Forging
Forging is the Artisan skill related to the creation of weapons. The skill includes crafting, forging edged weapons, forging blunt weapons, forging polearms, forging two-handed weapons, and forging brawling weapons.
Usefulness of Forging
The real benefit to a perfectly forged weapon is the ability to enchant or bless the weapon, which is not available to any weapon with weighting. Given the premium benefits as well as the limited merchants with the service, flares can also be added to a perfectly forged weapon, making the weapon the best choice for an upgrade in the land of Elanthia.
Also, as AvD's are increased as well, it is therefore simular to increasing the enchant, slightly. This depends on the AvD, though, since the increase is a small percentage. With a perfectly forged weapon, the AvD increases 6%, but the number rounds down, essentually increasing the AvD by +1 point per +17 points of AvD. In the case of a longsword, a perfect forge will always increase the endroll by at least +1. In the case of a weapon with a low AvD, the benefit may not even be noticable.
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