Craftsman

“Forget this rubbish! I shall forge you a sword fit for killing gods.”

–Éibhear Hattori

Craftsman is probably the second most common profession next to farmer. Well, whores are in there too but ya get my point. Artisans, some people call ‘em. Heh, craftsman covers everything from shoemakers to alchemists, but if they’re embarkin’ on some sort a dangerous adventure they’re likely to be a blacksmith or an alchemist. An alchemist is always a good thing to have. Alchemy’s a long-established science and there’s plenty of useful stuff that only a good alchemist could craft. Acids, super-flammable liquids, bombs, and all sorts of things. Sure, anybody with an alchemy set can make this stuff but only a dedicated alchemist can make it perfectly.

Call it a dwarven bias, but blacksmiths are probably the most respectable craftsmen out there. Spendin’ hours over a hot forge, workin’ with the sturdiest of materials and the finest precision. A good blacksmith can make a sword sharp enough to puncture the armor of the toughest and largest foes, or armor strong enough to resist a damn troll. Spent some time workin’ as a blacksmith in Angren before the Second Northern War and it ain’t easy work. When I was in the army, fightin’ the black ones, me and some boys were sent to the swamps of Sodden to defend against a detachment of Nilfgaardians. We held up across a river, but after a day of fightin’ back and forth, the wet got to my crossbow and the string stretched. Right there on the battlefield, while the others fired their volleys and fought in the muck, a bowyer named Klaus rigged a new string for my crossbow and had me back to shootin’ in no time. Owe my life to that man.

–Rodolf Kazmer

Defining Skill	Skills	Gear (Pick 5)
Patch Job	Athletics	50 crowns of components
Vigor	Alchemy	Alchemy set
0	Business	Crafting tools
Magical Perks	Crafting	Hourglass
None	Education	Iron long sword
	Endurance	Lock
	Fine Arts	Mace
Starting Coin	Persuasion	Merchant’s tools
120 crowns x 2d6	Physique	Small chest
Average: 840	Streetwise	Tinker’s forge

Patch Job (CRA)
A skilled craftsman can patch a weapon or armor well enough to keep it working and keep its wearer/wielder in the fight, whether that be by tying a bowstring back together, sharpening the edge of a broken blade, or nailing a plate over a cracked shield. By taking a turn to roll Patch Job at a DC equal to the item’s Crafting DC-3 a Craftsman can restore a broken shield or armor to half its full SP or restore a broken weapon to half its durability. Until fixed at a forge, a patched weapon does half its normal damage.

The Forge Master	The Alchemist	The Improviser
Extensive Catalogue (INT)	Mental Pharmacy (INT)	Augmentation (CRA)
A skilled Craftsman can keep a mental catalogue of diagrams in their head at all times. When a Craftsman has memorized as many diagrams as they can, they may roll Extensive Catalogue at DC:15 to memorize one more. There is no limit, but every 10 diagrams they have memorized adds 1 to the DC.	A skilled Craftsman can keep a mental catalogue of formulae in their head at all times. When a Craftsman has memorized as many formulae as they can, they may roll Mental Pharmacy at DC:15 to memorize one more. There is no limit, but every 10 formulae they have memorized adds 1 to the DC.	A Craftsman can make an Augmentation roll at a DC listed in the Augmentation chart to augment a weapon or Armor with their crafting tools. This augmentation takes 3 rounds. While a forge isn’t required, it grants a +2 to the roll. A fumble results in the item taking damage equal to the fumble value.
Journeyman (CRA)	Double Dose (CRA)	Silver Coating (CRA)
A Craftsman who begins craft- ing an item can roll Journeyman at a DC equal to the item’s crafting DC. If they succeed they add +1 DMG for weapons or +1 SP for armor for every 2 points they rolled above the DC. The maximum bonus they can give to DMG or SP is 5.	Any time a craftsman sets out to make an alchemical item they can make a Double Dose roll at a DC equal to the formula’s crafting DC. If they succeed they create two units of the formula with the ingredients of one. This applies to all items created with alchemy, including potions, oils, decoctions, and bombs.	A Craftsman can coat an existing weapon in silver with a forge and a number of units of silver ingots based on the size of the weapon. The DC for this roll is 16. If you succeed, add +1d6 silver damage to a weapon per 3 points you rolled above the DC, up to 5d6. Failing the roll breaks the weapon.
Master Crafting (CRA)	Adaptation (CRA)	Pinpoint (CRA)
Master Crafting allows a Craftsman to make items that are master grade. They can also roll a Master Crafting roll at any time at a DC equal to the item’s crafting DC to permanently grant armor resistance (their choice which) or weapons a 50% bleeding or -2 Stun value based on damage type.	Craftsmen can roll an Adaptation check (3 + the crafting DC) before making a witcher potion to lower its DC to avoid poisoning by 1 for every point over the crafting DC. If they fail, the potion comes out as poisonous as it normally would be. The DC to avoid poisoning can never be lower than 12.	A Craftsman can roll Pinpoint with a DC equal an item’s craft- ing DC to search for a flaw in the item’s design. This takes 1 turn of studying, but allows the Craftsman to make a targeted attack at a -6 to do ablation damage to the armor or weapon equal to half their Pinpoint value in 6-sided dice.

Too Many Patches
A weapon, shield, or armor which has already been patched once can only be patched again 1 more time, and this patch only brings it to 1/4th SP/Durability (rounding down).

Augmentation	DC
Weapons
Reinforced: +2 Reliability	14
Serration/Spikes: +25% Bleed	16
Lighten: +1 Accuracy	18
Armors
Reinforced: +2 SP	14
Camouflage: +1 Stealth	16
Studded: 2 Damage to Grapplers	18

Silver Coating
Silver coating requires 2 ingots of silver for 1-handed weapons, 4 ingots of silver for 2-handed weapons, and 1 ingot of silver for up to 10 arrows or crossbow bolts.