Category:Oldmanjohn's Guide to Crafting

So you are new to the lands and you made your way off the dock, you've killed some rats and maybe even a few pigs. But something is missing. You have no armor or tools and maybe even your hut looks empty. It's time to start crafting.

This crafting guide is for the person who doesn't want to spend ruks to get started on a particular craft. We're starting from the ground up with no real help at all. Although if you choose to spend ruks to buy certain items from shops in the world to speed up the process you are more then welcome to do so, I'm sure those shop keepers would love to have you!

TP, or the little blue bar near the bottom right hand side of the screen. You start out with 1000 TP or Task points. You receive 1 task point every min of the game while online or offline. Everything you do in crafting use TP so use it wisely.

First you need to find a Stone Axe and a Stone knife. These 2 tools can be acquired by killing boar kin or maybe you can find a stockpile of them in some towers around the starting area. Once you have your axe and knife you need to cut down a tree or find some planks lying around. Just don't steal the planks you see on a construction site.

The first Crafting skill you will need to work on is Woodworking. Woodworking allows you to make general use tools and items for all the other crafts. Once you have some planks you need to make some tongs, and make a set of hafts and hilts.

If you are a paid account user make sure you make a forest kiln and if you are not a paid accounted user you will have to buy the charcoal from a shop. You will also need some copper. You can buy copper daggers at some shops or you can get copper nuggets from the kobalds. You can also get copper daggers from thieves in Pembor or outcasts have copper weapons sometimes. If you go the kobald route remember that 1 Bar = 10 nuggets = 100 flakes.

You also need some clay so make a shovel and go digging in a shallow stream. Once you get some clay you will need to make clay molds for which ever route you plan on going. This is a good time to figure out what other crafts you want to choose. Regardless which ever one you want the process will be pretty much the same.

I will list the tools needed for each craft and you will need to create those tools using metal crafting.

Armour = Armour's Hammer, Sheets of metal, Metal Rivets, Leather Straps, Chain Links

(Armor uses Metal Crafting, and leather working along with forging a lot of metal to craft these items. It’s a long process and I suggest having a place to store your items while waiting to create more.)

Bowyer = Draw knife and adze

(Bowyers have to hut deer and look for the uncommon woods, this skill takes awhile to work on although those who are dedicated to it can be rewarded quite nicely in the pvp lands)

Fletcher = Carving knife and knife

(Fletchers go hand in hand with bowyer's and also need to hunt for deer, Birds, and find those uncommon woods. Fletcher can also make ropes)

Furrier = Sheers, Needles

(Furrier's make the lowest grade armor out of fur from butchering. Once you have the piece of fur, take in one of your hands, with the sheers in the other then click on the fur and click split. )

Leather crafter = Sheers, Needles, Carving Knife

(Leather crafter is one of the most common skills, you can make armor, and craft bags quivers and pouches. You need to hunt for skins and then split them with the sheers.)

Jeweler = A jeweler's work table, jeweler's hammer file, jeweler's chisel, divider, rasp, chasing tool set

(Jewelers allow Gems to be placed into weapons and armor. Currently those gem weapons give magical abilities to the user. You find Gems from panning streams but they are rare.)

Locksmith = no tools

(Locksmiths give you the ability to lock up your doors and chests)

Metal Casting = no tools

(This allows you to take clay and turn it into molds for Tools, weapons and armor ingredients)

Woodworking = Knife, adze, Carpenter's Hammer

(Starting crafting skill, you can also create containers, carts and wagons with this skill)

Unskilled = no tools needed

(This is how you make your tools and weapons and a few other items which doesn't need a skill to make.)

Now that I gave you a brief overview of what you need for each crafting skill, you need to think about what you need the most and what will benefit you the best. In the beginning days of crafting be very wise with what you make. You will most likely need to make several of the same items to skill up so you can make something that you need. I strongly suggest if you take up crafting you get a paid account so you have a safe place to store what you make.