Crafting at lower levels...

Tom asked me to post how I was getting HQ level items at lower levels.  Here is how I do it, I'm sure there are many other ways:

1.  You will need 3 abilities from certain jobs: Hasty Touch (culinarian), Rumination (carpenter), Manipulation (goldsmith).

2.  When starting to craft, cast the following in this order: Inner Quiet, Steady Hand, Manipulation.  This gives you 3 free turns and 4 turns with a +20% success rate.

3.  Use Hasty Touch (50% chance to increase quality / no CP cost) 5 times.

4.  Use your synthesis skill to bring the item so that you are one use away from finishing it.

5.  Use Masters Mend to get back some durability. 

6.  Use Steady Hand.

7.  Use Rumination.

8.  If you can, use Great Strides if you have it.

9.  Use Hasty Touch until you are at 100% quality or 10 points of durability left.

10.  Use your synthesis again to finish the item.

This is what I do and I get HQ items most of the time.  Your milage may very.

Eric

Is this still correct? I heard Eric and Kyle talking about not needing a Carpenter Skill but a Alchemist skill. Where you talking about this?

It helps a lot to have Tricks of the Trade, gives you 20CP when the quality of the item changes to good.