Paid services: smiths, repair, durability, horseshoes behavior

During battles your weapon and equipment take damage. Their condition (durability) is shown in square brackets after the item name -- for example, [awf.] means the item is in awful condition and will soon be destroyed entirely and disappear.

Wear costs you in a fight. Worn armor protects worse as durability drains away, and a worn weapon hits softer and softer. A sharp blade goes blunt and stops cutting extra until repaired, so mend your things in time. Items with zero value don't wear this way.

To prevent that, you can repair damaged weapons or armor at blacksmiths throughout the world, especially in large cities, who can provide you with paid services for repairs.

Format: service repair item

Format: service repair all

Blacksmiths repair armor and weapons, jewelers in the shops repair jewelry and treasure, and all other item types can only be repaired by arcane blacksmiths. You can repair all damaged items at once. Before the repair the blacksmith will quote a price. If you are satisfied, confirm the service (say yes) or cancel. The quote holds for 5 minutes, then it is forgotten.

CANNOT BE REPAIRED:

• items of types other than armor and weapons, at a smith
• items with zero value (masters cannot estimate the repair cost)
• items pulled from the donation pit -- they automatically lose their value as soon as they enter the pit

Instead, you can try to fix them with magic, take them to a skilled warrior for repairs, or learn a special word in the ancient language of Khuzdul. Clothing and items made of cloth or leather can be sewn up with needle and thread. You can find these at a couple of tailors and seamstresses around the world.

Format: service horseshoes

Format: service horseshoes item

Blacksmiths also fit centaurs with new iron horseshoes, with stats scaled to your level. You can bring your own horseshoes -- the blacksmith will nail them to your hooves, but the additional bonuses will be reduced. New horseshoes replace the old ones, which the blacksmith simply discards.