Forging descriptors

In the skills of Weaponsmithing and Armoursmithing smiths gain the ability to forge different kinds of weapons and armour.

In order to customize the appearance of these, the smith can select up to two adjectives called 'descriptors' from a list they can access via FORGING LIST.

Descriptors are assigned to a Smithing Rank, from Apprentice Blacksmith up to Master Blacksmith, with more advanced descriptors costing substantially more to use. These correspond to Smithing Ranks, and a forger must be of at least that Smithing Rank in order to use descriptors of that rank.

Descriptors also may have category-based restrictions on them, such as only usable on edged weapons or soft armour.

As a smith forges items with descriptors, they gain a chance of producing an item with that descriptor more cheaply than otherwise, and eventually with enough mastery over that descriptor, there exists a chance to add an additional 1-3 stat points to any weapon they forge, or 1-2 additional stat points for armour.

Every forged item has a size, and this size determines how many of the required commodities will be required to forge that item.

After you have some Master points in a descriptor you start having a chance to get an extra stat point on that item. If you have two descriptors that you're already Expert in and working towards Master on, you have a chance for up to three extra stat points, which are randomly assigned except for the fact that all three will never end up on the same stat. It works as such:

* Each descriptor gives you a chance of ((points-300)/6) to get an extra stat point.
* If both descriptors give your item an extra stat point AND you are a Grandmaster Blacksmith, there's a 50% chance for a third point. If you're a Legendary instead of Grandmaster Blacksmith the chance goes up to 75%.

Legendary and Grandmaster are advanced ranks and are not achieved in the same way as the other rank. You must be a Master Blacksmith in order to attain these two ranks PLUS:

* For Grandmaster, you acquire 60 Grandmaster points. These are gotten through mastering descriptors (see below). For every descriptor mastered, you'll get the following Grandmaster points:
  Rank 1 Descriptor = 0 points
  Rank 2 Descriptor = 1 points
  Rank 3 Descriptor = 2 points
  Rank 4 Descriptor = 6 points
  Rank 5 Descriptor = 20 points
  Rank 6 Descriptor = 30 points
* For Legendary Blacksmith, you must achieve 200 Grandmaster points.
* As a Grandmaster Blacksmith, your chances of getting stat bonuses due to Mastered descriptors are 65% per descriptor instead of 50% AND when you get two additional stat points you have a 50% chance of a third.
* As a Legendary Blacksmith, your chances of getting an additional stat point when both your descriptors produce one is up to 75%. Plus, ALL descriptors are treated as Mastered for the purpose of the extra stat point calculation (but not regarding the chance of producing an item that costs as if it was one size smaller).

Forging Descriptors and Commodity Costs

Rank	Descriptor	Commodities	Category
Apprentice Blacksmith	Archaic	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Dull	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Grooved	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Iron	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Jagged	Iron	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Lightweight	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Malformed	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Mud-caked	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Notched	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Ordinary	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Pitted	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Plain	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Primitive	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Rustic	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Scarred	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Shabby	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Simple	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Solid	Steel	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Soot-covered	Coal	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Sooty	Coal	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Steel	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Sturdy	Steel	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Tarnished	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Thick	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Thin	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Ugly	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Unembellished	n/a	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Worn	n/a	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Balanced	n/a	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Barbed	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Beefy	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Begrimed	Coal, Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Bevelled	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Bulky	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Costly	Gold	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Daunting	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Durable	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Gaudy	Gold	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Hardy	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Heavy	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Hefty	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Molted	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Polished	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Ponderous	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Resilient	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Rippled	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Rounded	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Rugged	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Sleek	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Stout	Iron	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Tempered	Steel	Any
Journeyman Blacksmith	Well-made	Steel	Any
Blacksmith	Delosian	Steel, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Ashtani	???	Any
Blacksmith	Cyrenian	???	Any
Blacksmith	Eleusian	Wood	Any
Blacksmith	Hashani	???	Any
Blacksmith	Mhaldorian	???	Any
Blacksmith	Targossian	???	Any
Blacksmith	Delosian	Steel	Any
Blacksmith	Peshwari	Gold, Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Siroccian	Obsidian, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Theran	Steel	Any
Blacksmith	Vashnari	Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Baleful	Steel, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Ceremonial	Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Cruel	Steel, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Desert	Obsidian, Bone	Any
Blacksmith	Eastern	Platinum	Any
Blacksmith	Elegant	Steel, Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Etched	Steel	Any
Blacksmith	Fancy	Gold	Any
Blacksmith	Flashy	Gold	Any
Blacksmith	Graceful	Steel, Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Grandiose	Gold	Any
Blacksmith	Impressive	Steel	Any
Blacksmith	Lovely	Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Lustrous	Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Delosian	Steel	Any
Blacksmith	Menacing	Steel, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Northern	Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Ornamental	Gems	Any
Blacksmith	Ostentatious	Gold, Platinum, Gems	Any
Blacksmith	Savage	Steel, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Saw-edged	Steel, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Shining	Steel, Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Southern	Steel	Any
Blacksmith	Spiked	Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Splendid	Steel, Silver	Any
Blacksmith	Unnerving	Obsidian, Iron	Any
Blacksmith	Western	Steel, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Barbaric	Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Barbarous	Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Beautiful	Steel, Gold, Silver Platinum	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Bejewelled	Steel, Gems	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Bronzed	Steel, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Charred	Coal, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Delicate	Silver, platinum	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Fearsome	Steel, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Formidable	Steel, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Gleaming	Steel, Silver	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Glorious	Steel	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Grand	Steel, Gold, Platinum	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Gruesome	Steel, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Intimidating	Steel, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Ornate	Gold, Platinum	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Rune-carved	Steel, Gems	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Rune-etched	Steel, Gems	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Scorched	Coal, Iron	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Sinister	Steel, Obsidian	Any
Artisan Metalworker	Stunning	Steel, Gold	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Blackened	Iron, Coal	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Blue	Blue Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Brown	Yellow Ink, Red Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Dazzling	Steel, Gems, Silver	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Exquisite	Steel, Silver, Platinum	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Extravagant	Steel, Platinum	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Flawless	Steel	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Gorgeous	Steel, Gold, Platinum	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Green	Green Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Grey	Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Indomitable	Steel, Iron	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Mighty	Steel, Iron	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Orange	Yellow Ink, Red Ink Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Perfect	Steel	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Pink	Red Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Purple	Purple Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Radiant	Gold, Platinum	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Red	Red Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Tan	Red Ink, Yellow Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Violet	Red Ink, Purple Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	White	Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Yellow	Yellow Ink, Lacquer	Any
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Blackened	Iron	Any
Master Blacksmith	Amber	Yellow Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Azure	Blue Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Black	Black Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Cerulean	Green Ink, Blue Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Crimson	Red Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Diabolical	Steel, Obsidian, Iron	Any
Master Blacksmith	Ebon	Black Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Heavenly	Steel, Gold, Platinum	Any
Master Blacksmith	Indigo	Purple Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Jet-black	Black Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Nightmarish	Steel, Obsidian, Iron	Any
Master Blacksmith	Ochre	Red Ink, Yellow Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Silver	Silver, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Turquoise	Green Ink, Lacquer	Any
Master Blacksmith	Vermillion	Red Ink, Lacquer	Any
Apprentice Blacksmith	Curved	n/a	Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Nimble	n/a	Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Small	n/a	Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Straight	n/a	Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Tapering	n/a	Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Training	n/a	Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Big	Steel	Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Brawny	Steel	Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Grim	Iron	Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Hooked	Iron	Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Large	Steel	Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Sizable	Steel	Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Slender	Steel	Weapons
Blacksmith	Ominous	Steel, Iron, Obsidian	Weapons
Blacksmith	Puissant	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Artisan Metalworker	Brutal	Iron	Weapons
Artisan Metalworker	Powerful	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Artisan Metalworker	Shimmering	Silver, Gold, Platinum	Weapons
Artisan Metalworker	Vicious	Iron	Weapons
Artisan Metalworker	Wicked	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Colossal	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Deadly	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Devastating	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Enormous	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Gigantic	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Huge	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Immense	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Mammoth	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Massive	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Monstrous	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Virtuoso Blacksmith	Overpowering	Steel, Iron	Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Pointed	n/a	Edged Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Sharp	n/a	Edged Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Double-edged	Steel	Edged Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Double-sided	Steel	Edged Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Honed	Steel	Edged Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Keen	Iron	Edged Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Single-edged	Steel	Edged Weapons
Blacksmith	Knife-edged	Steel	Edged Weapons
Blacksmith	Razor-sharp	Steel	Edged Weapons
Blacksmith	Serrated	Steel, Iron	Edged Weapons
Master Blacksmith	Diamond-edged	Gems	Edged Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Iron-tipped	Iron	Leather Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Sinuous	Leather	Leather Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Undulating	Leather	Leather Weapons
Journeyman Blacksmith	Winding	Leather	Leather Weapons
Blacksmith	Obsidian-tipped	Obsidian	Leather Weapons
Blacksmith	Snaky	Leather	Leather Weapons
Blacksmith	Steel-tipped	Steel	Leather Weapons
Blacksmith	Twisted	Leather	Leather Weapons
Artisan Metalworker	Serpentine	Leather	Leather Weapons
Apprentice Blacksmith	Dented	n/a	Armour
Master Blacksmith	Skull-festooned	Bone	Armour
Apprentice Blacksmith	Ragged	n/a	Soft Armour
Journeyman Blacksmith	Supple	Leather	Soft Armour
Tash'la Earthshaping Tome	Cyclonic	Bone, Gems	Any
Tash'la Earthshaping Tome	Iojian	Bone, Platinum	Any
Tash'la Earthshaping Tome	Flame-wreathed	Bone, Gems	Any
Tash'la Earthshaping Tome	Minseralised	Bone, Gems	Any
Tash'la Earthshaping Tome	Liquidinous	Bone, Gems	Any