The Players Corner Archive

I must say this is one of the most boring things I've done, infact it's what I'm doing typing up this post. I'm using Taernath's instructions on how to forge a hammer, which basically are the following:

Part I)
1) Buy an apron. An apron will run you only 2k.
2) Buy 6-8 bars of bronze at 500 silvers a piece.
3) Enter the workplace. This will automatically cost you 1k and will give you 1 hour access to the workshop and its tools.

Part II)
4) Put one of the bars of bronze in your left hand.
5) Stare at the glaes forging-hammer head-glyph. This takes 30 seconds.
6) Turn grinder. This takes 105 seconds.
7) Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you successfully have made a bronze hammer-head. This will take a hell of a long time and be very boring. If you fail your bronze bar will either reduce in size, or become a toothpick at which point you must use another bronze bar.
8) Repeat step 4-7 but instead of staring at the hammer-head, stare at the hammer-handle.

Part III)
9) Get out your hammer-handle and use the polisher to polish it. This is done by typing in LEAN POLISHER. Be very careful and wait 80-90 seconds before completing your polish.
10) Repeat step 9 for the hammer-head.
11) Last step is to put the hammer-head in your left hand, and hammer-handle in your right hand, and type in TURN VISE.
12) Repeat step 11 until you have successfully made a forging hammer.

I don't know how practical or how useful forging is, but I am rather interested in it since it's a "practice makes perfect" type skill.

The more I learn about forging, the more I'll post in here about the subject. Taernath also has some useful information to share about this system so I hope he'll also post what he can.

- Lord Kranar, human Archwizard reg

Level: 109
Currently Stat Bonus
Constitution (CO): 69 .... 9
Dexterity (DE): 100 .... 25
Discipline (DI): 100 .... 25
Logic (LO): 100 .... 30
Intelligence (IN): 100 .... 30
Strength (ST): 79 .... 19
Reflexes (RE): 100 .... 25
Charisma (CH): 58 .... 4
Wisdom (WI): 77 .... 13
Aura (AU): 100 .... 25

With those stats it took me 2 and a half hours to make a crude bronze forging-hammer using the steps above. I was pretty efficient in making it.

- Lord Kranar, human Archwizard reg

Can you please tell me where some of the workshops are located?

Thanks.

Gandmor reg

- Lord Kranar, human Archwizard reg

Just a note, if you fail at grinding the bar, but get the message along the lines of 'you realize you should probably re-scribe the hammer', you can use the bar again. It should show up as 'a ground bronze bar'. The only times you can't keep using the same bar, are when you fudge and get a toothpick, or the bar can no longer be scribed.

*edit*

Make sure to keep track of the number of 'ahas' you get. These are used as a measure of how far along you are. At approximately 200-250 aha's, you'll start making simple hammers, and plain ones at 300.

As you gain skill, it becomes harder to get ahas. For example, I have around 300 ahas in crafting. I get an aha usually 2/3 of the time I craft a hammer, as opposed to when I was just beginning I would gain one every time.

[This message has been edited by Taernath (edited 12-09-2001).] reg

I had no idea you had to count those until my friend asked me in an IM "how many Aha's have you gotten?"

I do have a question though. Should you wait until you master crafting to start forging, or is there a good time to start forging like at.. oh I don't know.. 300 ranks?

My halfling ranger is forging (no comments from the peanut gallery!) so I'd love to see her making swords and stuff soon.

Oh and does anyone have a list of hammers in order of appearance? Like from simple to plain, that sort of thing. reg

It's not necessary, but it's a good idea - with a better hammer you can create better weapons. At around 300 ranks of crafting you can start to play around with forging, but don't expect any miracles.

>>Oh and does anyone have a list of hammers in order of appearance? Like from simple to plain, that sort of thing.<<

There's a list on the official boards.. I'll try to find it later on. reg

If you don't get bored with the crafting bit before you get that far, I'd really be curious to know if it's possible for a wizard forger to make their own feras equipment. Was thinking a pile of feras daggers would be nice for my hurler.

- Belisar reg

- Lord Kranar, human Archwizard reg

Would seem all ya need is steel, knowledge of magic, and, I would assume, attunement to the element for the flare... Nothing about special metals. Since I can't hunt now, I'm gonna try and take up some time with it myself and see what I can find.

Drake Weapons - Most all are crafted of plain steel, which makes them so unusual. Each must undergo a process when the weapon is still but a lump of heated metal in a forge.
This process, which takes a bit of effort to do, is quite easy to explain. A mage is present when the weapon is crafted, and will constantly infuse elemental energy into the slowly-forming metal. This is much akin to the spell Elemental Blade, only it is a permanent infusing of the element, minus the bonus to the wielder's strikes. With careful precision, the weapon will retain the elemental fire the mage channels into it forever unless it is destroyed. Various intelligent creatures will often carry these weapons, as they require no special materials and a very basic knowledge of magic to forge them.


Feras Weapons - Named so after the mage who invented the process, Ulithian Feras, feras weapons can be extremely devastating when freshly made. They, like their drake counterparts, are mostly plain steel weapons imbued with a specific element, though feras contains the element of lightning, a very strong and unpredictable magical force.
The process involves several sessions with a mage who is knowledgeable in the ways of lightning, as a continous channeling would cause the weapon to break under the extreme energies.

- Belisar reg

------------------
-The one with 17 warnings and a stolen character(Skaster's player) reg

------------------
-The one with 17 warnings and a stolen character(Skaster's player) reg

Also, does anyone know what two-handed weapon glyphs can be purchased, or can anyone point me in the right direction?

Forging has really peaked my interest. Although it's a little tedious and boring sometimes, I think if I can deal with the rogue's guild (::ducks: , I can certainly deal with forging. I see numerous benefits too.

------------------
-Emtel reg

I think Wehnimer's has greatsword glyphs, but failing that, Icemule should.

(p.s. the 'rough' hammer head only means it hasn't been polished yet. When you put the head and the handle together is when you'll see what type of hammer it is.) reg