Mechanical Lore skill

One of the most versatile skills. Every guild needs this for something or another. making arrows, making talismans, cleaning your instrument. Everything that is mechanical uses mech lore. There has been talk for ages of splitting it up between different components. But until that happens be sure to train A LOT of mech, it can make you rich later on..

Also called Mech or Mech Lore.

The Mech Split

For several years, a split of Mechanical Lore into a group of more specifically-targeted creation skills has been discussed and under development. As of the end of 2007, this seems to be approaching release.

What

When the split occurs, Mech Lore will become obsolete and be replaced by the following new skills in the Lore Skillset:

• Alchemy skill - Potions, poisons, medicines, oils, naphtha, weatherproofing, etc.
• Enchanting skill - Creation of magical devices and adding enchantment to existing items.
• Smithing skill - Making stuff out of metal, primarily armor and weapons.
• Carving skill - Making stuff out of wood, bone, and other soft materials, for example fletching, instrument making, and lockpicks, as well as creating bone or wooden weapons and armor.
• Artistry skill - Embellishing existing items: embroidery, heraldry, gem-cutting, engraving, painting, tattooing, and jewelry making.
• Engineering skill - Making complex mechanical things such as crossbows, siege equipment, repairing gates, and possibly home/caravan/ship improvements.
• Tailoring skill - Working with cloth and leather, to make leather/cloth armor and weapons (slings, whips, bolas), cloaks, packs, etc.

How

In all likelihood this will be a bit split such as occurred when the individual instrument skills were released into general usage.

Ways to Learn Mechanical Lore

• Origami
• Embroidery
• Carving
  • Fletching - carving bows and arrows
  • Prayer Beads
  • staff weapons - sticks, canes, and staves
  • burins?
  • Divination bones
  • Talismans
• Tanning - scraping hides is quite popular!
• Alchemy
  • Crushing Items in a mortar with a pestle
  • Drying items in a Wayerd Pyramid
  • Heating items on a stove?
  • freezing items in an unlonchai bucket (may no longer teach)
• Braiding grass or vines to form bundling, lead, and heavy ropes
• Forging weapons or armor
• Combining and removing stones, such as wearmodi.