Crafts & Hobbies

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Vana'diel contains a number of crafting guilds which players can join in order to craft (or fish) various items. There are also a number of Hobbies which players can utilize to obtain materials to aid in these crafts.
Alchemy 	 	Bonecraft 	 	Clothcraft
Craft often used to create enhancing and enfeebling potions, healing medicines, enfeebling weapons, and Ninjutsu tools.	 	Craft which works with bones to create moderately heavy armor and a wide variety of ammunition and jewelry. 	 	Craft which works with natural threads to craft lightweight armor and capes often used by magicians.
Cooking 	 	Fishing 	 	Goldsmithing
Craft which combines ingredients to make a wide variety of tasty and enhancing meals. 	 	Craft which seeks to catch the fish from the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, streams and ponds of Vana'diel. 	 	Craft which works with precious gems and metals to create beautiful jewelry and glittering armor.
Leathercraft 	 	Smithing 	 	Woodworking
Craft which works with animal hides to craft medium-weight and versatile armor. 	 	Craft which reformulates raw ores into usable ingredients for making heavy armor and weapons. 	 	Craft which uses lumber found around Vana'diel to craft a variety of weapons, shields, ammunition and Mog House furniture.
 	 	Synergy 	 	
 	 	Craft used in combination with other craft skills in a group effort to inscribe special effects on weapons and armor with Evolith stones.	 	
==Ranks==
To become an experienced crafter, every ten skill levels, you are required to prove to the guild that you "have what it takes" by crafting (or buying) an item of the guild's choosing. This item can be turned in once you have reached an "8" in skill (8, 28, 48, etc.), or higher skill (up to the cap).
{| border="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"	Level 	Rank Acquired
8-10 	 Recruit 	
18-20 	 Initiate 	
28-30 	 Novice 	
38-40 	 Apprentice	
48-50 	 Journeyman	
58-60 	 Craftsman 	
68-70 	 Artisan 	
78-80 	 Adept 	
88-90 	 Veteran 	
98-100	 Expert 	
==Crafting Tips and Guides==
It is generally believed that the following results are accurate. These are, however, assumptions only.
Level Range 	-10 - -1	0 - 10 	11 - 30 	31 - 50	51 - 70 	71 - 90	91 - 110
Success Rate	50% 	 	 	 	95% (w/o crafting ring)	 	
HQ Rate 	<1% 	1.5% (1/64)	6.25% (1/16)	25% 	50% 	50% 	50%
;General Crafting
*Crafting Skill Ups
*High Quality
*Escutcheons
*Craftaholics Anonymous
*Days and Directions of Synthing(Confirmed to be incorrect by Square-Enix)
*Crafting compass (Confirmed to be incorrect by Square-Enix)
*General Crafting Tips by Ctownwoody
*General Crafting Guide and Tips ~ By Totema1
;Alchemy
: Alchemy Guide by Xarchangel
: Alchemy Guide by Izaacha
: Alchemy Guide by Paitre
: Alchemy Guide by Ctownwoody
: Aledacia's Alchemy Guide
;Bonecraft
: Bonecrafting Guide by Xarchangel
: Bonecrafting Guide by Ayrlie
: Bonecrafting Guide by ChibiKawaiiMei
: Bonecrafting Guide 0-60 by Ctownwoody
;Clothcraft
: Clothcraft Guide by Xarchangel
: Clothcraft Guide by Aranar
: Clothcraft Guide by Ctownwoody
;Cooking
: Cooking Guide by Dasher
: Cooking Guide by Paitre
: Cooking Guide by Crawlerbasher
: Cooking Guide by Spops
: Cooking Guide by Ctownwoody
: Cooking Guide by Emi	
;Fishing
: Fishing 1-100 While Questing For Lu Shang's by Diabolos-Brian
: Fishing for Fun and Profit by Ctownwoody
: Fishing Guide - Carp Route
: Fishing Guide - Saltwater Skillup
;Goldsmithing
: Goldsmithing Guide by Sarchar
: Goldsmithing Guide by Gatsby
: Goldsmithing Guide by Ctownwoody
;Leathercraft
: Leathercraft Guide by Mierin
: Leathercraft 0-60 by Ctownwoody
;Smithing
: Smithing Guide By Excessivedamage
: Smithing Guide by Ravenfnord
: Smithing Guide By Grodark
;Woodworking
: Woodworking Guide by Godofgods
: Woodworking Guide by Xarchangel
: Woodworking Guide by Gisselle
: Woodworking Guide by Izaacha
: Woodworking Guide by Paitre
: Woodworking Guide by Ctownwoody
==External Links==
* lokyst's FFXI Crafting Timer
* Glurg's Crafting Calculator
* FFXI Moghancement Calculator
* FFXI Calculator Crafting Calculator 
* Crafting Compass
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