>From: "Ian Smith" <ian@...>
>Reply-To: EQ_Tinkering@onelist.com
>To: <EQ_Tinkering@onelist.com>
>Subject: [EQ_Tinkering] Deflated Gnome :)
>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:42:53 -0000
>
>Hi all :)
>
>Today I boldly agreed to make a full set of large banded for a troll for
>90pp. I soon discovered the problems.. Firstly, he had to go and get the
>molds from The Feerrott, cuz the Freeport shop only has medium molds.
>Apparently there is no forge down there. Secondly, it's nearly impossible
>for me (skill 110 ish) to make about four of the banded armour pieces.
>Thirdly, failures cost between 4pp and 6pp. After three trips to the
>Feerrott for the troll, and literally hours of real time, I had made his
>banded at a loss to me of 100pp. Oh, and I gained 2 points of skill.
>
>Ah well, I'll stick to jewellery and Steins I think. I made the 100pp back
>in 1/2 hour from jewellery, and then sold a Stein for 300pp :)
>
>Ian aka Poggin the Mostly-Deflated-but-now-Partially-Reinflated Gnome.

Who cares? That isn't tinkering, and failures cost me more than it cost you
for an entire set of banded. Quit whining, tinerers lose over 200plat on
failed aqua lungs and over 900plat on failed rebreathers.

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