[hide=Crafting Ideas]Have you ever wondered why you cannot make wooden shields? Probably not.. but I have. I thought to myself today, "Why can't we fletch wooden shields?" and "Why should the Fletching skill only make ranging things?"

 

 

 

While these may seem like legitimate questions, lets look at the real definition of "Fletch":

 

 

 

Fletch (v)- To attach feathers to an arrow, so as to stabilize it.

 

 

 

Now.. that doesn't really fall into the category of shied making... so, I looked at what other skills it could be included under, and what other choice.. Crafting, of course!

 

 

 

Now, why would someone want to make a wooden shield? Darned if I know. But it's merely a small issue with the inability to make them. Why shouldn't we be able to craft our own wooden shields?

 

 

 

But, this isn't limited to wooden shields only. This also applies to other things made from wood. Mayhaps we could craft our very own spear shafts, fishing poles, harpoons, lobster pots; anything from wood! There may not be a wide audience for such an update, but it most assuredly would give the game a more diverse and complete feeling to me, and -I'm sure- to others.

 

 

 

This idea has not been completed because it is up to us, the Tip.It community, to come up with more ideas for this. More items, levels, experience rates and whatever else may come.

 

 

 

*EDIT 1*

 

 

 

So, what we'll be able to make is:

 

• Wooden Shields
   
  Spear Handles
   
  Fishing Poles
   
  Harpoons
   
  Lobster Pots
   
  Axe and Pickaxe handles
   
  Bird Snares (right term?)
   
  Rakes
   
  Spades
   
  Nosepegs
   
  Slayer Staffs (possibly)
   
  Hammers
   
  Knives
   
  

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[hide=Herblore Ideas]So for Herblore, your main goal is to pick and identify various herbs to make potions with, right? Well.. what if we could pick and identify the various fungi, plants, and flowers strewn about Runescape? This would add a more complete feeling to the game.

 

To be fair, these wouldn't give a great amount of experience, and wouldn't be used for making potions. Rather, the fungus could be eaten. If not properly identified, however, it could be hazardous to your health. Flowers could be picked and used for decorative "weapons".[/hide]

 

 

 

And a Supporters List

 

 

 

001)Lunar_Drifter

002)ThruItAll

003)mirjahasan

004)MasterSamus

005)RpgGamer

006)Prankster_King

007)NJE03

008)25leaf

009)Theoknight2

010)Sworddude198

011)PastyGangsta

012)Mortifyer1

013)Mayjest

014)Ashlyn_Hart

015)scruff636b

016)harrinator1

017)ortiz9471

018)killerred005

019)life_mage12

020)l0rdbarney

021)flava0falcon

022)vesuvius27

023)Hpk_1

024)Ray0xide

025)dippymister

026)blurite44

027)Natasa777

028)The_Bacon_man

 

~Lunar

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I've always wondered why you can't make these, even though they're cheap as heck.

 

 

 

Make a support list, add me on it.

I support, add pickaxe handles in there too.

Thanks, I forgot that one.

 

 

 

Main post has been updated with a more comprehensive list of items and a supporters list.

if it would give good exp count me in :thumbsup:

it would give the game a sense of completion, i like the idea

Lol, sure -- why not? :

Good idea - support

Add me to the list the shield thing as bugged me for ages.

add me to support but it would also be cool if we could make wooden statues inside your house ( have a build guardian place or something in garden) and you could carve wooden statues or make em with limestone and marble and stuff like that. Or make wooden armor too... bring fire arrows into pking :D lol

Good idea, I support.

Nice Idea. These are some really cheap items in the game and ive always wondered why we cant just make them. :?:

To tell you the truth, before I read anything and saw the title I thought it may be a silly idea, but reading it I was impressed. I have thought of this before, and would like to see that happen. It is a good idea, I support it.

I like the idea, but it runs into complications when it comes to making the chisel. I mean, what exactly is a chisel made of? it can cut diamonds - the hardest substance known to man - easily. You character clearly puts hardly effort in to it. Would the chisel be made out of a wooden handle, an iron/steel chisel bit and then diamond tipped?

 

 

 

Or is that needlessly being pedantic?

 

 

 

Seriously, I like the idea. But would they all be made out of wood or would other materials be required as well?

Put me down as support.

How bout a 'Buckler' Instead of Wood Shield?, Just instead of gloves

 

Also, Agreed

@Mayjest => Nobody said anything about making a chisel.. did we? And yes, they would probably require other materials for some of them. Like.. string for rods, a head for pickaxes and rakes. Those could be made with smithing. And string.. hm.. still Crafting, but maybe flax for that? Meh..

 

 

 

@scruff636b => I think we should stick with the original idea of the wooden shield. Possibly we could include or rename it a buckler, but keep it in the shield spot. Putting it as a glove would allow one to wield both a buckler and a normal shield.. not really possible if you think about it.

 

 

 

I see where you might be coming from, though. Maybe it could be like a 2H sword, which doesn't allow for wielding a shield with it. You could possibly have a buckler with the 2H sword, seeing as that doesn't really require a free hand to use and doesn't weigh much. Also, shields would be incompatible with it, except for Defenders.

 

 

 

Whew.. now to add to the supporters.

Knives, hammers too. Supporty-tirititi :roll: \

How about making a special bone into a bone club, and a special bone, and say a rock, then make into bone spear?

Sure, why not :

 

 

 

Sounds good to me.

@harrinator1 => I guess we can throw those in. Although it'd be funny smithing a hammer head with a hammer.. ;)

 

 

 

@ThruItAll => I think for these suggestions we'll be sticking to wood items.

I support this.

Coulden't hurt. I'll suport.

Looks like this is actually a decent idea. I think I'll need more supporters to continue further with the idea and figure experience rates and levels requirements. We'll say.. 50 supporters.

 

 

 

~Lunar

ya like u said, this is a rather insignificant update since those are such uncommon items, although it would be easier for members to go fishing and not have to run all the way to a fish store or sumthing

 

-i suppose it would be a nice little update

 

 

 

i support