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Crafting?
It’s more likely than you think.
Before you burn through a monster’s most powerful moves, you might want to familiarize yourself with recharge.
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This guide will help with that.
But how the heck does crafting work exactly?
What Is Crafting?
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Other downtime activities include the belovedbar hopping, studying, gambling, and so the list goes.
This can range from wood and metal-basedgoods to useable equipment and even potions.
However, that will be explored later in this guide.
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Why Spend Downtime On Crafting?
There’s a reason why your character may want to spend some of their downtime on crafting.
These items you produce, like armor, can beused by you or a party member.
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Maybe starta little romance.
What are the rules for crafting?
Crafting Non-Magical Items
to craft any non-magical items, you have to have theproper tools and materials.
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You then alsoneed to set aside the timein order to craft the good.
Tools
There are two types of tools:artisan tools and other tools.
Yes, that’s what they’re named in the 2024 Player’s Handbook.
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A dice set and chess set will vary because ofthe formulas for cost and time.
This is explained further below.
Utilization means that there aredifferent things you might use these tools foroutside of crafting with them.
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Forthe Alchemist’s Supplies, for example, you canutilize them to start a fire.
Youaren’t limited to only what is suggested, of course.
These simply give players and DMs a baseline when it comes to what common items can be made.
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If you are ever unsure about a ruling,consult your DM.
To craft an item, youhave to use a set of toolsand youhave to be proficient with that tool.
And, if anyone is helping you, theymust also be proficientwith that same tool.
Either way, the materialsmust be worth half of the item’s sell price.
If this results in a fraction or decimal,you round down.
As a DM, you could further decide that gathering the actual materials lessens the cost burden.
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The example given in the book is of plate armor.
Plate armorsells for 1,500gp.
So you would need raw materialsworth 750gp to get to craft the armor.
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So, in the example above, it would take75 days to finish crafting your plate armor.
If the division leads to a fraction or decimal,you round up a day.
A day, when it comes to D&D crafting, is defined asan eight-hour working day.
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It is worth noting that, like anything,a DM can alter these rules.
Some DMs, like myself, might rule thatAlchemist’s Supplies or Brewer’s Toolscould also be utilized.
After all, you are crafting a potion and/or brewing it.
This makes it so thatthe higher the spell level, the longer and more expensiveit is to craft.
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