Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-27200931-20170224002714/@comment-25841881-20170224221315

Dragonovith wrote: Recneps wrote: There should be some degree of leeway for that. What I propose is 'skill-tiers' for the different blacksmiths. Every blacksmith would be able to repair their skill-tier, which would include their faction's armour, and any lower skill tiers. Thus, better smiths - such as the Dwarves - could repair most any equipment, whereas lower smiths would be limited. It's not like the blacksmith is going to completely remake the armor from scratch and I don't see why he would have trouble fixing some dented Dwarven armor or sharpening a dull Elven sword. Come on, let's have some faith in our fellow human blacksmiths. And so they might be on the same tier as Dwarves. However, I wasn't thinking of the skill alone. They may not have the proper forge set-up to work with those materials, or the material itself. Sharpening a sword, actually, wouldn't be what is involved with repairs. Soldiers would do that themselves, and it removes material. Also, chainmail - Ithilion would gladly preach on this for you - doesn't get dents. Damage to it would involve breaking links, and a lesser smith may not be able to repair it as well.. Perhaps all smiths can repair anything, but they can only repair their faction's gear fully - the rest could be repaired to around 90% - as well as charging extra for foreign equipment?