Tinkering

Maker of tools and devices

Tinkers make some of the most useful and used items in the game, from tools for most of the professions available to potion kegs and even lockable chests.

Usage

To access tinkering, use a set of tinker’s tools to open the crafting gump. Select the tool, device, part, or assembly you wish to craft. Lockable boxes require carpentry, as well as the necessary tinkering skill for their lockpicking difficulty, and are crafted through the use of the carpentry crafting gump.

Power scrolls

This skill can be raised above a level of GM up to 120 with the use of power scrolls.

Training

Tinkering is a fairly expensive skill to level, as such it is recommended to either start with 50 points in character creation or at the least train this skill with a NPC. To train this skill, craft successively more difficult projects to GM. Training of this skill is able to be done with a macro, but with a bit of supervision. Set up your macro to craft the chosen item, and check on occasion that you do not run out of materials, store or sell your crafted items, and check to see if you have gained enough skill to graduate to your next project.

Complementary skills

As the bulk of tinkering projects require ingots and a few require lumber, mining and lumberjacking are commonly paired with tinkering. Carpentry is also a common choice, for the craft of lockable boxes and chests and other tinkering used parts such as supplies for potion kegs.