Forging
From The Ankyrean Archives
Forging is the skill of creating a wide assortment of weapons and armour, ranging from the chipped-obsidian throwing dagger to the venerable longsword, to the impressive full plate armour wearable only by the forger himself.
In order to forge something you know how to make (AB FORGING will show you what you can make, if you have forging), you must first find a forge. Chances are it will not be burning, in which case you must buy some coal (probably at one of the markets), and put it in the forge. Then, you must FIRE FORGE to get it going. If a forge goes too long without anyone forging in it, then it will go out.
Once you have got the forge going, you can try to forge something. Each item has certain commodity requirements. FORGINGCOMMS <item> will tell you what you need to have in your inventory in order to make that item. For all forging commands, you should use the exact name of the item that you see when you type AB FORGING.
Once you've established that you have the proper ingredients, you may FORGE FOR <itemtype>. The commodities will be removed from your inventory and put in the forge, at which point you cannot recover them.
Once the item is created and in the forge, you must FORGE again to shape the item into its basic form.
However, the item is not done. You must now REFINE the item, which will finish the item, giving it its final stats.
Alternativly you may refine a weapon with the goal of increasing a particular stat. You can do this with REFINE FOR <damage|tohit|speed>. This does not ensure that you will get a weapon with a very high stat, but it will increase your chances. You may also REFINE FOR <cutting|blunt> when working with armour.
In order to see the statistics on a particular piece of weaponry or armour, you need the WEAPONPROBE ability in the Weaponry skill (it is quite low in it).
Summary of Forging:
- Buy needed commodities for that item and make sure you have coal.
- Find a forge, and fire the forge, after putting the coal inside.
- FORGE FOR <itemtype>
- FORGE
- REFINE or REFINE FOR <damage|tohit|speed|cutting|blunt>
- Take the item from the forge and show it to all your friends!
Classes
Skills
| Name | Rank | Percent | Description |
| Smelting | Smelt forged items and recover some of the materials. | ||
| Repairing | Extend the life of worn items. | ||
| Club | A crude bludgeoning weapon. | ||
| Buckler | The smallest shield. | ||
| Breadpan | A useful cooking utensil. | ||
| Dirk | A weapon made for stabbing. | ||
| Spear (Forging) | The standard weapon of the footman. | ||
| Pieplate | A plate for baking pie. | ||
| Leatherarmour | A suit of leather armour. | ||
| Cookiesheet | A steel sheet for baking cookies. | ||
| Halberd | The simplest of the polearms. | ||
| Cavalry | A small shield, but more effective than the buckler. | ||
| Pot | A cast-iron cooking pot. | ||
| Cauldron | Cauldrons suitable for fermenting. | ||
| Shortsword | A smaller version of the longsword. | ||
| Mace | The Basilican maces. | ||
| Ringmail | Armour composed of overlapping rings of metal. | ||
| Pastrypan | A pan for making fine pastries. | ||
| Axe (Forging) | The handaxe; made for throwing. | ||
| Bardiche | Another polearm. More complicated than the halberd. | ||
| Dagger | Obsidian throwing daggers. | ||
| Banded | A shield of reasonable effectiveness. | ||
| Kettle | A heavy kettle with a lid. | ||
| 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 | The traditional 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. | ||
| Fullplate | The most magnificent armour. See AB FORGING FULLPLATE. |
