Reply To: CRAFTING

[Ornir Elunari]

Here is my take on crafting –

I would like to have patterns/blueprints/what have you that define the different things i can make in a GENERAL way. F

For example:

Item: Studded Leather Jerkin
Materials: 5 Hard Metal, 50 Hide

This description means that I can use any type of hard metal and any type of hide for this armor. What I use is entirely up to me. I could use regular tanned leather and iron for a standard studded leather jerkin. Assuming I do this, the description would be:

An iron studded leather jerkin lies here.

> look jerkin

This jerkin is made of tanned leather, studded with iron studs.

Were I to use, for example, Adamantine and Dragonhide, the description might be:

An adamantine studded dragonhide jerkin lies here.

> look jerkin

this jerkin is made of dragonhide, studded with adamantine studs.

In addition, the materials used would impact the final product in a meaningful way – Dragonhide might provide resistances, adamantine would give additional DR, etc.

Patterns could be placed as loot and would be valuable in their own right. They could be collected in a pattern journal and kept safe. Additionally, some patterns might allow mixing of materials, for example, banded mail.

Item: Banded Mail Hauberk
Materials: 50 Hard Metal, 50 Hard Metal, 50 Hard Metal

So this would require 150 hard metal – but that metal can come from up to three types. Thus, you could combine effects in this way.

Adding enchantments would require one of two things:

1.) The crafter memorizes the required spells, which are then used during crafting.
2.) The crafter provides scrolls of the required spells, which are then consumed during crafting.

I would not apply the restrictions to reciting scrolls to crafting with scrolls. Having the ‘craft magic *’ feats implies that you are able to transfer the spell from the scroll directly into the item. Creating magic items requires the use of crystalline arcanite to bind the magic with the materials. The grade of arcanite will determine the maximum power (and level) of the item. This is similar to the use of crafting crystals in the current crafting system and ties crafting in with the lore.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

– O