Plate armour smithing

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Description

Skill gained while creating and improving plate armours. Influences the success ratio and the quality of the outcome.

Plate armour is created using a steel lump.

For information about making steel, see the Metallurgy page.
Use your lowest quality steel for the creation of items.
You can sort your steel lumps either by using containers or by using the "sort by quality" button on the forge's inventory menu. Using a lump more than about 10 quality higher than what you are improving can be wasteful. However using a lump only a few quality higher than the target lowers the chance to succeed, especially at higher qualities.
For efficient grinding, Gauntlets use the least amount of steel to make or improve. Great Helms use more steel but are far more useful and easier to sell or trade.