Can I have a smithing challenge? I always liked smithing :3
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This one is a bit of a challenge to think up as usually they involve some uber challenge in more direct combat skills, but if you are still interested in this, then my idea for a smithing-related challenge is this:
The participant wanting to be granted the title of 'Badass Smitty' must ultimately craft one of every craftable weapon, armor and miscellaneous item which can be created at a forge or any of the common crafting equipment found at a fully equipped forge such as the forge/anvil, tanning rack, etc. This is a three stage challenge.
Stage 1 : Initial Basic Crafting
There are
56 forge locations as listed at UESPWiki.
The participant will make a rotation through all the forge locations in the game. At each location you will craft one item (unimproved) you haven't crafted in any of your previous stops. Once you have created your 1 item, you can mark the crafted item and that forge location off your list and then move to the next item after going to the next forge location. You cannot visit the same forge twice before you have visited all forges on the list once. Forge locations or items can only be exempted from this challenge if they exist solely in a DLC that you have not purchased.
You must start out each item from the rawest possible raw materials (i.e. obtain ore, smelt into ingots and use those to craft) though you may obtain the raw materials in any way you wish be it mining ore, hunting for hides/pelts, chopping wood or purchasing or stealing the raw materials. You must be the one that does the conversion of the raw material into the required refined crafting material. Materials must be obtained within the intended framework of the game and thus console adding raw materials for any stage is not permitted.
For this stage to be cleared, the unique specialty forges and the unique items they create are not required to be included. This means you can skip the Atronach, Aetherium and Lunar Forges and the items you craft exclusively there for this stage. For the purposes of this challenge, Skyforge is counted as a non-unique forge and thus is included in the requirements for this challenge.
For tracking purposes, provide a list of which item was crafted at which location. If you are on a PC, taking a screen shot of you at the forge location is also preferred.
Stage 2 : Specialty Items / Unique Crafting Locations
For the purpose of this trial, unique/specialty locations/items will include the Atronach Forge, the Lunar Forge and the Aetherium Forge and the craftable items unique to that forge.
To complete Stage 2, the participant will visit each of the unique forges and make one of all the unique items available at that location for the Forge. Exceptions are made for the Aetherium forge when you are only able to make 1 of the 3 items. A similar exemption will be given for the Atronach Forge since recipes and materials might be hard to come by so the participant will only be required to make 3 of the possible Atronach Forge items.
Where applicable, the participant will be expected to begin with the most raw of raw materials, though the method of obtaining those raw materials is not specified except that materials obtained via console commands are not allowed.
Stage 3 : Crafted Item Improvement
To clear stage 3, the participant will now demonstrate the ability to improve each of the items created in the earlier stages that are able to be improved at either an armorer's workbench or a grinding wheel. Like in stage 1, the participant will improve 1 item only at a given forge location before proceeding to a different forge to improve the next item. Again, a given forge may not be visited a second time until each of the other forges in the list have been visited once. Items which are not capable of being improved are obviously exempted from this stage.
The limits placed on obtaining crafting materials used in Stage 3 are more stringent than the previous stages. In this stage, the participant is still required to begin with the most basic of raw materials but now is not permitted to purchase said materials. Ore must be mined then smelted, hides must be obtained by hunting and so on.
Once each crafted item that is able to be improved has been improved under the specified guidelines, Stage 3 will be cleared and the participant will be awarded the title of 'Badass Smitty.'
Bonus Challenge -
I will reward the completion of this challenge with all my available rep points, which is currently at 18, if the participant demonstrates a true devotion to being the best smith in Skyrim by eliminating their competitors by killing the ones that are non-essential characters. Think of yourself enacting Microsoft business practices and you get the idea.
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I personally wish you luck in your endeavor and a gladly await the induction of a new Badass into the group.
RAIDO