[xanan]

In the game i play called Duris, the crafting system is based on random pieces of material types and a purchased craft skill. The piece drop randomly on npc corpses and there is a set amount of pieces of a certain material to make certain slots. For instance a badge would only require 1 piece of platinum while armor would require 3 pieces of platinum, etc. The stats on the created item are random standardized by a medium level of max stat or save (depending on whats standard for your mud). The outcome of the end eq made depends on the skill level of the character and luck stat. The names of the items are all randomized like a beatiful platinum badge or an elegant platinum cloak, etc. Works pretty well there.