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+====== Master Smith & Forge Bonus ======
+{{:abilities:master_smith.png?nolink }} A **Master Smith** has a [[magic|path-boost]] when forging magic [[items]], equal to its point value. Most units have only **one point** of this trait, but additional sources to it stack; the ??Forge of the Ancients?? [[Global Enchantment]] gives all of the caster's friends **one point**, for example.
+{{:abilities:forge_bonus.png?nolink }} Confusingly, the ??Master Smith??s of [[Ulm-ma|Middle Ulm]] aren't //real// Master Smiths; they have a **Forge Bonus** instead, which deducts from the cost of items by the listed amount, to a minimum of 1 gem in each required type.
+The difference between someone with a Forge Bonus and a proper Master Smith is like the difference between a Technician and a Performer; the Technician is efficient, while the Performer is creative. The ??Dwarven Smith??s of [[vanheim-ma|Vanheim]] think more about what they can make than how much it will cost them, while Ulm's "Master Smiths" have been taught to produce Blacksteel with whatever they have. That being said, some characters have both traits, such as the ??Titan of the Forge??.

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