Crafting - Vorlia Wiki

1. Crafting Overview

Vorlia features a player-driven crafting system built around three core professions that chain together in a logical production pipeline: Mining, Smelting, and Forging (Blacksmithing). Each profession feeds into the next, creating a self-contained economy where raw materials are gathered, refined, and transformed into usable equipment.

Crafting in Vorlia is governed by the skill-on-use system. Every time you successfully mine ore, smelt an ingot, or forge a piece of equipment, you gain experience in the corresponding trade skill. Higher skill levels unlock better success rates and access to more advanced recipes and materials.

Key Concepts

Three professions chain together: Mining → Smelting → Forging
Each profession requires a specific tool type (pick, smelting tool, forge tool)
Success rates are determined by your skill level
Failed crafting attempts consume materials
Items have blacksmithing properties (metaltype, difficulty, material amount) that define how they are crafted

2. The Profession Chain

The three crafting professions form a linear production pipeline. Each stage takes the output of the previous stage as its input, creating a natural progression from raw resources to finished goods.

Stage	Profession	Input	Output	Tool Required
1	Mining	Resource nodes on the map	Raw ore	Mining Pick
2	Smelting	Raw ore	Refined ingots	Smelting Tool
3	Forging	Refined ingots	Weapons & Armor	Forge Tool

Tip

You do not need to master all three professions on a single character. In a multiplayer economy, some players specialize in mining and sell raw ore, while others focus on smelting and forging. Cooperation and trade can be more efficient than doing everything yourself.

3. Mining

Mining is the first stage of the crafting pipeline. You gather raw ore from resource nodes scattered across the world map. Resource nodes are special tiles that determine what kind of material can be extracted.

How to Mine

Equip or have a Mining Pick in your backpack.
Navigate to a tile with a resource node (identifiable by its terrain type).
Use the mining pick on the resource node.
On success, raw ore is added to your inventory.

Mining Skill

Your Mining skill (skill slot 15) determines your success rate when extracting ore. Higher skill levels improve the chance of a successful extraction and may yield better quality materials. Mining skill experience is gained each time you successfully mine a resource node.

Property	Details
Tool Required	Mining Pick
Skill Used	Mining (slot 15)
Source	Tile-based resource nodes
Output	Raw ore (varies by resource type)
Skill Progression	Experience gained on each successful extraction

Note

Mining picks have durability and will degrade with use. Keep spare picks in your backpack or use repair hammers to maintain them.

4. Smelting

Smelting is the intermediate stage where raw ore is processed into refined ingots that can be used for forging. This profession converts materials from one form to another, requiring the right tools and sufficient skill.

How to Smelt

Equip or have a Smelting Tool in your backpack.
Ensure you have raw ore of the appropriate type in your inventory.
Use the smelting tool to begin the conversion process.
On success, the raw ore is consumed and refined ingots are produced.

Smelting Skill

Smelting uses the Blacksmithing skill (skill slot 16). Your skill level affects the conversion rate — higher levels mean fewer failed attempts and less wasted material. Since both smelting and forging draw from the same Blacksmithing skill, practicing either activity improves your proficiency in both.

Property	Details
Tool Required	Smelting Tool
Skill Used	Blacksmithing (slot 16)
Input	Raw ore
Output	Refined ingots
Failure Penalty	Materials are consumed on failed attempts

5. Forging (Blacksmithing)

Forging is the final and most rewarding stage of the crafting pipeline. Using refined ingots and a forge tool, you craft weapons and armor with specific properties. Every craftable item in Vorlia — whether a weapon, armor piece, or useable tool — carries a set of blacksmithing properties that define the crafting requirements.

How to Forge

Equip or have a Forge Tool in your backpack.
Ensure you have the required type and quantity of ingots (the required metal type and quantity of ingots).
Use the forge tool to attempt crafting the item.
The system checks your Blacksmithing skill against the item's difficulty rating.
On success, the item is created. On failure, materials are consumed.

Blacksmithing Properties

Every weapon, armor piece, useable item, and collectable in Vorlia defines four blacksmithing fields that control how it is crafted:

Field	Description
Metal Type	The type of metal/material required to craft this item
Material Amount	The quantity of material (ingots) needed
Difficulty	The difficulty rating — compared against your Blacksmithing skill level to determine success
Skill Requirement	The minimum Blacksmithing skill level required to attempt crafting this item

Success and Failure

When you attempt to forge an item, the system compares your Blacksmithing skill level against the item's difficulty rating. A higher skill relative to the difficulty means a greater chance of success. If the attempt fails, the ingots used are consumed and lost — you do not get them back.

Warning

Failed forging attempts consume all materials. Always ensure your Blacksmithing skill is well above the item's difficulty before attempting to craft expensive or rare items. Wasting high-tier ingots on low-probability crafts can be costly.

What Can Be Forged

The following item categories all carry blacksmithing properties and can potentially be crafted:

Weapons — 10 weapon subtypes with up to 200 items each (swords, axes, blunts, polearms, bows, etc.)
Armor — 10 armor subtypes with up to 200 items each (helmets, chest pieces, shields, etc.)
Useable Items — up to 200 items (crafting tools, repair hammers, etc.)
Collectables — up to 200 items (certain refined materials and components)

6. Repair System

All weapons, armor, and tools in Vorlia have a durability value that decreases with use. As durability drops, equipment loses effectiveness. When durability reaches zero, the item breaks and can no longer be used until repaired.

How to Repair

Obtain a Repair Hammer.
Have the damaged item in your inventory.
Use the repair hammer on the item to restore its durability.
Repair requires materials and is influenced by your skill level.

Property	Details
Tool Required	Repair Hammer
Skill Used	Blacksmithing (slot 16)
Effect	Restores item durability toward its maximum value
Materials	Requires appropriate materials based on the item being repaired

Tip

Repairing equipment is significantly cheaper than replacing it outright. Keep a repair hammer in your backpack or assigned to a quick slot so you can repair gear in the field between combat sessions.

7. Crafting Properties on Items

All four major item categories in Vorlia — weapons, armor, useable items, and collectables — share a common set of blacksmithing fields. This unified structure means that every item in the game has the potential to be part of the crafting system.

Item Category	Crafting Fields	Notable Attributes
Weapon	Metal Type, Material Amount, Difficulty, Skill Requirement	Min Damage, Max Damage, Speed, Elemental Damage, Durability
Armor	Metal Type, Material Amount, Difficulty, Skill Requirement	Armor Class, Elemental Protection, Durability
Useable	Metal Type, Material Amount, Difficulty, Skill Requirement	Use Type, Durability
Collectable	Metal Type, Material Amount, Difficulty, Skill Requirement	Cure Type, Durability

Note

Not every item has non-zero blacksmithing values. Items with a metal type or material amount of zero are typically non-craftable and are obtained through monster loot drops, NPC shops, or quest rewards instead.

8. Useable Item Types

Useable items in Vorlia are categorized by their type, which determines what action the item performs when used. The crafting professions rely on the first three types, while the remaining types serve other gameplay purposes.

Type ID	Name	Description
1	Mining Pick	Used to extract raw ore from resource nodes on the map
2	Smelting Tool	Used to process raw ore into refined ingots
3	Forge Tool	Used to craft weapons, armor, and other items from ingots
4	Stat Boost	Temporarily boosts a character stat when used
5	Repair Hammer	Restores durability on damaged weapons, armor, and tools
6	Teleport Device	Teleports the player to a predefined destination
7	Teleport + Spawn Gate	Teleports the player and sets their spawn point at the destination
8	Spawn Gate	Sets the player's respawn point without teleporting

Note

Each useable item also carries its own requirement fields which may restrict use based on character stats or skill levels. Check an item's requirements before relying on it in the field.

9. Crafting Tips

General Advice

Gather before you craft. Stockpile a healthy supply of raw ore and ingots before attempting to forge expensive items. Failed attempts consume materials, so having a surplus prevents costly setbacks.
Higher skill = better success rate. Your Blacksmithing skill is compared against the item's difficulty. The wider the gap in your favor, the more likely you are to succeed. Train on lower-difficulty items first.
Save your best materials. Reserve high-tier ingots for items you have a strong chance of crafting successfully. Wasting rare materials on low-probability attempts is the most common mistake new crafters make.
Repair instead of replace. Maintaining your gear with repair hammers is far more economical than forging or buying replacements. Always carry a repair hammer when venturing into dangerous territory.
Check the skill requirement. Before attempting to craft an item, make sure your Blacksmithing skill meets or exceeds the item's minimum requirement. You cannot even attempt to craft items below the required skill threshold.
Use quick slots for tools. Assign your mining pick, smelting tool, or forge tool to a quick slot (keys 1–5) for rapid access while gathering and crafting.
Mind your tool durability. Crafting tools themselves have durability and degrade with each use. A broken tool cannot be used — always carry backups or repair them regularly.
Specialize by race. Your race determines the maximum level of your Mining and Blacksmithing skills. Choose a race with high trade skill limits if crafting is central to your playstyle.

Related Pages

Skills — Detailed information on Mining (slot 15) and Blacksmithing (slot 16) skill progression
Items & Equipment — Full breakdown of weapon, armor, and item properties
Combat — How crafted weapons and armor affect combat performance
Trading & Economy — Selling crafted goods and buying materials from other players