Jeweling

Jeweling (the use of Jeweler's Tools) any mundane jewelry requires proficiency with Jeweler's Tools unless otherwise stated. All jeweling checks use Investigation or Insight at the player's discretion. A list at the bottom of this section will detail the requirements to construct these items. Due to the nature of most jewelry being valued differently for the clarity of the gemstone as well as the cut and metal used, most gems will gain slightly more value than they had originally. Jewelry will also be important in Enchanting, making an impression on someone important (typically nobles or high tier merchants) and of course giving that perfect gift to that special someone.

Cutting Gemstones
All gemstones must be cut before they can be placed into jewelry. Any failed check on a gemstone results in the gemstone's value being lowered by 10% of its original value (use a calculator and multiply the original value by 0.9 and that's the new value). A gemstone may be cut a second time to attempt to increase the value again but three consecutive failures results in a total loss of the stone and it instead becomes 'gem dust' with a value of 10% (multiply the original gemstone value by 0.1 and that's the value) of its original value. Gemstone dust still has uses in other crafting needs; some of them even in jeweling.

Creating the Piece
A maximum of one pound of material can be used in any piece for jeweling. The typical materials used are brass, bronze, silver, gold and platinum in accordance to least valuable to most. The more detailed a piece is, the more valuable it will be but also the harder to make. Thin chains, for example, are extremely valuable due to the incredible attention to detail that must be placed into making them. However they are also easily snapped, tangled or otherwise broken. Fortunately, any materials broken on a failed check in this stage may be melted down into their base components and reused again. On a natural one, however, the material is ruined and loses half of its original quantity.

The Finished Product
Any gemstone may be set into a piece without making a check. The value of the final product is set by the player; likely using the guidelines listed above as a reference.