1d4 as in the number of, not damage. 
And it has since been removed. Corvin is pretty much a woodsman/woodsguide/hunter/trapper/ranger type, and anybody who's anybody in the outdoors can knock out a pack of stakes in a matter of minutes, even with crappy gear. 

Will let :GM know when the CS is finalized for approval, so gear changes and updates, and the like are still incoming.