A blacksmith, an example of an Old World craftsman.
A craftsman is a tradesman who creates a finished product from raw materials. This category of skilled labour business includes tanners, blacksmiths, armourers, weaponsmiths, tinsmiths, potters, and even apothecaries.[1a]
A skilled craftsman on average earns 15 shillings per week, though the higher the skill, the better the pay. [1a]
The very best craftsmen can earn a good living, but because most lack lands and noble family names, they can quickly fall out of favour as fashions change, fads end, or some other new craftsman catches the emperor's or other noble employer's eye.[1a]
Skilled peasant workers in Bretonnia are sadly not common, for it is one of the twisted ways the landed lords like to keep the smallfolk in check. They see the rise of a merchant class in the Empire and rail against the thought of commoners making vast sums. However, there are some skills that are needed. Woodwork is one -- even the nobles see that -- with peasant woodworkers like carpenters, sawyers and joiners being as much a staple of Bretonnian society as the blacksmiths.[2a]
Tilean manufactures and crafted items are generally easy to distinguish from Imperial ones. Altdorfers and Nulners prefer a plain, sturdy design while Tilean works are more refined and embellished.[3a]
Notable Craftsmen[]
- Armourer - An armourer is a metalsmith who specialises in crafting armour. The skills required to craft suits of armour with a variety of materials, including leather-working, tailoring, and forging, help explain the high prices for armour in the Old World.[1a]
- Cartwright/Wainright - These craftsmen specialise in making and repairing wagons, carts, and coaches.[1a]
- Chandler - Chandlers make candles and soap, usually by rendering animal or Human fat to serve as their base materials. Chandlers often compete with glue makers in harvesting the dead on the city streets in the Empire.[1a]
- Cobbler - A cobbler is a craftsman who specialises in repairing boots and shoes.[1a]
- Cooper - A cooper is an individual who makes and repairs barrels of all sizes.[1a]
- Cutler - A cutler is a craftsman who makes knives and other cutlery.[1a]
- Blacksmith/Metalsmith - Blacksmiths work with iron and sometimes other metals to make useful items like tools, pots, horseshoes, and ploughs. Though talented, if delicate work is needed, a tinsmith, silversmith, goldsmith, etc., may be more suited to your needs.[1a]
- Weaponsmith - Weaponsmiths are highly specialised metalsmiths who forge all the melee weapons used in the Old World. The Dwarfs are the greatest of all weaponsmiths and their products are the highest-quality available.
- Bowyer - Bowyers are craftsmen that make bows. Fletchers, a closely associated trade, make arrows. Many bowyers also serve as fletchers.[1a]
- Carpenter/Joiner/Fitter/Sawyer - Carpenters specialise in cutting wood and creating basic items of wood. Joiners and fitters are specialists in the creation of wooden furniture and other high-quality wooden luxury products. A sawyer is a craftsman who measures and cuts the wooden boards used in construction.[1a]
Sources[]
- 1: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd Edition: Old World Armoury (RPG)
- 1a: pp. 93-96
- 2: Total War: Warhammer (PC Game)
- 2a: Woodworker's Shop (Building description)
- 3: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st Edition: Doomstones - Death Rock (RPG)
- 3a: pg. 32
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