- The field of forging is now split into two trade skills: weaponsmithing and armoursmithing.
Forging allowed an individual to use commodities to craft armour, shields, and weaponry, and it was available to those of the three knight classes: Paladin, Infernal, and Runewarden.
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.
Use of 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 field of forging is now split into two trade skills: weaponsmithing and armoursmithing.
Abilities in Forging
| Ability | Description |
| Club | A crude bludgeoning weapon. |
| Buckler | The smallest shield. |
| Dirk | A weapon made for stabbing. |
| Spear | The standard weapon of the footman. |
| Leatherarmour | A suit of leather armour. |
| Halberd | The simplest of the polearms. |
| Cavalry | A small shield, but more effective than the buckler. |
| Shortsword | A smaller version of the longsword. |
| Mace | The Basilican maces. |
| Ringmail | Armour composed of overlapping rings of metal. |
| Axe | The handaxe; made for throwing. |
| Bardiche | Another polearm. More complicated than the halberd. |
| Dagger | Obsidian throwing daggers. |
| Banded | A shield of reasonable effectiveness. |
| Whip | The feared weapon of those who practice serpentry. |
| Talons | Steel talons to equip falcons with. |
| Morningstar | An iron ball connected to a handle by a chain. |
| Scalemail | Armour made of overlapping scales of metal and leather. |
| Warhammer | A large bludgeoning weapon. |
| Rapier | The weapon of the cultured urbanite. |
| Javelin | Nothing hurts quite as much as being hit by a javelin. |
| Kite | A large, protective shield. |
| Flail | A wicked-looking variation on a morningstar. |
| Chainmail | Armour made of interlocking rings of metal. |
| Trident | Oftentimes the favourite weapon of gladiators. |
| Battleaxe | Favoured weapon of the mountain dwarves. |
| Tower | The largest and most cumbersome shield. |
| Splintmail | Good armour made of strips of metal and leather. |
| Bastard | The famous Delosian bastard swords. |
| Lance | Weapon of the mounted knight. |
| Scimitar | A very effective curved sword favoured in the south. |
| Fieldplate | The most common, but still very good, form of platemail. |
| Broadsword | A popular variation on the longsword. |
| Longsword | The standard against which all is based. |
| Smelting | Smelt a weapon back to some useful commodities. |
| Fullplate | The most magnificent armour. See AB FORGING FULLPLATE. |