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LuminariMUD Crafting System Notes

Status: design notes, not a system reference. This file records the original design intent of the crafting system - the material/skill mapping, the weapon resize ladder, and the command list. It is not a complete description of current behavior, and it has never covered the newer crafting paths (ITEM_CRAFTING_TOOL gear, the crafting station flags, or the harvest ability set). Verify anything here against src/craft/ before relying on it.

The skill numbers below were re-derived from src/magic/spells.h on 2026-08-04. They previously listed the pre-START_SKILLS values (471-485), which have not been correct since skills moved to the 2000 base.

Overview

The LuminariMUD crafting system provides item creation and enhancement capabilities based on D&D 3.5/Pathfinder mechanics. Players gather materials, learn crafting skills, and create custom equipment.

Known Gaps

  • No complete documentation for all crafting commands.
  • No worked examples for each crafting skill.
  • Material acquisition methods are undocumented.
  • The crafting station flags (ITEM_CRAFTING_FORGE, ITEM_CRAFTING_LOOM, and the rest - see the OEDIT Guide) are not covered here at all.
  • The nine crafting-tool wear slots are likewise uncovered.

Weapon Resize Chart

F      D      T       S     M      L       H      G      C      ?      ??
1d2 -> 1d3 -> 1d4 -> 1d6 -> 1d8 -> 2d6  -> 3d6 -> 4d6 -> 6d6 -> 8d6 -> 12d6
1d1 -> 2d1 -> 2d3 -> 1d7 -> 2d4 -> 1d12 -> 4d4 -> 6d4 -> 5d8 -> 6d8 -> 8d10
       3d1 -> 2d2 -> 3d2 -> 1d9 -> 1d10 -> 2d8 -> 3d8 -> 4d8 -> 8d7 -> 9d8

Materials and Skills

Material class Gathering skill
Hard metal Mining
Leather Hunting
Wood Foresting
Cloth Knitting
Crystals / Essences Chemistry

Gathering Skills

Constant Number Purpose
SKILL_MINING 2071 Acquiring hard metals
SKILL_HUNTING 2072 Acquiring leather, dragonhide
SKILL_FORESTING 2073 Acquiring wood, darkwood
SKILL_KNITTING 2074 Acquiring cloth, creating cloth armor
SKILL_CHEMISTRY 2075 Processing crystal, essences

Production Skills

Constant Number Purpose
SKILL_ARMOR_SMITHING 2076 Creating metal armor
SKILL_WEAPON_SMITHING 2077 Creating weapons
SKILL_JEWELRY_MAKING 2078 Creating miscellaneous worn pieces
SKILL_LEATHER_WORKING 2079 Creating non-metal armor
SKILL_FAST_CRAFTER 2080 Increases speed of all crafting events

Specialization Skills

Constant Number Purpose
SKILL_BONE_ARMOR 2081 Create metal-equivalent armor using bone
SKILL_ELVEN_CRAFTING 2082 Produce lighter armor
SKILL_MASTERWORK_CRAFTING 2083 Higher chance to produce rare, legendary, or mythic results
SKILL_DRACONIC_CRAFTING 2084 Higher bonus without affecting level (design intent; verify)
SKILL_DWARVEN_CRAFTING 2085 Craft using rare heavy metals

Material List

Hard metals: bronze, iron, steel, cold iron, alchemical silver, mithril, adamantine

Precious metals: copper, brass, silver, gold, platinum

Leathers: leather, dragonhide

Woods: wood, darkwood

Cloth: burlap, hemp, cotton, wool, velvet, satin, silk

Crafting Commands

All of the following are registered in cmd_info[] (src/interpreter.c).

Command Effect
create Create/craft an object using materials and skills
checkcraft Check the result the create command would produce
augment Combine essences to make them stronger
convert Convert ten of one material into something else
disenchant Create essence from magical items
resize Resize an object for a different character size
restring Rename an object (cosmetic only)
autocraft Crafting quest system; supply orders

Usage Examples

create sword steel
augment essence fire essence ice
resize sword large
restring sword "a gleaming steel blade"