Crafting...need nexbie advice

[MistakeNot]

Hi Lagbeard ~

I took your advice, traveled to LL and joined the Culinary Guild. But when I tried to create (synthesize) the first item "Table Salt" I get the message: "Unable to craft. Current class not set to culinarian." So I'm a bit stuck. Any advice would be appreciated.

~ Januaria

Did you change class to Culinarian first? It works just like the combat classes - you equip the main-hand tool/weapon to change class, and you can use the Armoury system to make changes easier.

[Januaria81]

SO I need to equip my main hand with the frying pan that I was given when I joined that guild. Oh that is too funny! TYVM!

[Asako]

Try and get them all for now, they changed the xp so its really fast to 50. Vendors sell all mats you need until lvl15, after which you will need gathering jobs or marketboard.

As a Archer you will want Carpenter and Leatherworker as it makes most of your gear.

Again i would do them all at same time as they share clothes and will save you money, especially when you get to repair your own gear.

[Januaria81]

Hi Asako ~

Doing all the crafting professions is a bit too overwhelming right now, I'm barely able to do the basics, I'm just face-rolling and spamming a few key strokes to level. Do you need to purchase "tools" particular to that craft? And where does one acquire the mats, is it mostly from vendors?

~ Januaria

[TaleraRistain]

Carpenter for your weapon, Leatherworker and a bit of Weaver for your left side gear, Goldsmith usually for accessories and Culinarian for food. It really helps to level them all together, though, since you often will need base components from other classes to make a bow or piece of gear.

[Januaria81]

TY for the response. From the other responses it sounds like crafting is more complex than just simple leveling. I'd like to start with one super simple craft and go on from there.

Ciao for now.

[Bun_Vivant]

Crafters are also a valuable source of Grand Company (GC) seals (via the daily Supply Missions) you'll need to level your rank in the GC. These missions also provide very good XP for leveling the crafters.

[Jojoya]

As LianaThorne said, they're all meant to work together and there's no single class that favors Bard/Archer. If you just aren't interested in trying to tackle them all, then Carpenter (bows), Goldsmith (accessories), and Leatherworking (armor) will provide most (but not all) of the crafted gear that a Bard/Archer uses.

I would suggest starting with Mining and Botany first, though. That will let you gather most of the raw materials you're going to need for crafting and greatly reduce the gil expense.

If you haven't assigned your retainers jobs yet for ventures, I would suggest assigning your default two combat jobs so they can gather the creature drops you will need (skins for Leatherworking as an example). Gathering ores and logs is far less annoying than trying to gather skins. If you've purchased additional retainers, then you can mix what jobs they have between gathering and combat.

[kcj]

As I've recently discovered, pretty much everything crafting related is tied together. If you do one, then you really have to do them all.

On the flip side, once you've gotten them unlocked; you can usually level them (abet slowly) through Grand Company Supply and Provisioning Missions.

[Gemina]

As I've recently discovered, pretty much everything crafting related is tied together. If you do one, then you really have to do them all.

On the flip side, once you've gotten them unlocked; you can usually level them (abet slowly) through Grand Company Supply and Provisioning Missions.

Tradecraft leves are the fastest way to level your crafters without question. However, they are limited to allowances and you can burn through them quite quickly if leveling all the crafters. For this reason it is important to turn in HQ only as they give a large bonus to exp. GC turn-ins are great too, and again, be sure to turn in HQ. The starred items give ridiculous exp, and an HQ turn in doubles it. More methods involve tribe quests relative to your level, and log completion. The latter is the slowest method and floods your inventory. However, if you go the really slow route and gather all your materials, process them towards log completion, AND sale everything, you'll come out on top with a crap ton of gil. This method does not require tradecraft leves.