SMITHY BASHY SPECIAL

Out in the field, campfires are an opportunity to take a load off, recover HP and MP and save your game. But mostly they’re a chance to use your portable forge to make or refine weapons, armour and accessories. The unrefined materials are spread across a grid, with a bar attached to each square: the object is to steadily fill all of these to the green sweet spot with successive bashes. The more you make, the more advanced techniques you unlock: raising the temperature of the forge heightens the potency of the next bash, while a lighter touch is required for those finishing touches. It’s probably too much effort to seek out the materials to create new gear, but a +3 variant on a currently equipped sword or staff does make a difference.