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'''Cobbling''' is an [[artisan skill]] that allows a character to make '''[[cobbled footwear]]''' via the [[:Category:Cobbling system|cobbling system]].  This is done at a cobbling workshop and requires certain tools, materials, and supplies.  Additional items expand the options available for making cobbled footwear and can even turn the footwear crafted into [[UCS]] gear.
==Cobbling Tools==
In addition to the rental of a [[#Cobbling Workshops|cobbling workshop]] at the local Cobbling Guild, cobbling requires several tools to make a piece of footwear.  Several optional items can change how the final product looks, provide a way to craft cobbling components, or add scripts or other properties to the cobbled footwear.

Basic '''[[cobbling tool]]s''' used as part of the creation process include marking [[Cobbling tool#Chalk|chalk]], a [[Cobbling tool#Cutting Knife|cutting knife]], and a [[Cobbling tool#Measuring Cord|measuring cord]].  These three items are available in the storage room in the local Cobbling Guild [[:Category:Cobbling shops|cobbling supply shop]].  The knife and cord can be purchased once and used for the entire cobbling career.  They each cost around 5,000 silvers.  The chalk is used up slowly and costs 100 per piece.  The cord allows the cobbler to measure a character's feet to make footwear "perfectly fit" to their size.  {{boldmono|LOOK}}ing at a measuring cord will indicate who the cord was used on.  Measuring cords can also be dyed in the [[dyer's tent]]s for additional organization.

'''[[Cobbling pattern]]s''' determine what the noun of the footwear will be.  A book of patterns is purchased from the local Cobbling Guild, and in it are stored all patterns learned.  The process of learning how to cobble slowly introduces the novice cobbler to other patterns, depending on the current skill level.  There are four main footwear pattern types: shoes, boots, slippers, and sandals.  Each type is grouped with a variety of subtypes, such as ankle-boots as a type of boot.  In addition to the four footwear pattern groups, a fifth pattern group of embellishments allow for a cobbler to attach [[cobbling adornment]]s in  various ways.

'''[[Cobbling material]]s''' consist primarily of two parts: [[Cobbling material#Upper|uppers]] and [[Cobbling material#Sole|soles]].  Uppers are required to craft any type of cobbled footwear and may be cloth, hide, leather, or wood.  Soles are optional, however not using them significantly reduces the quality of the footwear made and also skips the opportunity to learn a rank in the cobbling skill, or "Aha" message.  Soles are typically leather.

'''[[Cobbling dye]]''' can be used as part of the cobbling process or to directly dye cobbling uppers.

Cobbling materials can be purchased or crafted with a '''[[Cobbling Upper Maker Box]]'''.  An unlocked '''[[Fabricator]]''' can also make cloth uppers in addition to storing them.  The '''[[Leatherworking Tool]]''' and '''[[Silk Screen Press]]''' can further customoize cobbling uppers, with one working on leather items and the other on cloth.

'''[[Cobbling adornment]]s''' are optional decorations that can be added onto footwear as part of the cobbling process.  Learning how to add adornments is considered a special type of [[cobbling pattern]] called an embellishment, which is apart from shoes, boots, sandals, and other types of footwear.  The cobbling adornments themselves can take on a wide variety of appearances, and they can also be attached in a variable number of ways depending on the adornment type and the embellishment patterns known.

In addition to the NPC crafting options available to turn gemstones into beads and skinned animal parts into trim or fringe, a '''[[Cobbling Plates Maker Box]]''' can craft metal plates from appropriate ingots, which in turn can be used as buckles, caps, or toes for certain types of footwear.   A '''[[Cobbling Settings Maker Box]]''' can also craft certain types of cobbling adornments from gems, including beads, buttons, studs, and insets.

A '''[[cobbling tote]]''' is useful for storing cobbling adornments, which it bundles.  Cobbling materials can also be stored inside, however they do not bundle inside the tote.

A '''[[cobbling punch]]''' may be used to add a wide variety of scripts to cobbled footwear.  Cobbling punches can also add a cobbler's personal hallmark.

'''[[Snap-on Heels]]''' can also be applied to cobbled footwear, providing them with different long description options involving the added heels.

Lastly, the '''[[Cobbling UCS Converter Box]]''' is a newer item that allows for cobbled footwear to be converted into 0x [[UCS]] footwear.

==Cobbling Guild==
Cobbling is learned via the Cobbling Guild.  A character must first join it in order to begin learning the artisan skill.  Cobbling Guilds house cobbling workshops, which are available to rent and must be used to create cobbled footwear, similar to how [[forging]] requires the use of forges.

===Cobbling Workshops===
Most, but not all, towns and cities have a '''cobbling workshop''' associated with the local chapter of the Cobbling Guild.  Inside each workshop, individual workshop rooms can be rented by the hour, which is where a cobbler can learn the skill and create cobbled footwear.

There are currently nine cobbling workshops.  They are:
:*In [[Cysaegir]], in [[The Cobbler's Cobby]] near the furrier.
:*In [[Icemule Trace]], through the natural stone entrance in Ancient Burrow, Wiley Way.  
:*In [[Kharam Dzu]], at the [[Teras Isle's Cobblers' Co-Operative]] in a single story stone building at the corner of Imflass and Dragonstail.
:*In [[Kraken's Fall]], at the Converted Weather Station on the far southeast side of Middle Arm Ave.
:*In [[Mist Harbor]], in the [[Eastern Harbor]] in an enormous warehouse on Cormorant Lane.
:*In [[River's Rest]], at [[The Cobbling Court]] on South River Road, just outside of town, in the patio entrance.
:*In [[Ta'Vaalor]], in the large limestone warehouse on Aethenireas Wey.
:*In [[Wehnimer's Landing]]: in the [[Cobbling warehouse|warehouse]] on the east side of town.
:*In [[Zul Logoth]], at [[D.H. Cobbling Outlet]] in a squat stone building in the Sapphire Tunnel.

===Joining the Guild===
Find the foreman at your local cobbling workshop and {{boldmono|ASK}} him {{boldmono|ABOUT JOINing}}.  The foreman is the master cobbler of the guildhall, and among his responsibilities is that of teaching new cobblers. When asked about joining, he will demonstrate the first pattern, how to make a basic pair of shoes.

<pre{{log2}}>
>ask foreman about joining
"Ah, so you'd like to take up the trade of the cobbler, would you?" the foreman says to you.  "Not an easy task, becoming a master cobbler, but everyone needs shoes, and some people even appreciate good ones."

The foreman pauses for a moment before continuing, "First things first.  Start off with the registrar, who can set you up with a book to hold your cobbling patterns.  Since you're just learning, we'll start you off with the basic shoe pattern.  It looks like this:"

The foreman spreads a piece of leather on his worktable and, holding a piece of chalk in his hand, gazes at his pattern book and copies the lines onto the leather.  He produces a measuring cord and presses it down on the leather, its small beads leaving distinct marks on the soft surface.  Drawing from his boot a small knife, apparently made just for this purpose, the foreman carefully cuts out the pieces of the pattern he has drawn on the leather.  He picks them up and studies them momentarily, finally nodding in satisfaction.

"So, that's how to cut out the pieces for the upper.  Repeat the process for the leather of the sole, and you'd then put them on a form in one of the workshops and JOIN the pieces together," he explains.  "When you're ready for a workshop, just ask me about one."

As the foreman turns back to his work, he pauses for a moment to say, "Oh, and you'll find all the supplies you'll need in the storage area.  If you prefer to work with your own pelts, you'll need to see the tanner at the town furrier."

Roundtime: 20 sec.
</pre>

===Progressing in the Guild===
Novice or apprentice cobblers (fewer than 200 ranks, checkable with {{boldmono|[[Verb:ARTISAN|ARTISAN]]}}), are tightly constrained by guild training rules.  You will first start off making basic shoes, then move on to boots, and so on, until you have achieved sufficient basic skills.  When you gain skill by practice, you may also be told that it's time to check in with the foreman ({{boldmono|ASK FOREMAN ABOUT RANK}}), who will review your work and may advance you to the next stage.

==Cobbling Basics==
===Patterns===
{{Main|Cobbling pattern}}
{{#section:Cobbling pattern|obtaining}}

{{#section:Cobbling pattern|patterns}}

===Materials===
{{Main|Cobbling material}}
Cobbling uppers and soles are the two types of cobbling materials used to craft footwear.  Uppers are a required material while soles are optional.  Not using a second piece of material (leather) for the sole significantly reduces the quality of the shoe and skips an opportunity to gain an "Aha", or a rank more skilled in cobbling.  Each cobbling attempt fully uses up the cobbling materials used.

Cobbling materials can be purchased or made.  [[:Category:Cobbling shops|Cobbling supply shops]] stock a variety of cobbling materials.

====Purchasing====
{{#section:Cobbling material|materials}}

====Materials by Town====
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====Crafting====
{{#section:Cobbling material|crafting}}

====Tanning====
{{#section:Cobbling material|tanning}}

Shoes cannot be made from the hide of a humanoid creature.  This includes [[kobold]]s, [[hobgoblin]]s, [[orc]]s, [[hisskra]], and others.

====Dying====
{{Main|Cobbling dye}}
It is not possible to dye cobbling materials as an apprentice or a journeyman cobbler.

While not actually cobbling dyes, dyes found in the [[Dyer's tent]] in various towns and the dyes created through alchemy can be used on [[cobbling material#Upper|uppers]].  Dyer's tent dyes must first be converted to [[alchemy dye]] by bringing a purchased dye to the clerk and using the {{boldmono|ORDER BOTTLE}} command.  These can also be used with alchemy [[dye additive]]s.

{{#section:Cobbling material|dying}}

===Adornments===
{{Main|Cobbling adornment}}
Cobbling adornments can be added to cobbled footwear via embellishment [[cobbling pattern]]s.

{{#section:Cobbling adornment|styles}}

{{#section:Cobbling adornment|crafting}}

==Resources==
* [[Primer to the Cobbling Artisan Guild]]
* [[:Category:Cobbling system|Cobbling system category]]
* [[:Category:Cobbling shops|Cobbling shops category]]
* [https://hymore246.github.io/cobbling_designer.html Hymore's Cobbling Designer Tool]
* [http://gsguide.wikia.com/wiki/Laphrael Laphrael's Shoe Ordering Guide]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao2wQZMEGUNJdF9Jd0FPMjNtdksxek5keW5SWm54dGc&usp=sharing#gid=0 Riend's Material Inventory]
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BL1Hox_c2DV_CSSUtmfOw4AtteyLdsDTjgy0JyQB2LM/ Cobbler's Collective Inventory and Shoe Ordering Guide]

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[[Category:Artisan Skills]]
[[Category:Crafting mechanics]]