<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=167462.msg7839924#msg7839924">Quote from: Sabre on 07-03-2013, 11:59:46</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>I see, so if he did pick up an apprenticeship he'd at best be someone who can make a repair but not design or make things from scratch - at best, he'd probably not know how to even start without some tutoring.  Thanks.<br/><br/>Regarding generality of skills, how broad would you be willing to stretch, say, 'Fighting' or 'Performing'?</strong><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>That depends - if he were to work at Trade: Metalwork, and learn blacksmithing, he'd be making simpler items from scratch at first.  That's true of any trade.  One of the shops in town is, for example, an ammunitionist.  The woman who runs it is married to the town's gunsmith, and while her own skills in the field aren't particularly high, she is capable of making ammunition and running her own shop.<br/><br/>I'm not entirely sure what you mean by the second question.