Forging

The skill of Forging has been replaced with the skills of Weaponsmithing and Armoursmithing.

Forging allowed an individual to use commodities to craft armour, shields, and weaponry. To begin the forging of a new item, a vacant forge had to first be located, and these could be found in all major cities, as well as a few villages. After a coal was placed in the forge and lit in order to generate enough heat for crafting, the necessary commodities were then placed into the forge. Forging proceeded in two stages. First, the mass of commodities was formed into a crude weapon, shield, or set of armour; the second step was then refinement of the crude item. All forged items of the same type possessed equivalent statistics prior to refinement. Each refinement could randomly increase one statistic until the item was been fully crafted, at which point no further refinement was possible.

Using the Hammer of Forging artefact allowed a smith to create fully crafted items with fewer refinement steps and with greater potential for above-average statistics.

The Forging skill was available to to members of the three knight classes: Infernal, Paladin, and Runewarden. With the advent of trade skills forging was split into Weaponsmithing and Armoursmithing and knights gained the new skill of Weaponmastery.

Abilities in Forging

Fire	How to set forges to burning.
Syntax:	FIRE FORGE
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Details:	The first step in any smith's learning is how to light forges for use.
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Club	A crude bludgeoning weapon.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR CLUB FORGE
Required:	1 wood
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Details:	A crude bludgeoning weapon.
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Buckler	The smallest shield.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR BUCKLER FORGE
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Works against:	1 leather and 1 steel
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Details:	The smallest shield.
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Cleaver	The tool of the practiced butcher.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR CLEAVER FORGE
Required:	1 steel and 1 wood
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Details:	These cleavers are the preferred tool of butchers everywhere.
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Dirk	A weapon made for stabbing.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR DIRK FORGE
Required:	2 steel and 1 iron
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Details:	A weapon made for stabbing.
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Spear	The standard weapon of the footman.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR SPEAR FORGE
Required:	3 steel and 4 wood
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Details:	The standard weapon of the footman.
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Leatherarmour	A suit of leather armour.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR LEATHERARMOUR FORGE
Required:	10 Leather
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Details:	A suit of leather armour.
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Halberd	The simplest of the polearms.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR HALBERD FORGE
Required:	5 Steel and 5 Wood
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Details:	The simplest of the polearms.
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Cavalry	A small shield, but more effective than the buckler.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR CAVALRY FORGE
Required:	2 Leather and 1 Steel
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Details:	A small shield, but more effective than the buckler.
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Shortsword	A smaller version of the longsword.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR SHORTSWORD FORGE
Required:	1 Leather and 2 Steel
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Details:	A smaller version of the longsword.
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Mace	The Basilican maces.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR MACE FORGE
Required:	3 Iron, 3 Steel and 3 Wood
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Details:	The Basilican maces.
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Ringmail	Armour composed of overlapping rings of metal.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR RINGMAIL FORGE
Required:	5 Leather and 3 Steel
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Details:	Moderate armour composed of overlapping metal rings atop leather.
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Axe	The handaxe; made for throwing.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR AXE FORGE
Required:	3 Iron and 3 Wood
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Details:	The handaxe; made for throwing.
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Bardiche	Another polearm. More complicated than the halberd.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR BARDICHE FORGE
Required:	6 Steel and 5 Wood
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Details:	Another polearm. More complicated than the halberd.
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Dagger	Obsidian throwing daggers.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR DAGGER FORGE
Required:	2 obsidian, 1 iron and 1 steel
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Details:	Obsidian throwing daggers.
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Banded	A shield of reasonable effectiveness.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR BANDED FORGE
Required:	1 Leather and 2 Steel
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Details:	A shield of reasonable effectiveness.
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Whip	The feared weapon of those who practice serpentry.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR WHIP FORGE
Required:	1 Iron, 5 Leather and 2 Wood
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Details:	The feared weapon of those who practice serpentry.
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Talons	Steel talons to equip falcons with.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR TALONS FORGE
Required:	2 Leather and 2 Steel
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Details:	Steel talons to equip falcons with.
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Morningstar	An iron ball connected to a handle by a chain.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR MORNINGSTAR FORGE
Required:	3 Iron, 3 Steel and 1 Wood
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Details:	An iron ball connected to a handle by a chain.
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Scalemail	Armour made of overlapping scales of metal and leather.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR SCALEMAIL FORGE
Required:	5 Leather and 6 Steel
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Details:	Armour made of overlapping scales of metal and leather.
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Warhammer	A large bludgeoning weapon.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR WARHAMMER FORGE
Required:	5 Steel and 3 Wood
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Details:	A large bludgeoning weapon.
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Rapier	The weapon of the cultured urbanite.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR RAPIER FORGE
Required:	5 Steel
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Details:	The weapon of the cultured urbanite.
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Javelin	Nothing hurts quite as much as being hit by a javelin.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR JAVELIN FORGE
Required:	1 Obsidian and 3 Wood
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Details:	Nothing hurts quite as much as being hit by a javelin.
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Kite	A large, protective shield.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR KITE FORGE
Required:	1 Leather and 3 Steel
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Details:	A large, protective shield.
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Flail	A wicked-looking variation on a morningstar.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR FLAIL FORGE
Required:	3 Iron, 3 Steel and 1 Wood
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Details:	A wicked-looking variation on a morningstar.
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Chainmail	Armour made of interlocking rings of metal.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR CHAINMAIL FORGE
Required:	6 Cloth and 12 Steel
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Details:	Armour made of interlocking rings of metal.
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Trident	Oftentimes the favourite weapon of gladiators.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR TRIDENT FORGE
Required:	3 Steel and 4 Wood
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Details:	Oftentimes the favourite weapon of gladiators.
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Battleaxe	Favoured weapon of the mountain dwarves.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR BATTLEAXE FORGE
Required:	1 Leather, 7 Steel and 1 Wood
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Details:	Favoured weapon of the mountain dwarves.
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Tower	The largest and most cumbersome shield.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR TOWER FORGE
Required:	1 Leather and 4 Steel
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Details:	The largest and most cumbersome shield.
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Splintmail	Good armour made of strips of metal and leather.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR SPLINTMAIL FORGE
Required:	5 Leather 18 Steel
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Details:	Good armour made of strips of metal and leather.
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Bastard	The famous Delosian bastard swords.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR BASTARD FORGE
Required:	2 Leather and 8 Steel
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Details:	The famous Delosian bastard swords.
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Lance	Weapon of the mounted knight.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR LANCE FORGE
Required:	2 Steel and 5 Wood
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Details:	Weapon of the mounted knight.
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Scimitar	A very effective curved sword favoured in the south.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR SCIMITAR FORGE
Required:	1 Leather and 8 Steel
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Details:	A very effective curved sword favoured in the south.
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Fieldplate	The most common, but still very good, form of platemail.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR FIELDPLATE FORGE
Required:	8 Cloth and 34 Steel
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Details:	The most common, but still very good, form of platemail.
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Broadsword	A popular variation on the longsword.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR BROADSWORD FORGE
Required:	1 Leather and 8 Steel
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Details:	A popular variation on the longsword.
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Tank	The deadly weapons of war.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR TANK FORGE
Required:	25 Steel
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Details:	The deadly weapons of war.
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Longsword	The standard against which all is based.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR LONGSWORD FORGE
Required:	1 Leather and 8 Steel
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Details:	The standard against which all is based.
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Fullplate	The most magnificent armour. See AB FORGING FULLPLATE.
Syntax:	FORGE FOR FULLPLATE FORGE
Required:	10 Cloth, 10 Gold, 10 Leather and 100 Steel
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Details:	Full plate armour is considered a rather special item in Achaea, and is strictly limited to use by those with an extremely high aptitude for forging. It is _very_ expensive, and takes an extremely long time to forge (and you will always want to forge it to its maximum). Speak to a Patron Immortal, such as that of your house or city, and have your armour's description customised, so that when people look at you, they might see, for instance, Sarapis is wearing a suit of blackened armour, instead of Sarapis is wearing a suit of shimmering full-plate.
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