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Excellent idea...I try and offer my services in trade for other tradecrafters as well. Honestly it's the only way we're going to succeed without all going broke hehe. Good on ya!

I have to cry BS on this post.

First of all how do you make backpacks on IoR when they require rat pelts and there are no rats nests on IoR?

Secondly they are far from free. You need to purchase candles and aerated water to make the potions you need to work with the leather and the tin, you need to purchase coal to make the tin buckles, and you have to purchase filaments to make the leather components and the backpack itself.

Thirdly I am a lvl 9 artisan and all I have been making is backpacks. I was lvl 8 by the time I managed to get my first regular. At lvl 9 I finally made a Pristine. Meanwhile I have spent about 30 silver just getting to this level.

Having said that I will have no problem selling pristine backpacks for a fair price.

Ok, now that my rant is finished, I will have to agree with everyone else and recommend that you form partnerships with other craftsman.

SOE has done a credible job of making crafting comparable in nature to adventuring. There is risk involved, it is experience based, and while you CAN solo you will find it more rewarding to form groups :)

Grist Gudhart
Troll Crusader - Oasis

Edited, Thu Nov 25 11:47:46 2004 by Grist

The quest reward is dependant on the Tier of the item being produced. If the wholesaler asks for an item that requires a crafting level of 1-9, the reward is 8 sp. If the item requires a crafting level of 10-19, the reward is now 36 sp. I would imagine the reward continues to go up for Tier 3, 4 and 5. I just hit level 20 Alchemist today, so I will try out a Tier 3 quest as soon as one is offered.

As for the person that said that making backpacks on IoR is not possible has obviously not explored the island. If they did, they would know that low quality pelts are found on deer as loot. You may also want to learn how to use your tradeskills to boost the quality of an item.

Once I became a Scholar, 95% of all scholarly items I have made were pristine by using my tradeskills.

Well you are right about one thing, I was not aware that you could get pelts off of deer since i never hunted deer. I hunted goblins, orcs, undead, dogs, and sharks once when a quest called for it, never had occasion to hunt deer.

One thing that was not right was a personal attack. I know quite well how to use my tradeskills, thank you. even though I am lvl 9 and therefor not a scholar yet, I too nearly always get Pristine when working on alchemy or working with metals. I always get pristine with raw leather. I normally get pristine with the leather cord, but get pristine on about half of the leather plates I make and get regular backpacks for a little over half of the backpacks I make with all pristine components. rarely will I get a pristine.

I do well with lvl 1-9 sage spells as well and i am sure I will have comparable resluts to most artificers when i do become a scholar.

I never allow a defect to pass for more than a second or 2 without being countered, I know my spell affects and what they do. i have tried both using the spells to boost performance in and i have tried only using the spells to counter defects. My results are better when i use the right spells to boost performance at the right time.

To say I did not explore the island when you know absolutely nothing about me is also wrong. It so happens that I explored the island very thouroughly. I have checked the quests I performed while on IoR against the Allakhazams quest pages and there was maybe one or 2 that I missed one of which was the pirate captain's ghost because I never got the drop that gives you the quest.

I simply had never hunted any deer, so since i was unable to raise my trapping skill I made the assumption that there were no pelts on the island either.

This was a lack of knowledge about an item and constituted an error in only one point of post, the rest is completely valid. This in no way called for an attack against me personally or my abilites.

I am hear to learn, discuss, help, and provide information for my fellow players. If I post an erroneous piece of information PLEASE let me know, i appreciate it. However, if your intent is to call names and launch personal attacks in order to make a point kindly take that elsewhere.

Ok, end of rant. This is for everyone now.

I am registered as a scholar and will soon be turning lvl 10. Looking for someone on the Oasis server (Freeport side) who is intending upon different artisan path to trade materials with. Especially a Craftsman or soon to be Craftsman. Please send a tell to Grist in game.

Thanks,

Grist Gudhart
Troll Crusader - Oasis

Edited, Thu Nov 25 23:35:55 2004 by Grist

Edited, Thu Nov 25 23:35:25 2004 by Grist

Edited, Thu Nov 25 23:38:00 2004 by Grist

I wanted to state “SHE SAID YES” =)

The new PC is for her yes. I have a case, mother board and power supply at this point just need a few more things for it. Hope to have everything in about a week.


The story before she said yes.

Well this Wednesday she thought I had to work, but I actually had off. I left the house as if I was going to work. Then proceeded to check a few jewelry stores. After about five hours of searching I found the right ring. After buying it I called her dad up and asked if I could take him to dinner to “talk”.

Her dad lives an hour and half away but due to a traffic jam I was on the turn pike for two and a half hours. Met up with him and asked for his consent during dinner (that’s a story in it’s self). Let’s just say her dad is a man of few words. It was one of the most awkward satiations I’ve ever been in.

Well I was planning to ask her today but I forgot she had practice with her band so I asked her last night. I had off so before she came home I made dinner, cleaned and did anything nice I could think of lol.

While she was opening the box I froze and couldn’t move. Being nervous, frozen and in fear when she did get the box open I manage to ask the question.

All the hassle for the ring and everything was worth it. That is one day I’ll never forget. I’ll always remember the look on her face =).

nvm -.-

Edited, Mon Nov 29 05:26:17 2004 by Askavi