 Craft Katana, wondering what skills are most correct |
 Jun 10 2007, 06:16 AM
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I am wondering what skills and the target number and time interval it would take to craft a Katana.
Intricate Item 12 time week Skills, from the example I am guessing Armorer skill and Logic attribute. Any input? WMS |
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WearzManySkins Craft Katana Jun 10 2007, 06:16 AM
laughingowl Hmm,
'Traditional'
Threshold (I presume... Jun 10 2007, 06:24 AM WearzManySkins well since at a threshold of 12 it will take it 60... Jun 10 2007, 06:48 AM Lagomorph I think the skills are good, you could also use ar... Jun 10 2007, 05:07 PM Ravor Yeah but would a sword made using the Artisan skil... Jun 10 2007, 05:20 PM Demerzel The Master Swordsmith Masamune was definately an a... Jun 10 2007, 05:30 PM hyzmarca I'd actually make it a three-step process with... Jun 10 2007, 05:34 PM Rotbart van Dainig By the RAW, it's only twofold:
The Armorer Te... Jun 10 2007, 05:41 PM WearzManySkins Hmm interesting inputs....
First Step Shaping the... Jun 10 2007, 05:51 PM odinson Wouldn't it be easier to take the high quality... Jun 10 2007, 06:32 PM WearzManySkins Easier yes, but the lathe would not fold the steel... Jun 10 2007, 07:12 PM Rotbart van Dainig ..would be pretty decent. I have handled blades th... Jun 10 2007, 08:07 PM WearzManySkins Interesting Hanwei uses three different types of s... Jun 10 2007, 08:37 PM Rotbart van Dainig Hanwei produces mono-steel swords, too.
The rece... Jun 10 2007, 08:44 PM WearzManySkins Well IIRC it was ancient Japanese legend that a Bo... Jun 10 2007, 09:06 PM Rotbart van Dainig Indeed, breaking swords is stuff for legends and s... Jun 10 2007, 09:17 PM hyzmarca Actually, breaking swords is easy. It is cutting s... Jun 10 2007, 09:56 PM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (hyzmarca) but a katana swung by someone who... Jun 10 2007, 11:00 PM WearzManySkins OK modified
First Step Shaping the Steel, Thresho... Jun 10 2007, 11:08 PM Ravor My answer would be no, you don't get the extra... Jun 10 2007, 11:15 PM hyzmarca Actually, polishing a katana is necessary to make ... Jun 10 2007, 11:26 PM Ravor Then it should also be an Armorer Test. Jun 10 2007, 11:30 PM WearzManySkins Ok take the middle ground then
First Step Shaping... Jun 10 2007, 11:35 PM hyzmarca There is also the issue of equipment. The folding ... Jun 11 2007, 12:43 AM WearzManySkins QUOTE (hyzmarca) There is also the issue of equipm... Jun 11 2007, 01:01 AM hyzmarca Because the more complex the equipment used to pro... Jun 11 2007, 01:20 AM WearzManySkins QUOTE (hyzmarca) Because the more complex the equi... Jun 11 2007, 02:01 AM mfb the demarcation point between "processed... Jun 11 2007, 02:11 AM WearzManySkins QUOTE (mfb @ Jun 10 2007, 09:11 PM) the demar... Jun 11 2007, 02:18 AM Tarantula Skins, if you're going to go to that degree to... Jun 11 2007, 05:30 AM WearzManySkins Yes but from the description it talks about flint ... Jun 11 2007, 06:11 AM odinson QUOTE (WearzManySkins) Yes but from the descriptio... Jun 11 2007, 06:18 AM WearzManySkins Hmm lets see, from knowledge based skills like adv... Jun 11 2007, 06:30 AM Tarantula Skins, to offer a different interpretation. ... Jun 11 2007, 06:41 AM odinson QUOTE (WearzManySkins) Hmm lets see, from knowledg... Jun 11 2007, 06:46 AM Ravor QUOTE (WearzManySkins)So your are saying an ancien... Jun 11 2007, 07:02 AM WearzManySkins Tarantula,
In SM page 185 one can buy "raw... Jun 11 2007, 07:02 AM Ravor Well if I understand what you are talking about by... Jun 11 2007, 07:10 AM Tarantula Yes, iron is raw. Coal is raw. Steel is not raw.... Jun 11 2007, 07:11 AM hyzmarca Most Professional commercial swordsmiths use moder... Jun 11 2007, 07:12 AM WearzManySkins Ravor,
Ok what then defines "Highly Processe... Jun 11 2007, 07:18 AM WearzManySkins In this case time is not a major factor. Jun 11 2007, 07:23 AM Tarantula Virgin doesn't say highly processed anywhere i... Jun 11 2007, 07:34 AM yoippari This is long but it is drawing from a couple years... Jun 11 2007, 07:37 AM WearzManySkins Other interesting points, Spell Clean Iron. That w... Jun 11 2007, 07:45 AM Tarantula Heh, sure, but but one you introduce your own impu... Jun 11 2007, 07:55 AM yoippari BTW, all of this would apply to any sword or knife... Jun 11 2007, 09:53 AM Ed_209a I am very much against the "cult of the Katan... Jun 11 2007, 11:47 AM yoippari ^What he said.
However given the in game stats an... Jun 11 2007, 11:57 AM darthmord The only problem I have with the "adding coal... Jun 11 2007, 12:28 PM KarmaInferno Are we forgetting the steps involving blood of vir... Jun 11 2007, 03:05 PM Moon-Hawk I shouldn't be surprised that this thread has ... Jun 11 2007, 04:32 PM WearzManySkins Ok recap
Virgin means raw
Handmade means mage sh... Jun 11 2007, 04:45 PM odinson QUOTE (Ed_209a) I am very much against the "c... Jun 11 2007, 05:32 PM Ravor QUOTE (WearzManySkins)Ok what then defines "H... Jun 11 2007, 05:33 PM odinson QUOTE (WearzManySkins) As for the quality versus m... Jun 11 2007, 05:39 PM WearzManySkins QUOTE (odinson @ Jun 11 2007, 12:39 PM) QUOTE... Jun 11 2007, 06:05 PM odinson QUOTE (WearzManySkins) QUOTE (odinson @ Jun 1... Jun 11 2007, 06:16 PM hyzmarca Most high quality "production" katanas t... Jun 11 2007, 09:36 PM yoippari I don't care what tools were used. What I figu... Jun 11 2007, 11:23 PM Darkest Angel Katanas have the stats in SR that they do because ... Jun 12 2007, 12:15 AM yoippari And a two handed sword would take longer and have ... Jun 12 2007, 12:31 AM bait I have solution for this as one damn test. ( Based... Jun 12 2007, 12:48 AM laughingowl Actually from my reading of the virgin rating you ... Jun 12 2007, 12:56 AM hyzmarca QUOTE (Darkest Angel) Katanas have the stats in SR... Jun 12 2007, 01:01 AM
Ravor QUOTE (WearzManySkins)Ravor, so you are saying bas... Jun 12 2007, 06:26 AM  |
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