"Bob failed in the creation of Item X"

tinkthank · #1 February 19th, 2004, 01:46 PM

How can one get this message?

- It's a unique item and someone else has forged it?
- There are inherent chances of failure in forging all items?
- It's a random event?

tinkthank · #2 February 19th, 2004, 03:01 PM

Thanks, makes sense.

Nagot Gick Fel · #3 February 20th, 2004, 02:05 AM

Happens only when several mages try to forge the same artifact in the same turn. Of course only one of them will succeed since artifacts are unique.

Chris Byler · #4 February 20th, 2004, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tinkthank:
How can one get this message?

- It's a unique item and someone else has forged it?
- There are inherent chances of failure in forging all items?
- It's a random event?

Well, I can't give you a definitive answer (although I suspect the first), but I can suggest some more possibilities:

* Bob was somehow feebleminded before the forge phase (assassin? seeking arrow?) and no longer had the magic skills to forge the item.
* Bob was relying on Forge of the Ancients to be able to forge that item, but FotA was dispelled.
* A random event caused you to lose some gems so you didn't have enough.
* A random event destroyed the lab in Bob's province; you can't forge without a lab.