Blacksmithing - Buffs?

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Originally Posted by Golaniel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A few questions as I build up my blacksmithing...

1) Is it worth me getting a Charisma buff to improve my purchase/sellback ratio? Or is the price difference immaterial?

Probably not worth it. It will cost you less than 500p to get from 0 to 175. After that point, your money / time will be spent acquiring Leather Padding from other players. If I recall correctly, the amount of money I had actually went up by the time I hit 235 from making Fine Plate buying what supplies were needed from the vendors. With 212 STR, it took about 40 stacks of leather padding to go from 175 - 235 making Fine Plate. If you buy this from players that is about 8k if you buy it in EC. The rest of the stuff sells back above cost (minus a few failures).

Originally Posted by Golaniel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

2) Will I have a better chance at skill-up with a Strength buff (as a Warrior) or any other stat buff?

Do what you can to get your STR or INT or WIS up to 200. After that point, it seems the % to skill up starts dropping (according to EQ Traders) http://www.eqtraders.com/calculators...r=130000000000

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3) Is there anything that will increase my success chance other than raw blacksmithing skill level?

Increase your STR and choose recipes that are 20 - 30 points above your current skill level. Your chance of a skill increase is 2x as good when you're successful vs when you're unsuccessful.

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4) Is my blacksmithing level limited to my current level (5 x level + 5), similar to other skills?

Nope! I have several very low characters with above 200 in a trade skill.

Good luck!