Crafting System

OSRS-accurate crafting with leather, dragonhide, jewelry, and gem cutting

Crafting System

The crafting system implements OSRS-accurate crafting mechanics for creating leather armor, dragonhide armor, jewelry, and cutting gems. Crafting uses manifest-driven recipes with tick-based timing.

Crafting recipes are defined in packages/server/world/assets/manifests/recipes/crafting.json and processed by the ProcessingDataProvider.

Overview

Crafting encompasses four main categories:

1. Leather Crafting - Create basic ranged armor from leather
2. Studded Leather - Upgrade leather armor with steel studs
3. Dragonhide Crafting - Create high-level ranged armor from dragon leather
4. Jewelry - Craft amulets and rings from gold bars and gems
5. Gem Cutting - Cut uncut gems for use in jewelry

All crafting:

• Uses tick-based timing (3 ticks = 1.8 seconds for most actions, 2 ticks for gem cutting)
• Grants Crafting XP per item created
• Requires specific tools (needle for leather/dragonhide, moulds for jewelry, chisel for gems)
• Some recipes require consumables (thread for sewing)

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Leather Crafting

Requirements

• Tool: Needle (not consumed)
• Consumable: Thread (5 uses per item)
• Station: None (can craft anywhere)

Leather Recipes

Item	Level	Leather	XP	Ticks
Leather Gloves	1	1	13.8	3
Leather Boots	7	1	16.3	3
Leather Cowl	9	1	18.5	3
Leather Vambraces	11	1	22	3
Leather Body	14	1	25	3
Leather Chaps	18	1	27	3
Coif	38	1	37	3

Leather armor provides basic defense bonuses and is ideal for low-level ranged combat. The coif requires level 20 Ranged to equip.

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Studded Leather

Requirements

• Inputs: Leather armor piece + Steel studs
• Tools: None
• Station: None

Studded Recipes

Item	Level	Inputs	XP	Ticks
Studded Body	41	Leather Body + Steel Studs	40	3
Studded Chaps	44	Leather Chaps + Steel Studs	42	3

Studded armor provides better defense than regular leather and requires level 20 Ranged and Defence to equip.

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Dragonhide Crafting

Requirements

• Tool: Needle (not consumed)
• Consumable: Thread (5 uses per item)
• Station: None

Green Dragonhide Recipes

Item	Level	Dragon Leather	XP	Ticks
Green D’hide Vambraces	57	1	62	3
Green D’hide Chaps	60	2	124	3
Green D’hide Body	63	3	186	3

Green dragonhide armor requires level 40 Ranged and Defence to equip. It provides excellent ranged attack and defense bonuses with magic defense.

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Jewelry Crafting

Requirements

• Tool: Ring mould or Amulet mould (not consumed)
• Station: Furnace
• Inputs: Gold bar + optional gem

Jewelry Recipes

Item	Level	Inputs	XP	Ticks
Gold Ring	5	1 Gold Bar	15	3
Amulet of Accuracy	8	1 Gold Bar	30	3
Amulet of Strength	50	1 Gold Bar + 1 Ruby	85	3
Amulet of Power	70	1 Gold Bar + 1 Diamond	100	3
Amulet of Glory	80	1 Gold Bar + 1 Dragonstone	150	3
Amulet of Fury	90	1 Gold Bar + 1 Onyx	165	3

Jewelry provides combat bonuses and some pieces have special effects. Higher-tier jewelry requires cut gems, which must be obtained through gem cutting.

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Gem Cutting

Requirements

• Tool: Chisel (not consumed)
• Station: None
• Inputs: Uncut gem

Gem Cutting Recipes

Gem	Level	Input	XP	Ticks
Sapphire	20	Uncut Sapphire	50	2
Emerald	27	Uncut Emerald	67.5	2
Ruby	34	Uncut Ruby	85	2
Diamond	43	Uncut Diamond	107.5	2
Dragonstone	55	Uncut Dragonstone	137.5	2
Onyx	67	Uncut Onyx	167.5	2

Gem cutting is faster than other crafting activities (2 ticks instead of 3). Cut gems are used in jewelry crafting and can be sold for profit.

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Crafting Recipe Structure

Crafting recipes are defined in manifests/recipes/crafting.json:

{
  "output": "leather_gloves",
  "category": "leather",
  "inputs": [
    { "item": "leather", "amount": 1 }
  ],
  "tools": ["needle"],
  "consumables": [
    { "item": "thread", "uses": 5 }
  ],
  "level": 1,
  "xp": 13.8,
  "ticks": 3,
  "station": "none"
}

Recipe Properties

interface CraftingRecipe {
  output: string;                    // Item ID to create
  category: string;                  // UI grouping (leather, studded, dragonhide, jewelry, gem_cutting)
  inputs: Array<{                    // Materials consumed
    item: string;
    amount: number;
  }>;
  tools: string[];                   // Required tools (not consumed)
  consumables: Array<{               // Items with limited uses
    item: string;
    uses: number;
  }>;
  level: number;                     // Crafting level required
  xp: number;                        // XP per item
  ticks: number;                     // Time in game ticks
  station: string;                   // Required station ("none" or "furnace")
}

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Crafting Categories

Recipes are organized into categories for UI display:

Category	Description	Examples
leather	Basic leather armor	Gloves, boots, cowl, body, chaps
studded	Reinforced leather armor	Studded body, studded chaps
dragonhide	High-level ranged armor	Green d’hide vambraces, chaps, body
jewelry	Rings and amulets	Gold ring, amulets of power/glory/fury
gem_cutting	Cut gems from uncut gems	Sapphire, ruby, diamond, dragonstone, onyx

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Tools and Consumables

Required Tools

Tool	Used For	Consumed?
Needle	Leather and dragonhide crafting	No
Chisel	Gem cutting	No
Ring Mould	Crafting rings	No
Amulet Mould	Crafting amulets	No

Consumables

Item	Used For	Uses Per Item
Thread	Sewing leather/dragonhide	5 uses

Thread is consumed during crafting. Each spool of thread has multiple uses, but you’ll need to restock periodically when crafting large quantities.

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Crafting Stations

Most crafting can be done anywhere, but jewelry requires a furnace:

Station	Required For
None	Leather, studded, dragonhide, gem cutting
Furnace	Jewelry (melting gold with gems)

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Armor Tiers

Crafting produces armor across multiple tiers:

Ranged Armor Tiers

Tier	Ranged Level	Defence Level	Crafting Level	Examples
Leather	1	1	1-18	Leather gloves, body, chaps
Studded	20	20	41-44	Studded body, studded chaps
Green D’hide	40	40	57-63	Green d’hide vambraces, chaps, body

Higher-tier ranged armor provides better defense bonuses and ranged attack bonuses. Dragonhide armor also provides magic defense.

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XP Rates

Crafting XP varies by item complexity and level requirement:

Activity	XP Range	Best XP/Hour
Leather Crafting	13.8 - 37	~15,000
Studded Leather	40 - 42	~20,000
Dragonhide	62 - 186	~50,000
Jewelry	15 - 165	~30,000
Gem Cutting	50 - 167.5	~40,000

XP rates assume continuous crafting with materials in inventory. Dragonhide crafting provides the best XP but requires high-level materials.

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Crafting Progression

Early Levels (1-40)

• 1-18: Craft leather armor for basic XP
• 20-40: Train through leather items and prepare for studded armor

Mid Levels (40-60)

• 41-44: Craft studded armor for better XP
• 50+: Begin jewelry crafting with gold bars

High Levels (60-99)

• 57-63: Craft green dragonhide armor for excellent XP
• 70+: Craft high-tier jewelry (amulets of power, glory, fury)
• 80+: Cut high-value gems (dragonstone, onyx)

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Related Documentation

• Skills System - XP and leveling
• Item Data Structure - Armor and jewelry items
• Smithing System - Creating metal equipment
• Manifest Architecture - Recipe definitions