If a character has proper tools, skill and time, he can create ordinary items for himself. This is rarely profitable for low-cost items, since the profit is small and not geared to PC-level of personal spending. To determine the crafting details, look at the list price of the item. The item will take 2 days of work for each gold piece of cost, and you must spend 40% of the cost on materials. For items made of silver or gold, calculate the time as if it were a normal item, but multiple the cost of materials by 10 for silver and 100 for gold. Silver weapons are restricted to the items given in the gear list and use the indicated costs for calculation.
Masterwork items are items of exception quality. Each one costs 10 times the price of an ordinary item. A masterwork item has its durability increased by 1 compared with an ordinary example. Only masterwork items can be made into magic items.
An Ulfberht Sword is a special masterwork weapon made of high quality steel by a guild of Frankish smiths .and much prized through the Northlands, Ulfberht swords have very high durability and inflict one extra point of damage.
Background Calculus: For each gold piece of cost, figure 3sp goes to labor, 3 sp to profit or capital, and 4sp to materials. The PC crafter must pay the material cost. Since 3sp is about 2 day's living expenses for a normal NPC, each Gold Piece of cost takes 2 man/days of work.
Item Type | Skill | Tools |
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Martial Weapons | Craft(Swordsmith) | Smithy |
Simple Weapons | Craft (Blacksmith or Swordsmith) | Smithy |
Heavy Armor | Craft (Armorer) | Smithy |
Light Armor | Craft (Leather worker) | Craftsman's tools |
Shields | Craft (Armorer or Carpenter) | Craftsman's tools |
Common Tools | Craft(Blacksmith) | Smithy |
Wagons | Craft(Carpenter) | Craftsman's Workshop |
Common Wooden Objects | Craft(Carpenter) | Craftsman's Tools |
Common Tin/lead Items | Craft(Tinker) | Craftsman's Tools |
Packs, Bags, Saddles | Craft (Leather worker) | Craftsman's Tools |
Clothes | Craft(Tailor) | Craftsman's Tools |
Jewelry | Craft (Jewelry) | Craftsman's Workshop |
Silver or Gold Objects | Craft(Goldsmith) | Craftman's tools |