Crafting Skills¶

Master the art of creation and become a renowned craftsman in New Dawn.

Overview¶

Crafting skills allow you to create equipment, tools, and consumables. These skills are essential for the economy and self-sufficiency.

Primary Crafting Skills¶

Blacksmithy¶

Forge metal weapons and armor.

Creates:

Plate armor (chest, legs, arms, helm, gloves)
Chainmail armor
Metal shields
Metal weapons (swords, maces, axes)

Requirements:

Mining skill (to gather ore)
Tinkering (to make tools)
Forge and anvil

Resources:

Iron ingots
Colored ingots (if available)

Training:

0-30: Practice on ingots
30-50: Make daggers, chainmail
50-70: Make plate armor
70-100: Exceptional items, rare materials

Pairs Well With: Mining, Tinkering, Arms Lore

Tailoring¶

Create cloth and leather armor and clothing.

Creates:

Leather armor (full suits)
Studded leather armor
Clothing and robes
Bandages

Requirements:

Scissors or sewing kit
Spinning wheel (for thread)
Loom (for cloth)

Resources:

Cloth/Leather
Colored hides
Thread

Training:

0-30: Bandages, cloth items
30-50: Leather armor
50-70: Studded leather
70-100: Exceptional items

Pairs Well With: Camping, Arms Lore

Carpentry¶

Craft items from wood.

Creates:

Furniture
Wooden shields
Staffs and clubs
House addons

Requirements:

Carpenter's tools
Lumberjacking (to gather wood)

Resources:

Logs and boards
Different wood types

Training:

0-30: Kindling, shafts
30-50: Small furniture
50-70: Large furniture, shields
70-100: Advanced items

Pairs Well With: Lumberjacking, Tinkering

Tinkering¶

Create tools, jewelry, and mechanical items.

Creates:

Tools (all types)
Jewelry (rings, bracelets)
Keys and lockpicks
Traps and golems

Requirements:

Tinker tools
Mining (for ingots)

Resources:

Iron ingots
Gems
Parts

Training:

0-30: Lockpicks, keys
30-50: Tools, jewelry
50-70: Advanced items
70-100: Golems, complex items

Pairs Well With: Mining, Blacksmithy

Alchemy¶

Brew potions and elixirs.

Creates:

Healing potions (lesser to greater)
Cure potions
Explosion potions
Stat potions
Poison potions

Requirements:

Mortar and pestle
Bottles (empty)

Resources:

Reagents
Special ingredients

Training:

0-30: Lesser heal potions
30-50: Heal potions
50-70: Greater potions
70-100: Deadly poisons, kegs

Pairs Well With: Inscription, Magery

Inscription¶

Scribe spells and create runebooks.

Creates:

Spell scrolls (all circles)
Runebooks
Scrolls of power
Slayer spellbooks

Requirements:

Scribe's pen
Blank scrolls

Resources:

Blank scrolls
Reagents

Training:

0-30: Low circle scrolls
30-50: Mid circle scrolls
50-70: High circle scrolls
70-100: Slayer books, runebooks

Pairs Well With: Magery, Alchemy

Cooking¶

Prepare food and beverages.

Creates:

Cooked meats
Baked goods
Special foods
Beverages

Requirements:

Skillet or flour mill
Oven or fire source

Resources:

Raw meat
Flour, eggs
Water, milk

Training:

0-30: Cook raw meat
30-60: Baked goods
60-100: Advanced recipes

Pairs Well With: Fishing, Camping

Support Crafting Skills¶

Arms Lore¶

Identify and assess equipment quality.

Effects:

Determine weapon/armor quality
Better repairs (reduces durability loss)
Estimate damage ranges
Identify exceptional items

Training:

Use skill on weapons and armor
Gains during identification

Importance: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Very Important for crafters)

Item Identification¶

Identify magical properties.

Effects:

Reveal magic item properties
Determine item worth
See charges on items

Training:

Use on unidentified items
Purchase items to identify

Importance: ⭐⭐⭐ (Helpful for crafters/merchants)

Resource Gathering¶

Mining¶

Extract ore and gems from mountains.

Yields:

Iron ore
Colored ores (if available)
Gems
Granite

Training:

0-30: Iron ore anywhere
30-50: Mountain mining
50-70: Colored ore spots
70-100: Rare ore veins

Requirements: Pickaxe or shovel

Lumberjacking¶

Harvest wood from trees.

Yields:

Regular logs
Colored wood (if available)

Training:

0-30: Any tree
30-50: Forest areas
50-70: Rare tree types
70-100: Special woods

Requirements: Axe or hatchet

Bonus: Increases damage with axes

Crafting Mechanics¶

Quality Levels¶

Items can be crafted at different qualities:

Regular - Standard quality
Exceptional - Higher quality, better stats
Masterwork - Highest quality (if available)

Exceptional Items

Higher skill = better chance for exceptional quality Exceptional items have better stats and higher value

Bulk Order Deeds (BODs)¶

Special crafting quests:

NPCs give bulk orders
Craft specific items
Turn in for rewards
Earn special resources

Repair¶

Most crafters can repair their creations:

Weapons lose durability
Armor degrades
Higher skill = better repairs
Arms Lore reduces durability loss

Crafter Templates¶

Master Blacksmith¶

Blacksmithy: 100
Mining: 100
Tinkering: 100
Arms Lore: 100
Magery: 80
Meditation: 80
Resisting Spells: 40

Master Tailor¶

Tailoring: 100
Tinkering: 100
Arms Lore: 100
Magery: 80
Meditation: 80
Resisting Spells: 80
Item Identification: 60

Alchemist¶

Alchemy: 100
Inscription: 100
Magery: 100
Evaluating Intelligence: 100
Meditation: 100
Resisting Spells: 100
Poisoning: 100

Tips for Crafters¶

Crafting Success

Set up a house for storage
Use ore carts and wood carts
Bulk craft to GM level
Organize resources in labeled containers
Keep tools in good supply
Join crafter guilds for help
Set up vendor to sell wares

Economy & Trade¶

Setting Prices¶

Consider: - Material cost - Time investment - Exceptional quality bonus - Market demand - Competition

Vendor Management¶

Place vendors in high-traffic areas
Competitive pricing
Restock regularly
Advertise your shop

Advanced Crafting¶

Enhancement¶

Some servers allow:

Adding properties to items
Using special resources
Upgrading existing equipment

Runic Tools¶

Rare tools that add magic properties:

Runic hammer (blacksmith)
Runic sewing kit (tailor)
Gained from BOD rewards

Craft your legacy in New Dawn!