Chess Pieces are craftable objects exclusive to Don't Starve Together, introduced in A New Reign. There are eight different variants that can be crafted at a Potter's Wheel and are mostly meant for decoration. Nearly all of them are unlocked by giving their respective Sketch to the Potter's Wheel, except for the Bubble Pipe Carving and the Carved Hornucopia, which are always available. Players are able to sculpt Chess Pieces out of two Rocks and one Marble, Cut Stone or Moon Shard. The chosen material determining the color of the crafted Chess Piece.
Chess Pieces can be carried by players in the chest slot, similar to Suspicious Marble, slowing down their movement speed and preventing them from several inventory actions, such as equipping a handheld item.
The Rook, Knight and Bishop Figures (Marble and Cut Stone only) will spawn a corresponding Shadow Piece when hammered down during a New Moon.
The sculpture depicts a Cornucopia, a horn of plenty which can be depicted as a horn-shaped, hollow bread filled with food. The shape of the horn resembles a Beefalo Horn. The sculpture may be a reference to the fact that a Cornucopia is an over-used example of pottery.
This sculpture doesn't need the Sketch to unlock and can be built at any time.
The sculpture depicts a Bubble Pipe which is a toy that acts similarly to a bubble-blowing stick, except it's shaped like a tobacco pipe. The sculpture is possibly a reference to Markus Raetz's pipe sculpture which can be interpreted as either a tobacco pipe or a shapeless metal blob.
This sculpture doesn't need the Sketch to unlock and can be built at any time.
The sculpture depicts a rook from the board game Chess. It also bears resemblance to the nose of a Clockwork Rook, which when hammered during a New Moon can spawn a Shadow Version of itself (Marble and Cut Stone only). It may be a reference to giant chess pieces.
The sculpture depicts a Knight from the board game Chess. It also bears resemblance to the head of a Clockwork Knight, which when hammered during a New Moon can spawn a Shadow Version of itself (Marble and Cut Stone only). It may be a reference to giant chess pieces.
The sculpture depicts a bishop from the board game Chess. It also bears resemblance to a head of a Clockwork Bishop, which when hammered during a New Moon can spawn a Shadow Version of itself (Marble and Cut Stone only). It may be a reference to giant chess pieces.
The sculpture depicts a queen from the board game Chess, though it appears more like a Greek tragedy actor. Its overall style and the fact that it is carrying a mask may be a reference to the Greek Muse of Tragedy, Melpomene.
The sculpture depicts a king from the board game Chess, though it appears more like a suited man. The fact that it has no arms may be a reference to the sculpture Venus de Milo.
These structures act as impenetrable walls except to certain bosses. This can be used in the Moon Caller's Staff event to block off Spiders ,Werepigs and Hounds.
Trivia
Most Chess Pieces were added in the A Little Fixer Upper update, while the Giant Figures were introduced in an unnamed Bonus Update after the completion of A New Reign. The Bee Queen, Toadstool, Antlion, Ancient Fuelweaver, and Klaus figures were added in the May QoL update.
Based off of character quotes, it is implied that the Kingly Figure refers to Maxwell, the Queenly figure to Charlie, and the Pawn to all the other playable characters.
Maxwell's examination quote of the Pawn Figure lampshades the lack of a Clockwork Pawn enemy by stating that he doesn't know what a Pawn is.
The Queenly Figure used to have speech file lines referring to it having a "struggling" state, but these were later removed or commented out.
The Moon Shard figure type as well as the Moon Moth, Anchor, and "Moon" Figures were introduced in the Turn of Tides update.
Knight, Bishop, and Rook Figures made from Moon Shards will not spawn Shadow Pieces if hammered during a new moon. This is intentional.[1]
In the Host of Horrors beta test, an early version of Armored Bearger Chess Pieces was discovered in the Nightmare Werepig Chess Pieces files.
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Chess Pieces as seen in the poster for the Arts and Crafts update.
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