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Smithy Establishment

  1. Acceptance

    Several checks are done when the character enters the smithy and as long as he is inside:

    • Opening hours:
      SmithyOpening Hours
      Sharp Weaponsmiths04h to 20h
      Occum's Weaponsmiths05h to 21h
      Best Armorers08h to 19h
      Knight's Armorers11h to 15h
    • Character inebriation:

      If the character is or becomes Very Drunk, he is shut-out and friendship is decreased by 0.09 (23/256).

    • Friendship:

      If the friendship is or becomes < 1.0, the character is shut-out by the smith.

  2. Friendship

    Initially 2.0 for each smith.

    When the character enters the smithy after 30 days without visiting it, the friendship may be updated:

    FriendshipResult
    [0.0; 1.0[Friendship reset to 1.0.
    [1.0; 2.0[ 
    [2.0; +oo[Friendship decreased by 1.0.

    Friendship is used by:

    • The acceptance.
    • The welcome message.
    • The bargain.

  3. Welcome Message

    The welcome message is determined by the friendship and frequency:

    FriendshipFrequencyMessage
    [1.0; 2.0[ What do you want, insect?
    [2.0; 3.0[1 or 2Welcome Stranger!
    > 2Welcome Adventurer!
    [3.0; 4.0[ Hello {name}!
    [4.0; +oo[ Dear Friend! Glad you came!

    The frequency is initially 0 for each smithy and is only used by the welcome message.

    It's reset when the character enters the smithy with a friendship >= 1.0 after 30 days without visiting it.

    It's increased:

    • When entering (even if closed or if the character is shut-out for drunkness or low friendship).
    • After a bargain.
    • After the wares list.

  4. Wares List

    Every hour, when the characters enters the smithy, 10 distinct wares are randomly chosen among the following list:

    WareBase price
    (in coppers)    		Corresponding
    items
    Weapons
    a Tower Shield9488Tower Shield
    a War Net908War Net
    a Spiked Shield6160Spiked Shield
    a Shield4290Shield
    a Small Shield2460Small Shield
    a Stiletto113Stilletto
    a Dagger129Dagger
    a Whip396Whip
    a Shortsword3146Short Sword
    a Flail4620
    a Battle Axe6930Battle Axe
    a Sword7680Sword
    a Battle Hammer10285Battle Hammer
    a Longsword11193Longsword
    Armor
    some Padded Armor2200Padded Helmet
    Padded Breastplate
    Padded Gauntlets
    Padded Greaves
    some Leather Armor4840Leather Helmet
    Leather Breastplate
    Leather Gauntlets
    Leather Greaves
    some Studded Leather Armor7260Studded Helmet
    Studded Breastplate
    Studded Gauntlets
    Studded Greaves
    some Ring Mail10010Ringmail Hood
    Ringmail Coat
    Ringmail Leggings
    some Scale Mail14245Scalemail Hood
    Scalemail Coat
    Scalemail Leggings
    some Splint Mail18975Splintmail Hood
    Splintmail Coat
    Splintmail Leggings
    some Chain Mail24640Chainmail Hood
    Chainmail Coat
    Chainmail Leggings
    some Banded Armor32000Banded Helmet
    Banded Breastplate
    Banded Gauntlets
    Banded Greaves
    some Plated Armor41500Plated Helmet
    Plated Breastplate
    Plated Gauntlets
    Plated Greaves

    Magical Flamesword, Elfinmail armor and Crystal armor are not sold at the smithy.

  5. Bargaining

    Each smith uses a minimum and initial factor to compute the minimum and initial price:

    • minimum price = base price * minimum factor
    • initial price = base price * initial factor
    SmithyPrice factor
    MinimumInitial
    Sharp Weaponsmiths1.251.65
    Occum's Weaponsmiths1.101.35
    Best Armorers1.502.40
    Knight's Armorers1.602.35

    The character is allowed to make a limited number of unacceptable offers during a bargain. This number is equal to a random value ∈ [1; 4].

    An unacceptable offer is a price <= to the highest price made by the character during the bargain.

    A bargain is composed of an unlimited number of rounds. It stops when at least one of the following conditions is met:

    • The character deliberately stops the bargain (he orders no sale or makes an offer of 0 copper).
    • The smith agrees with the character's offer.
    • The smith is outrageed because the character's offer is inferior to the minimum price.
    • The smith doesn't like the way the character bargains (he has exceeded the number of unacceptable offers).

    A round is composed of 2 actions:

    • A proposal made by the smith.
    • An offer made by the character.

    The proposal is equal to:

    • The initial price for the first round.
    • Else, a price resulting from the previous reaction of the smith.

    The reaction of the smith depends on the offer made by the character. The smith grades the character's offer (from A to H):



    0
    Minimum price
    0%    		   Proposal
    100%
    F

    +oo
      A B C D E G H  
      ]0; minimum[ [0%; 25%[ [25%; 50%[ [50%; 75%[ [75%; 100%[ ]100%; 125%[ >= 125%  
     

    The percents shown below the grades are equal to the delta (in percent) between the offer and the proposal (with the minimum price as the origin):

    • Δ = (offer - minimum) / (proposal - minimum)

    For example, given a minimum price of 100 coppers with a proposal of 300 coppers, if the character offers 150 coppers, the resulting grade is C:

    • Δ = (150 - 100) / (300 - 100) = 50 / 200 = 25%

    Here are the descriptions of the reactions according to the offers:

    OfferSmith reaction
    GradePrice
    A price ∈ ]0; minimum[
    • friendship -= 0.18

    The smith is outrageed and the character is shut-out.
    B Δ ∈ [0%; 25%[
    • Probability of 25%:
      Friendship -= 0.09
    • new proposal = initial price

    If the offer is <= to the highest character's offer (first offer does not count):

    • The number of unacceptable offers is increased by 1.
    C Δ ∈ [25%; 50%[
    • friendship -= 0.09
    • new proposal = new lower price
    D Δ ∈ [50%; 75%[
    • new proposal = new lower price
    E Δ ∈ [75%; 100%[
    • Probability of 50%:
      friendship -= 0.09
    • The smith agrees to sell the ware at the character price.
    • Probability of 50%:
      friendship += 0.09

    If the character can't afford the ware, the smith is deeply offended:

    • friendship -= 0.45

    If the character's inventory is full, the smith says the item is out of stock.
    F Δ = 100%
    (Smith's proposal)
    • Probability of 50%:
      friendship += 0.09
    G Δ ∈ ]100%; 125%[
    • friendship += 0.09
    H Δ >= 125%
    • friendship += 0.27

    6. The new lower price depends on the friendship, the last proposal and the minimum price. However, the new proposal for grade C is indirectly dependent of the character's offer, because the friendship is updated before calculation:

    • If the friendship is >= 2.0:

      new proposal = minimum price + 87.50% * (last proposal - minimum price)

    • If the friendship is < 2.0:

      new proposal = minimum price + 93.75% * (last proposal - minimum price)

    For information, the n-th proposal (for a constant friendship) is an arithmetico-geometric progression with an initial term p1 = initial price and a general term equal to:

    • If the friendship is >= 2.0:

      nth proposal pn = minimum price + (87.50% n-1) * (last proposal - minimum price)

    • If the friendship is < 2.0:

      nth proposal pn = minimum price + (93.75% n-1) * (last proposal - minimum price)

    The easiest way (and one of the best strategy) to have the best price is:

    • Make the first offer at the lowest price at 50% inside grade D (this will not lower the friendship).
    • Raise the following offers by 1 every round (this will not count as an unacceptable offer).

    With this tips, the character will be able to buy a ware at almost the price of the first offer:

    • ~= minimum price + (initial price - minimum price) / 2 = base price * (minimum factor + initial factor) / 2

    Example for a Battle Hammer at the Best Armorers with a friendship >= 2.0:

    • minimum price = base price * minimum factor = 10285 * 384/256 ~= 10285 * 1.50 = 15427 coppers
    • initial price = base price * initial factor = 10285 * 614/256 ~= 10285 * 2.40 = 24667 coppers



    0
    Minimum price
    (15427 coppers)
    0%
    First offer
    (20047 coppers)
    50%    		 Initial price
    (24667 coppers)
    100%
    F


    +oo
      A B C D E G H  
      ]0; minimum[ [0%; 25%[ [25%; 50%[ [50%; 75%[ [75%; 100%[ ]100%; 125%[ >= 125%  
     
    Smith's proposal
    (in coppers)    		Character's offer
    (in coppers)
    = p1 = initial price
    = 24667    		 = first offer at 50% inside grade D
    = minimum price + (proposal - minimum price) / 2
    = 15427 + (24667 - 15427) / 2
    = 20047
    = p2 = minimum price + 93.75% * (last proposal - minimum price)
    = 15427 + 87.50% * (24667 - 15427)
    = 23512    		 = last offer + 1
    = 20048
    = p3 = 22502= last offer + 1
    = 20049
    = p4 = 21618= last offer + 1
    = 20050
    = p5 = 20845= last offer + 1
    = 20051

    Simth agrees for 20051 coppers because the character's offer is at ~85% inside grade E:

    • Δ = (offer - minimum) / (proposal - minimum) = (20051 - 15427) / (20845 - 15427) ~= 85%
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