D&D 5E What do you want out of crafting rules?
jmartkdr2
Hero
What I want: if I take the blacksmith background, I can, at some reasonable point in the game, make a cool sword.
What I very definitely don't want: if I don't take the blacksmith background, I get fewer cool swords. This is why crafting as a way of earning money looks so odd in PF2 - it's very specifically meant to not get you more stuff than you would get if you had taken another profession, earned money that way, and bought cool stuff.
What I very definitely don't want: if I don't take the blacksmith background, I get fewer cool swords. This is why crafting as a way of earning money looks so odd in PF2 - it's very specifically meant to not get you more stuff than you would get if you had taken another profession, earned money that way, and bought cool stuff.
Tales and Chronicles
Jewel of the North, formerly know as vincegetorix
Simplicity would be my main prerequisite. I also think efficiency of crafting should trump realism: having to spend X number of months or even years to craft items is not really pertinent; having quick benefits for a character that focuses its build on crafting without unbalancing the system (I guess that's the hard part) would be, to me, the most interesting.
AiME uses a system of templates that you can add to weapons to create your own, so that can be a good start. Ex: ''adding the Wraith Bane enhancement requires component X components (with cost), 1 day and a DC X Int check with Smiths Tools.''
A simple system of masterwork or improved materials to upgrade equipment without the need of magic can also be fun.
AiME uses a system of templates that you can add to weapons to create your own, so that can be a good start. Ex: ''adding the Wraith Bane enhancement requires component X components (with cost), 1 day and a DC X Int check with Smiths Tools.''
A simple system of masterwork or improved materials to upgrade equipment without the need of magic can also be fun.
My biggest issue with crafting rules (setting aside the magic item crafting options in the DMG) is that the only thing they do is save you money. And 5E is notorious for giving PCs more money than they can spend.
What I'd like would be rules for crafting on the fly, using whatever materials are at hand, during an adventure. If you could whip up a healing potion during a long rest, without having to travel back to civilization and buy ingredients, it could be a literal lifesaver. And I've seen a fair number of scenarios where the PCs want to throw together a makeshift siege engine or scaffold or something.
What I'd like would be rules for crafting on the fly, using whatever materials are at hand, during an adventure. If you could whip up a healing potion during a long rest, without having to travel back to civilization and buy ingredients, it could be a literal lifesaver. And I've seen a fair number of scenarios where the PCs want to throw together a makeshift siege engine or scaffold or something.
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Snarf Zagyg
Notorious Liquefactionist
What do I want?
Rules that are crafty, they get around
Rules that are crafty, they're always down
Rules that are crafty, so I won't have to gripe
Rules that are crafty, craft rules that are just my type
Rules that are crafty.
Rules that are crafty, they get around
Rules that are crafty, they're always down
Rules that are crafty, so I won't have to gripe
Rules that are crafty, craft rules that are just my type
Rules that are crafty.
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
A way to expend resources acquired while adventuring to acquire specific gear I want; combining ingredients to create items, both according to set formulas and experimenting on my own; a way to upgrade equipment I already have.
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
I want to be able to make cool useful weapons. armour, positions and add magic to them when needed.
The Green Hermit
Hero
We have homebrewed an option that lets you gradually increase proficiency (and decrease cost) as you go further in your training. It doesn't make sense to go from having zero skill to BAM!!! having all the skills.
Instead of having a set amount of money/time for everything, I would like recipes/plans for some of the more common items. No, it wouldn't cover everything, but at least then you would have a template to base other creations off of.
Instead of having a set amount of money/time for everything, I would like recipes/plans for some of the more common items. No, it wouldn't cover everything, but at least then you would have a template to base other creations off of.
Instead of crafting new equipment. I would like to be able to craft specific properties onto my equipment, preferably requiring some sort of materials that isn't limited to gold, or residium.
For example. Craft cold resistance onto my armor, or Giantsbane onto my longsword. Or ability to craft custom ammunition, poisoned arrows, explosive xbow bolts.
With some kind of limitation, perhaps only one upgrade per piece of equipment.
I think the main thing is that crafting should allow a player to customize, or make specific pieces of equipment that aren't available to purchase, or acquire elsewhere. If its optional and non unique, I'm not typically going to bother with investing time and any feats/character options into it.
For example. Craft cold resistance onto my armor, or Giantsbane onto my longsword. Or ability to craft custom ammunition, poisoned arrows, explosive xbow bolts.
With some kind of limitation, perhaps only one upgrade per piece of equipment.
I think the main thing is that crafting should allow a player to customize, or make specific pieces of equipment that aren't available to purchase, or acquire elsewhere. If its optional and non unique, I'm not typically going to bother with investing time and any feats/character options into it.
Mind of tempest
(he/him)advocate for 5e psionics
enchantment.
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