Crafting question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Crafting question [Archive] - Wizards Community

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lowendz113
05-31-05, 10:47 PM I was wondering if it was possible to use the craft skill to create technological devices. I know there are a couple of classes geared around making that sort of stuff but it never actually goes into what you need to be able to do it. Anyone have any ideas as to how to work it? To clearify, I'm wondering about making things that you could call "gizmos" somthing you might expect a gnome to come up with. For example boots that have rollerskates that can pop out when you press a button, or steampowerd hourse, something along those lines.
Dielzen
05-31-05, 11:30 PM I DMd a Lantan Gnome once, and I let him do this.

I required him to take Craft Wondrous Item, and made various devices use two to three craft skills each, depending on the item, with differing DCs depending on the amount of that skill required for the item.

I also gave him a bonus for taking Craft Construct, on certain "gizmos"

Craft (gears) was a major one used...this accounted for the actual gears, as well as the pulleys/belts used with them.

After that I just made up stuff as he proposed it.

Any time I felt the PC got a little too "gadget-centered" I just came up with urgent things that required the PC to leave town, letting the project gather dust while he gained a level or two, so that the item was less intrusive.
Forge_
06-04-05, 11:39 PM Complete Arcane details the feats, spells, and skills needed to create and maintain Effigys, essentially mechanical animals and creatures/guardians, as well as detailing a prc:Effigy Master.

Might check it out.
dragonheart
06-05-05, 12:45 AM the nice thing with craft skills is that you can define it just about any way you want - for your gnome tinkerer why not either craft (mechanical engineering) or craft (mechanic) the first would more or less cover the modern "gadget" inventor type while the latter would be (perhaps) more appropriate for an earlier period (say 1400 to 1920s) or perhaps simply craft (tinker)

I can see it now a transdimensional Tinker gnome artificer 15 with craft (tinker) 60 :D can faerun survive?

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lowendz113 05-31-05, 10:47 PM	I was wondering if it was possible to use the craft skill to create technological devices. I know there are a couple of classes geared around making that sort of stuff but it never actually goes into what you need to be able to do it. Anyone have any ideas as to how to work it? To clearify, I'm wondering about making things that you could call "gizmos" somthing you might expect a gnome to come up with. For example boots that have rollerskates that can pop out when you press a button, or steampowerd hourse, something along those lines.
Dielzen 05-31-05, 11:30 PM	I DMd a Lantan Gnome once, and I let him do this. I required him to take Craft Wondrous Item, and made various devices use two to three craft skills each, depending on the item, with differing DCs depending on the amount of that skill required for the item. I also gave him a bonus for taking Craft Construct, on certain "gizmos" Craft (gears) was a major one used...this accounted for the actual gears, as well as the pulleys/belts used with them. After that I just made up stuff as he proposed it. Any time I felt the PC got a little too "gadget-centered" I just came up with urgent things that required the PC to leave town, letting the project gather dust while he gained a level or two, so that the item was less intrusive.
Forge_ 06-04-05, 11:39 PM	Complete Arcane details the feats, spells, and skills needed to create and maintain Effigys, essentially mechanical animals and creatures/guardians, as well as detailing a prc:Effigy Master. Might check it out.
dragonheart 06-05-05, 12:45 AM	the nice thing with craft skills is that you can define it just about any way you want - for your gnome tinkerer why not either craft (mechanical engineering) or craft (mechanic) the first would more or less cover the modern "gadget" inventor type while the latter would be (perhaps) more appropriate for an earlier period (say 1400 to 1920s) or perhaps simply craft (tinker) I can see it now a transdimensional Tinker gnome artificer 15 with craft (tinker) 60 :D can faerun survive?