formulation Bench 1 Water + 12 Flax → 3, 6 ticks1 Water + 12 Wheat → 1, 6 ticks
“Made at” names the station that can make each ingredient, and the line under it is the actual recipe (inputs → yield, ticks); “no producing row” means the recipe, alchemy mix and crop tables all come up empty — you gather, hunt, buy or loot it instead.
What it is used for
Recipe
Needs
Station
Output
Clean Paper
Paper glop ×1
Paper Press
Clean Paper ×20
Basic prayer
Clean Paper ×3
Writing Desk
Basic prayer ×1
Prayer for Faith
Clean Paper ×3
Writing Desk
Prayer for Faith ×1
Prayer for Money
Clean Paper ×3
Writing Desk
Prayer for Money ×1
Music Notes
Clean Paper ×2
Writing Desk
Music Notes ×1
Newspaper
Clean Paper ×3
no station
Newspaper ×3
Story
Clean Paper ×2
Writing Desk
Story ×1
Blank Softcover Notebook
Clean Paper ×4
Writing Desk
Blank Softcover Notebook ×2
Science Kit I
Clean Paper ×5
Writing Desk
Science Kit I ×3
Printing Press
Clean Paper ×10
Printing Press
Newspaper ×20
Printed Money
Clean Paper ×10
Printing Press
Printed Money ×10
Quests that ask for it
Quest
Who
Needs
Reward
Nun of Your Business
Nun
Clean Paper ×5
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Read from the game’s own quest data; “Who” is the character the step is handed to. The full chain and its prerequisites are on the quests page.
Formulation Bench 2
Output
Ingredients
Ticks
Inspiration lv
Tech
Unlocked by
Paper glop ×3
Water ×1 Flax ×12
6
2
R 1B 1
Paper Press
Paper glop
Water ×1 Wheat ×12
6
2
R 1B 1
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Writing Desk 1
Output
Ingredients
Ticks
Inspiration lv
Tech
Unlocked by
Clean Paper ×6
Leather Scroll ×1
6
1
R 2B 3
Writing Supplies
Paper Press 1
Output
Ingredients
Ticks
Inspiration lv
Tech
Unlocked by
Clean Paper ×20
Paper glop ×1
6
2
R 4B 4
Paper Press
“Inspiration lv” is the level this station’s own inspiration track has to reach — below it the recipe is not offered. “Needs” is the extension that has to stand next to the station before the recipe appears.
Common questions
How do you make paper step by step?
1) Formulation Bench: 1× Water + 12× Flax → Paper glop (6 ticks). Wheat works too and gives the same product. 2) Paper Press: 1× Paper glop → Clean Paper (6 ticks). The press itself costs 4× Wooden beam + 2× Bronze Gear + 6× Iron Detail.
Where do you get flax?
Flax has no crafting recipe in this build — it is grown or bought. The same plant feeds the textile chain (Flax Thread at the Spinning Wheel, Fabric at the Weaving Loom), so paper competes with cloth for the same harvest.
What needs clean paper?
Ten recipes: the prayer set and Story at the Writing Desk, Blank Softcover Notebook, Science Kit I, the Printing Press itself, and Printed Money. It is the shared input of every book-shaped object in the game.