Smithing 115 to 200ish

[Ajia]

I have been away from EQ1 for about 2 years, and have recently returned. I heard about the DoN cultural armor that is so good compared to what my alts were wearing from 2-3 years ago. Sounds fairly easy if you're already a high level smith. But what if you're not? I have a human ranger I want to make some Expert level chain for, but I have no other human smiths.

I got him up from zero to 115 tonight on scalers, lamps, and banded armor. Ever since they nerfed banded trivials a few years ago it's been easy to make banded but hard to skill up past 115.

So what is a good path that I can use to get from 115 to 200ish? I want something simple, only about 4-5 recipes to get from 115 to 200. Also, prefer as much vendor purchased stuff as possible. I know about leather padding, and I'd rather not farm unlimited spiderlings and cats. I also don't want to spend a fortune, since part of the point is that it's not always easier or cheaper to make it yourself, but finding a human smith that will take the time to make you some expert level armor can be more trouble than the smithing. Boy, was that a run-on sentance.

So if you could point me to a good *up-to-date* article on beginning smithing, or give me some pointers on which recipes to use in order to minimize investment and maximize skill checks, I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

[Gorse]

There is a forum below with some guides.

Try here:

http://mboards.eqtraders.com/eq/showthread.php?t=25961


(the smithing entry by Secone)

Smithing - Tradeskill Trophy Quest
0 - 54 Smithing Freebie: Help Snokin
55 - 95 Banded Bracer
96 - 102 Banded Cloak
103 - 115 Banded Mail
116 - 122 Embroidering Needle Save those for next skill up path
123 - 132 Bile Spine
133 - 162 DoN Cultural Sewing kit (Different recipe per race) Look for your race here
163 - 168 Fine Plate Bracer
169 - 175 Fine Plate Gauntlets
176 - 179 Fine Plate Helm
180 - 188 Fine Plate Breastplate
189 - 210 Enchanted Velium Bits
210 - 212 Ethereal Metal Rings - Remember to use: Geerlok Automated Hammer
213 - 222 Enchanted Velium Bits
223 - 227 Aid Grimel No. 1 - Blacksmithing - Repeat Cleansed Breastplate over and over.
228 - 248 Shadowscream Steel Boots
248 - 262 Shadowscream Steel Gloves
263 - 267 Shadowscream Steel Cloak
268 - 300 Mistletoe Cutting Sickle

If you dont want to make Fine Plate, you can skip it to make Enchanted Velium Bits instead.
Alternative to 300 is to use the DoN cultural or Magnetized armor.

Alternative to 188 for those with Karana diety:
- 188 Steel Arrowheads
Alternative to 162 for Wood Elves:
- 162 Fier'dal Fletching Kit

For alternative skilling up path, check out DoN Cultural smithing.
They are not all good skill up path for every race, because of the different items needed farmed.



Gorse

[Tiroon]

From where you are: Make Embroidering Nedles, then convert them to Cultural Needles (Bile Spine).

From there if you're short on money hunt hill giants for their fine steel weapons and convert those to HQ Metal Rings for Ornate Gold armor.

Then hunt Tizmaks in GD for velium weapons. Use conversions until you have Small Pieces of Velium and Make Enchanted Velium Bits from those.

About as cheap combined with quick as it gets IMHO.

I heard about the DoN cultural armor that is so good compared to what my alts were wearing from 2-3 years ago.

If you've only heard of it: This is an example of expert chain (minus the head piece).

[Ajia]

Thank you very much. I think the #1 suggestion that I was unaware of is that FS weapons convert into HQ ore. I have already been farming hill giants for coin, but I had been selling the FS weapons for the 5-6pp each they bring. Clearly converting them into HQ ore directly rather than selling them for plat will be more effective monetarily.