A large building, dedicated to the common crafts.  There are a number of specialists who can make all sorts of mundane and masterwork items, or who can give assistance while you craft your own items.

Among them, you will find ...

• Tremaine Allard - who is particularly skilled in working with leather, wood and metals - with a particular interest in weapons of all types.  He has secondary interests in shoes, bookbinding and alchemy.
• Camber of Culdi - an expert leather and woodworker, with a specific interest in making barded armour for animals.
• Jab Halle - a gnome who a locksmith who likes to work with precious and fine metals and gems.  He also has an interest in clockwork.

You can find details of the workshop on this wiki page.  http://wiki.rpol.net/?id=59301/Public%20Workshop

However, there isn't much there yet.  The workshop is open to all crafters to use -  so if you want to use the facilities to craft your own equipment -  you can.  All workshop craft stations contain Masterwork tools, and the named crafters are available to assist you.  (which works out to quite a nice bonus on your craft rolls)
This message was last updated by the GM at 10:43, Sat 18 Mar 2023.

"Greetings, I am seeking the craftsman Camber, I have a project I am in need of assistance in completing."


After introductions.....


"As you may know drow and deep gnomes, as well as some kobold have a bit of trouble in bright light, especially direct sunlight, or the over zealous spells of our celestial cleric...I have made due for a while, but I believe I need to fabricate at least a couple of pair of what we call sundark goggles..."


Alton draws a sketch of the goggles,... I am thinking one pair literally goggles (like Riddick) and one pair more like a set of steam punk glasses......


"the real secret is in getting the lenses just right, just enough to block the brightness, but nothing to interfere with vision in any way...."
This message was last edited by the player at 16:01, Sat 08 Apr 2023.

Garret nods to Alton as he passes by.
Had your chance to dump us with the spider Queen, but I think you’re playing a long game.
He says but it seems more like banter now than before the adventure.

He continues on to visit Tremaine Allard.

Hello, I wonder if you can help me with something?
This message was last edited by the player at 16:34, Sun 09 Apr 2023.

"A long game indeed, I am on a journey of bettering myself, and hold no allegance to the demands placed upon me by myself, others or the world....I faced similar danger to escape the drow the first time around, that is a private story I would rather only share with friends."

Alton shrugs, but when the other man arrives.....
"I am in need of a serviceable guisairme, I want to try my hand tripping enemies."
This message was last edited by the player at 02:11, Sun 09 Apr 2023.

John passed both allies with a wave, "Hey, guys" as he walks into a back room, forging leathers on and a couple of sacks of raw mithral peeking out of his pack. You can hear him say "forge heated up? Assistants ready? All right, let's get back to this." Soon the faint ringing of a master armorsmith hard at work can be heard.

Camber listens to the description of what's needed to make the sundark goggles and studies the drawing. The smoked lenses of these goggles to block the light would be easy to do. He calculates that a band of canvas that clasps together at the back to keep the goggles from falling off would suffice."I can make them," he allows.

He takes a few more moments to think, and says, "You can pick them up on the morrow. The cost will be 10 gold."


Notes:

Sundark Goggles: The smoked lenses of these goggles block light. They are typically fixed into a band of canvas that clasps together at the back to keep the goggles from falling off. Sundark goggles negate the dazzled condition experienced by a creature with light sensitivity while in bright illumination. As a side effect, they grant the wearer a +2 circumstance bonus on saving throws against gaze attacks. A creature wearing sundark goggles can't use a gaze attack since other creatures can't see its eyes. Creatures without low-light vision or darkvision that wear sundark goggles take a -2 penalty on Search and Spot checks.

@ Camber
Excellent.  Would two pair be more difficult for you to manage?"

@John
"I wish I had time for crafting, perhaps I will find some time before the next adventure begins....again."


Alton has several things in mind that would need to happen....the boyancy to his buckler, though mitheral would make it easier to do, MW tools (so many to consider)...scrolls for the ring....if he were to set traps he would need materials.....

@Alton. As the Drow begins talking Garret’s grin fades a little and his face slackens. He nods at the seriousness,
Well, better I’m sure you’ll be and a better fellow than me for simply seeking it. Story or not I’m glad we got the job done, I’ve never had so much to live on before!

@John
Hey are you working here? I’m coming to get some armor enchanted or perhaps upgraded. And of course to enchant a dagger too. Is Tremain the right fellow to see?

In reply to Alton Chasmyr (msg # 7):

Yes, absolutely. It takes a day to make each one, so come back in 3 days. I'll even discount the order to a cost of 29 gold.

John replies "Id see Tremain about that. I can fashion armor, shields, and bows. I have no magic for enchantment, but I can make a base item either of masterwork quality or from an unusual material. For a friend I'm willing to do that at cost."

That’s awesome, John, right now I have the MW things I think I need. I’ll l check with Tremain tomorrow n the enchantments.
Take care.

Alton extends his hand to Camber...
"Thank you."


He approaches Garret
"I need to get some quality tools, if I intend to be a true trapsmith, do you now where to go?"

Tremaine nods at Garret's request and holds up a hand to forestall him for a moment, while he finishes setting a freshly heated rivet in a helm he's working on.  Once done he looks up at the man.  A large goat nimbly drops a cold rivet with her lips, onto the face of the anvil, then backs up.  He smiles and fondly scratches her behind an ear.

"I'm Tremaine.  How can I help you?" he both greets him and inquires.

"Tremaine, yes I was looking to buy a gusairme polearm nothing fancy, just a serviceable tripping weapon."

"Hold on a moment.  I think I have something that will suit, if you can wait a day for me to finish it," Tremaine absently notes, while shuffling through a pile of blades and scraps of metal.  A moment later he comes up with the blade of a guisarme, unsharpened, and with no haft attached.

"If you're not in a hurry, I can sharpen and mount this by noon tomorrow," he offers, "but if you're in a hurry, I have an even more well-balanced blade already mounted to a steel-banded, laminated, yew-and-ash haft.  It's considerably more expensive, but it's movements are a thing of beauty.

"I can part with the better-balanced one for 309 pieces of gold, or I can have this," and here he hefts that partially-finished blade, "in your hands in the morning for nine."

OOC:
The nicer one is masterwork, of course.
This message was last updated by the player at 02:25, Tue 11 Apr 2023.

"I trained in using the polearm a long while back and wanted to try my hand at using it, should it work out, I may indeed return for an upgarde at some point.  Do you have a collasible pole or the ability to make one?"


Expandable Pole Price: 5 GP Weight: 1# (Song & Silence p. 53)
This message was last edited by the player at 19:47, Mon 10 Apr 2023.

When Alton is done Garret will work with Tremaine,

So - I have this lovely armor, he says indicating his Gnomish Woker's Leather with all of the pockets covering it.
This armor is enchanted with a minor enhancement. (+1 Gnomish workman's leather = 1165gp)

I would like to upgrade, I've got this mithril chain shirt here. ... but I would miss the pockets and the color and everything.



I was thinking simplest is to sell my workman's leather for 50% and ask for a +1 enchantment and maybe an additional property or crystal.

That would cost 1000=582.5 = 417.5 gp plus whatever other property or crystals I want to buy.
Maybe for another 20 gold you can add cool pockets like the workman's leather?

Alton is patiently waiting to meet the gnome Jabe as well, so he will still be here a bit longer......

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Holy symbol of Pelor - from the temple -
----The silver disk has gold inlays that show the suns rays 360 degree, although it is certainly not gold primarily silver in composition...I am wanting the craftsman to make it a locket that will open as a space for continual flame spell...

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Also a MW tool, a clockwork ear piece to tap accupressure points to aid in autohypnosis checks...

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This message was last edited by the player at 13:59, Tue 11 Apr 2023.

"A collapsible pole?  Yeah, I made one as part of a contest several months back.  I never thought that I'd actually find anyone to sell it to.  Five gold and it's yours.  If you want, you can pick up both the guisarme and the collapsible pole at the same time tomorrow." Tremaine offers, and if he's done here, collecting money for Alton's purchases.

Turning to Garret, Tremaine asks, "Can I take a closer look at those pockets?  Leather holds up better to attachments that does a mail shirt of any material.  The mail tends to sag, but I could see what I could do with it.  I can definitely enchant either of them, even intensifying the base enchantment on your existing armor, but I'm not sure how the pockets and hooks will work out on the mithral shirt."

OOC:
Alton: "Tomorrow" is whenever we conclude the transaction.

Garret:  3000 GP to increase the enchantment to +2 on your existing armor.

I have no problem providing a cost for re-working your mithral shirt to have the equivalent set of pockets, pouches, flaps, toggles, hooks, and so on, but will need approval from your GM to do so.  If you want to sell your existing armor, I can give you half value on it, as is standard.  If you want to go this route, run it by your GM and have him message me, please.

"Oh, I'm sorry.  I didn't realise that you were waiting for me." The gnome says looking up from the silver ball that he is working.  "Oh, there you are," he adds, as he pushes his glasses up onto his forehead.

What is it I can do for you?


OOC: In the process of consulting your DM, on the basis of those 'spoiled' text lines.

"Jabe, I am a factotum and we seem to all love our tools and trinkets, and I have this holy symbol of pelor I got from the temple, and I wanted to make it into a proper locket, where It has a space to hold a continual flame spell, or similar such spells, but close to trap the light in when closed.  It reminds me of a lady cleric I once knew."

From the assortment of trinkets, he hands the silver holy symbol over to the gnome....

"I practice a skill called autohypnosis, and am making  a visual disk for focus, but I would like an ear ring that sits on my ear and can lightly tap a certain points to aid in focusing this skill as well."

It is actually a straightforward purchase of a MW tool for autohypnosis checks...

Well, how about sell you what I have and get a simple enhancement to the chain shirt? Also, an you add the Blueshine to my chain shirt or would that need to be made from scratch?

Then maybe I can find an All-tools vest to wear over it...

Garret ponders - so many decisions is delightful

I am consulting the other GM's myself because quite frankly, I am just not a crafty person. Even in online MMORPG's I refuse to craft, lol. I will defer to their opinions on all things that are crafted.

"I can definitely do the base enchantment, and adding the blueshine should only add a couple of days to it all.  I will need three days, all together, and 2500 pieces of gold, or equivalent.  I'm not sure what I would do, exactly, with 50 pounds of gold, so if you have gemstones or jewelry for some portion of that, or even platinum, that would be preferred," Tremaine tells Garret.

Garret nods,


Okay I can deal - I have this ring of swimming, and my magical workman's leather worth over 1165, but we agreed on 580gp to sell you. The ring by itself is worth 2,500 I'll give you both of them. I only have 11 platinum but it's yours.

In addition I would like one more thing, I have a diamond worth 6,000gp I can give you that plus talisman of unseen servant that you can use to help you for up to 4 hours a day (1/day 1d4 hours) , and I'll add 3 potions of bull's strength that I could sell for 900 but are worth twice that, and another few gems a diamond, saphire and opal worth 500gp, and some paper and special inks I found with a wizard - Paper  20 sheets 8gp, Inkpen 3 2.4gp, Vial ink 5 40gp. And in exchange for all that ... he licks his lips...
I would ask ....
he whispers
for you to take this Masterwork Dagger and form for me .... a dagger of assassination...



From Cityscape for a +1 it adds 1d6 to sneak attack and has some poison related benefits
so a +2 dagger essentially worth 8000gp in addition to the MW dagger.

I don't really know that the unseen servant is worth, but I have been collecting other potions and can even give you a wand of CLW with 18 charges on it.

This is me trying hard to give you interesting things that is not just a pile of gold...

If it's not enough I can deplete my potions or sell my special magic items or give some gold on top

This message was last edited by the player at 04:47, Wed 12 Apr 2023.

Jab turns the holy symbol over in his hand a couple of times.  "I think I can do that.   Would you like a design on the front of the locket?  Silver again, with a gold chased pattern?.

And I can certainly make the small clockwork device, althpough I will have to spend some time in the library, and then probably measuring your ear to makle sure that we find the right places for the pressure."

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Spoiler text: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)
Holy symbol of Pelor - from the temple -
----The silver disk has gold inlays that show the suns rays 360 degree, although it is certainly not gold primarily silver in composition...I am wanting the craftsman to make it a locket that will open as a space for continual flame spell...

If we go with this style of holy symbol  :)

https://i.etsystatic.com/19789....1937136324_hehw.jpg

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OOC:  And I will have to spend some time working out prices  :)

"Jabe, thank you.  I would like to keep the holy symbol intact on the  front, if you would like to design the back that would certainly be useful for the visual disk design I intended to focus for myself.  If it would be beneficial I could come to the library for you to make measurements?"


"Do you know whom might have alchemy lab space for rent?"

PM

PM

Tremaine looks over the pile of offered items and then looks upward with the tip of his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth, his head bobbing in what is obviously a counting gesture.  He stops several times to re-examine the treasures before him, then continues adding.

After some time he appears to come to a conclusion.

"That will be just fine.  It will take me two days to place the enchantments on the chain shirt, and just over a week more to finish the dagger.  I'll have them ready for you in that order, unless you want the dagger first," Tremaine tells him, holding out his hand to shake on the deal.

In reply to Tremaine Allard (msg # 30):

With a wicked and almost childlike grin the little gnome shakes the great man's hand fervently.

Yes! I agree!

Garret changes into traveling clothes without his armor giving over all of the items and treasures offered.

Removed from Character sheet:
ring of swimming
magical workman's leather
11 platinum
a diamond worth 6,000gp
talisman of unseen servant
3 potions of bull's strength
a diamond, saphire and opal worth 500gp,
Paper  20 sheets 8gp, Inkpen 3 2.4gp, Vial ink 5 40gp.

Alton and Jabe continue talking, but start walking away from the group.....

Alton the following day returns to the workshop area to conclude his business with Tremaine (collapsible pole and gusairmei)....

"I have decided on the basic polearm and the collasible pole..."




and check in with Camber on the sundark goggles

"Greetings all."

"The guisarme and the collapsible pole?  Exccellent.  That comes to 14 pieces of gold in all," Tremaine tells Alton as he places the items on the bench in front of him, draws up the receipt, and awaits payment.

"Perfect my good man....."

Alton hands over the gold to the merchant...14 gold
This message was last updated by the player at 13:10, Tue 18 Apr 2023.