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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5171751" data-attributes="member: 52734">Actually, the 1E DMG devotes a section to mining, taking the time to note that gnolls, kobolds, goblins, orcs & hobgoblins are all decent (though recalcitrant) miners; all but gnolls are actually better miners than humans, and hobgoblins can work as fast as dwarves at mining (kobolds and gnomes are tied for second place).  I've also seen many adventures featuring humanoids mines and the game has often insinuated that orcs & goblins will quarrel with dwarves over mines.  Prior editions strongly indicate that kobolds are excellent miners, especially their deity Kurtulmak.I imagine most of the humanoid tribes can work with metal, though steel may be beyond their ability to produce.  Leather goods (leather armor & shields & scale armors) would likely be within the various humanoids ability to manufacture.  In most cases, I'd expect they would prefer to raid for better quality goods and weapons, and only make their own gear out of necessity - with the occasional exception.Like many others, I've always seen giants as having master craftsmen and the infernal/divine races having supernatural crafting abilities.</blockquote>