Leathercrafting to 100 (FFXI)

[thistlechaser]

Oh my, oh my, oh my. Depressed by goldsmithing, I took a look at leathercrafting from 88 to 100. Prices have seriously changed (many new drops from the expansion areas?).



* Tiger Mask, caps 95, Ice, Tiger Hide x2, Wyvern Skin, Wool Thread, Ram Leather

Wyvern skins used to be amazingly expensive, but are under 5K now. WTF? Oh my god. This is reasonable to do!


* Griffon Leather, caps 97, Dark, Windurstian Tea Leaves, Griffon Hide, Distilled Water

Griffon hides are like 20K each, but still! Basically 20K per synth at this level? Amazing! (Edit: Ha ha ha ha ha. I never ever would have said 'Basically 20K per synth at this level? Amazing!' pre-goldsmithing skilling!)Supplies are limited though. (But I can ask if people would spread the word to ShadowBane and let me buy any drops directly from people.)

* Panther Mask, caps 103, Ice, Wool Thread, Ram Leather, High-Quality Coeurl Hide x2, Wyvern Skin

High-Quality Coeurl Hides are about 8K each, supply looks okay (not tons of them up, but not limited numbers).

I'd likely do both the panther mask and griffon leather until 97, as materials are available.



I'm boggling that I can actually do this. I'll have to drop alchemy, woodworking, and (something else?) back down to 60, but that's no big deal, just a couple of levels I got by mistake.

(Notice I'm not addressing the "leather is useless, I never use it, why should I level it?" issue. I can finally get it to 100! That's more important! Oh my god!)

I'm SO SO SO SO SO SO not working on goldsmithing tonight. Leather ho! I really want to start skiling right away, but I should farm for what I can (tiger hides, wool thread). I can start stockpiling the wyvern skins, though they don't stack...

Oh my god!

Comments

[genomeffxi.livejournal.com]

You should revoke your 60+ on other guilds asap, judging from what they say when you do it might hurt your chances of skillup.
Here is what they told me, from an older entry on my LJ
http://genomeffxi.livejournal.com/3542.html


The wyvern skins are cheap because of the uninvited guests quest I always do. Wyverns in Riverne drop giant scales that people need to go through, and also wyvern skin and wyvern something else that aso became really cheap once its supplies stopped being only from ifrit's cauldron dangerous farming sessions.

By the way, you have an evil twin on Bahamut...
here's you:
http://www.ffxiah.com/player.php?id=259889&sid=29
and here's your evil twin:
http://www.ffxiah.com/player.php?id=33680&sid=1

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Ugh, wow. That's a good idea. I'll do it before I start skilling tonight.

And hmm, wonder if that Bahamut Thistle is a mithra? Someone tells me there's a mithra named Thistle on their server, and it always reminds them of me. :)

[kelen.livejournal.com]

Do you have to be over the level of another craft to get this option? I've been wanting to drop rankings in other crafts for a while, but never get the option when talking to the guild.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

At least in the leather guild, the NPC handles three different things (beastman hat quest, support, and lowering of caps). I had to talk to her a bunch of times before she gave me the option. Maybe something like that is happening to you?