Blacksmith Master

Blacksmith Master puts you in charge of a medieval forge, where you manage the full process of acquiring resources, making goods and selling them. You hire and train staff, equip them with tools, design your workshop and fulfill orders from across the kingdom. As your reputation grows, you can expand your operation and develop new products and manufacturing methods.

Run the forge

Your workshop begins as a humble smithy tucked into the alleys of a small medieval town. You can take direct control at the forge or rely on your staff to make goods, while arranging the shop to give production and sales room to work. Add personal touches, expand to multiple storeys and introduce more advanced manufacturing methods as the business grows.

You can research and develop goods, then display them for customers from your town and beyond. Orders from different parts of the kingdom unlock new privileges and capabilities, including the ability to design products. Customers seek historically inspired items, and you can choose what to make based on the time, effort, profit and reputation involved.

Source and refine materials

Finished goods depend on raw materials from mines and the kingdom’s deep woods. Hire miners and woodcutters, equip them and build up their distant camps to keep supplies flowing. You can invest in rest stations and extra staff to support workers’ health and happiness, or limit those costs in pursuit of higher profits. You also need to weigh those expenses against hiring smiths and paying their wages at the workshop.

Ores are smelted into ingots before they are crafted into finished goods. Some items require a longer process: heating an ingot, hammering it on an anvil, tempering it, assembling parts and sharpening it on a grinding wheel. Simpler goods use fewer tools and take less time and effort, but may bring smaller profit margins and contribute less to your reputation.

Hire and train staff

Choose workers for the different stages of production and equip them with suitable tools. Blacksmiths have different strengths: some excel at metalwork, others at woodwork or gems, while some are particularly good at researching new techniques and items. Their skills improve over time, and you can train them as generalists or develop them into specialists.

Goods to make

The forge can produce a range of items, including:

• Military equipment: weapons, shields and armor.
• Kitchen utensils: spoons, forks, pots and cauldrons.
• Tools: axes, hammers and more.
• Jewelry: necklaces, rings, bracelets and crowns.