So I'm getting back into learning forging with my warrior, but I can't find any good guides. Are there any still out there?
The wiki article on forging barely touches on the actual process of forging and some important things are missing (like that you need to wear an apron or how to create a forging hammer). The author(s) seem to assume that the reader already knows quite a bit that I don't know.
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Re: guides
04/11/2017 08:34 PM CDT
Basic guides are in the forges themselves.
At the supply shop:
>read placard
/
/
| |
| - READ THIS BEFORE YOU MAKE A PURCHASE - |
| |
| 1. You need to be wearing an apron in order to |
| work in a workshop or forge. NOTHING will |
| work if you are not wearing one! |
| |
| 2. You only need tempering oil when forging steel |
| or better materials. There is water in a |
| cistern in the forging chamber for use with |
| bronze or iron. |
| |
| 3. Enchanted tempering oil is only needed when |
| forging magical materials. |
| |
| 4. Bronze is an easy material to work with and |
| is intended for practicing. It makes LOUSY |
| weapons; however, you can make hilts/hafts |
| and blades/heads from it. It is a good |
| all-around practice material, as is iron. |
| |
| 5. The blocks of wood are for use in crafting |
| the hilt/haft of a weapon; however, the type |
| of wood will not be apparent in the finished |
| weapon. You can as easily craft hilts or |
| hafts from bronze or iron. |
| |
| 6. You cannot forge until you first craft a |
| forging-hammer for yourself. A good hammer |
| will improve your chance of success when |
| forging. A poor hammer will decrease your |
| chance of success when forging. |
| |
| 7. Magical materials can only be forged with |
| a forging-hammer constructed from magical |
| materials. This means the hammer must be |
| made of mithril or better. The choice of |
| which magical material to use is a personal |
| preference and has NO impact on the hammer's |
| ability to forge, other than enabling you to |
| forge magical materials. |
| |
| 8. Glyphs are patterns. You need two for any |
| weapon you intend to craft. Forging-hammer |
| glyphs are permanent in each workshop on the |
| workbench and do not need to be purchased. |
| |
| 9. Glyphs are made of various materials. The |
| weaker materials contain fewer uses before |
| they crumble. The choice of which to buy |
| should be based on convenience. Stronger |
| glyphs cost slightly more per use, but are |
| lighter, considering the number of uses they |
| contain. |
| |
| 10. The number of uses for glyph materials are: |
| |
| Wax - 10 |
| Cuirbouilli - 25 |
| Modwir - 50 |
| Tin - 100 |
| Silver - 250 |
| Gold - 500 |
| |
| 11. Glyphs for three weapons of each forging skill |
| group are offered for sale. They are listed |
| in ascending difficulty. You will not be able |
| to craft the second or third weapons until |
| your skill is advanced enough. Practice on |
| the first weapon until you realize that it is |
| too simple for you to learn from, then move on |
| to the second weapon, etc. |
| |
| 12. Each supply shop will offer glyphs for a |
| weapon or two that are not regularly sold |
| at other supply shops. These glyphs are |
| posted towards the bottom of the sign and |
| are usually of mid- to high-difficulty. |
| Don't bother buying them until you are able |
| to craft all of the similar skill weapons |
| listed farther up on the sign. |
| |
|____________________________________________________|
In the workshop:
>read sign
_____________________________________________
| |
| WORKSHOP USE INSTRUCTIONS: |
|
|
| |
| 1. DECIDE WHAT WEAPON YER GONNA MAKE. |
| (This step listed fer elfs, others |
| dont need to be told to an kin go |
| right to STEP 2) |
| |
| 2. DECIDE WHICH PART YER GONNA MAKE FIRST. |
| (HANDLE OR BLADE) |
| |
| 3. HOLD SOME RAW MATERIAL IN YER LEFT HAND. |
| |
| 4. MARK YER MATERIAL WITH THE PATTERN BY |
| STARIN AT THE GLYPH FER THAT PART. |
| |
| 5. TAKE THE SCRIBED MATERIAL AN EITHER |
| SHAPE IT ON THE GRINDER (HANDLE PARTS) |
| OR WORK IT AT THE FORGE (BLADE PARTS). |
| |
| USE THE TONGS TO START FORGIN STUFF. |
| |
| 6. POLISH THE ROUGH PART AT THE POLISHER. |
| |
| 7. DO STEPS 1 TO 5 AGIN FER THE SECOND |
| PART OF THE WEAPON YER MAKIN. |
| |
| 8. TAKE THE 2 FINISHED PARTS AN PUT EM |
| TOGETHER USIN THE VISE. |
| |
| 9. WHATEVER YA MADE -* THROW IT AWAY *- |
| IF YA NEEDED THIS LIST YA CANT CRAFT |
| WORTH ORCSNOT YET. |
| |
|_____________________________________________|
Ugh, that formatting. You get the idea. Here, I threw it on pastebin if it's illegible. These forums, I swear...
https://pastebin.com/cpuSZ4e8
At the supply shop:
>read placard
/
/
| |
| - READ THIS BEFORE YOU MAKE A PURCHASE - |
| |
| 1. You need to be wearing an apron in order to |
| work in a workshop or forge. NOTHING will |
| work if you are not wearing one! |
| |
| 2. You only need tempering oil when forging steel |
| or better materials. There is water in a |
| cistern in the forging chamber for use with |
| bronze or iron. |
| |
| 3. Enchanted tempering oil is only needed when |
| forging magical materials. |
| |
| 4. Bronze is an easy material to work with and |
| is intended for practicing. It makes LOUSY |
| weapons; however, you can make hilts/hafts |
| and blades/heads from it. It is a good |
| all-around practice material, as is iron. |
| |
| 5. The blocks of wood are for use in crafting |
| the hilt/haft of a weapon; however, the type |
| of wood will not be apparent in the finished |
| weapon. You can as easily craft hilts or |
| hafts from bronze or iron. |
| |
| 6. You cannot forge until you first craft a |
| forging-hammer for yourself. A good hammer |
| will improve your chance of success when |
| forging. A poor hammer will decrease your |
| chance of success when forging. |
| |
| 7. Magical materials can only be forged with |
| a forging-hammer constructed from magical |
| materials. This means the hammer must be |
| made of mithril or better. The choice of |
| which magical material to use is a personal |
| preference and has NO impact on the hammer's |
| ability to forge, other than enabling you to |
| forge magical materials. |
| |
| 8. Glyphs are patterns. You need two for any |
| weapon you intend to craft. Forging-hammer |
| glyphs are permanent in each workshop on the |
| workbench and do not need to be purchased. |
| |
| 9. Glyphs are made of various materials. The |
| weaker materials contain fewer uses before |
| they crumble. The choice of which to buy |
| should be based on convenience. Stronger |
| glyphs cost slightly more per use, but are |
| lighter, considering the number of uses they |
| contain. |
| |
| 10. The number of uses for glyph materials are: |
| |
| Wax - 10 |
| Cuirbouilli - 25 |
| Modwir - 50 |
| Tin - 100 |
| Silver - 250 |
| Gold - 500 |
| |
| 11. Glyphs for three weapons of each forging skill |
| group are offered for sale. They are listed |
| in ascending difficulty. You will not be able |
| to craft the second or third weapons until |
| your skill is advanced enough. Practice on |
| the first weapon until you realize that it is |
| too simple for you to learn from, then move on |
| to the second weapon, etc. |
| |
| 12. Each supply shop will offer glyphs for a |
| weapon or two that are not regularly sold |
| at other supply shops. These glyphs are |
| posted towards the bottom of the sign and |
| are usually of mid- to high-difficulty. |
| Don't bother buying them until you are able |
| to craft all of the similar skill weapons |
| listed farther up on the sign. |
| |
|____________________________________________________|
In the workshop:
>read sign
_____________________________________________
| |
| WORKSHOP USE INSTRUCTIONS: |
|
|
| |
| 1. DECIDE WHAT WEAPON YER GONNA MAKE. |
| (This step listed fer elfs, others |
| dont need to be told to an kin go |
| right to STEP 2) |
| |
| 2. DECIDE WHICH PART YER GONNA MAKE FIRST. |
| (HANDLE OR BLADE) |
| |
| 3. HOLD SOME RAW MATERIAL IN YER LEFT HAND. |
| |
| 4. MARK YER MATERIAL WITH THE PATTERN BY |
| STARIN AT THE GLYPH FER THAT PART. |
| |
| 5. TAKE THE SCRIBED MATERIAL AN EITHER |
| SHAPE IT ON THE GRINDER (HANDLE PARTS) |
| OR WORK IT AT THE FORGE (BLADE PARTS). |
| |
| USE THE TONGS TO START FORGIN STUFF. |
| |
| 6. POLISH THE ROUGH PART AT THE POLISHER. |
| |
| 7. DO STEPS 1 TO 5 AGIN FER THE SECOND |
| PART OF THE WEAPON YER MAKIN. |
| |
| 8. TAKE THE 2 FINISHED PARTS AN PUT EM |
| TOGETHER USIN THE VISE. |
| |
| 9. WHATEVER YA MADE -* THROW IT AWAY *- |
| IF YA NEEDED THIS LIST YA CANT CRAFT |
| WORTH ORCSNOT YET. |
| |
|_____________________________________________|
Ugh, that formatting. You get the idea. Here, I threw it on pastebin if it's illegible. These forums, I swear...
https://pastebin.com/cpuSZ4e8
