User:Ctownwoody

=Character Background=

Ctownwoody was born in an small bedroom in the southern United States (not the South, though) and grew up a math and social science whiz. He got a degree in economics and an unofficial Masters in geekdom. His main draw Final Fantasy XI was the budding, player-driven proto-economy. He now spends his time in an undisclosed location in the Pacific Northwest, separated by 3 timezones from his Linkshell, and endlessly researches the theories and practices of crafters. He has taken on a baby Galka recently, named Ctownalchy, to teach the finer points of Alchemy synthesis.

=Profile=


 * Race: Hume, Male
 * Server: Asura
 * Nationality: Bastok - Rank 9
 * Linkshells: TheSons, LuckyCharms
 * Main job: Black Mage/Red Mage
 * Last seen in: Lake City, Seattle, WA

Nifty Job Progress Table
=Goals =
 * Unlock Remaining Job--Scholar
 * Bastok Rank Mission 9.1
 * Subjobs to 37: Red Mage, (Blue Mage, Monk, Thief, Warrior, and Samurai have been put on hold)
 * Black Mage to 75, to help my LS out (we have up to 4 BLM 75s out of 30-some odd people), and Dragoon to 75
 * Beastmaster to 75.
 * Merit the crap out of BLM and BST (34 out of 200+ down).
 * Woodworking, Alchemy , and Fishing to 100, and then get all the Furniture Items. Maybe a mule or two more for Cooking and another craft.
 * All other Crafts to 60, with only Goldsmithing left...
 * Acquire Lu Shang's Fishing Rod. Current total: 2600-ish
 * Do those things called ZM, and maybe even ToAU and Assault Missions...
 * Campaign Battle like it's the Crystal War...oh wait...it actually is...
 * Finish my Beastmaster General Guide and Equipment Guide
 * Do at least one full BST-Alliance (Pet Dogpile) on a Sky God... 22 BSTs vs. Genbu = Genbu pwn'd!
 * Finally start doing quests for Outlands Quests, Other Quests, and ToAU Quests
 * At some point, I will have to decide what end-game gear for BLM, in that multitude of sets, I will want. This Guide is the EQ guide I am using for now, but will eventually have to create my own listing...:P

=Completed Guides=

Alchemy Bonecraft Clothcraft Fishing Goldsmithing Leathercraft Woodworking Cooking Smithing Theory of Mules: Guide by Ctownwoody CoP 6-4 Guide Mostly an after-action report following 6 brave runs through the hardest mission in the game, so I am told. Humorous Guide to Promathia Mission: 8-4 Trying my hand at comedy cuz I beat CoP and cuz it was funny.

=Planned Guides=
 * Beastmaster Guide, including Equipment UNDER CONSTRUCTION
 * A General Crafting Guide, to compile advice on the theory and science of crafting. Leaning towards a title of The Sweet Science of Crafting by Ctownwoody.  What do you think?

=Contributions in General=

Ctownwoody's Contributions

=Commentary Section=

Feel free to give me comment, suggestions, requests for information, etc. I'm a social player and a crafter who has only recently discovered something called Experience Points. Nothing pleases me more than getting feedback on my guides. --Ctownwoody 00:21, 14 April 2008 (EDT)

Not sure where to put a comment or a message, but here seemed just as good as any a place. We chatted in game not too long ago and I used your Smithing guide very well. An alternative to people that can't afford to make Darksteel ingots, or can't find any ores in AH, or want instant reimbursement, Gorgets are a good alternative to use. They cap out at 53 Smithing and use only one Sheep Leather and one Iron Ingot with a Fire Crystal to make. They resell back to the Bastok Smithing Guild Merchant for ~3060 gil each, which is almost a break-even synth per cost. Feel free to add it into your Smithing Guide by Ctownwoody page and delete this note here. ^^ Danallen 06:43, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

- Actuly gorget takes an Iron Sheet not an ingot. They also npc for about 2300 generaly. Tho its said it can go up to 3k after maintanence - Godofgods


 * Godofgods, I use the higher end prices that reflect what NPCs pay and the lower end of what NPCs sell as an education point about looking at vendors as a way of getting and desposing of ingredients. Thanks for the input; I changed my guide this weekend.  --Ctownwoody 17:29, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

I love your guides and I had a question about what your recommendation would be regarding moghancements. I'm looking at taking either cooking or alchemy to 100 using your guide, and they use a large variety of crystals and wanted to know whether it was worth investing in any furniture to reduce items lost or not. Thanks. --Kaele7 23:59, 24 March 2009 (UTC)