Crafting

crafting.md

Crafting in Hybrasyl

Crafting in Hybrasyl will be a complete divergence from base. Not only will changes need to be made in order to support peasant advancement options, in many instances the base version is unnecessarily cumbersome, needlessly complicated, and often just generally bad. The following changes to base crafting are suggested to both resolve the ballache associated with each, and to allow peasant professions to have an incentive (but not monopoly) on various crafting systems.

Gem Polishing

Currently, gems exist in Raw, Flawed, Uncut and Finished varieties. Proposal is to remove Flawed and Uncut varieties, and focus on finished. As priest spells use "uncut" gems, new gem types would need to be introduced.

Option 1 - Minimal Change

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Name	Tile	Associated Stat
Beryl	232	Intelligence (+1)
Coral	234	Intelligence (+2)
Ruby	234	Str (+1)/Int +1)
Spinel	1674	Constitution
Sunstone	1676	Strength
Jade	1678	Wisdom
Amethyst	1680	Dexterity

Option 2 - Holistic Approach

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Name	Tile	RGB	Color
Ruby	687	235,23,67	Red
Citrine	688	239,111,11	Orange
Sunstone	689	251,255,123	Yellow
Peridot	690	183,231,103	Lime
Emerald	691	0,255,0	Green
Jade	692	0,99,0	Dark Green
Sapphire	693	83,87,203	Blue
Moonstone	694	115,111,151	Grey
Amethyst	695	171,83,171	Purple
Ialtag's Eye	696	119,71,39	Brown
Spinel	697	159,231,231	Aqua
Pearl	698	255,255,255	White
Onyx	699	51,51,51	Black
Beryl	700	223,163,103	Tan
Coral	701	203,203,239	Light Blue
Quartz	702	151,151,151	Light Grey

Gems referenced in Gear

Rings: Emerald, Spinel, Beryl, Ruby, Coral, Lapis, Red Jade, Amethyst, Jade, Black Pearl, Sapphire, Ialtag's Eye (bat's eye), "black stone" (can be onyx from above), Garnet, Crystal (Medenia - dumb, so rename)
Earrings: Beryl, Coral, Ruby, (White) Pearl, Amber, Emerald
Gloves: Heartstone, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
Necklace: Pearl, Jade, Diamond, Amber, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire
Shields: Emerald
Weapons: Amber, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby (Warrior Sabers/Rogue Whip)

Duplicate Colors needed to satisfy above

Name	Tile	RGB	Color
Spinel	687	235,23,67	Red
Red Jade	687	235,23,67	Red
Garnet	695	171,83,171	Purple
Black Pearl	699	51,51,51	Black
Heartstone	695	171,83,171	Purple
Amber	688	239,111,11	Orange
Lapis	693	83,87,203	Blue
Diamond	702	151,151,151	Light Grey

Other Item Changes

insert small gemstones here Propose moving "gem" (beryl/coral/ruby/pearl) earrings to using small size of gemstones above

Mechanics

To actually polish gems, the following system is proposed:

1. No longer takes labor - polishing should be limited by resource availability instead
2. Identify alternative method to obtain gems that requires more effort than buying them (perhaps leave limited quantity on vendor)
3. Gem polishing is done via castable
4. Castable would bring up dialog or manufacture interface

Castable Dialog

1. Step One - Alone or with Assistant
2. Step Two - build "smart menu" based off of inventory (alternatively, just list out every gem)
3. Step Three - Enter quantity to polish
4. Step Four - polish gems according to skill level + x% assistant skill level, against y% chance of fail
5. Receive Gems

Manufacture Dialog

1. Step One - Alone or With Assistant
2. Step Two - Insert Gem stack
3. Step Three - "Manufacture Gems" according to skill level + x% assistant skill level, against y% chance of fail
4. Receive Gems

Blade/Soori Smithing

Minimal changes. No longer takes labor, limited by weapon availability and reagent. Allows only improvement of weapons, not crafting. Remove associated legend marks, refer to as "weapon enhancement"

Thoughts on "Smithing" Reagent

1. Add craftable sharpening kit item for blacksmith profession - allow crafting independent of NPC.
2. Allow repeated sharpening of weapon to get better affix, with chance of breaking?
3. Add "revert crafting" ability/skill to peasant class, gated behind affirming choice to remain peasant.
4. For NPC crafting, require wolf's fur or some other bullshit?

Tailoring

Minimal changes. Available to all classes. No longer takes labor, limited by armor availability and reagent. Allows only improvement of armors, not crafting.

Thoughts on "Tailoring" Reagent

1. Add craftable sewing kit item for craftsman profession - allow crafting independent of NPC.
2. Allow repeated tailoring of armor to get better affix, with chance of breaking?
3. Add "revert crafting" ability/skill to peasant class, gated behind affirming choice to remain peasant.
4. For NPC crafting, require spider's silk or some other bullshit?

Fior Gathering

Removed, added into Wizard Research

Wizard Research

Tbh, scrap whole thing and start from scratch. Overly complicated, very small tangible benefits.

Removed

1. Alchemy (Smoky Spheres, Red Potions) - Smoky Spheres goes to Rogue via Alchemist NPC, Potions goes to Peasant Profession Alchemist
2. Sorcery (Songs) - Goes to Peasant Profession Archivist
3. Enchantment - Enchants Goes to Peasant Profession Archvist; Item creation goes to Craftsman profession
4. Anaylze Item - Wizards can already do this on demand

Added

1. Rituals - Create temporary combat assistants, summonable by items
2. Imbuement - Add elemental properties to necklaces and belts
3. Distillation - Distill essence from items into fior spiorad

Herbalism

Massive revamp. Available to all, allows for gathering of herbs and brewing of basic (current) potions. Herbs will be interactive nodes (monster sprites) with passthrough active (e.g., can walk through them). Walking through or near them with herbalism item (in inventory/equipped?) will give chance to harvest herbs.

Changes for base Herbalism

1. For non-alchemists, potion brewing must be done at alchemy npc (to-do: draw up crafting system).
2. For alchemists, potions can be brewed anywhere with proper materials.
3. Create new tier of potions, consumables (aka ammunition for alchemist skills)
4. Hemloch deum remains a poison
5. Hydele deum remains a healing potion (change to 10% of hp for heal)
6. Betony deum remains beag naomh aite
7. Personaca deum remains ao puinsein
8. beag spiorad deum now craftable, (change to 5% of mp)
9. Fifleaf deum reamins a healing potion (change to 5% of hp for heal)
10. Beothaich deum remains remove coma

Additions for Alchemy

1. Create ammunition potions for bombs, etc
2. Create red potion cannon (targeted coma remove)
3. Create status removal potions
4. Other ideas: support potions (lesser value priest buffs); (to-do: add more)

Fishing (new - replaces old fishing)

No idea what to do here, other than DA fishing is worst implementation of fishing I've ever seen

Farming (concept)

Would need player housing to be a thing, mini Stardew Valley experience

Mining (concept)

Same as herbalism, but for rocks

Lumbering (concept)

Same as herbalism, but for trees

Woodworking (concept)

Staff crafting - regulate to priests?

Cooking (concept)

Time to use all those spare monster parts to create buff food

Advanced Crafting Skills (Peasant Professions)

Work in progress!

Scholar/Archivist

Scrolls, research, enchantments

Craftsman/Artisan

Creation of jewelry, bracers, profession items

Blacksmith/Forgemaster

Weapons, armor, profession items

Apothecary/Alchemist

Creation of potions, tinctures

Trader/Merchant

Regulator of marketplace

Pure Peasant

Should be option to not partake in profession and instead gain social role. Needs system for advancement. Ideas for rank names:

1. Peasant -> Laborer -> Farmhand -> Countryman
2. Peasant -> Serf -> Civilian -> Courtier
3. Something different

"Pure Peasants" would then go on to join existing social orders (would need to establish defaults first, like knaves, bandits, laywers, etc), or found a new order with popular support (in before prostitutes).