Weapon crafting

Weapon crafting is a new concept introduced in Mount&Blade II: Bannerlord. It lets the player smelt weapons to turn them into raw materials, forge new melee and throwing weapons and refine wood into charcoal or lesser metals into better ones. Contents 1 The Smithing Skill 2 Stamina 3 Charcoal 4 Smelting 5 Forging 5.1 Weapon Parts 5.2 Unlocking new parts 5.3 Difficulty 5.4 Orders 6 Refining The Smithing Skill[] A character's Smithing skill influences their stamina, increases the chance to forge weapons with positive modifiers and decreases the chance for negative ones. Smelting, forging and refining all grant Smithing XP, with higher-tier weapons smelted and forged and better metals refined granting more XP (to be precise, XP granted for smithing/smelting equals to 2% of the item's base value or 10% when crafting for an order; refining XP equals to 30% of output's value). Stamina[] Smelting, forging and refining consume stamina. A character's stamina is based on their Smithing skill, halved, rounded down, plus a base value of 100. The 125 Smithing perks "Practical Refiner" and "Practical Smelter" reduce stamina consumption while refining and smelting, respectively, whereas the 175 Smithing perk "Practical Smith" reduces stamina consumption while forging. Stamina replenishes when waiting in towns or at a bandit camp. The 75 Athletics perk "Stamina" increases the rate at which it replenishes by 50%. Stamina costs: Crafting = 10 + (5 * ItemTier) per item. Halved if the hero has Practical Smith perk. Smelting = 10 per item. Halved if the hero has Practical Smelter perk. Refining = 6 per item. Halved if the hero has Practical Refiner perk. Charcoal[] Every smithing action consumes one unit of Charcoal (except the refining of more charcoal). Charcoal is refined from Hardwood at a rate of 1:2. The 25 Smithing perk "Efficient Charcoal Maker" improves the rate to 3:2. Smelting[] Melee weapons and throwing weapons can be smelted, breaking them down into a portion of their base components or less refined version thereof. Below is a table of default available weapons and what they are smelted into; this table is incomplete and subject to change with every new patch. Some weapons can only be acquired in certain ways, such as tournament rewards, from nobles, or when joining a kingdom as a vassal. Name Acquire Tier Type Wood CrudeIron WroughtIron Iron Steel FineSteel ThamaskeneSteel Blacksmith Hammer - 0 1h Mace 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Iron Pitchfork - 0 2h Polearm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pitchfork - 0 2h Polearm 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Simple Short Spear - 0 2h Polearm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wooden Hammer - 0 1h Mace 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Broad Bladed Throwing Knives - 1 Throwing Knife 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 Falx Knife - 1 Dagger 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Hatchet - 1 1h Axe 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Highland Dagger - 1 Dagger 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 Highland Throwing Dagger - 1 Throwing Knife 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 Jagged Spear - 1 2h Polearm 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Knobbed Club - 1 1h Mace 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leafblade Throwing Knife - 1 Throwing Knife 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 Lowland Throwing Knife - 1 Throwing Knife 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Military Fork - 1 2h Polearm 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Militia Mace - 1 1h Mace 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 Pickaxe - 1 1h Axe 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Pitchfork - 1 2h Polearm 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scythe - 1 2h Polearm 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Seax - 1 Dagger 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 Short Militia Spear - 1 2h Polearm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Short Simple Raider Spear - 1 2h Polearm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sickle - 1 1h Axe 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Simple Commoner Spear - 1 2h Polearm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Simple Javelin - 1 Javelin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Simple Pike - 1 Pike 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Spiked Club - 1 1h Mace 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Spiked Mace - 1 1h Mace 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Weighted Steppe Spear - 1 2h Polearm 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Wooden Hammer - 1 1h Mace 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Xiphos - 1 Dagger 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Bamboo Handled Ascia Axe - 2 1h Axe 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Bamboo Handled Axe - 2 1h Axe 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Falchion - 2 1h Sword 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 Falx Knife - 2 Dagger 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Fullered Light Mace - 2 1h Mace 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 Galloglaich Axe - 2 1h Axe 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 Hatchet - 2 1h Axe 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Highland Dagger - 2 Dagger 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 Highland Spiked Club - 2 1h Mace 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 Hoe - 2 2h Axe 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 Horseman Javelin - 2 Javelin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Infantry Axe - 2 1h Axe 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 Iron Spatha - 2 1h Sword 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 Jagged Javelin - 2 Javelin 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Knob Headed Spear - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Knob Headed Spear with Frills - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Light Cavalry Lance - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Light Lance - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Light Steppe Rider Lance - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 Narrow Long Headed Spear - 2 2h Polearm 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Norse Hatchet - 2 1h Axe 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Notched Military Fork - 2 Pike 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Pugio - 2 Dagger 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 Reinforced Highland Spear - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Ridged Iron Broadsword - 2 1h Sword 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 Short Militia Spear - 2 2h Polearm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Simple Bastard Sword - 2 1h Sword 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 Simple Scimitar - 2 1h Sword 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 Simple Sparth Axe - 2 2h Axe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Small Bit Axe - 2 1h Axe 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Small Spurred Axe - 2 1h Axe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Steppe Light Mace - 2 1h Mace 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Tall Tipped Long Spear - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Tall Tipped Spear - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Tapered Blade - 2 1h Sword 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 Triangular Headed Spear - 2 2h Polearm 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Tribesman Throwing Dagger - 2 Throwing Knife 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 Wood Splitter Axe - 2 1h Axe 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 Xiphos - 2 Dagger 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 Backsword - 3 1h Sword 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 Broad Leaf Shaped Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Broad Ridged Shortsword - 3 1h Sword 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 Broad Tzikourion - 3 1h Axe 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 Broadsword - 3 1h Sword 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 Cleaver - 3 1h Sword 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 Commoner Axe - 3 1h Axe 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Courser Lance - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Druzhinnik Lance - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fine Pike - 3 Pike 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Fine Steel Leaf Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 Fine Steel Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 Francesca - 3 Throwing Axe 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Gold Bound Short Warsword Nobles 3 1h Sword 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Harpoon - 3 Javelin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Heavy Cavalry Lance - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Heavy Horsemans Mace - 3 1h Mace 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Highland Mace - 3 1h Mace 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 Iron Arming Sword - 3 1h Sword 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 Iron Flyssa - 3 1h Sword 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 Iron Saber - 3 1h Sword 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 Iron Scimitar - 3 1h Sword 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 Iron Spatha - 3 1h Sword 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 Jagged Fine Steel Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 Judgement Tournaments 3 1h Mace 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 Knight Lance - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Knobbed Club - 3 1h Mace 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Large Franziska Axe - 3 1h Axe 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Light Cavalry Lance - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Light Mace - 3 1h Mace 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Long Fine Steel Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Long Thamaskene Tipped Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Lowland Javelin - 3 Javelin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mamluke Lance - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Morningstar - 3 1h Mace 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 Narrow Sword - 3 1h Sword 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 Norse Hatchet - 3 1h Axe 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 Notched Military Fork - 3 Pike 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Pointy Warsword - 3 1h Sword 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 Ridged Iron Broadsword - 3 1h Sword 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 Short Sword - 3 1h Sword 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 Simple Backsword - 3 1h Sword 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Simple Bastard Sword - 3 1h Sword 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 Simple Raider Battle Axe - 3 1h Axe 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 Simple Saber - 3 1h Sword 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 Simple Sparth Axe - 3 2h Axe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Small Spurred Axe - 3 1h Axe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Square Bit Two Handed Axe - 3 2h Axe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Star Falchion - 3 1h Sword 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 Steel Shestopyor - 3 1h Mace 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 Steel Tipped Hooked Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 Thamaskene Pike - 3 Pike 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Triangular Headed Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tzikourion - 3 1h Axe 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 Wide Leaf Spear - 3 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 Woodland Axe - 3 1h Axe 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 Woodland Javelin - 3 Javelin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bamboo Axe - 4 1h Axe 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 Battle Axe - 4 1h Axe 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 Bone Crusher Tournaments 4 1h Mace 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 Broad Falchion - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 Broad Ild - 4 1h Sword 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 Calradic Mace - 4 1h Mace 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Cataphract Lance - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dawnbreaker Tournaments 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Decorated Fullered Sword Nobles 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 Decorated Long Warsword Nobles 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Eastern Heavy Mace - 4 1h Mace 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 Fine Pike - 4 Pike 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Fine Steel Hewing Spear - 4 2h Polearm 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 Fine Steel Long Kaskara - 4 1h Sword 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 Fine Steel Mace - 4 1h Mace 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 Fine Steel Paramerion - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 Fine Steel Spatha - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 Fullered Cavalry Mace - 4 1h Mace 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 Fullered Narrow Warsword - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 Heavy Druzhinnik Lance - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Heavy Knight Lance - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Highland Throwing Axe (pointy)* - 4 Throwing Axe 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Highland Throwing Axe (round)* - 4 Throwing Axe 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Highland War Spear - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Hooked Javelin - 4 Javelin 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Imperial Light Mace - 4 1h Mace 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 Iron Broadsword - 4 2h Sword 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 Jagged Throwing Spear - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Large Franziska Axe - 4 1h Axe 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Light Shishpar Mace - 4 1h Mace 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Long Narrow Warsword (?) - 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 Long Saber - 4 1h Sword 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 Long Warsword - 4 1h Sword 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 Militia Pernach Tournaments 4 1h Mace 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Morningstar - 4 1h Mace 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 Narrow Sword - 4 1h Sword 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 Noble Cavalry Lance - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 One Handed Bearded Axe - 4 1h Axe 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Pike - 4 Pike 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pilum - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pointed Falchion - 4 1h Sword 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 Ridged Tipped Arming Sword - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 Scalpel Tournaments 4 1h Sword 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 Sledgehammer - 4 2h Mace 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Slightly Ridged Flyssa - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 Spatha - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 Spatha With Narrow Fuller - 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 Spiked Battle Axe - 4 1h Axe 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Spiralled Mace - 4 1h Mace 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Square Bit Two Handed Axe - 4 2h Axe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Star Falchion - 4 1h Sword 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 Steel Tipped Hooked Spear - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 Straight Saber - 4 1h Sword 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 The Ambassador Tournaments 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 Thin Fine Steel Hewing Spear - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 Tribesman Throwing Axe - 4 Throwing Axe 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Tyrhung Tournaments 4 1h Sword 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Veteran Warrior Axe - 4 1h Axe 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 Wide Leaf Spear - 4 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 Winds Fury Tournaments 4 1h Sword 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 Woodland Axe - 4 1h Axe 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 Arming Sword with Circle Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Bearded Axe - 5 1h Axe 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Billhook - 5 2h Polearm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Black Heart Tournaments 5 2h Axe 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 Broad Arming Sword - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 Broad Falchion - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 Cataphract Mace - 5 1h Mace 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 Crescent Guarded Arming Sword Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Decorated Arming Sword Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Decorated Saber Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Decorated Short Spatha Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Desert Long Sword - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 Engraved Angular Kaskara Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Executioner Axe - 5 2h Axe 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 Fine Steel Cavalry Broadsword - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 Fine Steel Saber - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 Fullered Long Warsword - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Heavy Flanged Mace - 5 1h Mace 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Heavy Sabre - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 Highland Broad Blade - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Highland Fine Steel Blade Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 Hooked Cavalry Axe - 5 2h Axe 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 Justicier Vassalage 5 2h Sword 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 Knightly Arming Sword - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 Light Royal Mace - 5 1h Mace 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Long Fine Steel Scimitar - 5 1h Sword 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 Narrow Fine Steel Kaskara - 5 1h Sword 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 Northlander Broad Axe - 5 2h Axe 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 One Handed Bearded Axe - 5 1x Axe 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 Pernach - 5 1h Mace 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Rectangular Bitted Axe - 5 1x Axe 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 Ridged Arming Sword - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 Ridged Saber - 5 1h Sword 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 Round Bitted Fine Steel Hatchet - 5 1x Axe 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 Short Bill - 5 2h Axe 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 Short Handled Bardiche - 5 2h Axe 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 Spatha Blade with Ring Pommel Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Steel Mace - 5 1h Mace 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 Tall Gripped Ild Sword Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 Thamaskene Steel Spatha Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Thamaskene Steel Spathion - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Thamaskene Steel Warsword Nobles 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Wide Fullered Broad Arming Sword - 5 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Avalanche Vassalage 6 2h Axe 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 Battanian Mountain Blade - 6 2h Sword 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 Broad Kaskara - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 Broad Two Hander - 6 2h Sword 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 Decorated Broadsword Nobles 6 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Decorated Kaskara Nobles 6 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Decorated Long Scimitar Nobles 6 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Decorated Scimitar with Wide Grip Nobles 6 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Drilled Two Handed Axe - 6 2h Axe 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 Early Retirement Tournaments 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 Engraved Backsword Nobles 6 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Falx - 6 2h Sword 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 Fine Steel Menavlion - 6 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Fine Steel Two Handed Sword - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 Glaive - 6 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Highland Broadsword - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Highland Fine Two Handed Sword - 6 2h Sword 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 Jereed - 6 Javelin 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Lion Imprinted Saber Nobles 6 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Long Glaive - 6 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Menavlion - 6 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Northlander Decorated Two Handed Axe - 6 2h Axe 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 Northlander Wide Fullered Greatsword - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Polesword - 6 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Reaper Vassalage 6 2h Sword 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 Rhomphaia - 6 2h Polearm 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 Ridged Great Saber - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 Ridged Long Kaskara - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 Sentinel Vassalage 6 2h Sword 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 Tapered Two-Hander - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 Thamaskene Steel Kaskara - 6 1h Sword 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 Thamaskene Steel Two Hander - 6 2h Sword 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 Triangular Throwing Spear - 6 2h Polearm 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Two-Handed Cleaver - 6 2h Sword 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 Warrazor - 6 2h Polearm 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 War Razor - 6 2h Sword 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 Wide Fullered Broad Two Hander - 6 2h Sword 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 * Two versions of the same name and tier exist: a cheaper, shorter and more damaging one with a rounded axe head shape and a more expensive, longer and weaker one with a more pointy axe head shape. Forging[] Weapon Parts[] Weapons are divided into 12 categories: Dagger, Javelin, Mace, One Handed Axe, One Handed Sword, Pike, Throwing Axe, Throwing Knife, Two Handed Axe, Two Handed Mace, Two Handed Polearm and Two Handed Sword. Each category has its own set of weapon parts. There are four types of weapon parts: Blade, Guard, Handle and Pommel. Every type of part can range from tiers I to V. While forging, the player selects one of each type of weapon part to compose the weapon. Maces, One Handed Axes and Two Handed Axes do not have Guards, whereas Pikes (even though they display the type) and Throwing Axes have neither Guards nor Pommels. Each weapon part has its own material cost, with higher tier weapons generally requiring better materials to be forged. Blades can dictate whether a weapon can be wielded with one or two hands or carried with the civilian outfit, whether they have a bonus against shields, can dismount riders or can knock enemies down. Guards on Two Handed Polearms can dictate whether they can dismount riders. Handles on polearms can dictate whether they can be thrown, braced or couched, though some blades negate their effect. The size of each weapon part can be altered. Larger parts generally increase reach, damage and weight while lowering speed and handling, whereas smaller parts do the reverse. Some guards and pommels on some weapons have no effect on a weapon's stats at all. Unlocking new parts[] Smelting and forging can unlock new weapon parts, but only for the category of weapon smelted/forged. Parts of the current lowest tier are unlocked first; only when every part of every type of the currently lowest tier have been discovered can parts of the next-highest tier be unlocked. Higher-tier weapons have a higher chance to unlock new weapon parts. The 75 Smithing perk "Curious Smith" and the 100 Smithing perk "Curious Smelter" increase the learning rate for new parts by 100% while forging or smelting, respectively. Difficulty[] The difficulty to forge a weapon results from the average difficulty of the parts used. Each singular part has a difficulty equal to 50 times their tier. Thus, difficulty can range between 50 and 250. While forging, a character's Smithing skill is compared to the weapon's difficulty. If it is lower, a penalty is applied, lowering the chance of positive modifiers and increasing the chance of negative ones. If it is higher, the reverse applies. The 200 Smithing perk "Master Smith" further increases the chance of creating masterwork weapons by 7.5% and the 275 Smithing perk "Legendary Smith" increases the chance of creating legendary weapons by 5% plus an additional 1% for every 5 skill points over 275. Orders[] The notables and nobles in towns place orders for specific weapons, detailing the category of weapon they want, specific weapon stats as well as the estimated difficulty of the order and the reward for completing it. No more than six orders are active at once and once completed, it takes time until a new order is placed. To complete the order, choose a combination of weapon parts at different lengths to satisfy the specifics of the order. This can be difficult and finicky and require lower-tier parts than you have access to. Once forged, the client gives feedback, either being satisfied and paying the weapon's worth or unsatisfied and deducting some of your pay. Better materials used generally improve the odds of the client being satisfied. Completed orders grant more Smithing XP and unlock new weapon parts at a higher rate than regular forging. They also increase the relation with the order giver, with the 100 Smithing perk "Experienced Smith" increasing the relation by an additional 2 for notables and the 100 Smithing perk "Steel Maker 3" increasing it by +4 for nobles. Refining[] Besides refining Hardwood into Charcoal, lesser metals can be refined into better ones. Below is a list of these metal refinements. As stated above, they all require one unit of Charcoal. If a refinement process has a by-product, it is always a single unit of Crude Iron. Some of these require a Smithing perk. The 25 Smithing perk "Efficient Iron Maker" improves the rate at which Iron Ore is refined into Crude Iron from 2:1 to 3:1. Input Input amount Output Output amount By-product Smithing perk Smithing level Iron Ore 1 Crude Iron 2 - - - Crude Iron 1 Wrought Iron 1 - - - Wrought Iron 2 Iron 1 Yes - - Iron 2 Steel 1 Yes Steel Maker 50 Steel 2 Fine Steel 1 Yes Steel Maker 2 75 Fine Steel 2 Thamaskene Steel 1 Yes Steel Maker 3 100