Crafting

Crafting

Appraisal has an active and a passive component.

You will automatically see the quality of any item in the room which has a quality lower than your appraisal skill. If your appraisal skill is three you will see a (q2) at the end of any object with a quality of 2. If no quality indicator shows it is because the quality exceeds your appraisal skill. In the above example this means that the item will be quality 4 or above.

Quality is an important factor which will impact almost every aspect of the game. A high quality sword will both last longer and be more effective than a low quality sword. A high quality outfit will gain you more influence than a low quality outfit. etc.

The active component of appraisal will enable you to get more information about an item or animal such as bonuses and penalties. This has not yet been released so there are few details available.