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Old 03-16-2018, 01:37 PM   #24
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Default Re: Animal part value

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Originally Posted by mlangsdorf View Post

This also implies that if you show up at the armorer's door with 54 lbs of untanned dragonhide, you might be able to get him to turn into armor for only the cost of labor or $5230. That's a pretty substantial savings on the market price of $16200!
Though for gamers who hate math, the traditional method – especially popular in old computer games – is to show up with lots more than you need. If the armor you want weighs 54 lbs., the armorer might make you a suit at no cost if you show up with some multiple of that: 108 lbs., 162 lbs., whatever. In effect, the armorer is paying you with armor for materials that will let him make a killing on the other suits.
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