Neocron, a nano-tech sci-fi MMORPG, had a good system. You had a portable factory. (That could easily be replaced with a stationary blacksmith's forge.) You could find blueprints which detailed the parts required to build something. Many parts were quite common (eg. scrap metal) but others were quite rare. You placed the blueprints and the materials in your factory, hit go, and several minutes later - pop - a new weapon/tool/armour! It's a bit like the Dragon Armour quest, but with many more designs and possibilities.
Yes indeed, that would be brilliant, but rather than hitting a go button we hit a Dwarven Butt. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
So after we finish assembling the forge we do not need to make every weapon but give the parts and the blueprint to the Dwarven assistant and he returns with the weapon a couple of days later.
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I agree completely.
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