Silly Idea to improve highend smithing

[Varner]

Well I was talking to my wife last night about tradeskill trophies. I was trying to encourage her to attempt one but she said that the potential cost wasn't worth the reward given her current finances. So I told her, hey you get a free 10 slot, 100% WR bag. She said I can buy one of those without risking failure, I wish it had a useful effect.

Thats when it hit me.

Would it be so overwhelmingly unbalanced if smiths had a quest, racially dependent, for a hammer like this:

(dwarven example)

Enchanted Smithing Hammer of Kaladim
LORE ITEM MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Str: +10 Wis: +10 Int: +10 Cha: +50
Effect: Enchant: Brellium
Blacksmithing: +5%
Weight: 0.1
Classes: All Classes
Races: Dwarf

Make the quest require you to turn in your GM Smithing Hammer plus do some other stuff. It should be an enjoyable quest but not overly difficult encounter wise. I'm thinking something like the Divine Might Quest for the Paladin spell Divine Might, which basically would cost some platinum(possibly quite a bit) and entail a lot of running around to collect things.

This would take a big burden off guild enchanters, and really ease the pain high end smiths feel when they want to do a combine. I really enjoy owning my GM hammer, and the free bag that came with it, but I think this proposal would be much more useful in the long run.

[Cubwynn]

something like this would really rock D

Knowing SOE, they'd make it a proc P *giggle*

[B_Delacroix]

What about half elf smiths? Would they have one or be hosed as they are culturless anyway?

It would be sort of neat.

[OberonMiM]

hmm not having to bug enchanters for every block of adamantite?

That would be nice

But what about the enchanters that would complain about not being able to imbue the gems (hides his imbue sapphire spell in the back of his book)

[Cantatus]

Knowing SOE, they'd make it a proc icon_razz.gif *giggle*

Lol, it'd be really amusing seeing a bunch of smiths running around hitting stuff.

"What are you doing!? Stop hitting our mobs!"
"Sorry, I'm just trying to Enchant some Mithril!"

[Lilosh]

Knowing SOE, they'd make it a proc icon_razz.gif *giggle*

Lol, it'd be really amusing seeing a bunch of smiths running around hitting stuff.

"What are you doing!? Stop hitting our mobs!"
"Sorry, I'm just trying to Enchant some Mithril!"

The sad part is, while I am laughing my behind off at this, I can see it happening.


-Lilosh

[Kcalehc]

It might be an idea to make it have a long cast time or even charges or it would be too usefull.

[Cubwynn]

Knowing SOE, they'd make it a proc *giggle*

Lol, it'd be really amusing seeing a bunch of smiths running around hitting stuff.

"What are you doing!? Stop hitting our mobs!"
"Sorry, I'm just trying to Enchant some Mithril!"

The sad part is, while I am laughing my behind off at this, I can see it happening.


-Lilosh

Would be even funnier if when it procced, 19 times out of 20, it would proc Enchant:*racial metal*... and 1 time out of 20, it would proc Alter Plane:Fear.

LOL :twisted:

[rassy fleetfoot]

thats actually a really nice idea..has anyone feedbacked that? the mana cost on the spell is rediculous, most chanters can 8-12 large bricks per mana bar..so doing the amount of bricks anyone uses at once (only done 2 loads but was 60+ bricks each) it takes HOURS..plus finding a chanter and all that nonsense..a hammer with clicky effect would be great..i'd even be happy running around with a bunchs bricks whacking rats for the proc =p

[Eleena Transient]

How about a quest at your local smith that gives the BD recipes?

On reaching 250 raw skill, and possessing a GM Hammer they give the following:

"Greetings, Grandmaster Eleena. Word of your skill has reached us, and the King would ask your assistance in making armor for his royal guard. Take this *box* and place within it a BP, Greaves, Vambraces, Helm, Boots, Guantlets, a Bracer of Blessed Full Mithril. Also turn in your smithing trophy. In return, we'll provide you with the Hammer of Tunare."

So, you make a full vis suit (works out to about 30K at my costs), turn it in and get your cultural trophy.

[Grug]

This a great idea....

Hummm,

You should have to have a rare temper in order to forge it thow...

perhapst the Happy Smith Temper

erudite enchanter blood + hie elf enchanter blood + dark elf enchanter blood + gnome enchanter blood + human enchanter blood = Happy Smith Temper - Brewing Triv 135.

[kuronekosama]

I think that if I had an item that proc'd enchant steel..... well I'd have to keep from trying to make love to it.

[Oath Hipacraticus]

Anything in order to enchant my own metal would be a godsend, even if it required a full suit of racial.

[Astral]

How about if the 10 slot 100WR Bag you summoned with trophy was a ...dun dun dun....Forge?

might not be as fair, as the other tradeskills wouldn't benefit because they can already carry their containers with them....and I guess it would be a little overpowering as you could carry it with you, farming FS weapons and turning them into HQ Rings right there, and well....

I guess not -=\

[Varner]

re:

The full visible suit turn in is a decent idea. Adds a large cost to the quest which makes the risk vs reward in line with the effect. I will send /feedback tonight if everyone else does :P