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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 215543" data-attributes="member: 177">Re: I'm sorry ...Aaron here has a point.&nbsp; In the real world, you average historical smith never made decent quality armor.&nbsp; He had neither the market, nor the skills.&nbsp; He made horseshoes, hand tools, and the like - things that could be sold to other common folk.&nbsp; He probably doesn't get particularly high levels of skill because he doesn't need it.&nbsp; Nor is he likely to have the time and money and opportunity to learn highly advanced techniques.&nbsp; Working many years at the same old tasks does not really grant you greater skill.&nbsp; At a point, you top out.The smith with a total skill mod of +5 probably has all the skill he needs to make the stuff a common village uses, and can Take 10 to do it.&nbsp; Thus, the usual smith can very easily be 1st level.Your average craftsman, no matter how long he's been working, probably doesn't have huge amounts of skill.&nbsp; He has enough to do his job, and that's all.&nbsp; Just because he's been working 10 years as a blacksmith you should not assume he can whip out a suit of plate mail.&nbsp; Working 10 years in the armory of a noble house would be a different story...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 215543, member: 177"] [b]Re: I'm sorry ...[/b] Aaron here has a point. In the real world, you average historical smith never made decent quality armor. He had neither the market, nor the skills. He made horseshoes, hand tools, and the like - things that could be sold to other common folk. He probably doesn't get particularly high levels of skill because he doesn't need it. Nor is he likely to have the time and money and opportunity to learn highly advanced techniques. Working many years at the same old tasks does not really grant you greater skill. At a point, you top out. The smith with a total skill mod of +5 probably has all the skill he needs to make the stuff a common village uses, and can Take 10 to do it. Thus, the usual smith can very easily be 1st level. Your average craftsman, no matter how long he's been working, probably doesn't have huge amounts of skill. He has enough to do his job, and that's all. Just because he's been working 10 years as a blacksmith you should not assume he can whip out a suit of plate mail. Working 10 years in the armory of a noble house would be a different story... [/QUOTE]

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