Camping 101: Blacksmithing
BlueSharpening Wheel at skill 20, Anvil at 140, Master Forge at 300. Strength buff, campfire required, one-hour shared cooldown, not in the middle of town.
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Blacksmithing is the first camping tradeskill with published object tooltips. The trainer quest is Camping 101: Blacksmithing, from Smith Argus.
The quest
Quest text: you can now craft a Sharpening Wheel. “Most folk don’t care much for camps being set up in the center of town, so you’ll need to head into the wilderness if you want to test it out.” No camp is complete without a campfire. “Most cooks can teach you to make a fire.” Reward: Sharpening Wheel and 270 experience.
The three objects
Sharpening Wheel. Use: Constructs a sharpening wheel that grants you and others sitting nearby 34 increased Strength, exclusive with Strength of Earth Totem. Requires a Campfire nearby. All camping features share a cooldown of 1 hour. Requires Blacksmithing (20).
Anvil. Use: Places an anvil, and provides all of the benefits of a Sharpening Wheel. Requires a Campfire nearby. May be placed over a Sharpening Wheel to replace it. All camping features share a cooldown of 1 hour. Requires Blacksmithing (140).
Master Forge. Use: Places a Master Forge usable for recipes that require it, and provides all of the benefits of a Sharpening Wheel. Requires a Campfire nearby. May be placed over a Sharpening Wheel to replace it. All camping features share a cooldown of 1 hour. Requires Blacksmithing (300).