Smithing

LP, Production

This Skill allows the character to create weapons, shields, and armor. For each time Smithing is bought, the character gets two Smithing PP as detailed in the "Production Skills" section. This Skill also allows a character to exchange their PPs for Artificing.

Strengthening a Weapon, Shield, or other item: Strengthening a weapon, shield, or other item allows it to withstand Shatter and Acidic Skin effects as well as explosive traps. Once Strengthened, the item will withstand two such attacks. When hit with one of these effects, the person with a Strengthened item must say "Resist." An item can only be Strengthened once, giving it two Resists to these effects. After those Resists are used, it can be Strengthened again but can never have more than two Resists at any one time, unless modified by Artificing.

To Strengthen an existing item, the character must pay extra 4 PP.

A character with Smithing can determine if someone's Armor is damaged or Shattered by examining it and using OOG question and answer dialogue. For example, while examining someone wearing Armor, one can tell exactly how many points of Mend Armor are necessary for complete recovery by asking “How many Armor Points are you down?” as an OOG question. Responses to this and other Smithing questions should not be considered IG by those nearby without their own examination or other IG communication; they can be asked and answered while under the effects of a Silence.

Artificing’s Deft Hands ability allows the user to ask the same question of Arcane Armor and Natural Armor

A character may create a Layered Smithing item represented by a single Tag which holds up to 15 uses of the same type of item. Uses may be marked off separately on the Tag. Layered tags cost the full PP cost of all the Tags that would be created otherwise with no additional cost of coin.